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This is my first attempt at Rom development. After flashing many Roms from great developers here on XDA I have decided to try my hand at it. I'm sure you might ask what's different about this Rom compared to others you have already used. All I can say is this, I have taken the elements that I have grown to love from my favorite Roms and Themes and baked it into something I can be happy with. I hope you will be happy too!
-This is a work in progress-
Everything is not quite what I want yet, I still have a ways to go.
Link is in 2nd post!
Here is what I have so far
I am working on converting all green elements to red- not quite there yet but close.
-Features-
Deodexed and Zipaligned
Bloatware removed
This is based on the latest build 3.26.605.1
My thanks go out to all the great developers that have brought us this far!
Specifically I would like to thank
lllboredlll for pointing me in the right direction for the "Notification Menu Power Control Widget" you can find this here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853667
snq- for the power menu reboot option http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776495
Disclaimer- Flash at your own risk
Full wipe is recommended
To do list-
Convert all green elements to red -still missing some png's
5 column app drawer
Most recent apps in notification
Theme sense lock screen bar to red
Theme rosie dock bar to red
Change log-
v.01 For testing
v.02
Geared Romage v.02
Nice! I've yet to try and cook up my own rom, but I'd imagine it's a huge learning experience. Looking forward to seeing more of your releases as they continue to get better and better.
I love the look if it good work
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Can u put the base rom in the op?
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not bad man... looks pretty good!
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Can u put the base rom in the op?
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Updated op. I hope to release this sometime today!
trock79 said:
Updated op. I hope to release this sometime today!
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Thanks!
Ill be trying it when its publicly released
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I can get a link up if you want. I just need the file.
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Link
I added the link to v.02 in 2nd post. Enjoy!
DL in progress. Thanks for the new Romage!
So I was just thinking and the notifications will probably be a little too "filled" with the recent apps there too. I personally use my phone alot while im usb tethering and more stuff pushing the notifications downward would be very annoying to me. Just a little thought i had.
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So I was just thinking and the notifications will probably be a little too "filled" with the recent apps there too. I personally use my phone alot while im usb tethering and more stuff pushing the notifications downward would be very annoying to me. Just a little thought i had.
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Well that was just a thought I had. I am working on a few things right now. The recent apps idea was one, but you are right, so i may look at some other ideas.
How is it working so far?
Nice ROM, I Haven't Installed It Yet. But I Have Two Questions:
1. Can We Change The Font In Your ROM Into The System Default?
And Two
2. Can We Change The Battery Icon? I Personally Don't Like The Number Percentage On The Battery.
Other Than That, I Like The Look Of Your ROM, Good Job!
I Went Ahead And Installed The ROM Last Night, Overall Quick And Snappy ROM.
The Only Things That I Didn't Like Was The Themed Market, Also It May Just Be Me But My Battery Drained Pretty Quickly On This ROM Which I Found Strange. Not Sure Why.
Other Than That, Great And Snappy ROM. I Look Forward To Seeing What You Cook Up Next For This ROM
I am working on a Theme port atm so that is why I have been so slow for an update. You should see this Theme this weekend as long as I can get the original Themer to reply with a go ahead permission. I am also working on some new updates to this Rom so hopefully if all goes well you should see an update to it as well.
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Nice ROM, I Haven't Installed It Yet. But I Have Two Questions:
1. Can We Change The Font In Your ROM Into The System Default?
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2. Can We Change The Battery Icon? I Personally Don't Like The Number Percentage On The Battery.
Other Than That, I Like The Look Of Your ROM, Good Job!
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The font is something I had for myself, you can get those from many places. If you have trouble locating them just PM me and I will point you in the right direction.
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I Went Ahead And Installed The ROM Last Night, Overall Quick And Snappy ROM.
The Only Things That I Didn't Like Was The Themed Market, Also It May Just Be Me But My Battery Drained Pretty Quickly On This ROM Which I Found Strange. Not Sure Why.
Other Than That, Great And Snappy ROM. I Look Forward To Seeing What You Cook Up Next For This ROM
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I have been getting great battery life, but I don't know what apps you are using so I can't diagnose what the problem is. I will work on fixing the market theme this weekend before my next update. I appreciate your comments, it only makes me better at this!
