Back in 2008, Jay Freeman first released Cydia as an app store designed for the iPhone, offering apps a few months before Apple had its own App Store. Since then, Cydia has served as an app repository ...

For years the Cydia Store was a key component of the iPhone jailbreak scene — jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad gives you access to files, settings, and features that would otherwise be unavailable, but ...

After many years of being available to users as a way to fully customize the operating system, the backbone that handles purchases on Cydia (which was only available to jailbroken devices) is today ...

Long before the launch of Apple’s official App Store, Jay Freeman (otherwise known as Saurik) unleashed Cydia, an open repository of third-party applications for jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches.

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 ...

There are a lot of people out there who like iPhone hardware and software, but don't like the way Apple locks them inside the App Store walled garden. For these folks, the alternative to the App Store ...

Companies are keeping a close eye on the jailbreaking community as at least one big brand demonstrates willingness to advertise on Cydia, the unofficial store for unsanctioned third-party programs ...

Devices equipped with iOS, known as iPhone and iPad OS, can only install applications via Apple's App Store. However, by jailbreaking the iOS vulnerability etc., it is possible to install an ...

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 ...

Apple is the exclusive gatekeeper to its iPhone App Store, able to reject apps at will – as it did July 28 with Google Voice. But some developers aren't taking the rejection lying down: They're ...

Those who are looking to write software for the iPhone but are unhappy with the way Apple runs the iTunes Store now have another means of charging for applications other than asking for donations.

When you jailbreak your phone you get access to Cydia, the iOS app store that exists outside of Apple's reach. There are a number of cool apps and tweaks available there, from apps that turns your ...