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Impressions & Reviews and thoughts about KitKat + EMUI 2.3! (B510)

I thought, would be nice to talk separetly about the KitKat International B510 firmware. Also we can write reviews.
My FIRST impression about this KitKat update is mixed. I missing a lot of features, like Permission manager for push services?!
Video playing is really bad! Standalone and online also. If i open videos online, and rotate the screen, i only hear the sound but the screen flashing all the time. Also video image slides alot!
Sometimes the launcher freez, when scrolling to another page. At multi-tasking when i close app with gesture, (not clicking on "X") it closes not smoothly.
Permission manager is gone? A lot of apps needed that, to work properly. For example: Facebook Messenger Cheat heads blocked, so i cant use it because of that.
Others? Whats your imressions overall?

benjaminbodoky said:
I thought, would be nice to talk separetly about the KitKat International B510 firmware. Also we can write reviews.
My FIRST impression about this KitKat update is mixed. I missing a lot of features, like Permission manager for push services?!
Video playing is really bad! Standalone and online also. If i open videos online, and rotate the screen, i only hear the sound but the screen flashing all the time. Also video image slides alot!
Sometimes the launcher freez, when scrolling to another page.
Permission manager is gone? A lot of apps needed that, to work properly. For example: Facebook Messenger Cheat heads blocked, so i cant use it because of that.
Others? Whats your imressions overall?
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This is BETA, so it's undestandable to have some issues and missing apps. All apps will be there in the official release.

Is it worth upgrading from B507 to B510 ?

warea said:
Is it worth upgrading from B507 to B510 ?
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Yes. Give it a shot, it is much faster and all the new functions are running very smooth. The performance is much better.

Update this beta version through OTA (I attended to do beta tester).
No problem with standalone and online video, about launcher seems slightly less fluid, I recommend using a theme created for 2.3 EMUI version.
About the permission manager, I suppose it's changed the method of management with the app "phone management"
I love the new keyboard and the new lock screen !

interdan said:
Update this beta version through OTA (I attended to do beta tester).
No problem with standalone and online video, about launcher seems slightly less fluid, I recommend using a theme created for 2.3 EMUI version.
About the permission manager, I suppose it's changed the method of management with the app "phone management"
I love the new keyboard and the new lock screen !
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Yes, im okey with changes, but if it's working well. In phone management you'll not finding any options to set up, permissions neither push options. So it's not a good "change".

benjaminbodoky said:
Yes, im okey with changes, but if it's working well. In phone management you'll not finding any options to set up, permissions neither push options. So it's not a good "change".
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I find instead the new implementation significantly easier to use than before, for example, the widget is really functional and also the new management once you understand how it works, I do not mind at all.
It is true, I have not found the settings about notifications, but the rest is "smarter" :highfive:

for me no problem with video playback ( i sugest hwreset)
and Permission manager is now phone manager... so nothing is missing at all ;p
it runs good as for day of usage ;p

interdan said:
I find instead the new implementation significantly easier to use than before, for example, the widget is really functional and also the new management once you understand how it works, I do not mind at all.
It is true, I have not found the settings about notifications, but the rest is "smarter" :highfive:
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Im curious about future updates. They said, at the end of july they will release the final version. doubt that we will have a newer beta. I hope everybody will gave a feedback to them. The wierd thing, is we have official beta for 2.3 but china didnt.

meilbox said:
for me no problem with video playback ( i sugest hwreset)
and Permission manager is now phone manager... so nothing is missing at all ;p
it runs good as for day of usage ;p
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Half true. Phone manager, is a cleaner + harrasment filter. But without push services settings etc.

benjaminbodoky said:
Half true. Phone manager, is a cleaner + harrasment filter. But without push services settings etc.
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And without Boot Manager & Background Manager.

Cannot be rooted. VRoot fails to root this firmware.

ShahKashif said:
Cannot be rooted. VRoot fails to root this firmware.
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This is not the way to root the device. You must install KK TWRP and that will root your device.

