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Substratum compatible Roms

I recently got into the beta for substratum theme engine. Anybody know any roms that support substratum? I tried on pure nexus but it force closes.
Thanks

I've been waiting for some to show up too..

wase4711 said:
I've been waiting for some to show up too..
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Well, exodus for nexus 6 has plans to add it in the future.

there are a few others that are also adding it; but, as of this minute, I dont know of any for the N6

Uberstock worked for me.

UberStock
https://basketbuild.com/devs/DespairFactor

shumweezy said:
Uberstock worked for me.
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Thx, will check it out. :laugh:
Is this a full stock rom with not features except the included despair kernel? Couldn't find a thread with this information so I'm asking.
daimajinbuu said:
UberStock
https://basketbuild.com/devs/DespairFactor
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https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNGCrFSvflP5aT5oRVfPt7oXXfZojQ
For Uberstock. Stock, bone stock. Mabey a couple of minor features.

Hello.
I have a rooted Nexus 6p and I installed today Subtratum Theme Engine with the theme of Deity.
Because I do not like (dark text, sometimes illegible on dark background), I uninstalled it. It unfortunately remains the dark background in all applications (settings, wattsapp, contacts, messages, etc ...).
How can I restore the original settings?
Thank you.

harpin14789 said:
I recently got into the beta for substratum theme engine. Anybody know any roms that support substratum? I tried on pure nexus but it force closes.
Thanks
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Substratum thread post 4
IMPORTANT LINKS/READING
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67854202&postcount=4
Has this:
This document contains a list of Substatum compatible ROMs/themes. I'll keep this up to date; either mention me here on XDA or contact me using the information at the top of the document to get your theme/ROM added to the list.
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Is there any way to change font colors, with substratum, I changed font but it become so that some apps (like Gmail) have white background with white text.

harpin14789 said:
Is there any way to change font colors, with substratum, I changed font but it become so that some apps (like Gmail) have white background with white text.
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You will get way way way way more help in the Substratum thread where the devs and many themers hang out.
This thread was asking for Substratum compatible ROMs
edit - you need the TBO theme compatible apps to solve the white on white issue with GMail and other Google apps that have hardcoded colors..

harpin14789 said:
Is there any way to change font colors, with substratum, I changed font but it become so that some apps (like Gmail) have white background with white text.
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There is a fix to this. Go to accessibility settings and turn on high contrast text. Everything would be read able. I reverted to stock ui because the text looked awful, readable but awful.

Substratum works fine with Pure Nexus.
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Subtratum is competible with XenonHD 7.1 Rom install in Redmi Note 3, the phone will hang at the boot screen right after install Subtratum Theme. anyone can help? thank you

Black Theme Android/Apps

Hello,
I tried to find Dark/Black themes for Z3 Compact which could theme settings, calendar, contacts and a lot of other apps but without success.
I also tried some Xposed module for theming but all of them were not working
I would like something really close to the one made by @Rajeev (dark and blue) like here
Or something like eXistenZ from @niaboc79 like here
Sadly his rom is not working on our Z3 Compact
I am currently using Slimm 3.1 Rom from @Wajk
If someone could help me, i will be really greatful :laugh:

I also tried Substratum theme engine, and Layers manager but the apps doesn't start then FC ?

slutman said:
I also tried Substratum theme engine, and Layers manager but the apps doesn't start then FC ��
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You should flash something about the Layers you can't directly use it AFAIK, also I don't know any other way than Layers on MM to edit the apps as you requested. Even with Layers, it is very risky, it might screw your system up, make sure to have a back-up! When it comes to eXistenZ, it is a highly customized ROM so don't compare it with stock

