Substratum - Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods

So now that Substratum is working with Android 10 what themes are you guys using? I've tried Spectrum and Swift Black, but they still seem to have some quirks. To be expected at this stage of the game but I was wondering if any of you have found others that work better.

See attached screenshot, swift black is not compatible with Android 10 framework but a lot of the 3rd party apps are. I use it to fill in the gaps from Ethereal theme. Outline X is an extension to Ethereal.

spotmark said:
So now that Substratum is working with Android 10 what themes are you guys using? I've tried Spectrum and Swift Black, but they still seem to have some quirks. To be expected at this stage of the game but I was wondering if any of you have found others that work better.
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Like mentioned above.. Swift black works well for all apps, but it hasn't been updated to theme the system UI.
Pitch Black just updated recently and supports Android 10 framework!! so i got that going again! my favorite theme.
Now just waiting for Sprite to get updated for Android 10.

spotmark said:
So now that Substratum is working with Android 10 what themes are you guys using? I've tried Spectrum and Swift Black, but they still seem to have some quirks. To be expected at this stage of the game but I was wondering if any of you have found others that work better.
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Hi,
I don't use it as much as I used to on previous Android versions, but if you want a black theme with regular updates, try "Domination" from @davidwilson83 ?
Q stock is supported. But if errors occur, David usually answer emails pretty fast by the way.
Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.annihilation.dominationdonate
#WhiteUIMustDie
Cheers...
Sébastien.

5.1 said:
Hi,
I don't use it as much as I used to on previous Android versions, but if you want a black theme with regular updates, try "Domination" from @davidwilson83
Q stock is supported. But if errors occur, David usually answer emails pretty fast by the way.
Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.annihilation.dominationdonate
#WhiteUIMustDie
Cheers...
Sébastien.
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Thank you. That's exactly what I was looking for. Something that made everything BLACK and not Google's grayish black.

spotmark said:
Thank you. That's exactly what I was looking for. Something that made everything BLACK and not Google's grayish black.
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Hey,
Glad to help.
I'm quite happy with this theme. My only concern was that it colors the settings icon in a single color. And Boom, Q came out and settings are black! Problem solved! ?
Cheers...
Sébastien.

spotmark said:
So now that Substratum is working with Android 10 what themes are you guys using? I've tried Spectrum and Swift Black, but they still seem to have some quirks. To be expected at this stage of the game but I was wondering if any of you have found others that work better.
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Try Swift Installer instead of Swift Black with Substratum Lite. Works perfectly fine on Android 10.

EVR_PR said:
Try Swift Installer instead of Swift Black with Substratum Lite. Works perfectly fine on Android 10.
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Right,everything works within......All black :laugh:

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Substratum support for Android 8.0 Oreo, in the form of the newly released Andromeda

