What is Cydia or Cydia guide: jailbreak, iOS features, tweaks. Analogue Installous

Starting to use iPhone, iPad, iPod or others Apple devices we are faced with such concepts as "jailbreak", "unlock", Cydia or Installous. Jailbreak and Cydia are the most popular of them, as they mean the ability to install paid apps for iOS for free. Advanced users know a lot about Cydia, but new owners of iOS devices may have difficulties. In this post, we will answer basic questions related to Cydia and jailbreak: what is Cydia, how to jailbreak iOS and what are its benefits.

Cydia - independent third party application for jailbroken iOS devices. Designed by Jay Freeman, better known as Saurik. Cydia is formally similar to App Store- the official e-shop Apple apps... Cydia is functionally its opposite: it is a lot of free software packages(applications, settings and extensions), pirated versions paid or unavailable software in the App Store. The main advantage of Cydia is applications that do not exist and will never be in the App Store. For example, the exemplary iOS user only audio ringtones are available as a melody for incoming calls. VUZIQ - Cydia tweak- allows you to set free video ringtones for incoming calls. However, not all applications that functionally and graphically "pump" your devices are free, in particular in Installous - one of the best apps Cydia.

Why do you need Cydia if there is an App Store?

Cydia is an analogue of the App Store. However, Apple maintains strict censorship in its selection of apps for the App Store, blocking and removing many of them. You will find applications taboo or deleted for one reason or another only in Cydia.

What is jailbreak?

To install Cydia on your mobile device, you need to jailbreak iOS. Without "jailbreaking" the firmware, the iOS user can only access the App Store. Simply put, the purpose of jailbreak is to install and launch Cydia on your iPhone, iPod, iPad.

Jailbreak is an iOS modification that allows the user to access the system files of the device. This allows you to change and edit system files and folders, install additional functions, modify graphic elements as well as work around restrictions imposed by Apple. Cydia can only be installed on a jailbroken device.

Despite the rather fluid legal status of jailbreak and attempts by some countries to impose restrictions on it, users around the world continue to jailbreak. In each new iOS Apple fixes the vulnerabilities, but jailbreakers still find loopholes to hack and develop a new jailbreak tool. A few months after the release of a new iOS, development teams respond with new software. The Apple vs jailbreak standoff began in 2008 when George Hotz unveiled the first jailbreak tool known as Geohot.

What's the difference between tethered and untethered jailbreak?

Tethered jailbreak requires you to connect your device to your computer every time you reboot. Untethered jailbreak remains after the device is rebooted. Semi-tethered jailbreak allows you to restart your device without any problem, but some of the downloaded jailbreak apps are not available. Full access possible after connecting to a computer.

What are the basic jailbreak tools?

The choice of jailbreak tool depends on the device model and iOS version. The list of jailbreak tools is extensive: ZiPhone, QuickPwn, redsn0w, purplera1n, SpiritJB, Limera1n, Blackra1n, PwanageTool, Redsn0w, Sn0wbreeze Greenpois0n, and JailbreakMe. For jailbreak latest versions iOS uses the evasi0n7 utility (iOS 7.0), the Pangu and TaiGJailBreak exploits from the Chinese hackers Pangu Team and TaiG are designed to jailbreak iOS 7.1; iOS 8.0.x-8.4; iOS 9.0-iOS 9.0.2... For iOS 9.2 on the this moment no jailbreak. However, according to rumors, Pangu already has working version.

Is Cydia Safe?

Before you jailbreak your device, make sure you are sufficiently aware of not only its advantages, but also disadvantages. There is no guarantee that all software packages available in the Cydia Store are 100% secure. "Hacking" the firmware weakens the built-in security and protection functions of the operating room iOS systems... The vulnerability of the security system increases and the chance of malware being installed increases. software... Before you download an app or tweak from Cydia, make sure you only install it and know what it is for. After jailbreak and launching Cydia on your device, Cydia connects to the repositories from which you will download programs. We recommend using checked repositories – ModMyi and BigBoss.

