Even if we posted a new custom theme for the Galaxy Nexus every day for the remainder of the year, I don’t think we would be able to post them all. There is such a strong and passionate developer community surrounding this device that reminds us so much of the good ‘ol OG DROID days. The next theme we are spotlighting is Nexus Plus, which will run on top of the Android Open Kang Project’s Build 28 ROM or Rootzboat 8.2. Both of which are fantastic ROM choices for Nexus owners. 

This theme aims to darken, but also colorize certain aspects of the device. It’s very pretty and sort of gives off that nice blue glow which Ice Cream Sandwich is best known for. If you are looking to further your Nexus experience, then we recommend trying it out.

You must be on AOKP Build 28 or Rootzboat 8.2 to flash this theme!

Instructions for installing:

Rootzboat 8.2 Theme Zip File | AOKP Build 28 Theme Zip File

1. Download zip file and place on phone’s storage.
2. Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery and create Nandroid backup.
3. Locate zip file and install.
4. Reboot and enjoy!

If you run in to any issues, please don’t hesitate to shoot your questions down below.

Via: RootzWiki

Custom Theme Friday: Nexus Plus for AOKP Build 28 or Rootzboat 8.2 is a post from: Droid Life

What better way to get into the holiday spirit than by decking the Android halls.  If you have been looking for some good decorations to throw onto your mobile device, then look no further.  Today we have been granted the power by Koveleski and Tha Phlash to give away 6 premium theme licenses to readers who give us a little look into what they would do if they were the Grinch.  Sound fun? 

Thanks everyone for having fun with this contest! It was great! Here’s the winners:

DanThompson87 – “Go around telling everybody that Christmas is really about JESUS and not getting GIFTS and getting hammered!”

IceHunter – “If I were the Grinch I would put Carrier IQ on the Nexus and lock the bootloader.”

Lewis McGeorge – “I would grinch people by getting rid of Android and leaving people with the choice of i*crap, Blackberry, or Palm?! Man that made me sick just thinking about!!!”

Justin Brown – “If I were the Grinch I would bring down both amazon and newegg.   Not only does it screw a ton of consumers that are lazy and don’t want to go shopping it hurts the shipping companies too.”

LiterofCola – “I’d drop liquid ex-lax in the punch bowls of holiday parties everywhere!”

Towelie420 – “To spoil Christmas, I would buy you a droid eris, and then make you watch me play with my galaxy nexus.”

How to enter:

1. In the comments, tell us what you would do to spoil Christmas if you were the Grinch.
2. Tell us which theme you would like: Tha Christmas Balls or Tha Candy Canes.

Winners will be chosen today at random by 3PM PST.  Good luck.  Thanks goes out to Koveleski and Tha Phlash for offering up the themes.

Tha Christmas balls

Tha Candy Cane

Contest: Win One of Six Christmas Themes From Tha Phlash and Koveleski for the Holidays (Updated: Winners Picked!) is a post from: Droid Life

Paul, aka “RaidZero” is a good friend and we are always on top of his work. Lately, he has been dabbling into the dark arts of Android theme making, and so far, we are loving it. His first creation for the masses is entitled RZ Blue NRG, and it is a serious contender against all the other themes out there. With hints of honeycomb, and some insanely cool glowing icons and menus, it is the theme to carry you into the next year. If you are on CM7, or have a ROM which allows for the Theme Manager, check this out. 

We don’t even have to go into much detail when trying to explain the theme. Just check out the gallery, and if you like the glowing as much as we do, then give it a go. Modestly priced in the Android Market for only $0.99. In addition to this theme, might we also suggest Tha Shock by KovDev for the icons which go together like peas and carrots.

Note: For those that ask about the clock widget, it is Beautiful Widgets which is an Android classic. And if you are looking for a good wallpaper: check these out.

So tell us, what themes are you all using these days?

Market Link

Custom Theme Monday: RZ Blue NRG By RaidZero is a post from: Droid Life

It’s been too long since we posted about custom themes and all the cool things we’re able to do after we root our favorite devices. Well if you have a device in your possession and are running CyanogenMod 7 and have the Theme Chooser installed on your phone, then head over to the Android Market and pick up SynErgy immediately. It’s an extremely thorough theme, which everyone can respect, and it’s the perfect mix of color meets minimal. With light to dark blue, gun metal and silver, there are some great color combinations in this theme and we can tell the fellas over at BS Themes took there time on this one. They skinned all the popular widgets, phone dialer, Facebook, and Twitter. Even has some amazing light up notification icons.

After the jump we have the Market links and plenty of pictures. 

Here is the huge list of everything they worked on:

This will theme your phone will over 1800 different images, hitting all system apps and many 3rd party apps.

Android System
Calendar
Camera
Contacts
Deskclock
Docs (google)
Equalizer
Face Book
Flext9
FM Radio
Gmail
Market
Messaging
Music (stock)
News and Weather
Pandora
Phone
Plume
Settings
Talk
TweetDeck
You Tube
and many more!

If you wanna see for yourself head over to the Market for the Donate Version (Only $1), or the Free Version. Support these amazing Developers and artists with your donation.

Here’s my personal Gallery:

BS Themes Releases SynErgy For Your Device Running CM7 is a post from: Droid Life