Lynx 2 - Ultimate Device Customization for iOS 14, 15 & 16

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SpringBoard (System-Wide)

App User Interface

Select dark/light apps

Power

Disable power vibration
Place device screen down to lock

Dock

Hide completely
Background style (transparent, dark, light)
Use Floating Dock
- Disable in App Switcher
- Remove divider
- Disable App Library icon (iOS 15+)
- Disable Recents
- Set custom number of recent icons
- Disable in specific apps

Homescreen

Tap on background to lock device
Disable rotation
Disable icon editing
Hide 'Done' button
Hide 'Add Widget' button
Always return to first page of icons when opening device

Spotlight

Set custom pinned apps (also adds 3D Touch option to rearrage/select)
Set number of icons in Spotlight app suggestion rows
Clear search text when closing Spotlight
Disable Spotlight completely
Use iPadOS style floating window

Folders

Show list of apps contained in 3D Touch menu
Hide background
Hide title
Hide icon background (blur behind icon preview)
Automatically close when opening contained app

3D Touch Menus

Hide separator lines between options

Table Views

Show popup with current alphabetical index
Hide separators between cells
Use inset table style

Scroll Bars

Hide scroll bars globally

Search Bars

Hide completely
Hide background view

Home Bar

Disable on Homescreen and in apps
Disable on Lockscreen
Set custom height & width

Navigation Bars

Always use small title style
Remove separator under bar

Switches

Set custom enabled color
Set custom knob tint color

Keyboard

Haptic feedback on key press (light, medium, heavy)
Always show iPad Pro keyboard on all devices (iPad only)
Hide dictation key

Alerts

Hide separator between alert components

Tab Bars

Tint badges to application window tint
Hide separator above bar
Hide button labels
Use haptic feedback when tapping button

Icon Pages

Remove page dots

Screenshots

Hide screenshot preview
Disable shutter sound

Drag & Drop

Enable in all applications

Volume

Set custom number of steps

Flashlight

Enable timeout & set custom duration

Airplane Mode Alert

Hide completely
Disable Airplane Mode directly from alert

Wallpaper

Add overlay blur (dark, light, feather)

Lockscreen

MagSafe

Enable on all devices

Wallpaper

Disable switching (iOS 16+)
Add background blur (dark, light, feather)

CarPlay

Hide splashscreen when connecting

Clock

Display seconds
Hide clock label
Hide date label
Set clock and date positioning (left, right, center)
Use custom font family
Use custom font size

Control Center

Hide grabber at top of screen

Charging View

Disable battery popup when connecting to power

Unlock Text

Hide 'Swipe up to Unlock' or 'Press Home to Unlock' text
Set custom text
Display label immediately (disable fade animation)

Legal Text

Show legal text label at bottom of screen & set custom text

Page Dots

Hide page dots (Home button devices only)

Notifications & Banners

Show full notification message
Use single swipe gesture to remove (iOS 15+)
Add custom outer shadow
Automatically expand banners when received
Show count of notifications in each section
Hide 'No Older Notifications' label

Face ID

Hide padlock
Disable unlock hint (appears at top of screen)

Passcode Screen

Use haptic feedback on passcode number keys
Hide cancel button
Hide Emergency button
Hide backspace button
Hide number key background
Hide 'Enter Passcode' label
Set custom 'Enter Passcode' text

Quick Action Buttons

Hide both buttons
Hide Flashlight/Torch button
Hide Camera button
Hide button images
Hide button blurred background

Camera

Disable swipe gesture (keeps button functionality)

Music Player

Set player style (default, simple)
Hide completely
Hide volume slider
Hide media progress slider
Hide media control buttons
Hide playing application icon
Hide sound output device icon

Spotlight

Disable swipe gesture

Animations

Disable fly in zoom animation

App Library

Gestures

Open App Library when swiping for Spotlight

Activation

Disable App Library completely

Style

Always open to list mode
Reverse category pod order

Categories

Edit displayed categories (open editor with button in Settings or via 3D Touch menu option on all icons in library)

Pods

Hide background blur
Hide category name label

Folders

Hide app labels
Hide folder titles
Hide cloud icon when app is offloaded

Search Bar

Hide search background
Hide search icon
Disable pull down to open search

Haptic Feedback

Play feedback when opening or closing App Library

Status Bar

Hiding

Disable globally
Hide on Homescreen
Hide on Lockscreen

Coloring

Set custom tint color (applies to all status items)

Camera & Microphone

Hide dot when sensor is active

Breadcrumbs

Remove button to return to previous app

Battery Item

Hide completely
Hide bolt
Hide exterior percentage label
Show percentage label inside battery icon
Disable charging animation
Tap to toggle Low Power Mode

