Hi,
Just a thread to agregate all the infos about compatibilities
I'll keep this first post updated if you give me informations.
Additionnal information :
OMS Support for LOS
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/reference-lineageos-substratum-support-t3580276
Free themes :
ModernUI : not bad, but black on black on the ambient display (when screen is all B&W). Except that, I love the look.
Inversion UI : not bad, but black on black on the ambient display (when screen is all B&W). Same in the Phone and contact app.
Greyce : No problem with it, but doesn't theme a lot of things. Just have some Grey on white menus on olds app I have. I'll stick on this one for a minimal black UI theming.
Update 8th feb : Contact and Phone is themed (keeping some white areas, but OK for me)
S.i.X themes : I tried even if not supported except Pure Nexus and S.i.X roms. Bootloop...
Paid themes :
I plan to test some of them and report here, starting with the ones compatible with 7.1.1.
Swift black : Reported as really good by @Exodusche . A lot of apps themed
Domination : Reported as really good by @Exodusche . Fewer apps themed, but accent colors
LoNe 4SuBs : seems to require OMS support. Waiting for the dev answer to see if it worth to be tested
Thanks for sharing your views on it if you already tried some of them.
Using Swift on Lineage based RR and it works pretty good. Notifications still have a White Background.
iseedeadpixels said:
Using Swift on Lineage based RR and it works pretty good. Notifications still have a White Background.
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There is no choice I think. Or the ambient display can't show the texts or titles (black on black), or the notification stays white...
Do you have problems on contacts, phone, inbox or Gmail app? All blacked themed with swift?
Swift Black is incredible always being updated and has options for every ROM type also Domination both have never let me down usually ROM issue if so both apply pure black Domination has accent choices where swift does not but themes more like calendar and G maps etc
Lineage has OMS support?
rez4dh said:
Lineage has OMS support?
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Not really. Some are trying to extend that :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lineage/general/progress-support-oms-t3546841
But some themes devs make them compatible with it.
Ex from the swift black description :
Boost your stock rooted ROM with this pitch black theme for the Substratum theme engine. It fully supports Android 6, 7.0 and 7.1 / Google Pixel / OxygenOS 4 / LineageOS / OMS + it works without TBO Theme ready gapps! Please read the description below before using the theme.
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And that's why sometimes, the contact app is an issue....
Kéno40 said:
There is no choice I think. Or the ambient display can't show the texts or titles (black on black), or the notification stays white...
Do you have problems on contacts, phone, inbox or Gmail app? All blacked themed with swift?
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So far only my YouTube crashes from time to time.
Exodusche said:
Swift Black is incredible always being updated and has options for every ROM type also Domination both have never let me down usually ROM issue if so both apply pure black Domination has accent choices where swift does not but themes more like calendar and G maps etc
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Did you apply all overlays? Does it not bootloop when applying the framework overlay?
Calvin2394 said:
Did you apply all overlays? Does it not bootloop when applying the framework overlay?
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Just bought it.
I choosed "V 7.1". Applied all and no bootloops.
I reopen most of themed apps and everything is OK.
Kéno40 said:
Just bought it.
I choosed "V 7.1". Applied all and no bootloops.
I reopen most of themed apps and everything is OK.
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I read that it doesn't theme framework to avoid bootloops.
What isn't themed? Notifications? Settings? Google?
Calvin2394 said:
I read that it doesn't theme framework to avoid bootloops.
What isn't themed? Notifications? Settings? Google?
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Notification are slightly grey on the lockscreen, becomes white when expanded
Settings are black with Blue neon accent.
Google is themed
For example, Inbox : open the app, the message list is all black. When you open one, all the top is black but the message is on a white zone.
On contacts and phone, it's all black....
Calvin2394 said:
I read that it doesn't theme framework to avoid bootloops.
What isn't themed? Notifications? Settings? Google?
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Only issues I've had with framework and swift black was Oxygen 3.1.4 but customs ROMs OMS, legacy (Non OMS) and OOS 3.1.3 no problems at all Domination and Compound pretty much the same
With Google plus yesterday's update, it crashes.
