How to Customize Your iPhone Using WinterBoard

What is a theme? A theme is the graphical "look" of a phone. In the case of the iPhone, a theme consists largely of the way the SpringBoard, dock and all the program icons look. A theme can ultimately involve every single graphic being changed. Usually no one goes to that extent to customize their iPhone - it's just too many graphics to change. There are a handful of graphics you can change to create a dramatic look, however.

You can change the iPhone's appearance with a couple programs. You need Cydia, WinterBoard, OpenSSH (if you want to upload your own personal images).

Step One
Press to launch Cydia from the SpringBoard.

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Step Two
Press to select the Sections tab at the bottom of the screen

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Step Three
Press to select System from the list of Sections.

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Step Four
Press to select WinterBoard from the list of Packages.



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Step Five
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.

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Step Six
Press the Confirm button at the top right of the screen to start the installation.


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Step Seven
Once the installation has completed successfully press the large Reboot Device button.

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Step Eight
Once the iPhone has rebooted you will notice a new WinterBoard icon. Press the icon on your SpringBoard to launch the application.

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Step Nine
You will notice a list of features that can be turned on and off. We will take you through each feature and show you what it does.

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FEATURES:

User Wallpaper - This feature lets you set a custom background for your iPhone SpringBoard. If you select this option it will also override the background included with any WinterBoard theme you install.


User Lock Background - Selecting this option will override any lock screen background installed by a WinterBoard theme with the wallpaper image selected in iPhone Settings.


Transparent Dock - This option will make your dock transparent.


Solid Status Bar - This option will make the status bar at the top of your screen solid in color.


Server Lock Example - This example shows data loaded from an external server on your iPhone lock screen.


Saurik - This is an example WinterBoard theme made by Saurik. We will be posted a tutorial in the near future on installing different iPhone themes.


No Undocked Icon Labels - This option will remove the text labels of your iPhone applications.


No Docked Icon Labels - This option will remove the text labels of icons in your dock.


Dim Wallpaper - This option can be used in conjunction with the User Background option. It will dim the user background so that your application icons stand out more.


Black Navigation Bars - This option will make the menu title bar in many applications black.