iPad Theme for iPhone and iPod touch

Turn Your iPhone and iPod touch into iPad

By Taimur Asad | January 30th, 2010

Apple iPad, which was announced earlier this week received a mixed reaction from all over the world. Some found it as an oversized iPod touch, while others thought that it has the potential to redefine the way we will use our computers in the future. In a nutshell, iPad is indeed an oversized iPod touch/iPhone except for iBooks Store and iWorks Suite of apps.

iPad Theme for iPhone

Since iPhone, iPod touch and iPad uses the same OS (iPhone OS), the look and feel is generally the same throughout the three iDevices except for the few tweaks here and there in the iPhone OS 3.2 running on the iPad.

Now if you want to make your iPhone and iPod touch to look exactly like the iPad, simply follow the steps as shown in the video below to get the same lockscreen and springboard background, carrier logo which reads “iPad”, an iBooks like app, New York Times reader, the entire Kindle books catalog and much more.

You will need to have a jailbroken iPhone to get it all to work. Follow the instructions posted here to first jailbreak your iPhone if you haven’t already and then download and install the following in this order.

Winterboard app via Cydia
“Simple iPad Theme” via Cydia
MakeItMine app via Cydia to Change the Carrier logo to iPad. More details here.
Shrink app via Cydia to reduce the size of all the icons on the springboard.
ProSwitcher via Cydia for Multitasking. More details here.
NYTimes – The New York Times app for iPhone via App Store
Classics – The iBooks lookalike app for iPhone via App Store
Kindle for iPhone via App Store

Here is the video, showing each and every step in detail on how to turn your iPhone and iPod touch into an iPad.

You can ask me any question should you run into any problem getting all this to work on your iPhone and iPod touch.

View Comments on "Turn Your iPhone and iPod touch into iPad"

Muhammad Omer January 29th, 2010
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Awesome post Taimur. I don't see why people would wanna have the actual iPad when they can actually perform almost everything (and much more) on this one.

Taimur Asad January 29th, 2010
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Thank you!

Ali Raza January 29th, 2010
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I tried this but the app that shrinks the size of the icons doesn't seem to be for free.

b_n January 30th, 2010
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I do not understand why the icons need to be shrunk, & why we can't ad a 5th row down & across, why the carrier needs to be changed to iPad, & proswitcher shows an option for 3 active windows yet more were shown in the video.

How does it decide which windows to “leave open” for switching?
I'd love to have at least my mail, safari, the phone & a couple of other apps “ready”.

Other than that, nice write up & video!

John Brian Silverio January 30th, 2010
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I couldn't find “Simple iPad Theme”

aatkco January 30th, 2010
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I like it, Thanks

tsss_69 January 30th, 2010
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where do you get that initial cube screen saver? i know this question has been asked already but no answer yet. would appreciate one.

otherwise great job Taimur!

Markus January 30th, 2010
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Cool

Taimur Asad January 30th, 2010
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I got it from “Backgrounds” App. It is available in App Store for free.

Taimur Asad January 30th, 2010
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I got it from “Backgrounds” App. It is available in App Store for free.

Boochy33 January 30th, 2010
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I can't find “Simple iPad Them” either

Hamad January 30th, 2010
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I have yet to see a better tech site than redmondpie (Y)

Jeffrey Hagedon January 30th, 2010
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Any chance there is a yet unannounced hidden front-facing camera behind the glass that will allow video conferencing in the future iPad OS?

thanks January 30th, 2010
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I feel like i searched the entire backgrounds app, and still cant find the cube wallpaper. Is there anyway you can give me a search name for it? or post it?

Would be MUCH appreciated, and awesome work!

Taimur Asad January 30th, 2010
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thank you! appreciate that!

Taimur Asad January 30th, 2010
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Make sure you have apt.modmyi.com repo added in your Cydia sources.

Named January 30th, 2010
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guys just add http://repo.beyouriphone.com/ into your cydia source and search for Shrink again… there'll be two this time…you'll know which one is free

Joe January 30th, 2010
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thanks

sj1992 January 30th, 2010
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When i install Winterboard it asks me to connect to itunes and then i have to restore…. i cant install it????

Jones Scott January 30th, 2010
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Great stuff Taimur, I love gadgets

jose luis January 30th, 2010
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en cydia no lo encuentro, lo veo en Roca pero me da error siempre, hay alguna otra Manera de instalarlo?
Gracias

Zliberator January 30th, 2010
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Done Thanks!

Briguy919 January 31st, 2010
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What about the search bar? Can you make it say “Search iPad”?

renantech January 31st, 2010
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It is time to change my iPhone to iPad it has lots of features added and very unique design themes.

mindsmack January 31st, 2010
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This is really awesome. I cant wait to have the FastMall iphone app on the iPad.

Michael Esposito January 31st, 2010
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What icon percentage am I supposed to use? Or which is the best?

MaYMaY January 31st, 2010
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u forgot “rename” (in beyouriphone or iphone.org.hk repo) or “rename II” (xsellixe repo) which allows you to rename your apps so u can rename Classics to iBooks

lumogo January 31st, 2010
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thanks man ! I make it. good work. now waiting for the iPad

sandeep January 31st, 2010
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hi oao

fjpoblam January 31st, 2010
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Can you make my iPod Touch screen larger?

Paul January 31st, 2010
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Rather than naming it iPad, I'm naming mine iPad mini – preempting the day when Apple releases a mini pocket size version of the iPad.

christinaneena February 1st, 2010
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if i click restore on my iphone will it mess things up? because my phone isnt turning back on and it was after i installed winterboard.

ML10 February 1st, 2010
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I am getting the same issue when I install Winterboard. It won't reboot and I have to restore.. Happened twice now. Anyone know what the issue is?

brandon February 1st, 2010
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I found a solution, if you use blackra1n, just make it rain again while its in recovery mode after installing winterboard. it worked for me.

chuck_w February 2nd, 2010
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how did he do the multitasking thing???

aaron123 February 4th, 2010
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one thing where can you get that shrink for free because now you have to pay for it ?

Jonas February 4th, 2010
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Why cant youtube run in the background with pro switcher!?

pipe1269 February 6th, 2010
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Hi, May my phone lose Internet connection when I make these changes, I am using TMobile.

NicholaZ February 9th, 2010
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How many % to Shrink?

jetgadget March 1st, 2010
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really liked it. looks good on my iphone/pad…

kevinkevinkevin March 12th, 2010
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hey im having trouble because Shrink costs

Bill March 14th, 2010
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Could u please adivse on how to remove MIM, backrounder, winter springboard, & Proswitcher apps. These do not show the x next to the icon to allow removal. I also couldn't find the apps listed in the apps setion of ITunes. Please advise on how to remove as my ihpone is experiencing heavy lagging problems, and touch screen issues especially when using sms. These problems only occured after I installed the above mentioned apps on my iphone.
Many Thanks.