For the next version (probably named 2.6), @GermainZ has made big contributions for a refreshed, more holofied design. I think this would be the right time to introduce a new logo as well. If you want to contribute, but can't code, this is your chance.
Some trivia about the current/old logo:
I quickly put it together when I first published the installer two years ago.
The "X" obviously stands for Xposed.
It's hardly visible in the resized icons, but the blood drops below the X actually read "posed".
The "deeper meaning" of the logo was to illustrate how Xposed hits right into the heart of Android, exposing functionality that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
I'm not involved in the Heartbleed bug, even tough it has been introduced around the same time.
Anyway, after two years, I think it could use a refresh. I have attached a draft, mainly based on work by @natezire71. It combines two ideas that I like a lot: "X" for Xposed, and a puzzle piece as a symbol for the modularity. As it will still take some more time until the next release, I thought I'd open this thread for improvements and new ideas.
Some guidelines:
The logo should reflect what Xposed is about. I like the puzzle idea, but there may be other good symbols.
Yet, it should be a rather simple shape to make it usable even for small icon sizes.
It should look nice on light and dark backgrounds.
The original image size should be 864x864 according to http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html (I made the mistake to apply colors only to the resized copy, therefore the smaller attachment)
If possible, please use a file format like PSD with multiple layers for the individual elements and ideally vector graphics, that makes it much easier to edit/rearrange parts later (my example isn't good again, I had to get rid of layers to line up the X with the outline).
I'll see how the reactions are, then I'll decide if I like a single logo so much that I will use it, or put up a poll for you to choose one. Feel free to post just a sketch of your ideas to test how I like it (before putting much effort in finalizing it).
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For the next version (probably named 2.6), @GermainZ has made big contributions for a refreshed, more holofied design. I think this would be the right time to introduce a new logo as well. If you want to contribute, but can't code, this is your chance.
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assuming that you're interested in feedback as well, my vote goes toward "non-pastel" colors. i prefer saturated colors over washed out stuff, basically putting quite some time to change ugly icons to my liking this is jus throwing in my dice, hope it's welcome
Current Devices:
I9100, PAC-ROM 4.3.1 ( Formerly Omni, PA, Dorimanx, etc. )
N7000, 4.1.2 TouchWizz All Stock ( very motivating to continue flashing custom roms further haha.... )
N7100, Cyanogenmod 11, Xposed Framework ( Formerly AOSNP, PAC, Omni, PA, Devil, Thor, AGNI up to 2.7.6, etc. )
Nexus 4, Cataclysm 4.4.2, Franco Kernel r203, Dalvik & Bionic Patched, Xposed Framework ( Formerly PAC, PA, Cataclysm, Faux, etc. )
Nexus 5, Cyanogenmod 11, ElementalX, Xposed, ( Formerly Cataclysm, Franco & FKU Color Control, Dalvik & Bionic, Faux, Bricked, Chaos etc. )
Sure, feedback is welcome! I definitely have more skills in software development than in graphic design.
Hi there ! I did a quick one :3
(I'm more into FLAT DESIGN)
(I did the icon in Illustrator. Its in vector format)
Few more incoming
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What about the simpliest puzzle-shaped X symbol?
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Thanks! But keep in mind that icons are displayed at small sizes, e.g in the title bar of the app. I'm afraid that the details in @DD-Ripper's suggestion will get lost at such sizes. Then it wouldn't be much more than a blue circle.
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Thanks! But keep in mind that icons are displayed at small sizes, e.g in the title bar of the app. I'm afraid that the details in @DD-Ripper's suggestion will get lost at such sizes. Then it wouldn't be much more than a blue circle.
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So that means a silhouette should do ..right ?
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@rovo89 I have an awesome idea for a new icon since then. Give me a few days to make it--Finals are on my heels.
Also, have people actually accused you having something to do with Heartbleed?
Simple might be better, yes. I prefer something clean and serious.
@gaich, your idea is nice as well, but I think it might be a bit too fancy.
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Also, have people actually accused you having something to do with Heartbleed?