Also, it's important that the apps or tweaks you choose match your device model and iOS version. Otherwise, during the installation of an extension incompatible with iOS, the device will freeze and you will be forced to do a respring: reset settings and data and reboot the device. Thus, in advance, familiarize yourself with jailbreak tweaks that are compatible in your particular case and how to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or other iOS device.

How does Cydia work?

• Home (Cydia). Sponsored applications, account information, help and some important parameters.
• Sections. All applications in Cydia are divided into categories. Select the one you want and start searching for an app or tweak.
• Updates (Changes). All new programs and updates can be found here. The tab refreshes every time you open Cydia.
• Management (Manage). Allows you to manage Cydia, add sources and repositories, remove programs and have access to the archive.
• Search. If you know the name of the setting you want, find it using the search tab.

What are the Cydia repositories?

Cydia repositories – This is an online storage where developers upload and store all content - programs to expand the functionality of your device. Cydia makes this content available by indexing it for the user. Cydia has repositories installed by default, but the user can add new sources. BigBoss and ModMyi are the most popular ones available to the user.

How do I buy an app from Cydia?

Most of the software packages in Cydia are free, but there are also several hundred programs for sale through the Cydia Store, similar to the App Store. Cydia lets you sign in with your account Facebook post or Twitter and pay using Amazon Payments, PayPal.

Can i install Cydia without jailbreak?

Remember Cydia is the largest App Store alternative for enhanced functionality and interface, available to users"Jailbroken" devices. Access to the App Store is also possible from jailbroken devices. Cydia Store Access - only for users of jailbroken devices.

Long months iPhone owners and iPad cannot use Cydia - catalog unofficial applications... A store for jailbroken devices allows you to modify the operating system without restrictions, install third party programs and additions. However, the developers are not sitting idly by: waiting for an exploit for jailbreak iOS 9.3.1 has been launched Cydia analog called Mojo, an unofficial software store that runs on non-jailbreak devices.

To use Mojo, you do not need to open root access to operating system... At the same time, with the help of developments from the store, you can use unofficial software: emulators, applications for recording screencasts and other developments that are not allowed in the App Store. You just need to install on the iPhone and iPad app store and two profiles for working with the service.

Mojo is compatible with any non-jailbreak devices, including those running iOS 9.3.1. How to install the store, further in our instructions.

Step 1: Open in mobile Safari website mojoapp.xyz.

Step 2: On the home page Mojo, find the button “Install directly from your iDevice” and confirm the installation of the store.

Step 3: At this point, Mojo will tell you to create a custom profile. Click the Build Custom Profile button to continue.

Step 4: The device will automatically open the Settings app on the profile page. Click install to install to iPhone profile Mojo Installation.

Step 5: If a password is used on the device, you will need to enter it at this stage.

Step 6: In the window that appears, click the Install button.

Step 7: The Settings app will take you back to your browser to the Mojo page. Click Install Mojo to continue.

In the window that appears, click Install.

Step 8: The browser will take you back to the Settings app in the profile management section. Here you need to put a second, already unsigned, profile.

Step 9: Click Set and enter a password if required.

Step 11: Click Install in the window that opens, then click Finish in the upper right corner.

It's all. On the home screen the Mojo store icon appears on your device. Run the app and select the desired program for installation. In the Package section you can view the application catalog, in the Source section you can add new repositories.

AND . After their release, we received a large number of letters and messages with requests to describe in detail the process of installing and running these applications. Today I will tell you about it.

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Analogue of Installous. Installing vShare

We will look at the whole process using the example of two applications and. In my opinion, it is best replacements Installous... There are a number of reasons for this.