Had to reapply all and OK
oxygen os
my setup is oxygen os substratum theme, with oneplus 3 accents
I installed substratum and applied greyece and everything worked fine but after applying pixel theme theme stayed to greyece so I uninstalled overlay from overlay manager of substratum after that phone rebooted and stuck in boot screen...on using march03 (first build) of lineage is in zuk z1....anyway to use substratum???
Long pressing power button soft reboots. Also disabling the USB debugging allows it to boot, else just reboots & sticks on boot screen. Any recommendation?
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Long pressing power button soft reboots.
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Same here.
I boot to recovery/bootloader etc via the TWRP app.
Related
Which is the best dark substratum theme that is working flawlessly with OnePlus 3 ?
I have tried both Inversion UI and Swift Black, but both has some of the following shortcomings.
Dialer menu has white on white ; Whatsapp settings - grey on black , Keep - create new label, settings and Help & Feedback black on black; Contacts (this is the worst) - ineligible while menu has white on white; hangout - select options - white on white
You can use swift black substratum with themable gapps ( dialer , contacts )
idk for whatsapp everu substratum is ugly btw swift black and domination is the only thing i found which working systemui and framework
For keep i used domination
Dont use anything for settings
Hangout swift black
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
HIshan Pavidu said:
You can use swift black substratum with themable gapps ( dialer , contacts )
idk for whatsapp everu substratum is ugly btw swift black and domination is the only thing i found which working systemui and framework
For keep i used domination
Dont use anything for settings
Hangout swift black
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
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Hi HIshan ,
I also tried swift black also. Most of the issues noted in my post also persists with swift black. I am not sure if it's because i applied it over Inversion UI before restoring system default. Also messenger was better on Inversion - Swift black has a gray background instead of black.
cm_newbie said:
Hi HIshan ,
I also tried swift black also. Most of the issues noted in my post also persists with swift black.
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Yeah for dialer and contacts flash teamblackout gapps
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
Pitchblack
try pitchblack ! the best dark themes, it will make everything pure black, trust me its crazy !
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.resurrectionremix.pitchblack&hl=en
Dipinn Verma said:
try pitchblack ! the best dark themes, it will make everything pure black, trust me its crazy !
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.resurrectionremix.pitchblack&hl=en
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@Dipinn Verma - The link you posted is a CM theme. Do we have a similar one available for substratum (i am on OOS)?
Try Magpie theme! But don't use it on YouTube...
Dipinn Verma said:
try pitchblack ! the best dark themes, it will make everything pure black, trust me its crazy !
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.resurrectionremix.pitchblack&hl=en
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the theme you posted is incompatible to oneplus 2 according to google play. How did you manage to get it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.annihilation.domination&hl=en
I use a combination of Beltz, Swift Black and Domination
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=connoisseurship.project.mono
Best dark theme out
Domination looks great, but I did remove a few app specific overlays.
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@Dipinn Verma - The link you posted is a CM theme. Do we have a similar one available for substratum (i am on OOS)?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pitchblack.origins.westcrip
Aniket21B said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pitchblack.origins.westcrip
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is it true pitch black .i mean true balck (#000000)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subs.compound
All of these themes are listed in the substratum app.
Compatible with OSS 4.1.1
Hi guys, any of these themes are compatible with OSS 4.1.1 ??
For best Dark Colored theme, i use the combination of :
1) CoalField Substratum Theme, PAID (For Beautiful Unique system ICONs)
2) Swift Dark Substratum theme, PAID (For Dark 3rd party Apps like Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, GMAIL, YouTube, etc
3) DNA Project, FREE (This is my MAIN theme that i use to themed everything for my device except for 3rd Party apps, the only 3rd party app i use is TWITTER to make it awesome looking RED Twitter instead of Blue. This theme have 2 color, RED (infected) & BLUE (DNA Default)
& here's my few screenshots for my daily theme
Well, I split dark themes into two categories: dark themes, and black themes. Black (real black and not dark) themes are really good for AMOLED display.
And for the ones I have tested, I go with Domination.
Am using Black Swift Substratum theme
Did anyone have a problem with Whatsapp after updating whatsapp? i have to factory reset phone to get it back working again?
do you guys have any solution? or should i never update whatsapp and other app's?
Hello guys me through the help of the boys present to you another mod for the OP5.
This will theme your notifications, dialer and call notification to black or dark depending on the user.
please use mods with Ozone or Kkclock for best effects.
