How To Get AppCake on iPad and iPhone

After the best place for cracked apps download was shut down; it was seen as great setback for all jailbroken device users. But after installous was winded up; there have been a lot of installous alternatives in the iDevice market. And we have already gave a list of installous alternatives on our previous article; but today we will focus only on AppCake. This installous option has gained a lot of popularity as it is really easy to get cracked app on iPhone, iPad and even iPod using AppCake. So let us see how can you obtain it on your device.

AppCake On iPad and iPhone

Cydia Is Manadatoy:

You can have AppCake on any jailbroken device which has Cydia on it. But trying to get it on non jailbroken device is not possible now (hopefully it might soon be available to non jailbroken devices as well). So before moving to next step make sure that you have Cydia on the device; where you want AppCake.

AppCake Source:

Open Cydia and proceed to new source adding page by going to Cydia > Sources > Edit > Add. (This is same for adding any Cydia source; so people who are familiar with it can do it in the blink of an eye). 

A box will appear asking for Cydia/APT url. Enter AppCake repo http://cydia.iphonecake.com here. There are few more Cydia sources which are known to host AppCake; but this is the reliable most. Once the source is fed in the area; you can tap on add source.

your device will verify repo and it will be added to your device. For iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 without HD you can select AppCake+ and devices with HD can go for AppCake HD too. 

For AppCake to run for the first time; device has to be rebooted. So please reboot your iPhone/iPad as soon as AppCake is installed on your device. Once it is installed on your device you can see the icon on your springboard. 

Cydia Tweak For Vine Videos : VineDownloader

Vine is the next big thing after text social networks and YouTube. And it has gathered a lot of attention and popularity in a short span of time. Short videos of 6 seconds on Vine have been able to make to the charts and people have appreciated them well. So it's the time to get a Cydia tweak for Vine videos. And this tweak is called as VineDownloader. Just like YouTubeDownloader for YouTube videos; you can get the Vine videos on your iPhone or iPad using this Cydia tweak.

Why Do We Need A Cydia Tweak For Vine Videos?

The issue with the conventional and default Apple setting is; it does not allow you to save the videos to your camera roll from the Vine for iPhone itself. So there was definitely need of some tool which would easily allow doing this.

So to use this cool Cydia tweak you have to be jailbroken and Vine for iPhone should have been installed on your iPhone. This Cydia tweak for Vine videos costs just 0.99$ and it is available from BigBoss repo. It can also be used for iPad.
One this tweak is installed on your device make sure Vine is enabled in your privacy setting or else this tweak might not work.

How To Download Vine Videos?

After the VineDownloader installation is finished and Vine is enabled in your privacy setting; open Vine for iPhone. Play any video which you want to download on your iPhone. Pause the video before 6 seconds and three small dots will be there just below the video screen. Tap on them and you will have an option of saving that video. Once the save command is given; this video will be downloaded to your camera roll. It is very fast in downloading the videos; possibly because the video size is too small. 

This is the YouTube video on how to use this app.

If you are a big fan of Vine videos and always wanted to download Vine videos on your iDevice; VineDownloader Cydia tweak for Vine videos must be on your jailbroken device. 

Also See:
How to Record Calls on iPhone

How To Download YouTube Videos on iPhone

Top 6 Cydia Apps For iPad

Cydia Apps for iPhone Rules The Market:

Once the Cydia came into the picture majority of people have been customizing and personalizing iPhone  and iPad. Most of these apps and tweaks are coming from the Cydia sources which focus mainly on iPhone. Most of the apps are opened on iPad too but some of them might not be compatible with these bigger Apple devices. In this article we are trying to give top Cydia apps for iPad; which are deigned keeping in mind iPad only.

Top Apps For iPad:

So let's see what are these apps which are designed for customization and best utilization of the iPad.

1) SplitMail: 

This is a freeware from BigBoss repo and it works to split the view in halves when you are using mail application. This is possible in portrait as well as landscape mode. This makes the handling of mail application much more faster and easier.

2) Zephyr:

Zephyr is also useful Cydia tweak for broken home button on iPhone. It is used for iPhone as well as iPad. This is in fact gesture based control system for iPad where in you don't have to worry about the physical button on your iPad anymore. This iPad app also helps you a lot for task-killing and app switching. It is available from BigBoss repo for 4.99$ (Looking at the current iOS update I strongly feel these prices will definitely slash. This is because some of the Zephyr features are already built-in with iOS 7).

3)FullForce:

Perfect for game playing on iPad; this Cydia tweak forces the app screen to fit the iPad screen. This is very handy when you use a lot of apps and games which are designed only for iPhones and black bars appear sometimes on the edges; when the app is open. You can select the app where you want to use FullForce to fit them to your iPad screen (make sure that app is closed when you do this selection). Again this is a free app from BigBoss repo. This has always been on the list of best Cydia apps for iPad.

4) NCPad:

This tweak stretches all the notifications on the iPad; and hence top horizontal looks filled in. This is a freeware from ModiMyi repo.

5) SwipeSelection:

Are you a typist on iPad; who spends a lot of time typing on the iPad; then this is just for you. Because as you type a lot; you need to edit, copy paste and cancel a lot too. SwipeSelection makes it easy by as you will do same things by gestures. This is a freeware from BigBoss repo.

6) WeKillBackgroundPro:

Tired of killing your apps one by one on your iPad. Then it is the time to get this cool Cydia tweak for your iPad (it is available for iPhone too). Once this tweak is installed you can kill all your backgrounds apps by click of a single button in your notifications area. Again this is from BigBoss repo.

Hope you guys liked the 6 top Cydia apps for iPad. You can always have 1-2 other apps in your mind which should be here. And in some cases you might put entirely different apps as per your need. This list is made based upon the popularity and number of downloads of these apps. You can put your app in comment area and we can always insert them in our list of top Cydia apps for iPad.