Siri’s traditional interface is fairly Apple-esque with its darkened, yet blurred background that overshadows any app or interface that you summon the virtual assistant over the top of. But what if you could giveSirijust a small touch of additional personality?
Thanks to a newly released and freejailbreak tweakcalledCustomSiriBG13by iOS developerTylerD3v, now you can. If the tweak’s name wasn’t self-evident enough, CustomSiriBG13 lets jailbreakers replace the Siri interface background with virtually any image they want.
In the screenshot example above, we’ve replaced the traditional Siri background with an image of themacOSMojave darkened wallpaper that has been scaled to the iPhone’s tall and narrow display size. Obviously, you can choose something different if you so wish.
Once installed, CustomSiriBG13 adds a dedicated preference pane to the Settings app:
Here, you can:
The developer provides an Apply button at the top-right of the preference pane that will respring your device and save any changes you’ve made.
Whether you’re just sick and tired of looking at the traditional Siri interface background or you’ve got a wonderful idea for an image that would make it look nicer to your eyes, CustomSiriBG13 is a solid tweak that provides the means to customize an interface that Apple failed to make customizable out of the box.
Those who’d like to try CustomSiriBG13 candownload the tweak for free from the Packix repositoryvia their favorite package manager. The tweak supportsjailbrokeniOS 13 devices only.
What image will you be using to customize Siri on your pwned handset with this tweak? Share your plans in the comments section below.