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No, it just came to my mind when I wrote the explanation about the bleeding heart.
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Simple might be better, yes. I prefer something clean and serious.
@gaich, your idea is nice as well, but I think it might be a bit too fancy.
No, it just came to my mind when I wrote the explanation about the bleeding heart.
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Whew. Had to double check that--some people are nuts. :good:
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This is a first draft. Suggestions, my good sirs?
EDIT: I will be honest--this isn't an original design. The "Moonshine" icon pack has an icon very similar to this. I like that icon for Xposed, but thought it could be better.
@rovo89 how about this ?
Minimal and simple ..
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Also this. (I'm so sorry, lol).
Nice Icons though @DD-Ripper
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This is a first draft. Suggestions, my good sirs?
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Mhm, it's not so much speaking for itself, a bit more iconic would be great.
Zeuscluts said:
Nice Icons though @DD-Ripper
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I agree, I like the clean style. @DD-Ripper, did you plan that that the icon should have a opaque background, possibly with slightly rounded corners, or would the background be transparent? Transparent would probably create clearer outlines, but requires outlines in the icon itself (e.g. your latest suggestion would not work on a white background).
Could you post a preview with just the icon, resized to 48x48 px (used for medium resolution), so we get a better impression what it would look like on a phone with less details?
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Mhm, it's not so much speaking for itself, a bit more iconic would be great.
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What do you mean?
rovo89 said:
Mhm, it's not so much speaking for itself, a bit more iconic would be great.
I agree, I like the clean style. @DD-Ripper, did you plan that that the icon should have a opaque background, possibly with slightly rounded corners, or would the background be transparent? Transparent would probably create clearer outlines, but requires outlines in the icon itself (e.g. your latest suggestion would not work on a white background).
Could you post a preview with just the icon, resized to 48x48 px (used for medium resolution), so we get a better impression what it would look like on a phone with less details?
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Yeah I agree it won't work on a white bg ..here is a preview like u asked .
The image is in standard 720p res (1200x768px) and I included few more resolutions of the icon too :
Edit : I'll do the one with "outlines" in a monochromatic grey color . Wait few minutes
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DD-Ripper said:
Yeah I agree it won't work on a white bg ..here is a preview like u asked .
The image is in standard 720p res (1200x768px) and I included few more resolutions of the icon too :
Edit : I'll do the one with "outlines" in a monochromatic grey color . Wait few minutes
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How about removing the hardware button on the phone? We aren't iPhones; if anything, it should be modeled after a Nexus device.
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How about removing the hardware button on the phone? We aren't iPhones; if anything, it should be modeled after a Nexus device.
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Actually that's a vectorized Galaxy S2...
edisile said:
Actually that's a vectorized Galaxy S2...
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I know--but thing is, a modern Android phone shouldn't have a hardware button. That's great that it's a 2-3 year old phone. It should be modern.
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I know--but thing is, a modern Android phone shouldn't have a hardware button. That's great that it's a 2-3 year old phone. It should be modern.
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But it also could be intended like Xposed being also supported by old devices.
Hey guys and girls, i am new here but i wanted to post because i couldn't find anything on what direction i need to go in, here is what I want to do. I have a nexus 6 and I want the older moto X or moto E look, like the signal bars and the full icon setup wrapped in a rom based off older android or even kitkat but i want the original lockscreen I will post a picture of what I'm trying to do. Keep in mind i am new and have no clue where to start. I can dual boot my machine with Ubuntu or other flavor of linux if need be. Any information in the right direction would be great. Also just a heavy themed rom of lollipop would work but i hate aftermarket launchers.
To get this you will only be looking at theming. No drivers exist for this device that support the n6. Not impossible but would take a lot of development work that no-one would be willing to do.
After market launcher will be the only way to get that home screen
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To get this you will only be looking at theming. No drivers exist for this device that support the n6. Not impossible but would take a lot of development work that no-one would be willing to do.
