With Google Glass being released to developers only days ago, it was only a matter of time before someone rooted it. I bet you wouldn't have guessed it would have been Jay Freeman, otherwise known as Saurik however. Speaking to Forbes, Freeman said "It took me two hours while I was having dinner … [Read more...]
Saurik Releases The Cyueue Cydia Tweak To Queue Music In The Stock Music App
Whenever a prominent figure in the Jailbreaking community develops a Cydia tweak, it is usually a big deal. Today none other than Saurik, the creator of Cydia, has made a new Cydia tweak and it is definitely worth checking out. Saurik's new Cydia tweak is called Cyueue and it essentially modifies … [Read more...]
The Reason Why Cydia Doesn’t Have A Popularity Filter
If you want inside scoops on what is going on in the Jailbreaking community or want to get answers from some of the head guys in the Jailbreaking community like Jay Freeman (aka Saurik) then Reddit seems to be the place to go. Recently, we stumbled upon an interesting Reddit thread from a user who … [Read more...]
Cydia Will Be Better Prepared For The Influx Of Traffic It Will Receive Upon The Release Of The iOS 6.1 Untethered Jailbreak
It seems that with every major untethered Jailbreak Cydia's servers, as well as many other big repositories will be extremely sluggish or in some cases go offline due to the mass influx of traffic. As such, a general rule of thumb used to be Jailbreak your device and then wait a couple days before … [Read more...]
Read Saurik’s “Novel” On What It Is Like To Live As An Underground Celebrity
One of the most iconic names in Jailbreaking has to be Jay Freeman, known by most as Saurik (his Twitter handle). Over the years as Jailbreaking has grown, Freeman has become somewhat of an underground celebrity. Considering he has over 300,000 Twitter followers and is responsible for the software … [Read more...]
The State Of Advertising On Cydia Repositories (And Jay Freeman’s Response To Our Cysource Article)
iJailbreak published an article on New Years eve about Cysource, an ambitious new Cydia repository which currently includes a speedy 24-hour wait for tweaks to be uploaded, support for user comments, and a total lack of advertisement. As someone who is sick of seeing borderline pornographic we were … [Read more...]
Ever Wonder How Much Saurik Makes Off Cydia? Or What Happened To Cydia For Mac? Today Is Your Lucky Day!
Let's get one thing straight, the last few days things have become dramatic in the tech scene. First the Apple VS Samsung trial of the century was off to a rough start, with Apple looking to sanction Samsung the first day the trial even began. Then lets not forget the ordeal that I came across with … [Read more...]
Saurik Talks About Why He Hasn’t Released Cydia For Mac OS X In Heat Of The HackStore
We have discussed the Mac OS X version of Cydia numerous times here on iJailbreak. Whenever we seem to get clues that it is nearing completion however, nothing seems to progress as expected. The last hint we had that a Mac OS X version of Cydia was still being developed was by a comment made by … [Read more...]
WinterBoard Cydia App Gets A Major Update With Lots Of Bug Fixes
WinterBoard, the Cydia tweak that lets you easily apply various beautiful themes to your iOS device, just received a major update. The earlier version of WinterBoard had one too many problems and many preferred not to install this tweak. It was known to cause a lot of problems, crashes, sluggishness … [Read more...]
Why Does Cydia Reload Data Every Time I Launch It? [Saurik Gives You An Answer]
Have you ever wondered why Cydia needs to reload its data nearly every time you launch it? Well, if you have then you will be glad to know that the creator of Cydia, Jay Freeman (Saurik) has actually left a detailed response to this question on Reddit. In essence Saurik mentions that unlike the … [Read more...]