@BeyondTheHorizon (assuming your working for Huawei)
My impressions, after updating from B506 to B510. Note that since i have already used Emui2.3 beta (B014) and Emui 2.0 (official) i will not get into mentioning its improvements over Emui1.6.
- Magazine lockscreen is awesome. But i don't understand why magazine option is enabled only for a selected theme, while a few other theme have weather option on lockscreen, and why not instead have them all for all themes. (Also haven't figured out what the "link" option is within the magazine lockscreen menu).
- Overall there is lags and inconsistency in transition and animation speeds everywhere.
Examples:
> Pulling down notification panel has slower animation then when pulling it back up. While on the other hand there is also a jamming lag when notification panel goes back up.
>Random lags when moving about homscreen pages.
> lag in settings sections when entering each settings item.
- I personally dont like the splitting of drop down panel into two "notification" and "switches". The combined was much better. Even in the split form, there is design inconsistency, for example in the switch panel there is lot of free empty space on the bottom half and there is no point in having a slide down arrow to reveal just one row of switches. Furthermore it would have made sense to have the switches fill the bottom half, as it makes it easier for one hand usage. But i still prefer the the combined form which just two rows of switches and brightness option, while the rest hidden under the slide down.
- Thankfully the weather 4x2 widget is proper size, compared to the huge size on B506 and B014. But the transparent clock widget (first introduced on Honor 3c & 3x) is not yet available on this rom.
- The video player app is missing (and like others mentioned, the permission and startup apps manager, one hand option and navigation bar hiding option is missing too)
- I was hoping for changes in the "customize" section of the theme changer app. The old problem of swiping right/left a lot to get to the end of the lockscreen styles, or icons types, etc remains a burden.
- As someone said, its time to change the grey color of navigation bar. Either allow users to customize it, or have a number of colors that changes according to apps.
- In contacts "favorite" section, there is Chinese fonts.
- I don't think there is a need to have all the google apps pre-installed. Just a couple of them would be enough, while the rest can be downloaded from playstore.
- The water mark option in camera is nice. Cant find the "Cheeze" to take pics option. The photo editor is great and fun too. Video recorded on camera comes out dark. In case of taking selfie pics, once you hit the shoot button, the screen weirdly gets all yellow before taking the pic. Photos looks grainy too. But im no expert on camera, so i could be wrong.
- The Chinese rom had an app center app, and at times the latest version of the Huawei apps would be available on that. Such app updates are not available on this rom.
- The types of transition effects for homescreen keeps decreasing with every new rom update, when instead we should be getting newer ones added.
- The homescreen icons on this rom appear slightly bigger compared to them on the Chinese rom. Can be noticed when applying emui2.0 theme icons on this emui2.3 launcher.

Good and bad in B510
Good
- Magazine lockscreen is really good. I like it, hope more themes are like that.
- I like the splitting of drop down panel into two "notification" and "switches". But I hope they could have a setting to enable/disable it.
- Floating apps are awesome.
- Torch in notifications is very useful.
- Ultra power saving mode changes UI to dark black --> seems convincing that it will save battery life. Overall this rom has decent battery life.
- External SD settings
Bad
- Just hope that when I use other music players it can get the controls on the lock screen. Also, if there was a music slider to skip a few seconds of music was available on lockscreen that would be good.
- Hope that the default launcher could have a drawer. Having all the apps on the screen is messy.
- The radio widget still isn't transparent while the other huawei widgets are. It stands out and looks ugly.
- No permissions manager. It blocks facebook chatheads by default because it draws over other apps. No way to unblock it because permission settings are missing.
- The grey color of navigation bar is horrendous. Hopefully they notice this and they make it black or able to customize.
- Camera pictures look grainy.
- GPS still sucks. Don't know if it is a hardware issue.
- No ART mode
Other
- I don't know what to think about the carrier name. I feel like it's ok, don't hate it or like it.

