There are plenty of amazing free themes available via Winterboard in Cydia. We have been using Winterboard themes for 4 years now and here are some of the best we have collected over the years. Check out some of the best free iPhone & iPhone HD (for iPhone 4) winterboard themes available on Cydia. We keep adding more themes to the list every week. So make sure you bookmark this article and keep coming back for more.

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Aygo HD Winterboard Theme

Here is the latest cydia theme addition to our growing list of HD iPhone 4 themes.This one has over 300+ custom icons and a PSD to create your own.

Aygo HD Retina Cydia Theme

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IllumineHaz3-HD iPhone Theme

One of the newest rage of winterboard themes is the IllumineHz3. It has some amazing custom work put into it.

Glasklart iPhone Theme

Glasklart is an awesome theme that just blends in with any wallpaper you like. Since it features excellent transparent icons, just a different colored wall paper will make it look like a brand new theme!

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Best iPhone Winterboard Themes [Cydia] - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/11/10 (RSS)

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Apple has trained us (our eyes) with certain colors to identify apps quickly. For eg. I look for a green message bubble when I want to launch the SMS app, a blue icon for Mail and Safari, etc. But a lot of the theme developers ignore this and totally redesign the icons making most of the stock apps unrecognizable. Either I have to remember the position in the grid or enable icon labels to find the app I want.

RevolveHD iPad Winterboard Theme

RevolveHD is a refreshing airy theme for the iPad and iPhone that adheres to the native color scheme. RevolveHD has a beautiful color scheme that is pleasing to the eyes as well as providing a nice update to the default looks.

The themes comes with 50 icons and a custom UI. The theme author has also included a PSD file so you can create your own icons. You can also request custom icons in the forum thread over at Macthemes.

You can find and download this beautiful theme from Cydia for $1.99. RevolveHD is designed for both iPad 2, iPad and iPhone 4 Retina display. So, if you have both devices you can have the same uniform look on both.

Check out our collection of best iPad winterboard themes and best iPhone winterboard themes here.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Availability: Cydia

Price: $1.99

Repository: Planet iPhones repo

Developed by: Taylor Emmerson

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RevolveHD iPad & iPhone Winterboard Theme - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/07/19 (RSS)

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If you haven’t checked it in a while, make sure you check it out to find news ones.

One of our latest additions is Aygo HD winterboard theme. I stumbled across this theme while browsing through the MacCiti repository.

Aygo HD cydia theme has sort f a minimalist black and white look to it that is elegant as well as beautiful. The theme gives you

• over 300+ custom icons
• a weather widget
• dock flow
• a modified UI
• SBSettings theme
• Lockscreen mod
• Loading screens
• Modified apps
• Carrier logo
• Status bar options
• Live clock
• Keyboard

and much more. As you can see this is a full featured cydia theme with a lot of UI mod goodness. It looks gorgeous on the retina display of iPhone 4. I am definitely planning to add this to Retina display iPhone 4 Cydia themes collection.

Check out soem of the screenshots here

Aygo HD Winterboard Theme

Aygo HD Winterboard Theme

Also, don’t forget to check out our collection of best cydia apps and tweaks.

Availability: Cydia

Repository: ZodTTD & MacCiti

Price: $1.99

Reviewed at version: 1.3

Developed by: cj.artworks

Aygo HD Retina Winterboard Theme - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/07/13 (RSS)

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I have written a lot about one off jailbreak apps but never put together a starting guide. With the jailbreakme.com 3.0 just released, there are a lot of first-time jailbreakers here looking for some good jailbreak apps and Cydia tweaks.

We regularly highlight good Cydia apps and jailbreak tweaks here but a guide like this will be useful for a beginner as well as a veteran jailbreak app.

You can follow this simple how to jailbreak guide to perform the newest jailbreakme jailbreak.

As soon as you Cydia, here are a few jailbreak apps to consider installing from the new brown app – Cydia.

Here is a small on primer on using Cydia.

• Apps are often referred to as Packages – especially in the Manage tab.
• Sources are repositories from various developers where you can find jailbreak apps, themes, cydia tweaks etc. You may add different sources/repositories from Sections -> Repositories.

Jailbreak Apps vs Tweaks

A lot of people don’t realize the difference between apps vs tweaks when it comes to installing stuff from Cydia. I made the same mistake until I was schooled by one of the jailbreak developers.

Jailbreak apps have a physical icons on your home screen like App Store apps. Jailbreak tweaks however don’t have separate icons instead they let you change the behavior of iOS or add functionality to existing apps.