Anybody try this yet? http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...um-theming-unrooted-android-8-0-oreo-devices/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.andromeda&hl=en
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Anybody try this yet? http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...store/apps/details?id=projekt.andromeda&hl=en
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Yeah but Andromeda is an add-on to make substratum work. I have to stay plugged into my comp for it to work though. Once I set theme I'm good to go though.
toknitup420 said:
Yeah but Andromeda is an add-on to make substratum work. I have to stay plugged into my comp for it to work though. Once I set theme I'm good to go though.
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Well I guess having to plug in to set the theme isnt so bad...
I ran into this problem yesterday and all I did was just ran the Andromeda script two times in a row and waited about 10 seconds and it was fine. Both Substratum and Andromeda have been updated since then so it may have just been a bug. The substratum app works great although there are some themes that apparently still require root to use (status bar changes like moving the clock to center). Over all im very happy with the results. Using Sai's Oreo black/teal theme and love it. Big thanks to those who made this possible
Yeah, it's still on the XDA Portal front page.
Is this just for unrooted? Substratum works fine rooted
c7j8d9 said:
Is this just for unrooted? Substratum works fine rooted
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yeah, this is for unrooted devices.
Yeah been using it since release, works like a dream for me. Don't have to stay plugged in myself either, only a reboot requires a re-run of the andromeda desktop client.
I started using it today but having the same issue with it only working while plugged to the PC. I tried it at least 5-6 times and ran it back to back, still goes to not authorized once I unplugged. But I like the theme so far and everything seems ok for now after I rebooted.
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I've been trying it out.
Which black theme hasn't the fewest unintended UI issues? Black themes are nice, but it bugs me when I get white on white text, or my Keep note colors are messed up. I haven't yet tried Swift Black as everyone seems to love it, but I want one that just works. I don't have a ton of time for experimentation.
I'm also not interested in changing the look too much outside of coloring, like Substratum DAN does with all it's fonts and ugly (imo) color themes.
Swift black is the best black theme I found so far. Pitch black seems to be actively worked on but Google now home had black on black issue. Only issue with Swift black was inbox shows a white background once opening an email but it might not be the app's fault.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Yeah been using it since release, works like a dream for me. Don't have to stay plugged in myself either, only a reboot requires a re-run of the andromeda desktop client.
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Hey how did you achieve this theme where the notifications shade are even blacked out. Please help . Been searching on how to achieve this
luch4galaxy said:
Hey how did you achieve this theme where the notifications shade are even blacked out. Please help . Been searching on how to achieve this
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That's themed using Compound theme in the Play Store from Daniel Schott.
Do they have it working for Chromebooks? Where I can plug my Pixel XL to my Chromebook?
rockingondrums said:
I've been trying it out.
Which black theme hasn't the fewest unintended UI issues? Black themes are nice, but it bugs me when I get white on white text, or my Keep note colors are messed up. I haven't yet tried Swift Black as everyone seems to love it, but I want one that just works. I don't have a ton of time for experimentation.
I'm also not interested in changing the look too much outside of coloring, like Substratum DAN does with all it's fonts and ugly (imo) color themes.
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I've been using Swift black ever since nugget now I'm using it on Oreo I really like it
Edit Swift dark I mean
mac796 said:
I've been using Swift black ever since nugget now I'm using it on Oreo I really like it
Edit Swift dark I mean
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I went ahead and bit the bullet on Swift Black, and it's fantastic. Worth every penny. Really well thought out and few text coloration bugs
rockingondrums said:
I went ahead and bit the bullet on Swift Black, and it's fantastic. Worth every penny. Really well thought out and few text coloration bugs
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That's funny I just tried to buy it. damn Play Store force closes on me everytime I try to buy an app so I guess I got a reflash the factory image. Some bug I guess some of us have
Nice Write-up/review about it!
https://www.androidcentral.com/week-substratumandromeda-theming
mac796 said:
That's funny I just tried to buy it. damn Play Store force closes on me everytime I try to buy an app so I guess I got a reflash the factory image. Some bug I guess some of us have
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Just try wiping the data of the play store app, should solve those sort of issues with it.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Just try wiping the data of the play store app, should solve those sort of issues with it.
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No that doesn't fix it. I guess others have the same problem. There's a lot of us

PSA: Swift Installer works on the S9

Hey there. For those who want a system wide dark theme with a LOT of apps themed, Swift Installer actually works on Oreo Samsung Experience.
It's on the Google Play Store. It's paid but it's really good. Basically every popular app is themed.
iiyn said:
Hey there. For those who want a system wide dark theme with a LOT of apps themed, Swift Installer actually works on Oreo Samsung Experience.
Yeah, it has been out for over seven months and of course is works in Oreo, it was made FOR Oreo
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Hello ?
LyLu said:
Hey there. For those who want a system wide dark theme with a LOT of apps themed, Swift Installer actually works on Oreo Samsung Experience.
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iiyn said:
Yeah, it has been out for over seven months and of course is works in Oreo, it was med FOR Oreo
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And I will say more ?, there are Swift Black and Swift Minimal Substratum themes, which can be mixed with other themes like Yoru…
One word Substratum is more Adjustable
D_Vovan_238 said:
And I will say more ?, there are Swift Black and Swift Minimal Substratum themes, which can be mixed with other themes like Yoru…
One word Substratum is more Adjustable
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Im running Swift Installer together with Substratum.
I combine with Yoru, Samsung System Mods and Victory, never had any problems.
I just do the Swift Installer first installing everything I want/have to use, then I choose some tweaks and theming from the other Substratum modules.
I know there is a warning in Swift Installer about this, but I have never had any problems.
Sometimes I also combine with Swift Black, if let's say there is an update for Insta or Snap i Play Store, I use whatever overlay witch is updated first.
Never had problems... :laugh:
Does it also work with Android Pie on Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
andropest said:
Does it also work with Android Pie on Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
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No, not yet

Question Substratum for Pixel Devices need root?

