Apple has used the same color scheme for the iPhone’s native Calculator app for as long as I can remember. Even the original Calculator app used similar colors, pre-redesign.
Those looking to give the Calculator app on iOS a fresh coat of paint should turn their attention to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called calculative by iOS developer ElioFegh, which offers a plethora of colorization options.
Once installed, users will find a dedicated preference pane in the Settings app where they can configure calculative to their liking:
Things you can do from here include:
- Enabling and choosing a custom color for the Calculator app’s buttons
- Enabling and choosing a custom color for the Calculator app’s background
- Enabling and choosing a custom color for the Calculator app’s top background
- Enabling and choosing a custom color for the Calculator app’s text
- Hide or show the Status Bar in the Calculator app
- Respring your device to save any changes you’ve made
Dialing in the right colors for your ideal look and feel will take some time, but if you’ve already got a specific theme in mind, then it should be pretty easy to match the Calculator app to the preexisting aesthetic that you’re already using throughout iOS.
Those interested in giving calculative a try can download the tweak for free from ElioFegh’s personal repository via their favorite package manager app. The tweak supports jailbroken iOS 12, 13, and 14 devices.
If you’re not already using ElioFegh’s personal repository, then you can add it to your package manager app by using the URL that we’ve provided for you below:
https://eliofegh.github.io/
How will you colorize the Calculator app with the new calculative jailbreak tweak? We’re excited to read your responses in the comments section down below.
