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Yeah they did look quite interesting from what I saw on here.
Here are my three. I have another two, but I couldn't be bothered to put them on as they are pretty much the same, and a)have pictures of my fiancee on there and b)include a countdown to when i get to see her which quite frankly is rather sad.
Here are my three. I have another two, but I couldn't be bothered to put them on as they are pretty much the same, and a)have pictures of my fiancee on there and b)include a countdown to when i get to see her which quite frankly is rather sad.
ZesPak said:
In all fairness, there are some nice "mods" there from jailbroken older iphones (afaik not yet possible on the iPhone 5), but the majority just show off some picture they set as their background 
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This thread does highlight just how badly iOS needs a serious refresh...it looks much the same as it did five years ago. Even my iPhone loving friends are starting to express their displeasure at how little each generation moves things along..wiffmaster said:
This thread does highlight just how badly iOS needs a serious refresh...it looks much the same as it did five years ago. Even my iPhone loving friends are starting to express their displeasure at how little each generation moves things along.
Hmm, the "here it is, take it like that, it works reasonably well like this" approach does work for a lot of people, but if you're used to the likes of Android or even WinMo 
, iOS gets really frustrating.This thread highlights that if you want to do a little more than changing your desktop background, some serious hacking is required. It took hackers over 3 months to provide a jailbreak for iOS 5 on the 4S.
Anyway, since this thread I've been experimenting with some new icons, love the look of the DCikonZ
.I have to agree.
I think Apple would win back quite a few people who have changed their phones due to iOS6/iPhone 5, if they would allow customisation of the iphone.
Not only that it's a new revenue stream. They could sell themes, I just don't think they want to allow people to do it as it takes a fair amount of knowledge.
I remember going from 4.2.1 > 5.0.1 and they altered some of the names by 1 Letter/number/symbol meaning you had to root around and locate the standard icons to be able to replace them because you needed to alter the name/folder or even the method used to reskin
I think Apple would win back quite a few people who have changed their phones due to iOS6/iPhone 5, if they would allow customisation of the iphone.
Not only that it's a new revenue stream. They could sell themes, I just don't think they want to allow people to do it as it takes a fair amount of knowledge.
I remember going from 4.2.1 > 5.0.1 and they altered some of the names by 1 Letter/number/symbol meaning you had to root around and locate the standard icons to be able to replace them because you needed to alter the name/folder or even the method used to reskin
LovelyTia said:
I have to agree.
I think Apple would win back quite a few people who have changed their phones due to iOS6/iPhone 5, if they would allow customisation of the iphone.
Not only that it's a new revenue stream. They could sell themes, I just don't think they want to allow people to do it as it takes a fair amount of knowledge.
I remember going from 4.2.1 > 5.0.1 and they altered some of the names by 1 Letter/number/symbol meaning you had to root around and locate the standard icons to be able to replace them because you needed to alter the name/folder or even the method used to reskin
Well, I'm a techie and I love to play with my phone. Though I never jailbroke my iPhone nor rooted my Android, I just couldn't justify the stability trade-off, or just be bothered on the whole. I looked into it for "theming" my iPhone but it looked like too big a bother compared to the gains.I think Apple would win back quite a few people who have changed their phones due to iOS6/iPhone 5, if they would allow customisation of the iphone.
Not only that it's a new revenue stream. They could sell themes, I just don't think they want to allow people to do it as it takes a fair amount of knowledge.
I remember going from 4.2.1 > 5.0.1 and they altered some of the names by 1 Letter/number/symbol meaning you had to root around and locate the standard icons to be able to replace them because you needed to alter the name/folder or even the method used to reskin
At the time though, iOS looked OK. When I've got an iPhone in my hands now it actually looks pretty dated. The iPhone 5 fixes this a bit by the taller (widescreen) screen, but it still looks and feels dated compared to high-end android devices.
It's not all fun and games on android either though, I've got this icon pack that I want to try out but it won't auto-apply and I can't be bothered to change app-by-app
ZesPak said:
ArsE92 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.u...
I change my homescreen so often anyway.
ArsE92 said:
Cheers Z. Just installed Metrostation icon set but it looks like you have to manually set each icon? Screw that.
I change my homescreen so often anyway.
I change my homescreen so often anyway.
Read my post above, was just comming to the same conclusion, shame, as most icon packs auto-apply, MetroStation apparently doesn't 
.Jailbreaking isn't as bad as some people seem to think it is.
For me it was like plugging your phone in to update the iOS (back when we had to) and took less time then that too, although I was a lot more nervous each time.
Pop onto cydia, grab winterboard, get your theme. Load winterboard, apply theme, respring and tada!
For me it was like plugging your phone in to update the iOS (back when we had to) and took less time then that too, although I was a lot more nervous each time.
Pop onto cydia, grab winterboard, get your theme. Load winterboard, apply theme, respring and tada!
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