Nokia 6600 Themes

The result? Often terrible. Your homemade icons would have jagged edges. The text might turn white on a white background. But it was yours .

Creating a custom theme in 2004 was a hacker’s art. Users had to use PC software like WildSkin or Theme Creator Pro to decompile ROM files, edit 8-bit BMPs in Photoshop, and recompile the binary. Getting the transparent masks wrong would result in "checkerboard" artifacts where icons should be. It required patience, but the result was a bespoke theme nobody else on the bus had.

Here are some popular Nokia 6600 themes that you might enjoy:

Let's take a nostalgic trip back to when changing your phone's look was a defining social statement. What Made Nokia 6600 Themes Special?