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[ROM+THEME]+THE F!n!$h3R+(DL the UPDATE)

Say hello to F!n!$h3R_the beginning.....
Download UPDATED F!n!$herR_3VO-lution.v3REMIX below
(not too many changes but i like to get it all in one place for everyone)
CHANGELOG:
+aurora,
+dandelion,
+blue sea,
+ocean waves, and
+droid_x
+droid_x multi-touch ime
+cleaned it up a bit. still working on it
+updated tikl ptt app to new nextel version (has real chirp)
+Flash
+N wireless
-Earth (sorry too big to ul, but you can always get it from market)
NOTE-DROID_X lwp replaces NEXUS_LIVE.DROID but if you prefer it over Droid_X you can get it in an update.zip HERE
You can just flash this over the last version if your coming from anything else i suggest a wipe to avoid problems.
DOWNLOAD F!n!$herR_3VO-lution.v3REMIX
Ive been working on this now for about 4 days straight to give everyone another choice in roms. I themed everything in this rom, made over 100 of my own parts for framework. This is my most in-depth work to date. NOTE: im sharing this rom with xda-evo(its my personal, and if you dont like it idrc, and definately dont need to see you crying about it here). For those that have not noticed, the evo is black and RED. That is my reason for choosing this color scheme first. As far as features go, this is gonna take a minute....
1 sick boot screen
2 Keyboards(htc&droidswype)
2 dialers(htc&dialer1)
6 launchers total,3 custom(all my favorites)
1 fully themed rosie
1 google apps bundle
1 custom lwp
3 of my fave lwp
APPS
+titanium backup
+ultimate faves(3D app carousel)
+tikl(ptt)
+qik(the one that works)
+rom manager
+quickboot
+androzip
+overclock widget(to underclock cpu)
+advance task manager(keeps ram around 175 free)
+wireless tether
+battery monitor widger(displays % in stat bar)
+Systray(use it to see free ram in stat bar)
+HEAVILY THEMED onyx and red....will do blue or green next...
+Way to0 many more things to name......
It is very large because of all the goodies(DONT WORRY....you can remove anything you want i put it all in data/app). Takes same amount time to boot, and load I will also be putting up the fly-weight.F!n!$h3R as soon as i get a chance and i'm going to put all the apps in an update zip so whoever wants them can hav3 them. Also for add'l fonts i have linked 5 options, so please read op before complaining about font
MY FAVORITE PART
SCREENS
IF you like this mod, give thanks to:
Hero_over = the base to build on
Bilbobrian = the nifty droid keyboard(ill theme it when i can)
sdrew&gobi42 = helping me test and just making what i do here, a little bit easier(thanks guys)
DOWNLOAD F!n!$h3R_3VO.lution.v3_PUBLIC
DOWNLOAD F!n!$herR_3VO-lution.v3REMIX
DOWNLOAD Flyweight_F!n!$h3R(dev special)
Download the app_pack.update.zip
(these are the apps removed from finisher evolution + a few xtras)
DOWNLOAD ADD'L FONTS
UPDATE.ZIP FONTS
DOWNLOAD STOCK FONT
DOWNLOAD COMFORTAA
DOWNLOAD CAVIARDREAMS
DOWNLOAD SONYSKETCH
DOWNLOAD LONDONBETWEEN
DOWNLOAD DROIDLOGO
If anyone cares to help me finish the cosmetic flaws in this mod, please pm me, id be glad to have the help and/or ideas, if not ill get it
Please post any problems or issues so we can all work on solutions. I just finsihed it a few hours ago, but its not a beta since it boots and everything functions fine....im still cleaning it up as i get time, there are some things i need help with as well in order to completely F!n!$h...Lite version later and different color to come.....blue or green?????
MUCH MORE TO COME.....
....If youre evo explodes YOU probably messed something up....
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Hey Magnus! Glad to see you over here. Can't wait to DL and test this out.

no offense but ill pass the whole theme hurts my eyes just like your hero themes
thx for the work anyways !