Must Have Jailbreak Apps

Winterboard – Beautify iOS with Themes

Winterboard is the open source version of iPhone’s native Summerboard. This basically lets you add powerful theming to your iPhone. Winterboard itself does not gives you themes. Once installed, you can search and find winterboard themes you like in Cydia. There are a lot of them.

We have collected some of the best iPhone Winterboard themes and iPad Winterboard themes. Make sure you check them out and install themes to your liking.

You can download complete themes or just skin certain aspects of your iOS like lockscreen, status bar, dialer, etc.

Tip: When you look a theme in Cydia, check out Winterboard themes (Complete). They tend to have more apps, lockscreen, dialer, iPod, etc.

PDAnet – Free Internet Tethering

Do you have an iPhone and an iPad or iPod Touch? Use your iPhone’s data connection and create a Wi-Fi hotspot. Get free internet tethering with one data plan you already pay for. Read our PDAnet review here.

MobileTerminal – Your SSH Terminal

For a power user. You can use a terminal from within your iPhone! Try managing your web server from your iPhone. The feeling is priceless! :-p

If you have trouble with MobileTerminal on iOS 4 check out the link to see how to get the latest version.

AptBackup – Backup Cydia Apps

For those jailbreaking with every iOS firmware upgrade, installing jailbreak apps and tweaks over and over again can become painful. Aptbackup lets you backup Cydia apps and settings to iTunes and then restore it when you need it.

AppBackup – Backup App Store App Settings

iTunes can backup App Store apps and settings. But, you cannot transfer your settings for apps between devices. AppBackup cydia app lets you do just that. You can save your settings from various apps from one device, backup to your computer and import it into your other iOS device.

Remove Background – Free up iPhone Memory

iOS 4 is great with multitasking. However, at times it ends up consuming all the free memory available making your iPhone or iPad dog slow. Remove Background jailbreak app lets you easily clear all the background processes in one touch. You can exclude certain apps from being cleared for eg. never clear Safari or iPod. Make sure you get the SBSettings toggle to quickly access this from the status bar.

WiFi Sync – Sync iPhone Over the Air

Apple heavily borrowed from this innovative jailbreak app in iOS 5. If you don’t have iOS 5, like most of us, you can get Wireless over the air sync for your iOS device this cydia app.

Notified

Apple’s notification system sucks. Notified, a free app in Cydia fills the void nicely. Check out our Notified app review here. But, also check out MobileNotifier which is much closer to iOS 5 notification system.

Backgrounder – Run Apps in Background

The very first app I install after jailbreaking. This gives you the ability to run any app in your iPhone in the background. With iOS 4 bringing native multitasking support, most people won’t need this app. However, even now there still several App Store apps that don’t support multitasking. You can force those to run in the background with this app.

Tip: In Cydia, when you search for Backgrounder, make sure you do not download the one with (2.x).

Once installed, open up Backgrounder app and for the most part the default settings would work. I’d highly recommend checking out the Activator screen where you can control the shortcuts to enable & disable backgrounding.

Also, I always go into ‘Global’ tab and turn on the badge. This helps me know when an app is running in background so I don’t run my battery down. (the reason Apple doesn’t allow backgrounding natively) We just have to have a watchful eye on it.

Backgrounder has gotten iOS 4 support now.

Must Have Cydia Tweaks

SBSettings – Install this first

SBSettings is a powerful app. It provides easy to access toggles for most of the services in your iPhone. You can turn off 3G, Voice, EDGE, Bluetooth, WiFi, adjust volume, SSH, etc. with a single swipe across the status bar and a tap on the toggle. A must have.

SBSettings Cydia Tweak

With Winterboard installed, you can also theme your SBSettings windows.

Tip: Check out SBSettings ‘More’ button and ‘Set Toggles’ to turn on/off the toggles you use often. And Processes button gives you another way to kill running processes and free.

Activator – Swiss Army Knife Tweak

I believe this app gets installed along with Backgrounder. But, even if you don’t get that Activator lets you add some awesome gesture & button controls. It totally lets you customize your volume button control, home button, power button or swipes across status bar, or on the screen to do various things for various apps installed in your phone.

For eg. you can set your iPhone to open Weather app when you shake it. Or swipe your lockscreen status bar to launch camera app. Double tap status bar to launch iPod controls. You get the idea.

Tip: Take it easy and start off with a couple of settings. Once you remember those shortcuts add more.

The Infini Trio – InfiniDock, InfiniFolders, InfiniBoard

The trio of these apps remove restrictions Apple has on various items in your homescreen.

Infinidock – lets you add as many apps on the dock as you want. You get to swipe horizontally to choose the one you want from the dock.

