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MiUi new theming policy

http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/new-miui-theme-policy-effective-from-may-1-2013.19973/
Important notice from Xiaomi
As more and more themes become developed for MIUI, we need to further ensure the copyrights of the designers to continue an environment conducive to both MIUI and the designers. Furthermore, as we are working on a platform to allow international designers to get paid for their theme designs, this new policy will help to protect the designer's design and instigate more quality themes . To do so, MIUI has decided to change some of the theme policies.
Please note, as of May 1st, the following policy will be fully enforced: All MIUI themes and theme components, in mtz file format, will need to be uploaded onto the MIUI themes (upload via designer.xiaomi.com). Any MIUI theme and theme components (i.e. download from forums, websites or other sources) that does not get uploaded into the MIUI theme apk, can no longer be applied onto the MIUI ROM. To specify, components in an mtz file format can include:
- Theme
- Lockscreen
- Icon
- Font
- Boot animation
- Avatars
If you are a designer and have current themes you want to share after May 1st please sign up for a designer.xiaomi.com account and upload your themes to the MIUI Themes apk.
I'm sorry I could be very off on this but to me this sounds like they are going to digitally sign themes and block sideloading
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CheesyNutz said:
I'm sorry I could be very off on this but to me this sounds like they are going to digitally sign themes and block sideloading
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Which would make them a load of bastards, don't like the idea of this at all.

CheesyNutz said:
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I'm sorry I could be very off on this but to me this sounds like they are going to digitally sign themes and block sideloading
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Perhaps. I doubt it will stop people, they'll just find workarounds & exploits.

Andy said:
Perhaps. I doubt it will stop people, they'll just find workarounds & exploits.
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Has any work around been found yet?

I remember at some point, can't remember when, maybe when V4 was still a little new, so I had a SGS2 at the time, they just introduced the forced login to their Xiaomi account to apply themes, even free ones.
Well, some modified versions of the theme apk appeared quite quickly to allow to apply them without login in.
So I guess something will be done about that too.

I've owned a couple of smartphones, but there has never been official support for all these devices I've owned. There was a shabby port for i9000 but it sucked and was borked.
Not to mention it comes in only a few languages.
So what is MIUI?

Just goes to shoe what kind of company MIUI is, I hope they continue carrying on what they're doing, then miui users will certainly see what most of saw a long time ago! Selfish thieves.
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Standard and availability of themes in the UK

I've had my S6 almost from day 1. I'm a 40 something male in the UK and have yet to see a theme in the theme store I'd want to use. A few reasons why:
1) why in the UK do I only see free themes, where are the marginally better paid for themes that are advertised on the web ?
2) why are the themes largely aimed at children? pinks, gummy bears, carousels in pink?!?! for goodness sake Samsung give the more mature / grown up user a theme they won't be embarrassed to use !!
3) the themes that I would consider using at a push to alleviate the boredom of the default screen seem to largely have appalling icons. Are the theme developers all teenage kids ??
All I want is something "grownup", professional looking. Samsung why do you make it so hard for the more mature user ?!?!
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linkisoc said:
<rant over>
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Try Dark material theme from Cambunch which has stock Android icons or Weyo/Cherry Red themes from Hiten Soni.
U can always use 3rd party launchers like Apex or Nova launcher and use any kind of icon packs that suit you in the Play Store. 3rd party launchers are much better than stock S6 TW launcher!
That's what most of us

linkisoc said:
I've had my S6 almost from day 1. I'm a 40 something male in the UK and have yet to see a theme in the theme store I'd want to use. A few reasons why:
1) why in the UK do I only see free themes, where are the marginally better paid for themes that are advertised on the web ?
2) why are the themes largely aimed at children? pinks, gummy bears, carousels in pink?!?! for goodness sake Samsung give the more mature / grown up user a theme they won't be embarrassed to use !!
3) the themes that I would consider using at a push to alleviate the boredom of the default screen seem to largely have appalling icons. Are the theme developers all teenage kids ??
All I want is something "grownup", professional looking. Samsung why do you make it so hard for the more mature user ?!?!
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Well there are many good themes available now at Samsung Store
Samsung is yet to add support for paid theme for Europe & many other countries which they are working on for now paid themes are only there for 6 countries
If you want u can always use some VPN app and purchase themes from say country like USA for example
Btw for all the query i suggest u to post in Q&A there it ll have more users see & reply
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New and improved Themes for HTC – Sprint Product Ambassadors

