Cydia news and information: read the latest development about Cydia, including jailbreak tweaks.
Every week, we select a few apps that have caught our attention over the past week. These apps can be from the App Store, web apps or jailbreak apps.
This week, we have a photography app, music app, and a jailbreak utility app. Hope you enjoy this week's picks!
Since its inception, there was a dark cloud hovering over the jailbreak scene. People feared legal ramifications from Apple for "hacking" their iDevices, similar to what GeoHot is involved in with Sony. That all changed last summer when the government made an announcement that jailbreaking was legal by U.S. law.
Here we are, almost a year after the official statement, and the community is as big as ever. Saurik, the mastermind behind Cydia, estimates that there are between 10-15 million jailbroken devices in the wild. ModMyi founder Kyle Matthews shared a few other interesting statistics this morning about the iDevice hacking community that should catch the attention of major marketing firms....
It's the beginning of April, and spring has begun. While everyone is doing their usual spring cleaning, the urge to tidy up your iPhone may arise. If your home screen is cluttered and you can't seem to ever find what you're looking for, it's definitely time for you to delete some apps.
If you're staring at your springboard and wondering where to begin, delete the applications you don't use anymore. If you're in the habit of trying out the latest app or game you read about, chances are your springboard is quite full. Need more help than that?
If you loaded up Cydia today to peruse the latest selection of jailbreak tweaks and apps available to download, you might have rubbed your eyes a bit to make sure you weren't seeing things.
Yep, Cydia got a special new feature, and no doubt for a limited time only. It's called the QuickBar. Yes, that QuickBar.
It looks like Twitter's panned QuickBar made the move from Twitter's official iPhone app to Cydia.
Don't believe us? Check it out for yourself, or take a look at the proof inside...
CyDelete is nothing new. In fact we reported on it on iDB a few years ago when the tweak was released in Cydia. But if you remember back to its introduction then you might remember it had some problems.
Its biggest issue, for me, was stability. I would go to delete an application from my springboard and the icon would disappear from my home screen. But when I went into Cydia, the package still looked like it was installed. This didn't happen to me every time, but even once or twice was enough to make me uninstall it and delete apps the correct way...
Are you a heavy sleeper? I know I am. So much in fact that I have a nighttime ritual of setting multiple alarm clocks. I set a dedicated alarm clock on my nightstand, as well as multiple iPhone alarms using the 'Clock.App'. If I'm really nervous about waking up, I will even set a timer.
But even with all of my preparation, I've been known to sleep through the buzzers and the midi files that just weren't loud enough to bring me out of my slumber. Is there any way to make the alarm on the iPhone louder?
AutoResponder is a Cydia tweak that automatically replies to incoming SMS messages. If you're in a situation where you can't immediately respond to a text, AutoResponder can reply for you with a list of preset messages you assign.
If you're the kind of person that doesn't like to leave your friends hung out to dry, AutoResponder is great for notifying someone that you're busy or unavailable...
If you connect to an Apple Store wifi network and try to go to Cydia, you'll get a nice little surprise. Instead of loading Cydia as it is supposed to do, you will be redirected to Apple's own website.
I think it's kind of a funny way for Apple to let you know they're watching you and won't let you pwn them in their own store...
Saurik has released a major Cydia update for jailbreakers. Cydia 1.1 includes many improvements and additions to the already beloved jailbreak store.
Cydia 1.1 was released this morning, and the update can be found in Cydia's "Changes" section. We've put together a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through updating to Cydia 1.1 on your iPhone...
It appears that those of you who missed out on the hidden multi-touch gestures in iOS 4.3 GM are in luck. Without a lot of effort, you too can have the ability to close down your applications with a swipe of your fingers.
Enter Magic Fingers, a new tweak released yesterday in Cydia that will allow you to exit the current app you're in by touching your iPhone with multiple fingers. The application doesn't cost anything to download, but since it is in Cydia you must be jailbroken to get it...
Saurik has just released the long awaited update to Cydia. Cydia. 1.1 has been nearly re-written from 1.0 and includes several new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.
According to Saurik, Cydia 1.1 is faster, slimmer, and more stable; including an improved search algorithm and "resume where you left off".
To update to the newer version, simply launch Cydia from your iDevice, then refresh your packages (which will be done automatically), then you will be prompted to upgrade "Essential packages", select "Complete Upgrade". Cydia will be updated to version 1.1 and then will require you to restart Cydia...