Google app dark mode - OnePlus 5T Questions & Answers

Hello
I hate the white background in Google app is there a way to change the background to dark or just something other than white?

nadiration said:
Hello
I hate the white background in Google app is there a way to change the background to dark or just something other than white?
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Not according to this...
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/23/17045944/android-phone-dark-mode-update-promised
(apparently they did it accidentally once, but it was unintentional, and so put it back to only having a light mode).
That said, apparently lots of users liked it, so you never know, they might bring one out,
(and this article suggests that this may indeed be happening...)
https://thenextweb.com/apps/2018/02/23/google-android-dark-mode-night/
But currently it doesn't exist yet on the mobile version of google chrome. (so don't waste your time looking for a setting for it, as it isn't there)

Substratum?

k.s.deviate said:
Substratum?
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How do i theme it with substratum?

nadiration said:
How do i theme it with substratum?
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Use swift black theme and theme the Google app.

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Black settings... and black other menu screens

Is there an Xposed module or some other way that anyone knows of to make the Settings black themed instead of white?
The amount of light that occurs with the white background sometimes hurts to look at.
Is there a night mode or something that I can do (other than flash a custom ROM)?
Thanks in advance.
Download and apply a dark theme off the theme store and it will turn the settings and toggles all dark.
Thanks! There's nothing in xposed that can do that though? I didn't see anything, but I didn't want to have to look inside every single module?
Answer found.
Care to share?
Sure. I could NOT find an Xposed module that did this (although I would think it to be really simple).
So I ended up just using the free Samsung theme that looked like space. Really neat - themes a lot more than just the settings.
I had trouble locating the Samsung theme app in Apex, but once you log into your Samsung account, I believe it brought it up.
Was definitely worth checking into.
Thanks for the help.
brettdacosta said:
Sure. I could NOT find an Xposed module that did this (although I would think it to be really simple).
So I ended up just using the free Samsung theme that looked like space. Really neat - themes a lot more than just the settings.
I had trouble locating the Samsung theme app in Apex, but once you log into your Samsung account, I believe it brought it up.
Was definitely worth checking into.
Thanks for the help.
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Hey ? Which theme do you installed it ?
chingoboy said:
Hey ? Which theme do you installed it ?
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I'm using SkyofIllusion, but I downloaded ForestofIllusion too, but I don't like that the mystical deer is only shown on the lockscreen and disappears when you unlock the device.
Both good dark choices that apply in all the right places.
brettdacosta said:
I'm using SkyofIllusion, but I downloaded ForestofIllusion too, but I don't like that the mystical deer is only shown on the lockscreen and disappears when you unlock the device.
Both good dark choices that apply in all the right places.
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This is the Hologram theme which is a good alternate dark theme. It's not just a black background but uses background images.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68416405&postcount=35

Black/Dark Theme Pixel Launcher

Anyone know of a true black/dark theme for the pixel Launcher. Not talking about a theme for the whole phone, asking specifically about the swipe up all apps page, Google bar and app folders on the home screen. Even on phones that support substratum like the 6p I can't seem to find a single theme that makes the Pixel Launcher have an all black back ground with white text. I have no idea why Google is so scared of the dark.. just got the OnePlus 3T... Supports black background everywhere by default. Just turn it on... Anyways, rant here if you feel the frustration.
crowsnestitsupport said:
Anyone know of a true black/dark theme for the pixel Launcher. Not talking about a theme for the whole phone, asking specifically about the swipe up all apps page, Google bar and app folders on the home screen. Even on phones that support substratum like the 6p I can't seem to find a single theme that makes the Pixel Launcher have an all black back ground with white text. I have no idea why Google is so scared of the dark.. just got the OnePlus 3T... Supports black background everywhere by default. Just turn it on... Anyways, rant here if you feel the frustration.
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Like this.
I used substratum with black stock theme.
toknitup420 said:
Like this.
I used substratum with black stock theme.
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How do you get the black Google search button?
That's part of the theme. You don't have to use the whole theme. Just the overlays for Google app and pixel launcher.
toknitup420 said:
Like this.
I used substratum with black stock theme.
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What does the all apps page look like?
Here ya go
toknitup420 said:
Here ya go
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Amazing! That must have been a recent update. I already have the Black Stock theme on my phone.. is that on a pixel or another device with the pixel launcher?
Edit: just applied to my pixel XL... Amazing.. it works
crowsnestitsupport said:
Amazing! That must have been a recent update. I already have the Black Stock theme on my phone.. is that on a pixel or another device with the pixel launcher?
Edit: just applied to my pixel XL... Amazing.. it works
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Pixel xl.
toknitup420 said:
Pixel xl.
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Fantastic! You able to theme the system UI as well?
crowsnestitsupport said:
Fantastic! You able to theme the system UI as well?
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Some of it works. You can install the whole theme expect the framework stuff.
Biohazard works good for system ui
The substratum app in the play store says it doesn't work with the pixels yet. Is that what you're using or something else?
Droid1019 said:
The substratum app in the play store says it doesn't work with the pixels yet. Is that what you're using or something else?
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It works just don't theme framework.
This theme fully supports everything except framework and it looks amazing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers
Oh shoot. Just saw that this is a root app. ?
How do you apply a theme on pixel XL or what app do I need? I am rooted and bootloader unlocked with TWRP. Thanks in advance!
Does this also theme the Google page when you swipe to the right? First page with content from Google?
This theme looks and works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers
On the M10 changed the battery on the last image, and signal.
BC we're the Link for above all theme
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Hi all,
Is there any free substratum theme for Black/Dark Pixel launcher?

Need tips on a dark / black theme

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?
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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

Which themes work on our 5t with substratum?

Since the relevant thread has recently been deleted, could people please share their theming set-up with substratum?
Would not only be interesting to know which themes you guys use but also which parts thereof (not) to activate given that bootloops seem to be only one false click away.
Thanks!
Swift Black saves pixels and looks awesome on this device. You'll need root to use substratum on Nougat but assuming you knew that already.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers
No, wasn't aware of this, thanks! I suppose it's advised to keep the oms section off given that it's not supported on oos? Is there any way to theme notifications black as well?
frozl said:
No, wasn't aware of this, thanks! I suppose it's advised to keep the oms section off given that it's not supported on oos? Is there any way to theme notifications black as well?
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Never had reliable consistency with that in the past so I didn't both trying that with this phone. Everything themes black perfectly. I leave the SystemUI alone and let the notifications come in default white.
From my experiences with Substratum on this phone, leave SystemUI and Android system alone. All 3rd party apps can be themed. So for Swift Black what you might wanna do is theme the apps and then change the system theme internally in settings to dark and then you basically got the full theme
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iamterence said:
From my experiences with Substratum on this phone, leave SystemUI and Android system alone. All 3rd party apps can be themed. So for Swift Black what you might wanna do is theme the apps and then change the system theme internally in settings to dark and then you basically got the full theme
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Yeah, that's what I ended up doing now. Cheers.

Advice for Substratum black theme on stock rooted 8.1

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
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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?!
Ghisy said:
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.
Str0ntium said:
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?
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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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.
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 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.
JoeNeckbone said:
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.

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