I personally dont own a OP5 so in order to update this thread i will require that you the users post the following files and then i
will update the mod.
framework.apk
dialer.apk
opincallui.apk
opsystemui.apk
i would like to give credit to all the guys who are working on theming the Oxygen os and Open beta builds we never settle.
@ungeeked @KpChuck @dapero @SyCreed @Kickoff[/FONT]
Download Links
OOS 4.5.5
Black:Download here
Dark:Download here[/URL]
OOS 4.5.6
Black :Download here
Dark :Download here
OOS 4.5.8
Black :Download here
Dark :Download here
OOS 4.5.10
Download link
OOS 4.5.11
Download Link
screenshots will be uploaded from the users.
thanks, black theme works. Stock dialer was black already. I'd like to have black also tiles background (it is gray for stock)
mystique47 said:
thanks, black theme works. Stock dialer was black already. I'd like to have black also tiles background (it is gray for stock)
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gray even if u set the system theme to dark?
Works fine on xxx rom based on 4.5.5
Strange i have flashed Black but notification are White whith gray font. I use Dark Theme Stock + Substratum Swift Black
v.konvict said:
gray even if u set the system theme to dark?
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yes. system theme set to dark. notification background is now black (I think it was grey). As you can see in the screen
FreedomOS 1.3 also working :highfive:
mystique47 said:
yes. system theme set to dark. notification background is now black (I think it was grey). As you can see in the screen
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okay but u can use Ozone to theme the qstiles
Pho3nX said:
Strange i have flashed Black but notification are White whith gray font. I use Dark Theme Stock + Substratum Swift Black
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I would very much like to Black theme my notifications as I also use "Dark Theme Stock + Substratum Swift Black". A few minutes ago I wrote the Substratum Swift Black dev to ask if notifications should be themed and if not then could he please add that feature. White notifications stand out when everything else is themed black.
I tried the other notification mod in this section "Flasheable black notifications, dialer, incallui, qs tiles Mod" and not only did it not work but caused the issue mentioned in the original post about long pressed power button not triggering the extended power menu which makes that alternative a no go. Does this mod also cause issues with the long press power menu?
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I would very much like to Black theme my notifications as I also use "Dark Theme Stock + Substratum Swift Black". A few minutes ago I wrote the Substratum Swift Black dev to ask if notifications should be themed and if not then could he please add that feature. White notifications stand out when everything else is themed black.
I tried the other notification mod in this section "Flasheable black notifications, dialer, incallui, qs tiles Mod" and not only did it not work but caused the issue mentioned in the original post about long pressed power button not triggering the extended power menu which makes that alternative a no go. Does this mod also cause issues with the long press power menu?
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that issue comes from mods that use substratum to theme framework. so nop
How to install the mod?
sethi_romil said:
How to install the mod?
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as with most other zips that contain mods/apps, you need a custom recovery, preferably twrp (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/development/recovery-twrp-3-1-1-0-touch-recovery-t3632912). If you already have a custom recovery, go ahead and download the .zip provided by the author of the mod in the first post of this thread. Restart your device into recovery mode, either via the advanced reboot menu or by turning your device off and holding the volume down button while powering your device back on until the manufacturer logo appears. once you are in twrp, go to wipe, click on advanced wipe, and select the two options with cache and dalvik, then swipe to confirm the wipe. Afterwards, go back to the overview and click on install. Now you'll need to selected the .zip you've downloaded before. Swipe to confirm again. After the .zip has been installed successfully, click on "wipe cache/dalvik" and confirm once again. After that, you can click on reboot and enjoy your new mod.
Tried it out but now the text of the notifications is slightly red. Also the media keys of spotify can't be seen very well. Am i the only one with this problem? Can it be fixed?
As it modify the framework file, the future official updates won't install right ?
We need to restore the "stock" files ?
If so, can you upload a zip at least of last official update available to restore it ?
One more general question, I can't see the general section opo5, there isn't yet a vanilla version for each official release only adding root and all the rest untouched ?
baumstein said:
Tried it out but now the text of the notifications is slightly red. Also the media keys of spotify can't be seen very well. Am i the only one with this problem? Can it be fixed?
