List of available themes ready for Samsung thanks to @pimpmaneaton: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/help/collection-substratum-themes-compatible-t3635673
ATTENTION: You can still run Substratum Legacy (shows in the toolbar) without the addon, but it may not work with Samsung devices, so you must get the addon app!
How to apply Substratum themes
- First, you will need to install the apps listed above
- Download a theme that doesn't rely on Android System or theme ready Google Apps...so find themes like Swift Black or Swift Dark on Play Store.
- Once you install the theme, Substratum will throw a notification saying that a new theme has been installed
- Open the theme in Substratum and click on the app (one at a time for now only) and click the button on the bottom right.
- Click Install and let it compile. It will ask to install an APK to your device. Install it.
- You can switch to that application and see if it is themed. If it isn't, manually force close the app in Settings or reboot your device.
- (ATTENTION) It is HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommended NOT to apply Android System and SystemUI elements as of yet UNLESS your theme supports it and shows "dangerous overlays" by default. For themers, all you have to do is set @bool/ThemeSupportSamsung to true.
Current Bugs
- none
How to recover?
You will have to boot up in Safe Mode (comes default on every device)
- Reboot your device
- Hold down the Volume Down key while booting up
- You are now in Safe Mode
- Go into Settings -> Apps, then find the overlay you think is messing up and uninstall!
How to recover if the above doesn't work? (Credits to Evozi)
You will have to boot up in Safe Mode (comes default on every device)
- Turn on screen and press power button. It will show "Shutdown", "Restart", "Emergency Mode"
- Turn on "Emergency Mode", keep spam the checkbox so you can tick the checkbox to proceed the agreement. (phone is super lagging)
- While you are in emergency mode, you have very limited access. Open any system app and go to recent task list.
- Long press the app task, press the info icon and app detail page will appear.
- Hit the back button and it will show your whole app list.
- Find your overlay and remove all its storage and phone permissions.
- Deactivate Emergency Mode and now you are back to TouchWiz.
- Uninstall the overlay app.
Instructional video, thanks @DaKoin!
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