Last time, I mentioned I will write up a series of blog posts for jailbreak beginner to answer the question – What’s next after you jailbreak the iPhone? This is the 1st article for jailbreak beginner series that helps you unleash the power of jailbreak iPhone.
Cydia is the 1st Stop after Jailbreak
With iPhone Jailbreak, Cydia will be the first application you need to know and start with. One of top reasons to jailbreak iPhone is to enpower it to install third-party applications. And, Cydia, developed by Jay Freeman, is the heart of all. You may consider Cydia as the App Store for jailbreak iPhone, that lets you download and install third-party applications on iPhone.
Why Cydia and 3rd-Party applications?
As you know, since the release of firmware 2.0, Apple enables every iPhone with the game-changing App Store. Developers can put up application on App Store for every iPhone user to download. Okay then, what’s the point to have Cydia? The short answer is not every application can get through Apple’s approval process and appear in App Store. A very good example is NetShare, which tries to turn iPhone 3G into a wireless modem, that was banned by Apple for some reasons. Cydia is here to fill the gap and lets you download other 3rd party applications that you probably can’t find on App Store.
Launching Cydia for the very first time
Cydia is very easy to use and manage. If you know how to use App Store, you’ll have no difficulties with Cydia. The first time you launch Cydia, you’ll be asked to select the type of filter:
- User (Graphical Only)
- Hacker (+Command Line)
- Developer (No filter)
For normal user, you can just set the filter to “User”. With this setting, Cydia will filter out those applications which you’re not interested.
Followed by the filter setting, you may be prompted to upgrade some essential packages. Just go ahead to upgrade it. This makes sure you’re using the latest version of Cydia.
A Glance at Cydia
Okay, now you should be in Cydia. Let’s have a quick glance at Cydia interface. Cydia offers an intuitive interface for you to manage application packages:
Home – The home screen shows the latest news of Cydia. You’ll also find featured packages, sources information, user guide and other developer-related information here.
Section – You can find all the available applications for download here. Application packages are organized into specific categories.
Changes – What’s the new application just released on Cydia? “Changes” shows you the latest release available and also alerts you for any application upgrade.
Manage – Keep track with all the installed package. You can use “Manage” to upgrade / uninstall packages. Also, it is the place to add / remove Cydia source (will cover more later on).
Search – Search for application in Cydia
How to install an application in Cydia
So, how do you install an application in Cydia? Pretty straightforward.
- First, locate the application package. Say, MxTube in featured application.
- Just tap “Install” button and then tap “Confirm” to confirm the installation
- And Cydia then download the package & install it automatically.
Yes, it’s so simple.
How to upgrade / uninstall an application in Cydia
As said, all installed packages can be found under “Manage”. To upgrade / uninstall an application,
- Tap “Manage” and then “Packages”.
- Select the package you want to uninstall or upgrade.
- Tap “Modify” and then “Remove” to uninstall the application package. If an upgrade is available, Cydia will also show you with an “Upgrade” option. Just tap on to upgrade the application.
How to add repository source in Cydia
Application in Cydia are hosted by different repositories. From time to time, you may add new repository into Cydia. Say, you find a new repository URL (e.g. http://ispaziorepo.com/cydia/apt) which provides great iPhone themes. And you want to install those themes. To make those applications available in Cydia, you have to install the repository first.
As long as you know the repository URL, add a new repository is very straightforward.
- Tap “Manage”
- Then tap “Source”
- Tap “Edit” and then “Add”
- Type the repository URL and tap “Add Source”
That’s it. Cydia will then look up the URL and retrieve any applications available from the new repository.
Cydia, by default, comes with a list of package sources (i.e. repository). You can find them in the Home screen of Cydia. Just tap on anyone of them and install.
That’s pretty much I want to cover for Cydia. Go ahead and enjoy Cydia. Don’t forget to download Cycorder that powers your iPhone with Video Recorder.