Gald to finally see you here.... Was a big fan of your Hero roms...I'll Flash this tonight after I get home from school.

ewww, sorry bro, it looks like a 13 year old kid's playtoy.

idk if I can get with this one......

smw6180 said:
Hey Magnus! Glad to see you over here. Can't wait to DL and test this out.
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glad to hear it. i worked very hard on it. Im sure youll like it
Sporkman said:
no offense but ill pass the whole theme hurts my eyes just like your hero themes
thx for the work anyways !
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Its ok. Sorry you never like my work, but you always check it out. I could care less if you like it. I made it for MYSELF, then took the extra time to ul it for others here,cus i know no one else does what i do....Theres plenty of normal roms out there for guys like you. Good luck with that. BTW, im already aware that my mods are liked by about 10% of the ppl here, but im happy if ONE other person enjoys it as much as i do. besides, if you dont like my work, the thousand other pps that dl'd my last rom DID. Im not a dev and i dont want popularity, i just want to contribute since ive learned so much here, this is how i give back.
Wire P. Snyder said:
Gald to finally see you here.... Was a big fan of your Hero roms...I'll Flash this tonight after I get home from school.
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Thanks, been working on this for a while now. UL link will be up shortly, have to resign...

This is impressive. Lots of work into this Magnus. Will be watching for the link. Really like the color combo too.

Dude, c'mon. ._.
wcasdf said:
ewww, sorry bro, it looks like a 13 year old kid's playtoy.
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Looks like some heavy theming, MagnusRagnarok. Good job. Can't wait for the next release.

Nice work man.

wcasdf said:
ewww, sorry bro, it looks like a 13 year old kid's playtoy.
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1st.YOU SHOULD LEARN TO READ(copied from ops)
(its my personal, and if you dont like it idrc, and definately dont need to see you crying about it here)
2nd.thanks for not reading and/or not understanding ops....
Poor kid. Obiviously you have no idea what it takes to do something like this. If you can do better then why are you looking here? Show me a 13 year old that can do this and ill show you santa claus. JK. Im sure you can do better, can you link me to some of your work? Not sure ive ever seen your name anywhere....thanks for posting
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idk if I can get with this one......
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Yea, i know. Well like i said, its obviously not for everyone. ppl either love my work or hate it.
ferfy67 said:
This is impressive. Lots of work into this Magnus. Will be watching for the link. Really like the color combo too.
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Thanks for the support. its strange to me to do all this work and hear ppl repeatedly talk smack about a rom i made for MYSELF....thanks again, link up soon.

Nice work

I am liking this. Will flash later.

wcasdf said:
ewww, sorry bro, it looks like a 13 year old kid's playtoy.
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Ive come to the conclusion that some people on these forums are like kids with pop-up books. They only look at the pictures and nothing else. Forget the fact that he told you to keep your negative comments to yourself.
nice work you have done here. Im happy to see that someone thinks "out of the box" if you will. We have bare naked roms, full featured roms, customizable roms, now we have another option.
Thanks for the choice.

Mr_creeper_98 said:
Nice work
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Thanks
neckface said:
Dude, c'mon. ._.
Looks like some heavy theming, MagnusRagnarok. Good job. Can't wait for the next release.
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Thanks for noticing, im working on it.....
12MaNy said:
Nice work man.
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Thanks
shortbus182 said:
I am liking this. Will flash later.
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Sweet. Glad to hear it.

welcome magnus, im glad you're here and sharing your rom.
to all the haters: android is supposed to be about choices, thats what makes android and this community so special, everything is an optional choice, if you like it install it, if not move on. if you only want one choice this isnt the forum for you, and you probably want an iphone.

MagnusRagnarok said:
Yea, i know. Well like i said, its obviously not for everyone. ppl either love my work or hate it.
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Please don't look into my previous comment as being negative. I didn't mean it as such. Sometimes roms, themes and anything for that matter even women...lol takes time to grow on you. I like all the details you displayed about the rom. It's the color part that'll have to grow on me. But what the hell, I can get find a cool wallpaper for that. Nevertheless, I can guarantee you that i will be flashing this though.

