So I opened up the framework-res.apk and noticed in the colors.xml file that both material light and material dark hex codes are already present. What is telling android to use the light theme? Shouldn't there be a way to toggle between light and dark? I am thinking there should be an easier way than tricking the system by swapping hexcodes out. This is really my first experience with theming so maybe im missing something
I just don't think they've implemented it fully yet is all. That said, there's always been holo light and dark built in since ICS too
rootSU said:
I just don't think they've implemented it fully yet is all. That said, there's always been holo light and dark built in since ICS too
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oh ok. it seems holo light and dark are still present as well.
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Many of the default Android menus are white text on a black background. Not only do I find these visually unappealing, they are actually counter productive given how poorly dark themes read in sunlight.
Can these be changed to black text on a white background (or light background) instead? Does anyone have a theme they can share to accomplish this? Thank you.
OK, I guess this is not possible. It's a shame because I find Android's list based menus awfully plain and unaesthetic. White text on a black background with little visual art...it really looks like a plain vanilla terminal of yesteryear. While I love Android's openness, customization, and tweaker-friendly platform, it really needs a major overhaul in terms of looks and user friendliness. In short, the GUI needs some polish and consistency.
It would appear that Android has built-in "themes" for apps to use. If none is specified, then the dark or black theme is used. I wonder if there is a way to force apps to use the "light" theme even if specified otherwise. Perhaps a custom ROM could be created to always use the light theme.
http://www.anddev.org/tutorial_ui_themes-t4367.html
i know this thread is old enogh, but i'm searching for a answer to this question too.
Same here, I´m looking for a solution to this problem
For me is near impossible to read white letters on black background, and i have a new ZTE Blade that can´t use because this
If someone have a solution, please !!!
Thanks!
Recently this has been bugging me as well. I wish there was a very simple way to perhaps tweak the framework and systemui so that black on white can become a reality...
This is totally feasible. You would have to do a bunch of XML edits in your framework-res.apk and declare everything correctly.
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Changing the theme style in styles.xml should work I guess... if I have little to do I can take a look
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Okay, I've done it, just gotta see if I've caused any bugs and write a how to
Edit: Bah, it's hard, the whole system and lots of apps are based on how it is now, changing it causes lots of trouble. Don't know if I'll make it :/
Btw, I did it in my cm7 theme. You can see it in my signature
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AWESOME. There are some issues though, such as black text on dark backgrounds in the music app, which I'm guessing would take more than some xml editing to fix. But other than that it's GREAT!
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AWESOME. There are some issues though, such as black text on dark backgrounds in the music app, which I'm guessing would take more than some xml editing to fix. But other than that it's GREAT!
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Thanks I have fixed most of these issues I think, but one of the issues was kind of tricky, cause when I fix them, I create others :/ and I don't have the stock music app installed atm, I will install it and see the issue myeself
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Thanks I have fixed most of these issues I think, but one of the issues was kind of tricky, cause when I fix them, I create others :/ and I don't have the stock music app installed atm, I will install it and see the issue myeself
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I don't see that theme anymore in your signature. Would it be possible for you to share it? I'm still in search of a way to get Android to be a bit lighter (outside of going with MIUI), which I find far more visually appealing.
My idea is to create a high contrast white theme, with pure white notification bar and pure white menu popup, and all pure black icons. (i got inspired by HerrKuk's screenshot)
The reason for this is that we're on an lcd device (and black doesn't get black).
When being on the amoled nexus one, there was a strong urge to get everything as black as possible, where as on the O2x, white would be the most battery friendly..
Stock android 2.2 is leaning towards that, but i just do not like the greyishness of stock.
Try SiMi clock with black text and white background and you'll get an idea of the final look that I'm after..
But, the framework needs black text on notification bar to get this theme on stock or paul's rom. I do not know how to do that.
I guess from vanilla rom it would be a walk in the park because it would only need the gray png's tweaked to white, but the handy power widget control for the notification area is not in vanilla android, and I cannot live without it.
Can anybody help me out by either porting power control to vanilla rom, or by changing the framework text on paul's rom to black?
That would be awesome
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My idea is to create a high contrast white theme, with pure white notification bar and pure white menu popup, and all pure black icons. (i got inspired by HerrKuk's screenshot)
The reason for this is that we're on an lcd device (and black doesn't get black).
