📱 Device Setup
Y1 Device: Power on your Y1, connect via USB, and enable USB Storage Mode
Computer: Your Y1 should appear as a removable drive (usually named "Y1" or similar)
Theme Location: Look for a folder named .rockbox on your Y1 device
📋 Manual Installation Instructions
⚠️ Important: After downloading themes, you need to manually copy them to your Y1 device. The browser cannot directly access your device's file system.
🎯 For Y1 Themes:
- Download the selected Y1 themes using the button above
- Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a temporary folder
- Connect your Y1 device via USB and enable USB Storage Mode
- Navigate to your Y1 device in your file manager
- Create a folder named
Themesin the root of your Y1 device (if it doesn't exist) - For each theme, copy the theme folder to
Themes/on your Y1 device - Each theme should be in its own subfolder:
Themes/ThemeName/ - Theme files should be placed directly inside the theme subfolder (not nested deeper)
Y1 Device/
├── .rockbox/
├── Themes/
│ ├── Theme1/
│ │ ├── theme.wps
│ │ ├── theme.sbs
│ │ └── ...
│ ├── Theme2/
│ │ ├── theme.wps
│ │ └── ...
│ └── ...
└── ...
🎨 For Rockbox 360p Themes:
- Download the selected Rockbox themes using the button above
- Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a temporary folder
- Connect your Y1 device via USB and enable USB Storage Mode
- Navigate to your Y1 device in your file manager
- Find the
.rockboxfolder on your Y1 device - For each theme, open the theme's
.rockboxfolder - Copy all files from the theme's
.rockboxfolder directly into your Y1's.rockboxfolder - Overwrite existing files when prompted (this is normal for theme installation)
Y1 Device/
├── .rockbox/
│ ├── themes/
│ ├── fonts/
│ ├── wps/
│ ├── (theme files merged here)
│ └── ...
└── ...
💡 Pro Tip: You can select multiple themes and download them all at once. Each theme will be in its own folder in the downloaded ZIP file.
🔄 After Installation:
- Safely eject your Y1 device from your computer
- Disconnect the USB cable
- On your Y1 device, go to Settings → Themes
- Select your newly installed theme from the list
- Enjoy your new theme!
🗑️ Removing Themes:
- For Y1 Themes: Delete the theme folder from
Themes/on your Y1 device - For Rockbox Themes: Use the "Reset Rockbox Folder" button above to remove all non-360p themes
Special thanks to the Rockbox Y1 community for creating these amazing themes! 🎨
Theme credits are available in each theme's folder after download.