On Android it's much easier to make use of apps from non-official stores, therefore, the exact equivalent on Google's operating system doesn't make too much sense. Using iFile ( found in Cydia ) browse to /private/var/mobile/documents/ tap on the deb file and choose installer.Īfter you installed it, just respring your iOS device, and that’s it.Īuthor murdaFSM Posted on NovemDecemCategories HOWTO Tags CYDIA, Cydia iOS 4.2.As you probably already know, Cydia is a powerful software manager for iOS that allows iPhone and iPad users, provided that they have a jailbreak, install on their mobile devices applications that aren't in the App Store or modifications of applications that haven't been authorized by their developers. Using MobileTerminal on your iOS device, type in:Ĥ.3. Using Terminal on Mac ( or Putty/Terminal on WinSCP ) type in:Ĥ.2.

There are a few ways to install the deb file:Ĥ.1. Using a SFPT client ( Cyberduck on Mac, WinSCP on Windows – or any other client ), SSH into your iOS device and upload the deb file in /private/var/mobile/documents/Ĥ. Next you need to download this Cydia deb file.ģ. We’re not sure why Cydia wasn’t officially updated, but to update to 4.2.1 and jailbreak using redsn0w is not the only way to get the new build.ġ.

A few weeks ago we’ve seen a first look at the UI changes in the upcoming Cydia update, and today we’ll show you how to get it even though you didn’t update to iOS 4.2.1 and jailbreak.

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