I want to customize the settings to a dark theme (similar to hexolibre cyanogen) and to using ubuntu fixed font. Does anyone know how to achieve these two without rooting the pixel phone? Thanks.
I don't believe that is possible without root. My phone is black themed but I use substratum which requires root.
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I was looking at my phone the other day and though I like the "Droid Blue" color scheme throughout the OS, I thought it might be fun to change it up. Is this possible? Easy, difficult, not at all? Does someone know where to find a procedure to do so? I was thinking of going with a red theme instead, just for something different...
Along the same lines, I read somewhere a while back that it may be possible to change the color scheme on Android 4.4 as an added option by Google within the software - can anyone verify this?
As always, thanks in advance!
4.4 is white and black, thank-goodness they got rid of the blue. Also, you should really take a look at the themes on the Play Store...
Thanks as always for your replies, it's to the point where I await your responses to my posts/questions in the RAZR HD forums
About the themes in the Play Store... Do they typically work with the stock OS / launcher, or do I have to install a different launcher for certain themes I find (as in the Red Light GO Launcher, for the GO Launcher EX app)?
I was also reading recently about the "Themer" (app?) in one of the threads here at XDA - any experience?
Most of the themes require a theme manager. However, you can use Xposed to install themes, if you're rooted. I haven't messed around with Themer or Go Launcher much. Most of the "themes" you can install on a launcher are only icons. The theme manager changes the entire look, just look at some of the themes for CM that are on the Play Store, you'll see what I mean. Xposed has a module that allows you to modify the themes and use them on most ROMs.
I remember back on Marshmallow I think with older phones, substratrum with root would automatically patch up the statusbar icons to match whatever theme you are installing. I've noticed now that on Pixel / Galaxy S8 / Pixel2 with root, we can't seem to modify the statusbar icons. There are some substratum add-ons on the store that claim to fix this but it seems they are Samsung - specific addons.
Is the only way to do this with a rooted Pixel 2 is through some Xposed module?
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I remember back on Marshmallow I think with older phones, substratrum with root would automatically patch up the statusbar icons to match whatever theme you are installing. I've noticed now that on Pixel / Galaxy S8 / Pixel2 with root, we can't seem to modify the statusbar icons. There are some substratum add-ons on the store that claim to fix this but it seems they are Samsung - specific addons.
Is the only way to do this with a rooted Pixel 2 is through some Xposed module?
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theme development isn't quite there yet on our phones. definitely give it more time until custom roms and stuff make there way out. also xposed just went live so give devs time to update things to 8.1. however @Tulsadiver has made some good mod progress with 8.1. he managed to get a working Aroma installer which can do things like mod status bar icon colors. try that out for now.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3720384
but if you want to go beyond that then yes xposed is going to be your best option. have fun.
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Hello everyone,
I would like to share with you those two awesome apps:
theme Galaxy
Swift installer
- theme Galaxy allows you to create an icon based theme with a custom icon pack which can be applied from the Galaxy theme store.
- Swift installer allows you to theme your OS , choose background color, accent color and many other options. It also allows you to theme many apps and it is updated on a regular basis. In case an app is not supported, overlays can be easily uninstalled.
They both work on rooted and unrooted devices. The advantage of having a rooted device is that it saves you time when theming apps, as it does it automatically on a rooted device.
True, you need to pay for both but they are really worth it. I love Touchwiz/Samsung experience and those apps allowed me to theme my phone how I liked to.
I couldn't find much about them here on XDA so I thought creating a thread about it would be nice.
Theme, screen and share!
Cheers!
Here is a screenshot of my homescreen. Icon pack used: Lux Dark - Icon Pack
I reluctantly upgraded to android 10 and the basic Black theme I was using is now showing up with White notifications instead of black.
Is there a quick and simple way to modify an existing theme. I suspect not, but figured I would ask.
You could use,#hex or synergy to make a custom theme.
Alternatively if you wait until tomorrow, Goodlock and its apps are supposed to be OneUI2 compatible (3 Feb) Quickstar is the app that mods quick settings and notifications. Works on non root.
Thanks I've heard of hex installer but never used it. The other 2 I've never heard of. Will any of them allow you to edit an existing app or are you starting from scratch on all 3?
Thanks
I just installed hex installer, was not anything exciting. I was able to change the notification color but my default sms app had undesired affects. Hex installer alone will probably not cut it.
Will look at the other 2.
Im using synergy and substratum lite, with mainly liv dark and a few other themes where liv dosent have an overlay .
My current notifications are set to the overall background and i used an overlay to remove notification separation bar.
Thanks for the tip. I'm going to request to samsung to see if i can get their development tool for theming. Likely won't get far but worth a try
Is there any way to manually set system accents colours and other customization done by the included theme engine. From what i saw theming options are pretty sparse needing me to install whole theme packs from their weird theme store with no way to really customize anything. On a side note does substratum work on android versions beyond oreo as i read a few articles vaguely hinting at that but am not really sure.
Project Themer or Repainter, but you need to have root