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Cydia is a replacement packaging and repository manager for the original Installer.app for the iPhone or iPod touch. It was created by Jay Freeman to replace BSD Subsystem and Installer.app. Cydia is a UI frontend to his Open Source APT for Debian called Telesphoreo. Cydia pomonella is the scientific name for the codling moth, which is what we often think of the as the stereotypical apple worm.

To get Cydia you need to have Installer.app already. Then just add http://apptapp.saurik.com/ as a source to Installer and install the package “Cydia Installer” from the “System” category.

Cydia itself looks similar to Installer.app but add many improvements to organization, functionality and performance of Installer. With Cydia you:

See the number of apps in each category
See details of what installing each app include such as file size and functionality added
Search for apps by name
See changes to your currently installed apps and available upgrades
See details of currently installed app and easily manage them

Currently with the release of the iPhone 3G which comes with OS 2.0 and the related iPhone pwnage tools many of the apps written for the older Installer.app have to be ported over so developers are working on that. In the next few weeks you will start to see more and more apps in Cydia with lots of cool new features, so check back often.

Note: The quick and easy way to get Cydia on your iPhone is to install it using QuickPwn.

Update: For Windows users with the iPhone 2.1 software update, you can get both Cydia and Installer on your iPhone really quickly and easily by installing the QuickPwn software on your Windows PC. The entire process is streamlined and takes only a few minutes.

Update: Ultrasn0w for iPhone 3G or 3GS is ready. You can now jailbreak and unlock your iPhone 3G or 3GS with OS 3.0 firmware.
1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
2. Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool & if you have the 3GS use the purplera1n installer app to jailbreak it instead. (after this step you will have Cydia)
3. Run Cydia
4. Add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to Cydia. (that last o is actually the number zero)
5. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia and install ultrasn0w
6. Reboot your iPhone 3G
7. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w

Update: Purplesn0w can also unlock your iPhone 3GS, so use it instead of Ultrasn0w if you wish. The steps are exactly the same as the above. Only use this repo source in Cydia apt.geohot.com and install Purplesn0w from there.

Update: If you have OS 3.1.2 you can use blackra1n or PwnageTool 3.1.4 to jailbreak and get Cydia installed on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Use iPhone mods and hacks at your own risk! Installing 3rd Party iPhone apps requires you to jailbreak the iPhone before installing the native software and apps. Browse the full list of all iPhone and iPod touch native 3rd party apps filed under the software category.

Cydia Developer’s website is here

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353 Reviews on “Cydia”

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1. 280
   September 22nd, 2009 at 1:02 pm Sajeel says:

   Hey I ve upgrated my 3g 3.01 to 3.1 my iphne got locked if any body knwz hw to unlock do info me…

2. 279
   September 20th, 2009 at 11:49 pm StevieP says:

   I should have said don’t use purplera1n - it didn’t work on my 3gs and I was left with a picture of the developer on the screen and a lifeless phone. After a few minutes of panic and holding down the home and power buttons a few times, for a few seconds at a time, it did come back to life and I was able to restore through iTunes. Another snippet for those of you in the UK if you need free internet tethering - in safari on the iphone itself search for help.benm.at/uk.php - a page called Mobileconfigs UK will appear, touch the O2 Contract and you will have the tethering. V cool for those who need it.

3. 278
   September 20th, 2009 at 9:06 pm Thomas says:

   This program purpule totally wiped my iphone out, do not download and or install.

4. 277
   September 19th, 2009 at 3:00 am StevieP says:

   Re 275. File extension typo error. It should read .ipsw and NOT .ispw!! Fat fingers rule!

5. 276
   September 19th, 2009 at 2:54 am StevieP says:

   Re my comments above I should have indicated that this is for Windows PC not MAC. I run Vista but it should be ok on other OS.

6. 275
   September 19th, 2009 at 2:40 am StevieP says:

   For all you people out there who are having difficulty with the 3gs, as I did, all is not lost. Here’s how to do it and don’t worry if you mess up, it is simple to reconnect to iTunes and put it all back to rights.

   1. Download iPhone 3G S (3.0/7A341) ipsw and save it to your downloads.

   2. Once downloaded check that the file ext is .ipsw. I think this one is already in the right format but if not, right click on it and rename it to make it .ispw. Don’t worry about the warnings. When this has been done the icon will be a small cube with iTunes logo.

   3. Download redsn0w to your download file. The 0 in the name is zero and not a uppercase letter O.

   4. Go to the downloads click/run redsn0w. A dialog box will ask you to browse for the .ispw. Point it to the download as at 1. above.

   5. It will identify the software and then run some software to prepare for the Jailbreak. Follow the on-screen instructions which should read
   along the lines of “switch off the iPhone for 5 seconds, hold down the home button and keep it held down. Connect the USB cable whilst still holding and click next” or something along those lines. You can take your finger off when it tells you. NB If it tells you to also hold the power button then you have the wrong software and /or not a 3gs phone.

   6. You will see an icon on the iPhone screen representing a hard drive. After a few seconds software will begin to download and soon after a pineapple man icon will appear.

   7. When it’s finished the phone will reboot and then you will see the Cydia icon. Your iPhone is now jailbroken. NEXT

   8. If you want to unlock it go to Cydia and search for ultrasn0w. Download it to your iPhone. No need to do anything else. Your iPhone will now take any SIM. NEXT

   9. To personalise the screens go to Cydia and download Winterboard. Click on that when it’s loaded and you may then play with different screen themes. Download more by going to Cydia / Sections / All Packages (icon at bottom) and have a look for the theme you want. They’re all free.

   Hope this helps.

7. 274
   September 18th, 2009 at 10:06 am hasan ayyub says:

   hi guys , i have 3gs 32gb it cums with 3.0.1 firmware , but how do i jailbreak it i hav tried diff things downloading cracked firmwares and purpelura nothing works plz i wana install cydia any help any1

8. 273
   September 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm Felix says:

   How i get cydia

9. 272
   September 17th, 2009 at 7:12 am Ahmad says:

   i have iphone 32gb 3gs version 3.1
   and every time i tryed to install app. i get the error 0xe8008001

   and i want to get cydia pleassssssssssssss help

10. 271
    September 17th, 2009 at 4:20 am abby says:

    If you have v3.01 firmware use redsn0w when you Jailbreak & Unlock your iphone, if you have V3.01 firmware you can update to 3.0 firmware while useing redsn0w, this will allow you to install Cydia. Jailbreaking & Unlocking the New iphone 3GS is a little Risky, you can end up with a duff Handset.

11. 270
    September 16th, 2009 at 11:19 pm Hasan K says:

    Amit the process is called jail breaking. What firmware you have? If you have 3.0.1 then use redsn0w. Follow steps at http://iphonepackers.info/MythsJailBreaking.htm

    If you have older version then use quickpwn.

    If you have 3.1 then you cannot put Cydia on it.

12. 269
    September 16th, 2009 at 4:59 pm Irfan a shaikh says:

    I’m surching softwer bymistikli delet cidiya and itiune softwer pleas help me to downlod this sotwer

13. 268
    September 13th, 2009 at 10:37 pm Spunky says:

    I also have a 3g and don’t fully understand how to
    put this app on my iPhone. How should I go about doing so?

14. 267
    September 13th, 2009 at 5:28 am Anna says:

    I upgraded my os to 3.1 on my jailbroken 3gs by mistake with itunes and no my whole phone is locked! Please help!!!

15. 266
    September 11th, 2009 at 3:11 pm Ghazi says:

    tried to run purplera1n, program encountered an error, now my iphone 3gs needs to restore to version 3.1 !….this sucks, now i cant do anything

16. 265
    September 8th, 2009 at 11:39 am naushadzoohi says:

    I updated my iphone3g 3.0 to 3.0.1 from itune there got required to hack and upgrade
    did as per your instruction but while adding in source repo666.ultrasn0w.but show errors.
    (DID NOT FIND REPOSITORY.THE INDICATED REPOSITORY COULD NOT BE FOUND.THIS OULD BE BECAUSE
    U R TRYING TO ADD A LEGACY INSTALLER REPOSITORY ((THESE ARE NOT SUPPORTED))ALSO,
    THIS INTERFACE IS ONLY CAPABLE OF WORKING WITH EXACT REPOSITORY URLs.
    IF Y HOST A REPOSITORY AND ARE HAVING ISSUSE PLEASE CONTACT THE AUTHOR OF CYDIA WITH
    ANY QUESTIONS Y HAVE.plz solv my provlam any body my ID zfthreadballco@gmail.com

17. 264
    September 8th, 2009 at 11:29 am Ramiro Garcia says:

    I whanna get cydia!!!!
    Is the amazing app!!!!

18. 263
    September 8th, 2009 at 10:54 am spotty says:

    I have the Ipod Touch 2G (2.2.1).
    Using redsn0W 7.2 and it only stay at the hard drive picture for a long time then when it reboots, it asks me to connect to Itunes to restore the firmware.
    Tried 4 times with no luck.
    How can I upgrade to 3.0 and jailbreak the same time?

19. 262
    September 7th, 2009 at 2:15 pm Hafid el hajoui says:

    Je trouve cydia une tres bonne programs et je voudrai l instaler

20. 261
    September 7th, 2009 at 3:35 am Amit says:

    how to get cydia on my iphone 3g.. i tried a lot.. but I couldn’t understand… Please help me.

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