Substratum works for MM. I've mixed a few of the best free, cheap and quality themes I've tested. Theming quality varies and compatibility can be inconsistent. Takes some time to test. But I've done that so can share. I'll list in order of quality preference. That way you choose the priority theme's overlays when there are duplicates.
Material Glass is a free unique dark theme. Has transparency to wallpaper throughout and for pop ups. Can use all of them. Don't like it's XDA labs though. Also has two bugs if using it's Android System, volume slider hides foreground app and keyboard switcher reboots device.
Swift Black is a cheap quality pack still in active development and updating to substratum. Pretty much all of it's overlays are great except Chrome's window heading clashes. It's Systemui and Android System are standouts priority above Material Glass the latter only because of prior mentioned bugs.
InversionUI is a good free pack. Not as good as Swift Black but if preferring free can be a close replacement. For example it's play store ratings colour clashes white. Google calendar, catlog and news & weather are unique to it. Calendar status bar icons clash black, but using white icons and clock changing in gravitybox is a workaround.
Dark Material free from play store for it's unique facebook and instagram. Substratum itself only seems to black with this one.
These have YouTube which is just it's setting menu aparrently and eBay just it's notification. I think Android System overlays clash black text in Sony's messaging, I just swapped to using Google's Messenger instead.
They're actually the best combo. I tried some others but had no results or crashes. Haven't tested all as these fill everything already. Can't complain with the results!
edit: for posterity's sake using xposed mod Qs X tiles per row can help theme notifications colours. Also xposed mod LPThemer works on MM: under it's Status bar tab, enabling notification text colour can change notification button text colours.

Infy_AsiX said:
Substratum works for MM. I've mixed a few of the best free, cheap and quality themes I've tested. Theming quality varies and compatibility can be inconsistent. Takes some time to test. But I've done that so can share. I'll list in order of quality preference. That way you choose the priority theme's overlays when there are duplicates.
Material Glass is a free unique dark theme. Has transparency to wallpaper throughout and for pop ups. Can use all of them. Don't like it's XDA labs though. Also has two bugs if using it's Android System, volume slider hides foreground app and keyboard switcher reboots device.
Swift Black is a cheap quality pack still in active development and updating to substratum. Pretty much all of it's overlays are great except Chrome's window heading clashes. It's Systemui and Android System are standouts priority above Material Glass the latter only because of prior mentioned bugs.
InversionUI is a good free pack. Not as good as Swift Black but if preferring free can be a close replacement. For example it's play store ratings colour clashes white. Google calendar, catlog and news & weather are unique to it. Calendar status bar icons clash black, but using white icons and clock changing in gravitybox is a workaround.
Dark Material free from play store for it's unique facebook and instagram. Substratum itself only seems to black with this one.
These have YouTube which is just it's setting menu aparrently and eBay just it's notification. I think Android System overlays clash black text in Sony's messaging, I just swapped to using Google's Messenger instead.
They're actually the best combo. I tried some others but had no results or crashes. Haven't tested all as these fill everything already. Can't complain with the results!
edit: for posterity's sake using xposed mod Qs X tiles per row can help theme notifications colours. Also xposed mod LPThemer works on MM: under it's Status bar tab, enabling notification text colour can change notification button text colours.
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge! That is really helpful. I'd like to ask for more info, e.g. you meant those themes↓?
• Swift Black (Play Store says Z3C is not compatible )
• InversionUI
• Dark Material (Play Store says Z3C is not compatible )
Have you tried AospUI Black od AospUI Dark?

-Vinne2- said:
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! That is really helpful. I'd like to ask for more info, e.g. you meant those themes↓?
• Swift Black (Play Store says Z3C is not compatible )
• InversionUI
• Dark Material (Play Store says Z3C is not compatible )
Have you tried AospUI Black od AospUI Dark?
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This information is a little old so some things don't function anymore. Development for Substratum has moved onto OMS and older legacy support is discontinued. Some app updates have broken overlays too. I'm using two Z3C's, one on LineageOMS 14.1 which uses a new different mixed combination of packs including the old legacy Material Glass. The old MM stock I've just stopped using an overlay when it breaks.
Yes that's Swift Black, they stopped updating legacy awhile ago. Maybe if you can purchase I can provide the original last updated v8.7 APK to use. Yes, that's InversionUI, but I don't use any of it anymore. Dark Material has the package name com.chummy.darkmaterial_layers, I don't use it anymore. I haven't tried that, I just use my old stock MM as a backup so not changing things there unless needed. I just keep my LineageOMS 14.1 updated currently.
If might help so this is how my old remaining MM is set up:
Material Glass v3.2 old 3.2 for how the theme accent is preferred white still before it was changed to grey
- Android System (Use GravityBox to set media tweaks, volume panel timeout to 1 second to help with the overlay bug. Can use Tasker with Secure settings plugin to create a Keyboard switcher to get around the crashing default selector)
Material Glass v3.4 beta One of the last betas from the github
- Tags, Trusted Face, Phone Call Management, Google Play Store, GravityBox, eBay, Translate, Google, GBoard, Package Installer, Kernel Adiutor, Instagram (old version)
Material Glass v3.4 I think these were just apps I installed later so I used the latest and last release
- Messages, Android System WebView
Swift Black
Calendar, Google Text-to-speech, Hangouts, Keep, MX Player, Media Storage, Messenger Lite, News & Weather, Phone Services, Skype, VLC, Viber
I kept a note of when an overlay stopped working in case I needed to reinstall after a clean ROM. I had DocumentsUI and Gmail removed from Material Glass. I had Docs, Drive, Google Play Store, Phone Call Management, Translate and eBay removed from Swift Black. Of course I haven't tested everything and theres apps I don't have too, but that's what works for me and can be used as a guide.

