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Note: if you have a 2.0 iPhone and have Cydia installed, try WinterBoard which is now the new version of SummerBoard for newer iPhone/iPod touch users.

Have tons of native 3rd party apps on your iPhone? If so you are probably running out of space on your iPhone springboard (your iPhone homescreen). The Summerboard native iPhone app that enables scrolling on the springboard for your iPhone, so now you have unlimited space for native apps. Download and install SummerBoard via either Installer.app or iBrickr depending on your OS.

Below is a video demo of SummerBoard:

Summerboard now supports themes and they are now available for via installer.app. Some of them include: Oren, Phiberglass, JrWallace, and two variations of Tiger. You can also develop your own themes. Here is another example theme called colorGrid iPhone. SummerBoard themes are designed to be easy to make and reside on your iPhone. When making a SummerBoard theme, you name the PNG by what the app name looks like on the home screen, so for example: even though Photos and Camera are theoretically in the same app, you name the files Photos.png and Camera.png. Here is what the folder paths look like in /var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes/. You have a folder per theme with the following structure:

ThemeName/StatusBar.png - Status bar image (optional, 320×20 PNG, no alpha)
ThemeName/Wallpaper.png - The wallpaper (320×480 PNG, no alpha)
ThemeName/Dock.png - The dock image for the large dock (320×91 PNG, alpha)
ThemeName/MiniDock.png - The dock image for the mini dock (320×37 PNG, alpha)
And your icons (optional, 59×60 PNG, alpha) go in: ThemeName/Icons/

Use iPhone mods and hacks at your own risk! Installing 3rd Party iPhone apps requires you to jailbreak the iPhone before installing the native software and apps. You can use Installer.app for Mac OSX and iBrickr for Windows PC to do this. Browse the full list of all iPhone and iPod touch native 3rd party apps filed under the software category.

Here is how to manually Upload New SummerBoard Themes that you find online:

1. Install OpenSSH then install BSD Subsystem from Installer.app
2. Find your iPhone’s IP address: Go to the Home Screen > Settings > Wi-Fi > [Your Wi-Fi]. Look for the DHCP IP address. (Something like 192.168.1.10 etc.) This depends on the Wi-Fi network you are connected to at the time.
3. Disable Auto locking on your iPhone to make sure the device doesn’t fall sleep while you try to FTP to it. Settings > General > Auto-Lock > Never
4. Open up any FTP program (FileZilla for Windows, or CyberDuck for Mac) and create a new connection to your iPhone.
   Host: [THE IP ADDRESS]
   User: root
   Password: (The default for versions 1.0.2 and earlier is dottie. Default for version 1.1.1 is alpine
5. Browse to the folder /private/var/root/Library/SummerBoard/Themes/ and upload the entire folder for the theme you have downloaded to the Themes folder on your iPhone.
6. Go to SummberBoard via the SMBPrefs button on the Home Screen. Go to Themes and you will see the Theme you just uploaded. Select it.
7. For best results make sure settings for Theme Wallpaper, Theme Status Bar, Theme Icons and Theme Dock are all set to ON.
8. Go back to your Home Screen. Voila! you will see the new Theme applied to your iPhone.

Get it via Installer.app or iBrickr

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1. 20
   February 9th, 2008 at 4:13 am harrytheipodtouchmaster says:

   I have a solution download the 1.1.3 new software update from the web. Open it and hit start once done turn off iPod and on again go to 1.1.3 software upgrade install it wait and now u can install summerboard (you. Keep all ur apps)

2. 19
   February 9th, 2008 at 1:13 am zaf says:

   dude we’re like f-ing lost here..im using docks to scroll through my app.but i seriously need help neeed summerboard thts the only thing i want rite now.i keep searching on the web its like nobody has this problem.tell me the way if u find out man.or like some1 help us

3. 18
   February 8th, 2008 at 5:55 am lachlanb says:

   same, i am running 1.0.2 and the summerboard versions on ibrickr and installer.app are too new, even the summerboard (old) is now 3.0. what to do? i need to scroll through my apps!

