Jailbreakers love Cydia - Jay Freeman's (@saurik) "jailbreak application store," which houses all the apps and tweaks we post about each and every week. However, though Cydia has been working well since its launch, the application itself hasn't received much of a redesign over the years. In the wake of the launch of Apple's all-new App Store app (in iOS 6), we're asking: is it time Freeman gave Cydia a makeover, too?
Jailbroke your iOS 6-powered iDevice? Want Cydia? Read this post.
There have been “App Store scammers” aplenty over the last few years, but this one really takes the biscuit. A new, universal application has recently appeared in the App Store, which disguises itself as the jailbreak “app store” Cydia, created by Jay Freeman.
While the popular iPhone mail client Sparrow continues to get better with a slate of updates, jailbreakers are hard at work developing an unofficial version for the iPad.
A couple of days ago we told you how the iPhone Dev-Team was readying a new update for redsn0w, which would have the capacity to downgrade our beloved iOS devices to an earlier, jailbreak-able version of the mobile operating system.
Could Lima be the long awaited challenger to Cydia's throne?
Sparrow+, an upcoming jailbreak tweak, will make you wish you could delete Apple's Mail app.
Without push notifications, the native Mail app had an edge over Sparrow despite Sparrow's vast feature set. All that changes with the new jailbreak tweak: Sparrow Push.
The iOS jailbreak community is as determined as ever to jailbreak Apple's new money maker.
Wipe your phone or live without those new songs, it can be a tough decision. MultiTunes is here to help.
Jailbreak fans: Are you tired of “AT&T,” “Verizon,” “Sprint” – or, in my case, “vodafone UK” – sitting atop your iPhone’s springboard? Do you wish it was possible to replace the boring, old text with something fun, perhaps even something iconic? If your answer to both questions was a resounding “YES,” consider downloading a free tweak called Zeppelin from the Cydia Store.
Who needs color?
We drank the Absinthe A5, and now we're getting drunk on Cydia! Watch the show to find out what are the best jailbreak apps for your iPhone!
Snappy5 will start your iDevice's camera faster than you can say "cheese!"
The vWallpaper jailbreak tweak, which allows Apple fans to set a live wallpaper on their iPhone, has recently received an update and is now compatible with iOS 5.
Preference Folders is a new jailbreak tweak that allows Apple fans to create folders inside the Settings app.
The "SemiTether" jailbreak tweak that allows users to reboot their jailbroken iOS device without connecting to a computer has recently been updated. Now, the package is more stable and can patch Safari to work in the non-jailbreak reboot mode.
ModMyi has recently launched "The Cydia Developer Directory" - a new website that allows users to find out information jailbreak devs, and the tweaks those developers have created and published in Cydia.
Great news, jailbreak fans: The popular tweak "SBSettings" has recently received an update, adding support for Apple's iOS 5 mobile operating system (which is expected to launch in the coming weeks).
An upcoming jailbreak tweak called "SLShortcuts" promises to expand Spotlight's functionality on iOS devices. Once downloaded, the tweak allows users to configure custom text commands from within the Settings app, and launch them from the Spotlight search page.
The popular jailbreak application "MyWi" has recently received an update, which adds iOS 5 support and performance improvements. The app, which allowed users to tether via their iPhone long before iOS 4.3 did, is currently available to purchase in the Cydia Store for $19.99.
MyGreatFest is drawing to a close, and the last speaker - none other than Jay Freeman (@saurik) himself - has just taken to the stage.
The upcoming "KBShortcuts" jailbreak tweak, which has Jeff from iDownloadBlog quivering with excitement, looks to be an impressive, essential jailbreak package.
It can be a bit of a nightmare reading text in Safari for iPhone, simply because the font size is usually minuscule (meaning a lot of pinching-and-zooming is required). Fortunately, one new jailbreak tweak called "Magnifier for Safari" makes resizing website fonts for the iPhone simple and easy.
