While we all eagerly await an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S, many of us are using custom settings shortcuts on our iOS homescreens to duplicate the functionality of a more robust Cydia hack like SBSettings.
The only problem? While the shortcuts work really well, some of the icons can be ugly and distinctly un-Apple-like.
Why settle for some puked-up icons, though, when you can have icons sexy enough to lick? Just go over to https://brdrck.me/settings/ on your iDevice and get downloading. Follow our previous how-to if you need guidance on setting these up.
[via iDB]
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23 responses to “Put These Gorgeous Custom Settings Icons On Your iPhone’s Home Screen Without Jailbreaking”
Nice looking icons, but since he has the shortcuts setup to go through his web site, not quite as useful. It would be nicer if he just released the icons.
Why in the hell doesn’t Apple just put the ability to change these settings in the notification screen? Does someone have a damn patent on that or something?
If you can do this on a jailbroken phone, why post a picture of the icons on what is an obviously jailbroken phone? Â
Because in fact only one person out of every few thousand really wants or needs to change those settings all day long. Â If you like to fiddle with things to that degree you are better off with an Android phone in the first place. Â
If you had bothered to follow the the link, you would know that the picture is of his website.
It’s not “obviously” jailbroken. In fact that’s the webpage that you see in the pic above. So, not a jailbroken phone.
SBSettings FTW…just saying…i’m done trolling
Wow. I bet you feel like an asshole now.
Yes, experiencing this first hand — I’d love to “quickly” change the settings on my phone… if only it wasn’t in the process of being flooded with requests.
one person out of a few thousand covers a lot of people in the iPhone world. Â I’d say being able to quickly change Safari privacy or Bluetooth on/off is pretty useful to even the most average user.
maybe I should just get another android…had that feature for years
People like to change the brightness setting. Turn down at night, turn up in sunlight.
I think he’s used to it by now
Troll much?
Pretty useless, since these are preset links for settings not icons that we can use. So this article is wrong!
Still, there are icons for settings…
VERRY USEFULL TIP!
Thank you, Cult of Mac!
http://iphoneza.co.za/IconSett…
I wonder who ripped off who here…
Should I have any security concerns “installing” these shortcuts?? The pop ups during installation about changing settings profile look like it is overwriting the OS or something??
-Paranoid
Only downside is that you have to have some sort of connection to the internet to be able to use these buttons to toggle.Â
Running iOS 5.1 beta 2 and Jeff’s icons and profiles install correctly on my phone but then don’t work as the URL can’t be found. Â Oh well. Â The improved battery life in iOS 5.1 is worth not having these shortcuts. Â The battery life is DRAMATICALLY better in iOS 5.1. Â Two days of use on a single charge. Â Really.