Sunday, October 13, 2013
How To Use Cydia The other App Store
When you jailbreak your phone you get access to Cydia, the iOS app store that exists outside of Apples reach.
There are a number of cool apps and tweaks available there, from apps that turns your phone into a WiFi hotspot to tools that let you completely customize your iPhones interface.
It can be a little daunting at first, especially if youre only familiar with Apples App Store. Heres a tour on how to install and uninstall apps from Cydia.
![Fire up Cydia](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2c9ecad04402a000003-590/fire-up-cydia.jpg)
![If you want to browse around, tap on "Sections"](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2caeab8eacf1f00000b-590/if-you-want-to-browse-around-tap-on-sections.jpg)
![Lets find a new game](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2ca69beddd32e000007-590/lets-find-a-new-game.jpg)
![Abaia is a chess game. Lets give it a try](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cb6bb3f74150000008-590/abaia-is-a-chess-game-lets-give-it-a-try.jpg)
![Heres the app info page. If we scroll down...](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cb6bb3f70b5000000b-590/heres-the-app-info-page-if-we-scroll-down.jpg)
![...we can read about the app. It sounds like a good one to us, so lets tap "Install"](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cceab8ea641f00000e-590/we-can-read-about-the-app-it-sounds-like-a-good-one-to-us-so-lets-tap-install.jpg)
![Tap "Confirm" to verify that you want to install it](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cd6bb3f7fc4f000008-590/tap-confirm-to-verify-that-you-want-to-install-it.jpg)
![Cydia instantly starts installing the app](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cdecad040d2a000008-590/cydia-instantly-starts-installing-the-app.jpg)
![Tap the button that appears at the bottom once its done](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cfeab8ea561f00001a-590/tap-the-button-that-appears-at-the-bottom-once-its-done.jpg)
![This returns us to Cydia, but we want to take that chess game for a test drive. Press the home button to get back to your apps](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d0ecad04652c000005-590/this-returns-us-to-cydia-but-we-want-to-take-that-chess-game-for-a-test-drive-press-the-home-button-to-get-back-to-your-apps.jpg)
![Tap Abaia to start it up](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d169bedda22e000007-590/tap-abaia-to-start-it-up.jpg)
![Boom! A chess app on your iPhone, totally outside of Apples approval. But what if we want to uninstall it now?](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d1eab8ea1f1f00000b-590/boom-a-chess-app-on-your-iphone-totally-outside-of-apples-approval-but-what-if-we-want-to-uninstall-it-now.jpg)
![Start Cydia back up, tap the "Manage" button at the bottom, and tap the "Packages" button on top](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d2ecad04102a00000d-590/start-cydia-back-up-tap-the-manage-button-at-the-bottom-and-tap-the-packages-button-on-top.jpg)
![This shows you a list of the jailbreak apps you have installed. We want to uninstall Abaia, so tap on it](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d26bb3f73650000008-590/this-shows-you-a-list-of-the-jailbreak-apps-you-have-installed-we-want-to-uninstall-abaia-so-tap-on-it.jpg)
![Tap the "Modify" button in the top right corner](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d3ecad04262a000009-590/tap-the-modify-button-in-the-top-right-corner.jpg)
![Tap "Remove"](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d369bedde12e000004-590/tap-remove.jpg)
![Once again, confirm you want to do it](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d4eab8ea4e1f000008-590/once-again-confirm-you-want-to-do-it.jpg)
![Cydia runs through the uninstall process](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d56bb3f71a50000007-590/cydia-runs-through-the-uninstall-process.jpg)
![When it finishes, return to Cydia and find your next app](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d5ecad043d2a000004-590/when-it-finishes-return-to-cydia-and-find-your-next-app.jpg)
![Now that you know how to use Cydia...](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f79f62fecad04fb6300003b-400-300/now-that-you-know-how-to-use-cydia.jpg)
There are a number of cool apps and tweaks available there, from apps that turns your phone into a WiFi hotspot to tools that let you completely customize your iPhones interface.
It can be a little daunting at first, especially if youre only familiar with Apples App Store. Heres a tour on how to install and uninstall apps from Cydia.
