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Beginners: How to use Cydia

by apple iphone / December 29, 2009 12:00 AM EST

Hello iPhone users, Cydia is a program that, once installed, jailbreakIt allows you to access websites called Repositories, Sources o Fonts, from which we can download applications, upgrades, wallpapers, full themes and install them using Cydia and in that way, have several improvements in your iPhone – iPod Touch.






When you start it for the first time CydiaIt will ask you how you want to use it; you must choose. User/GraphicIf you need to update, you must give it complete upgradeAnd that's it, we can now work with Cydia.


At the bottom of the window Cydia There are 5 options, let's look at them carefully:

  1. Home: Displays the welcome message to Cydia and links to Cydia Store (the store for the programs) and other sections that contain interesting links to applications.
  2. sectionsAccess to all available applications in Cydia, organized in groups.
  3. ChangesWhen it updates CydiaThe changes are shown in this option, in chronological order.
  4. ManageIt allows you to manage the applications you have installed, the Fonts o Repositories and displays information regarding the hard drive space of our device.
  5. Search: Allows you to search for a specific application hosted on Cydia.




Sources, Repositories or Sources

As we had already mentioned, these are suitable internet addresses for Cydia I used them to add the content of that address to your list Cydia.

Let's go into ManageAnd, we add a touch to Sources and a tap on the button EditFinally, on the button Add and we added the following address:

  • cydia.hackulo.us/


We update the device and go to Search and we searched and installed:

  • If you have the Firmware 2.2.1You must install miPatch Firmware 2.2.1
  • If you have the Firmware 3.0You must installAppSync for OS 3.0
  • If you have the Firmware 3.1 later installs AppSync for OS 3.1


  • Restart your device

Let's go back into Cydia, in ManageAnd, we add a touch to Sources and one on the button EditFinally, on the button Add and add one of the following addresses:

  • http://repo.beyouriphone.com

iTunes Account

For the next step, you need to have an account of iTunesIf you don't have one, a personal recommendation is that you create your account at the AppStore de United StatesSince that's usually where most apps are released, and most of the promo codes you can get for downloading free legal apps are from that country.

Now that you have your account iTunesYou need to browse the Appstore (which is the iTunes store) and find a free app or game, download it and sync it with your device.

  • To download apps (iPhoneate), we found them, and here are more links to search. Regards.