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Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter

Dec 19, 2014 05:33 PM
Snowfall effect on a smartphone displaying a mountain landscape wallpaper.

Just in time for the holiday festivities, iOS developer Tristan Kennedy has created a snowy HTML widget for your jailbroken iPhone's home screen called SnowScreen. Simply apply the widget and you'll have a falling snow animation layered over whatever wallpaper you already have.

SnowScreen app promotional image with winter scenery and a smartphone displaying the app interface.

Without further adieu, let's show you how to apply this tweak.

Add the Proper Source

As mentioned above, you will firstly need to jailbreak your device, if it's not already. Next, enter Cydia and select the "Sources" tab, tap "Edit," then "Add," and finally, enter "cydia.taskinoz.com" as the source.

Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter
Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter
Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter
Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter

Install the Necessary Tweaks

With the source now added, you will be able to find the SnowScreen tweak through the search option in Cydia. Install it.

App details screen for SnowScreen version 1.1.

Now you'll need to install SBHTML, a tweak that'll allow you to apply falling snow to your home screen.

SBHTML app icon featuring a tool graphic.

Apply Falling-Snow Effects

Enter your Settings application and scroll down to the "GroovyBoard" (aka SBHTML) preferences. From here you'll enable the tweak and select SnowScreen as the theme.

When you select SnowScreen, you will have a couple of clock options as well as the ability to adjust the amount of snow "particles" showing—the more you apply, the slower they fall, so test out different values. Once your changes are saved, make sure to reboot or respring your iPhone to apply them.

Settings page for an app with options for enabling/disabling, theme selection, and support information.
Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter
Settings page for an app with options for enabling/disabling, theme selection, and support information.
Theme Your iPhone's Home Screen with Falling Snow for the Winter

Let It Snow!

When your device is back up, you should have some beautiful snow falling over your wallpaper. Now all you have to do is find a winter wallpaper that'll bring the theme together.

Smartphone screen displaying a snowy mountain landscape wallpaper with various app icons.

MaxParticles set at 200.

Smartphone screen displaying winter-themed wallpaper with app icons.

MaxParticles set at 500.

Smartphone screen displaying a snowy mountain landscape wallpaper with various app icons.

MaxParticles set at 200.

Smartphone screen displaying winter-themed wallpaper with app icons.

MaxParticles set at 500.

Get your device ready for the winter with SnowScreen, and let us know what you think below or on our Facebook, Google+, and Twitter feeds.

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.

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