What is Cydia and How to Get it iOS 10.2
Cydia is one of the best Apple store alternative. You can download premium App store apps free of cost. Now you’d know What is Cydia…
Definitely you have purchased a new iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and wanted to get premium apps and games at free of cost, but don’t know where and how to get it. Cydia allows all these stuff and much more, if you install it on your device.
Now you will have the question, “What is Cydia?“. The answer is simple, It is another app store that can be installed on jailbroken iOS. Now another question would be rise in your mind that how to download it and is it safe to install it? Don’t worry, we will discus all the aspect related to it. We will let you know that is it safe or not, or you should install it or not.
Everyday, we works with cydia tweaks, apps and downloads, so we can suggest you the best things what you need to know about it. We can understand that as a new iPhone user, you have many questions in your mind about the security and stuff related to cydia. But, keep in mind that we are here to provide all those information and answers of your questions. Lets begin to know the world about all those stuff.
What is Cydia?
If you will visit Apple app store, you will see many services in form of apps and games that are premium. You must pay to download or install on your iPad or iPhone device. Many of these premium apps and games are available on Cydia App store at free of charge.
In quick overview, Cydia is an app store that contains premium apps, games and tweaks that can be install on “Jailbroken” iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It is neither developed nor supported by Apple. It is third-party app store developed by “Saurik”. Cydia is created by Jay Freeman at Jan, 2008. Jay Freeman also known as Saurik and the developer it.
You will able to decorate your iPhone, iPad or iPod or tweak with it what you want to do. Apple allows you to change only wallpaper of your iOS device, whereas if you install Cydia, you will able to change icons, lockscreen, themes and much more.
Cydia vs Apple App Store
Apple app store contains apps and games that are approved by Apple as per their quality guideline. Apple store follows certain guideline and they don’t approve apps and games that changes their device’s core features and design. They only allow users to change wallpaper. There are many apps that can change the look of your iPad or iPhone which couldn’t qualify for Apple app store.
Fortunately, you can find all those apps and games in Cydia App Store that couldn’t get approved in Apple app store. All those apps and games are useful and provide productivity to your iPhone. This app store serves more than 4 lakh apps and games that are categorized in networking, productivity, tools and etc.
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Why you should install Cydia
It provides all those apps and games in your iPhone or iPad that Apple doesn’t provide. For example, Apple doesn’t allow you to change your iPhone or iPad theme or icons or lock screen, whereas Cydia has many apps that can easily change icons, wallpapers, themes and lock screen designs and much more.
Such as you can find Winterboard application on Cydia app store that allows you to download and install premium themes on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad totally free of cost. As a iPhone owner, I would love to change the look such as theme of my iPhone. It makes iPhone fresh and new experience.
How to Download and Install it
To install Cydia on your iOS device, you must jailbroken your iOS. Unfortunately, this is the toughest thing to jailbreak for new iOS device owners. First of all, you should know what is jailbroken iOS?
U.S. Government has confirmed that jailbreaking is 100% legal. However, Apple doesn’t allow you to jailbreak your iOS. Apple still fighting against it.
In quick overview, Jailbreaking means installing Cydia. To have all the premium apps free of cost in your iPhone, you will need to jailbreak your iPhone.
Can I Install Cydia Without Jailbreaking
Unfortunately no! As I said earlier when you jailbreak iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, Cydia will be automatically installed. Jailbreaking is only the way to get Cydia download in your iOS device.
Is it safe to install it
Yes of course, perhaps you don’t know that every apps on Cydia app store has been approved by trusted developers. It might possible that some apps have malicious codes, but you can prevent the risk. Just make sure that you are downloading apps from trusted repositories such as BigBoss. It is safest repo of this app store.
What is Repo
Repositories also known as “Repo”. Now we coming to explain what is repo. Repo is the online storage where all the developers stores their apps and cydia tweaks such as Modmyi and BigBoss repo.
You can download most of the tweak and premium apps from these repos. I hope that now you understood what is repositories.