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Thank you very much!

slutman said:
Hello,
I tried to find Dark/Black themes for Z3 Compact which could theme settings, calendar, contacts and a lot of other apps but without success.
I also tried some Xposed module for theming but all of them were not working
I would like something really close to the one made by @Rajeev (dark and blue) like here
Or something like eXistenZ from @niaboc79 like here
Sadly his rom is not working on our Z3 Compact
I am currently using Slimm 3.1 Rom from @Wajk
If someone could help me, i will be really greatful :laugh:
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Don't know if you're still looking, but I made one for eXistenZ MM - https://mega.nz/#!NptDRSgC!QOJHyx08wCMwWfnJpRYKRFgFQd9sRslSw8snfCWa5hg
Make a backup, flash in recovery.
Also, here's dark contacts, install as normal apk.

levone1 said:
Don't know if you're still looking, but I made one for eXistenZ MM - https://mega.nz/#!NptDRSgC!QOJHyx08wCMwWfnJpRYKRFgFQd9sRslSw8snfCWa5hg
Make a backup, flash in recovery.
Also, here's dark contacts, install as normal apk.
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Thanks a lot mate. It looks perfect but sadly I changed my phone not a long time ago ^^'
Thank you anyway ?

levone1 said:
Don't know if you're still looking, but I made one for eXistenZ MM - https://mega.nz/#!NptDRSgC!QOJHyx08wCMwWfnJpRYKRFgFQd9sRslSw8snfCWa5hg
Make a backup, flash in recovery.
Also, here's dark contacts, install as normal apk.
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The .zip is no longer available, do you have another copy, or a mirror?

asdf2345 said:
The .zip is no longer available, do you have another copy, or a mirror?
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Check these posts :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74391787&postcount=246
https://mega.nz/#!Rxc1Ha7K!sjaA2BODD_d4vvr8Vx8I5EJ4Dygu2cYoohqBhYgEios
Links are still good, but it's been a while, and I really don't remember anything about it. Try it out, (make a backup first)...

levone1 said:
Check these posts :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74391787&postcount=246
https://mega.nz/#!Rxc1Ha7K!sjaA2BODD_d4vvr8Vx8I5EJ4Dygu2cYoohqBhYgEios
Links are still good, but it's been a while, and I really don't remember anything about it. Try it out, (make a backup first)...
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Pls give new link for this.. I really need it

ilyas UG said:
Pls give new link for this.. I really need it
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Sorry, I haven't had Z3c for over 5 years... I don't think those files exist anymore. You can use Apktool right on the phone to mod your system apps. That's mainly how I did everything.
One of my favorite phones, though. If Sony did more updates, I might still have it.

levone1 said:
Sorry, I haven't had Z3c for over 5 years... I don't think those files exist anymore. You can use Apktool right on the phone to mod your system apps. That's mainly how I did everything.
One of my favorite phones, though. If Sony did more updates, I might still have it.
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Can you teach me, how to change to black color? I am using apktool
I just want to change framework and setting app