The carrier name HAS to go! Why do they need to put it there anyway?
I agree with @warea about the notification panel that is better in Emui 2.0. Having it separate could work if you can change the settings of how you want it to be opened.
I find that the rom is a bit laggy most of the time, but for a beta I can live with it.

miz_pimp said:
The carrier name HAS to go! Why do they need to put it there anyway?
I agree with @warea about the notification panel that is better in Emui 2.0. Having it separate could work if you can change the settings of how you want it to be opened.
I find that the rom is a bit laggy most of the time, but for a beta I can live with it.
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At least the cursor is back.
I missed it.
Sent from my HUAWEI P6-U06 using Tapatalk

bokchoi2020 said:
At least the cursor is back.
I missed it.
Sent from my HUAWEI P6-U06 using Tapatalk
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I know, right? It's awesome having it back! [emoji16]
I'm also glad that the day of the week is back in the notification panel.

miz_pimp said:
The carrier name HAS to go! Why do they need to put it there anyway?
I agree with @warea about the notification panel that is better in Emui 2.0. Having it separate could work if you can change the settings of how you want it to be opened.
I find that the rom is a bit laggy most of the time, but for a beta I can live with it.
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The carrier name it's something new for this update. And everything else it's really just a matter of opinion. The most important thing is that this ROM must run smooth and fast without any lag when it will be released as official/final. Everything else is just customization that can be added or removed by rooting and installing third party apps.

Also noticed, my phone is really hot, even for simple use. And the battery is really bad on this rom.
BB

[OOS][LAYERS] Share your setup !

Hi all,
as you all (maybe not ?) know, Oxygen OS is partially compatible with RRO Layers, so you can take your chance, install the Layers Manager App and try some of them.
But, if you're as (un)lucky as me, you'll end up most of the time either in a bootlop (in this case, reboot in TWRP, mount system,
then go to advanced menu, file manager and go to system/vendor/overlays and delete all (or only faulty one if you know which one is,
most of the time framework, or systemui) apks.
So, i've spent many (MANY) hours searching, trying, bootlooping, TWRPing, again and again in order to get a dark and lovely theme without bugging with the power menu,
or blinding white notifications... or dark notifications but white settings.... :silly:
And although i was close to give up, i finally managed to get exactly what i wanted, but i had to mix 3 different layers to get it working.
So i'll share my setup here.
I needed 3 layers,
the first one is from Spannaa, and called Simple Blue Layers Theme (please do not go there to complain about anything, this theme is designed to work on OP2, and not OPX, thanks.)
the second one is Domination Layers Theme and is optional, i only used it for playstore and contacts, but that's a matter of taste. Credits go to @daveyannihilation
And the last one is called Oxygen Layers Theme.
And this is the kind of bad part, it's a paid theme... but that's the only layer i found that isn't causing a bug with framework (you can't hold power to get power menu, it results in a soft reboot).
So, if you ask me, it's worth 1,32€ (and no, i'm not the author nor a friend of him).
But if you find one free, and working, share it :highfive:
The last two screenshots are what i installed, but there a different choices you can make, for example with Simple Blue, you can choose single or double column for settings page.
You can also choose the icons' style (thin in my screenshot).
Here are my details: listed installed layers for each theme
OxygenOS:
Accent: Blue Steel 4
Framework: Lollipop Dark Background
Status Color: AccentColor
Under Style specific Overlays, choose DarkBackground
Dialer
Google Messenger
Layers Manager
Phone
Simple Blue:
SystemUI
Settings two columns (but you can choose one if you prefer, of course)
Under Style Specific Overlays, choose Thin if you want same as me, but you can try the other choices, like i said before.
Settings Icon
SystemUI Icons
Domination:
Contacts
Package Installer
Playstore
I forgot to mention that i'm using Dark theme from under OOS settings, i don't know the exact term, maybe customization ? (personnalisation in french) and not switching to dark mode would probably result in troubles, so first, apply dark mode, then install layers.
And keep Default accent colors too.
With this you should get exactly what you see in the screenshots.
Hope you enjoy, and don't forget to share your (working) layers
Once again, please do not go to Spannaa's thread to complain, or looking for help, but you're more than welcome to thank @Spannaa for his work and share.

Tip: Just don't apply theme to "Frameworks" in layers and every layers theme will work fine.
Regards.

Thunderbottom said:
Tip: Just don't apply theme to "Frameworks" in layers and every layers theme will work fine.
Regards.
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Without applying a compatible framework, it leads to buggy result :
Envoyé de mon ONE E1003 en utilisant Tapatalk

J0kker said:
Without applying a compatible framework, it leads to buggy result :
Envoyé de mon ONE E1003 en utilisant Tapatalk
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Well I meant to say "every layer will work", didn't say it will be bug-free lol.
Regards.

