Now I know we all leave our phones on 24/7, but for those users that actually turn their phones off and would like a custom boot screen when they start it back up, here is a walk through on how to customize this image. Up until lately, if we wanted to change the boot logo, we were forced to re-jailbreak or restore our firmware. Now we can do it during the commercial break over your wireless connection.
This How To is only for jailbroken iPhones.
1. Install LogoMe which can be found in the system section in Cydia
2. Next we are going to tap on the LogoMe app and when it opens, tap start.
3. We will have to select the image you would like to use. There are a few options for selecting this image and I will cover each one for you. The image size for these images should be 320×480.
3a. The first option for selecting the image for your custom boot screen is the Image Picker. This will just take you to your camera roll and photo library to chose an image already on your phone. Next you will be asked to preview the image or flash your phone. Tap flash to install the boot image.
3b. The second option for selecting an image is to link to a photo online which the program will download to the phone. Tap Download image and enter the address of the image then press ok. You will be asked again to preview or flash. Tap flash to confirm your election. I have uploaded some boot screens I have found. The web addresses are listed at the end of the article. For this example, I have used the image at http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4461/boot5tq9.png.
3c. The third option is to restore the original image that came with the phone. This is if you are tired of your custom boot image and want a regular boring image like everyone else. This will just ask to preview or flash. Tap flash and it will be restored to the original.
You have now updated your boot image to something customized to express your individuality. I have included a link to ispazio’s boot logo library. The image is more for me than anyone else, but I like to know that I have designed every aspect of my iPhone experience.
http://www.spaziocellulare.com/ispazio/en/download-custom-boot-images-for-pwnage-tool-and-winpwn/
AIA Publishers, would you please consider putting the word “Jailbreak:” or “[J]” or *something* in the title of articles that require jailbroken iPhones? I access your blog via RSS, and it is extremely annoying to start reading an article, only to *later* get to the part about it applying only to jailbroken phones. I’d prefer to just skip those articles, all together, and if the subject indicated the content, I could do so.
*Please* indicate “jailbreak” in the subject of your articles!!!
Just jailbreak your iPhone loser!
That was so totally uncalled for.
What are you using for your RSS reader? With Google Reader you can seen the whole article so it is kind of obvious.
I was going to use this app, but I really can’t find anything prettier than that pretty apple provided on the iPhone. Call me an fanboy. It’s better than being a “apphole” =)
Scott – you could always make your own Apple Fanboy boot screen. A little time in photoshop and people might be using your boot image!
How can one delete the Apple reboot logo icon so the screen is blank?
-Name, It doesn’t quite work like that, but if you want, you can create an image that is all black and set that as the boot image. There has to be a boot image, but it is whatever you set t as, so if you want just a black screen, then you get what you make.
LogoMe doesnt work. I picked the image boot I wanted and the loadin’ bar is just plain o’ blank! It’s not loadin’… its been 10mins.
I have the same problem that RJIZZY has I think it may be due to the already custom logo that my friend put on it when he jailbroke my ipod. Help maybe or explaination at least
My iPhone is dead.
It’s a really fucking app.
Don’t use it, my iPhone don’t boot anymore.
I want to break hand of LogoMe developper, it’s a shame.
DONT USE IT
IT’S AN IPHONE KILLER
Don’t use this application. Previous posters are not lying. It will forze you to restore your iPod to save it.
Don’t know what you guys are talking about. It works like charm!
Use a 8bit 320×480 pixel PNG and it will work. Try the “preview” button first. If it looks great there, then it should work.
Maybe it works only on iphone3g (firmware 2.2)?
Greets
Human
It has come to my attention that the issues with this app may be caused by using an image that is not the correct size. The bootscreens must be the correct size to work correctly as one user has told me. Not 100% sure of this though. The app still works for me, I change my bootscreen on occasion to liven up my phone.
I used it with redsn0w 0.3. But it didnt work and I had to re-jailbreak.
So if yours breaks just re-jailbreak it and you should be able to use your device again.
I don’t think that it would kill the iPhone/iPod…
i used it for about 2 weeks and it’s been working great.
I’m using an iPhone 2G with 2.2 firmware so i guess 2.2 works fine.
It just occurred to me that Cydia should be linked for those coming here from Google.