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hmmm with spotify @KpChuck has a specific fix for that in his thread as for text it should be offwhite not red so that ambient display can work
m4ssnet said:
As it modify the framework file, the future official updates won't install right ?
We need to restore the "stock" files ?
If so, can you upload a zip at least of last official update available to restore it ?
One more general question, I can't see the general section opo5, there isn't yet a vanilla version for each official release only adding root and all the rest untouched ?
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if you flash this you still get Ota updates it doesnt affect updates
v.konvict said:
hmmm with spotify @KpChuck has a specific fix for that in his thread
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There's a lot of fixes around for spotify with substratum modules:
-Download Ozone, select dark notifications at the top and theme spotify
-If you have Swift dark/black, select 7.1 OMS at the top and theme spotify
[email protected] made a substratum modules specifically for theming the notifications of apps with black notifications. Find it in his Mod and Theme connection thread
v.konvict said:
hmmm with spotify @KpChuck has a specific fix for that in his thread as for text it should be offwhite not red so that ambient display can work
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Cant find the thread... Also i dont use ambient display. Could the colored font come through substratum ozone even i did not theme the notifications with it?
Btw the changed font color also appears in some apps like teamspeak or in some sections of the settings app
KpChuck said:
There's a lot of fixes around for spotify with substratum modules:
-Download Ozone, select dark notifications at the top and theme spotify
-If you have Swift dark/black, select 7.1 OMS at the top and theme spotify
[email protected] made a substratum modules specifically for theming the notifications of apps with black notifications. Find it in his Mod and Theme connection thread
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I dont really want to theme the notifications with substratum, because of the power menu bug to softreboot instantly, that's why i am here
baumstein said:
I dont really want to theme the notifications with substratum, because of the power menu bug to softreboot instantly, that's why i am here
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Theming spotify with substratum is perfectly safe:good:.
Theming Android system causes the soft reboot bug, other apps are safe to theme
Excellent mod! found the perfect combo using this mod + ozone + swift black . Thank you for coming to the 5!
Is there any way the font brightness can be increased on Ambient Display?? It's a bit dim (could be from my substratum combo though..)
kinfam said:
Excellent mod! found the perfect combo using this mod + ozone + swift black . Thank you for coming to the 5!
Is there any way the font brightness can be increased on Ambient Display?? It's a bit dim (could be from my substratum combo though..)
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unfortunately thats the best i could do. half a loaf is better than nothing
I've been looking for a black theme, all these white menus hurt my eyes
There used to be a switch in settings to make everything including menus etc black but it seems to have been switched to the theme manager. Can't seem to find a theme with dark background and white text in menus, they mostly just change wallpaper.
Any advice?
+1
Macrint said:
Any advice?
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Learn how to theme.
Unfortunately, it can't be done. When you create a theme for an Xperia phone, you create a dark theme and a light theme, but it is not up to the theme developer or the user which of those themes to use. Sony has explicitly decided which of their apps will use each theme, and there does not seem to be a user-facing option to change it.
Source/more info: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Q-A-...ht-theme-created-by-Theme-Creator/td-p/951884
Pointless816 said:
Unfortunately, it can't be done. When you create a theme for an Xperia phone, you create a dark theme and a light theme, but it is not up to the theme developer or the user which of those themes to use. Sony has explicitly decided which of their apps will use each theme, and there does not seem to be a user-facing option to change it.
Source/more info: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Q-A-...ht-theme-created-by-Theme-Creator/td-p/951884
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Yep, I spent a whole afternoon making and tweaking the perfect theme. No dark mode in the settings :/
nova launcher...
pauly92 said:
nova launcher...
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Yeah I'm using nova, still a lot of white going on everywhere
IICR if you put it to the stock launcher then go to themes when long pressing the screen those themes should change the whole phones theme.
pauly92 said:
IICR if you put it to the stock launcher then go to themes when long pressing the screen those themes should change the whole phones theme.
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Interesting. Where do you long press?
pauly92 said:
IICR if you put it to the stock launcher then go to themes when long pressing the screen those themes should change the whole phones theme.
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lol where did u long press?? R u sure u using XZ Premium?
Upgrade your phone to Android Oreo 8.0
and use substraum themes, then apply black theme
Do you think we can get the android 7 nav keys? cause I am not a fan of oreo nav keys.
