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How do i change the Black Background in GApps or Settings and all to a other one like SE have in 2.1 Rom
That's actually a good question, the black background is so bland and boring I'd like to know as well.
No one knows anything?
U haven't given the right info about what roms etc that ur using so they can't really help u.
If by gapps u mean the app drawer that can be changed in adw launcher. As far as settings I think u have to do a framework edit?
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Android 2.2 i want the Settings or Phone and all with a Picture as Background like Sony Ericsson have in 2.1 instead of the Black Background from stock 2.2
Wolfbreak said:
Android 2.2 i want the Settings or Phone and all with a Picture as Background like Sony Ericsson have in 2.1 instead of the Black Background from stock 2.2
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No one knows this?
Wolfbreak said:
Android 2.2 i want the Settings or Phone and all with a Picture as Background like Sony Ericsson have in 2.1 instead of the Black Background from stock 2.2
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No one knows this?
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I know that adw can make transparency in the drawers and have the wallpaper of your home screen. it's in the drawer settings -> background color (pick a color then adjust alpha) other than this, I think there's another home launcher that can change drawer bg, i cant remember which one...
Check calum's sticky in the theme forum to get familiar with theming in general.
In 2.1, the framework-res.apk you mod is at system/framework/framework-res.apk
Not sure about 2.2, as there are several roms (which 1?) out there & I haven't tried any...
Anyway, find your framework-res.apk & push it to your computer. Now open it up with 7-zip or winrar. Then look in the res/drawable/drawable-hdpi folder (that's in 2.1, may be named differently in 2.2) for the image you want to change by how it is named and the way it looks (dimensions, color,etc). Then take the image you want to replace it with (make sure it has the same dimensions & extension) and drag it into the open archive(apk). Click OK then close the apk. Push it back to your phone & reboot. Sometimes backgrounds will be in other apps in system/app (2.1) for the messaging BGs, etc.
Hope that helps.
Hi,
when can we expect themes for wolf's new tweaked gingerbread? if theres already a theme for it, please direct me where i can download it.. thanks much..
chrystel said:
when can we expect themes for wolf's new tweaked gingerbread? if theres already a theme for it, please direct me where i can download it.. thanks much..
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Why are you posting to a thread from February and why not look in the themes forum
Hello everybody,
I would like to ask you something about Cyanogenmod.
I really love the features and all that stuff, but there is one drawback keeping me away.
The colors are absolutely horrifying, is there any way to tweak them to look just like 'default' Samsung?
Thank y'all !
GJ123 said:
Hello everybody,
I would like to ask you something about Cyanogenmod.
I really love the features and all that stuff, but there is one drawback keeping me away.
The colors are absolutely horrifying, is there any way to tweak them to look just like 'default' Samsung?
Thank y'all !
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Grab yourself android sdk, 7zip, image editing program, apk tool or apk manager, notepad++.
Once you have all them you're free to change what ever colours you want.
Isn't the Theme Chooser still supported on CM 9 ? there are plenty of themes in the market.
I'm sorry was not clear enough, I don't mean themes but the actual colors!
Twitter for example is like yellow on CM7
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I'm sorry was not clear enough, I don't mean themes but the actual colors!
Twitter for example is like yellow on CM7
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Really? Unless twitter has changed from blue to yellow that's not possible since the app is from the twitter developers, you either have a defunked screen or a setting applied somewhere in your phone settings.
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It seems like such a simple thing...it can be done system-wide by editing the framework file, but it seems like using the CM Theme Engine would be much nicer.
Is there any such theme, which is just Holo Light (or Holo Light with Dark Action Bar)?
I second that request. I have a feeling Key Lime Pie will put a huge emphasis on Holo Light and I want to be a part of that.
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I second that request. I have a feeling Key Lime Pie will put a huge emphasis on Holo Light and I want to be a part of that.
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i've looked and looked, i don't think it's been done.
I think the closest you will get is a miui theme :/
I haven't tried it, but https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cm.theme.HoloWhite looks nice in the screenshots.
I see https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEwMiwiY29tLnRpbGxhei50aGVtZS5Ib2xvTGlnaHQiXQ.. is a little older, and also looks nice.
Anyone tried either?
scotte9999 said:
It seems like such a simple thing...it can be done system-wide by editing the framework file, but it seems like using the CM Theme Engine would be much nicer.
