Pimp Your Nokia E61 With Themes
A few readers have asked me what theme I was using in the previous posting. I decided to focus this posting on how to personalize (read: "pimp") your Nokia E61 with themes.
Themes are downloaded and managed similarly to applications. They come in .sis files that you will need to install on your Nokia E61.
Just accept and install the themes. To enable and manage your themes go to Tools > Themes.
From left to right, below are four example of themes 1) Standard Nokia 2) S60 Color 3) S60, and the last my favourite - 4) Aqua.
"Aqua" is the theme I used in my previous post. Auqa was created by the talented Roman Keller and is available for download. Thanks Roman for creating Aqua and sharing it with the rest of us.
Once again, below are the menu screens of the following themes from left to right 1) Standard Nokia 2) S60 Color 3) S60 4) Aqua.
As a "bonus" theme here is Dark Sky made by Toaster. Perhaps not the most practical theme but still quite nice in my book. There are many more Themes for the Nokia E61 here.
For those of you interested in learning more about themes and possibly create your own themes there is a free tool available. The S60 Theme Studio for Symbian OS is available for download here. If you do create some unique themes and would like me to post them here please drop me a note.
July 6th, 2006 at 8:27 am
Where can I get the Dark Skies theme? Please e-mail me @ apovolotski@aim.com
July 6th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
I went to themes, but only see the “Nokia” theme, not the others. When I click on “Theme downloads” nothing seems to happen. Any advice on something I’m doing wrong?
Thanks,
Joe
July 6th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
Hi Joe,
If only the Nokia Theme shows up then the Themes are not proparly installed. Go to Tools > App mgr and see if you can find the themes you wanted to installl in the application manager. If they show up as “not installed” you can try to re-install by pressing in the joystick and then selecting install.
If the temes don’t show up in the application manager they were not proparly transferred to the device. Then you just have to use PC Suite or Bluetooth them over to the device.
I hope that helps!
July 6th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
I looked and they aren’t showing up at all in the App mgr. Where do I find the themes to install? How and where do I put them onto the phone.
I just got this yesterday and it’s my first smartphone & Nokia so I’m feeling a bit lost right now.
July 6th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Hi Joe,
Here is a brief step-by-step.
1. Download the Theme you like - they come in standard .SIS packages
If on a PC - connect your Nokia E61 to the PC (I assume you have installed PC suite which comes on the install CD)
2. Double click on the SIS package
3. Accept the SIS package on your device (PC suite will tell you to continue the download on your Nokia E61)
4. Go to the App. mgr on the Nokia E61 and enable the Theme.
If you are on a Mac, or if you like Bluetooth you can use “Bluetooth File Exchange” (on a Mac) and send the .SIS file to your device via Bluetooth. The file will then show up as a message. You just accept the message and it will install.
July 6th, 2006 at 4:35 pm
Thanks Ed!
This site is going to be a life saver for us newbies…
So, if you don’t mind one more question. Where would I find some good themes? Specifically, the themes you showcase in this post.
July 6th, 2006 at 4:43 pm
Thanks Joe. It is comments like yours that keeps me going.
All the Themes in the post have download links (look before the second set of four pictures grouped together. There is also a link in the second to last sentence that points to where you can find many free Themes.
Cheers
July 6th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Great site mate. I don’t seem to be able to install any themes into my phone. Have not tried the ones you’ve recommended here but I’lll give them a try.
July 6th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
yeah the link to gallery9 is awesome - i have SHEEP up at the moment. very cool!
cheers
July 6th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Hi Epanda,
That is the same one I installed - the SHEEP!
Patrick, if you have trouble getting it working let us know and we will help out.
Cheers!
July 7th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
E61 Help required. When installing all themes I’ve downloaded I get the message after install “Certificate Error contact the application supplier” Any ideas what I should do?
Regards
Gumbet
July 7th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
Hi Gumbet,
This could be the issue. For added protection against “malware” there is rather strict application signing procedure implemented for S60 3.0. The device comes with the standard setting to check for proper signatures and will not install if the application sigining is lacking, out of date etc.
This could be the problem.
Go to Tools > App. mgr > Options > Settings . change “software installation” from “Signed Only” to “All” and “Onlline certic check” to “off”.
This will most likely fix your problem. However, please be aware that you turned off one extra layer of security for the device. I wouldn’t be too worried about malware but it is important to only install software from known sources.
July 7th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
Thanks Admin,
This worked and themes now load after security warning. Great site for early adopters keep up the good work.
Cheers
Gumbet
July 8th, 2006 at 7:32 am
Hi Gumbet,
Thanks for letting us know and your kind comments.
July 11th, 2006 at 5:51 am
There’s another Mac-like time out there but it’s not for free.
The site is here:
http://www.mangothemes.com
and the preview is here:
http://www.mangothemes.com/theme_gallery/images/themes/BrushedMetal_ani_s60_3k.gif
PS: bought immediately….