Just a quick question (may be OT): How do you rearrange your settings like that? (Screenshot 2) It's more a table than the usual list, looks good.

Firefly1337 said:
Just a quick question (may be OT): How do you rearrange your settings like that? (Screenshot 2) It's more a table than the usual list, looks good.
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It's a feature of Simple Blue Theme, you have the choice of single column (classic like stock) or two columns, like on my screenshot:
You need to choose the appropriate setting in the dropdown menu for "settings".

Thanks for the answer.
So not applicable to other ROMs or themes

Firefly1337 said:
Thanks for the answer.
So not applicable to other ROMs or themes
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It's a very simple edit in Settings.apk
Tag me if you can use apktool and want to know how to do it.
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Great thread!
So how u get Dialer and Contacts working without bugs? What u applied?

Tiongkia said:
Great thread!
So how u get Dialer and Contacts working without bugs? What u applied?
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J0kker said:
Here are my details: listed installed layers for each theme
OxygenOS:
Accent: Blue Steel 4
Framework: Lollipop Dark Background
Status Color: AccentColor
Under Style specific Overlays, choose DarkBackground
Dialer
Google Messenger
Layers Manager
Phone
Simple Blue:
SystemUI
Settings two columns (but you can choose one if you prefer, of course)
Under Style Specific Overlays, choose Thin if you want same as me, but you can try the other choices, like i said before.
Settings Icon
SystemUI Icons
Domination:
Contacts
Package Installer
Playstore
I forgot to mention that i'm using Dark theme from under OOS settings, i don't know the exact term, maybe customization ? (personnalisation in french) and not switching to dark mode would probably result in troubles, so first, apply dark mode, then install layers.
And keep Default accent colors too.
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I already gave details, or maybe the question was not for me ?

Spannaa said:
It's a very simple edit in Settings.apk
Tag me if you can use apktool and want to know how to do it.
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I have set apktool up, what do I need to change?

Firefly1337 said:
I have set apktool up, what do I need to change?
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Settings.apk\res\values\integers.xml
change:
Code:
<integer name="dashboard_num_columns">1</integer>
to:
Code:
<integer name="dashboard_num_columns">2</integer>

@Spannaa
Since recompiling my apk didn't work, I achieved it by making a small xposed module that essentially does the same (plus it has the benefit of surviving updates etc).
Decompiling and editing worked perfectly fine but while recompiling it just got stuck. I tested it on two different machines and OS's, same result. No errors, just stuck.
I'm gonna try and adjust the text size a little bit since some of the entries are being cut off. Maybe after that I'll release it, if someone's interested.
TL;DR: Thank you, it worked.

Firefly1337 said:
@Spannaa
Since recompiling my apk didn't work, I achieved it by making a small xposed module that essentially does the same (plus it has the benefit of surviving updates etc).
Decompiling and editing worked perfectly fine but while recompiling it just got stuck. I tested it on two different machines and OS's, same result. No errors, just stuck.
I'm gonna try and adjust the text size a little bit since some of the entries are being cut off. Maybe after that I'll release it, if someone's interested.
TL;DR: Thank you, it worked.
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Did you install the framework(s) before decompiling and try different versions of apktool?
The Xposed route is fine if you use it - I don't, that's why I added the mod to my settings overlay.
A good alternative to an Xposed module would be an overlay with a low priority that just changes settings to two columns.
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Spannaa said:
Did you install the framework(s) before decompiling and try different versions of apktool?
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Yes I did, I tried various combinations, nothing worked.
According to the verbose output (-v) it gets stuck after packing a random amount of drawables.

Firefly1337 said:
Yes I did, I tried various combinations, nothing worked.
According to the verbose output (-v) it gets stuck after packing a random amount of drawables.
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Strange, although these OnePlus Roms do have issues with some apks.
My second framework decompiles OK but even if I change nothing, it won't compile again as some resources aren't present.
Xposed module it is then...
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Spannaa said:
Strange, although these OnePlus Roms do have issues with some apks.
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Actually I'm on CM 12.1, so I don't know what's happening there.

