WhatAMess

A modern Messages customization tweak.

iOS 15-18 Free
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Version:1.3
Updated:July 2026
Maintainer:OaksTheAwesome

Description

A simple Messages customization tweak for today's jailbreaks. Designed with iOS 16 in mind, supported on iOS 15 through iOS 18.

Compatibility

WhatAMess is compatible with devices running a rootless jailbreak on iOS 15 through iOS 18. NathanLR 1.0 (non-iOS 17 version) is very questionable. Other semi-jailbreaks and injection methods like Serotonin likely don't work (see below). Compatability with the following is unknown/uncertain as I don't have the devices to test it but, considering the tweak injects into Messages only, it may be fine. If the tweak works, confirmed, on any of these, please let me know:

  • Seratonin (According to u/digitalganster, likely doesn't work currently)
  • Roothide / Bootstrap (Confirmed working by "Gushi", iOS 16.1)
  • Palera1n (Confirmed working by "galaxy note 7", iPhone X iOS 16.7.7)
  • Palehide (Confirmed working by "galaxy note 7", iPhone 8+ iOS 16.7.12)
  • Palera1n iOS 18.7.2 (Confirmed working by "Yewfie")

Features

General/App Wide

  • Per-Contact Chat Settings
  • Change App-Wide Tint Color
  • Modern NavBar: A navigation bar that blurs content closer to the top of the screen. (Inspired by Messages on iOS 26. Togglable)
  • NavBar Tinting
  • Cell Tinting (with optional overrides)
  • Dark/Light Mode Customization
  • Preset Saving, Importing/Exporting and Browsing

Conversation List View

  • Custom Background Gradient
  • Custom Background Image
  • Background Image Blur
  • Custom Conversation Title, Preview, and Time/Date Color
  • Pinned Conversation Preview Bubble + Text Color
  • Custom NavBar Title String + Color
  • Hide Separators
  • Hide Search Background
  • Hide Pinned Conversation Glow

Chat View

  • Custom Background Gradient
  • Custom Background Image
  • Background Image Blur
  • Custom SMS, iMessage, and Recieved Bubble Colors
  • Custom SMS, iMessage, and Recieved Bubble Text Colors
  • Blurred Message Bubbles
  • Custom Timestamp Colors
  • Modern Message Bar: A similar principle to Modern NavBar. Creates a blur behind the message bar that blurs content closer to the bottom of the screen.
  • Message Bar Tint Color
  • Message Input Field Background Color
  • Message Input Field Background Blur
  • Message Input Field Placeholder Text + Text Color
  • Input Text Color
  • Camera/App Drawer Tint
  • Link Bubble Background + Text Color

Questions, Bug Reports, and Feature Requests

Feel free to reach out to me and check me out at any of the following and I'll try my best to respond.