Very intense theming, good job on the thoroughness. I do see one bug. The icons in the notification bar have backgrounds that make them really stand out. They are duller red and don't quite match up. The notification bar isn't a consistent vertical gradient, so no icons can really match up with the bar since they don't appear in the same spot all the time (Unless they can have a transparent background).

Not my cup of tea but thanks for contributing. Wish I could theme like you

Cool, one more rom to try out in my quest to to find the best.

[ROM] CosmicBlue Rom (Syndicate 1.0.2 Kanged) 3/22/2011

MOD EDIT: Warez in rom.

love the blue and choice of apps!
Sent from my Samsung-SPH-D700 using XDA App

I'd suggest taking out Root Explorer at least, and Gentle Alarm too if it isn't the trial version.

Nice color choices

n0esc said:
I'd suggest taking out Root Explorer at least, and Gentle Alarm too if it isn't the trial version.
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Whats wrong with those apps? Anyway, I gave ur rom a shot since Im a k0nane fan and I have to say Im liking it. Been running it since last night and no bugs to report. Also, Im on the EC05 modem.

BigJPNut said:
Whats wrong with those apps? Anyway, I gave ur rom a shot since Im a k0nane fan and I have to say Im liking it. Been running it since last night and no bugs to report. Also, Im on the EC05 modem.
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The problem is some of those apps are not free in the market. Like Newsroom is paid only. It could be replaced by pulse.

n0esc said:
I'd suggest taking out Root Explorer at least, and Gentle Alarm too if it isn't the trial version.
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+1 to this; I'm fairly certain it's against the forums policy to allow this as well..

fczeuner said:
The problem is some of those apps are not free in the market. Like Newsroom is paid only. It could be replaced by pulse.
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I dint think of that,lol.Like I said I made this for personal use and uploaded it the way I have it on my phone.
I will remove Gentle Alarm,Root Explorer,mVideoPlayer,News Room and Aquarium Lwp will be removed tonight.
Aint setCPU is a paid app that devs on here include with their roms?

Setcpu is paid, but its distributed for free to xda members
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

BigJPNut said:
Whats wrong with those apps? Anyway, I gave ur rom a shot since Im a k0nane fan and I have to say Im liking it. Been running it since last night and no bugs to report. Also, Im on the EC05 modem.
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Thanx,you should get even better batery life with it because of few background processes removed.
If people like it I will update it when new Syndicate is released and theme more apps.

Oh if anyone have any good replacement apps for those 4 paid apps im gonna remove tonight let me know.
I will replace newsRoom with Google Reader.

No stock email??? Useless!!
No just kidding, that's pretty bomb, Samsung is making a version to compete with the itouch, props for making our phone a better copy of that I wonder if this is going to look like the stock ROM for that Android Wifi only device...

Cool I like it
Sent from my ComBadge..

i was kind of blown away by this rom. for the first time EVER, my bluetooth works perfectly, and wunderradio (which i use CONSTANTLY) almost never buffers any more. i was thrilled with bonsai, and had no intention of trying any others, but this may be the best one yet (for me).
Thanks for the great rom (and the free apps! )

readermo said:
i was thrilled with bonsai, and had no intention of trying any others, but this may be the best one yet (for me).
Thanks for the great rom
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You're welcome. You should have tried SyndicateROM Frozen sooner - Bluetooth has been working right since 1.0.

k0nane said:
You're welcome. You should have tried SyndicateROM Frozen sooner - Bluetooth has been working right since 1.0.
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I did say "Syndicate kanged" in this post,and I gave proper dues,main focus of this was theming and stock app replacement and removing few apks that in my opinion are not needed such as DrmUA and KeyboardSlideCount.
All the props go to Syndicate team,i would never try to take credit for something that ya created.

Thread closed due to warez in the rom. When you're ready to release a theme without warez in it, please PM me. Thank you.

