How to Change the Font on your iPhone / iPad on iOS 7 (Video)

Bytafont, a popular jailbreak tweak for altering the system font of your iPhone or iPad has been updated to work with iOS 7 and with 64bit chipsets (like the iPhone 5S). Now, you can change the font of your iOS device to, say, Cursive if your heart desired. Finally a use for Cursive! The app also has the added benefit of setting different fonts for the keyboard, camera, iBooks, and system separately. Oh, and did I mention, it’s free? Give it a try. Here’s how to change the font of your iOS 7 device using Bytafont.

I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad

To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for your version of iOS (currently at the time of writing this is 7.0.4). Once done with that procedure and you have Cydia installed, head back here to continue.

II. Install BytaFont 2

1. Open Cydia.

2. Tap Search in the bottom right corner.

3. Type in Bytafont 2.

4. Tap on Bytafont 2 when it shows up.

5. Tap Install at the top right.

6. Tap Restart.

III. Download a Font Using BytaFont

1. Open Bytafont.

2. Tap on Browse at the bottom.

3. Use the categories to find a font you want (iOS 7 compatible fonts are listed at the top under the iOS 7 category at the top).

4. When you pick a font, tap Install on Bytafont 2.X.

5. Tap Restart.

IV. Set a Font Using BytaFont

1. Tap on Basic to set a font across the entire system (or Advanced to set different fonts for specific portions of the system).

2. Tap the new font you want to change to.

3. Tap Yes.

When it reboots, you should be seeing the new font. Enjoy! If you want to undo this change, simply go back to Basic inside BytaFont and tap on BytaFont Backup to restore the original font.