FYI, Blue is the most power-consumming color in oled screens. If ya wanna maximize your battery life, use black and red layers/themes.
Source: Displaymate.

Drakorcarnis0 said:
FYI, Blue is the most power-consumming color in oled screens. If ya wanna maximize your battery life, use black and red layers/themes.
Source: Displaymate.
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Green uses even less - maybe that's why Samsung used it so much!

Spannaa said:
Green uses even less - maybe that's why Samsung used it so much!
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Green pixels are smaller than red ones so they still consume a bit more. But at equal size, green pixels are actually the most power efficient.

S9 dark - theme/menu/icons/navbar

I have always been a big fan of Nova Launcher Prime but having just received the S9, I thought I would give the stock launcher a go. The only thing that annoyed me was how bright and white everything was.
To remedy that I used some tips from this page:
https://goo.gl/tPfLM6(it wouldn't let me use the original android.gadgethacks URL)
Theme:
I couldn't find the "Material Black" theme mentioned on that site so I went with "[MINU]Black Edition V2".
I installed the .apks (BlacknotificationsOnly & Blackframework) and rebooted.
Navbar:
It annoyed me how I couldn't just select a black or transparent navbar. Hiding it (immersive mode) seemed inconvenient, so I went with "Navbar Apps" (available free on play store) which allows you to pick a pre-set/custom colour or even an image to use for the navbar. Again, transparent only didn't seem to work, so I stuck with black which I am more than happy with.
Navbar Apps on playstore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.damianpiwowarski.navbarapps
I am pretty happy with the result so far but I can feel myself being drawn back to Nova in the future, just for the clean look and more customisation options.
p.s. for anyone interested
Homescreen clock widget - Zooper Widget Pro with huk zooper (free on playstore) - "Zooper_ppick_29"
Wallpaper is from app Walpy, you can find it by searching "Coffs Harbour" - direct link to artist https://unsplash.com/photos/fkJl4HrTeM0
Hope this can be of use to someone! :good:

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Day 4 still on stock launcher but I feel nova breathing down my neck. But sammy/Google have incorporated a lot of novas features now

hassan.ikh said:
Day 4 still on stock launcher but I feel nova breathing down my neck. But sammy/Google have incorporated a lot of novas features now
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After 1 week i picked up my nova launcher setup and this phone seems to be fast as hell right now ?

young_fresh said:
After 1 week i picked up my nova launcher setup and this phone seems to be fast as hell right now
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I've moved my theme on to "Mattblack" now which I spotted on another post - http://www.samsung.com/global/themestore/index.html?appId=com.set.mattblack.common&SITE_CODE=uk
I originally restored the Nova setup which I was using on my S7 but it just didn't feel right and I couldn't be bothered sorting it out. Also I have noticed that the battery drains fairly quickly, it is the first week so I still have AOD and some nice shiny settings on to show off the phone. I think I am going to have to have a look through everything and see what I can turn off/down/live without, when I get time. How is yours looking after a week?

dnmrt said:
I've moved my theme on to "Material Dark" now which I spotted on another post - http://www.samsung.com/global/themestore/index.html?appId=com.cambunch.MaterialDark
I originally restored the Nova setup which I was using on my S7 but it just didn't feel right and I couldn't be bothered sorting it out. Also I have noticed that the battery drains fairly quickly, it is the first week so I still have AOD and some nice shiny settings on to show off the phone. I think I am going to have to have a look through everything and see what I can turn off/down/live without, when I get time. How is yours looking after a week?
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Battery could be better, but it lasts the day from morning until next morning. SoT About 5h.
I guess some updates will make it better

young_fresh said:
Battery could be better, but it lasts the day from morning until next morning. SoT About 5h.
I guess some updates will make it better
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Spotted a few people saying EE and CFW staff have advised a UK update is going out Friday, lets see what that brings. I know it is early days and the device won't be optimised yet but I am slightly missing my S7 which I didn't expect to be saying.

Material Black is available for the S9/S9 now - guess they had to make an update for compatibility. It's not free, but I tried a trial and WOW is everything black. Maybe a bit took black (i.e., dark grey might be easier to handle), but still quite nice looking.