Honeycomb Style Lock-screen

Hey all,
Want a HONEYCOMB style lockscreen?
Try this one. It looks really close, if not the same.
Works for 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.3.3
GSM & CDMA
*Known bugs
Some user experience a "double lockscreen" this is being worked on. This bug is on all versions paid or free. Reboots sometimes works, or stop the lockscreen and start it again from in app settings.
works landscape and portrait.
SRRY, forgot to ad the thanks, until reminded. Thanks, SunPengfei
I have found that this version works best in our tabs.
Feel free to update through market, but, again,I found this earlier version works best.
Enjoy.
Or get the paid version on the market, although I dont see any difference. (especially if your rom has an adblocker or adfree)
HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF I HAVE HELPED

owh dude , i'm confuse right now . you should add the app with the other thread , and name it some goodies for the buddies .. i'll try it and give u feedback

OP, is this something you've put together yourself? or somebody elses work you're posting?
If its the latter then make sure to give the appropriate credit where its due.
Cheers.

conantroutman said:
OP, is this something you've put together yourself? or somebody elses work you're posting?
If its the latter then make sure to give the appropriate credit where its due.
Cheers.
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I allways do, not one to take someones hard work and claim it, post updated with thanks.
Thank you for pointing it out that I forgot to ad thanks.
ps, is your nin theme available for htc desire?

WOW! This was what i was looking for (I just really wanted an auto rotating lockscreen) !
I've found a few things:
The status bar is still openable
There isn't an option to make the wallpaper see-through. Meaning we cannot see the live wallpaper beneath it.
The lock circle gets cut off when moved to extreme points.
Not deal breakers and considering its actually pretty good as is, I can live with those things maybe there will be fixes and additional features!
Thanks!

FC1032 said:
WOW! This was what i was looking for !
I've found a few things:
The status bar is still openable
There isn't an option to make the wallpaper see-through. Meaning we cannot see the live wallpaper beneath it.
The lock circle gets cut off when moved to extreme points.
Not deal breakers and considering its actually pretty good as is, I can live with those things maybe there will be fixes and additional features!
Thanks!
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Try a simple reboot.
I dont have issue 3 and only live walpapers arent seen any other reg is seen.
and i love having issue 1
Hit my thanks button if I helped

I gave this ago last week, its very "clunky"

natious said:
I gave this ago last week, its very "clunky"
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have you tried this version. It seems to work the best.

ssserpentine said:
have you tried this version. It seems to work the best.
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Is it the version from the market?
If it had some more customization options I'd be all over it, I'm just to use to widget locker now
swyped from a galaxy far far away...

natious said:
Is it the version from the market?
If it had some more customization options I'd be all over it, I'm just to use to widget locker now
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
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Its a version or two back since the current one caused some issues

Works nice, thanks!

natious said:
Is it the version from the market?
If it had some more customization options I'd be all over it, I'm just to use to widget locker now
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
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Yeah I'm much the same. Widget locker is in the inner circle with root explorer and titanium backup ect... it does the job, has a million themes/skins extra and works well.
@OP: Hey not having a go, much, but I thought you didn't have a galaxy tab anymore?? x-D
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nobleskill said:
Yeah I'm much the same. Widget locker is in the inner circle with root explorer and titanium backup ect... it does the job, has a million themes/skins extra and works well.
@OP: Hey not having a go, much, but I thought you didn't have a galaxy tab anymore?? x-D
Sent from my GT-P1000
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I dont. I miss it so much i keep taking my roomates everytime it is left unattended.

ssserpentine said:
I dont. I miss it so much i keep taking my roomates everytime it is left unattended.
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Lol yup serves em right for being so cavalier with such a sublime piece of tech.... they should just consider themselves lucky they get it back off you IMO.
B-)
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Is there a way to disable the standard lockscreen so you're not having to unlock twice?

very nice! just what i need! thanks serpentine and sungpen!

Thanks , greatly working on mine
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Stu_Gotti said:
Is there a way to disable the standard lockscreen so you're not having to unlock twice?
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You could try no lock from the market
swyped from a galaxy far far away...

I'd like very much..thanks ssserpentine
is that possible to make it as default home/standard lockscreen? if can, how?
cause after i'm installing it, i can only used when it run or lock the screen manually, not after reboot.

best lockscreen ever! please more options/settings...