Alaa | Google Android said:
Upgrade your phone to Android Oreo 8.0
and use substraum themes, then apply black theme
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only at setting page, not in other such as dialer and phonebook
Is there a substratum theme that doesnt break my apps? I was using the mono/art theme for substratum but everytime an app like WhatsApp or messages got an update it would force close the app when I would try to launch it until I remove the theme or it gets an update. Is there a theme where this wont happen? I was also getting force closes with WiFi toggled on and off.
substraum very buggy on oreo
Since most of the themers are leaving HTC, I thought it would be wise to create a Substratum forum for to share Ideas themes since most of it in Oreo is themable under substratum,
I am currently using Tilt theme from HTC Themes in combination of Substratum AOSPUI dark theme sharing some scrennshots
JEANRIVERA said:
Since most of the themers are leaving HTC, I thought it would be wise to create a Substratum forum for to share Ideas themes since most of it in Oreo is themable under substratum,
I am currently using Tilt theme from HTC Themes in combination of Substratum AOSPUI dark theme sharing some scrennshots
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Would be great if htc dialer can be substratum themed as well.
mathrania said:
Would be great if htc dialer can be substratum themed as well.
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I'm not a themer sorry I'm just sharing my current work around for themes, but that would be great....
substratum is good theme engin...but have many background service that keep in memory and drain battery life....
i think htc theme is really enough....no any other brand have milion of theme free !!!
substratum good for a phone like pixel or onePlus or..... they are have't theme engine
DJ Mohammad KHAN said:
substratum is good theme engin...but have many background service that keep in memory and drain battery life....
i think htc theme is really enough....no any other brand have milion of theme free !!!
substratum good for a phone like pixel or onePlus or..... they are have't theme engine
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Battery was something I wondered about too. Using Substratum w Swift Dark...no battery hit at all.
The best thing about substratum is you get rid of the god awful white settings, HTC themes don't do that well none I found did.
The aospUI is the one I use myself too, it came up as a freebie not sure if it still is
Guys i have Problem with andromeda everytime i try to run supstratum it says andromeda client should be connect to your Desktop how to fix it??
Zero2098 said:
Guys i have Problem with andromeda everytime i try to run supstratum it says andromeda client should be connect to your Desktop how to fix it??
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Probably most of us go the root way for substratum that is the reason why probably no body hasn't answer your question, andromeda is only for a non rooted device or non rooted implementation of substratum
Leedroid (Google phone and messages support) w/ Swift Dark
Zero2098 said:
Guys i have Problem with andromeda everytime i try to run supstratum it says andromeda client should be connect to your Desktop how to fix it??
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With Andromeda, you need to run one of the scripts from the OP of this thread on your desktop any time you want to modify the Substratum theme on your phone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/andromeda-desktop-clients-release-notes-t3668682
OR if you are rooted and still running Andromeda,
you can run the script from this thread in a terminal emulator on your phone, which is kinda nice
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/root-initialize-andromeda-directly-phone-t3685510
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With Andromeda, you need to run one of the scripts from the OP of this thread on your desktop any time you want to modify the Substratum theme on your phone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/andromeda-desktop-clients-release-notes-t3668682
OR if you are rooted and still running Andromeda,
you can run the script from this thread in a terminal emulator on your phone, which is kinda nice
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/root-initialize-andromeda-directly-phone-t3685510
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Thank you sir that will help
Has anyone been able to apply SystemUI overlay that changes the status bar icons? I have tried several themes but the status bar icons remain the same Same with Navbar icons.
Pat123 said:
Has anyone been able to apply SystemUI overlay that changes the status bar icons? I have tried several themes but the status bar icons remain the same Same with Navbar icons.
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Try destiny Black theme
mathrania said:
Would be great if htc dialer can be substratum themed as well.
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Only possibility to theme HTC dialer is using HTC theme engine. You could e.g. build your own dark HTC theme and combine it with a Substratum theme, to obtain dark dialer and dark statusbar as well as settings menu.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs
I use Shadow man theme with Spectrum substratum theme. Cygnus Dark icons. Nova launcher.
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Would be great if htc dialer can be substratum themed as well.
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I am using google dialer nonnexus version instead of HTC one, its themed and working great but I have issue with power menu black text on black background with Swift black theme.