4. 17
   February 7th, 2008 at 12:45 am zaf says:

   pls anyone.

5. 16
   February 7th, 2008 at 12:43 am zaf says:

   thks for listening but i still cant download the summerboard(old) in my 1.0.2 it say “firmware 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 is required for this version of summerboard..plsss help me fix this i cant even scroll down. =(

6. 15
   February 6th, 2008 at 3:21 pm harrytheipodtouchmaster says:

   summer board is now back on installer for 1.0.2 users use summerboard(old)

7. 14
   February 6th, 2008 at 2:03 pm zaf says:

   plsssss help im really frustrated really dont know whts the prob

8. 13
   February 6th, 2008 at 1:26 pm zaf says:

   i cant download summerboard on my 1.0.2 they would always say i need to hav 1.1.1 or 1.1.2 to download summerboard..pls i really need help

9. 12
   January 24th, 2008 at 9:19 am Jules says:

   I have downloaded a wide variety of applications sources and SummerBoard does not appear ANYWHERE on my installer either.
   It’s a cool app, but I’m wary of re-installing it because so many people have had crashing problems with it, including myself.

10. 11
    January 24th, 2008 at 1:03 am Kevin says:

    I’m having the same problems! Can’t find summerboard in installer. I restored to 1.1.2 then jailbroke.

11. 10
    January 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 pm Sean says:

    i just re hacked everything. i accidently upgraded t 1.1.3 and now im back to a jailbroken 1.1.2..BUT summerboard is not on the list in installer and it is not on the “instlalled” list either…HELP!!!!

12. 9
    January 4th, 2008 at 1:39 am Vin says:

    Can i use this app to swap “icon”, is there any suggestion which app have this function?? many thanks

13. 8
    January 3rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm Cindy says:

    I love that Summerboard permits scrolling on homescreen. A common problem I’m experiencing, however, is that when I return to home screen from holding or an app. the screen sometimes turns entirely black except for the top line (the line that includes the signal, provider, time and battery). My only recourse is to restart the phone. It gets a little frustrating at times. Is anyone else encountering such issues or knows how to fix it?

14. 7
    January 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 am Harrytheipodmaster says:

    my summer board theme will not change can anyone help? I am running a jailbroken 1.1.2 iPod touch

15. 6
    December 21st, 2007 at 8:42 am slevytam says:

    You can find a clear tutorial on how to install and configure the latest version of SummerBoard here:
    http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=484

16. 5
    December 20th, 2007 at 2:34 am Maximus says:

    I would like to see a continuation of the topic

17. 4
    October 26th, 2007 at 7:17 am Henry says:

    Richard, I have the same problem with Summerboard/Springboard crashed when returning from the horizontal album view. Is there a way to track these bugs with the Sumerboard dev team?

18. 3
    October 18th, 2007 at 7:54 pm Richard says:

    I found this app wonderful. Unfortunately I have experienced several major crashes since I installed it.

    Problems: (Summerboard is armed and running on firmware 1.0.2)
    When I tried to jump back to main menu from Ipod (horizontal) graphical album flipping screen, sometimes it crashes my ipod and I need to do a recovery reboot.
    No crashes has happened when jumping back to main main from any other apps so far or even Ipod in SONG list, movie mode or other text based (vertical) screen.

    Anyone experience the same problem as I do?

19. 2
    October 6th, 2007 at 4:18 pm santi says:

    i have a problem i am using ibrikr but now when i want to install or uninstal any apllication i can´t, and i dont know what to do….plaese y need help.

20. 1
    September 15th, 2007 at 1:54 pm Brian says:

    I was using DockSwap and I liked it. But once I installed SummerBoard, it screwed up DockSwap. Now the background image for the dock is not there. I have tried uninstalling SummerBoard and it is still not there. I have also gone back into DockSwap and selected what background image I wanted and it will not show up.

    Anyone else have these problems and if so, have you been able to fix it?

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