BlackBerry Theme Builder features

You can use the BlackBerry® Theme Builder to design unique looks for all screens on the BlackBerry device by changing such things as the banner icons, fonts, backgrounds, and buttons for a wide range of BlackBerry devices and multiple versions of the BlackBerry® Device Software.

Feature Description

customizable banners

You can use this feature to customize banners. You can create full-screen banners and hide individual banner items. You can position, size, and add new banner icons.

customizable backgrounds for the Home screen, Application list screen, Lock screen, and the Phone screens for Incoming Call and Active Call

Each of the following screens can have a different background: Home screen, Application list screen, Lock screen, and the Phone screens for Incoming Call and Active Call.

customizable ring tones

You can add ring tones to themes for BlackBerry devices that are running BlackBerry Device Software version 5.0.

animation for the Lock screen and the Home screen

You can use this feature to animate the Lock screen and the Home screen by using .svg files.

screen transitions

You can add screen transitions such as zooms, slides, wipes, and fades to BlackBerry devices that are running BlackBerry Device Software versions 4.7 and later.

catalogs for images and colors

You can use this feature to save images and colors that you can use again in any theme file.

links to web pages by clicking an application icon

You can use this feature to add links to web pages from the Application list screen.

customizable cursor navigation

You can use this feature to specify the order that the cursor moves from item to item on the Home screen in custom theme layouts.

Quickstart screen

You can use this feature to open a recent theme that you worked on, open an existing theme, create a new theme, or access learning resources and the BlackBerry® Theme Studio community.

managing themes on a BlackBerry device

You can install or preview themes directly on a BlackBerry device. You can also remove themes from the BlackBerry device using the BlackBerry Theme Builder.

previews of themes on a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator

You can use this feature to see how your theme appears on a specific BlackBerry device model before you distribute the theme.

Adobe Photoshop® compatibility

You can import Adobe Photoshop .psd files directly into the BlackBerry Theme Studio.

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