Status Items

Hide WiFi icon
Hide cellular signal bars
Hide clock
Hide location arrow
Hide Rotation Lock icon
Hide Do Not Disturb moon icon
Hide Bluetooth icon
Hide Alarm bell
Hide Airplane icon
Hide VPN icon
Hide CarPlay icon
Hide 'Not Charging' label
Hide background activity spinner

Audio Devices

Show connected device battery level (iOS 14 only)

Lockscreen

Hide lock icon (Home Button devices only)

Hotspot & Recording

Remove indicator background color
Disable pulsing animation

WiFi

Show network strength RSSI

Carrier

Set custom text
Override data type
Fake cellular service (for devices with not SIM interface)
Override cellular signal strength

Clock

Display date under time
- Set custom date format
Use custom time format

App Switcher

Style

Set switcher style (paged or grid, applies instantly)

App Suggestions

Remove suggestion banner

App Closing

3D Touch to clear all
Swipe to clear all
Confirmation before terminating all running apps
Select locked apps to always keep running

Now Playing Application

Ignore killing of application currently playing media

App Cards

Hide icon
Hide name label

Widgets

Today Page

Hide edit button
Disable on Lockscreen
Disable on Homescreen
Disable swipe to search gesture

Widget Elements

Hide labels on Homescreen widgets
Hide scroll dots to side of widgets
Add outer shadow, and set shadow radius

Batteries Widget

Double tap to toggle Low Power Mode
Tap on device to show current percentage
Hide empty rings
Hide separator lines (4x4 widget only)

Siri Widget

Hide separator lines (4x4 widget only)

Icons

3D Touch Items

Hide 'Remove Stack'
Hide 'Edit Widget'
Hide 'Edit Stack'
Hide 'Edit Homescreen'
Hide 'Share App'
Hide 'Delete App'
Hide 'Pause Download'
Hide 'Cancel Download'
Hide 'Prioritize Download'
Hide separators
Hide action images
Add 'Clear Badges' option
Add 'Rename App' option
Add 'Lock/Unlock' option (for devices with biometric authentication enabled only)
Show app storage size
Hide blurred menu background

Icon Labels

Hide on Homescreen
Hide in App Library
Hide in Folders
Set custom label color
Set custom label font

Icon Scaling

Set custom scale on Homescreen, Dock & App Library

Accessory Dots

Hide updated app dot
Hide beta app dot

Badges

Use average color of app icon
Hide badges completely
Hide badge text

Homescreen Layout

Set custom number of Homescreen rows & columns
Set custom number of Folder rows & columns
Set custom number of Dock icons (does not work with Floating Dock)

Transparency

Set custom alpha value of all icons

Downloads

Display current percentage

App Hiding

Choose apps to be hidden globally

Animations

Disable second hand sweep animation
Disable app editing icon jitter animation

Control Center

Activation

Disable Control Center completely

Connectivity Module

Disable WiFi & Bluetooth completely when tapped

Status Bar

Hide Status Bar
Hide sensor indicators (camera, microphone, location)

Modules

Use rounded module shape
Add shadow to perimeter of module
- Add percentage labels to volume and brightness sliders

Chevron

Hide arrow at top of control center

Hide Hints

Remove text when toggling modules

Settings App

Apple ID Cell

Set custom first & last name
Use modern account (removes all labels and only shows profile picture)

Icons

Hide cell icons
Use rounded icons

Chevrons

Hide arrow indicator on detail cells

Sections

Hide follow up items (storage, backup, updates)
Hide 3rd party app section
Hide COVID-19 Exposure notification cell
Hide family cell (only shown when enrolled in family plan)

Network

Show WiFi IP address
Show ethernet section

Search Bars

Hide search bar on main page of Settings

Music

Up Next

Hide queue popup

Recently Added

Show all songs (removes limit of recent items to display)

Layout

Use 3 column layout

AppStore

Updates

Replace arcade button with link to app updates

Camera

Styling

Use iPad style (transparent bars, moves media type selector to edge of screen)

Recent Photos

Hide last taken photo preview

Shutter Sound

Disable sound when tapping shutter button

Gestures

Double tap view finder to switch between front and back cameras

Phone

Dialer Buttons

Hide button background

Recent Calls

Show exact time when call was placed or received
Hide calls made via 3rd party applications

Tab Bar

Select which buttons to be displayed

Call Button

Hide background
Set custom background color

Notes

Tool Bar

Automatically collapse keyboard toolbar

Security

Hide note detail text in main list

Tint Color

Set custom application tint color

Photos

Albums

Lock hidden album with biometrics

Media Deletion

Skip confirmation when moving item to trash

Photo Previews

Remove zoom limit
Hide preview slider at bottom of screen

Safari

Address Bar

Remove background view (only works in dark mode on iOS 15+)

Background Playback

Continue WebKit media playback in background

Messages

Pinned Conversations

Hide glow behind contact images
Hide preview of last received message

Conversations

Hide separators between cells

Message Sending

Always display send progress bar