Questions tagged [cydia]

Cydia is an iOS app for jailbroken iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads. It allows users to find and install software not allowed by Apple.

Cydia is an iOS app created by Jay Freeman (more commonly known as saurik) for jailbroken iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads. It allows users to find and install software not allowed by Apple.

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Get device serial number on iOS 7

With iOS device IOKit extensions I was able to get the serial number of the device. In iOS 7 IOKit binary is not on IOKit folder. Is there any other way to get the serial number? I want to use it on jailbroken device, Cydia can show serial number if…
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Which method is called when device is about to be unlocked?

I would like to know where the -(void)unlock (or whatever is called) used when we "slide to unlock" on the LockScreen is. Has anyone an idea ?
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Using ldid in Xcode

I am trying to use ldid on Xcode 5.0.2 so that I can submit an app to Cydia. However I keep getting this error: /bin/sh:…
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THEOS compiling error on simple tweak

I've been using Flex to create patches for iOS 7 and decided I'd try creating a dedicated Cydia Tweak. Starting off simple I decided to update a tweak for no icon badges for iOS 7. My Tweak.xm file looks like this #import %hook…
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Edit Info.plist programmatically in a jailbroken app

How can I edit the Info.plist file in a jailbroken app I'm writing? I know it's not normally possible but given the fact that this will be released in Cydia, I feel like there must be a way. I'm not savvy on file modifications in a jailbroken…
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How to display package / app icon when browsing Cydia repo

I have successfully created a Cydia repo, and am hosting an app that I am developing, and it installs fine, but for some reason I can't get the app icon to display when clicking the package in Cydia. As of right now the app icon in Cydia looks like…
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Submitting paid app to Cydia using personal repo - possible?

Is it possible to list a paid app on Cydia using my own personal repo? If so, how? Or is my only option to submit to one of the well-known repos (such as BigBoss) and sell it through them? I'd rather not go through a third party if it can be…
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Problems with my Cydia repo

I am hosting a personal repo for my friends. I am using the cyman script to generate and maintain the repo. I have my repo hosted at http://184.95.54.221/ The problem is that on the iphone when you go into the repo you cannot see the packages and…
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Debian package: rm file on uninstall but not upgrade

I'm writing tweaks for jailbroken iOS, which are packaged in .deb files. The tweak is saving its data at /var/mobile/Library/Application Support/TweakName/file.save. I'd like to rm that save file when a user uninstalls the tweak, so that I don't…
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Notifications for file system events (Jailbreak devices)

I need to be able to receive notifications when there is a new file system event. For instance when a new picture is added. I need to be able to receive these notifications for the whole filesystem not just the sandbox my app is in. This is for…
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App for jailbroken iOS device: Consistent background operation

I am the author of a Cydia tweak called AirFloat. An app that implements the AirPlay audio protocol (previously known as AirTunes), making it possible to stream audio to your iOS device. AirFloat is originally an App Store app, until it got booted…
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Undeclared identifier "UIColor" in my tweak in Objective C

I am trying to make a tweak in Xcode with IOSOpenDev, but i met an error which is Use of undeclared identifier "UIColor"! I used the same code from my iPhone yet it works, why doesn't it work here? (I want to use IOSOpenDev since it looks much…
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Server to Cydia Tweak/App notifications

I have spent an hour or so scanning around the web trying to find some sort of push library for Cydia tweaks/apps. Basically, I want to notify the cydia tweak I am building of a particular event and then have the tweak respond. As I understand,…
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How to grey out a specific cell in an ios settings bundle (PreferenceLoader)?

Recently I've been developing a tweak for Cydia using an excellent framework (Theos by the awesome Dustin Howett) and I'd like to know whether there is any way to grey out a cell in the preference bundle of the tweak. It doesn't matter whether it…
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THEOS/iPhone Jailbreaking programming - How should I hide a View from the ViewController?

I'm trying to program a Cydia's tweak and should hook a viewcontroller class while loading and hide the view - i've tried the following: Tweak.xm: %hook ScoresViewController - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)fp8 { %orig; self.view.hidden =…