Cydia is the top app directory and store for apps you can install on jailbroken iOS devices. But while Cydia will let you download and install apps that aren’t available from Apple’s App Store, Cydia ...

Jay Freeman, the man behind the Cydia app store for jailbroken iPhones, has committed to developing an equivalent jailbreak store for Macs. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ ...

Cydia, a platform commonly thought of as the alternative app store for jailbroken iPhones and iPads, has just today arrived on Android of all places, in the form of Cydia Substrate*, a tool for ...

Cydia, the original app store for jailbroken iPhones, has joined a wave of companies and regulators in targeting Apple over antitrust concerns. In a lawsuit it filed on Thursday, it accused Apple of ...

Cydia founder Jay Freeman has revealed that the Cydia app store will no longer sell apps for jailbroken iPhones. This announcement marks the end of an era for the jailbreaking community, which has ...

When the App Store first launched on iOS, the need for an alternative marketplace quickly arose. Jailbreakers and power-users wanted a way to download and install apps that gave them more control over ...

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