Hello,
1. I have an iPhone 3G sim free legally and system 2.2. Should I download as well, when wanting to jailbreak my iPhone, the component:
2.2.0 (3G): iPhone1,2_2.2_5G77_Restore.ipsw
2. And the last one. My iphone was legally simfree in France. I updated the system via iTunes to 2.2.
When Apple will release the 2.3 version. Will I be able to update it via iTunes if my iPhone is jailbroken?
Is Cydia for Windows too?
no you dumbass it’s for iPhone
hey rando chillax, bill’s just asking. Well thanks for all the information this site really helped me a lot..
rando you dumbass i think bill got his answer before feburary 21, 2010 when he asked it like 5 years ago
Rik,
If you want to jailbreak iPhone 3G, you can check out this post for detailed information. And, for your 2nd question, when you upgrade to iPhone 2.3 in future, you’ll have to jailbreak your iPhone again. That’s required as Apple’s firmware upgrade will make the existing jailbreak obsolete.
how can i get free jail break my i phone if u email me plz koolbhoy_789@yahoo.com plz every help me plz
@mani,
You can use either blackra1n (for OS 3.1.2) or Spirit (for OS 3.1.3) to jailbreak your iPhone.
simon ng,..
i just wnt to know..jail brak first or installing cydia…if want installing cydia whre can i get that?? sorry poor english..thx u
you dickheads Spirit (untethered) is better than blackra1n and it also works for 3.1.2 so just shut up about shit u dont know
now (2011) use greenpois0n rc6 – pwns just about every device out there (except for 1st gen)
tons better than the laggy/buggy shit Spirit was
I used your instructions for the jailbreak and unlock (2G), it worked fine…. but when I put in someone else’s sim card to check the unlock it came up with a message; sim card not recognised connect to itunes. Is the phone not unlocked? Do I have to ‘activate’ on itunes with every different sim?
quickpwn it again…
that happened to me too. it did not unlock the 1st 2 times…
is there a way to get cydia without a computer?
http://www.jailbreakme.com
Chris, you can. Go to JailbreakMe.com and follow the instruction.
@Chris,
No, you need to jailbreak iPhone using QuickPwn / PwnageTool on either Windows or Mac.
JAILBREAKME.COM DICKHEAD
i know this must seem really stupid but when i first started i accepted the 4 essential upgrades and then cancelled it because it was taking too long and now i dont now how to get onto the cydia main screen im just stuck in the welcome to cydia bit
Let me brief you first, I am using, I guess, unlocked/jailbroken iPhone 3G. On the day I baught it, I updated it through iTunes and it went onto the ‘Emergency Call’ mode and also said that Insert the valid Sim Card. It was unlocked/opened by a shopkeeper thus don’t know how and by which tools. Now, I came to know about various methods to use firmware updates without getting the phone locked by iTunes.
I tried to restore and update through iTunes by clicking Shift Key and selecting the fiemware 2.2 (I downloaded it) but in both try a msg came that iTunes can’t do it. At the same time on the screen of my phone a Penguin comes and ‘iPhoneLinux.org’ is written below.
Thanks to QuickPwn 2.2-1 which said click and hold the Sleep & Home button for 15 sec and the phone started again as usual.
Now, with all this information, can you guide me to update/upgrade my phone to 2.2 where I also can use any GSM SIM and add any application (Is it unlock and jailbreak?).
In the system the Version is 2.0.2 (5C1) & Modem Firmware is 04.05.04_G
Please help me!!!
NisB
i have a question. how do i jailbreak my iphone? please tell me. im having a hard time.
gotta question on jailbreaking the iphone firmware 2.3 is there any wat of jailbreaking it?
After jailbreaking my ipod touch 2g with redsn0w, i got Cydia, so then i try installing apps and it tells me i don’t have enough sources or packages or anything. Can any1 help me plz???
Thanks in advance
It sounds like a missed step, that which is most probably when you forgot to update cydia.
i just upgrade my ipod touch 2g firmware 3.0 & jailbreak it by using redsnow 0.7.1;i dont have wifii conxn on my ipod …so pls help me how to install themes & applications on my ipod touch though i have cydia on my ipod touch!! pls help..
umm i was told that this site was supposed to tell me exactly how to install free apps after u have jailbroken an ipod touch, ive got the jailbroken ipod ive got “Cydia” and “installer” but no one has told me how to actually install apps
@janersa, you can refer to “How to install an application in Cydia” section in this post to learn about how you can install cydia app. Let me know if you need further help.