When being on the amoled nexus one, there was a strong urge to get everything as black as possible, where as on the O2x, white would be the most battery friendly..
Stock android 2.2 is leaning towards that, but i just do not like the greyishness of stock.
Try SiMi clock with black text and white background and you'll get an idea of the final look that I'm after..
But, the framework needs black text on notification bar to get this theme on stock or paul's rom. I do not know how to do that.
I guess from vanilla rom it would be a walk in the park because it would only need the gray png's tweaked to white, but the handy power widget control for the notification area is not in vanilla android, and I cannot live without it.
Can anybody help me out by either porting power control to vanilla rom, or by changing the framework text on paul's rom to black?
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lol, 18 months ago we were working out how to change the text to white to use with black notification bars on stock Android...
It can be done, you need to make changes in framework-res.apk xml and services.jar code.
Know how to use apktool (here and here) and smali/baksmali (here)? That's where you need to start.
Once you've got that I can show you where... you'll need these skills if you want to do deep theming anyway.
Sounds great!
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It can be done, you need to make changes in framework-res.apk xml and services.jar code.... you'll need these skills if you want to do deep theming anyway.
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Cheers mate, I'll look into it and see if I can get my head around it..
I would like those skills, I just need the time to learn them..
Since I'm impatient I will do up an simple version based off the vanilla rom to start with, and then see if I can do the xml and jar edits for the black bar later
I am waiting to receive my N6 and doing some research. Is there a built in Dark theme for material design or just that color inversion setting?
For once I don't want to mod the phone other than getting the tether for free.
Would like the dark theme for better battery though.
Only color inversion.
There is a dark material keyboard but that is about it.
You will most likely need to root to tether properly.. or at least with tmobile that is the case.
If you go that route, you might as well install the black theme that is floating in the themes and apps section.
Definitely no dark theme in stock
Thanks guys. Looks like I need to mod then.
I suggest blisspop comes with deep darkness theme
Just so you know, having a dark background doesn't conserve battery. It only conserves battery if it has a black background. "Dark" doesn't preserve battery
zephiK said:
Just so you know, having a dark background doesn't conserve battery. It only conserves battery if it has a black background. "Dark" doesn't preserve battery
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I am interested in anything promoting unlit pixels instead of the heavily lit lollipop theme.
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I am interested in anything promoting unlit pixels instead of the heavily lit lollipop theme.
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Unlit would have to be 100.00% black. Gray doesn't count towards as "unlit" pixels.
There is a dark theme in stock BUT it has not been fully "activated" by google yet. The best theming options in my opinion, is to install an AOSP ROM with RRO enabled. This exposes and uses the native theme switching capabilities that google hasn't activated. You can install theme apks that theme different apps and components using teh Layers app. It's in it's infancy but very imtersting so far..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/official-layers-bitsyko-apps-rro-t3012172
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes/0-themes-official-mega-rro-themes-t3011075
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Just so you know, having a dark background doesn't conserve battery. It only conserves battery if it has a black background. "Dark" doesn't preserve battery
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If that were the case, then turning down the brightness would have no impact at all on battery life.
Fact is, the DARKER the pixel is set for, the lower the power consumption. And while the step from "off" to "minimum" may be a big one, it is still much less than the step from "off" to "maximum". The subpixels also can activate individually, which means that if you have a pixel that is all green, only the green subpixels will come on, the red and blue will remain off and saving power.
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If that were the case, then turning down the brightness would have no impact at all on battery life.
Fact is, the DARKER the pixel is set for, the lower the power consumption. And while the step from "off" to "minimum" may be a big one, it is still much less than the step from "off" to "maximum". The subpixels also can activate individually, which means that if you have a pixel that is all green, only the green subpixels will come on, the red and blue will remain off and saving power.
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Interesting stuff
Hey guys!
I've already did some digging around and pretty much found nothing.
You see, on my previous phone with nearly stock Android I had an LPthemer app for xposed which allowed me to add a dark purple color for a primary and a violet color for accents. That's it. I like the look of stock Android with whites and stuff, it's just that I like violet over grayish blue.
And, I tried using Layers and similar apps, but it either does nothing or results in a bootloop.
So the question is - is there such thing as MMthemer? Or does anyone know a working Layers theme with desired colors?
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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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StRyde Font Applied Via iFont App From Play Store Using Root.
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Thanks mate!
This was working fine but not anymore