MuadDib6 said:
I am using google dialer nonnexus version instead of HTC one, its themed and working great but I have issue with power menu black text on black background with Swift black theme.
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Same here. Email to Swift Dev, they said works ok on stock rom and they don't have Htc U11 phone so...basically is what it is. In Lee Rom he's using workaround APM and it works great w/o problem with Swift.
Actually I am on Leedroid rom v3.1.0
MuadDib6 said:
Actually I am on Leedroid rom v3.1.0
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U using APM in Lee tweaks, UI Tweaks and having problem??
Jbb3393 said:
I use Shadow man theme with Spectrum substratum theme. Cygnus Dark icons. Nova launcher.
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Are you on Oreo? If yes how do you move your Wi-Fi and signal icons to the left?
Hi guys,
I've been using the AOSPUI black theme on my Nexus 6P and it worked fine on Nougat.
I now have a Pixel 2 XL on stock rooted Oreo 8.1. The same theme behaves in a weird way and some pop-up windows and the power menu have black on black text. I reached out to the dev and he says it should work properly but I can't seem to be able to make it work.
Now I'm looking for another black theme that works flawlessly on stock rooted. Found a few but need some advice, so would you get:
- Swift black,
- Pi Dark,
- Flux,
- something else?
I need a black theme where EVERYTHING works. Free themes are also welcome.
Thanks!
Ghisy said:
Hi guys,
I've been using the AOSPUI black theme on my Nexus 6P and it worked fine on Nougat.
I now have a Pixel 2 XL on stock rooted Oreo 8.1. The same theme behaves in a weird way and some pop-up windows and the power menu have black on black text. I reached out to the dev and he says it should work properly but I can't seem to be able to make it work.
Now I'm looking for another black theme that works flawlessly on stock rooted. Found a few but need some advice, so would you get:
- Swift black,
- Pi Dark,
- Flux,
- something else?
I need a black theme where EVERYTHING works. Free themes are also welcome.
Thanks!
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Swift Black works for me very well. But the first time you install a theme, you can run into weird problems because the theme hasn't been updated for the newest version of the Google apps yet.
When I did a clean install last week, Swift Black wouldn't theme my Google app. An update a few days later fixed this.
So I disable automatic updates and wait for a Swift Black update after the apps which I have themed are updated. This way it alsways works with Swift Black.
But to theme GBoard, you need to read the FAQ (some manual steps are required).
Hope that helps.
Ghisy said:
Hi guys,
I've been using the AOSPUI black theme on my Nexus 6P and it worked fine on Nougat.
I now have a Pixel 2 XL on stock rooted Oreo 8.1. The same theme behaves in a weird way and some pop-up windows and the power menu have black on black text. I reached out to the dev and he says it should work properly but I can't seem to be able to make it work.
Now I'm looking for another black theme that works flawlessly on stock rooted. Found a few but need some advice, so would you get:
- Swift black,
- Pi Dark,
- Flux,
- something else?
I need a black theme where EVERYTHING works. Free themes are also welcome.
Thanks!
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Domination is another outstanding black theme that gets updated regularly. Also, keep in mind that it's ok to use overlays from different themes on certain apps while your waiting for theme updates should your base theme not work on a particular app :good:
Swift black FTW
Sent from my Google Pixel 2 XL using XDA Labs
I use Swift Black for system UI and settings, Compound for phone. Swift Black leaves a huge blue frame on the dialer UI for me. Looks horrid.
BabelHuber said:
When I did a clean install last week, Swift Black wouldn't theme my Google app. An update a few days later fixed this.
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I don't theme Google apps actually. My problem is with the "Android system" overlay on my theme.
Badger50 said:
Domination is another outstanding black theme that gets updated regularly. Also, keep in mind that it's ok to use overlays from different themes on certain apps while your waiting for theme updates should your base theme not work on a particular app :good:
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Like I said above, the only overlay that gives me trouble is the "Android system" one. If I activate it (black with Pixel accent colors), my pop-up windows are black on black and my power menu blue on blue, i.e. I can't see any text. It's odd, it worked well on Nougat.