Hi, Can you please help me know where will the themes I download from cydia will get stored. I downloaded couple of themes but not able to find it now!!!
what shouldn’t i do on itunes after i jailbrake my iphone 3g?
@abdullah, here are the couple of things you need to take note:
1. Do not restore your iPhone. Otherwise, you’ll need to jailbreak again.
2. Suggest to turn off auto-upgrade. Do not upgrade to the latest firmware even iTunes prompts you to upgrade. For your information, the latest version of firmware that can be jailbroken is 3.0.1.
i just jailbroke mine firmware 4.2.1
I am so new to this. I don’t really understand much of this at all. But I did just download iREALsms from Cydia. And it worked, it’s on the menu thing. But.. when I open it, it’s just black for about 1-2 seconds then it returns to all my apps again. Help? What am I doing wrong?
Hi,
I was just wondering, I have an app I have seperately downloaded onto my PC – how can I get that onto my iPhone as iTunes gives me an error…
Any help would be greatfully appreciated…I am jailbroken and have Cydia
Thanks
Bear
@Bear85, what kind of app did you download? cydia app or iPhone app from App Store?
hi i also have 3rd party applications downloaded by torrents (iphone apps but not from iphone store nor cydia, just downloaded from torrent sites), i save it on my itunes app page, but then when i sync it, it gives me an error message.
I hope someone can help me..
thanks!
I have jailbroken my phone with cydia.. its 2g version 3.1.3.. thanks!!
install ‘appsync for 3.1.3′ from cydia (without the quotes) and see what happens
how do i download the app??
@me108, just follow the above steps to download cydia app. Or you can launch App Store to download other iPhone applications.
i have a jailbreaken phone, each time i click on cydia, it shows up loading data and then closes, im also on o2, would that make a diffents and y is it closing on me??
pls help..
“How to install an application in Cydia”
my ipod touch In the system the Version is 2.2.1
because in my ipod touch to not have “installer” software
Can help me plz…
pls help…
I have an app cydia zip software download on my PC! but how to take cydia folder put in my ipod touch? thanks you.
can anybody tell me how to redo jailbrake on my iphnoe 3G 3.2.1(7D11)
I did jailbreak the first time and I can’t dowload ayn application through cydia
I am not familiar for this stuff I do not even know if the phone is unlocked properly
you help will be appreciated
can anybody tell me how to redo jailbreak on my iphnoe 3G 3.2.1(7D11)
I did jailbreak the first time and I can’t download ayn application through cydia
I am not familiar for this stuff I do not even know if the phone is unlocked properly
you help will be appreciated
@Daniel, you can use blackra1n to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1.2. Here is the guide.
why I cannot download the cydia apps, it’s written :” size mismatch”, do u have any idea regarding this problem? please help me….thank u
reboot and try again
Does it cost money for the apps on Cydia?
@ABCguy, most cydia apps are free. But some in cydia store do cost money.
Hi, i jailbroke my itouch and i installed a bunch of wallpapers and themes, etc. but after i install them theyre there when i “manage” but they dont show up on my springboard, how do i get them to work after i install them???
use an app called ‘winterboard’
HI, my jailbreak worked but cydia keeps giving me an error when loading. states unable to load, timed out. can someone help?
I used blackra1n to jailbreak my iPod. Is this going to make a difference?
I used blackra1n to jailbreak my iPod it works great but i dont know how it is on 3.1.2 cause myn is custum 4.2.1
that is some fucked up shit
After jailbreaking my Iphone my computer or Itunes won’t recognize my phone. I can’t ad new music or anything else. Any advise? Thanks
I have an unlocked and jailbroken i phone. i activated today with t mobile it say thats the sim different? so how do i go about this?
