We have discussed the Mac OS X version of Cydia numerous times here on iJailbreak. Whenever we seem to get clues that it is nearing completion however, nothing seems to progress as expected. The last hint we had that a Mac OS X version of Cydia was still being developed was by a comment made [...]
Have you ever wondered why Cydia needs to reload its data nearly every time you launch it? Well, if you have then you will be glad to know that the creator of Cydia, Jay Freeman (Saurik) has actually left a detailed response to this question on Reddit. In essence Saurik mentions that unlike the App [...]
Jay Freeman (aka Saurik) has released Mobile Substrate version 0.9.3901. Since there is no official changelog I’m assuming this update adds support for iOS 5 and fixes various bugs. In case you don’t know, Mobile Substrate is a support framework used by iPhone projects such as WinterBoard, Five Icon Dock, Activator and other tweaks in Cydia. [...]
Back when Cydia was first released packages were nicely organized because there was not an overabundance of them. As Jailbreaking began picking up speed, however, Cydia began to get very crowded (not necessarily in a good way). The problem was, and still is, that most Cydia packages are of low quality (IE: Poorly created Themes, [...]
Throughout MyGreatFest many notable speakers took the stage. I think the most anticipated speaker, however (and I am sure you will agree), was none other than Saurik – The Creator of Cydia. During Saurik’s speech many questions were answered about Jailbreaking, the history of Cydia as well as questions about Saurik’s everyday life. While nothing [...]
A couple days ago we shared with you a video of Jay Freeman (Saurik) talking about why you should jailbreak your iDevice. This video was quite interesting and showcased quite a few tweaks many people knew nothing about. Apparently Apple wasn’t very fond with this video as if you now go to our last post [...]
Jay Freeman, aka Saurik and Britta Gustafson, sat down for an interview today and discussed why you should jailbreak your iDevice. Whenever Jay Freeman speaks, it is worth watching, and this video is no exception. During this interview Jay Freeman shows off several tweaks and explains why one would want to jailbreak their iDevice. He [...]
Yesterday we told you that Cydia was still being affected by the ongoing Amazon EC2 outage. This meant you could not download/purchase any Premium Cydia packages, access the theme center or even your own Cydia account. Today we got more word from Saurik, and this time good news! You see, Saurik recently announced on Twitter [...]
Have you heard of MyGreatFest? It is the first jailbreaking convention for coders, themers, hackers, developers or any other mobile device enthusiast. MyGreatFest is happening on September 17th in the Old Truman Brewery, London. Saurik (aka Jay Freeman), the creator of Cydia, is even going to be attending this event and speaking. This convention is going to [...]
Cydia V1.1.2 To Be Released Soon…
Yesterday the news about a new Cydia update spread around the internet. Many were claiming that Cydia had been officially updated to V1.1.2. However, this was definitely not the case. Saurik commented on a post on ModMyi clarifying that while updates may appear on his server they are for testing purposes only. When an official [...]