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What now? Themes, Apps, Mods.

I have the Google Pixel XL rooted running Android Oreo with boot-loader unlocked. I used the modded TWRP with SU config and Chainfire's SU with SU Hide by the way to root. I know about theming and a few rooted apps like Greenify to name one. I do not want a custom ROM flashed. I guess is there and thing like Xposed or Gravity box I would be able to use. What are some neat and cool / helpful things to do while rooted on oreo with pixel xl at this point? Anyone got any ides what I should do? !hanks.

Hacker101 said:
I have the Google Pixel XL rooted running Android Oreo with boot-loader unlocked. I used the modded TWRP with SU config and Chainfire's SU with SU Hide by the way to root. I know about theming and a few rooted apps like Greenify to name one. I do not want a custom ROM flashed. I guess is there and thing like Xposed or Gravity box I would be able to use. What are some neat and cool / helpful things to do while rooted on oreo with pixel xl at this point? Anyone got any ides what I should do? !hanks.
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This belongs in Q&A for starters.
Right now for Oreo there is Substratum/Andromeda, and some flashable Aroma installer mods. A custom Kernel like ElementalX gives further customization performance wise as well as wake gestures, colour control, and brightness tweaks.

nadiros said:
This belongs in Q&A for starters.
Right now for Oreo there is Substratum/Andromeda, and some flashable Aroma installer mods. A custom Kernel like ElementalX gives further customization performance wise as well as wake gestures, colour control, and brightness tweaks.
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Just to note, Andromeda is only needed for unrooted phones. If you have root, you can substratum without issue

tylerlawhon said:
Just to note, Andromeda is only needed for unrooted phones. If you have root, you can substratum without issue
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I can install Substratum in the Play Store on Stock Rooted Oreo and be okay?

Zwitterion said:
I can install Substratum in the Play Store on Stock Rooted Oreo and be okay?
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Yes doing it right now
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Zwitterion said:
I can install Substratum in the Play Store on Stock Rooted Oreo and be okay?
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Yes doing it right now

tylerlawhon said:
Yes doing it right now
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Yes doing it right now
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Installed Substratum and applied a theme. Nothing changed.

Zwitterion said:
Installed Substratum and applied a theme. Nothing changed.
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Did it prompt you for root? Have you rebooted? What theme was it?

tylerlawhon said:
Did it prompt you for root? Have you rebooted? What theme was it?
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Yes, yes,.and it was Destiny theme.

Zwitterion said:
Yes, yes,.and it was Destiny theme.
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So far the only one that really works on the pixel XL is the Swift black , destiny doesn't work very well I haven't found any apps that work with Destiny all I use is Swift black and every so often there's one or two apps that won't work because of updates or or what not so I use Onyx too. Also what works with Swift black and helps,is if you only do 5 at a time and if still something doesn't come out right sometimes you have to reboot for it to take effect... Good luck
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Lone4subs, domination, Sprite, focus, are just a few themes that work for me on Oreo. They are all paid themes though. I would recommend lone4subs but you have to enroll in the beta version for it to work with Oreo.

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I also reccomend swift black for substratum. great dark theme. updated all of the time.
mods and things that I use;
- system ui tuner; change # of quick tiles, animation speed, etc
- Apex Launcher (very customizable n lite)
- AfWall (firewall to block apps from internet access)
- disable service (disable things like advertising ID, analytics, etc in google play services, some apps, etc)
- custom nagivation bar (change navbar layout n look)
- with magisk I use a few modules; GMs doze, busybox, etc)
- graby spin ui (icon set)
- signal messenger (instead of messenger)
- anysoftkeyboard
- fx file manager
- adaway for adblocking
- ex kernel manager
- exNoShades-eas kernel (which adds a bunch of features, optimizations, security/hardening, etc... i'm the dev)...
i pretty much replace or modify everything on the stock rom that i don't like, or needs improvements.

