![]() ![]() ![]() This isn’t because designers believe there is anything wrong with the visuals in iOS per se, but jailbreaking is about the freedom to alter and change the way a stock iOS device looks and behaves, and producing themes is one way to drastically do that. Up until March of 2011, the majority of theme creators took advantage of Jay Freeman’s WinterBoard application to execute their themes, but developer Andrew Liu set about a change with the release of his DreamBoard application into the Cydia Store. DreamBoard exists as an advanced theming platform which takes entire control of the device’s SpringBoard and lets users take almost total control over placing widgets and apps effectively, removing the limitations which existed through traditional theme methods.ĭreamBoard has plenty of options when it comes to visual choice and even had its own ‘Dreamstore’ for a while until it closed down for reasons unknown to us. ![]() While the dedicated store no longer exists, themes and aesthetic modifications which are compatible with DreamBoard are still available through Cydia which got us wondering just what was available. With Windows Phone gaining in popularity and receiving accolades for its beautiful, Metro user interface, we decided to see what the options were in DreamBoard to make an iPhone mimic the Windows Phone look. The Metro DreamBoard theme was one of the first complete, Windows Phone/Windows 8 inspired themes. The theme itself consists of twenty one tiles with two animated ones, and no external setup required, eleven different color variations without the need to respring the device. The Metro theme also includes a powerful RSS reader which updates in real time with animations, and features the usual things you would expect, like the choice of a 12 and 24 hour clock as well as easy access to all installed applications. Metro also features a clock, weather and calendar widget which are integrated into the setup and is extremely memory friendly due to the way the pages are dynamically loaded. Metro is available through the Themeit application for $1.99 and although it claims it is not compatible with an iPhone 4S, we simply checked the ‘Force Install’ option through the Themeit options and it works perfectly fine without issue. OS7 is a DreamBoard compatible, plug and play theme which which benefits from the auto creation of home page tiles as well as an alphabetical list of installed applications. The Start menu which is set up on the main screen is highly customizable with users being able to ‘pin’ applications to the screen which appear as Windows Phone tiles. ![]()
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