Sony Theme Creator Beta will bring hundreds of new themes to Xperia devices

Sony has long been trying to make themes better on its devices. The Japanese company has just launched a new framework for developers to make building themes for Sony Xperia devices a lot more easier. What this means to you as an end user is that you will soon be able to get access to hundreds of new Xperia themes without having to root and install custom ROMs.

Sony is providing an opportunity to launch even paid-for themes, increasing avenues for developers to make some money while providing users with more themes. The company has been working closely with Google to implement theming in stock Android for a while now, working on RRO, or Layers in common language.

What Sony has on offer:

1. Powerful personalization – With the Theme Creator BETA tool, you can customize over 300 graphical system assets on the phone. Style everything from home screen wallpaper and icons to buttons, colors and assets inside selected pre-installed Sony signature apps.

2. Create a theme for promotion and revenue – A theme can be a great way to get powerful promotion for your brand, service, or game. As an independent designer, a theme can help you monetize on your skills. In addition, you can contact Sony for the possibility to get your theme promoted on Xperia devices.This way, your theme can show up on millions of Xperia devices in the theme picker and Sony’s  “What’s New” recommendation service.  Read about the opportunities, and how to submit and publish your theme.

You can get started here.