We're proud to announce the official addition of three new devices to CodeThemed -- iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and iPad. They're coming to the next Theme Builder update, v2.1.

What does this mean?
CodeThemed now fully supports the creation, previewing, and downloading of HD themes for both the iPad's large screen size and the Retina display (Apple's term for a high quality display, which makes themes look stunning).

What changes have been made to the Theme Builder?
The first thing you'll notice in Theme Builder 2.1 is our new device selection box. When you visit the Builder, you're prompted to choose which device this theme is intended for, and Retina mode (for the Retina display). Hit OK, and you're ready to begin as usual.

Also, we're providing new, HD preset images courtesy of some great designers in the community. HD presets are always located at the top of the list as seen below.

But, isn't the iPad's screen like, huge? How will I preview themes?
Great question! We've created a great solution for that, and we call it Double Sizing. When viewing any themes that are made for the Retina display or the iPad, you'll notice a new 2x button on the upper-right corner of the emulator. Clicking 2x will open your theme full screen, so you can see every fine detail.

The final major change you'll notice is our new Add Icon system. We've officially moved from a legacy method of theming icons to using Bundle IDs instead. This allows your themes to work in multiple languages all around the world, and of course, use theme HD images. To add new icons to theme, you'll simply type in the name of the app and we'll try to find a match. Click on a result to add it to your Home Screen, and continue theming normally.

What's this about iPod touch support? Haven't you always had it?
Indeed, the iPod touch has always been supported. Although, when Theme Builder 2.0 launched in October last year, we had left out the ability to create themes specifically for that device. In this update, creating themes focused on iPod touch (all generations, not just 4th generation) is again possible.

So that's Retina + iPad. It's all coming together on Tuesday, March 15, so get your devices ready! We sincerely thank you for being such a great community, and we're excited for what comes next.

— CodeThemed Team

Recently, we ran into an server issue that prevented any new themes from being saved which caused the site to be flaky from Tuesday - Thursday last week. Ultimately, whenever a theme was saved, the site would slow down to a crash.

The issue was identified and in a soon after a fix was implemented. The Builder should be back up later today. We thank you for your patience, and are sorry for any inconvenience!

— CodeThemed Team

Version 1.2 of our CodeThemed iPhone and iPod touch application is now available in Cydia. This update fixes crashing on launch on some devices and firmwares, and Error Code issues when transferring or downloading themes.

Sorry for the delay! If you are to encounter any other issues, please let us know.

— CodeThemed Team

We have been busy working during the past two weeks, and have now released the first update to Theme Builder 2 -- v2.0.1. This updates includes features that didn't make it to the version 2.0.0 launch and bug fixes reported by users with the Feedback tab.

(It should be noted that you can see the latest version of the builder at any time by looking at the bottom right corner of the page. Clicking on the version number allows you to see any changes in that version.)

You can see the changes in this update here.

This update wasn't exactly an easy one, which is why it took longer than we intended it to. We rewrote the saving, downloading, screenshotting, and some of the transferring system completely to fit the new features and for a more robust and simple architecture.

In Save Changes, we took a few steps to improve stability and response time. We implemented a new method of storing data which analyzes and progressively creates a WinterBoard theme as you build one on the builder, and an automatic system that can detect what you've changed each time you save. Combining both of these systems allows themes to save much faster than before.

Because saving automatically creates and stores a finished theme now, downloading was a fairly simple process. To improve it just a bit, we added support for RAR archives which wasn't possible in v1. A screenshot of the theme is also included in each archive downloaded.

You may have noticed that theme display pages around the site have been tweaked a little. We replaced our 5-star rating system for an easier and more obvious thumbs up or down system. We noticed that not many users were using the 5-star system, so we believe this will increase user voting activity.

We are now working on Retina display support and Extras, but do not have an estimation of when these will be finished. We do highly appreciate your patience. Whenever we do have an estimation, it will be posted on our Twitter account, so please do not ask us when these features will be available.

We hope you all enjoy the new abilities, and as always, let us know any bugs or ideas with the Feedback tab on the right or with the Contact page at the top.

— CodeThemed Team