I'm trying the stock launcher, but while its nice, I do feel Nova knocking. Mainly because i'm so used to 6 icons in my bottom tray (dialer, chrome, maps, contacts, messages,camera along with the app button) that it seems odd without it. I like how I can swipe up, and my son was having a hard time trying to find my games (his sister who found it right away), but I'm going to give it a bit more time.

eleven os black theme takes care of that for you, including the nav bar. I like how it's blacked out, but has slight color touches throughout, preventing it from looking dull.

Without that massively annoying Bixby crap the launcher would be really nice, but that Bixby page just ruins everything. I'm back on Nova and it feels way better.

how did you guys get it to work? it wont work on mine. is it compatible with oreo?

Zwulf said:
Without that massively annoying Bixby crap the launcher would be really nice, but that Bixby page just ruins everything. I'm back on Nova and it feels way better.
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you can remove that page and then disable the button.

dnmrt said:
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How did u made the search bar black in the settings? (3rd. attached picture) even the official theming tool from sammy doesn't allow to skin that part. please respond.

chieco said:
How did u made the search bar black in the settings? (3rd. attached picture) even the official theming tool from sammy doesn't allow to skin that part. please respond.
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It must have been from one of the .apks I mentioned. I haven't done anything other than what I mentioned in my first post - https://goo.gl/tPfLM6 (I installed the .apks (BlacknotificationsOnly & Blackframework) and rebooted)

chieco said:
How did u made the search bar black in the settings? (3rd. attached picture) even the official theming tool from sammy doesn't allow to skin that part. please respond.
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dnmrt said:
It must have been from one of the .apks I mentioned. I haven't done anything other than what I mentioned in my first post - https://goo.gl/tPfLM6 (I installed the .apks (BlacknotificationsOnly & Blackframework) and rebooted)
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Sorry, I've just noticed I no longer have the black search bar, so it must have been part of the theme "Black_Edition_V2". I'm now using the theme "Mattblack" and I don't have the black search bar.

chieco said:
How did u made the search bar black in the settings? (3rd. attached picture) even the official theming tool from sammy doesn't allow to skin that part. please respond.
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again.. you guys don't need to install separate things when one theme does it. look at my previous post.

For an overall black theme I'd recommend Substratum + Andromeda companion app (required for the S9,) though not free. And then I would get the Swift Dark theme, which also isn't free. So you're overall looking at around $5 (I can't check the price now.) It will take a minute to learn how to use it effectively since you need to select specific App Update Versions for what you have installed, reboot once or twice, but it's not that difficult at all.
Skin not compatible with Facebook. Will work for Messenger but only App Version 145 and 146 Stable. (See 2nd image.)
I use LockClean, Navbars, and Swift Dark when it comes to Substratum ... pretty much handles everything except for Facebook itself, which is a huge shame.
The icons pack I use is from Samsung Themes; Black_Edition_V2 by MINU
My launcher is just Nova Launcher Prime.
Here's some screenshots from my Sprint S9 non-root with everything applied:
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Serfrost said:
For an overall black theme I'd recommend Substratum + Andromeda companion app (required for the S9,) though not free. And then I would get the Swift Dark theme, which also isn't free. So you're overall looking at around $5 (I can't check the price now.) It will take a minute to learn how to use it effectively since you need to select specific App Update Versions for what you have installed, reboot once or twice, but it's not that difficult at all.
Skin not compatible with Facebook. Will work for Messenger but only App Version 145 and 146 Stable. (See 2nd image.)
I use LockClean, Navbars, and Swift Dark when it comes to Substratum ... pretty much handles everything except for Facebook itself, which is a huge shame.
The icons pack I use is from Samsung Themes; Black_Edition_V2 by MINU
My launcher is just Nova Launcher Prime.
Here's some screenshots from my Sprint S9 non-root with everything applied:
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Looks very nice.

