Cydia
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| Developer(s) | Jay Freeman (saurik) |
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| Initial release | February 28, 2008 |
| Stable release |
1.1.30 / February 16, 2017
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| Operating system | iOS, Android |
| Available in | English, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Greek, German, Hebrew, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Russian and more |
| Type | Package manager |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | cydia |
Cydia /sɪˈdi.ə/ is a package manager mobile app for iOS that enables a user to find and install software packages on jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iPods. It also refers to digital distribution platform for software on iOS accessed through Cydia software. Most of the software packages available through Cydia are free but some require purchasing.
Cydia is developed by Jay Freeman (also called "saurik") and his company, SaurikIT. The name "Cydia" is an allusion to the Cydia Genus Of Moths, notably the Codling Moth(with a scientific name of Cydia pomonella), which is the proverbial "worm in the apple." Cydia is an App Store for jailbroken users.
Cydia provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to jailbroken users using Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) repositories to install software unavailable on the App Store. Cydia is based on APT, ported to iOS as part of Jay Freeman's Telesphoreo project.
Software packages are downloaded directly to the iOS device. Apps are installed in the same location as Apple's own applications, the /Applications directory. Jailbroken devices can also still buy and download apps normally from the official App Store. Most Jailbreaking tools (each of them supporting a specific set of devices and iOS versions) install Cydia automatically, while others provide a choice to the user.
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