[3/19/15][THREAD MOVED!! PLEASE FIX LINKS] Android Ported Apps Directory!

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Nice Thread
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Wow! This is pretty nice. This thread should be stickied:thumbup:
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Thanks man this thread is terrific
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This is great ! Thanks man
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Thanks guys! I'll work on it more tomorrow.
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Just have moved from HTC to an S4.
Any chance of an HTC dialler, and the HTC gallery, ported so they can be used on touchwiz?
I prefer them to the TW apps...
Thanks for your present work also!

k.aalai said:
Just have moved from HTC to an S4.
Any chance of an HTC dialler, and the HTC gallery, ported so they can be used on touchwiz?
I prefer them to the TW apps...
Thanks for your present work also!
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Unfortunately probably not, both HTC and touchwiz apps require there specific frameworks. They are tied to the framework so they won't run without it.
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Updated the op and cleaned it up a bit, hope you like. Does anyone know of any more? Please post of any ports that you know of that exist throughout XDA and I will update the op asap. Also, if someone with an HTC device are able to post ports from those devices, I will add a section to the op with those.

thanks for the effort. really useful thread.

Well great to see you on this end. Been going to the s3 thread to actually pimp up my s4 (got it as a graduation gift).
Just as I stated in that thread, if you need any help testing anything...just let me know ^.^ I am down, thats what we have back up for.
Also slightly out of topic, but you were going to make your first rom how did that go? Was looking around to see if I can test it on my s3 (gave it to my mom as a hands me down, only a drive away lol)
Also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284639&highlight=wallet
Seems to be another way to patch wallet, who knows not everything work for everyone...choices are always good (if you dont have it already)

mgbotoe said:
Well great to see you on this end. Been going to the s3 thread to actually pimp up my s4 (got it as a graduation gift).
Just as I stated in that thread, if you need any help testing anything...just let me know ^.^ I am down, thats what we have back up for.
Also slightly out of topic, but you were going to make your first rom how did that go? Was looking around to see if I can test it on my s3 (gave it to my mom as a hands me down, only a drive away lol)
Also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284639&highlight=wallet
Seems to be another way to patch wallet, who knows not everything work for everyone...choices are always good (if you dont have it already)
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Thanks for that. Ill add that Google wallet to the op. I figured that I would kind of merge this off of that S3 thread since these will pretty much work on every phone anyway.
Ya know, i started development on a custom s3 rom for several weeks and then real life started to get in the way with my wifes medical issues and had to kind of loose interest on it for a bit. I still have everything that I have done so far and hope to start having a little more free time in the next few days to continue with it. :fingers-crossed:
Edit: And congratulations on your graduation

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Thanks for that. Ill add that Google wallet to the op. I figured that I would kind of merge this off of that S3 thread since these will pretty much work on every phone anyway.
Ya know, i started development on a custom s3 rom for several weeks and then real life started to get in the way with my wifes medical issues and had to kind of loose interest on it for a bit. I still have everything that I have done so far and hope to start having a little more free time in the next few days to continue with it. :fingers-crossed:
Edit: And congratulations on your graduation
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Sorry to hear about your wife but hope all is well now! And thank you
So, does it work with aosp as well?
Famously Infamous

mgbotoe said:
Sorry to hear about your wife but hope all is well now! And thank you
So, does it work with aosp as well?
Famously Infamous
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Just about everthing in this thread 'should' work on any single rom except for the touchwiz based apps since they require there specific framework to run. The HTC apps are the same although I havent added any yet that specifically require the HTC framework. Check the op of those threads though and anybody can post if they come across any with other dependencies that I missed. These have all only been tested and installed by me on the T999, the T-mobile galaxy S3.

Smart Alarm Icon
Great resource. Thanks man. Also, don't forget to add the Xposed mod for Smart Alarm Icon onHTC/Samsung 4.0.3+ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261471

Anisrael said:
Great resource. Thanks man. Also, don't forget to add the Xposed mod for Smart Alarm Icon onHTC/Samsung 4.0.3+ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261471
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Thanks! Added to the op

[ROOTLESS] system wide Theming, simple and easy just download and try it out!

