Recently, I got a tweet from a reader…
Wanted to know if i could use a theme like ielegate and still have my own custom background and lockscreen?
That’s a good question. I guess some of you may also have the same question. It’s common that you install a great Winterboard theme. You love all parts of the theme except the background. So, how can you customize it and use back your own wallpaper?
The solution is to use a “User Wallpaper” option in Winterboard.
Let’s say you have installed the iGlassSol theme. It looks great. However, let’s change the default wallpaper to our own wallpaper.
Procedures to Set User Wallpaper in Winterboard
1. First, go to Settings -> Wallpaper and select your photo as wallpaper.
2. Go back to home screen and launch Winterboard.
3. Tap “User Wallpaper” to enable the option. Make sure the “User Wallpaper” option is placed on top of the iGlassSol theme.
Tip: To move the “User Wallpaper” option to the very top, tap and hold the “sort” icon. Then drag it to the top of the list.
4. Next, simply click the Home button to respring the home screen. Once the new setting is activated, you should be able to use your own background and the Winterboard theme together.
If you prefer to use your own lock screen, you can further enable the “User Lock Background” option in Winterboard. This will then override the lock screen setting of the Winterboard theme.
For those who are new to Winterboard, it is a theme manager for jailbroken iPhone. You can further check out this post to learn about it.
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been doing that already. hehe..
Maybe you can also explain to your readers how to use Boss Paper. It’s a free app in Cydia and really useful. Then it’s easy to have separate homescreen background and lockscreen wallpaper. Of course, Boss Paper can do a lot more also.
Thanks!
really helpful, i’ve been struggling the entire evening with this!
oh thanks. this really helps. its easier than i thought
sorry but i couldn’t do this
i have os 4.0 with jailbreak…why this doesn’t work?