Most OEM’s now offer their own marketplace with apps, widgets, and other features that enhance the UI experience. HTC is no different in this respect, and one of my favorite options that they offer are Themes.
Themes are a collection of User Interface updates that change the way your phone looks and sounds. Specifically, each theme can be loaded with just a change in wallpaper and icons, or can be as in depth as changing ringtones, fonts, default contact pix, and even widget and shortcut placement and design. I’ve noticed over the last few years that HTC’s phone releases have loosely coincided with some major motion picture releases, so I’ve geeked out a bit and loaded the latest Avengers, or Age of Ultron, or Star Wars Themes on my phone.
NOW, there is a new type of Theme available. The original “Classic layout themes” are themes that have shortcut icons that are relatively similar to icons that you may have in your default set up. Additionally, the homescreen is still set up in the traditional ‘grid’ of 4x4. There is a significant number of Classic Layout Themes available for free. They even offer the option of creating your own Theme, which isn’t all that difficult to do for a basic Theme with ringtone, wallpaper, and font.
The new theme offering is called the Freestyle Layout Themes. I’ve found that freestyle themes are NOT bound by the 4x4 grid for each homescreen. So for example, the Galaxy theme uses different images of planets, moons, and other celestial bodies as icons for shortcuts to different apps. Additionally, those planets can be placed ANYWHERE on each screen… not just limited to the 4x4 grid.
I’ve also found that there doesn’t need to be any association with the app that each shortcut represents. That can definitely be confusing when first using any given freestyle theme, but it does ‘look’ cooler. There is also an interface that allows you to assign the icon to a specific application if it is not assigned by default to something you already have installed on your device.
Currently I’m running the Summer freestyle theme, but I’ve also used the Solar System and The Walking Dead #TWD theme… they’ve been REALLY cool, and make my phone screen a talking point to others who see it.
What are you running? Have you made a theme that we can try out?
Let me know!
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Disclaimer: The Product Ambassadors are Sprint employees from many different parts of the company that love technology. They volunteer to test out all sorts of Sprint devices and offer opinions freely to the Community. Each Product Ambassador shares their own opinions of these devices, therefore the information in this post does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Sprint. The PAs do not represent the company in an official way, and should not be expected to respond to Community members in an official capacity. #sprintemployee.

Game of thrones theme, duh. Lol
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scottspa74 said:
Game of thrones theme, duh. Lol
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I don't watch the show, but I can imagine it's a good one... I've heard so much about the show, I can only imagine the stuff they include with the Theme. May have to check it out.
Is it Freestyle or Traditional?

Traditional. Haven't looked in freestyle. Their may be one. There's more than one in traditional.
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Huawei P8 Lite Theme Creation

Search on Playstore
Huawei Theme Creator:
Amazing app to create your own theme and customize your phone to your needs using this complex yet easy to use app
EMUI Theme Editor:
Amazing app to edit and create new themes easy and simple for beginners
Have Fun and share this post

niiiceeee!

TechFreak99 said:
Search on Playstore
Huawei Theme Creator:
Amazing app to create your own theme and customize your phone to your needs using this complex yet easy to use app
EMUI Theme Editor:
Amazing app to edit and create new themes easy and simple for beginners
Have Fun and share this post
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Lets be honest here. In my opinion that app aint no good for me.. For one that is because for me it still doesnt support android 6.0 emui 4 and second I rather work on themes on PC. Other people might think this app is worth their time, I dont. The UI of the app is alright but for some reason it constantly undos changes. People in the Play store had the same issues and the devs said multiple times that they supposedly had fixed all the issues but theres still some remaining. I rated this app 3 stars because its idea is good but what they did of it isnt a finished product.

PCSE said:
Lets be honest here. In my opinion that app aint no good for me.. For one that is because for me it still doesnt support android 6.0 emui 4 and second I rather work on themes on PC. Other people might think this app is worth their time, I dont. The UI of the app is alright but for some reason it constantly undos changes. People in the Play store had the same issues and the devs said multiple times that they supposedly had fixed all the issues but theres still some remaining. I rated this app 3 stars because its idea is good but what they did of it isnt a finished product.
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Well Buddy I did this for people on EMUI below 4 but its my fault that I didn't mention that. Aside from that when it comes to PC theming idk if everyone is able to theme on PCs cz after all somr people don't own one.
Thank u for ur collaboration and for your honest comment. Criticism always helps me improve my work

