Cydia
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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Hi there, I send you an e-mail last Saturday, cause I need for you to help me to jailbreak my Iphone, I want to put themes on them, and my daughters have the Itouch Ipod, and they also want to put themes on their Ipods. Please e-mail me so you can help me do this. Thank you.
How do u install this
ok i just got cydia and installer but how do i get apps please help me!!!!
thankz jkcdad@comcast.net
Jailbreaking your Ipod or Iphone is not illegal. the software that you install on it is open to the public. However apple will not replace or assist you in any way if they find out what you did. Making your Iphone work on another service provider (T-moblie, Sprint) is illegal.
Go to Quickfreedom.com
It’s nyc
Go to quickfreedom.com and you will be jailbroken with installer and cydia in about 45 seconds
Who cares if its illegal, who is getting hurt? No one.. Cydia has some cool stuff on it and you can personalise your iphone to make it more you. I like the ‘make it mine’ function that allows you to change the network carrier or clock to your name or whatever you want. Yeah its all wall papers and screen changes but its pretty cool! SO if you have an iphone its totally your call. Software is easy to buy online and the process to Jailbreak it without hacking it is easy!¬
Maybe yes maybe no, you can do it but maybe you can’t.
Iphone 4G is avalible on 15 May 2009. It has a video camera, bluetooth and a bunch of free apps that are paid on App. store.
So just wait. Jailbreaking is illegal and the result will be prision. In the summer, they”ll do an investagation for who jailbroke his/ her iphon.
Cydia is free but useless.
My brother is a manager in Apple corp.
He said that cydia is completely useless.
Only themes and drawing for wallpapers.
Don’t bother doing something iilllleeeeggggggggaaaaaallll.
Plus, In math we took Areas and volumes.
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Hady
Maybe Hady, i could be somebody else.
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Wait
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can i download apps from itunes after jailbraking
And the best way to gt games is through cydia which has more games than installer. go to sections or type in keywords for games (e.g- mario-sonic-nintendo,etc.) and it’ll give you some results. If your looking for themes, or if you want winterboard go to cydia and search Hackintosh. It will then download and then once you reboot your ipod there will be a winterboard theme. open it then check Hackintosh. Then click the home button and the menu will freeze for a couplre of seconds then the unlock screen will appear. unlock it normally and the theme Hackintosh will be applied. If you wish to unapply it, simply open up winterboard and un check it.
The easiest wa i’ve jailbroken my ipod 2g is using quickfreedom. it installs both cydia and istaller app. (optional) and lets you choose the boot logo. the process is very straightforward and the download for is at the same site as quick pwn. quickpwn.com I hope this helps. And if you want winter board look up hackintosh on cydia. its the best theme.
I am gettin the Iphone 3g, Not sure where to start, Been reading tons of different stuff!! For sure I want to jailbrake,Where can I find the correct link to download for the 3g? what’s next? Cydia? Summerboard or winterboard?? Please help! confused! guidence from a pro iphoner?
hey…..i jailbreak my ipod touch…and i have cydia and installer but i don;t know how to use these….i want to put games and app to my ipod but i don’t know how…please help me…:)..anda_0201@yahoo.co.uk
Help when I download something it does nothing and it doesn’t say error or anything it just says complete
You have to jailbreak it.
Go to YouTube and go on ‘tysiphonehelp’ channel and look up the video that corresponds to your iPod Touch firmware (e.g. 2.2.1 (it will tell you in iTunes)). Then make sure if you have Windows PC the jailbreak video is for Windows, Mac for Mac etc.
I used the QuickFreedom way.
Rio21crazy@aol.com I want cydie iPhone
thats brilliant! thank you so much …
A friend of mine jailbroke my phone a few weeks ago. I had no problems synching it, but now when I go to synch, it says something like “disc not found” and that I need to restore the iphone. I know I will lose the Cydia if I do that. Also, the past few days now, when I receive a call, where it would normally say “1? by the green phone icon, it says “8? In other words, if I miss 1 call, it says 8 calls. Maybe I have some glitch in my phone and should just restore it and jailbreak it again?? Any suggestions? I have a 3G, 16 and it’s kind of new. I don’t want to screw up my warranty. I figure I can just restore, if it is still messed up, get a new one from apple under warranty. Either way, I can always jailbreak it again later. Any help on this “disc not found” thing in itunes?
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A friend of mine jailbroke my phone a few weeks ago. I had no problems synching it, but now when I go to synch, it says something like “disc not found” and that I need to restore the iphone. I know I will lose the Cydia if I do that. Also, the past few days now, when I receive a call, where it would normally say “1″ by the green phone icon, it says “8″ In other words, if I miss 1 call, it says 8 calls. Maybe I have some glitch in my phone and should just restore it and jailbreak it again?? Any suggestions? I have a 3G, 16 and it’s kind of new. I don’t want to screw up my warranty. I figure I can just restore, if it is still messed up, get a new one from apple under warranty. Either way, I can always jailbreak it again later. Any help on this “disc not found” thing in itunes?