Infiniboard – lets you add more than 4 rows to your homescreen. You just scroll vertically reducing the number of pages you have.

Infinifolders – lets you have more 12 apps in iOS 4+ folders.You just scroll vertically and have as many apps as you want inside a folder.

OpenSSH

This is for a power user who is familiar with ssh’ing into unix/linux/Mac with a terminal. You need OpenSSH installed to SSH into your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Also, it is a good idea to change the default iOS SSH password as a first thing. Make sure you get the MobileTerminal app mentioned in the previous section.

RunningList – List of Apps Running Now

Shows you a list of apps running in multitasking mode in the iOS search screen.

CyDelete – Delete Cydia Apps

Lets you delete Cydia apps just like deleting iOS apps by holding an app and making it wiggle, tap on the x to delete apps.

PagePreview – Launch Apps Super Fast

If you are an app addict like me, you probably are sick of swiping 8-9 pages to get to that app in the last page. With this Cydia tweak installed, you can just tap and press the page dot to get a page preview without actually swiping multiple times. I can even pick an app from the preview window and launch it.

CameraLock – iOS 5 Style Lockscreen Camera

If you have been envious of the iOS 5 style camera icon on the locksreen, you can get it right now this the CameraLock cydia tweak.

Lock Calendar – Appointments on your Lockscreen

iOS lockscreen is pretty minimal and has a lot of empty space. One thing I like to know everyday is my appointments for the day. With the Lock Calendar cydia tweak, I get my upcoming appointments right on the lockscreen for a quick glance.

Ultrasn0w – Carrier Unlock Your iPhone

Ultrasn0w is the extension that unlocks an iPhone and lets you use your iPhone GSM version on any carrier. You can even get Ultrasn0w for iPhone 4.

Tip: You can unlock AT&T iPhone 4 to use on T-Mobile but you can’t use 3G speeds since there is an incompatibility.

iPad Cydia Tweaks

Most of these cydia tweaks can be used for iPad and iPad 2 as well. However, there are a few Cydia tweaks especially for the iPad. Here is where you can find and try them on.

Full Force – Run iPhone Apps in Fullscreen

Don’t you hate the pixelated double-pixel mode you have to run apps that aren’t made for the iPad? It looks crappy at best. With the Full Force tweak, you can run certain iPhone apps in fullscreen mode on the iPad and iPad 2. This is fantastic compared to what Apple provides.

RetinaPad – Run iPhone Apps in High Res

Even if you were happy with Apple’s double-pixel 2x mode, there is no reason we have to see the app in such pixelated condition putting the iPad screen to shame. With Retina Pad Cydia tweak, we can run the apps in high resolution when retina graphics are available for the app.

Other Good Free Jailbreak Apps

I am going to leave this section to you guys. Share your best finds in the comments and I will add them to the list here with a brief description.

• Lockdown – A great app to password protect certains apps or all apps. Also, has an useful option to prevent apps from getting accidentally deleted.
• Battery Control – Nice options to display battery as percentage and a paid option to add more styles. (thanks @speedlifes)
• Notifier – Adds taskbar notifications for stuff like new mail, missed calls, voicemail, etc. (thanks @ragart)
• WiFiFoFum – An awesome WiFi hotspot scannerwith several interesting features. (thanks @speedlifes)
• WeatherIcon – Adds current weather to your status bar.
• Five Icon Switcher – adds five icons to the iOS 4 fast app switcher
• Folder Closer – Fixes an annoyance with iOS 4 folders
• Frash – Flash for iPhone and other iDevices.

So, comment away!

Must Have iPhone & iPad Jailbreak Apps & Cydia Tweaks - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/07/12 (RSS)

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If you searched for iPad Winterboard themes and landed here, you have come to the perfect place. If you haven’t jailbroken your iPad and want to add themes to your iPad, here is how to jailbreak your iPad.

iPhone winterboard themes have been all the rage for the longest time. Now, we also have a great collection of iPad winterboard themes out there.

This is the page where we are going to collect some of the best iPad winterboard themes out there.

You can also tip us on Twitter – @TopiPhone or on our TiR Facebook Page when you find a cool new iPad winterboard theme.

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Best iPad Winterboard Themes - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/07/06 (RSS)

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However, as much as I love finding and trying new cydia themes, sometimes I just like the native Apple iOS 4 look and feel.

That’s when I went to look for a SBSettings theme that matched this look. Lo and behold, there is one.

A Simpl iOS SBsettings theme is available on Cydia for $0.99 and is available in SD and HD versions. The theme has over 30 toggles themes and the author promises to add more toggles.

