It’s no secret that themusiclistening experience on the iOS platform has remained somewhat stagnant over the past few years, but if you’re avidly searching for something to make things a bit more exciting and you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then a newly released and freejailbreak tweakcalledLobeliasby iOS developerLittenoffers a great place to start.
As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Lobelias gives iOS’ Now Playing interface a much-needed facelift and integrates a plethora of user-configurable aesthetics so that you can achieve the look and feel you want. Right off the bat, notable changes include the rounded album artwork, redesigned media controls, changes to the background, and new text label positions, among other things.
It’s also worth noting that Lobelias looks great on iPads as well:
From what we can gather, Lobelias is based on a conceptconceived by @J3nra1n. In the release postpublished to /r/jailbreak, Litten goes on to explain that some components of the haven’t been included due to limitations of the developer’s current skillset. This could, of course, change in the future.
Once installed, Lobelias adds a dedicated preference pane to the Settings app where users can configure the tweak on demand:
Options here include:
As is customary with one of Litten’s jailbreak tweaks, there are oodles of options for the end user to configure. We’ll provide you with the grand tour of everything from top to bottom below:
Background
In the Background preference pane, users will be able to:
In the Artwork preference pane, users will be able to:
Song Title
In the Song Title preference pane, users will be able to:
Artist, Album
In the Artist, Album preference pane, users will be able to:
Rewind Button
In the Rewind Button preference pane, users will be able to:
Skip Button
In the Skip Button preference pane, users will be able to:
In the Others preference pane, users will be able to:
With its impressive aesthetics extensive roster of configuration, Lobelias is a wonderful way to upgrade your iPhone or iPad’s Now Playing interface with a unique and eye-pleasing new appearance that will make stock iPhone users jealous.
Those interested in trying Lobeias out for themselves candownload the tweak for free from Litten’s personal repositoryvia their favorite package manager. Lobeias supportsjailbrokeniOS 13 devices and isopen source on the developer’s GitHub pagefor those interested in learning more about how it works.
If you aren’t already using Litten’s repository, then you may add it to your favorite package manager using the following URL:
Do you have plans to give Lobelias a try, or will you be sticking to the bland, default Now Playing interface that your iPhone or iPad comes with out of the box? Be sure to let us know by dropping a comment below.