Is there any such theme, which is just Holo Light (or Holo Light with Dark Action Bar)?
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How do you do this on a system wide level by editing the framework file? I tested a couple of CM holo light themes but they dont work to well on the S4 due to the screen resolution I think but I would really like to enable it...
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How do you do this on a system wide level by editing the framework file? I tested a couple of CM holo light themes but they dont work to well on the S4 due to the screen resolution I think but I would really like to enable it...
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There's a thread on XDA about it (I think in this forum, or in the SW Development forum), but the answer is effectively changing "theme=holo" to "theme=holo.light" in one of the framework XML files. Since Holo, Holo Light, and Holo Light with Dark Action Bar are in-built Android themes, this change lets all OS rendered screens (preferences, etc.) change theme. It doesn't affect applications (since that's an application preference setting for Holo based applications), but it's a pretty elegant solution nonetheless.
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There's a thread on XDA about it (I think in this forum, or in the SW Development forum), but the answer is effectively changing "theme=holo" to "theme=holo.light" in one of the framework XML files. Since Holo, Holo Light, and Holo Light with Dark Action Bar are in-built Android themes, this change lets all OS rendered screens (preferences, etc.) change theme. It doesn't affect applications (since that's an application preference setting for Holo based applications), but it's a pretty elegant solution nonetheless.
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Any possibility you can link me to the thread? I did a search but cant seem to find and details on how to do it?
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Any possibility you can link me to the thread? I did a search but cant seem to find and details on how to do it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2220549
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I haven't tried it, but https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cm.theme.HoloWhite looks nice in the screenshots.
I see https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEwMiwiY29tLnRpbGxhei50aGVtZS5Ib2xvTGlnaHQiXQ.. is a little older, and also looks nice.
Anyone tried either?
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I tried the first one, but the notifications and the tiles in the quick settings panel are dark and it looks very inconsistent.
The theme engine will. Other be able to make a complete light theme as it is limited in what it can do.
Wayne Tech Nexus
Just a heads up for anyone looking to darken things up on their XZ1C...
I decided to make myself a guinea pig for the Substratum theming engine with the Andromeda plugin. The bright white menus were driving me crazy. It worked!
Here are the steps I took:
1. Install Substratum engine/app on phone
2. Purchased and installed Andromeda app on phone
3. Installed Swift Black theme (noted as compatible with Android 8.0.0)
4. Downloaded and unzipped the Andromeda client batch folder to my PC
5. Enabled ADB debugging on phone
6. Set the connection to "Transfer files" on phone
7. Ran the batch file on my PC
8. Batch file automatically runs Substratum in Andromeda mode on phone
9. Selected Swift Black theme
10. Selected "Android 8 - Nexus and Pixel" in dropdown menu
11. Applied all available overlays in Swift Black theme
12. Rebooted phone
I was pleasantly surprised after I rebooted. Everything looks perfect! No crashes. So far, all menus and apps seem to have themed correctly. Notifications look as they should.
EDIT: I found one small hiccup. Notifications on the lockscreen are still white. Font is a bit hard to read. I just disabled lockscreen notifications, since i'm wearing a smartwatch.
EDIT 2: Phone dialer app not theming
Cheers for the tips, I tried it and it works.
Great.
Thanks for sharing.
I can't seem to get black on the phone app though, everything else looks fab. Am I missing something?
Didgesteve said:
Cheers for the tips, I tried it and it works.
Great.
Thanks for sharing.
I can't seem to get black on the phone app though, everything else looks fab. Am I missing something?
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I am having that problem too.
Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have a theme released for XPERIAS. Settings, SystemUI and the Dialer is done, almost finished the framework but as usual a new version of Android brings new code so figuring that out, on top of Android Studio and the Substrtum theme template is taking time. Might have to disable Sonys theme app too as I know the theme apks also have their own assets which overlay certain colours.
EDIT: Confirmed that Sonys themes will need to be uninstalled because they overlay the top of Substratum themes. @Didgesteve, @WaxysDargle, can you post some screenshots of the themed menus etc please?
Does this require root
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Does this require root
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Have a look at Andromeda app, which seems to do the magic.
No, doesn't need root.