After market launcher will be the only way to get that home screen
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well i will look at tutorials because all i have is time and if it takes me a while then so be it. I hate that motorola went away to this new theme, i really was thinkin i was getting a theme like you see there except the signal bars being white. thanks for that update
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well i will look at tutorials because all i have is time and if it takes me a while then so be it. I hate that motorola went away to this new theme, i really was thinkin i was getting a theme like you see there except the signal bars being white. thanks for that update
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You're not really going to find a good tutorial on how to build legacy ROMs for a new device. Not to be funny, but the only asset that will help with this is a huge amount of android development experience to get a fully working legacy ROM. Probably more experience than most people at XDA have here. Its really a job for an expert.
This "theme" is all Google, nothing to do with Motorola. We have pure android and this is what it looks like. If you want to theme status bar icons, look into xposed modules. Surely some can do that for you.
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You're not really going to find a good tutorial on how to build legacy ROMs for a new device. Not to be funny, but the only asset that will help with this is a huge amount of android development experience to get a fully working legacy ROM. Probably more experience than most people at XDA have here. Its really a job for an expert.
This "theme" is all Google, nothing to do with Motorola. We have pure android and this is what it looks like. If you want to theme status bar icons, look into xposed modules. Surely some can do that for you.
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I got ya thanks
This will work on any rom except AOSP and CM12. I'm posting this now so you can get rid of that stock UI, I'm doing about 3 more apk's then a much more formal posting will be put up.
I also themed the HTC 9 camera that is available, the M9 has many more features, and takes much better pics than the Google camera. A seperate link will be posted below. I did not create the Zip,and i take no credit for it's creation, I just themed it. I don't want donations, but if you can HIT THE THANKS BUTTON I would really appreciate it.
If you allow app updates for any of the themed apk's it will untheme that apk, so uninstall updates for that particular app and the theme will return, i've done lot's of app updates, and hardly ever do I notice a difference in the app.
I completely revamped this on July 26. Colors are better blended, and took out some of the Gold, and removed some red. Hope you try it out, you will be impressed Also, make sure that your main Google app is updated or it will FC after flash
Themed M9 Camera.
Framework
Contacts
Calculator
System UI
Dialer
Settings
Calendar.
Flash in recovery, reboot and enjoy.
Download Link for M9 Camera: http://d-h.st/8BRf
Link for both odex and deodex: http://d-h.st/z1IC
More APK's and a more formal post to come in a couple days. Attention to detail was a constant in making this, and it looks great on the phone. Hope you enjoy.
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This will liven up your phone considerably
will you make other themes?
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Eventually yes, this one took almost 3 weeks so I need to recover a bit before I start another one. I just got calendar done and it looks awesome, I will post that tonight or tommorow morning
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Any thoughts anyone?
musicman625 said:
Any thoughts anyone?
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My honest thoughts: it's ugly and I wish you'd stop bumping the thread.
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Ryjabo said:
My honest thoughts: it's ugly and I wish you'd stop bumping the thread.
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After some good color theory reading by musicman his next theme will look like nice Not all of us are amazing with color:good::silly:
Hmmmm
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My honest thoughts: it's ugly and I wish you'd stop bumping the thread.
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Let me see you make a theme if this one is that distasteful. you cant because you don't know how
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Give him a chance its his first time on gpe comming from sense 6 so huge differences....:good::silly:
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I don't see what difficulty / learning curve has to do with color scheme.
musicman625 said:
Let me see you make a theme if this one is that distasteful. you cant because you don't know how
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What does me not liking your theme have to do with my theme making ability (or lack thereof)? Next you'll tell me that I can't say "Nickelback sucks" because I can't play guitar.
You asked for thoughts... so I shared mine. If you're going to create things and ask for feedback, you shouldn't get your feelings hurt so easily.
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I must agree with Ryjabo here. This is just constructive criticism coming from another graphical designer, but the color scheme is horrendous.
I do see the work you put in and everything you have themed and you have amazing potential to create amazing themes, just work on the color scheme to make it something elegant. This is an elegant device, the theming should represent and complement that designing style.
Look at other themes posted both on here and the Play Store to get some coloring ideas. Don't copy those themes, just use them as a base for your own creation.
