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Deleting Cydia on iPhone 3GS?

JEM6

JEM6

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I bought a iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.2 that I have jailbroken and unlocked to use on a different carrier than AT&T. This obviously required me to download Cydia through Redsn0w to jailbreak it, and I used Ultrasn0w to unlock it. Now that I have successfully done this, I no longer want to have Cydia on the phone.

Could you guys help me in removing it? Also, will this effect the unlock? And will this for some reason not allow me to update later on? If I needed it later, couldn't I just re-install it through Redsn0w? And if I do delete it, will I ever need to download it again?

I did look this up and found other threads about the topic, but no one really gave a clear explanation. Also, none of them were about deleting it on IOS 4.2.
Oh, and I also had to change the baseband tO 06.15 if that effects the situation at all.

If you guys could help me out, it would be most appreciated.
 
There's no easy way for you to remove it. The best thing to do would be to ignore it. If you keep it, you could update ultrasn0w easily if a GPS update comes out.
 
I don't recommend removing Cydia but if your determined there are three ways. I know off

1. download cydelete from Cydia this will allow you to uninstall any app including Cydia.


2. If you open Cydia, along the bottom of the page is a "Manage" tab. Press that and select "Packages" and you should see all the apps you've installed through Cydia. Select the one you want to uninstall and then in the top right hand corner (where you would normally click to install) it should say modify. In case you hadn't guessed, you're going to press that! Then, click uninstall. then reboot!


3rd is through ssh or similar a little harder to do.
 
Like Labman said. I don't recommend you to delete Cydia. However, you can do delete Cydia icon/app on your screen with ease.

1. downdoad CyDelete from Cydia.
2. Go to setting/CyDelete/Cydia (Turn this to off position)

Go to screen, hold Cydia icon for awhile until all apps are shaking with X on the left corner, hit x on Cydia icon and delete it.

Again, I don't recommend you to do it, but just show you there is a way.
 
If you install SB Settings or the program called "Poof" you can "hide" apps. This way you could delete Cydia from your homescreen while still keeping it on the phone if you ever wanted to use it.

-Tuck
 
Thanks for all the responses and tips. I'm just curious, if I use CyDelete, will that app also be deleted?
And to those who seem to dislike this decision, why would you guys be so against deleting Cydia? I'm guessing most of you are avid users of it, but I literally have absolutely no use for it. I unlocked the iPhone and thats all I really wanted to do.

Oh, and deleting Cydia won't harm the unlock or anything else, correct?
 
JEM6 said:
Thanks for all the responses and tips. I'm just curious, if I use CyDelete, will that app also be deleted?
And to those who seem to dislike this decision, why would you guys be so against deleting Cydia? I'm guessing most of you are avid users of it, but I literally have absolutely no use for it. I unlocked the iPhone and thats all I really wanted to do.

Oh, and deleting Cydia won't harm the unlock or anything else, correct?
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I would strongly (VERY VERY STRONG) advice you to no remove cydia, you are running a software unlock, something may come up and you are going to need cydia there, if you don't, your only option will be to restore a firmware and maybe lose your unlock forever (in case the BB is updated too and no unlock is found for it).


Too much of a rick for a program that doesn't really do much, if it bothers you, just Hide it. You can just buried it into a folder that you never open (in case you don't want to install anything else to properly hide the app)
 
unlock problems

Hi! I have a problem. Yesterday, after unlocking my Iphone 3gs my service dissapeard . It shows SERCHING... on the left upper corner, and then NO SERVICE. I was trying to change SIM cards but its still the same. I dont know what to do. May be I did smth wrong during the unlock process. Please help me with advice !!!!!! Thank u
 
JEM6 said:
Well I am a male, and that has nothing to do what I am seeking help on.

Anyway, thank you for the explanation maturola. I'll consider hiding it, but what problems would you expect me to need cydia for?
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Well,,,that is the "thing" about problems and issues, you DON'T expect them. You may not have one ever, you may no need Cydia at all ever again....but if you do, You'll glad you have it (just like a condom ;)). as I said I just think the price is just too high for such a small app that can be easily be hidden.
 
JEM6 said:
Well I am a male, and that has nothing to do what I am seeking help on.

Anyway, thank you for the explanation maturola. I'll consider hiding it, but what problems would you expect me to need cydia for?
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you should not delete cydia. you should just hide it. I have an issue with my jailbreak right now because of an app I read about on here and downloaded it. now my cydia will not open. I have a 3gs running 3.1.3 so I cant update it and real jailbreak cause I dont want to be tethered or raise my base band. I would just move cydia to the last page of your apps. thats what I did with every app that came preinstalled by apple. because trust me you will need it at some point.
 
original2vz said:
Hi! I have a problem. Yesterday, after unlocking my Iphone 3gs my service dissapeard . It shows SERCHING... on the left upper corner, and then NO SERVICE. I was trying to change SIM cards but its still the same. I dont know what to do. May be I did smth wrong during the unlock process. Please help me with advice !!!!!! Thank u
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Don't hijack threads.
 
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