iPhone Tips and Tricks: How to Make Custom App Icons without Jailbreaking

Dec 18, 2013 at 05:11am EST
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Jailbreaking makes your iDevice powerful - and this is just an understatement. Indeed people are going crazy to get the iOS 7 jailbroken at soonest. Jailbreaking has become increasingly easier time, however, only a very little fraction iOS users actually jailbreak their devices considering the warranty and other possible issues.One feature of a jailbroken iPhone is that you can "make custom app icons" - this iOS tip will show you how to create custom icons without actually jailbreaking your device. 

Here is how to personalize all your app icons!

How to make custom app icons without jailbreaking:

Required files: download and install the iPhone Configuration Utility on your computer: file for Mac and Windows.

  • Connect your iPhone with your computer and your device will show up in the left menu under devices. Click on your device and you will see a new menu.
  • Click on Configuration Profiles tab and click on Install. The installation would only take a few seconds.
  • Once done, your custom icon will appear on your iPhone!

Ta da! This was how to "make custom app icons on iPhone" - no hard task!

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