July 11th, 2006 at 11:25 pm
Hi Tacalit,
Thanks for the tip!
July 15th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
Hello Ed.
I would like to install and store my new themes on my SD card. I am away from home so the computer I am using does not have PC Suite loaded and b/c it is administratively (i.e. CORPORATE) locked I cant download and install it either. I have downloaded the themes to my computer but I have had no luck figuring out where on the SD card to place them so that they may be recognized and installed OR at least recognized so I can move them to the INTERNAL memory for installation. Please help if you can!!
Corey Harville
August 6th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
I try to install this S60 Colour theme in my E61 phone, but error message appear “Certficate Error, contact your…etc”. How should i do to resolve this.
regards
moes
August 6th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Moes,
Did you read/try this:
http://www.e-series.org/archives/45
August 28th, 2006 at 10:21 am
to Admin
is there vietnamese language for SymbianOS s60
and where can i download or get it ?
August 29th, 2006 at 1:12 am
Hey guys! Love the site, but just one thing… Can anyone send me the Aqua theme? It’s no longer available on Roman Keller’s site, and I’m absolutely heartbroken… It was the one I most wanted…
August 29th, 2006 at 7:10 am
HI,
I downloaded the Aqua Blue Theme on my Mac but now how do I install it onto my E61… Using iSync?
August 30th, 2006 at 7:04 am
How can I delete a unwanted theme? I got some other themes that are taking valuable space of my (small) memory card. I tried but didn’t find anything that indicates a possibility for deleting a theme.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:27 pm
I’ve allready found the answers here: http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27595 . I had to change to a othet theme before deleting the actual theme. In the link I provided is described the other method by using PC-suites browser.
September 3rd, 2006 at 10:13 am
Hahaha… Well as it turns out, the Aqua theme IS available on Roman Keller’s site. There’s just a newer version found on a different page. Love the site btw, keep up the good work!
September 3rd, 2006 at 10:52 am
Thanks for pointing that out. I updated the links.
Cheers
September 10th, 2006 at 1:11 am
Tom -
you asked:
“I downloaded the Aqua Blue Theme on my Mac but now how do I install it onto my E61… Using iSync?”
Easy you just use the Send File option under Bluetooth.
I take it you’ve paired your phone to your Mac right?
September 16th, 2006 at 9:51 am
hai,
how to download this good themes ???
THQ
September 19th, 2006 at 9:25 am
hello, I love the themes showcases in here. And I have tried to download the carbide.ui to experiment abit to try to create my own theme. Basicallly it is not real hard to use the application, but I would wonder is there a way I could get the icons in the the themes which showcase here? Becuase I just want to change some fonts and background out of these themes for my own.
Really appreciate.
ps: the icons come with the application looks ugly…
September 19th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Hi visioneer,
I am not the author of this great themes so I can’t help you. However, I would gladly feature your theme when they are ready for prime time. Let me know if I can showcase them here.
Cheers
September 21st, 2006 at 3:41 pm
Hi there,
I tried to install the S60 Theme from the download link above, but my phone said “Installation of ….not supported. Where can I get a E61 Version of this theme?
thanx in advance….
September 21st, 2006 at 4:23 pm
Hi Moon,
The fix is described here:
http://www.e-series.org/archives/45
September 21st, 2006 at 11:50 pm
Thanx for your fast reply!
In fact the certificate is not the problem, I turned that off earlier already. I don´t get to this point. Before it says that the installation of this file is not supportet, that´s before the certificate check….
I have software version 2.0618.06.05, and with the version befor i had the same problem.
thx very much, greets
September 21st, 2006 at 11:52 pm
Ah sorry I forgot,
is it possible to get the icons (where?) which are used inside the s60 theme to create a new theme with this icons?
cheers
October 8th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Hello all, I have a question, why on all these good themes the scroll bar spins in reverse and not at the right direction as in the Nokia default theme or the turquiese theme?
October 11th, 2006 at 1:46 am
I’m getting a lot of error during them instalation.
In 10 diferent themes I’ve only manage to install one. I allways get “Certificate Error. Please contact the aplication supplier” error messages.
Can someone give me a hand?
What I’m I doing wrong? It’s a problem of the files certificates our It can be solved in my phone?
Thank you
Sérgio
October 11th, 2006 at 11:16 am
Sergio,
Here’s the solution:
http://www.e-series.org/archives/45
October 24th, 2006 at 11:02 am
Great site…. Simply superd!!!! Have everything for newbies… Continue with the excellent work!!!! Thank u so much
November 13th, 2006 at 6:42 am
Thanks for the excellent site. Following the tips in the thread I’ve downloaded and installed the Darksky theme to an E60 using Bluetooth File Exchange for Mac OS X within 5 minutes. Not really into much customisation myself but became bored with the nokia theme.
Thanks again!