From Editor’s Desk
It might possible that you have a lot more questions about Cydia download and tweaks. I have tried to explain each and every small things what I could do. To make everything readable, I request all of you that if I missed anything, ask in the comment box. I will try to answer as quick as possible.
Furthermore, I would like to suggest that understand each and everything about Cydia and it’s sources before approaching jailbreaking your iPhone. Its more beneficially to inquiry before damage.
Have you any other questions about Cydia? Please ask.
Erorr
Does Evasi0n 7 work on ios10.1 untethered?
Have you found any way to jailbreak on10.1? I am currently trying to find a method with no luck.
I’ve tried so many guides and articles, but no luck. I would downgrade iOS 10 and then jailbreak to download cydia installer
search ‘Downgrade iOS 9.1’ on Google
Is there a vshare or appcake for ios 7
What is Cydia deb files? can I install them without jailbreaking. I was trying to install deb files on my iOS 9, but, it gives me error
Can I install Cydia on my iPhone 5S that runs on iOS 9.1?
Thanks for remind me David,
There are many trusted repos that contains many top tweaks and apps. I will not recommend any, but below is the list of those repo and tweaks which you can download.
1. Winterboard: It allows you to download and install custom themes on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. You will be able to change wallpaper, icons and as well as lock screen too. Winterboard is most popular app to customize your iOS.
2. SBSettings: It makes everything easier. After installing SBSettings, you can turn off your bluetooth, wi-fi and other apps within a second. You can find SBSettings in BigBoss repo.
3. FaceTime 3G: This is most famous cydia app. You all are aware of that app in the iPhone and Apple app store.
4. OpenSSH: If you believe in security, you need to download OpenSSH app. This is one of the best secure remote connection for your jailbroken iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
5. BiteSMS: If you love to send or reply SMS, then BiteSMS is for you. It makes much easier to send SMS comparing to built-in message app.
A few other best app listed bellow…
6. ScrollingBoard
7. MultiIcon Mover
8. StayOpened
9. FolderEnhancer
10. GraviBoard
11. Terminal
12. AppLocker
13. Five Icon Dock
14. iFile
15. InfiniFolders
16. MxTube
17. Multifl0w
18. Ultrasn0w
19. Activator
What are the best Cydia Tweaks? Can you suggest any?
I have recently jailbroken my iPod Touch and wanted to download a few top tweaks and apps.
Can you list them up here so that I can decide what is the best for me.
Thanks in advance.
Dear Anon,
Good question, I would like to add her that a few of them are still premium. However, they are too cheap. You need to purchase them using your paypal account or amazon gift cards.
You can login into cydia download store using your Facebook account and fill the right repo. Later on purchase them using paypal account.
That’s too easy comparing Apple app store.
Hi Rehana,
All those apps are free after jailbreaking my iPad? I wanted to download some premium games.
Thanks
Hi Lisa,
No, there is no way to get those premium apps at free of cost without having Cydia on your iPhone or what ever your iOS is. If you want to download Cydia apps, you need to jailbreak your iOS first. During jailbreaking, installer downloads cydia and install it. After jailbreaking completed, you will able to download those tweaks from trusted repo.
Regards
Can we download cydia tweaks without installing it?
Actually, I want to install many of premium games and apps that I have to purchase from Apple Store but I don’t want to purchase them when I can get it easily from Cydia app store.
Is there any way to download cydia apps and tweaks without installing cydia?
Hi Ben,
Good Question,
Look, Apple provides premium apps that are too much costly. You will need to purchase them in order to install whereas Cydia provides many of premium apps, games and tweaks free of cost on their app store.
Apple doesn’t like this, So Apple doesn’t allow you to jailbreak your iOS. And as I said that U.S. Government also confirmed that Jailbreak is 100% legal, there is no way to be afraid.
Just make sure that you are downloading Cydia apps, tweaks and games from trusted repo. That’s it.
Regards
I have a question, Is it safe to install Cydia?
I mean as you have said that Apple doesn’t allow Cydia to install on our iOS, then how can we download and install it on our device!
iOS iOS 9.1