White bar on dark background?? - Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers

Do you guys also get a white bar on the status bar when you apply a black/dark wallpaper? Its kinda annoying.

I don't see any white bar on your status bar in the SS.
zainqaiser said:
Do you guys also get a white bar on the status bar when you apply a black/dark wallpaper? Its kinda annoying.
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Krunk83 said:
I don't see any white bar on your status bar in the SS.
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Its not a bar exactly, its like white hue on top on the display. I contacted google and they said it's the pixel launcher that causing it. If i use nova launcher, the display is pitch black.

Yeah I use Nova Launcher Prime. I'd use the Pixel Launcher if it had some for customizations for icons and gestures.
zainqaiser said:
Its not a bar exactly, its like white hue on top on the display. I contacted google and they said it's the pixel launcher that causing it. If i use nova launcher, the display is pitch black.
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Krunk83 said:
Yeah I use Nova Launcher Prime. I'd use the Pixel Launcher if it had some for customizations for icons and gestures.
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I just wanted to be sure that everyone with pixel launcher is having the same issue.

Krunk83 said:
Yeah I use Nova Launcher Prime. I'd use the Pixel Launcher if it had some for customizations for icons and gestures.
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Lets not forget the ability to properly set columns and rows, removing the search bar, dock pages, etc. I honestly have no idea what people think makes the Pixel launcher so great, it's lame at best.

zainqaiser said:
I just wanted to be sure that everyone with pixel launcher is having the same issue.
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Pretty sure it is not an "issue," but instead part of Google's design. Theming with Substratum removes it too.

the magisk pixel launcher is the best, lets you modify columns, rows, dots vs numbers, etc.

zainqaiser said:
I just wanted to be sure that everyone with pixel launcher is having the same issue.
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I think something is wrong with your phone. I don't have this issue at all

Yeah, I'm not sure what the options is talking about either. Can you take a picture of your phone with another? If screenshots won't show it it might be burn in.
snowrelyt said:
I think something is wrong with your phone. I don't have this issue at all
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Heres a picture of it
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Looks like you hit developer options and took out the notch. I do not have it with the notch, but after doing what you did I have it also with a black background.

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Post Your Homescreens!

Let's see what you got!
I keep getting invalid image file when I use the app and when I go on the internet on my phone to try to post something. I don't know what's up with that.
Here you go. I love this phone. The edge shortcuts allow me to flow back and forth quicker without using multi windows or hitting the home key. The camera is top of the line and the finger print sensor is sweet.
Here's mine:
My Screen
Today
sshafranko said:
Today
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Nice really nice what model do you have and how did you manage to change icons?
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Mine
drakulinho said:
Nice really nice what model do you have and how did you manage to change icons?
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Xposed framework and unicon.
Rooted
Build.prop edit dpi to 590
Dynamic Notification to make my lock screen like the Moto X
G3 Wallpaper with Nova Launcher to organize the screen the way I like it.
The edge panel is really nice in that I can keep the main screen so much cleaner than I used to on my G3 like in the 4th pic.
sshafranko said:
Today
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What did you use to change settings to the notification panel.
tospace2006 said:
What did you use to change settings to the notification panel.
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The blur hes using in system ui is a module called blurredsystemui ..
jdidtht said:
The blur hes using in system ui is a module called blurredsystemui ..
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But like his notification panel isn't an ugly mix of neon green and awkward navy. How did he change his to grey?
Edit: also how did he get rid of the S finder and quick connect icons.
tospace2006 said:
But like his notification panel isn't an ugly mix of neon green and awkward navy. How did he change his to grey?
Edit: also how did he get rid of the S finder and quick connect icons.
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Hes running forever locos theme.. your talking about all the toggles and all that. Yes, thats the theme.. mixed with some xposed, blurred systemui for the pulldown blur, and i believe its wanam or gravity box allows the removal of those icons you speak of, but in this case i believe the systemui was modded in the theme to get rid of that. Otherwise check out wanam or gravity
Mine
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currently mines.
Still trying to make the most out of the edge panel. Love having a clutter free home screen tho!
Nice job everyone! My home screen is still a work in progress but I thought I'd mention one thing I like to do. With "ss launcher" you can extend your home screen vertically. I like it that way cause you can just flick the screen up to get to stuff below. (also applications page scrolls vertical once there). Anyways. here is an example of how the home page is extended vertically. So you see, below the usual home screen, I put an icon, a calendar widget and another widget called "recent apps" which I set to be a 3x3 grid so I can can easily go back and forth between apps one handed.
still mostly stock
Hot Note Edge.

