Apple Completely Deleting Cydia

Hakoda

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Feb 2, 2008
Messages
2,133
Trophies
0
Age
29
Location
San Jose, CA
Website
Visit site
XP
343
Country
United States
I know this is something odd to ask but my cousin and I installed Cydia on his iPod Touch 3G but his Dad would rather not have it on his iPod because my cousin can be rather ignorant. I know I shouldn't have installed it in the first place but that's beside the point; I need the Temp's help on how to remove it.

Now his iPod is on 4.3.2 so we could just update but his iPod is filled with MANY apps and we're on vacation so no computer we have access to is synced to it.

Going to Manage --> Packages reveals Cydia related packages that are able to be uninstalled. We tried uninstalling Cydia Installer. That removes the Cydia GUI and basically deletes it. However next thing we know in 10 minutes, the Loading Spiral shows up and Cydia reinstalls itself. Anyone how to prevent this?

I'd prefer options that don't involve restoring. Thanks guys.
 

SifJar

Not a pirate
Member
Joined
Apr 4, 2009
Messages
6,022
Trophies
0
Website
Visit site
XP
1,175
Country
Can you try deleting it the way you would any other app, by holding the icon and then clicking the "x" that appears when they start shaking? Or does that not work with Cydia? Even if it does, I'd recommend restoring ASAP too, just to be sure.
 

Lacius

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
May 11, 2008
Messages
18,099
Trophies
3
XP
18,338
Country
United States
If you don't want to restore it, the fact that it's on 4.3.2 means it can be updated to 4.3.5. Updating it won't delete any of the music or whatever. It will basically just update the firmware and delete jailbreak stuff.
 

Hakoda

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Feb 2, 2008
Messages
2,133
Trophies
0
Age
29
Location
San Jose, CA
Website
Visit site
XP
343
Country
United States
Does updating require you to be on a computer that you're synced with? Or can you update on any computer? Only reason we're not considering updating is because we're assuming it would take too long to transfer the applications but the update just messes with the OS partition right?

SifJar: A tweak called CyDelete would do just that but then we would have a CyDelete setting in the Settings app. Or would we not?
 

tagzard

Tagzard the Crazy Dinosaur with Wings.
Banned
Joined
Apr 28, 2010
Messages
1,452
Trophies
0
Age
27
Location
Chicago Illinois
Website
tagzard.tk
XP
669
Country
United States
Hakoda said:
Does updating require you to be on a computer that you're synced with? Or can you update on any computer? Only reason we're not considering updating is because we're assuming it would take too long to transfer the applications but the update just messes with the OS partition right?

SifJar: A tweak called CyDelete would do just that but then we would a CyDelete setting in the Settings app.
Listen buddy. Do what i did when i took my jailbroken ipod to the apple store. Install SBSettings and go to more then hide icons. Now hide all of the icons you want to (and turn off all cydia plugins to make it seem like it isn't jailbroken) now it GIVES the ILLUSION that it isn't jailbroken. Now keep it that way untill you get to your computure and update it. TADAAAAAAAA.
cho welcome
 

Lacius

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
May 11, 2008
Messages
18,099
Trophies
3
XP
18,338
Country
United States
Hakoda said:
Does updating require you to be on a computer that you're synced with? Or can you update on any computer? Only reason we're not considering updating is because we're assuming it would take too long to transfer the applications but the update just messes with the OS partition right?

SifJar: A tweak called CyDelete would do just that but then we would have a CyDelete setting in the Settings app. Or would we not?
You can do it from any computer. Your stuff will be preserved. Apps, music, etc. The only thing that won't be preserved is your jailbreak.

Edit: Or you could just talk some sense into daddy-o.
 

Madridi

Card Collector
Member
Joined
May 9, 2008
Messages
3,562
Trophies
2
Age
38
Location
Doha
XP
3,071
Country
Qatar
well you have one of two choices, which you are already aware of:
- Use Cydelete to just remove cydia
- Restore if you completly want to wipe out any mods

I'm guessing there is a third choice involving OpenSSH, but I'm not an expert on that so I would leave it aside
 

SifJar

Not a pirate
Member
Joined
Apr 4, 2009
Messages
6,022
Trophies
0
Website
Visit site
XP
1,175
Country
I think it should work with OpenSSH, but there may be a list somewhere on the device of installed apps, and if one is just missing, but still on the list, it could cause problems, I'm not sure...
 

Hakoda

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Feb 2, 2008
Messages
2,133
Trophies
0
Age
29
Location
San Jose, CA
Website
Visit site
XP
343
Country
United States
Dter Ic: But then I'd still have a Terminal app on the iPod. Anyway to run Terminal remotely on the iPod?

SifJar: I've seen Youtube videos of people reinstallig Cydia via SSH and they deleted Cydia.app to start fresh and the device worked just fine.
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    why
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @K3Nv2, it's not funny
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    ok
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Wut?
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    That's not funny
    +2
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    So two cannibals where eating a clown and one says to the other. Hey does this taste funny to you?
    +2
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    What do you call a slow car? Retired
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Did you hear about the police car that someone stole the wheels off of? The police are working tirelessly to find the thieves.
    +2
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    A firefighter got arrested for assault his main claim was what I was told he was on fire
    +2
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    What do you call a hooker with a runny nose? Full
    +2
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    What do you tell a woman with two black eyes? Nothing you already told her twice!
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Diddy also works
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    A scientist heard the word batman so he put a naked lady in a cage with a bat
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Chuck Norris won a staring contest, with the sun.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    A vampires favorite thing to do is moon you
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    What's the difference between an airplane, and Ken's mom? Not everyone has been in an airplane.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    What's the difference between @BigOnYa and his wife? Nothing both want to bone me
    +3
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck norris
    +1
  • BakerMan @ BakerMan:
    how do i know? you're a guy, and he wants to bone every guy on this site (maybe, idk)
    +1
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    He wants to bone anything with a dick
    +1
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    Good night
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Nighty night, big day tomorrow. Congrats.
    K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7iLZ35NrQt/?igsh=MWd2Z3U0dmNlMmNxcw==