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Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have a theme released for XPERIAS. Settings, SystemUI and the Dialer is done, almost finished the framework but as usual a new version of Android brings new code so figuring that out, on top of Android Studio and the Substrtum theme template is taking time. Might have to disable Sonys theme app too as I know the theme apks also have their own assets which overlay certain colours.
EDIT: Confirmed that Sonys themes will need to be uninstalled because they overlay the top of Substratum themes. @Didgesteve, @WaxysDargle, can you post some screenshots of the themed menus etc please?
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not exactly sure what you're looking for, but here are a few menu shots
let me know if you want more
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let me know if you want more
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Thanks. Is Settings/Apps & Notifications/App Permissions menu black too? What about the power menu?, that's giving me issues but my lockscreen notifications are white text on a dark background after removing all Sony themes so give that a try and see if it changes yours.
Code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sonymobile.themes.sou.cid18.black
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sonymobile.themes.sou.cid19.silver
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sonymobile.themes.sou.cid20.blue
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sonymobile.themes.sou.cid21.pink
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sonymobile.themes.xperialoops2
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Thanks. Is Settings/Apps & Notifications/App Permissions menu black too? What about the power menu?, that's giving me issues but my lockscreen notifications are white text on a dark background after removing all Sony themes so give that a try and see if it changes yours.
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lockscreen notifications still white. i did see one android system notification that looked right, but messaging, email etc are still white with grey text.
however, that did fix my power menu colors (black now)
what theme(s) are you using? i think some of this could be related to which themes we are using.
also, maybe we should try "Other" instead of "Android 8 - Pixel and Nexus"?
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lockscreen notifications still white. i did see one android system notification that looked right, but messaging, email etc are still white with grey text.
however, that did fix my power menu colors (black now)
what theme(s) are you using? i think some of this could be related to which themes we are using.
also, maybe we should try "Other" instead of "Android 8 - Pixel and Nexus"?
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Success installing google dialer and then using that as my phone app, this can be changed in Substrutum.
I had best results with my settings menu using Spectrum
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what theme(s) are you using?
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I was talking about the ones preinstalled on the phone, the only Substratum one I'm using is the one I'm making in Android studio.
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Success installing google dialer and then using that as my phone app, this can be changed in Substrutum.
I had best results with my settings menu using Spectrum
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Your dialer looks like my stock one in terms of colour but have a bit more modding to do in Settings as my app permissions are white.
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I was talking about the ones preinstalled on the phone
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I have black theme enabled by default, although I didn't think it did anything much other than change the wallpaper, but perhaps there are some other tweeks that I didn't notice.
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I have black theme enabled by default, although I didn't think it did anything much other than change the wallpaper, but perhaps there are some other tweeks that I didn't notice.
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are your notifications on lockscreen white, like mine? it wouldn't bother me so much if they were readable, but gray text on white background is rough.
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are your notifications on lockscreen white, like mine? it wouldn't bother me so much if they were readable, but gray text on white background is rough.
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No, they are standard white with black writing. But I didn't tick the framework box (top option) in the Swift Black. I think playing with the three dropdowns underneath that first tick option will decide what colour your notifications are and what colour the writing is. That's where you will find the solution. I'm not that fussed about getting notifications black. Previous experience with Layers on my Z3c leads me to believe that it's incredibly difficult to get notifications right and you usually end up making some app or other unreadable. Swft Black is great, but I think Spectrum is also worth a look, a couple of apps look better with that.
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No, they are standard white with black writing. But I didn't tick the framework box (top option) in the Swift Black. I think playing with the three dropdowns underneath that first tick option will decide what colour your notifications are and what colour the writing is. That's where you will find the solution. I'm not that fussed about getting notifications black. Previous experience with Layers on my Z3c leads me to believe that it's incredibly difficult to get notifications right and you usually end up making some app or other unreadable. Swft Black is great, but I think Spectrum is also worth a look, a couple of apps look better with that.
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Notifications theming has become much more streamlined in recent months. I think this is just a matter of "what has Sony done to the lockscreen".
Dark notifications and menus are the main reasons I theme at all.
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I think this is just a matter of "what has Sony done to the lockscreen".
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Again, Sonys themes overlay certain colours in certain apps, in each theme there are about 7 or 8 assets from the framework to the SystemUI so if a certain colour isn't changing it's because Sonys theme has taken preference. I've removed all of them so Substratum is the main theme engine and not Sonys.
