As you interact with the volume buttons on your iPhone or iPad, a subtle yet functional volume HUD appears on the screen for a brief moment to advise you what your current volume level is. Users can also make fine adjustments to their handset’s volume level by performing tap and drag gestures on the volume HUD interface itself.
But let’s say you wanted a different volume HUD shape or X/Y positioning on the screen — this is something Apple doesn’t offer as a native feature on the iPhone or iPad out of the box. Fortunately, a newly released and freejailbreak tweakdubbedVolume Controllerby iOS developerTomasz Poliszukcan help with that.
Just as the name implies, Volume Controller provides you with a way to customize your handset’s volume HUD interface. Examples of customized volume HUDs appear in the screenshots above, just in case you were wondering what you can do with the tweak.
Once installed, Volume Controller adds a dedicated preference pane to the Settings app where a number of settings can be configured to your liking:
Here, you will be able to:
The options for each the landscape and portrait orientations are virtually the same, and are as follows:
Volume Controller provides just enough options to help you stray away from the stock look and feel just a little bit, or to completely overhaul the native aesthetic with something entirely different.
Those interested in trying Volume Controller maydownload it for free from the BigBoss repositoryvia their favorite package manager. The tweak supportsjailbrokeniOS 13 devices and isopen source on the developer’s GitHub pagefor those who might be interested in learning more about what makes it tick.
Do you plan to give Volume Controller a try? Let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.
