How to Get the New Dark Keyboard on Your iPad or iPhone Without the iOS 7.1 Beta

If you're lucky enough to have an iOS developer account, then you had a brief glimpse of some of the darker options with the 7.1 update, including a darker keyboard. This was exclusive to developers who installed the first iOS 7.1 beta, but is no longer available, unfortunately.

For those of us that don't have an extra $100 to drop on a developer account, there is a way to get this dark keyboard, and not only as a preview, but as your default look. All you need is to jailbreak your iOS 7 device. Already jailbroken? Then this will be quick!

Install Bloard

Open up Cydia, search Bloard, then install.

Enable Tweak

Easy, right? Next, go into your Settings application, locate Bloard and enable.

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There's not much else to it. If you want to revert back to basic white, then just go into the Bloard settings and disable.

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Easy! Enjoy the darker-look, and let us know of any trouble you run into. Check back soon as we'll be covering several more new softMods for iOS 7 over the coming weeks.