As you can see this theme perfectly matches the iOS 4 native Apple look and is very easy on the eyes as well. It feels almost Apple had installed SBsettings. Heck, you can even fool your friends that they have.

Also, make sure you check out our must have jailbreak apps article and best cydia themes collection.

Availability: Cydia (ZodTTD & Macciti Repo)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Price: $0.99

Reviewed at version: 1.0

Developed by: Maxner

iOS 4 Cydia Sbsettings Theme [jailbreak] - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/06/30 (RSS)

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And we just found another one to that growing collection of winterboard themes.

ARC’d HD available in ZodTTD repository is a simple, elegant yet beautiful iPhone HD winterboard theme. It gives your iPhone 4 (there is also an SD version for iPhone 3GS) a clean, crispy refreshing look that will instantly make your iPhone stand out in the crowd.

The cydia theme comes loaded with all stock icons and some standard UI sounds. The main attraction with this app is that it automatically creates app icons for App Store apps on the fly. So, your iPhone looks completely skinned unlike some themes that makes you either create custom icons or wait for someone else to create one.

HD iPhone Cydia Theme

Checkout the ARC’d HD winterboard theme and try it out on your iPhone 4. We are definitely adding this to our best cydia themes collection.

HD iPhone Cydia Theme

ARC’d HD iPhone 4 Winterboard Theme - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/06/27 (RSS)

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That’s why our team here checks out a lot of iPhone winterboard themes and bring you some of the best iPhone themes from Cydia. We cover retina display themes for iPhone 4 as well as HD cydia themes.

Inception HD is one of those themes that makes your jaws drop. Literally. If you like dark looks and custom icons that are uniform everywhere, Inception HD is THE iPhone theme for you.

One of the major problems with cydia themes is that the author can create only so many icons and have to continously churn out new app icon requests or rely on the community to get the icons for a consistent look. Don’t get me wrong that is still fine and it works great for some of the popular cydia themes we have covered here.

Inception HD however has auto app icon theming which means that it can automatically theme every icon on your iPhone now and any new apps you install from App Store or Cydia. It adds a nice stylish layer over the app icons as you can see in the screenshots below.

Inception HD is also a complete theme where it skins every aspect of your iPhone interface including the lockscreen, phone dialer, weather, clock, iPod, etc. It comes in 2 different flavors – blue or green that adds nice hints of one of the 2 colors. It even has it’s own matching SBSettings theme.

If that isn’t enough the lockscreen is animated, it adds a nice weather widget and vector icons. Since this is a paid theme costing $2.99 you even get customer support!

Inception HD is an amazing addition to the best cydia themes out there and we are glad to showcase it here. In fact this was suggested by one of our readers and we loved it. If you have your own theme suggestion, please let us know in the comments.

Here is my most favorite iPhone 4 cydia theme right now.

Availability: Cydia

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Price: $2.99

Repository: ModMyI.com

Developed by: Anthony Giola

Inception HD iPhone Cydia Theme - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/06/16 (RSS)

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Black’UPS Darkness HD is an amazing black based theme with custom icons for most apps. I especially love the camera, App Store and Settings app icons.

The theme comes with 304 icons and is a complete theme with lock slider, custom dialer, etc.

The best part about this cydia theme is that the theme author jackietran provides templates for creating your own HD App Store icons and cydia icons. The App Store template has 114×114 resolution and the cydia icon has a 118×120 resolution.

This theme page at Macthemes.net has links to tutorials on how to create icons for Black’UPS retina theme. It even has a few video tutorials.

Once you create the icons, it also details how to add your own icons to the theme. In fact, make sure you check out this thread to find icons already created by the theme authors as well as others.

We are putting together a great list of iPhone 4 HD Retina Winterboard themes and we would like your suggestions. Just like our best Cydia winterboard themes.

Availability: Cydia

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Repository: Macthemes.net

Developed by: Jackietran

Black’UPS Darkness HD iPhone 4 Winterboard Theme - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/06/12 (RSS)

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But, if you are looking to use something with your existing iPhone cydia themes, here is a great option.

AeroShelf HD is an excellent iPhone winterboard theme that has a HD wallpaper with frosted glass like shelves to house your app icons.

Aero Shelf HD

This theme comes with a lockscreen, wallpaper and a custom slider that looks really cool. The best part about this theme is that it can be used in conjunction with your existing theme. As you can see I am using it as a wallpaper with my current one of the best cydia themes here. This is how it looks without the apps.

The wallpaper is iPhone 4 retina display ready so it looks really awesome on the iPhone 4.

Aero Shelf HD Winterboard Theme [jailbreak] - Originally published in Top iPhone Resource on 2011/06/11 (RSS)

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