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.
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
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If you want to browse around, tap on "Sections"
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Lets find a new game
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Abaia is a chess game. Lets give it a try
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Heres the app info page. If we scroll down...
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...we can read about the app. It sounds like a good one to us, so lets tap "Install"
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Tap "Confirm" to verify that you want to install it
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Cydia instantly starts installing the app
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Tap the button that appears at the bottom once its done
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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
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Tap Abaia to start it up
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Boom! A chess app on your iPhone, totally outside of Apples approval. But what if we want to uninstall it now?
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Start Cydia back up, tap the "Manage" button at the bottom, and tap the "Packages" button on top
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This shows you a list of the jailbreak apps you have installed. We want to uninstall Abaia, so tap on it
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Tap the "Modify" button in the top right corner
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Tap "Remove"
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Once again, confirm you want to do it
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Cydia runs through the uninstall process
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When it finishes, return to Cydia and find your next app
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Now that you know how to use Cydia...
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