It doesn't matter if you have no idea how to create your own, personalised themes for your Nokia N82, as long as you have the images you want for the background. OwnSkin is an online tool which allows users to upload their images to create their own personal theme. It's fairly easy to use, and virtually every aspect of the theme can be edited, from the battery icon colours, to individual icons lying in the main menu.
The process only relies on the user clicking on each part of the theme that they want to change and from then on they can choose the colour, the image that be used to replace the icon, etc. It's extremely nifty and intuitive. When you're all done, the theme can be downloaded to the PC or either sent to your phone by providing your telephone number.
The online tool comes free of charge (which is quite a steal, as it's extremely customisable), so why not try it out now via this link.
I know there's plenty of places and people that make excellent themes, but it is general consensus that the top 2 S60 theme creators are Babi and P@sco, both veteran Nokia theme creators.
Babinokia has been around for quite a while and most of his/her developed themes are associated with quality. There's even themes around for S60 v2 Nokia phones, so it's definitely worth a look for those with an old phone lying around - you'll never know when it'll come in handy. As for the S60 v3 themes, it looks excellent on the N82, so I definitely recommend the themes to everyone.
P@sco is another well known theme creator and publishes a Nokia / S60 blog in addition to his themes. His themes range from the abstract to the cartoonish; but whatever the theme is, it's got this aura of professionalism that makes others feel that its well designed and created.
Kudos to both theme creators for promoting and designing better themes for the S60 platform. Their themes are also available via Symbian Themes, so why not take a look there too?
So you've just downloaded and installed a nice theme, with good looking icons in the main menu. You apply the theme and all is fine - except, to your dismay, that the main menu icons are not the same as the screenshots that accompanied the theme.
It so happens that if you turn on "icon animation" in your S60 device, it automatically changes the icons of the main menu and subsequent menus back to the default ones - as those are the only ones that are equipped to animate on your phone.
So, if you want to get the nice looking icons from your theme rather than the default Nokia ones, simply head to the main menu, select Options >> Icon Animation >> and turn it to "Off". And enjoy.
Note: S60 theme above is "Entangle", created by Inanov from S60Theme.
Just to let everyone know about another great site that provides quality N82 and Symbian v3 themes - Nokia Symbian Mobile Themes. Theme developer Chaos Inc. runs the site, and there are many quality themes to choose from, ranging from the technological to the most abstract.
It's definitely worth a visit, and once again shows just how tightly integrated the Nokia Symbian community is. Kudos to you, my friend :)
Even though the phone has been out for 2 months, I still struggle to find themes online that fit the phone. Here's a bunch of sites to help those who are seeking new themes:
Mobile88 Theme Gallery
A lot of themes are available - not sure if all are compatible with the N82. Requires registration, so it might be inconvenient for some users. But definitely worth the time to take a look at.
Mobile9 Theme Gallery
One of the big brothers for themes. Even though they don't offer the N82 as an option for themes, you can try N81 or the N95, as both share similar specs to the phone in terms of resolution and OS. Registration is not required; however a daily limit is imposed. Beware as some themes have expired signatures.
onSmartPhone Gallery
A very large collection of themes for your N82. Very user friendly, and no registration is required. Definitely one that you'll like in this huge collection - there's up to 3400 themes to download.
If you feel that I've missed any galleries or sources, feel free to contribute by posting it via the comments page.