[OnePlus 5] [ROOT] Save Power Using Substratum {AMOLED DISPLAY}

Guys Almost Everyone of You Know That Our Lovely OnePlus 5 Uses AMOLED Display. But Do You Know How AMOLED Display Works? Let Me Explain :
LCDs like the ones you find on the*LG G3*or*HTC One (M8)*produces light with an LED backlight. The light shines through the pixels and into your eyeballs. In this case, a black pixel is simply one in which the pixel has turned opaque—it blocks all the light streaming in from the backlight. The backlight is still on just the same.
An AMOLED doesn't have a backlight at all. Instead, each little sub-pixel is like a tiny red, blue, or green colored light. If the screen is instructed to display black, it doesn't need to block any light, it simply doesn't light up any of the little colored sub-pixels.
So, If U See A Part of Screen That Is Showing Pure Black Colour, It Means It Isn't Showing Any Colour Resulting In The Best Black You Can Experience.
So, Now How To Save Power Using This?
First of All You Can Use The Stock Theme Option Inside Display Settings To Set The Theme To Dark. It'll Save Power During Stock Apps Screen.
In Third Party Apps, Use Substratum Theme Engine With Swift Black Theme (Most Preferred For Pure Black)
Here is Full Guide: (For Rooted Users Only)
1. Download Substratum Theme Engine (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum)
2. Download Swift Black Theme (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers)
3. Run Substratum, Go To Swift Black Tab & Choose OOS 4 From The Top List.
4. Select Third Party Apps Only (Chrome, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Gmail, Drive, etc)
WARNING : I Don't Recommend Theming System Apps Like Settings, SystemUI Because They're Already Dark Themed, But You Can Always Try On Your Own Risk, If Stuck On Bootloop, Just Flash Rescue.zip Inside Substratum Folder In Main Directory
5. Click On Install Overlays Button And Wait For It To Complete.
6. Reboot
Now Enjoy The Extra Juice Saved By AMOLED Display.

Reserved

Did you know the difference between Swift black and Swift dark? Because i already own it. Is there much difference in darkness?

Grey vs Black?
Kallmeidroppe said:
Did you know the difference between Swift black and Swift dark? Because i already own it. Is there much difference in darkness?
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I'm pretty sure Swift Dark is grey as opposed to Swift Black being true black.

Swift Black does not work properly on OnePlus 5. For example Youtube when trying to play playlist it crashes. Also some apps crash when swift black is turned on. So I just removed it.

That Sounds right. I also looked again in PlayStore.... So i think i buy also the dark one.

Kallmeidroppe said:
That Sounds right. I also looked again in PlayStore.... So i think i buy also the dark one.
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Doesn't that defeat the purpose because swift dark isn't actually black?

Sorry i meant the black one. The dark i already own.

alukarulz said:
Swift Black does not work properly on OnePlus 5. For example Youtube when trying to play playlist it crashes. Also some apps crash when swift black is turned on. So I just removed it.
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Playlist Working Properly, Not A Single Crash Since Yesterday With Any App

Kallmeidroppe said:
Did you know the difference between Swift black and Swift dark? Because i already own it. Is there much difference in darkness?
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Dark Is Grey/Gray & Black is True Black (The One Which Works On AMOLED).

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Playlist Working Properly, Not A Single Crash Since Yesterday With Any App
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Nice! What's the name of that font and how can I install it?

ddaharu said:
Nice! What's the name of that font and how can I install it?
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StRyde Font Applied Via iFont App From Play Store Using Root.

Krsambhav16 said:
StRyde Font Applied Via iFont App From Play Store Using Root.
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Thanks mate!

This was working fine but not anymore

EMUI 8.1 custom Themes issues (partially incompatible with EMUI 8.0 themes)

Hi,
This thread is to report custom themes issues - as I noticed currently available themes (working fine on EMUI 8.0 phones) are partially incompatible with EMUI 8.1 on our P20 phones.
Known issues (EMUI 8.1 vs EMUI 8.0):
- sms app is no longer supported (there is no longer Huawei sms app - Google Messages instead, completly inconsistent with EMUI design...)
- some (not all) custom screen locks are not working
- custom settings menu icons are not visible (only default ones)
- general issue with non-system app icons - most of them are not changing with theme (even if there is custom icon inside theme)
- custom status bar and notifications are not working
I received my P20 today, so i'll update above list during my tests. If you notice any not listed issue - let me know, i will add it.
I'll try to find a solutions for that issues - but of course any help is appreciated

Life saver!
I've been playing around with the themes and noticed my notifications had disappeared from the lock screen. I had assumed it was another setting I'd changed by mistake, but couldn't find what I'd done.
Found this thread last night, stuck the theme back to Romance, and the notifications are back!

mushtafa said:
Life saver!
I've been playing around with the themes and noticed my notifications had disappeared from the lock screen. I had assumed it was another setting I'd changed by mistake, but couldn't find what I'd done.
Found this thread last night, stuck the theme back to Romance, and the notifications are back!
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But you can use custom theme with standard lock screen - and notifcations should appear

Any custom lockscreens that work with notifications? I tried a few but none display spotify lockscreen controls. I ask because I'd prefer a lockscreen with the clock at the top instead of the bottom like the magazine theme.