The phone is a 1 gen, i dont know if that helps. im new to all this.
dominick is that you
any way i still dont get it how to jail break
My Iphone is jailbroken and working fine, I know that a new version, Iphone 4.0 is coming out, how do I turn off auto-upgrade in my phone, if it is not already off?
there’s no such thing dipshit
hahaha rando!! all your comments make me laugh!
I jailbroke my phone using the shift update method via iTunes. But I didn’t get Cydia. Is there anyway to add it without going thru redsn0w?
hi i also have 3rd party applications downloaded by torrents (iphone apps but not from iphone store nor cydia, just downloaded from torrent sites), i save it on my itunes app page, but then when i sync it, it gives me an error message.
I hope someone can help me..
thanks!
I have jailbroken my phone with cydia.. its 2g version 3.1.3.. thanks!!
So i had a friend unlock my 3G iphone. when i try to download an app from cydia it says 0.0 bytes in the disk usage part. it downoads the application but i can’t find the icon on my home screen. Help!
Installed Jailbreak – I wish to added some download applications now on my hardrive to iPhone. I have placed them in the iTunes etc correct directory but iTunes continues to receive error messages when sync. To some this issue might be rather ‘grade schoolism’ but it is a problem for me. Anyone who can help me?
i cant upgrade my cydia it always says “POSIX: operation timed out”. help what will i do with this one. any help will be appreciated.thanks alot
@katy,
Just try again. Are you using WiFi or 3G to upgrade the cydia app? Please try again over WiFi network.
After downloading cydia, all my photos on my iPhone got deleted…what can i do to get them back?
I live in South Afica and had the Cydia crack installed on my phone. When I connected to Itunes, I downloaded the latest update and it caused my phone to crash and to automatically restore through Itunes. Unfortunately when I connect my phone now to Itunes, I receive a message that says my SIM card is not compatable with this iPhone. Any advice please, all my appointments and contacts were on my phone?
I get an upgrade option when I access cydia …. Should I upgrade it.. Will it get locked if I do that
LMAO – I finally said the hell with it and Jailbreak mine, I used Spirit for 3.1.2 and talk about a Totally Freakin Awesome process. BAM… 5 seconds and it was done! Plus Cydia was loaded up automatically for me. How frigin sweet it that!.
A BIG Thanks to all of you who kick ass and give us this totally awesome shit.
Peace V….
I have installed Cydia using spirit. After a day of using it, Cydia will not open it. I can click on it but it seems to keep timing out after about 3-5 secs. I have tried to restore and also jailbreak it again. Can someone please help me with this prob?
Can i install normal apps like doodle jump on cydia?
@Keviwevy,
Doodle jump is available on App Store only.
I have installed cydia and i have added xsellize and hackulo sources but when i want to install apps on my iPod with iTunes i receive an error (0xE8008001)
what should i do ? dont forget i have no internet connection !
i have jailbroken my iphone 3gs and i have cydia on the phone however i tried to download a betty boop sms ringtone however i cannot work out how to use it as my sms tone!! pls help
uuuuuh… how do i actually download games from cydia and not the crappy games like the ones u have to purchase on the app store
kakjhg
but i heared that it will prevent you from using itunes is that right?
if yes and there is no solution: thank you
if yes but there is a solution: say it to me and thanks thanks thanks
if no: so also thanks
@hatem,
Jailbreaking won’t prevent you from using iTunes. The jailbroken iPhone can work as normal and sync with iTunes. But for cydia apps, they will not be sync to iTunes.
im using iphone 3g and when i used to open cydia i used to get upgrading notification, i upgraded more than 2 times but now im getting “upgrading to 4.0.2?read this” this type of message in brown colour.so should i upgrade it again or not?can any1 help me to fix this problem?plz i think it will crack my ipone,plz help me?
under the How to install an application in Cydia
its supposed to say return to cydia after you install the app but mine says reboot ?? why is that?
i’ve already download jailbreak for my itouch 2G but i don’t know how to use it. can anyone help me??
hey i have an ipod 2G and i dont have itunes on my computer and i dont have 2.2.1 firmware so how do i download new firmware if i dont have itunes please help me
Hello,
I tried downloading cydia on my Iphone, my prob is, the cydia pineapple isn’t appearing. It only say’s done.But where’s the pineapple-cydia.Wat will I do. Pls somebody help me.
