The Status Bar is something that iPhone users see every day when using their handset, so it makes sense that it’s easily one of the most popular things to customize on a jailbroken handset. A classicjailbreak tweakcalled Zeppelin used to let users customize their carrier icon, but as they say, out with the old and in with the new.
For those onboard, iOS developerPeterDevjust recently released a new jailbreak tweak calledXeon (Beta), which aims to be a full-fledged Zeppelin alternative and then some. In addition to working with standard Zeppelin themes right out of the box, Xeon (Beta) also brings a bevy of other proprietary features to the table.
Among the things Xeon (Beta) can do for you are:
Once installed, Xeon (Beta) adds a preference pane to the Settings app where you’re able to configure it to your liking:
Here, you can:
The developer includes a respring button at the bottom of the preference pane that you should use whenever you make changes to ensure that they’re saved.
Xeon (Beta) seems to bring a lot of new features to the table forjailbreakers, and according to the Cydia depiction, many new features are still under development, such as:
If you’re simply looking for a Zeppelin replacement for iOS 11 and/or 12, then you might want to try the developer’s free Xeon tweak instead of the beta, which can be had from the repository below:
On the other hand, Xeon (Beta) provides this functionality and so much more for a fair asking price of $1.99.
If you’re interested in trying Xeon (Beta), then you candownload it right now from Cydia’s Packix repository. The tweak plays nicely with all jailbroken iOS 11 and 12 devices and the developer haspublished its source code on GitHubfor those interested in learning more about what makes it tick.
Will you be downloading Xeon (Beta) on your jailbroken handset? And if so, how will you use it to customize your Status Bar? Let us know by dropping a comment below.
