Does a phone need to be rooted to change themes?

[MortimerJazz]

Well I guess the thread title has said it all ... I just want to know whether my phone needs to be rooted for me to change themes, fonts, wallpapers etc.

Thanks for your help ...

 

[yah5]

Yes to themes, fonts, and icons.

No to wallpapers.

 

[Lumabizz]

With PandaHome you can do most of that, don't have to be rooted phone

 

[Echo17121]

Yes to themes, fonts, and icons.

No to wallpapers.

Actually no to icons...I don't have a rooted phone and I have changed my all of my icons.

 

[yah5]

Actually no to icons...I don't have a rooted phone and I have changed my all of my icons.

How?

 

[Deleted User]

^^^^ Use an app called Folderorganizer lite and change the icon from within that app to what you want. Then when putting the shortcut on homescreen/dock etc.. do the link to a folderorganizer lite app - then find the one you changed the icon with and select. Hey presto!
Its a bit of a fiddly workaround but once you get the hang of it - its dead easy!

 

[yah5]

I know of that and it's a workaround for folder icons, though it is slower than opening a folder icon from the system itself mind you.

But you can't change other icons, such as the battery level/wireless signal/bluetooth in the notifications bar. You need to be rooted for that and mess around with metamorph which is a pain in the ass.