Fire up Cydia
![Fire up Cydia](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2c9ecad04402a000003-590/fire-up-cydia.jpg)
Screenshot
If you want to browse around, tap on "Sections"
![If you want to browse around, tap on "Sections"](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2caeab8eacf1f00000b-590/if-you-want-to-browse-around-tap-on-sections.jpg)
Screenshot
Lets find a new game
![Lets find a new game](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2ca69beddd32e000007-590/lets-find-a-new-game.jpg)
Screenshot
Abaia is a chess game. Lets give it a try
![Abaia is a chess game. Lets give it a try](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cb6bb3f74150000008-590/abaia-is-a-chess-game-lets-give-it-a-try.jpg)
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Heres the app info page. If we scroll down...
![Heres the app info page. If we scroll down...](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cb6bb3f70b5000000b-590/heres-the-app-info-page-if-we-scroll-down.jpg)
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...we can read about the app. It sounds like a good one to us, so lets tap "Install"
![...we can read about the app. It sounds like a good one to us, so lets tap "Install"](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cceab8ea641f00000e-590/we-can-read-about-the-app-it-sounds-like-a-good-one-to-us-so-lets-tap-install.jpg)
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Tap "Confirm" to verify that you want to install it
![Tap "Confirm" to verify that you want to install it](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cd6bb3f7fc4f000008-590/tap-confirm-to-verify-that-you-want-to-install-it.jpg)
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Cydia instantly starts installing the app
![Cydia instantly starts installing the app](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cdecad040d2a000008-590/cydia-instantly-starts-installing-the-app.jpg)
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Tap the button that appears at the bottom once its done
![Tap the button that appears at the bottom once its done](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2cfeab8ea561f00001a-590/tap-the-button-that-appears-at-the-bottom-once-its-done.jpg)
Screenshot
This returns us to Cydia, but we want to take that chess game for a test drive. Press the home button to get back to your apps
![This returns us to Cydia, but we want to take that chess game for a test drive. Press the home button to get back to your apps](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d0ecad04652c000005-590/this-returns-us-to-cydia-but-we-want-to-take-that-chess-game-for-a-test-drive-press-the-home-button-to-get-back-to-your-apps.jpg)
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Tap Abaia to start it up
![Tap Abaia to start it up](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d169bedda22e000007-590/tap-abaia-to-start-it-up.jpg)
Screenshot
Boom! A chess app on your iPhone, totally outside of Apples approval. But what if we want to uninstall it now?
![Boom! A chess app on your iPhone, totally outside of Apples approval. But what if we want to uninstall it now?](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d1eab8ea1f1f00000b-590/boom-a-chess-app-on-your-iphone-totally-outside-of-apples-approval-but-what-if-we-want-to-uninstall-it-now.jpg)
Screenshot
Start Cydia back up, tap the "Manage" button at the bottom, and tap the "Packages" button on top
![Start Cydia back up, tap the "Manage" button at the bottom, and tap the "Packages" button on top](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d2ecad04102a00000d-590/start-cydia-back-up-tap-the-manage-button-at-the-bottom-and-tap-the-packages-button-on-top.jpg)
Screenshot
This shows you a list of the jailbreak apps you have installed. We want to uninstall Abaia, so tap on it
![This shows you a list of the jailbreak apps you have installed. We want to uninstall Abaia, so tap on it](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d26bb3f73650000008-590/this-shows-you-a-list-of-the-jailbreak-apps-you-have-installed-we-want-to-uninstall-abaia-so-tap-on-it.jpg)
Screenshot
Tap the "Modify" button in the top right corner
![Tap the "Modify" button in the top right corner](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d3ecad04262a000009-590/tap-the-modify-button-in-the-top-right-corner.jpg)
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Tap "Remove"
![Tap "Remove"](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d369bedde12e000004-590/tap-remove.jpg)
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Once again, confirm you want to do it
![Once again, confirm you want to do it](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d4eab8ea4e1f000008-590/once-again-confirm-you-want-to-do-it.jpg)
Screenshot
Cydia runs through the uninstall process
![Cydia runs through the uninstall process](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d56bb3f71a50000007-590/cydia-runs-through-the-uninstall-process.jpg)
Screenshot
When it finishes, return to Cydia and find your next app
![When it finishes, return to Cydia and find your next app](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fc8c2d5ecad043d2a000004-590/when-it-finishes-return-to-cydia-and-find-your-next-app.jpg)
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Now that you know how to use Cydia...
![Now that you know how to use Cydia...](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f79f62fecad04fb6300003b-400-300/now-that-you-know-how-to-use-cydia.jpg)
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