Thanks.
i restore my iphone 2G to 3.1.3 and now am stuck on emergency mode how can i unlock it to access my menu tanks pls help
Hi i paid to get my iphone 3gs unlocked 4.1 and the shop dude told me not to let it power down so obviously i did my best to not let it turn off woke up this morning and it had ran out of battery, they had used cydia to jailbreak it now my phone is just showing the apple icon when powering up and remaining on this do you have solution? bit stuck, infact very fucking stuck would be muchly appricated as i am in new zealand and can do with the phone to keep me on the net etc
cheers
@Roddy,
You’ll need to jailbreak your iPhone again. Try to download the iOS 4.1 firmware (3GS) from here and restore your iPhone using iTunes. Then you can jailbreak again by following this guide.
Let me know if it works for you.
Thanks for the Info. I also made one post which is slightly different at – http://iphonefuze.com/2011/01/01/how-to-use-cydia-the-jailbreakers-app-store/
Thanks for the guide, its really helpful. It really made my life easier.
I’ve already finished the jailbreak for my iPod 3G (4.3.1) and I’ve learnt that I need to install the MobileInstall Patch or App Sync 3.0 from Cydia in order to add cracked apps, but I can’t find either. Can anyone help me please?
I’m using 3gs n I jb it n I wanna knw hw to use cydia effectively!!
N hw to mke icons to scroll up n dwn lik I wanna mke use Of cydia pls hlp me!!!
hey, ‘m usin i phone but dunno how to upload songs frm ma pc…plz help me…
hey i hav my i touch 32gb…. i accidently updated my os to 4.3.2 can i jailbreak it nw that to for free ??
@Rabbi, you can check out our jailbreak guide and jailbreak your device.
I have a jail broken and unloked iphone 3gs running on version 4.1 and firmware 06.15.00. i was not to upgrade the firmware as it will become locked again. Is it safe for me to use cydia and run those essential updates when it starts. Am scared of doing something that might lock my phone. what must I do and not do when using cydia?
Hi, I jailbreak my phone and install cydia. Works fine for couple month, than all of a sudden can’t find cydia icon. Do I have to jailbreak again and download cydia? Please help!
@Sam, did you upgrade the iOS? Every time you upgrade the iPhone, you have to jailbreak again in order to install the cydia.
jailbroken already, the phone hang. tried the hard reset but it stays with the apple and black background after a few minutes it flashes and the little circle comes on like it’s powering down and it goes back to the apple.anyone please help me!!! im getting annoyed with this thing
Hi, I’m hoping someone here can help me. I recently jailbroke my iPhone 4, am using Cydia, & have 2 problems I can’t seem to fix.
First, when I tap the Phone button to make a call, I can’t dial a number using the keypad because when I try to select my keypad, it immediately jumps out of Phone mode back to the home screen & I never get so much as a glimpse of the keypad.
Second, my contacts are invisible. They haven’t been deleted because if I do a search for a contact, I get a blank line under the correct letter of the alphabet with a left facing arrow indicating it’s found the contact & to tap the line to get all the info since it would usually show the contact name only & you’d have to tap to get the rest of the info (the gray tabs & letters that separate contacts are also visible). Once I tap the line to get the info, everything shows as normal. In fact, I can tap any line and get the info that’s on that line, I’m just not able to see what info I’m going to be viewing ahead of time since the contact lines are ‘blank’. I AM able to view the list of names/contacts in ‘My Favorites’, and in my ‘Recent Calls’ and also in ‘Voicemail’.
These are two fairly big issues, esp not being able to access my keypad to dial out. Obviously I can & have gotten around it by adding the # to my contacts & then searching my Invisible Contacts, but it’s getting a bit ridiculous.
I want to have the freedom to do what I want with my iPhone, but i’m just like everyone else
Ooops!!! I accidentally posted without finishing my last sentence!
