Monday 11 July 2011

Must-have Cydia Apps and Tweaks for the iPad 2

Alright, so you've jailbroken your iPad 2, what next? Head over to Cydia to install tweaks and apps that customise iOS to be the way it should have been. Firstly, most of the tweaks are paid but you can add a few repositories to your sources and get these tweaks for free.


So add these repos to your Sources via Sources -> Edit -> Add.

  1. Hackulo - http://cydia.hackulo.us 
  2. Insanelyi - http://repo.insanelyi.com
  3. HackYouriPhone - http://repo.hackyouriphone.org
  4. SinfuliPhone - http://sinfuliphonerepo.com
  5. PiMPMYi - http://cydia.myrepospace.com/pimpmyi
  6. HackStor - http://cydia.myrepospace.com/hackstor/
Once this is done, you can continue to install all the paid tweaks and apps for free. You just need to search for the app/tweak, find the latest version that's out in the Official (paid) BigBoss Repo (Tip: The app name will usually be highlighted in blue) and check out the same version of the app in the other repos that are free.

I'll walk you through the installation procedure for one of the Tweaks and then it's the same for the rest.

1. RetinaPad

If you've ever installed an iPhone-only app on an iPad, you'll notice that the app's resolution in the magnified mode is pixelated and useless. Well, RetinaPad changes it all. RetinaPad is a great new tweak that effectively increases the resolution of Retina-ready iPhone only apps when displayed on an iPad.

I must say that the screenshots don't do much justice to the app and it looks far better with RetinaPad.

Step 1: Open Cydia, goto Search, type RetinaPad and click on Search.


Step 2: Click on the result that is highlighted in blue. This is the official paid version of the tweak. Note that it says 'from BigBoss' too. Note down the version that's written below the name of the app. It's 1.2 in this case. Go back to the Search results (by clicking on the 'Search' button on the top left.


Step 3: Click on the other search results and Install the one that is the same version as the official one. If you can't find the latest version for free, check to see which is the latest among the free ones and install that. You should also check whether that version is compatible with your OS.



That's it! You're done!

2. SBSettings


SBSettings is a great add-on to iOS that will display an additional box with a toggle menu and additional options to ReSpring, Power off your device etc. By default, the box can be displayed when you swipe the status bar (where the clock and wifi icon is displayed) although this can be changed. Definitely a must-have!

3. iSHSHit


This app helps you backup your SHSH blobs directly from your device and email it or upload it to your Dropbox. SHSH blobs are required if you ever want to downgrade your device firmware.

4. iFile


The best file browser for your iPad 2. Enough said.

4. CyDelete

Normally, to delete and app that you have installed from Cydia, you need to open Cydia, goto the Installed section and delete the app from there. This tweak allows you to delete all apps installed from Cydia like a normal app. 

5. Installous 4


This nifty app is a replacement to the App Store that enables you to download and install all the paid apps for FREE!

6. Springtomize



Springtomize enables you to tweak every little aspect of iOS and allows you to customize it the way you like. You can say that it's a collection of all those tweaks available in Cydia. So instead of installing all those tweaks separately, you can just install Springtomize!

7. Barrel


Barrel lets you change the page-scrolling animation on your iPad. Instead of the normal swipe, Barrel lets you have cool 3D animations. Although some look a bit buggy, I really love the 'Curl and Roll Away' animation.

8. Graviboard


This is just one of those cool apps you can install to show off your iPad 2. The video has all you need to know about the app.

That's it for now. I'll keep updating the blog with my new finds.

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