Serfrost said:
For an overall black theme I'd recommend Substratum + Andromeda companion app (required for the S9,) though not free. And then I would get the Swift Dark theme, which also isn't free. So you're overall looking at around $5 (I can't check the price now.) It will take a minute to learn how to use it effectively since you need to select specific App Update Versions for what you have installed, reboot once or twice, but it's not that difficult at all.
Skin not compatible with Facebook. Will work for Messenger but only App Version 145 and 146 Stable. (See 2nd image.)
I use LockClean, Navbars, and Swift Dark when it comes to Substratum ... pretty much handles everything except for Facebook itself, which is a huge shame.
The icons pack I use is from Samsung Themes; Black_Edition_V2 by MINU
My launcher is just Nova Launcher Prime.
Here's some screenshots from my Sprint S9 non-root with everything applied:
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How about your notifications? I gave up on Andromeda/Substratum because no matter what, I just couldn't find notifications that looked "normal"
I'm currently using [Minu]Oreo Black from the Samsung Theme Store and it looks pretty good.

Missing LED - kinda replacement

Hello folks
I am terribly missing notification LED. AOD ( Samsung ) is not for me. I do not want to see clock constantly or upon screentouch.
I found an app which in some way is substitute ( for me )
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomer.alwayson&hl=en
App is highly customisable.
It uses AOD technology
You can make clock and the rest invisible so the screen is dark.
When notification arrives and you miss it there a pretty big icon appears on the screen ( size and brightness customisable ) and is moving around.
Maybe you will like it.

The AOD is not only just a "clock" it has more customizable options and you can make it exactly like the app you suggested does. Check your settings.

jjap3e said:
The AOD is not only just a "clock" it has more customizable options and you can make it exactly like the app you suggested does. Check your settings.
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I did. I want only information about new messages - no clock all the time. I could not find a way to disable clock. ( in original Samsung AOD app )

pabgar said:
I did. I want only information about new messages - no clock all the time. I could find way to disable clock. ( in original Samsung AOD app )
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You do know that you can apply AOD themes from the Galaxy Store, right? You can choose one with a minimal clock or even choose to apply the theme without the clock.

t3chg33k said:
even choose to apply the theme without the clock.
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Couldn't find. I do not want: clock, cats, dogs and all that crap. I want only messages notifications. Can you point me ?

pabgar said:
Couldn't find. I do not want: clock, cats, dogs and all that crap. I want only messages notifications. Can you point me ?
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One workaround I can suggest is using the inbuilt theme that supports GIF and using a black image instead of a GIF.
However, you will still get a digital clock and battery percentage in addition to the notifications. If I come across a better theme, I will update it here.

There is an app for blinking AOD dot where You can define their position and "fatness"... But i can't remember app name

try AOE

There is NoLED apk LINK to download latest version v6.0.20 (it's a liitle older apk but working like a charm).
I am settled up for a white dot for all notifications and not for coloured icon...
Try it and enjoy!

zorzgeo said:
There is NoLED apk LINK to download latest version v6.0.20 (it's a liitle older apk but working like a charm).
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Thank you for that ! You are my phone hero That is exactly what I wanted
More about this app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692

Can people please ask the batteryring,arc lightning,holey light devs to support the a50 if possible. it seems like a50 uses similar tech near the notch

kkarakk said:
Can people please ask the batteryring,arc lightning,holey light devs to support the a50 if possible. it seems like a50 uses similar tech near the notch
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Try this https://www.xda-developers.com/notc...e-7-pro-oneplus-6t-and-other-notched-devices/

therealroyston2 said:
Try this https://www.xda-developers.com/notc...e-7-pro-oneplus-6t-and-other-notched-devices/
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yup that's the stuff, good job finding this

Good stuff. Hey have you found anything like a floating led for notifications?
Edit: what I wanted is already here. not used to xda mobile, didn't realize opening the thread started me on the last page. Sorry!

i need read whatsapp message in aod

Any method to change the default 'Blue' colour throughout the entire phone?

Is there a way to change the 'Blue' colour default theme to other colour without installing any theme? Cos I want to maintain everything as default but only the colour changed.

aaronlee0712 said:
Is there a way to change the 'Blue' colour default theme to other colour without installing any theme? Cos I want to maintain everything as default but only the colour changed.
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Yes, you can do it with a theme from the samsung theme store or you can use substratum on an unrooted Note 20 Ultra. How to use substratum has checnged from the first post but toward the end of the thread are the new procedures.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/official-starting-substratum-andromeda-t3798316
Here's one example of substratum.