Syph0nX said:
Any custom lockscreens that work with notifications? I tried a few but none display spotify lockscreen controls. I ask because I'd prefer a lockscreen with the clock at the top instead of the bottom like the magazine theme.
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Try lockscreen from my SimpleP theme - there is a clock in the top and spotify controls work

I have the same problem. I tried some custom themes and now, no matter what theme I choose, notifications won't expand, I can only read notification first line. And yes, with some custom themes, notifications won't show at all.
@mr.mrcn I can't find SimpleP theme

jshooter said:
I have the same problem. I tried some custom themes and now, no matter what theme I choose, notifications won't extend, I can only read notification first line. And yes, with some custom themes, notifications won't show at all.
@mr.mrcn I can't find SimpleP theme
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It is in my app (link is in the signature). But notifications in this lock screen don't expand either.

They are not expanding for me as well, seems like a stupid bug (much like no synchronized volumes with Bluetooth audio devices)

EMUI 8.1 ignores all xml images in custom themes, they are displayed by default.

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- general issue with non-system app icons - most of them are not changing with theme (even if there is custom icon inside theme)
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Not quite true, in my theme are all icons changed, and some other stuff too. I don't have much time to look around, but some paths of icons are different from previous versions. Will try with png's and new folder paths. ???

rawdealer said:
Not quite true, in my theme are all icons changed, and some other stuff too. I don't have much time to look around, but some paths of icons are different from previous versions. Will try with png's and new folder paths.
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Because all icons are round and there is no special mask in this icon pack Look at my screenshot - there is a mask, but for unknown reason is not applied to some icons (like gmail, slack, whatsapp..), but for other it is (facebook, telegram..).

mr.mrcn said:
Because all icons are round and there is no special mask in this icon pack Look at my screenshot - there is a mask, but for unknown reason is not applied to some icons (like gmail, slack, whatsapp..), but for other it is (facebook, telegram..).
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If you like it that way.....

rawdealer said:
Sorry, but you did it wrong.... But, if you like it. Yep, you're right :cheers
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What i did wrong?
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EMUI 8.1 ignores all xml images in custom themes, they are displayed by default.
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Yes, you are right :/

Why cant we change status bar icons (quicksetting) and settings icons? Only need to change those to get phone to look like i want.

Zirc92 said:
Why cant we change status bar icons (quicksetting) and settings icons? Only need to change those to get phone to look like i want.
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Some files in the theme are now overlooked by the system (EMUI 8.1).

mr.mrcn said:
Some files in the theme are now overlooked by the system (EMUI 8.1).
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Do you think this will be fixed soon?

Probably Huawei actually wants it like this, I think they would've fixed it already

vinci_giordi__ said:
Probably Huawei actually wants it like this, I think they would've fixed it already
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I think not..they would not include a theme engine if they do not want customers to change the look of it..but that is my opinion

lordjan1986 said:
I think not..they would not include a theme engine if they do not want customers to change the look of it..but that is my opinion
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You can still change UI colors and drawer icons... Maybe they just want you to do it/they want developers to optimize their themes for the p20/p20 pro before allowing them to change navbar icons/notification tab icons and stuff, at least imo

No Status Bar for me at all, tried Factory reset, the same.

Messages problem after upgrade to Pie

Hi,
I having a strange problem after upgrading to Pie. In the message app no names appear, because the font is white and so is the background ? Also in a conversation normally if you click a message you got a menu, this is also totally white.... See pictures. Anybody have the same problem?

I have to have night mode on
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mattio781 said:
I have to have night mode on
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Problem is I can not use night mode it says can not use with themes.... How do I uninstall the theme??

mlhdk said:
Problem is I can not use night mode it says can not use with themes.... How do I uninstall the theme??
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You'll have to resort back to the default Samsung theme with there terrible icons for it to work properly, until they can get a theme that will work for pie, hopefully these themes will get fixed because I'm not a fan of the default icons
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

Mine works as it should. Night mode on or off, stock icons or Stealth icon pack. But, yeah, themes and night mode don't get along yet. AT&T CSAA.