Edit: I wonder if it's the automatic (and stupid) day/night mode from Oreo that's being a PITA? Because my current wallpaper is dark and it triggers the dark mode for some stuff. Why did Google add this and not a toggle to enable/disable it?!
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I don't theme Google apps actually. My problem is with the "Android system" overlay on my theme.
Like I said above, the only overlay that gives me trouble is the "Android system" one. If I activate it (black with Pixel accent colors), my pop-up windows are black on black and my power menu blue on blue, i.e. I can't see any text. It's odd, it worked well on Nougat.
Edit: I wonder if it's the automatic (and stupid) day/night mode from Oreo that's being a PITA? Because my current wallpaper is dark and it triggers the dark mode for some stuff. Why did Google add this and not a toggle to enable/disable it?!
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I think the only elements that are affected by the wallpaper theme (auto dark/light mode) are quick settings and notification bar.
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I think the only elements that are affected by the wallpaper theme (auto dark/light mode) are quick settings and notification bar.
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It also themes the power menu, which is one of the areas that don't get themed properly. I also switched to a light wallpaper and all my QS were gone (probably black on black again)! Something is definitely fishy on Oreo :/
Ghisy said:
It also themes the power menu, which is one of the areas that don't get themed properly. I also switched to a light wallpaper and all my QS were gone (probably black on black again)! Something is definitely fishy on Oreo :/
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I don't have the issue you describe using Swift Black for system.
Same here, I'm 100% stock using swift black and couldn't be happier. No issues at all.
I'm guessing Swift Black is the winner here!
About the power menu, it's actually the advanced power menu that isn't themed properly (the one added by Gravity Box through Xposed). And also random pop-up windows like when I'm connecting a Bluetooth device.
I use Spectrum as my main theme. Domination is my second theme and is used to theme apps that Spectrum doesn't, such as XDA Labs. It also is used for the Google apps when Spectrum can't theme the app, though that can be hit or miss. For example, Photos cannot be changed to black by either theme at the moment.
Google seems to update their apps every other day, which gives the themers headaches. Of course, in Android P it may all end up being moot.
PitchBlack is my go theme... Updates regularly and plenty options..
Pixel 2 XL
JoeNeckbone said:
Same here, I'm 100% stock using swift black and couldn't be happier. No issues at all.
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After posting this I thought to myself, hope I didn't jinx myself....fast forward to now, 4 updates later to both substratum engine/swift black.... contacts and phone are not theming...I'm sure it'll be fixed soon but funny how that works. Anyone else having same problem?
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It also themes the power menu, which is one of the areas that don't get themed properly. I also switched to a light wallpaper and all my QS were gone (probably black on black again)! Something is definitely fishy on Oreo :/
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JoeNeckbone said:
After posting this I thought to myself, hope I didn't jinx myself....fast forward to now, 4 updates later to both substratum engine/swift black.... contacts and phone are not theming...I'm sure it'll be fixed soon but funny how that works. Anyone else having same problem?
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Are you creating the modules then rebooting before applying? Since March update that's what you need to do. The modules will show up after rebooting.
Str0ntium said:
Are you creating the modules then rebooting before applying? Since March update that's what you need to do. The modules will show up after rebooting.
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I'm creating the overlays using the "build & update" option then rebooting and applying them. If you don't reboot, they don't show up in the Substratum manager.
Right now, I'm waiting to get a payment from Rewards so I can buy one theme or two. We'll see.
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Are you creating the modules then rebooting before applying? Since March update that's what you need to do. The modules will show up after rebooting.
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I disabled all overlays, rebooted, everything was stock theme. Did build and enable for swift black, rebooted, (twice) everything but contacts and phone is themed. Did this quickly this morning before work, maybe a error on my part. Will try again tonight.
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I disabled all overlays, rebooted, everything was stock theme. Did build and enable for swift black, rebooted, (twice) everything but contacts and phone is themed. Did this quickly this morning before work, maybe a error on my part. Will try again tonight.
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I would delete the overlays before rebuilding them.
On my Pixel 2 XL stock (Not Rooted) I still have to Build/Enable and then reboot and enable again. Does anyone else have this issue? I should not need to "Enable" overlays twice.
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I would delete the overlays before rebuilding them.
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Now that you mention it, I'm almost positive I did delete and not disable. Either way I'll check it out later, thanks for the advice.