November 18th, 2006 at 8:39 am
How do you ERADICATE a theme from the Carbide.UI application. I created test theme and manually removed it by deleting the directory. But if I try to reproduce a theme with that name, the application tells me the theme already exists. This is major! How/Why in the world would the theme become linked to the application?!?!
December 7th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Everytime I download the aqua theme it says zip fie corrupted. Any chance I get to download the .sis file of it? Thanks in advance. By the way, I’m using my E61 for surfing the web and downloading.
December 14th, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Do any of these solutions work on E62 phones. Certificate Error on two that I tried to install.
December 14th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Hi Hovdog,
The solution is outlined here:
http://www.e-series.org/archives/192
January 16th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Hello
I am looking for customizing default E61 theme: the only thing I need to change is default font size. If possible font name and background colors also. This is because I cannot read texts in default font in Feed Client or Help for example - they are too small :(.
Is there a way to solve this?
Thanks
March 28th, 2007 at 8:29 am
i get an error message saying i don’t have authorization from the certificate provider?
May 25th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
I must say this site has almost everything to offer. I was worried cozI had no themes for my nokia E62 and I could not even download them. However on this site I got what I was looking for. Thank you very much for creating this site. It really helps.. Bless you.
May 26th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Mansi,
All the themes for the Nokia E61 will work on your E62 since the two devices share the same screen resolution/size.
Cheers
June 16th, 2007 at 7:13 am
Hi, I’m Harry I’m just joint with E Series community, I would like to ask you how can I download the Themes to E61i, because went I try to Install to my E61i it say “Certificate errors contact the supplier, please give advise thak you
July 27th, 2007 at 2:53 am
I’m encountering the same problem with my e61i. I tried downloading e61 and e62 themes but no luck with that either. I tried it from soooo many other places, but it seems like none of them are compatible with my device. Somebody please help!!!
August 19th, 2007 at 9:21 am
do u know d software to create ur own themes fo e61i?
n whats d address?? to download it freely
August 21st, 2007 at 12:23 pm
hey whenever i install any theme in mamob it msgs me that “Cirtificate Expired” wld u please like 2 guide me abt this…. i had also selected the off option of certification checking in my mob….. so plzzzz guide me dat how can i install any theme in ma mob…
August 21st, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Hi Vian,
Use Carbide.ui to create themes for Nokia S60 devices: The tool is free:
http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/resources/tools_and_sdks/carbide/
Cheers
August 21st, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Attique.
Set the date of your device back one year, install the theme, then set the date correctly. Easy as one, two three.
September 18th, 2007 at 1:29 am
I am getting the same “Unable to Install” error now. I have been theme addicted for the last couple months and fell in love with BlueRed by Babi. While talking on the phone today my signal died out in an area it shouldn’t have so I reset the device. When it came back up in was in a default Nokia theme and it said BlueRed was corrupted. I cannot reinstall BlueRed and if I try and put on any other one it runs through the entire process and then upon completion it states “Unable to Install” I am using 1st gold now but I need my MAC theme and BlueRed back. Please help!
Dan - E62
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:16 am
I got this message” Certification error contact your supplier”. I already set the date to 2006, 1 year back since I got the certificate expired at the fisrt time. But some are Certification error .
What should I do? Please help me.
thank you in advanced
Now I can use only S60
E61
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:24 am
I can fix the problem by follow your guide above. I search for keyword and found out how to fix it.
u said u afraid of untrust source.
I only download from this website, so it gonna be ok,right?
E61
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:25 am
I can fix the problem now.
December 1st, 2007 at 10:11 am
How to resolve certification expired?
December 1st, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Hi AleXa,
Use the “search” function on the blog and you will find a recent blog post about how to solve the certificate issue.
Cheers
December 11th, 2007 at 8:28 am
how come everytime i install my e61 says”expired certificate”?
December 28th, 2007 at 6:07 am
Hi, First of all i wanted to say that this site Rocks Big Time! I have the same problem as Corey. But to bad i couldnt find any answers
Some knows if this is possible? Corey`s question is below.
Thnx in advance!
Corey Harville Says:
July 15th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
Hello Ed.
I would like to install and store my new themes on my SD card. I am away from home so the computer I am using does not have PC Suite loaded and b/c it is administratively (i.e. CORPORATE) locked I cant download and install it either. I have downloaded the themes to my computer but I have had no luck figuring out where on the SD card to place them so that they may be recognized and installed OR at least recognized so I can move them to the INTERNAL memory for installation. Please help if you can!!
January 5th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
what can i do to install one of these themes on my E61? Im getting a “Certifcate Expired”
January 28th, 2008 at 2:45 am
Jojo put the date on your E61 one year back. That did the trick for me.
Good Luck
January 28th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Heey..
i hv a problem.. with the certificatee…
itz 2008 …
i put 2007 year fr certificatee… come with error…
help me with this…
email me = salman_zubair86@hotmail.com