Black/Dark Theme Pixel Launcher

Anyone know of a true black/dark theme for the pixel Launcher. Not talking about a theme for the whole phone, asking specifically about the swipe up all apps page, Google bar and app folders on the home screen. Even on phones that support substratum like the 6p I can't seem to find a single theme that makes the Pixel Launcher have an all black back ground with white text. I have no idea why Google is so scared of the dark.. just got the OnePlus 3T... Supports black background everywhere by default. Just turn it on... Anyways, rant here if you feel the frustration.
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Anyone know of a true black/dark theme for the pixel Launcher. Not talking about a theme for the whole phone, asking specifically about the swipe up all apps page, Google bar and app folders on the home screen. Even on phones that support substratum like the 6p I can't seem to find a single theme that makes the Pixel Launcher have an all black back ground with white text. I have no idea why Google is so scared of the dark.. just got the OnePlus 3T... Supports black background everywhere by default. Just turn it on... Anyways, rant here if you feel the frustration.
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Like this.
I used substratum with black stock theme.
toknitup420 said:
Like this.
I used substratum with black stock theme.
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How do you get the black Google search button?
That's part of the theme. You don't have to use the whole theme. Just the overlays for Google app and pixel launcher.
toknitup420 said:
Like this.
I used substratum with black stock theme.
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What does the all apps page look like?
Here ya go
toknitup420 said:
Here ya go
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Amazing! That must have been a recent update. I already have the Black Stock theme on my phone.. is that on a pixel or another device with the pixel launcher?
Edit: just applied to my pixel XL... Amazing.. it works
crowsnestitsupport said:
Amazing! That must have been a recent update. I already have the Black Stock theme on my phone.. is that on a pixel or another device with the pixel launcher?
Edit: just applied to my pixel XL... Amazing.. it works
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Pixel xl.
toknitup420 said:
Pixel xl.
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Fantastic! You able to theme the system UI as well?
crowsnestitsupport said:
Fantastic! You able to theme the system UI as well?
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Some of it works. You can install the whole theme expect the framework stuff.
Biohazard works good for system ui
The substratum app in the play store says it doesn't work with the pixels yet. Is that what you're using or something else?
Droid1019 said:
The substratum app in the play store says it doesn't work with the pixels yet. Is that what you're using or something else?
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It works just don't theme framework.
This theme fully supports everything except framework and it looks amazing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers
Oh shoot. Just saw that this is a root app. ?
How do you apply a theme on pixel XL or what app do I need? I am rooted and bootloader unlocked with TWRP. Thanks in advance!
Does this also theme the Google page when you swipe to the right? First page with content from Google?
This theme looks and works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftblack.layers
On the M10 changed the battery on the last image, and signal.
BC we're the Link for above all theme
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Hi all,
Is there any free substratum theme for Black/Dark Pixel launcher?