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ummm....
protip 1: avoid mixing blue and red [emoji14]
and avoid mustard color altogether
Thanks for sharing though, you have potential as a themer and with enough practice (and less contrasts in your color schemes) you could end up making some nice looking work [emoji106]
Musicman may not be a professional designer, but as graphic artists.... We should lend suggestions or constructive criticism to help him as he makes his way into the material based GPE rather then just calling it ugly. As @DarK_DemoN stated he has potential he knows how to use VTS and work his way through the xml, its just getting the color scheme down.
Is cyanide 5.1.1 ROM deodex or odex ROM? Trying to figure out which theme link I need to flash
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Well
Everything is so subjective when trying to determine what colors to use, what 5 people hate, 5 more people may really like so in a way picking out the proper colors is tough. If people took the time to flash it they may like it, a few screenshots can't paint the whole picture.
I don't mind at all constructive criticism, but to bark out "it's ugly" I must admit set me off a bit. LP was very hard to theme, and a great deal of time was put into that and I realize not everyone is going to like it.
Thank you for the input
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Everything is so subjective when trying to determine what colors to use, what 5 people hate, 5 more people may really like so in a way picking out the proper colors is tough. If people took the time to flash it they may like it, a few screenshots can't paint the whole picture.
I don't mind at all constructive criticism, but to bark out "it's ugly" I must admit set me off a bit. LP was very hard to theme, and a great deal of time was put into that and I realize not everyone is going to like it.
Thank you for the input
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you should get suggestions from users
musicman625 said:
Everything is so subjective when trying to determine what colors to use, what 5 people hate, 5 more people may really like so in a way picking out the proper colors is tough. If people took the time to flash it they may like it, a few screenshots can't paint the whole picture.
I don't mind at all constructive criticism, but to bark out "it's ugly" I must admit set me off a bit. LP was very hard to theme, and a great deal of time was put into that and I realize not everyone is going to like it.
Thank you for the input
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Do the colors you like and if someone wants to use your theme they will. I applaud you for theming LP. Nice work.
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treIII said:
Do the colors you like and if someone wants to use your theme they will. I applaud you for theming LP. Nice work.
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Thanks, much appreciated
I was just flipping through here to see if I could locate a theme for stock rom. Ha. Tks bud!! Gonna give it a go!
Update after flash: I'm on stock LMY47Z light rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3059493 and dialer and settings fc won't allow me to access them..theme looks awesome though!!
Using the odex theme as rom I'm on is odexed..
I'm currently using inversion but it doesn't theme everything such as Google Messenger. So I'm looking for other themes that can possibly take it's place. TIA!
xshallowgrave said:
I'm currently using inversion but it doesn't theme everything such as Google Messenger. So I'm looking for other themes that can possibly take it's place. TIA!
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Picking a favorite theme for me is impossible, I like a lot of different ones for different reasons and just like the variety of changing them from time to time to not get sick of any one. However, the first link (below) is one I've been using a lot lately as well as its Black version as well, the second is newer and quickly becoming a new fave. There's a lot to choose from and different options to change the display within a lot of themes as well; it just comes down to personal taste. Here's a few I use most frequently:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftdark.substratum&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kikkos.lone4subs&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=substratum.dude.destinyblack&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jerbeck24.Spectrum&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sub.kickoff.modernui&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flowrome.l.figlio&hl=en
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Picking a favorite theme for me is impossible, I like a lot of different ones for different reasons and just like the variety of changing them from time to time to not get sick of any one. However, the first link (below) is one I've been using a lot lately as well as its Black version as well, the second is newer and quickly becoming a new fave. There's a lot to choose from and different options to change the display within a lot of themes as well; it just comes down to personal taste. Here's a few I use most frequently:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftdark.substratum&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kikkos.lone4subs&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=substratum.dude.destinyblack&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jerbeck24.Spectrum&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sub.kickoff.modernui&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flowrome.l.figlio&hl=en
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Thank you for the links! I have a few to choose from now
im running "A Swift Dark Substratum Theme" and lovin it. no need for themeable gapps which is a trump card for me.
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Mono
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=connoisseurship.project.mono
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I've run MultiUI and N Navbar for quite some time but eventually I got bored and got back to the stock theme. I still miss the old Layers Manager themes though.