WinterBoard
* installing WinterBoard.WinterBoard is a "theme engine" that allows you to use the numerous themes you may find in the Google Play Store on your device without having to install custom ROMs or use custom launchers. It allows you to use almost any launcher icon theme with your stock launcher and supports "Theme Chooser" themes without CyanogenMod.This is accomplished using a modification to the software on your device managed using Substrate, a code modification platform. You will therefore also have to install Substrate to use WinterBoard. You can find Substrate in the Google Play Store; if you attempt to use WinterBoard without Substrate, you will be directed to install Substrate.Users may recognize the name WinterBoard: we distribute a similar program for Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Available to users via Cydia, the alternative to the App Store for users of "jailbroken" devices, WinterBoard is used by tens of million users worldwide, supporting well over ten thousand known themes of varying complexity.Artists who want to make themes compatible with WinterBoard do not do anything special: the goal of WinterBoard is to support themes designed for most other theme systems. In specific, you can use themes designed for ADW Launcher, GO Launcher Ex, Launcher Pro, dxTop, and the T-Mobile/CyanogenMod Theme Chooser platform.Please note, however, that WinterBoard is still under development: while the core features of these themes will likely work, many others might not. The priority for launcher themes has been "icon packs". It is a goal of WinterBoard to support as many features of these themes as possible, so users should check back later for updates.Within WinterBoard, users will see a list of themes that they have installed on their system. To activate themes, click the entry to mark them with a check. Yes, you can turn on multiple themes ;P. Themes override each other based on their order in the list: to move them around you drag them up and down using the handles on the right.When using Theme Chooser themes, please understand that these are often tailored to the specific version of the firmware you are running, and that even finding a theme for the "equivalent" version of CyanogenMod to what you have installed might not have everything aligned for the theme: things may look awkward or simply be missing.The expectation is that, like on iOS, people will eventually start building themes optimized specifically for the stock software that can be used with WinterBoard. The result is that, just as you find themes currently that claim compatibility with certain versions of CyanogenMod, themes might claim support for "Android 4.2 w/ TouchWiz".(WinterBoard requests the ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission, but only uses it to restart the system to apply your new themes. It does not physically modify any of the stock software stored on your device: all modifications are made dynamically via Substrate, so uninstalling WinterBoard is guaranteed to remove all traces of its installation.)If, while using WinterBoard, you run into any problems (such as it crashes on boot, preventing your device from starting), please remember that Substrate has a safety feature built into it: you can hold your device's volume up button to temporarily disable Substrate so that WinterBoard is not loaded, and then your device boots correctly.The launcher icon pack and Theme Chooser theme that are used in the screenshots are both available from the Play Store. The former is free, while the latter costs money (sorry, not my product; I will attempt to find another theme that works well together for the example screenshots in the future, but my goal right now is to get this released ;P).https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samanthaconner.tinywhitehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flow.theme.flow
WinterBoard is a "theme engine" that allows you to use the numerous themes you may find in the Google Play Store on your device without having to install custom ROMs or use custom launchers. It allows you to use almost any launcher icon theme with your stock launcher and supports "Theme Chooser" themes without CyanogenMod.
This is accomplished using a modification to the software on your device managed using Substrate, a code modification platform. You will therefore also have to install Substrate to use WinterBoard. You can find Substrate in the Google Play Store; if you attempt to use WinterBoard without Substrate, you will be directed to install Substrate.
Users may recognize the name WinterBoard: we distribute a similar program for Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Available to users via Cydia, the alternative to the App Store for users of "jailbroken" devices, WinterBoard is used by tens of million users worldwide, supporting well over ten thousand known themes of varying complexity.
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Reviews (29)
I have installed both of the packages correctly i believe. The substrate app tells me that I need to use the default android browser to view "cydia" webpage. The problem is that I am using the dafault browser. Dont know if this is a bug or just my cheap tablet. Really hoping that ayecon makes it to android one day. Good job Jay.
LG optimus g stock and rooted, everything installed correct, tried crimson cobalt and all themes in this apps screenshot and none work except the small white icons but it only changed icons in the quick access bubbles on lockscreen. Really want this to work (stock Rom with cm themes would be awesome)
3 stars for support but I couldn't get tiny white icons or flow to work. Did the restart zygote thing and I'm on stock jellybean rooted Sgh-T989 (GS2 T-Mobile) please support me, I love Cydia on iOS and I can't believe you started on android!
Glad you're coming over to the better side, even more glad you're developing for us now lmao great job saurik, keep it up man, fan from 2009 here. Loved the work you did for iOS but I defected to android in 2010. Hope to see this live up to its legacy
Works, but there are so many other options on android, most custom Roms have a theme engine, and there us is an exposed module for theme's as well, and from what I hear it's closed source... That don't sit well with the android modding community... Although overlaying multiple themes could be cool if I had an eternity to mess with it.
