[Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps] nacos:
Hello guys and galls,

I'm a big fan of dark themes, so here you have it, enjoy them!

Please don't ask for Lollipop updates: I rely heavily on Xposed so I'll take a loooong, sweet time before I'll even consider Lollipop - :D - :confused: - :fingers-crossed: - :( - :crying:

The included themes have been tested on the Canadian Note 4 (SM-N910W8) but they should be working on all Snapdragon variants.

DISCLAIMER:

As always, it is entirely your responsibility. Make a backup before flashing any theme!!!!

INSTALLATION:

Flash the zip file from recovery (TWRP, CWM or similar). Directly pushing the files to system/priv-app will result in the themed apps not to show, at all. You need to flash the package from recovery!!! If you want to keep your original services.jar file, save it before flashing > flash the desired package > reboot > replace the flashed version with the one you saved > reboot. Done!

PREREQUISITES:

KitKat ONLY!!! (no Lollipop suport)

Rooted,

Deodex ONLY!!! (if you know what you're doing, SecSettings.apk and InCallUI.apk (only) also work with odex files.)

Snapdragon variants (no idea whether they would work on Exynos - feedback appreciated).

The contained Contacts file is specific to the US variants (SecContacts_Note_USA.apk). If you're installing the theme on a non-US variant, you have to either delete or append a .bak to the original file (system/priv-app) before flashing the theme - otherwise you'll end up with 2 Contacts files. Furthermore, you don't necessarily have to rename the included Contacts file to match your original - it works as is, but if you prefer to, anyways go ahead, rename it.

GPE Theme was originally created by Brian (bri315317), however the theme was intended to be used within his ROM so in order to make it work independently I have slightly modified it and created 2 versions. I've posted this with his permission and obviously the due credits go to him.

Features:

- Pure Black background/theme consistent throughout all the apps.

- Own set of white icons

- Modified apps: Contacts, Messaging, Settings, Phone & Dialer.

- 4-way reboot menu.

- CRT screen off effect.

- App Ops

- Screen capture (screenshot) and torch added to the Power menu.

GPE Theme: removed the SystemUI.apk (it was constantly crashing), removed AirMessage.apk (didn't seem to be working outside Brian's Dynamic Kat ROM) and,

GPE Theme_HomeWake: same changes as above + I've modified the file under policy to force the Home button to wake up the phone (it makes sense when the finger scanner is used to unlock the phone). Note: Due to the original smali file enforcing a system-wide "Home-key-no-wake" policy, known file modifications under system/usr/keylayout have no effect whatsoever - hence, the creation of this version.

Material Design_HomeWake: (see the attached screenshots) same idea as GPE Home Wake but this is Brian's light theme. Note that due to the deep integration with his ROM, this theme offers only the same type of customization as the dark one, without taking advantage of any of the material design implementations.

NACO theme (Device Default) it's a combination of Brian's files and my files, it uses Samsung's Device Default theme/style (dark theme).

Features:

- Samsung's Device Default background/theme (dark with blueish headers - see the attached screenshots) - applied only to the affected apps

- Original icons

- Home button DOES wake the device (disabling this through the file IS possible)

- Modified apps: Contacts, Messaging, Settings, Phone & Dialer

- preserves original styles/themes of all the other apps not specifically modified for theming

- CRT screen off effect

- No App Ops - can be installed independently from Play Store

CREDITS:

- bri315317 for GPE Theme and Dynamic Kat ROM

- sefrcoko for his (Canadian) deodexed ROM

Screenshots: the dark theme is NACO Device Default theme, the light theme is Material Design_HomeWake.