Is root required for Subs on Pixel devices these days? I know non-root use to be a thing but if memory serves it went away around the time Pie was released.
Root is needed. Substratum used to work rootless with Andromeda but no longer on the latest Android versions any more (AFAIK).
Indeed... As I thought... Andromeda works only on Android Orio... So root will be needed. With root the Substratum overlays become mapped as /system apps.
And even with root, it might just NOT work on Android 12.
Substratum Lite works on Android 12. Using Liv Dark on it now.
Lughnasadh said:
Substratum Lite works on Android 12. Using Liv Dark on it now.
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Yeah that is 1 of the themes that is making me consider root so I can use it lol. There was another one I can't remember the name right now but looked pretty awesome. I love custom themes and being able to switch them up after a while so I may end up rooting. Not saying the material you background theming isn't a vastly better option than most phones have but I like things a little more customized.
znel52 said:
Yeah that is 1 of the themes that is making me consider root so I can use it lol. There was another one I can't remember the name right now but looked pretty awesome. I love custom themes and being able to switch them up after a while so I may end up rooting. Not saying the material you background theming isn't a vastly better option than most phones have but I like things a little more customized.
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Yeah, Liv Dark is an awesome theme. Along with the LIv Dark Poweramp theme.
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Yeah, Liv Dark is an awesome theme. Along with the LIv Dark Poweramp theme.
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The other theme I was looking at was called 'Iris'. Looks pretty sweet. I am running the Poweramp theme as well it is great.
Lughnasadh said:
Substratum Lite works on Android 12. Using Liv Dark on it now.
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I didn't know themes were already updated to work on Android 12?!

Question AMOLED black substratum themes?

What substratum themes are working for people?
Swiftblack isn't supported yet and some elements of Liv Dark crash for me.
Would love a working AMOLED black theme for all system and apps, inclusive of Google, if possible
cd993 said:
What substratum themes are working for people?
Swiftblack isn't supported yet and some elements of Liv Dark crash for me.
Would love a working AMOLED black theme for all system and apps, inclusive of Google, if possibly
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Liv Dark is working fine for me. I haven't encountered any crashes.
Can't make Andromeda work on my pixel 6 pro, any suggestions?
jcms666 said:
Can't make Andromeda work on my pixel 6 pro, any suggestions?
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I've never used Andromeda. I'm rooted so I just use the Substratum Lite app.
How are you doing with the official updates with your phone rooted?
Iris is working great for me. All the major Gapps like photos, phone, contacts, keep etc are all themed properly as well.
jcms666 said:
Can't make Andromeda work on my pixel 6 pro, any suggestions?
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Andromeda is for Android 8 only.
ajsmsg78 said:
Iris is working great for me. All the major Gapps like photos, phone, contacts, keep etc are all themed properly as well.
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Oh I like this! Gonna download, which one is it? I see a few variations on Iris on the play store?
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How are you doing with the official updates with your phone rooted?
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We'll find out in December, but shouldn't be a problem.
Anyone try Swift Installer yet?
Using Iris Monet, definitely recommend it if you still want Material You to work and not have to go into substratum and change and install overlays all the time if you say want to change your settings accents color, notification shader icon accents etc
ajsmsg78 said:
Iris is working great for me. All the major Gapps like photos, phone, contacts, keep etc are all themed properly as well.
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Can you give me the instructions to use iris monet?
jcms666 said:
Can you give me the instructions to use iris monet?
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I'm using the regular Iris theme in Substratum and not the Iris monet one.
vibrantliker said:
Anyone try Swift Installer yet?
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Doesn't work on Android 12 yet.
ajsmsg78 said:
I'm using the regular Iris theme.
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Do 8 need tu root my pixel, how do I do it?
jcms666 said:
Do 8 need tu root my pixel, how do I do it?
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Yes you need root. There is a thread on here about how to unlock, root, etc. This thread should be similar:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-root-pixel-5-android-12.4187609/
Too complicated for my brand new phone, hopefully appears a way to do it without root
Is iris working for all apps? Because Liv definitely is not. Any other good themes we should look at?
PhilPan said:
Is iris working for all apps? Because Liv definitely is not. Any other good themes we should look at?
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Iris works for all apps.
vibrantliker said:
Anyone try Swift Installer yet?
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Yep, I'm using Swift Black now. No issues so far

Question Substratum on Android 12.1 / 13?

