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How to Change the Boring Battery Icon in Your iPhone's Status Bar to Something More Flavorful

Feb 1, 2014 02:51 AM
Feb 1, 2014 02:53 AM
Battery status indicators showing 94% and 95% charge levels.

Good battery life is one of the most important things any phone or tablet should have, but iOS 7 isn't always that great at handling power consumption. That leads to tunnel vision on the status bar's battery meter. After all, you don't want to be stranded in the middle of nowhere with no juice left to make a call.

So, if you're staring at the iPhone's battery icon in the status bar too much, why not make it a bit more interesting? In this softModder guide, I'll be showing you a quick and easy way to give your iPhone's battery icon a little more flavor. This is a jailbreak-only mod, so make sure you have a jailbroken iOS 7 device before continuing.

Hop into Cydia, then search for and install Alkaline, a free app from magn2o.

Drill tool details for "Alkaline" package version 1.0 by author magn2o.

After installation you can access the two default themes, Bolus and Habesha, from the Settings. Go to the default Settings app on your device and scroll down to the section that contains your jailbroken apps. Alkaline should be listed near the top (they're in alphabetical order).

Mobile device settings screen with various app options listed.
Settings interface of an iPhone displaying theme and author information.
How to Change the Boring Battery Icon in Your iPhone's Status Bar to Something More Flavorful
Mobile device settings screen with various app options listed.
Settings interface of an iPhone displaying theme and author information.
How to Change the Boring Battery Icon in Your iPhone's Status Bar to Something More Flavorful

Once inside Alkaline, the Theme tab is where all of your Alkaline battery themes will be added.

Settings screen showing the option to "Respring" under "Alkaline" theme options.

Now just select the theme you want from the list and Respring. Unfortunately, you'll need to Respring every time you change your current theme, but it's a small price to pay for a powerful new look.

You can find additional Alkaline battery themes in Cydia by searching for "Alkaline themes." Here are a few of my favorites:

Mobile device status screen showing Wi-Fi and battery indicators.

From top to bottom: Semi Circular Color, Habesha, and Vertical iOS7 Battery

That's it! Quick, easy, and powerful, this tweak will keep your device looking fresh. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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