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How do apps like "App Icons" change the app icons on springboard?

Looks like it requires the user install a profile to customize the icons. Is some js executing with the profile? Would love to know how this actually works if anyone knows.

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    I doubt they're changing Springboard. Apple's exceedingly unlikely to approve that. This is probably just a launcher that uses apps' custom URL schemes to open common ones. – ceejayoz Oct 26 '13 at 01:42
  • @ceejayoz I wouldn't post it if it wasn't on the app store. The link to the app is provided. The icons are changed whether it is in springboard or not is TBD. – iOSDevSF Oct 26 '13 at 04:07
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It doesn't change the app icons. It adds URL-launching home screen icons that will open the actual apps, via their URL schemes, so typically you have a first page of these alias icons and the real ones are hidden in a folder somewhere. It's quite ridiculous, but strangely popular.

Apps that don't have a URL scheme can't have their icons "replaced" in this way.

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