Jailbreaking

When Apple's iOS 7 introduced the Control Center it became an obvious target for customization once the jailbreak tweaking got underway. One of the first new jailbreak tweaks to allow you to customize the Control Center was FlipControlCenter, which allowed you to control which switches would be available on your lock screen and what order they would be in. CCControls takes the Control Center customization to the next level, giving you many more options, including the ability to change the appearance of the toggles.

You can find the CCControls tweak in the ModMyI repository where you'll be able to install it for free. Once installed, head to Settings->CCControls. You'll be able to make your customizations here. From the main screen you can go to the "Themes", "Lock Screen Restrictions" or "Controls per Page" menus. From this screen you can

Not everyone has fallen in love with the redesigned iOS 7 icons. While the latest iPhone firmware from Apple has many functional improvements, bringing back the old iOS 6 app icons is not an option. That is unless your iOS 7 device has been jailbroken with evasi0n 7.

WinterBoard makes it possible to change the cosmetics of iOS 7 with themes. The theme pictured above from developer Jailbreakstyle is appropriately named iOS 6 Icons For iOS 7 Theme. This free theme can be used in conjunction with WinterBoard to bring back iOS 6 icons on stock home screen apps.

iPhone 5s owners interested in locking down specific apps from prying eyes can now limit access using Touch ID authentication. The jailbreak tweak BioProtect makes it possible to select which apps are protected. Instead of entering a password to launch the protected apps, Touch ID is used to grant or deny access for faster results and better security.

Once installed, BioProtect can be enabled or disabled under Settings -> BioProtect. Options can also be set to customize the pop-up alert asking for Touch ID authentication. Individual apps can be locked out using toggles for each app under the section titled Protected Applications. Once an app is protected, it won't launch without a successful fingerprint match.

The iOS 7 keyboard redesign is slick and easy to read. It's also bright, which means that any time the keyboard pops up in an application users are greeted with white keys. For a more subdued look, the jailbreak tweak Bloard does the trick. The name is a portmanteau, combining the words black and keyboard.

As you might guess, Bloard does one thing and does it well. Once installed, the tweak darkens the keyboard to what developer GN-OS describes as a "nice light black". Keyboard markings are reversed to white. There are no settings to configure, and the tweak will automatically darken keyboards in any iOS 7 app.

Fans of Doctor Who will enjoy the simple, yet elegant WinterBoard theme Gallifreyan Keypad. This free theme from developer Puka1701 converts the lock screen keypad numbers into Circular Gallifreyan glyphs. Glyphs also appear in the Phone dialer, but only when numbers are pressed.

The theme integrates perfectly with iOS 7, which is required for installation. Gallifreyan Keypad is dependent on WinterBoard and only works on the iPhone and iPod touch. Once installed from Cydia, the theme can be enabled under Settings -> WinterBoard -> Gallifreyan Keypad on a jailbroken device.