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All about Cydia, the alternative iPhone App Store

All about Cydia, the alternative iPhone App Store

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Cydia is an alternative App Store that offers apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and some versions of the iPad that are not available in Apple's official App Store. Apps offered in Cydia may have been rejected by Apple for reasons such as violating Apple's app terms or competing with Apple's own apps. Some apps available in Cydia may also allow users to do things that Apple does not want them to do.

How to Downgrade Apps with Cydia!✌🏼

An iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with iOS 3 or later that has been jailbroken.

Many iOS jailbreaks give you the option to install Cydia as part of the process. If that wasn't the case for you, you can download the latest version of Cydia here.

The types of apps available in Cydia vary widely. Some perform system-level tasks that Apple blocks in apps approved for the official App Store. Some apps are intended only for testing purposes. Some developers prefer Cydia to the App Store on principle: they don’t want Apple taking 30 percent of their revenue from paid apps or subscriptions.