Since the day jailbreaking has been legalized in US, things haven't really changed much. Legalization did provide the jailbreakers and those with jaibroken phones a reason to exuberate but that's pretty much the only thing they have gotten.
Back in November 2009, we reported that you could get the HTC Sense UI on your iPhone running iOS 3.x We then repeatedly got requests to upgrade that theme so that it works on newer devices running iOS 4.x. And now, a much better looking HTC Sense theme (lockscreen only) has been released for iPhone 4 which is inspired by the latest version of HTC Sense found on Desire HD. It even has a weather widget that updates regularly and it all looks awesome on iPhone 4’s Retina Display. Follow this very easy guide to get this working on your iPhone.
If you want to have the look and feel of iPhone OS 4 right now, without having to update your iPhone and iPod touch to OS 4, then “iPhone OS 4” theme for Winterboard is the way to go. This theme includes wallpapers for both home screen and the lock screen, along with the new icon for “Calculator” app. This is how it looks like.
A new theme for iPhone has been released, that mimics the look of the yet to be released Windows Phone 7 Series devices. This theme, created by yours truly, is a free download from Cydia, and is available right now for jailbroken iPhone and iPod touch! You can find it under the ModMyi repository.
iPhone and iPod touch users currently have to slide-in and enter a password(if enabled) in order to unlock the device. But now you can also unlock your favorite gadget just like the way you do on an Android phone like Droid and Nexus One. For the latter, you have to connect 9 dots in some custom specified way to unlock your phone.
iPhone Theme Simulator is a neat little tool which enables you to test and design your themes for Winterboard app right on Windows PC or Mac without having to load it up each time on the iPhone just to test it. For those of you who don't know, Winterboard is a free app available in Cydia which enables you to customize the appearance of your jailbroken iPhone in almost anyway you like.
Droid Lock is a Motorola Droid inspired lock screen theme with a custom slider and clock for your iPhone. It is available in Cydia in ModMyi repository and requires a jailbroken iPhone to work. Follow the step by step instructions below to transform your iPhone or iPod touch lock screen to the one like on Motorola DROID Milestone.
A Complete step by step guide on installing the gorgeous looking HTC Sense UI –like theme from HTC Hero on your iPhone. Credit for this theme goes to Justflikwalk of deviantART. I have modified his theme slightly to make the fonts on the clock widget to look exactly like it is on the HTC Hero.
If you are a fan of Windows 7 and would like to have its look and feel on your iPhone then you might want to try this Windows 7 theme which works on jailbroken iPhone.
Do you want to turn your iPhone into a Palm Pre? A user from modmyi.com has posted a Palm Pre theme for iPhone which lets you experience the best of both worlds. Named as Palm Prēfection, it basically skins different apps and parts of the iPhone OS to look like Palm Pre.