How to add an icon to the iPhone status bar

Because on the iOS operating system, there are not many customizations to change the interface. So when intending to change the interface on iOS, even if it’s just a small change, most users will think about jailbreaking.

Because in order to change the interface on iPhone, users are required to jailbreak the device, then can change the motion effects, change the icon shape, change the shape of the sim column …

However, there are still some ways to help you change the iPhone interface without having to jailbreak the device. Instructions for adding icons to the status bar below this article is an example to help you customize the interface of your iPhone without jailbreaking.

How to add icons to the status bar on iPhone

Step 1: To add an icon to the iPhone status bar, download the Polarr Photo Editor application on your phone, then find the icon you want to insert.

You can search for icon name and add keyword “white png” for white icon or “black png” for black color. For example, below I am looking for the gun icon with the keyword “white gun png”. Next, start Polarr Photo Editor and select Get started with Express.

Step 2: Press Open to start adding the wallpaper you want to insert the icon into, if there is a message Click to allow Polarr access your camera roll photos.

When you select the wallpaper you want to insert the icon into the status bar, press Save. Before that, you could also choose photo effects for iPhone. Then switch to tab Watermark to choose to add an icon to the iPhone status bar.

In the Watermark tab, turn on the . button Use Watermark and then click Edit Watermark. Next you will be transferred to the Watermark editing interface, here you click Choose image.

Select the png icon you downloaded earlier on the web, then edit it again using the options below. Size is the size of the icon, Opacity is the opacity, Angel is to adjust the rotation of that icon.

After editing, please click on the word DRAW on the leftmost side. Remember to adjust this icon so that this icon is not inserted by the network icons or the time in the status bar.

When finished editing, press Save to save the edit on that wallpaper, or press Save copy to save as a new image.

Now go out of the photo gallery, find the edited photo and set it as your home screen wallpaper or lock screen.

So you can add any icon you want to the status bar on your iPhone. In addition to changing the icon on the iPhone’s status bar, you can also use this tip to change the status bar icon on iPad if you want to change the iPhone interface.