How To Manually Install Cydia To Jailbroken iOS 8

Earlier today the Chinese jailbreak dev team named Pangu released a jailbreak for Apple’s iOS 8. Since there was no collaboration or communication between the jailbreak team and Cydia owner Saurik – the jailbreak tool does not automatically install the Cydia application. This is because at the time of compiling the jailbreak tool, an iOS 8 version of Cydia was not available.

Since the announcement of the jailbreak, with credit to Saurik, a version of Cydia compatible with iOS 8 is now available. Until the Pangu team (if ever) add Cydia to their jailbreak package, users will have to manually install the Cydia deb file.

How to manually install Cydia to jailbroken iOS 8

Step 1: You’ll need to access the file directory of your device. You can use any of your preferred methods, but our favourite noobie-friendly method is by using iFunBox.

Step 2: Navigate to /var/root/Media on your iDevice.

Step 3: Make a new folder called Cydia inside the Media directory. Open the new Cydia directory you just created and make another one called AutoInstall.

Step 4: Download the following files and place them in the AutoInstall folder:

Step 5: Once you have placed the following files your directory listing should be similar to this:

+ var
+root
+Media
+AutoInstall
– cydia_1.1.13_iphoneos-arm.deb
– cydia-lproj_1.1.12_iphoneos-arm.deb

Step 6: Now reboot your device. When it turns back on, Cydia should be on your springboard. You’ll need to launch it and follow the on-screen steps to complete the installation.

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