I agree with @roman.ramirez.12 ~ If you like dark themes, Swift Black is great. Constant updates, works well.
Some mods, appss and stuff that I can't do without;
- Apex Lanucher (Lite and customization).
- FX File Manager
- OS Monitor
- AFwall (Firewall for blocking apps internet access)
- Custom Navigation Bar (change navbar layout, functionality and style)
- System UI Tuner (tweak Quick settings tile #, change animation speeds to 0.75)
- AdAway (Block all advertising. Available in Fdroid app store)
- Magisk + a few modules (Pass Safetynet, Magisk hide. Modules: GMZ Doze, etc)
- EX Kernel Manager (for tuning custom kernel settings)
- exNoShadez-eas Kernel (My kernel / I'm the dev. Passes SafetyNet check. Most of the extra features other kernels have + additional
hardening/security features and some other features - too much/specific to get into here).
Using all of the above, I get a decent amount of customization to the Stock rom, plus all of the goodies one might want out of a kernel (and then some. lol)... I use most of these apps on any device (have for years, in some cases) and the kernel I develop exclusively for the Pixel / Pixel XL.

Substratum Options

Hey all... Just got my 5T today and tried to install an Ozone overlay and ended up not being able to boot. Anyone have any confirmed Substratum overlays that work?

saccentekennedy said:
Hey all... Just got my 5T today and tried to install an Ozone overlay and ended up not being able to boot. Anyone have any confirmed Substratum overlays that work?
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Strange, because I have ozone and my phone boots fine.
K-Klock works as well and swift black/dark/light

xabat said:
Strange, because I have ozone and my phone boots fine.
K-Klock works as well and swift black/dark/light
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I wonder whether I was theming something you weren't?

saccentekennedy said:
I wonder whether I was theming something you weren't?
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I only use ozone for "clear all button position" and "LTE" icon.

I tried Flux and it wouldn't boot. Had to flash substratum recovery zip.

What would work at this point for a dark navbar and dark notifications? Tried Swiftdark for system ui and it didn't do the trick....(first OnePlus device, coming from a few years of HTC so I'm just now getting the hang of things)

Is substratum working also for non rooted users?

Update... I've got Swift Black working fine, but I've avoided theming the system UI.

kadett-k2 said:
Is substratum working also for non rooted users?
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I guess we have to wait until Oreo rolls out. Oreo supports OMS by default, even non-rooted user can theme their devices :good: you just have to use a paid helper app called andromeda, even though the app is not for free I highly recommend it because it supports the amazing substratum developer team.

saccentekennedy said:
Update... I've got Swift Black working fine, but I've avoided theming the system UI.
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Does theming SydtemUI with Swift make you bootloop?
Do you have root access?

xocomaox said:
Does theming SydtemUI with Swift make you bootloop?
Do you have root access?
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I have root yes. I just assumed theming things like Recents and the QS tile background is what did it... Maybe I'm wrong?

Over at the google plus page of substratum theme they said depends on the Oreo rom one plus puts for the 5t whether andromeda will work or not .. it’s working perfectly on my stock 6p

substratum theming @ pie

I'm rooted with latest magisk on official pie and not able to theme via sunstratum.
Is there any trick I've missed?

I've bootloopedn2 times for that already cuz of the move it to system apps folder tutorial on here
Just use the substratum v998 and it will work on pie

xDakos said:
I've bootloopedn2 times for that already cuz of the move it to system apps folder tutorial on here
Just use the substratum v998 and it will work on pie
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I'm using v999

Thanks for the hint to 998, that solved my problem.
Installed mono art theme and love it
Thx

Eventually it will get easier

Miui 12 Super wallpapers TWRP mod ABANDONED

I bring you a version of the super wallpapers installation via recovery. This version appears in the wallpaper settings without having to use any other application for activation. Tested by me on xiaomi.EU 20.6.11
New version
Fixed icons do not appear in the status bar In wallpaper settings
Download link Removed
There is now no need for this mod as the xiaomi.eu team has now added native support

LEANDROMENDES said:
I bring you a version of the super wallpapers installation via recovery. This version appears in the wallpaper settings without having to use any other application for activation. Tested by me on xiaomi.EU 20.6.4.
Download link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5led9DSFmR3ArGJVthimrLtwoA5eeEO/view?usp=drivesdk
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Well done, thanks! :good:
Just one question: did you manage to get the clock on the AOD and lock screens to show time in 24h format, or does it show AM/PM for you? Also does it show the date as MM/DD or DD/MM?

