iOS 5.0 I get to test Lima in beta

Discussion in 'iOS Jailbreak & Cydia' started by JailbreakHelp, Jun 30, 2012.

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  1. JailbreakHelp Well-Known Member

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    I got an e-mail yesterday, which i only read today, telling me I can use Lima in beta. I've used it a bit, and I'd thought I'd share some stuff about it.

    • Browser based Cydia
    • Can be used on multiple browser (I've tested Chrome and Safari)
    • Faster than Cydia
    • It looks better than Cydia by far IMO
    • It has 2 different servers so in case one crashes (Does Cydia have this? Tell me an I'll fix it)
    • It uses 3 cydia sources (in the next {according to their What's New section} update, you can add other sources soon), Bigboss, ModMyi and Saurik's repo.
    • OTA installations may come soon (Apple Tv :p)
    • So will backups
    • It doesn't take ages to load packages
    • I was expecting, like when you first open Cydia, all the packages had to load, that did NOT happen :)
    • You can still purchase themes, tweaks and apps
    • Searching speed is greatly improved than cydia's
    I could probably add a lot more, but I'll be using Lima instead for now, unless I need rpetrich's or other repos.

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    Lima - The future, happening now...
    JailbreakHelp, Jun 30, 2012
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  2. Skaterboy118 Member

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    WOW! Lima looks epic, a lot better than cydia.
    Skaterboy118, Jun 30, 2012
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  3. pineapple juice Well-Known Member

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    Nice, you're lucky!
    pineapple juice, Jun 30, 2012
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  4. JailbreakHelp Well-Known Member

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    It is isn't it? :)
    There are still thousands of people that haven't gotten to test it yet so yes i am so lucky :D
    JailbreakHelp, Jun 30, 2012
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  5. GrygrFlzr Active Member

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    Huh, what do you know? I can access the page simply by typing the URL...
    GrygrFlzr, Jun 30, 2012
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  6. JailbreakHelp Well-Known Member

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    Actually you can't, you have to activate your device. 1 per invite/e-mail.
    JailbreakHelp, Jun 30, 2012
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  7. GrygrFlzr Active Member

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    I see. Well, at least I can access the interface. ;)
    GrygrFlzr, Jul 1, 2012
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  8. Lux2GS Well-Known Member

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    I only have one word to say about Lima: Meh.
    Lux2GS, Jul 1, 2012
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  9. chickenmatt5 Community Development

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    Developers got upset last time a 3rd party was distributing their packages without consent. Lima better be writing tons of emails.

    Cydia is tried, tested, and more-or-less true. Everyone always complains about Cydia's shortcomings, but this seems like an App Store-ish alternate: a webapp, and there's plenty of problems with the App Store app too. The speed you are experiencing is most likely due to the very small amount of users now. Add a couple million jailbreakers and we'll see how the speed holds up.

    Also, way too many grammatical errors on the Lima blog for me to even take them seriously.
    chickenmatt5, Jul 1, 2012
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  10. Xerox Well-Known Member

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    There is a package in Cydia that activates this, its called Lima Beta (or there was, I have it installed)
    Xerox, Jul 1, 2012
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