Upon tapping the play button for a video inSafarior thePhotosapp, iOS automatically loads the video in its native media player interface. This media player doesn’t apply to all apps, such as those with proprietary alternatives like the officialYouTubeapp, but it applies almost everywhere else.
Jailbreakers who have an interest in customizing iOS’ default media player are likely to show an interest in a new and freejailbreak tweakdubbedCustoMediaby iOS developergamehacker080, as it permits the end user to not only colorize the native media player, but also to adjust its behavior in several different ways.
The screenshot example below serves to demonstrate how CustoMedia can be used to colorize iOS’ native media player:
You’ll notice that the HUD, as well as the individual buttons and sliders have been changed to a yellow/orange color scheme. The colors you choose are obviously up to you. Color settings, as well as behavior settings can be adjusted via the dedicated preference pane that gets added to the Settings app post-installation:
Here, you can:
CustoMedia is much more than just a colorization tweak for iOS’ default media player; it also provides a number of ways to change its default behavior to better suit your needs. This has its uses if you’re a chronic user of iOS’ default media player, and allows the end user to make it more comfortable to use for their own niche(s).
Those who’d like to try CustoMedia out for themselves candownload the tweak for free from the BigBoss repositoryvia their favorite package manager. CustoMedia supportsjailbrokeniOS 13 and 14 devices.
How will you customize your pwned handset’s media player with the new CustoMedia tweak? We’d love to hear from you in the comments section down below.
