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Pluvius themes system UI and accent color based on the wallpaper [Giveaway]

Pluvius themes system UI and accent color based on the wallpaper [Giveaway]

July 11, 2018
With Android 8.0 Oreo, Google introduced Sony's native theme framework called the Overlay Manager Service (OMS.) Overlays can be built to target the resources of any application, including the SystemUI and Android framework, and override them with their own values. This allows us to theme almost any part of Android to our liking on Android...
Rootless custom themes on Android P are over as Google confirms restrictions are intended

Rootless custom themes on Android P are over as Google confirms restrictions are intended

June 13, 2018
Android P (Android 9.0) is an exciting release for Android enthusiasts because of the many changes it's bringing to the user interface and user experience. Thanks to Google's work on Project Treble, the latest Android release is available in beta for not only the Google Pixel and Google Pixel 2 devices but also phones like...
How Substratum Brought Fluid & Simple Customization to a Complex TouchWiz

How Substratum Brought Fluid & Simple Customization to a Complex TouchWiz

August 5, 2017
Android theming has come a long way, from hacky edits to Substratum and now, Sungstratum. Years back, the word "theme" in Android discussions was frequently superseded by the word "chooser', a nod to the T-Mobile Theme Chooser found in CyanogenMod that laid the foundations that made Android a themer's paradise. The ability to modify the...