What I meant to say was, I want to be able to do what I want with my iPhone & not be restricted by Apple. I admit i’m new to this jailbreak stuff, but I know I can figure it out if I can find the right place out there for technical help or help for those of us who are new to this type of thing but eager to learn.
I guess what i’m dreading with my issues is that I’m gonna end up having to UN-jailbreak my iPhone to correct them. Aargh!
****ONE LAST THING ~ While trying to fix it myself last night, my iPhone somehow ended up in “SAFE MODE”. DON’T ASK ME HOW, CUZ I DON’T KNOW! But when it was in “SAFE MODE”, MY KEYPAD/DIALER WAS WORKING!! AND ALL MY CONTACTS WERE VISIBLE AND WORKING JUST LIKE NORMAL!!
But the second it was out of “SAFE MODE” it was back to being all screwed up. I hope this might help someone help me with what to do. I would be SO APPRECIATIVE to ANYONE who can help me w/o having to UN-jailbreak my phone! THANKS!
~*Ü*~Heidi~*Ü*~
I was wanting to know if there was something on Cydia to help with my phone’s calling quality. I have a jailbroken phone that I purchased this way at first the voice quality on the phone was fine but know I’m getting complaints about my voice sonding “transformer” like. Any suggestions?
hi am new to the jailbreak thing. I have an Iphone 3gs, I would go and download an app and sometimes it takes me to the Apple App store. If I download it from the app store when it takes me there would i have to pay?
Rando, your a rude ass!
I’m also mee to this.
À classmate said that i had to download installous, but i dont know how.
Can anyone help me please?
Thanks
http://www.simplydunn.net/2011/01/10/how-to-download-application-after-jailbreak-iphone-4.html/
This damn Jailbreak fucked the shit out of my new goddamn iPhone 3G!!!!!!!!!! Use acid rain, its 10000000 times beter!!!!!!!
Hey I was wondering if cydia has the latest jailbreak for version 4.2.10?
my sim isn’t working in my iphone 3gs !!
please help
i did everything i was supposed to. ive looked up tutorials, EVERYWHERE, i posted a yahoo answers question. after i do all this, the apps i downloaded wont work. only the ones from cydia. but i can still use certain addons. but not all. i got a new bootlogo and a new theme, only the theme works. PLEASE help,
What is the source link to add which will allow me to download apps for free ??
I jailbraked ma iPhone 3GS on ios4.1 using limerain
And successfully installed cydia..but from starting itself once cydia database packages are being updated it tells “failed to fetch : /bigboss/apt/cydia OR SOMTHNG LIKE DAT.
Wats wrong??
Tried many times but those 2 packages are not able to be updated n cydia
Plzz help
Thanks in advance
And one more thing THIS is a gud blog page 4 iPhone users
Was vry helpful 4 me
I have an
at&t v3.1.2 (7D11) unlocked via geohot’s blackra1n
model mb702LL
baseband 05.11.07
it shows cydia, rock, snow
snow is the only thing that works i guess cause i can use any sim
rock never loaded
Error Downloading Rock can’t find host …even though it’s got wifi & internet access can google anything
Then Cydia goes through downloading, unpacking & then respringing please wait & then nothing…so basically i have a carrier unlock and thats it
I want to go to 4.2.1 & would like to see what cydia is all about do i upgrade via itunes to 4.2.1 and then jailbreak and unlock with redsn0w or snowbreeze I ve already tried both of these and have been into DFU mode successfully but when i get to itunes it says that version is not compatible or whatever it sez …ive tried 4.2.1 & 5 custom this that looked at everybodies videos followed all the steps & nada
I dont know how I can downlod the jailbreak on to my iPhone 4 / iOS 5.0.1
Hi Simon,i am using wifi to download games and app.but it keep saying POSIX:Operation timed out.on every game and app i try to download.Can you please help.platinumgeneral@hotmail.com
Hi Simon,i am using wifi to download games and app.but it keep saying POSIX:Operation timed out.on every game and app i try to download.Can you please help.
thanx……………….buddy u helped a lot.
Hi i jailbroke my iphone 3gs and when i go to download a package or something it says i may experience an error……PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!