you mean like that

AndrewADB said:
Well done, thanks! :good:
Just one question: did you manage to get the clock on the AOD and lock screens to show time in 24h format, or does it show AM/PM for you? Also does it show the date as MM/DD or DD/MM?
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It depends on whether you configured it to show in 12 hour format, it will show AM / PM. I configured it in 24 hour format and it doesn't show AM or PM

AndrewADB said:
Well done, thanks! :good:
Just one question: did you manage to get the clock on the AOD and lock screens to show time in 24h format, or does it show AM/PM for you? Also does it show the date as MM/DD or DD/MM?
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I think it depends on your phone's language (about wrong/missing xiaomi.eu AOD translation).
@LEANDROMENDES Nice to see you based your zip from my work (I'm also known as "Poney70" @ xiaomi.eu forum).

works perfectly in xiaomi.eu rom thanks alot

Work on MiMix ROM too. Thanks a lot!

masik 13.1 not showing any kind of text on AOD . Can anyone help me to fix it ?

works fine, but i would like a light wallpaper in dark mode, is it possible to set it somehow?

LEANDROMENDES said:
I bring you a version of the super wallpapers installation via recovery. This version appears in the wallpaper settings without having to use any other application for activation. Tested by me on xiaomi.EU 20.6.4.
Download link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5led9DSFmR3ArGJVthimrLtwoA5eeEO/view?usp=drivesdk
Next update: fix icons do not appear on the status bar in wallpaper settings. Coming soon
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fosiczka said:
works fine, but i would like a light wallpaper in dark mode, is it possible to set it somehow?
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there and only with xiaomi, they developed the wallpaper, I just created a way for them to appear in the settings

Any chance to make into a Magisk module? I'm not really keen on flashing anything that is not essential

miui based rom only?

UL7RA said:
Any chance to make into a Magisk module? I'm not really keen on flashing anything that is not essential
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I made it, but I didn't modify MiWallpaper app.
It's available on xiaomi.eu forum => https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/super-wallpaper-does-not-available-in-mi-9t.55608/post-541686
You can replace MiWallpaper.apk file in the Magisk module zip ("system/app/MiWallpaper/" folder) with the modded version by OP if you want.
kevp75 said:
miui based rom only?
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Good question, I think you should be able to open MiWallpaper "Super Wallpapers" settings on all devices if you use 'Activity Launcher' app (available on Google Play Store) and search for "Super wallpapers".

New version https://drive.google.com/file/d/10l4l4Lrfd2H5zIwoMqbvF71OSVLzU3ne/view?usp=drivesdk

Micdu70 said:
I made it, but I didn't modify MiWallpaper app.
It's available on xiaomi.eu forum => https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/super-wallpaper-does-not-available-in-mi-9t.55608/post-541686
You can replace MiWallpaper.apk file in the Magisk module zip ("system/app/MiWallpaper/" folder) with the modded version by OP if you want.
Good question, I think you should be able to open MiWallpaper "Super Wallpapers" settings on all devices if you use 'Activity Launcher' app (available on Google Play Store) and search for "Super wallpapers".
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only on devices with amoled display may not work well with IPS LCD

The mod does not work for me. Yes im on Mi9t xiaomi.eu 20.6.11.
imgur.com/a/2NNYuEW
How do I uninstall it? I cant access wallpapers now.

Can you please upload it to MEGA?

Any update with new wallpaper alpha ?

dangerousrun said:
Any update with new wallpaper alpha ?
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ALPHA-2.3.66 is the best to me.
Why not installing these updates yourself? Don't have Magisk? If you have Magisk, you can install Super Wallpapers APK with SAI (Split APKs Installer - configured to use "root" installation).

Micdu70 said:
ALPHA-2.3.66 is the best to me.
Why not installing these updates yourself? Don't have Magisk? If you have Magisk, you can install Super Wallpapers APK with SAI (Split APKs Installer - configured to use "root" installation).
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Because I found those perfectly Integrated with the wallpaper app and I love it

Question Themes app for rooted mi pad 5?