I've missed this so much since I left iOS 2 years ago. I tried using CyanogenMod but I missed stock for my phone...only reason this isn't a 5 is because it isn't open source like it is on the iOS and i really want the source to improve how the app its self looks. Also releasing the source (or getting developers from xda) would increase the bug fixing rate by a LOT. Hopefully you do release the source. Also people look at when this was released before complaining about bugs...this app just came out (and is barely alpha IMO) So this isn't going to work 100%. My guess is it will take a few weeks/months to get it working on most phones.
On stock 4.4.2 (Nexus 5), getting crashes in Google Maps 7.5.0 (latest @ review) and also in Play Store 4.5.10 (latest @ review). In Maps can replicate over and over by entering a search term, and then clicking on presented results list button on right of search field. Logcat implied an overflow due to java.lang.OutOfMemoryError by com.saurik.substrate. I disabled Substrate/softboot and error went away. Also tried disabling Xposed (in case of a conflict) and re-enabled Cydia Subtrate but got error again - fairly certain Cydia/Winterboard is facing an issue drawing some types of resources. Would love it if this was fixed !
So the app itself works fine (exactly as advertised) on my Nexus 4. Problem is that it broke my messaging app - the stock Google one. Running stock Jelly Bean 4.2.2 just rooted, nothing weird. Really want this to work - please try to fix it, this app has so much promise!
Cant wait to see where this goes. For people trying to them a device with an OEM ui, aka non aosp ROM, it's not gonna happen. Maybe eventually, but for now I see this only working on aosp devices (nexus)
Installed it on my Nexus 4 and Transformer Tab. Works flawlessly with the CM themes I've tried so far. This is a great addition to the android theme. Specially for the devices without custom roms
This is another fail be jay freeman and I wish he would just stick to I phones as he no good as making apps for droid as they don't work or do anything but sit there taking up space I'm glad I didn't have to pay for this I would want a refund if I had to pay its crap n don't work.
Installed Cydia and Winterboard fine, installed a CM10 theme to test, applied it in Winterboard and bit the Zygote button but... Phone restarted fine and booted yet no theme was applied, to test I simply went to system settings and all was stock.
None of the themes I've tried work correctly. Tried on 3 devices, gb, ics and, jellybean pretty much same results on all. When I apply themes it works for a while then statusbar icons go back and forth between stock Nd theme.
Installed this of the cydia extention tried loads of themes and none of them work with winterboard on my s3 hope this is fixed as I'm an ex winterboard ios fan :-( plzzzzzzz fix
So i have the Huawei Premia 4g, and apparently i don't have any compatible themes for winterboard to work. Please fix this. I will give you a higher amount of stars once fixed
I've been using this app on my stock rooted Nexus 4. Even though the status bar and apps attributes don't yet apply, this app helps me enjoy the stability of stock Rom with different skins.
Works perfect on my Xperia s rooted with stock jb Rom. Thanks can't wait for more stuff
Not wotking on my Ace 2 i already install the cydia substrate and winterboard and i also reboot in cydia subs. after i finish to install but no thing will change. pls. fix it.
Launcher force-closes when enabling the Flow them all the time. Unusable.
Coming from the iOS world I can honestly say im looking forward to start fresh...I currently have a very cool theme on cydia (geare of war) that I will try here on android Hopefully the android Ui is no different (:
but i installed subtrate,also patched so whiteboard work , i also downloaded a cm10 theme to test whiteboard, but after i moved the theme to the begning of the lisy enable it, then do a restart, no changss take effect, this all done a lg optimus g
Everything works fine on galaxy note 2 but when I apply a theme nothing changes. Need some improvements and more explanations. Waiting for cydia store on android. Keep going.
Keeps saying that I have to restart zygote fit it to work. Tried restarting zygote, tried restarting phone, returns reinstalling winterboard... Nothing worked.
There's just about a million steps to just OPEN the freaking app go to hell whoever made this
someone should have done a app like this ages ago to let android users, use the themes only available to cyanogenmod users with the theme chooser apk . shall look forward to using this app
I love that when I go into settings, the icon is replaced with light sabers using the star wars theme. Easily impressed but a nice touch.
I have had no problems with this app. Works fine as far as T Mobile themes goes. Ive had no problems with icon packs. Galaxy Note II running Paranoid Android.
Am really glad to see your work here in the android world looking forward to your updates and themes this is big people's
I know it was just released so I definitely wouldn't rate one star. But if anyone is using a Droid X on MIUI 2.3 then you shouldn't use this yet. It made my phone freeze and want me to wait or force close system and made me loose signal completely. At least Substrate can be disabled while booting.