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Dark notifications and menus are the main reasons I theme at all.
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Same here, the only reason I'm using Substratum is because we're unable to backup our DRM keys or I'd be using apktool to theme system apks directly.
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Again, Sonys themes overlay certain colours in certain apps, in each theme there are about 7 or 8 assets from the framework to the SystemUI so if a certain colour isn't changing it's because Sonys theme has taken preference. I've removed all of them so Substratum is the main theme engine and not Sonys.
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haha! i never found a theme that did anything but change the wallpaper and icons. pretty sorry "theme" engine.
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Same here, the only reason I'm using Substratum is because we're unable to backup our DRM keys or I'd be using apktool to theme system apks directly.
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it's unclear to me what functionality we would lose without DRM keys (never had a sony before). do you have something i can reference to get a good idea of the implications?
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haha! i never found a theme that did anything but change the wallpaper and icons. pretty sorry "theme" engine.
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Sonys isn't the best but it does have potential.
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it's unclear to me what functionality we would lose without DRM keys (never had a sony before). do you have something i can reference to get a good idea of the implications?
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This THREAD pretty much sums it up, but if we can backup our TA partition we can restore such functions whilst enjoying the benefits of an unlocked bootloader.
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Sonys isn't the best but it does have potential.
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so, even after removing all sony themes, i still can't get lockscreen notifications right with any substratum themes. i've uninstalled all sony themes and cleared all app data from themes app. is it possible we need tailored substratum module for these to look right?
There are many themes in the i Theme app, but most of the themes you must buy. So here is a way to install custom themes. The Vivo theme file is .itz
You must use ES file explorer to see hidden files. The dir to themes is long: .dwd, c, o, m, b, b, k, t, h, e, m, e, T (that the map where you copy the .itz file)
I was also looking for a dark system theme, but many themes doesn't work, because the Vivo Nex use a newer Funtouch OS version. I found one dark theme that kinda works, but it not a really a nice theme.
https://app.box.com/s/m1n4w35xnx3cuz7hkbfjivp2kdnbwyym
You can also mix different themes in the i Theme app.
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The best dark theme that works is this Miui 9 Dark:
https://mega.nz/#!j1dnwSQB!fo29d44ULDEgHz0AJwibhJtccjzMAkA3w3O8boyEack
I finaly found the best dark theme for the Vivo Nex! Everything works and I love it on my Vivo Nex!
Download Miui 9 Dark:
https://mega.nz/#!j1dnwSQB!fo29d44ULDEgHz0AJwibhJtccjzMAkA3w3O8boyEack
WhySoSeriousJoKer said:
I finaly found the best dark theme for the Vivo Nex! Everything works and I love it on my Vivo Nex!
Download:
https://mega.nz/#!j1dnwSQB!fo29d44ULDEgHz0AJwibhJtccjzMAkA3w3O8boyEack
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After downloading it, where/which file or folder did you move it to, so the iTheme app will "see" it?
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KOLIOSIS said:
After downloading it, where/which file or folder did you move it to, so the iTheme app will "see" it?
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T folder, look at the start post
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T folder, look at the start post
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Sorry about that ? got it now, THX!
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costom skin
Thanks for the info!
This way I can make my all custom skin! Great!
Rename the .itz to .zip and open the file as such. You will find a bunch of folders:
> icons
> launcher
> preview
> wallpaper
Edit the contents to your liking, but make sure you keep original filenames and resolutions!
Where it gets interesting are the files in the ROOT directory of the .zip folder.
Those have no common filename extension and I cannot figure out how to open and edit them properly: Basically I have no idea what they do, but I think they are responsible for skinning the settings UI, making the lockscreen widgets work, etc.
If anyone has found a way to properly view and or edit those files please share with me!
Best regards!
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Also planning to make a guide on custom themes once I truly understood how the theme files work.
WhySoSeriousJoKer said:
There are many themes in the i Theme app, but most of the themes you must buy. So here is a way to install custom themes. The Vivo theme file is .itz
You must use ES file explorer to see hidden files. The dir to themes is long: .dwd, c, o, m, b, b, k, t, h, e, m, e, T (that the map where you copy the .itz file)
I was also looking for a dark system theme, but many themes doesn't work, because the Vivo Nex use a newer Funtouch OS version. I found one dark theme that kinda works, but it not a really a nice theme.
https://app.box.com/s/m1n4w35xnx3cuz7hkbfjivp2kdnbwyym
You can also mix different themes in the i Theme app.