You can theme your Galaxy system with this awesome app it also themes some apps like Youtube, Whatsapp, Play Store, etc etc
Supported devices: Galaxy Note / S / J / C / A series ''Nougat, Oreo''
Just try it out here on the Play Store
NO ROOT NEEDED!
Lets support these awesome guys!!

Can u post screenshots? Tks

Its an excellent app for theming, finally i am able to make my phone look the way i want.
Thanks bro.

I try this app, works well, you can create your own theme.

Braindeadz said:
I try this app, works well, you can create your own theme.
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Its the same theming app i posted hehe

Thanks for the post. I'm giving the app a go, and so far, it works well. I have a question regarding app elements, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips. I'm going with a black theme, and when I apply it, there are a few elements in a couple of apps that are turning out all black. One is calculator. The numbers are fine, but the symbol keys are all blacked out, making them invisible. The second is dialer. Everything looks alright, except for the FAB for the number pad. It's all black.
For primary color, I used #000000, and for accent, I used #ffffff. Am I doing this right?
Thanks for any help.
EDIT: Figured it out. I had to change the primary color from black to something else.

Thanks for the post. I have been looking at a way to theme it more than just Samsung Themes let's you and I have been trying to get fonts and this does it all! J know substraum could to but I always had bad luck with it. We will see how stable this is but I feel like it is going to be just fine. I even decided to do the donate version to support the developers. Thanks again

Uuhh... You guys all know about substratum right?

partcyborg said:
Uuhh... You guys all know about substratum right?
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I do. Why?
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gadget069 said:
I do. Why?
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Because many of you are acting like theming outside if Samsung themes is some new things, and that this mediocre app is somehow amazing?
Just saying,the theme isn't even compatible between the two

partcyborg said:
Because many of you are acting like theming outside if Samsung themes is some new things, and that this mediocre app is somehow amazing?
Just saying,the theme isn't even compatible between the two
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Then don't use this themer, why troll this thread?
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partcyborg said:
Because many of you are acting like theming outside if Samsung themes is some new things, and that this mediocre app is somehow amazing?
Just saying,the theme isn't even compatible between the two
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Substratum SUCKS. When I used it on Nougat it drained the **** outta my battery. Now that it's on Oreo, they made a new app "Andromeda" and wanna charge people $$$ again just for an update. RIDICULOUS TRASH!

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Substratum SUCKS. When I used it on Nougat it drained the **** outta my battery. Now that it's on Oreo, they made a new app "Andromeda" and wanna charge people $$$ again just for an update. RIDICULOUS TRASH!
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In trying to use Substranium on Oreo and isn't working very well. Disappointed for sure. Hopefully the $2 I spent will fix the bugs
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The only reason I chose to go with this app as opposed to Substratum is because the bar for entry with this app is really low, comparatively. I have an S8 Active which is not rooted (nor am I planning to root). This means I have to download Andromeda ($2) and the desktop script in order to get Substratum to work. And I have no guarantee that it will work well. I have to pay $2 to find out, and then request a refund if it doesn't. With this app, I download one app, no additional app(s) to install, and no desktop script to run after every reboot. Plus, I don't have to deal with paying, only to request a refund later if things don't work out.
It may not be as pretty, but it's functional for my needs.

After oreo substratum and andromeda aren't working on my note 8 so I tried this app again after months of not using it. Its come a long way. I freaking love being able to do ANY color notifications I want with ANY color text! I don't think people realize what this app can do now. I see people that basically just want black notifications with white text so it can be easily read. In my opinion it blows substratum out of the water even when I did have it working on nougat. This may be my favorite app ever.