Swift Dark for Substratum

Hi fellow XDA users. I'm attaching my Swift Dark theme for Substratum. It's the full theme, and contains the latest fixes. As some of you know the Play Store version was suspended. It seems that Google didn't like something in the app descriptions and decided to suspend the apps. We are waiting for a response to our appeal.
Though, I'll hate to see the theme not being available for users while waiting for it to be available again, so here comes this thread. Please have respect and don't request my other themes. Swift for Samsung users can use this theme too.
Instructions and important information:
APPLY THEME WITH THIS APP (Substratum theme engine app): https://goo.gl/BgncEN
SAMSUNG NOTICE: The Samsung theme add-on (paid) is required for Samsung users. You'll be noticed about it when you launch the Substratum app on your Samsung device.
ANDROMEDA NOTICE: The Andromeda theme needs a separate, paid, addon to work. You'll be noticed about it when you launch the Substratum app on your Andromeda theme supported device. The Andromeda theme engine makes it possible to apply the theme on a rootless Oreo device.
ANDROID 8 / OREO NOTICE: You must reboot your device after installing or updating overlays on Android Oreo! This is required for the system to update the apps. Also, don’t apply all overlays at once, as it might cause issues. Apply 5 at a time.
ONEPLUS NOTICE: You need root
FAQ: https://goo.gl/ahZvYZ
APP ISSUES? Reapply the theme for that app and reboot.
WHAT IS NEEDED? for this dark Substratum theme to work? You need the Substratum theme app! And your ROM must support Substratum. You need to look this up yourself. ROOT might be needed for your specific ROM. An addon is needed for Samsung, which is paid, and the Andromeda addon, also paid, is needed for the Andromeda theme engine.
Download: https://goo.gl/znCFt8
XDA:DevDB Information
Swift Dark, ROM for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
pemell, eldiablotmh
ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2017-11-12
Last Updated 2017-11-12

Reserved

Hopefully everything gets better as it was and i am glad to see you choosing XDA.

I just hope everything returns back to the way it was, always will be here with you Per for any help!

Thank you for your awesome theme and support!

Anirudhgupta109 said:
I just hope everything returns back to the way it was, always will be here with you Per for any help!
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Yeah....but this is a good way of keeping the users intact and happy. :good:

Thanks for this I'm on 12.6. Is this a newer version? I hope you get it worked out I think it's a bunch of BS.

mac796 said:
Thanks for this I'm on 12.6. Is this a newer version? I hope you get it worked out I think it's a bunch of BS.
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Looks like 12.6 you can check the FAQs he linked. It has the changelog.
Thanks Swift Team. No doubt it'll be good to go soon.

Much respect for a dev to release their paid work so that the users who bought the app don't miss out while the play store page is down.

We really need an open source community driven alternative market to google play where people can sell their apps. Google is taken down or threaten so many of apps in the last a couple days.

neosinan said:
We really need an open source community driven alternative market to google play where people can sell their apps. Google is taken down or threaten so many of apps in the last a couple days.
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FDroid and xda labs. Don't have to buy the app for it to be proprietary....

Thank you
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You guys rock!
Just goes to show how much you guys care about your work and us users.
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Is the one uploaded to the XDA DevDB 12.6?
Just bought this theme a week ago from the store, so was just curious.

shawnsnyderseedb said:
Is the one uploaded to the XDA DevDB 12.6?
Just bought this theme a week ago from the store, so was just curious.
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Yes, it's 12.6

shawnsnyderseedb said:
Is the one uploaded to the XDA DevDB 12.6?
Just bought this theme a week ago from the store, so was just curious.
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kapilathi said:
Yes, it's 12.6
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It is 12.8.

neosinan said:
We really need an open source community driven alternative market to google play where people can sell their apps. Google is taken down or threaten so many of apps in the last a couple days.
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If Substratum would host their own shop for good themes, play store wouldn't be needed. However google wouldn't want such a shop on the play store

I just wanna say thanks so much to you swift dark devs for this! I was really worried this would be the end of my favorite substratum theme for my lineageos 14.1! Also, no matter what happens with your appeal know you will always have my support, I look forward to see what you guys create in the near future. Long live swift dark!
DroidRommer

Thank you for keeping support even out of playstore...

What's the difference between 12.6 & 12.8 besides having two Swift dark apps installed now, 1 playstore version & xda Version? There's no changelog.
As always thanks for your hard work & brilliant theme..
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