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The best dark theme that works is this one:
https://mega.nz/#!j1dnwSQB!fo29d44UL...kA3w3O8boyEack
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Hi!
I am working on my custom theme, but it would be nice to start fresh from the stock one.
Where did you get the theme files? When I download them with iThemes, they disappear from the folder right after finishing downloading.
LOL Meister said:
Hi!
I am working on my custom theme, but it would be nice to start fresh from the stock one.
Where did you get the theme files? When I download them with iThemes, they disappear from the folder right after finishing downloading.
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You mean the stock themes? There is a Vivo theme editor in the google store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixapplications.vivothemeeditor
WhySoSeriousJoKer said:
You mean the stock themes? There is a Vivo theme editor in the google store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixapplications.vivothemeeditor
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I know but this app does not work for the vivo nex, it always gives me "peoblems downloading, error code 0)...
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sorry my bad, got it working. But the app says I have no themes installed.
Furthermore it seems that the icon change only works for the stock apps.
Hoping substratum themes(even some few not the dozens that works briliant with Oxygen) work well with Funtouch OS.
I'm already using and bought 5-6 wonderfull themes by the way compatible with Oxygen hope some of them work with Vivo OS:fingers-crossed:
paatha13 said:
Hoping substratum themes(even some few not the dozens that works briliant with Oxygen) work well with Funtouch OS.
I'm already using and bought 5-6 wonderfull themes by the way compatible with Oxygen hope some of them work with Vivo OS:fingers-crossed:
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Did you try this?
https://www.xda-developers.com/custom-themes-android-oreo-substratum/
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Did you try this?
https://www.xda-developers.com/custom-themes-android-oreo-substratum/
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I will when got my device earlier next week[emoji14]
I’ve already having experience with substratum theme both rooted and unrooted device so I’ll give it a try.
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Here another dark theme that works, but Miui 9 Dark is still my favorite theme
https://www43.zippyshare.com/v/pwnb4K44/file.html
I am looking into the .itz files at the moment and will post a version of the Miui 9 Dark theme with more black in it (settings, dialer, maybe control center etc.) because it looks amazing on Amoled screens and saves a bit of battery.
Feel free if you have suggestions.
Metawolve said:
I am looking into the .itz files at the moment and will post a version of the Miui 9 Dark theme with more black in it (settings, dialer, maybe control center etc.) because it looks amazing on Amoled screens and saves a bit of battery.
Feel free if you have suggestions.
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One Suggestion would be to make the text of the apps in the control panel white, because now you can't actually read the black text on the grey background.
Thanks for making a custom theme and sharing it. I'm looking forward to it.
lowrider_05 said:
One Suggestion would be to make the rest of the of the apps in the control panel white, because now you can't actually read the black text on the grey background.
Thanks for making a custom theme and sharing it. I'm looking forward to it.
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I'm not sure if that can be changed by themes, don't see that changing when using different themes But I will try!
Ok guys, I've got something!
Basically the MiUI theme, but with a lot of black instead of dark grey (settings, dialer, messages, file explorer, etc .) and a transparent control center!
Sadly I could not find out how to change the text color for the recent apps in the control center. But maybe in the future.
Please restart your device after applying the theme, otherwhise some things won't be applied.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoQUNmZJeJgpn2vOtgWacDSNJy6p8m7y/view?usp=sharing
Please tell me if you want something to be changed
Metawolve said:
Ok guys, I've got something!
Basically the MiUI theme, but with a lot of black instead of dark grey (settings, dialer, messages, file explorer, etc .) and a transparent control centre!
Sadly I could not find out how to change the text color for the recent apps in the control centre. But maybe in the future.
Please restart your device after applying the theme, otherwhise some things won't be applied.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoQUNmZJeJgpn2vOtgWacDSNJy6p8m7y/view?usp=sharing
Please tell me if you want something to be changed
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Excellent theme mate. well done.:good:
A few screenshots for everyone.
Is it possible to change the green to blue?
That would be nice
Co.okie4u said:
Is it possible to change the green to blue?
That would be nice
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It could take some time because you have to change every symbol by hand, but I will try