Download and install Cydia on iPhone or iPod touch

iPhone | Hans | December 25, 2009 at 2:01 pm

Cydia is an iPhone app created by Saurik. It allows you to download iPhone apps that are not officially available in the Apple App Store. If you recently performed a jailbreak, follow the Cydia guide below.

Cydia

1. Jailbreak you iPhone or jailbreak your iPod touch using blackra1n first. After installing Cydia through blackra1n, you should see the above Cydia icon on your homescreen. Tap the Cydia icon to launch it.

2. When Cydia first launches it will ask you to choose what mode you want to use. Just tap User (Graphical Only). You can go back and change this later if you wish to.

Cydia Essential Upgrades

3. Cydia will now check for updates and present you with the above prompt saying something like 2 Essential Upgrades. Tap the “Upgrade Essential” button.

Cydia Upgrade - Confirm

4. Now Cydia will ask you to confirm your selection. Tap the Confirm button in the top right.

Cydia - Restart

5. Cydia will now start updating. Once the update is complete it will show a “Complete” message. You will need to restart Cydia, tap the Close Cydia (Restart) button.

That’s it, now Cydia is installed on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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21 Comments

  1. technology freak says:

    this cydia thingy rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is fantastic and i find it very fascinatinhg

  2. newItouch says:

    mines not working for some reason I got Blackra1n installed and jailbroke it but when I try to install cydia it says its respringing then I have to unlock it and theres no cydia icon. Anyone know why?

  3. Prince of Arabia says:

    i have a ligit iPhone but wish to donwload cydia, how and where can i do that?

  4. Mercedes says:

    my iphone is not installing cydia. it times out. what do I do?

  5. Simon says:

    Can im download cydia on my ipod touch.?

  6. Christian rafferty says:

    This is really easy to get cydia I might make a video on utube if you wat me to send me a message my email:christianrafferty@hotmail.com and if you want to add me on xbox my gt is christianR350 I will help you or on utube christianR350

  7. confused says:

    i used blackrain..but instead of showing me cydia to install..it just says “check your internet connection”. safari n everything else works fine. any other way to get cydia installed on your iphone?
    i have 3GS 3.1.2

  8. austin says:

    when i install blackra1n it say you have succesfully jailbroken your ipod but when i go to the home screen there is no cydia.. please help me i want this badly

  9. obone51 says:

    I have Windows 7 and a iphone 3GS and I downloaded blackra1n on my PC. When I hit the “make it ra1n” button to download it, a popup came up that said “blackra1n has stopped working”. Anybody know how to fix this so I can put blackra1n on my iphone?

    • d1 says:

      right click on Blackra1n icon and click properties, the go to compatibility and check the run this program in compatibility mode for box “windows xp (service pack 2)”,
      then apply and ok and that’s it

  10. princess says:

    woooooooooooow
    great

  11. i need this on my ipod touch

  12. Ipod User says:

    i used black rain to jailbreak i think. how can i tell if it’s jailbroken? i used black but my screen on the ipod after it said “done, wait for reboot” went black and just stayed that way till i unplugged it. it never rebooted to the install cydia screen. any other way to download?

  13. Ipod User says:

    version 3.1.2

  14. Issam says:

    Hi I can’t found cydia file to downlod pls sand me the file thanks

  15. Karan says:

    I am from India and I have just brought an iphone. I am not really tech savvy but whatever I have read online. I think my phone is unlocked as I am able to call and msg. But the installer application is not there thru which I get cydia. Do I need to jailbreak my phone to get cydia?is there any chance my phone would get locked if I try doing it?and what is easiest and risk-free method to get it? My phone version is3.1.2. Any help would be appreciated.please help.

  16. mahmud says:

    hey there i badly need help. my cydia asked me about essential download and i have slected it. then in the middle of downloading it stopped and now it doesnt work at all. whatever i do with cydia it says
    “method http has died unexpectedly!
    method /usr/lib/apt/methods/http did not start correctly”
    its been like this for last few days. please be my angel and give solutino. thanks a lot angel.

  17. voxx says:

    thanks mate

  18. Kyle says:

    I have downloaded blackrain but carnt get it on my phone I have a iPhone 3GS with the new softwere on it 4.0.1 when I press let it rain it loads my phone but stays on some screen an nothin happens it says on the computer it’s done and let phone reboot but nothin happens some1 message me who nos how to fix this plz kylemccarthy2009@hotmail.co.uk thanks

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