After I have root on my pad, is there any module or any method to show themes app and install miui themes on my tablet?
sorry for my weak English, it's not my native.

mohamedkaram said:
After I have root on my pad, is there any module or any method to show themes app and install miui themes on my tablet?
sorry for my weak English, it's not my native.
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I don't think there is. I've been looking for this for a while now.

ljransom said:
I don't think there is. I've been looking for this for a while now.
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I found some magisk modules on Mi pad 5 group on telegram but it didn't work. May there's something else to get it work.

mohamedkaram said:
I found some magisk modules on Mi pad 5 group on telegram but it didn't work. May there's something else to get it work.
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I checked the telegram group but didn't see anything related to this.... so far I don't see any possible way

I've done it without rooting. It kinda works, main widget (weather + clock) is either too small or too big, also doesnt work on landscape mode, you will have problems in lockscreen etc.
I used miui theme kit apk to install theme and another app from play store that reveals hidden system apps shortcuts. App is there, it's just hidden, you can do some thing like get back to default theme.
That's a dissapointment because main reason i bought this pad is theme customisation. Most of MIUI features doesn't work here.

Check this out once https://t.me/redmipadofficial/1942 after u got root just flash this zip file which enables you to import and flash custom themes/fonts/wallpaper of your choice
You can get custom themes files from other Xiaomi device or from Google search miui themes then download the Mtz theme file and then
U have two ways to open this app,after u flash this magisk module u will not see any difference and can't see themes app in app drawer
1. Go to setting then in wallpaper and here u go with moded themes app
2. In steps -
long press on home screen ..choose wallpaper
top right ..choose themes icon
my account
themes .. import .. choose mtz files
apply and reboot once.
[Yeah, this mod themes app is taken from China miui Android phone rom hence it doesn't support landscape mode, bellow is the screen shot... Personaly I didn't found any good theme so I didn't flash any now but still good to have option in case u want to...]

Spyr0s said:
I've done it without rooting. It kinda works, main widget (weather + clock) is either too small or too big, also doesnt work on landscape mode, you will have problems in lockscreen etc.
I used miui theme kit apk to install theme and another app from play store that reveals hidden system apps shortcuts. App is there, it's just hidden, you can do some thing like get back to default theme.
That's a dissapointment because main reason i bought this pad is theme customisation. Most of MIUI features doesn't work here.
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I've tried this before and it would t work. I've seen the themes app is hidden but it will not open I receive the message it's not supported in your region. Changing the region doesn't help.

Ankitpandey2 said:
Check this out once https://t.me/redmipadofficial/1942 after u got root just flash this zip file which enables you to import and flash custom themes/fonts/wallpaper of your choice
You can get custom themes files from other Xiaomi device or from Google search miui themes then download the Mtz theme file and then
U have two ways to open this app,after u flash this magisk module u will not see any difference and can't see themes app in app drawer
1. Go to setting then in wallpaper and here u go with moded themes app
2. In steps -
long press on home screen ..choose wallpaper
top right ..choose themes icon
my account
themes .. import .. choose mtz files
apply and reboot once.
[Yeah, this mod themes app is taken from China miui Android phone rom hence it doesn't support landscape mode, bellow is the screen shot... Personaly I didn't found any good theme so I didn't flash any now but still good to have option in case u want to...]
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This worked perfectly. Thank you for sharing what you found. Now I can atleast change the icon shape

ljransom said:
This worked perfectly. Thank you for sharing what you found. Now I can atleast change the icon shape
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Will also suggest to try coustomiuizer 13 and Monet miui, allows you lot of customisation but one warnings don't mess up with charging animation... I messed once with lspossed wave apk from then on I am not able to find single method to get back to orginal charging animation... So now have to use that lsposed wave charging animation to hide stock crupted charging animation...
Otherwise everything works better than what miui gives...

Ankitpandey2 said:
Will also suggest to try coustomiuizer 13 and Monet miui, allows you lot of customisation but one warnings don't mess up with charging animation... I messed once with lspossed wave apk from then on I am not able to find single method to get back to orginal charging animation... So now have to use that lsposed wave charging animation to hide stock crupted charging animation...
Otherwise everything works better than what miui gives...
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I use customiuizer which is great. I will check out monet miui. All I really need now to make this perfect is to be able to change the grid size to utilise the full homescreen. Thanks.