BiteSMS icon

It wont change the icon because of a change in the file system for iPhone4. Here's what I did (you'll need a basic knowledge of SSH):

1) Using SSH login to your iPhone with your favorite SSH client (I'm on windows so I use WinSCP)

2) Navigate to root/private/var/stash/applications/mobileSMS. Copy the file "icon@2x.png" to your desktop.

3) Now navigate to root/private/var/stash/themes.xxxxx (different for every phone) and you should see a folder for the package you downloaded from cydia (mine was biteSMS to Messages icon). Open all of the folders ("BiteSMS to Messages icon"/bundles/com.bitesms) and copy over the "icon@2x.png" file we put on the desktop earlier.

4) Exit SSH session and respring.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

I emailed the developer today, said he would be updating soon... So should then work.

 

While what the above poster said will work, I personally feel that some of the other icons within BiteSMS are still out of place. I prefer using this theme here: http://forums.bitesms.com/forums/1/topics/1353

It has been updated for iPhone 4 and looks really good. You will have to manually put the themes folder (root/private/var/stash/themes.xxxxx) using SSH (I also use WinSCP). Enable it in Winterboard and respring.

 

You can also do this using iFile, just go to the mobileSMS folder, copy icon@2x.png then paste it in the biteSMS folder. You might want to backup the other icon first.

 

Actually he just came out with a new retina green icon to update with.

 

Ugh I downloaded it and clicked on it in winterboard rebooted my phone and it's still pink! What gives?

 

This is ridiculously simple to fix and you don't even need SSH.

1. Download iFile. It's shareware so you could use it for free.

2. go to /var/stash/Applications/MobileSMS.app

3. look for Icon-Small.png, Icon-Small@2x.png, icon.png and icon@2x.png, click edit and then the little arrow in the lower right, then --> copy
(you might not need all 4 but this is what I did and it works perfect.)

4. go to var/stash/Applications/biteSMS.app and select edit and then paste.

5. reboot/respring

Bam, you have just replaced the ugly pink icon with the nice default apple retina one. Total time invested 5 minutes if you include installing iFile from a slow ass cydia.

tl;dr: copy the icons from your MobileSMS.app app into BiteSMS.app

 

You need to change these six files for complete replacement. Mine looks EXACTLY like the stock messaging application. I even changed the names to say Messages everywhere instead of BiteSMS...

Icon.png
Icon@2x.png
Icon-small.png
Icon-small@2x.png
Lock-screen-QR.png
Lock-screen-QR.png

What I did was use the Apple Icon.png to replace the BiteSMS Icon.png & Icon@2x.png and then use the Apple Icon-small.png to replace the other 4.

EDIT: Ignore the e-mail links.

 

I made a package for cydia that replaced the pink icon with the green retina icon.

Edit: Download link removed. Package is on Cydia.

 

Is it supposed to be invisible when we view it with our computers? Even photoshop can't see this!

 

I just followed this, but I downloaded the "biteSMS to RETINA icon" instead and activated it in Winterboard. I resprung IN WINTERBOARD (not using the respring in SBSettings) and boom...it worked flawlessly.

 

I'm a bit confused about biteSMS...is it free or do you have to purchase it? I installed it via Cydia and it said I have a trial until 8/13/10.

 

dude, I just downloaded biteSMS to Retina SMS... and what it does is changes the icon of your biteSMS to look identical to the stock SMS icon. Get It! You need Winterboard to apply it. Problem Solved.

 

I'm not sure why it's not working but It's on Cydia now and I can confirm that the version on there works. Just search biteSMS to Retina SMS Icon.

 

You're welcome. Haha, I'm surprised nobody made a package like this before me.

 

Not working for me either. Weird that it is for others though.

 

Yeah kinda, the iPhone uses a different format of png than most photo editing programs do, a format that lets the phone run faster.

 

Did you activate it in winterboard?

 

Yes, and I have 4.0.1. I originally made this package for myself then I realized there wasn't one on Cydia yet so I submitted it. I'm positive that this works because I have had 5 people confirm that it works. You just need to activate it in winterboard.

 

how did you change the word biteSMS to Messages?