• First, both of these programs support both iPhones and iPods and iPads of all generations.
• Secondly, both services host applications on their servers, so that you will not have to wait before grinding and enter captcha from pictures.
• Thirdly, vShare and PPHelper receive application updates as quickly as possible, most often jailbroken versions of games and programs for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are released on the same day as the original ones in the App Store. It is easy to check the relevance on iDevices with large quantity installed games and programs. In case of checking for updates and vShare and PPHelper will show the same number of available updates as the App Store.

The only drawback can be considered the language of the program interface, it is Chinese, but there are a number of ways to make it partly Russian or English.

So, let's start the installation process using an example vShare:

Analogue of Installous. Installation PPHelper

Now I will tell you how to install the application PPHelper(the first four points are identical to the previous instructions and, if you have already done them, you do not need to repeat them, start with the fifth):

1. Repeat steps 1-4 previous instructions(for installation vShare).
2. Go to Cydia menu "Manage"("Management") clause "Sources"("Sources"). One more repository needs to be added in it - repocydia.com. Left click "Add"("Add") and in the window that appears, enter " pro.25pp.com". Push "Add Source"("Add source") and wait for the packages to be loaded.
3. After adding packages from the repository, go to the section "Search"("Search"). We are looking for a tweak in it PPhelper and install it.
4. Application icons appear on the desktop. The interface is in Chinese, but you can navigate by the icons. Magnifier - search, down arrow - downloads, and two round arrows - available updates. Despite the fact that hieroglyphs are displayed in the names of applications, you can search and download programs in English or Russian.
5. Apps can be installed PPhelper(with a partially Russified interface) via a PC. To do this, you must have installed or. Next, you should download and install via the file manager on your PC.

If you are confused by the squares in the name of the installed PPhelper, suggest little advice by renaming it:

1. In any file manager for iOS go to the PP (PPhelper) app folder under "Applications from the AppStore"... This can be done using the same iFunbox or iTools on a PC, if it is more convenient for you via , then do not forget to mark the item in the application settings Program names otherwise, application names will be represented as letters and numbers.
2. Go to the application folder PP(PPhelper) and open the file InfoPlist... Here is the path: / private / var / mobile / Applications
3. Open it with anyone text editor and find the lines CFBundleDisplayNamePP
4. And replace them with: CFBundleDisplayNamePPhelper
5. Save and respring - the application name will change.
6. You can do without all these manipulations if you have a tweak installed . It is very easy to rename any icon with it.

I personally prefer to use PPhelper... From personal observations, I want to note that the speed of downloading files from this service is slightly higher than with vShare... And don't be intimidated by the interface with hieroglyphs, after a couple of days of use you quickly get used to it :). But to update installed games and programs are now simple and fast. It is enough to check for available updates once a week and download and install them.

I hope that now you will not have any questions and will not have any problems installing any of the replacement applications Installous.

For quite some time now, the authors of porting Installer'a and Icy on iOS 4 showed their new development- Lima, which is a browser plugin. With its help, while in the browser, you can do without Sidia, i.e. search and download packages. More than a year later, the beta version was finally released, which we will talk about today.

In general, you won't be able to do without Sidia right away (yes, and in general), because you first need to download the Lima installer. After this procedure, you need to go to the official website of the utility. It is from him that you will search and download required packages... The author of the utility said that he had worked on data protection, so you can download and install only from limainstaller.com

Of course, the beta version is beta, which cannot please with the functionality. ready-made solution... However, it already has three repositories: ModMyi, BigBoss and Saurik. However, there are also problems. Among them, for example, the inability to delete installed packages or purchase paid tweaks, but this will all be fixed in future updates.

About compatibility with iOS versions it is known that firmware 4.2.1 - 5.0.1 passed the test, but this does not mean a failure on other versions. However, more stable work expected on iOS 5, but on other firmware "anything can be".

The developers are not going to stop at what has already been achieved, and in the following versions Limas will add Cydia Store integration, feature Reserve copy, improved interface for i-devices of previous generations, etc.

In general, this "trick", of course, is not a replacement for Cydia. But as an add-on, why not ?!

You can see Lima in action in this video: