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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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338 Reviews on “Cydia”

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1. 100
   March 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 am Shahidul says:

   good

2. 99
   February 28th, 2009 at 11:25 pm Oscar says:

   can someone help me? i jail broke my iphone 3G, now my dialer won’t work. what do i do?

3. 98
   February 27th, 2009 at 7:40 pm Kyleshankles says:

   I get the same thing but it usually doesnt cause problems. Can you use Cydia at all?

4. 97
   February 27th, 2009 at 10:34 am kai kit says:

   after i install cydia using quikpwn v2.2.1. but i cannot update datbase. the problem is error netDB:opennode. host unreacble and error:cached failure. pls help. thanks

5. 96
   February 25th, 2009 at 8:18 pm Kyleshankles says:

   Just quickpwn but if you upgraded to 2.2.1 you will need QuickPwn version 2.2.1 of course. If you want it go to quickpwn.com and it should be on the homepage of that website

6. 95
   February 25th, 2009 at 8:14 pm Kyleshankles says:

   Whoops LOL it seems Apple has in fact declared jailbreaking illegal very recently. There so bitchy.

7. 94
   February 25th, 2009 at 6:23 am lynn says:

   I’ve recently upgraded to firmware 2.2.1 via iTunes. If I want to jailbreak, what other software must I install beside quickpwn?

8. 93
   February 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am anthony says:

   how to down load cydia

9. 92
   February 20th, 2009 at 7:53 pm samy says:

   Where do I go to download sydia?
   And how do u jainbrake

10. 91
    February 19th, 2009 at 9:33 pm hector says:

    how i install
    cydia

11. 90
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:37 am kyleshankles says:

    Not my prob!

12. 89
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:36 am kyleshankles says:

    No, what’s cool about jailbreaking is that you keep everything (settings, pictures, APPS) everything and yes the app store is still accessible none of that is altered.

13. 88
    February 13th, 2009 at 7:40 am DrSparrow says:

    they have a new QuickPwn version vailable for those who have upgraded to 2.2.1

    I downloaded it this morning and its worked for me

14. 87
    February 9th, 2009 at 4:07 pm Voltron says:

    No it is legal you idiot! According to congress it is perfectly legal to unlock a phone with the “sole purpose of using to log on to a cellular network” its perfectly legal re nard fard tard hard gard smhamrd

15. 86
    February 8th, 2009 at 3:12 pm Kyle says:

    Please leisten to me when I say this. The application KATE is the reason this happens most of the time. just make sure KATE is installed through Installer (if not reinstall!) then download RiP Dev Preferences. after all of this is Downloaded go to the Settings on your iPhone then go to “RiP Dev” That will be on the first page (dont click General or anything) Under that go to RiP Dev Products then Kate (No the one that has the “X” but the first one) go under it and uncheck “FaceLift” (just click the word) and then click “APPLY” after that it should respring your phone (if not just go to winterboard and highlight then unhighlight something and that should cause a respring. That should fix it.

    Whoever this works for can repay me simply by emailing Kyleshankles@yahoo.com and telling me how it went.

    DONT RESTORE! You will be going to 2.2.1 which “closes the whole” for jailbreaking at the moment. If this method doesnt work for you please email me cause I have about 15 other methods for repairing this exact problem but 97% of the time this works. JUST TRY IT.

    Thanks,
    Kyle

16. 85
    February 8th, 2009 at 2:52 pm Kyle says:

    Same wat as on the 1st GEN iPhone.

17. 84
    February 8th, 2009 at 2:34 pm Kyle says:

    Yes it actually is legal to jailbreak just not to unlock. Jailbreaking isnt altering its replcing the software completely n00b.

    Im $eca of the DEV-Team.

18. 83
    February 8th, 2009 at 2:32 pm Quai says:

    Ok. I uninstalled the Kate thing .. DIdnt work. I rebooted .. Didnt work… Uninstalled the theme,,, Didnt work .. SO i ended up restoring and well just say I can dial out now .. I just had to add all the apps again ..

19. 82
    February 8th, 2009 at 2:31 pm Kyle says:

    Not true, you dont extend your contract or anything like that all you do is alter the baseband. Apple and AT&T cant ever find out about this and besides, its not illegal.

20. 81
    February 8th, 2009 at 2:27 pm Kyle says:

    Okay, I can fix this. First, the problem probably wasnt anything from Cydia, almost certain it wasnt Winterboard. Second do you have Installer? (Did you check the Installer box when using your jailbreak software?) I know your prblem - When you go to the phone APP it sets there with no words and you casn use any of the buttons all it will do is crash. I just had this problem last night. DONT restore YET! I can fix this!

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