Remove update badge in Cydia

Ace_t · 04-22-2010, 12:53 AM

Do you have cracked Cydia apps? Do you want to get rid of those annoying update badges and reminders in Cydia? Worried you might mistakenly upgrade and loose your cracked version?

Well this is for you.

SSH or browse your iPhone with iFile to /var/lib/dpkg/ make a backup copy of "status" now edit your file. For example if you have Firewall IP 1.3.1 just search the status file for this and change the version number up to 100 or something. Save the file, respring your device, go to Cydia and refresh and your update should drop off.

I hope that helps someone?

sucram6791 · 05-03-2010, 08:43 PM

this didnt work for me

maxism · 08-14-2010, 09:22 PM

Works for me. Thanks.

eddietah · 08-14-2010, 09:30 PM

Just search for Badge Remover in cydia and install it, then go to winterboard and drag it to the 1st most upper row and check it, press home button and let your iphone restart and vollia all your update badge will be gone

MiName · 08-19-2010, 11:23 AM

Or.....

Disable badges - SiNfuL iPhone

Z3RO COOL · 08-19-2010, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddietah

Just search for Badge Remover in cydia and install it, then go to winterboard and drag it to the 1st most upper row and check it, press home button and let your iphone restart and vollia all your update badge will be gone

Not compatible for 4.0.1

Mr.x · 08-30-2010, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace_t

Do you have cracked Cydia apps? Do you want to get rid of those annoying update badges and reminders in Cydia? Worried you might mistakenly upgrade and loose your cracked version?

Well this is for you.

SSH or browse your iPhone with iFile to /var/lib/dpkg/ make a backup copy of "status" now edit your file. For example if you have Firewall IP 1.3.1 just search the status file for this and change the version number up to 100 or something. Save the file, respring your device, go to Cydia and refresh and your update should drop off.

I hope that helps someone?

my post #2 in the link below answers your Question with instructions.
quickreply 1.5.3 help - SiNfuL iPhone

torres2008 · 11-01-2010, 08:21 PM

work like charm. thanks!

sm0114 · 11-25-2010, 03:02 AM

I tried this method and it worked perfectly...until I then tried to update other Cydia apps, which gives an immediate error of ‘sub process usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code 2’, which from searching around, it seems is EXACTLY what happened here (the thread linked a couple of posts up);

quickreply 1.5.3 help - SiNfuL iPhone

I’ve restored the status file to the original version, and I can now update Cydia apps again, but obviously the badges I wanted to hide are now back. I’m 100% sure that all I edited in the file was the version number of the 2 apps I wanted, to like 8.*** from 2.***.

Can anyone shed light on this?

patelronak5 · 11-25-2010, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace_t

Do you have cracked Cydia apps? Do you want to get rid of those annoying update badges and reminders in Cydia? Worried you might mistakenly upgrade and loose your cracked version?

Well this is for you.

SSH or browse your iPhone with iFile to /var/lib/dpkg/ make a backup copy of "status" now edit your file. For example if you have Firewall IP 1.3.1 just search the status file for this and change the version number up to 100 or something. Save the file, respring your device, go to Cydia and refresh and your update should drop off.

I hope that helps someone?

it will not work man.....i m trying this from 2 days and today i got that again we ve to set permission of dpkg file.....and after editing u will not be able to install,reinstall,update or remove ANY CYDIA APP....
SO I ADVICE U NOT TO DO THIS...u will be in serious TROUBLE

Justabrake · 11-25-2010, 07:42 AM

Why don't we have an app for this like Metadata Remover

patelronak5 · 11-25-2010, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Justabrake

Why don't we have an app for this like Metadata Remover

it will remove only APP STORE APP not CYDIA dude...and also CRACKED APP...Purchased app will not be removed

Massie · 11-25-2010, 08:20 AM

No, he wants something LIKE that for Cydia.

sm0114 · 11-25-2010, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patelronak5

it will not work man.....i m trying this from 2 days and today i got that again we ve to set permission of dpkg file.....and after editing u will not be able to install,reinstall,update or remove ANY CYDIA APP....
SO I ADVICE U NOT TO DO THIS...u will be in serious TROUBLE

So it's not just me with this problem? I've searched around everywhere and anywhere that's given this tip, people are commenting after it saying thank you it worked...but I'm willing to bet days/weeks later when they try and update other apps Cydia it won't work!

There must just be something else somewhere that needs updating for the error not to be given. I just wish I knew what!

patelronak5 · 11-25-2010, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sm0114

So it's not just me with this problem? I've searched around everywhere and anywhere that's given this tip, people are commenting after it saying thank you it worked...but I'm willing to bet days/weeks later when they try and update other apps Cydia it won't work!

There must just be something else somewhere that needs updating for the error not to be given. I just wish I knew what!

it will not work i m saying NA

patelronak5 · 11-25-2010, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuk12chuk

Another way would be to update the apps in Cydia.

every NOOB in this forum also know this

sm0114 · 11-26-2010, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuk12chuk

Another way would be to update the apps in Cydia.

People have their reasons why they don’t want to update an app, and don’t want to be notified about it!

whoadie · 11-26-2010, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sm0114

I tried this method and it worked perfectly...until I then tried to update other Cydia apps, which gives an immediate error of ‘sub process usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code 2’, which from searching around, it seems is EXACTLY what happened here (the thread linked a couple of posts up);

quickreply 1.5.3 help - SiNfuL iPhone

I’ve restored the status file to the original version, and I can now update Cydia apps again, but obviously the badges I wanted to hide are now back. I’m 100% sure that all I edited in the file was the version number of the 2 apps I wanted, to like 8.*** from 2.***.

Can anyone shed light on this?

Yeah I tried that method like a month ago! It worked for a while, then I couldn't download nothing from cydia! Don't DO THIS!!!

sm0114 · 11-28-2010, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoadie

Yeah I tried that method like a month ago! It worked for a while, then I couldn't download nothing from cydia! Don't DO THIS!!!

Did you figure out what else needed to be edited though? Or have you had to revert back to your backup file (and lose this badge fix) like me?

sm0114 · 02-15-2011, 03:29 AM

Just bringing this topic back to see if anyone ever figured this out? Every google result for 'remove cydia badges' comes back with these same instructions on various sites, but no one explaining how to fix the problem it causes.

Anyone found a way around it/another way of removing cydia update badges?