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Classic iOS ’86 Theme for iPhone Now Available for Download

Michael Kwan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:21:24 +0000

Remember the Classic iOS ’86 Theme that we found last week? Now, you can load it up on your preferred iDevice and kick it old school like the cool kids. Not surprisingly, you’ll need to jailbreak your iPhone to get this theme through Cydia.

The actual instructions are reasonably straightforward, especially if you’re already familiar with getting new themes via Cydia. The iOS ’86 theme will work on both the iPhone and iPod touch, of course, and it’s designed to mirror the appearance of the original Mac OS. I think it looks more like the OS from the old Palm Pilots, myself. The originaly iOS ’86 theme was designed by Anton of Russia, but it has been replicated by iTheme and that’s the version available to you now.

To get the theme in Cydia, go to manage, then sources, then edit. Add “repo.ithemes.it” to the list. Tap the search button and find “iOS 86 theme.” Install and apply via Winterboard. Your background image will still be there by default, so you’ll want this blank wallpaper as your home screen to complete the effect.

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iOS ’86 Is A Retro Makeover For The iPhone UI

Leo Xavier — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:10:56 +0000

Don’t you think that it will be awesome if we had a time machine to travel back in time to enjoy the glorious retro days? Unfortunately, we can’t do that. But what we can do is make the things around us look a bit like the ones from the past. Designer Anton Repponen has done just that, but just to his iPhone.

As you might agree with us, one of the most attractive features of the iPhone is its beautiful interface. But the customizations available are limited. You can just play with the wallpapers or alert sounds, or you will have to jailbreak. A new theme for the iOS will be cool, right? Repponen has managed to give iOS a retro makeover with his iOS ’86 concept which takes his iPhone back to 1986.

The device’s homescreen has been given the look and style of the original Mac OS. All the things are in black and white, the edges of pixels can be seen, and the classic Chicago bitmap font is also there. It will be even more awesome if Apple allows themes on iOS devices. But we are pretty sure that a few jailbreakers have noted the new development.

Head here to take a peek at more pictures of iOS ’86.

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