Looking to spice up your iPhone’sLock screena bit? If so, then you might take an interest in a new freejailbreak tweakcalledRomanLockscreenTimeby iOS developerCole Cabral.
As you may have gathered already from the tweak’s name, RomanLockscreenTime replaces the standard numeric timedisplayon your Lock screen with Roman numerals, as shown above.
Roman numeral-centric Lock screen time displays have been ceaselessly requested by thejailbreakcommunity for ages, but mixed feelings exist about the idea, mainly because it takes longer to discern the time unless you’re exceptionally fluent at reading Roman numerals.
Assuming you’re talented in the arts of reading Roman numerals and telling the time in this manner isn’t an issue, then RomanLockscreenTime is a great way to make your Lock screen look as fancy as your grandpa’s old mechanical silverwatch.
With no options to configure, what you see above is what you get once you’ve installed RomanLockscreenTime on your jailbroken device. Notably, the tweak works on alliPhonesandiPadsrunning a jailbroken installation ofiOS 11.
If you’re interested in trying RomanLockscreenTime for yourself, then you candownload it for free from Cole Cabral’s beta repository in Cydia. To add the beta repository, if you don’t already have it, you’ll need to follow these simple steps:
1)Launch the Cydia app and go to theSourcestab.
2)Tap on theEditbutton and then tap on theAddbutton.
3)In the text field of the pop-up that appears, type in the following repository URL:
4)Tap on theAdd Sourcebutton and wait for the repository to load into Cydia.
5)Now you should be able to search for and install RomanLockscreenTime fromCydia.
Are you excited to give your iPhone’s Lock screen time indicator a Roman numeral makeover? Share why or why not in the comments section below.