.....but, OP said he DID NOT want to install a theme and wanted to keep things DEFAULT
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Substratum looks sweet. Gonna have to check that out.
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Hex Installer allows you to keep the Samsung theme but change the UI element colors. You can even fine tune the background colors. No root needed and no wonky Substratum setup.

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.....but, OP said he DID NOT want to install a theme and wanted to keep things DEFAULT
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AFAIK there's no way without a theme or app...............................................................just giving the OP options!
The app is Hex installer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=project.vivid.hex.bodhi&hl=en_US

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.....but, OP said he DID NOT want to install a theme and wanted to keep things DEFAULT
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By default it's already using a Samsung theme!
Changing the Samsung theme is reversible and causing no performance impact (except live wallpapers and such).
>Many themes* to chose from, I recommend one of high contrast themes.
>Choose the homescreen wallpaper you want.
>Then chose from one of the hundreds of free icon packs on the Glaxy Store.
*use themes to get the keyboard, phone dialer, messages theme etc that you like best. As per above the rest are interchangeable.
That's the trick and the fix. It's time consuming but works well.

Guyinlaca said:
Hex Installer allows you to keep the Samsung theme but change the UI element colors. You can even fine tune the background colors. No root needed and no wonky Substratum setup.
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Gonna check out the Hex Installer, seems very promising.

It you want to stay on default you can use this at the bottom of developer options.

Themepark in Goodlock.

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It you want to stay on default you can use this at the bottom of developer options.
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I just changed mine from "Default" to "Purple", just to make it really pronounced - could not find a single thing on the phone that had changed to "Purple"? I even rebooted just for laughs - still nothing, settings menus, it says "accent color" so I have no idea what that could even mean? I did spend about 30 minutes digging around the phone checking all kinds of stuff to make sure I didn't miss anything - finally put it back to "Default"!

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I just changed mine from "Default" to "Purple", just to make it really pronounced - could not find a single thing on the phone that had changed to "Purple"? I even rebooted just for laughs - still nothing, settings menus, it says "accent color" so I have no idea what that could even mean? I did spend about 30 minutes digging around the phone checking all kinds of stuff to make sure I didn't miss anything - finally put it back to "Default"!
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Interesting
Samsung and/or the carrier may have disabled it.
Or it was an experimental beta feature.
Developer Options is fun... in Pie I have some that seem to do nothing that are indexed under "Feature Flags", an experimental feature.

qzan7 said:
It you want to stay on default you can use this at the bottom of developer options.
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I didn't know about this... Thanks for the tip.
What changes when you change the theme color? When does it change (after restart? Immediate?)?

TeldenW said:
I didn't know about this... Thanks for the tip.
What changes when you change the theme color? When does it change (after restart? Immediate?)?
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I don't know, never used it. I theme with HEX. you can try it and see.

qzan7 said:
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This dev settings option is from stock Android and was originally the only way of changing accent colours on devices running stock before Google added its own theming option later. It has nothing to do with the way Samsung implements theming and accent colours in One Ui, and for that reason does not work on Samsung devices.

The only thing that the developer option did on my side, was to change the background colour of default system icons that got no icon.
Here are two examples : one black and the other cinnamon.

Why dont you try the following apps developed for Samsung and you found them in Galaxy store:
Good lock has a bunch of modules to create your unique theme
When you use Theme Park module to create a new them make sure you tap on the top right corner on the sun icon to choose the dark mode. Basically when you create a new them you can create one for light mode(sun icon) and another for dark mode(moon icon) in one package as one them.
If you dont like the quickpanel you can change the colour scheme on your like using Quick Star module
Keyboard you can make a new theme using Theme Park (Keyboard section) ,the possibilities are endless ,make sure again you tap on sun icon to select dark mode for keyboard ?
Then use Keys Cafe module,submenu "style your own keyboard " to add key/motion effect when typing
If you want to go even further, then you can create your very own keyboard ,customised the location of the keys and add functions to them
Check attachments and YouTube link of the theme keyboard
https://youtu.be/6jZI7a-CiN0