Theme Install Help

[srl7741]

Theme install help.


OTA (over-the-air)

The OTA install method is easy and fast and requires no PC or USB cables. You should use the Internet browser on your BlackBerry (not the WAP browser) to navigate to the web page containing the link for the installation.


You can type this into the browser on your device or paste it into an email you send to yourself and launch it from the email message. Select and click on the theme's name, then use the Get Link option from the pop-up menu. The next screen will prompt you to download the file or cancel. Some information about the file is also displayed. Select Download and the process will begin. On EDGE and EVDO networks, the download should take less than one minute. Upon completion, you will be prompted to reboot the device.
If this is your first time installing a theme via OTA, I recommend you download the theme file first, do NOT reboot, then download the Theme Reader (same web page) and then reboot. After that you'll be ready to use the new theme.

Note: 8100/Pearl device does NOT need the theme reader file.
Note: 8300/Curve device does NOT need the theme reader file.
Note: 8800 device does NOT need the theme reader file.



Desktop manager installs.


1. Download the zip file to your PC:
2. Unzip the file to a folder (name the folder).
3. Connect your Blackberry to your computer.
4. Open up Desktop Manager –> Application Loader –> Add.
5. Find the file called “ThemeName.alx” and click “OK”.
6. Find the file called "Plazmic_Theme_reader.alx" and click "ok".

Note: 8100/Pearl users omit step 6 above. The theme reader is NOT needed.
After the installation finishes, you can now change your themes by going to Options (wrench icon) –> Theme.





Notes:
Icons from any third party vendors will show as they normally do, without transparency.
If you have already installed themes using plazmic_theme_reader.alx file in the past no need to re-load that file over again.
Additionally after installing themes keep the theme folder in the same place or the desktop manager will produce a message saying it can't find any additional applications to install in the future if you attempt to install additional themes.

Phones do have memory limits, you may not be able to keep a never ending list of themes installed. If you find that a theme does not show up look at how many themes you have installed and consider removing one to make room for the newly install theme.



Hope this helps?

[sonjajones]

How do you "reboot" a blackberry device?

[b13]

press the hang up(red) button and press it again when the phone turns off. if you want to reset, take the battery out.

[BBKinG]

thanks this helped alot

[csobrien]

wow! you cats have all the RIGHT info, and easy to find. I have been tryin to get this download working for over an hour. The site I got it from had me chasing my tail for instructions..thanks

[Beaker14]

Well...your instructions were great. Very simple and to the point. However, it didn't work for me. I have a BB 8830. Every step worked and the DL was successful. However, when I reboot my BB and then go to the Themes section of Options, my DL isn't there...just the standard stock themes.

Any thoughts??

Beaker14

[srl7741]

Is you phone using BES with an I.T policy?

When you mention re-boot what does that mean? Did you pull the battery out and let the it set for 20 seconds and then re-start the phone?

The battery pull is a must do.

[duvalmami]

im really not a big technology person....so when u said"Download the zip file to your PC"....what zip are you talking about?is there a site you can download software from,and do u have to have the internet package for your blackberry to be able to download themes??

[Rollin]

If u want a theme, then u can download it over the air, meaning from the internet to ur Blackberry, or u can download the theme "zip file" to ur computer and then hook up ur Blackberry to the computer and install the theme that way.

Go here to find the zip files and the OTA downloads:

http://www.forum.eveek.com/downloads/

And yes u need to have a data plan (internet package) to download OTA (over the air) so if u dont have that then ur only option is to do it via computer+usb cable

[bigyz2006]

Thanks a million. Im good for the minute. Thanks.