Colorful brings powerful interface colorization to pwned iOS 13 devices

For some jailbreakers, theming and system colorization are two of the most exciting aspects of having a pwned handset at their disposal. Fairly regularly, jailbreak tweak developers release some kind of add-on that allows users to colorize their handset’s aesthetics — some made specifically for certain interfaces, and others made to work system-wide.

A new jailbreak tweak release dubbed Colorful by iOS developer Dylan West (iOSthemem0d) is one of the latter, and it comes with so many options for tweaking your iPhone’s color scheme that you can captivate the interest of your peers regardless of what interface you might be looking at on your handset.

As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Colorful is a powerful system colorization tweak for iOS 13 that lets you add a splash of color to a number of interfaces. As you might come to expect, the tweak adds a dedicated preference pane to the Settings app after installation with a long list of options to configure:

In the primary preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Colorful on or off on demand
  • Customize color options
  • Apply changes
  • Reset options to their defaults

Upon tapping on the Customize color options cell, users will find dedicated sections for each individual element of iOS:

Here, you can choose between light or dark mode support and customize color options for the following interface elements:

  • Calculator
  • Camera
  • Lock Screen
  • Navigation Bar
  • Phone
  • SpringBoard
  • System Color
  • System-Wide
  • Status Bar
  • Tab Bar & Tool Bar

Below, we’ll break all the sections down for you, including what each section brings to the table:

Calculator

In the Calculator preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Calculator colorization on or off
  • Configure a background color
  • Configure a keypad color
  • Configure a label color

Camera

In the Camera preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Camera colorization on or off
  • Configure a background color
  • Configure a shutter button color
  • Configure a shutter ring color
  • Configure a tint color
  • Configure an interaction tint color

Lock Screen

In the Lock Screen preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Time & Date colorization on or off
  • Configure a Time & Date color
  • Toggle Quick Action button colorization on or off
  • Configure a Flashlight button color
  • Configure a Camera button color
  • Toggle Lock icon colorization on or off
  • Configure a Lock icon color
  • Toggle passcode background colorization on or off
  • Configure a primary color
  • Configure a secondary color
  • Enable gradient animation
  • Toggle passcode keyboard colorization on or off
  • Configure a keypad color

Navigation Bar

In the Navigation Bar preference pane, users can:

  • Enable colorization on an app-by-app basis
  • Configure a Navigation Bar color
  • Configure a title color

Phone

In the Phone preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle dialed background colorization on or off
  • Configure a primary color
  • Configure a secondary color
  • Enable a gradient animation
  • Toggle call button colorization on or off
  • Configure a call button color
  • Toggle keypad button colorization on or off
  • Configure a keypad color

SpringBoard

In the SpringBoard preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Home Page Control colorization on or off
  • Configure a current page indicator color
  • Configure an other page indicator color
  • Toggle Folder background colorization on or off
  • Configure a primary gradient color
  • Configure a secondary gradient color
  • Enable a gradient animation
  • Toggle folder border colorization on or off
  • Configure a folder border color
  • Toggle widget colorization on or off
  • Configure a widget background color
  • Configure a widget edit button color
  • Toggle Spotlight colorization on or off
  • Configure a primary Spotlight color
  • Configure a secondary Spotlight color
  • Enable a gradient animation
  • Toggle badge colorization on or off
  • Configure a badge color
  • Configure a badge label color
  • Toggle 3D Touch menu colorization on or off
  • Configure a menu color
  • Configure an icon color
  • Configure a subtitle color

System Color

In the System Color preference pane, users can:

  • Enable System Colorization on an app-by-app basis
  • Configure an interaction tint color
  • Configure a system background color
  • Configure a secondary background color
  • Configure a cell color
  • Configure a cell selection color
  • Configure a cell footer color

System-Wide

In the System-Wide preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Segment Control colorization on or off
  • Configure a background color
  • Configure a selected color
  • Toggle Home Bar colorization on or off
  • Configure a SpringBoard color
  • Configure an in-apps color
  • Toggle Text Selection colorization on or off
  • Configure a selection color
  • Toggle Text cursor colorization on or off
  • Configure a cursor color
  • Toggle Scrolling colorization on or off
  • Configure a primary color
  • Configure a secondary color
  • Enable a gradient animation
  • Toggle switch colorization on or off
  • Configure a switch on color
  • Configure a switch off color
  • Toggle Search Bar colorization
  • Configure a search bar color
  • Toggle Activity sheet colorization on or off
  • Configure a primary color
  • Configure a secondary color
  • Toggle Activity wheel cell colorization on or off
  • Configure a cell color

Status Bar

In the Status Bar preference pane, users can:

  • Toggle Battery icon colorization on or off
  • Configure a body color
  • Configure a fill color
  • Configure a pin color
  • Configure a bolt color
  • Toggle Wi-Fi icon colorization on or off
  • Configure an active bar color
  • Configure an inactive bar color
  • Toggle Cellular icon colorization on or off
  • Configure an active bar color
  • Configure an inactive bar color
  • Toggle other Status Bar icon colorization on or off
  • Configure a an icon color
  • Toggle Status Bar label colorization on or off
  • Configure a time color
  • Configure a carrier & other labels color

Tab Bar & Tool Bar

In the Tab Bar & Tool Bar preference pane, users can:

  • Enable Tab Bar colorization on an app-by-app basis
  • Configure a Tab Bar primary color
  • Configure a Tab Bar secondary color
  • Enable a gradient animation
  • Enable Tool Bar colorization on an app-by-app basis
  • Configure a Tool Bar icon color
  • Configure a Tool Bar color

When finished configuring Colorful, users should use the Apply button in the primary preference pane to save the changes they make.

If it wasn’t already self-evident from all the options that Colorful brings the to table, this tweak is both capable and thorough. We think those looking to give their jailbroken iPhone or iPad a makeover will appreciate Colorful’s wide range of settings and the ability to customize much of iOS’ user interface.

If you’re interested in trying Colorful, then you can purchase it for $1.99 from the Twickd repository via your favorite package manager. Colorful supports jailbroken iOS 13 devices.

Do you plan to colorize your pwned handset with Colorful, or are you using something else to accomplish your aesthetic needs? Let us know in the comments section below.