Free Themes: The New Ovi Icons Make Their Way To E71, Almost Complete



Well it's been quite some time since I've been able to update you guys with the latest and great rumblings in the Nokia smartphone world, work has been hitting me hard daily, leaving me with no eyeball moisture to get me through another hour of staring at the computer screen. With that said, I'm back in business and will have some time to get some articles in this weekend. There's a TON of juice to talk about, with all the latest Eseries devices been announced and such. But for now, I'll just show you a few themes that I've had my eye on.

When it comes to themes on my E71, I like going to the extreme. It's either gotta be an all black theme, with very good contrast fonts and icons, or a very bright theme, usually in the form of blue, yellow, or green. Never white.

Bright And Vibrant...

For the bright, vibrant theme I bring you Light Yellow by Larsson. This guy Larsson has been at the top of my themes list for a few months now, mainly because of the awesome Ovi icon set he's been using, the same icons we see on the Nokia 5800 touch. Here is the screenshot...



It looks great on my E71, nearly every folder and built in application icon is replaced. However, we still have the problem of the email envelopes on the homescreen showing as calendar entries instead. This is common with most 3rd party themes with custom icons, and something I've learned to deal with, especially when I switch my E71 to the "weekend" Mode and shut off my email.

Click here to find the download link for Light Yellow by Larsson. If you really like his themes, check out his official webpage.

Another bright and vibrant...

The official Nokia blog called Conversations has released their official Ovi Theme called "Ovi Blue". It seems to not have replaced all the E71 icons, but almost (unless I'm just crazy and it is all of them). Also, we still have the same email icon problem on the homescreen. Check out the screenshot (stolen from Symbian-Guru because I don't have the screenshot app installed yet)...



It also comes with an "Audio Theme" which includes a new ringtone, message sound, and screensaver. Thanks Nokia Conversations!

Click here to find Ovi Blue.

Regarding the email icon homescreen problem...

I have still not found a 3rd party icon set that also keeps the email icons on the E71 homescreen the same, instead of changing them to calendar icons. It's really annoying, and if you want to get around it you can install the "DFLT", "DEF", or "DEFAULT" version of your favorite theme. Most theme makers include this in the .zip file. It just uses all the default icons. If anyone has seen a theme that resolves this problem with custom icons, let us know.

Happy Thursday everyone! See you this weekend, and maybe even sooner.

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