So this is just a Trial app and you have to pay to unlock all features? And I think its not fully compatible with OREO yet.

ryaneu said:
So this is just a Trial app and you have to pay to unlock all features? And I think its not fully compatible with OREO yet.
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Oreo compatible. Is not a trial, it has features that require a donation but it's functional without those couple of options. Also it s a trail breaker built in. So themes will stick without messing with disabling anything.

partcyborg said:
Because many of you are acting like theming outside if Samsung themes is some new things, and that this mediocre app is somehow amazing?
Just saying,the theme isn't even compatible between the two
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Whats the problem? Why dont you use substratum and pay for something thats not even supported in the future? Just saying let us have fun with it

Substratum can't do notifications like this that I know of. That's the main reason this app gets me. Notifications anyway you want them. Not just black or white.

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Substratum SUCKS. When I used it on Nougat it drained the **** outta my battery. Now that it's on Oreo, they made a new app "Andromeda" and wanna charge people $$$ again just for an update. RIDICULOUS TRASH!
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See, if you had the first clue what you were taking about, or even a general idea how any of this worked, you would realize how misinformed and silly you sound.
First of all, substratum did not "drain the **** out of" your battery. That is physically impossible, as there are no running services involved outside of the brief part where you use the app to install the theme. Nothing running means no battery drain. Computers are smart enough to change some colors and shapes on the screen without taxing a 3,000mah battery and an over 1ghz processor. Dont blame substratum because your system was screwed up and needed a factory reset.
Secondly, since you obviously have no clue how any of this works im in a good mood today so I'll explain it to you. Forgive the length, but there is a lot that appatrently needs explaining lol.
First, substratum isn't "charging people for an update." samsung oreo has a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT theme engine than samsung nougat. Why is this the case? Because with nougat samsung, in their oh so excellent wisdom completely ripped out and replaced the already existing theme engine in stock android with their own monstrosity. Why they did this is anyone's guess, but the answers definitely wont include words like "compatibility" or "logic", but it broke existing nougat theming. Given that the substratum app is basically a "theme compiler" app that builds layers used by the os, a substratum dev team figured out that they could compile substratum theme manifests into the magic proprietary samsung hybrid-engine tire fire that is the touchwiz nougat theme system. So they did, and it works. It doesn't allow native drop in of any configuration of system themes for aosp to the completely different tw versions, but it works, and works well provided someone has actually designed the theme layers with substratum in mind. At first those were few and far between and i too was frustrated at looking at countless themes on play store that wouldn't work on my phone, but now there are numerous beautiful options for the s8 and s8+. I count 21 different themes installed on my phone now, and i have a lot of them but not all.
After this substratum implemented theming for oreo, for which the entire ecosystem had finally solidified around the aosp theming engined (called OMS). They realized that with an app similar, BUT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO like what they had done for samsung, they could open theming up to all standard oreo devices. So they did, and it works, except for that you have to grant privileges via adb to make changes without root which dont persist across reboot (this would be googles fault), but it allows the entire ecosystem to use native theming, so Yay.
Come several months later, and oreo betas finally appear. As devs look at them to see what changes to sungstratum (the addon for samsung nougat) would be necessary, low and behold they find that samsung has apparently seen the error of their ways and left the oreo OMS theme system (almost) entirely intact! This is great news everyone thinks, because now even one off custom samsung devices can use the same thing everyone else does, and they're well be true interoperability across all of the Google ecosystem. Sounds great right? Except a handful of over opinionated under informed samsung users see this as not not upporting the substratum theme app on oreo, despite the fact that 1) absolutely zero off the code was compatible, 2) they already have an app on the play store that everyone else uses, so keeping a separate one made literally no sense, and 3) it was SAMSUNG who is responsible for all of this!
So if you want to be mad at someone, be mad at samsung. They are the ones who changed everything and screwed everyone using theming not their own.
Ot, yoy can not be angry for having to spend a whole $2 on the Andromeda app because you CHOOSE not to root (you don't need Andromeda if you have root access) and appreciate the fact that leas than a cup of coffee or less than your weekly allowance you can have a vast array of gorgeous themes to use on your $800 oreo device that you can use without theme killer hacks, or dealing with knox. Or, you can just do a little reading about the systems you have such underinformed opinions on, root your device and get this for free as well as a ton of other awrsome possibilities. When youve done a little homework and are to root, do a xda search for my nick with "rom" on the end to get started ?️.