Cydia Substrate

Saurik updates Cydia Substrate to version 0.9.6010

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated June 12, 2018

Cydia Substrate received an update this morning that fixes issues with the 32-bit armv7 slice. This update, which is now available for download for all jailbroken users, prevents issues where extensions wouldn't load into Cydia.

There is also a need for all 32-bit binaries to be recompiled. Due to a change implemented by Apple for iOS 9, 32-bit binaries that aren't recompiled are likely to fail or crash if they are not recompiled. This means that all developers that have published 32-bit binaries, in particular Cydia Substrate extensions, have a little work to do.

Cydia Substrate has been updated for iOS 9, but many jailbreak tweaks still won’t work yet

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated June 12, 2018

It looks like saurik must have been in the know about the iOS 9 jailbreak, because it comes updated to work with iOS 9 post-jailbreak. As saurik states in the Cydia Substrate change log, version 0.9.6000 brings about significant changes to the package to make it play nice with iOS 9.

The fact that Cydia has been updated immediately is great news for jailbreakers. It means that you don't have to jump through any hoops in order to get Cydia working on your device right after the jailbreak.

With that established, some of you may still deem it best to hold off for a while. That's because there simply aren't many tweaks available that work with iOS 9 yet...

First dedicated Cydia tweaks appear for Cydia 1.1.19 users

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 7, 2018

Last night, saurik surprised us by releasing Cydia 1.1.19. This latest version of Cydia no longer runs as root, but as mobile. While that may seem ambiguous, this means that Cydia can now come under the influence of Cydia Substrate tweaks. In other words, developers can now produce jailbreak tweaks that work on Cydia.

Well it didn't take long before dedicated Cydia tweaks begun appearing. In fact, there are now two dedicated Cydia tweaks available for download right now...

The top 10 must-know Cydia tips [Video]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

Since I imagine that there are probably tons of new jailbreakers since the iOS 8.3 jailbreak touched down, now is a great time to review some of my favorite Cydia tips. But even if you're a seasoned Cydia veteran, you may find a tip or two in this list that you'll find handy. How many of these tips do you use on a regular basis? Watch our video and find out.

How to manually update to TaiG 2.1.2 if you’re already jailbroken

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

If you're already jailbroken, and let's face it, a lot of you are, then you may be wondering how to update your jailbreak to the latest version of TaiG—version 2.1.2. Should you start from scratch, or try to use the TaiG jailbreak tool again? No.

That's because it's super easy to update to the latest version of TaiG directly from Cydia itself. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to get up and running on the latest version of TaiG, which fixes all sorts of bugs, in just a few minutes.

How to jailbreak iOS 8.3 with TaiG 2.1.2 + Cydia Substrate

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

As we noted earlier, the TaiG 2.1.2 untethered jailbreak tool was just released to much fanfare. This is the version of the tool that works as you would expect. It's compatible with the latest version of iTunes, and works with Cydia Substrate out of the box.

Sadly TaiG 2.1.2 is still Windows only, but we have a good virtual machine tutorial for Mac only users. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to jailbreak iOS 8.3 with TaiG 2.1.2 in mere minutes.

Poll: Will you jailbreak iOS 8.3?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

Now that Cydia Substrate is available, users can now enjoy the many jailbreak tweaks and apps available on Cydia. Given the timing of this iOS 8.3 release, we're interested to know what our readers think about the jailbreak overall.

Are you jailbroken? Do you plan on doing so soon? Or are you holding off altogether? Sound off in our poll, and check to see where you stand with regard to other jailbreakers.

How to enable Cydia Substrate on the iOS 8.3 jailbreak

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

If you're jailbroken on iOS 8.3, you've likely been frustrated by the lack of Cydia Substrate support up until now. As you're no doubt aware of by now, Cydia Substrate hasn't worked on iOS 8.3 due to a fix that needs to be implemented by the folks at TaiG.

The good news is that the fix is out, and I've confirmed that it works. If you've jailbroken your device with the TaiG 2.0 tool yesterday or earlier today, you can use a simple .deb file install to fix Cydia Substrate in just a few minutes.

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to install the TaiG 8.3 Untether .deb on your jailbroken iOS 8.3 device and fix Cydia Substrate.

TaiG 2.1 released to fix Cydia Substrate

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

It looks like several reddit users have unearthed the next version of the TaiG jailbreak for iOS 8.3. Several users have posted screenshots of the tool, which is said to fix the Cydia Substrate issues, iTunes issues, etc.

I've tested the untether myself, and I can confirm that it works. Cydia Substrate now works, and jailbreak tweaks that are compatible with iOS 8.3 now work.

What tweaks are compatible with iOS 8.3? Here’s a list

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

Our friends over at r/jailbreak have compiled a list of compatible jailbreak tweaks for iOS 8.3. Unsurprsingly, most of the tweaks on the list have problems or don't work at all. This is due to the fact that a fix needs to be implemented by the TaiG team to ensure Cydia Substrate compatibility.

Even still, there are a few jailbreak apps that don't rely on Cydia Substrate, and thus work. Once Cydia Substrate compatibility is restored, this list will likely change rapidly as developers lend attention to their tweaks and apps.

The status of Cydia Substrate on iOS 8.3

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

When TaiG released its iOS 8.3 jailbreak early this morning, it was largely assumed that saurik would need to do something on his end to ensure compatibility with Cydia Substrate—the support framework used to run your favorite jailbreak tweaks.

As it turns out, that's not exactly the case. In fact, saurik himself has cleared the air, making it apparent that the ball is in TaiG's court when it comes to providing a fix for substrate.

SwishSwitcher plays a sound when you kill an app from the App Switcher

Josh Pasholk ∙ May 28, 2015

SwishSwitcher by Metion is one of those 'why not' tweaks that are released here and there in Cydia that just add a little fun thing to a small part of iOS. They seem to be mostly projects that developers undertake in order to learn more about developing.

They can practice working with certain frameworks and passing information around by using Substrate to hook into Apple's private API's. There is also a lot more to learn about making a tweak than just coding it, and it's a great accomplishment to set everything up and create a deb file.

In this case the developer uses the 'whoosh' sound you hear when you hit Send from the stock Mail app, and calls it to play after a user has swiped up on a card in the App Switcher.