Navigation bar sometimes wrong colour on non-stock apps

Has anyone else got this on the 5t?
It happens on some non-stock apps and makes them look crap!
That's the way it was designed. You could always use a 3rd party app (Navbar Apps, for example) to make the navbar match the notification bar, but I think the off white bar they chose is a good one. Samsung and LG do the same thing.
I, for one, have never been a fan of the black navbar. It just makes it look like there is a lot of wasted space.
mooyaart said:
Has anyone else got this on the 5t?
It happens on some non-stock apps and makes them look crap!
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This is working as intended
Hi.
So I just bought my OP5T, and I can't believe how frustrating that is. The nav bar stays white on apps with a dark theme(Reddit is Fun for example) and there is no easy way to change it. I've tried the app recommended above(Navbar Apps) but it seems to be overriden by the system - if I select solid black for the navbar it switches to black for half a second and then goes back to white. Any other way to fix it, anyone?
gambiting said:
Hi.
So I just bought my OP5T, and I can't believe how frustrating that is. The nav bar stays white on apps with a dark theme(Reddit is Fun for example) and there is no easy way to change it. I've tried the app recommended above(Navbar Apps) but it seems to be overriden by the system - if I select solid black for the navbar it switches to black for half a second and then goes back to white. Any other way to fix it, anyone?
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Have you tried the dark theme on the 5T? Not sure if that makes a difference.
Yep, even with the dark theme the nav bar stays white, which makes me think this is actually unintended. Surely with the dark theme the bar should become black, but it's still white.
I know there is a setting in Navbar Apps where you can choose your own custom color and override the system. Have you given that a shot?
Yep - I've tried both override using the status bar colour and specific colour per app - neither one works. Well, it switches to black for very short time and then goes back to white. I'll try to make a video to submit to the author of the app.
So this is what happens with the Navbar Apps application - I just sent an email to the developer, hopefully he knows how to fix it!
https://youtu.be/w8fnZwVMD90
gambiting said:
So this is what happens with the Navbar Apps application - I just sent an email to the developer, hopefully he knows how to fix it!
https://youtu.be/w8fnZwVMD90
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Yeah, weird. Didn't do that on other phones. Personally I like the white navigation bar, but I can understand that we should have more options for it other than rearranging the icons.
Man that's kinda annoying. I personally like the black nav bar all the time
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barondebxl said:
Man that's kinda annoying. I personally like the black nav bar all the time
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Yeah, I never did. Just makes the screen look smaller with a black navigation bar.
Baldilocks said:
Yeah, I never did. Just makes the screen look smaller with a black navigation bar.
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Yeah I can see that. I just think the black nav bar is more stealth whereas the white one is too obvious if that makes any sense.
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barondebxl said:
Man that's kinda annoying. I personally like the black nav bar all the time
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Yep me too! I think the navbar default colours should match the theme colours. I couldn't get Navbar apps to work properly either.
barondebxl said:
Yeah I can see that. I just think the black nav bar is more stealth whereas the white one is too obvious if that makes any sense.
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It started bothering me the very first night I got the phone - I was in my bed, in darkness, had a dark-themed app opened....and the nav bar was blinding white in the darkness. Auto-hide on the bar helps, but then it's annoying to swipe up every time you want to use it.
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It started bothering me the very first night I got the phone - I was in my bed, in darkness, had a dark-themed app opened....and the nav bar was blinding white in the darkness. Auto-hide on the bar helps, but then it's annoying to swipe up every time you want to use it.
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Agreed. I really hope OnePlus fixed that
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barondebxl said:
Agreed. I really hope OnePlus fixed that
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Yeah, I mean it feels like a bug that the nav bar is not dark when using a dark theme.
I would suggest using the OnePlus official forums and their feedback system to make some suggestions to them.
Just use the "Hide navigation bar" in the Settings->Buttons menu. It does the trick for me at least, and I like it better
LiquidBee said:
Just use the "Hide navigation bar" in the Settings->Buttons menu. It does the trick for me at least, and I like it better
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It can look better, but then you introduce another step in the process.

