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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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App reviewed by Joe Seifi on September 11th, 2007 and filed under Cydia Apps (Viewed 13731 times, 24 so far today). Need help on using these apps? Please read the Help Page.

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1. 80
   July 12th, 2008 at 9:45 pm zaf says:

   sorry guys i cant send anything cause my comp got reformated and just this week my Iphone got stolen…sucks like hell.miss my iphone =”(

2. 79
   July 12th, 2008 at 4:29 pm QueenSultana says:

   I LOVE THE ITOUCH but tis a pain in the bladddyy backside!

   ive installed some applications but everytime i try and install summerboard it tells me package download failed: connection error.
   but it is connected to the internet coz i can browse
   so i dont really understand
   pleasee can someone help mee!! ive been at this for hours! literallllyyyyyyyyy

   arghhh

   thanks in advance

   xx email: nanasuite@hotmail.com

   either email me or msn watever is convenient

3. 78
   July 10th, 2008 at 3:49 pm Steve says:

   i have a jailbroken itouch 1.1.3
   i can’t get summerboard.. it says error package download failed.. i have no clue what to do.. anybody have any tips? email 420bluntz420@live.com if you know how to fix this, thanks.

4. 77
   July 5th, 2008 at 12:08 pm Maverick says:

   hi i have a jailbroken ipod touch 1.1.4 i hav installed many apps on it without any probs……but summerboard is showin package downlad failed(bloody piece of friigin’ crap)can sum1 send it 2 me…………..pranayahluwalia@yahoo.com ???plz ‘n’ thank u

5. 76
   June 11th, 2008 at 5:51 am geri says:

   hi, i have the same problem, got an iphone jailbroken 1.1.4 i have installed many things on it, but summerboard just won’t work, freaking package downloaid failed!!! can someone send it to me (gerifrench2005@hotmail.com)?? Thank you!!!!!

6. 75
   June 9th, 2008 at 4:41 pm jak says:

   hi my ipods version 1.1.4 and all unlocked, which version of summerboard would i need? please can you send it to jakallen@hotmail.co.uk ??

   thanks allot if you can

7. 74
   May 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 am J says:

   i have an iphone 1.1.4 and i tried this with cyberduck ( i have a mac) and i could not find summerboard in cyberduck, or any of the themes that i already have on the iphone (that work fine by the way)
   i have summerboard installed on my iphone, but cyberduck does not show it

8. 73
   May 13th, 2008 at 3:38 am doit says:

   i m not able to install summerboard in my iphone ., i am using 1.1.1, it always says ERROR : PACKAGE DOWNLOAD FAIL

   HELP ME HOW TO INSTALL

9. 72
   May 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 am kaprikone says:

   i use windows xp, and ibrickr wont work for my iphone. I mistakenly installed other stuff and forgot install summerboard and launcher.app . Can anyone tell me how to completely delete all the programes. Cuz I kno a site which I can download installer.app using safari. So can anyone PLS tell me???

10. 71
    April 29th, 2008 at 7:06 am hayabusas says:

    Thanks Zaf, but File Factory wants me to upgrade to a premium account. Can you File Transfer via MSN aashish72@hotmail.com

11. 70
    April 29th, 2008 at 6:44 am zaf says:

    summerboard v2.11 download http://www.filefactory.com/file/6d0220/

12. 69
    April 29th, 2008 at 6:40 am hayabusas says:

    Hey zaf, Can you please email me the SummerBoard v2.11 that I can use on my 1.0.2 – Stupid me – my email address is hayabusas@gmail.com

    Thanks in advance!!!

13. 68
    April 29th, 2008 at 6:39 am hayabusas says:

    Hey zaf, Can you please email me the SummerBoard v2.11 that I can use on my 1.0.2

    Thanks in advance!!!

14. 67
    April 25th, 2008 at 5:41 am zaf says:

    summerboard

    http://www.filefactory.com/mupc/6d0220/

15. 66
    April 18th, 2008 at 10:07 am renjwk says:

    can’t seems to download most programs from installer. able to download summerboard and themes but downloaded theme does NOT show on summerboard. Would be great if someone could give advise…

16. 65
    April 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am renjwk says:

    can’t seems to download most programs from installer. able to download summerboard and themes but downloaded theme does show on summerboard. Would be great if someone could give advise…

17. 64
    April 17th, 2008 at 5:21 pm KSB says:

    Hello,

    My name is Kyle, I decided to take the time and create my own Iphone/Ipod Touch Summerboard theme, The theme mainly reflects the Microsoft running system Vista… Now im sure that your thinking (if you actually read this) that there are already enough Microsoft Vista Themes out there, made, and published into the Installer. I also would agree with you, but, almost all of them don’t work and those that do in my opinion are awful. Not saying that the one I created is perfect either but I do think it stands out from the others.

    Below are two screenshots of the theme.

    If anyone would like me to send them this theme so they can put it on there Touch or Iphone (Via E-mail) hit me up with an E-mail entitled “Touch Theme”

    Also help me get the theme onto the Installer so everyone can have it! Just copy and paste the picture everywhere you can think of!

    Thank you very much…

    -KSB

18. 63
    April 17th, 2008 at 4:48 am zain says:

    cant someone who has it just put it on a file hosting website so we can all download it?

19. 62
    April 16th, 2008 at 11:19 am Abbas says:

    Hey Zaf or any body else can you send me summberboard older version for 1.0.2 at rajabadri@comcast.net my email.
    Thanks

20. 61
    April 16th, 2008 at 10:10 am jabbar says:

    can anybody send me older summerboard for 1.0.2. to jabbar313@gmail.com thx

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