Hey,
I tried to search here but didn't find anything.
Does the regular Substratum theme engine work on Android 12.1 on the Pixel 6 Pro? It seems like development for Substratum stopped a while ago but I hope we can still use it!
Thanks!
I know substratum lite works. I used to use livdark theme
I might move to the lite version then.
But I guess not many people care about Substratum anymore eh?
Ghisy said:
I might move to the lite version then.
But I guess not many people care about Substratum anymore eh?
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Have you tried "Project Themer"?
Ghisy said:
I might move to the lite version then.
But I guess not many people care about Substratum anymore eh?
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I use repainter. But if swift installer got updated for a12 , I'd use that for sure.
jericho246 said:
Have you tried "Project Themer"?
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Project themer is a game changer.
Thanks for the replies! (sorry, kinda forgot about this thread)
Should I get Repainter or Project Themer on Android 13? It seems like they're doing the same thing?
Ghisy said:
Thanks for the replies! (sorry, kinda forgot about this thread)
Should I get Repainter or Project Themer on Android 13? It seems like they're doing the same thing?
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I use a combination of Substratum and Repainter and it works out well.
Lughnasadh said:
I use a combination of Substratum and Repainter and it works out well.
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Alright, thanks.
How much is Repainter though? Because on the Play Store, it says "In-app purchases - €3.94 - €9.85 per item". 9.85 seems quite expensive.
Ghisy said:
Alright, thanks.
How much is Repainter though? Because on the Play Store, it says "In-app purchases - €3.94 - €9.85 per item". 9.85 seems quite expensive.
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I think it's $3.99 a year or $9.99 for lifetime in USD. Other countries prices vary. It has a 3 day trial so you can test it out.
Oops, forgot to reply here!
Repainter is too expensive for me. I might go with Project Themer. Is it compatible with 13 though?
Ghisy said:
I might move to the lite version then.
But I guess not many people care about Substratum anymore eh?
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I found Substratum lite would no longer apply themes, so I used standard Substratum, with Swift Black. Also using Repainter and Project Themer, all for different things
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Oops, forgot to reply here!
Repainter is too expensive for me. I might go with Project Themer. Is it compatible with 13 though?
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Yeah Project Themer works on A13. Maybe not everything, but some/most things at least!
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Yeah Project Themer works on A13. Maybe not everything, but some/most things at least!
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I also use regular Substratum with Swift Black for apps. It seems to work fine.
But I'd like to theme the system UI / framework black and not dark grey as it is from Google. Can I do that with Project Themer? I don't think I can with Swift Black because it hasn't been updated for 13.
Ghisy said:
I also use regular Substratum with Swift Black for apps. It seems to work fine.
But I'd like to theme the system UI / framework black and not dark grey as it is from Google. Can I do that with Project Themer? I don't think I can with Swift Black because it hasn't been updated for 13.
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Yes project themer does this nicely
cd993 said:
Yes project themer does this nicely
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does exist some good program for to modify UI colors without root? Thanks a lot
Ghisy said:
I also use regular Substratum with Swift Black for apps. It seems to work fine.
But I'd like to theme the system UI / framework black and not dark grey as it is from Google. Can I do that with Project Themer? I don't think I can with Swift Black because it hasn't been updated for 13.
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Repainter does this as well but ive been using swift black and swift dark with substratum lite on A13 without issues. It's not supported,. But it works
BlaaaaazedUp said:
Repainter does this as well but ive been using swift black and swift dark with substratum lite on A13 without issues. It's not supported,. But it works
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Me too, a few overlays from Swift dark (whatsapp, instagram); they still work fine on A13.
Substratum theme that works on A13/A12 AOSP(tested myself)
Iris Series (Has Gradient accents)
Liv Series (Has Gradient accents)
Iconic Icons-- Status bar/Qs icon changer
Kodansha-- Best one so Far
Flux Series
snovharry said:
Project themer is a game changer.
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no its not, its just a stupid system themer, like Iris Monet. What we need is Swift Black for Android 12+ but until then we have to find COMPETENT alternatives, not glorified system ui themers

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