Many iPhone users spend absorbent amounts of their time in theMessagesapp, and that’s not surprising given just how explosively popular text messaging has become over the years. Given that fact, it’s easy to see why someone might desire more customization options with respect to an app they use all the time.
Fortunately for jailbreakers, iOS developerCreatureSurviveis out with a new and freejailbreak tweakdubbedChatUIthat offers a smorgasbord of seemingly limitless customization for the native Messages app that comes pre-installed on iPhones and iPads alike.
ChatUI wouldn’t be the first jailbreak tweak we’ve featured on iDB that gives the Messages app a fresh coat of paint, but it certainly would be one of the most comprehensive of the sorts. The tweak offers colorization options for both dark and light mode independently of one another and includes a number of other odds and ends that will get users excited.
As you’ll notice in the screenshot examples above, ChatUI provides options for colorizing the chat bubbles in various ways, giving the Messages app a dedicated wallpaper, and so much more. Once installed, the tweak adds a dedicated preference pane to the Settings app where users can configure it to their liking:
Things you can do here include:
The configurations for light mode and dark mode are exactly the same with respect to the options they provide, however they can be configured independently so that your Messages app looks one way while using light mode and another way while using dark mode. Given that the options are identical, we’ll only go over them once to save your time and ours:
And heading back to the primary preference pane, users will find a dedicated cell for global options, which encompass the following options:
As you’ll notice from the lengthy list of options above, ChatUI offers a comprehensive feature set for all kinds of jailbreakers, regardless of how they use their Messages app. Whether you’re trying to remove unwanted features, colorize the interface, or give it some background scenery with a background image, this tweak offers a little something for everyone.
Those needing a little more of a nudge will be happy to know that ChatUIis a completely free download from the CreatureCoding repositoryvia any package manager of your choosing. The tweak supportsjailbrokeniOS 14 devices, and iOS 13 support is purportedly coming soon in a future update.
If you aren’t already using CreatureCoding’s repository, then you’re able to add it to your package manager of choice with the following URL:
Do you plan to customize your handset’s Messages app with the new ChatUI tweak? Let us know in the comments section down below.