The Obligatory Screen Shot Thread

Show us how you're either highlighting or hiding your notch. I found this wallpaper that does a great job of blending the notch right in.
spotmark said:
Show us how you're either highlighting or hiding your notch. I found this wallpaper that does a great job of blending the notch right in.
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You cannot Screenshot the notch. There is hardware in the notch and no screen.
Notch is blacked out using Nacho Notch, allowing me to keep the notification text up there, but with a black background matching the notch and white text/images.
I don't mind the notch at all. It's the blocking of the status bar icons I can't tolerate.
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You cannot Screenshot the notch. There is hardware in the notch and no screen.
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Having come from the Essential phone I'm quite aware of that. I guess I should have worded it differently and asked if people are using wallpapers that are light or dark at the top.
Here is an in-app picture, showing it a little better. The black goes down just enough to cover the notch and still show notifications.
Simple. And I don't really even notice the notch already.
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firepong said:
Notch is blacked out using Nacho Notch, allowing me to keep the notification text up there, but with a black background matching the notch and white text/images.
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What widget is that?
making use of the notch
aaronc_98 said:
What widget is that?
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It's not a widget, but kustom live wallpaper with one of their free live wallpaper. Been using it for years and love it.
Yes, I like a lot of folders on my desktop. The background is an image I took with the phone.
These days I like to keep things nice and simple.
Nova Launcher Prime
Pixelful icons
Here's mine!
I don't mind the notch. It's not noticable after a little while.
I forget to change my wallpaper.
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Show us how you're either highlighting or hiding your notch. I found this wallpaper that does a great job of blending the notch right in.
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what weather app is that?
I'm less concerned about the notch and more concerned about the nav bar. This way I get as much real estate as possible
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mikepopo99 said:
what weather app is that?
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Transparent Clock & Weather https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.transparentclockweather
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Transparent Clock & Weather https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.transparentclockweather
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Love TC & W
Been using it for a couple of years now
Looks good, has good system info, and has the very useful hotspots to trigger apps.
Combine it with Nova and you've got so many gestures and shortcuts available to set up and get you to anything on your phone.
I'm hiding mine with Nacho notch, hopefully google will implement a baked in solution like Essential. Using Nova launcher and as many dark themed apps as possible on stock.

What icon pack?

I'm after some icon pack suggestions please. All the ones I've found that look promising have a lot of icons missing and/or the masking function doesn't play well so you can tell that there missing. My favourite at the moment is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sikebo.immaterialis.icons
Thanks all
How are you applying them on stock launcher?
GlitchMob said:
How are you applying them on stock launcher?
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I'm using nova launcher
p70shooter said:
I'm after some icon pack suggestions please. All the ones I've found that look promising have a lot of icons missing and/or the masking function doesn't play well so you can tell that there missing. My favourite at the moment is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sikebo.immaterialis.icons
Thanks all
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Immaterials has always been one of my favorites. I've been enjoying H2O icon pack lately...
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Immaterials has always been one of my favorites. I've been enjoying H2O icon pack lately...
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They look a bit colorful for me but I will check them out. Thank you ?
I'm currently using RetroOxygen. I also use Saturate, Delta, Empire, Glitch, & Halo. Using stock launcher with the pixel launcher mods app.
p70shooter said:
I'm using nova launcher
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Oh, I thought there was no gesture support for Android 10.
GlitchMob said:
Oh, I thought there was no gesture support for Android 10.
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There is for the 4xl and I think for the other pissel from now or soon
I have been using stealth icon pack since forever, and after trying out different packs always come back to this one. Perfect for dark backgrounds and oled displays.
p70shooter said:
I'm after some icon pack suggestions please. All the ones I've found that look promising have a lot of icons missing and/or the masking function doesn't play well so you can tell that there missing. My favourite at the moment is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sikebo.immaterialis.icons
Thanks all
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Using Oxygen HD icon pack with Nova Launcher personally
Oxypie or Letitbe O are my two favorite
Icon Pack Studio
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Icon Pack Studio
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Ooh nice. I had forgotten all about that one. Thank you
Currently running Pixel Pie Icon Pack with over 11000 icons.
Guys, try Minimo. Great icon pack, works with most wallpapers.
I like Borleas.
Appstract icons are an absolute go for the Doodle live wallpaper.
Circo
Really nice colorful icons that work with the Pixel mods for stock launcher. Use it with the Pokemon background or something similar.
I've been using 2 different packs switching back and forth between ruggon and drawon they're pretty cool especially with pitch black wallpaper the colors are great
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.randomvector.outline
Been rocking this for a while now!

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