yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[prjkt.io] sharpeusn1:
Anyone tried on S8+ yet?
[prjkt.io] anonymous-bot:
Couldn't you just use Substratum + sungstratum?
[prjkt.io] sharpeusn1:
I'm on Oreo...
[prjkt.io] Pan!c_:
Posted before researching, file works fine. Was zip file, am retard.
[prjkt.io] fahadali2315:
Works fine with Andromeda S8+ Oreo , just use any theme you desire compatible with oreo but beware of theming system apps as they won't look the greatest or pick a theme like Swift Dark,Black that themes samsung apps too :)
[prjkt.io] 2x4:
Does anyone know if the themes should affect the ambient always on display on the pixel 2 XL? Mine doesn't seem to be working anymore after applying a theme
[prjkt.io] Paulx10:
This is ridiculous. I was on android 7 with the Samsung compatibility app and all worked fine WITH OUT A COMPUTER.

Now on android 8 and suddenly I need a pc?This more like regression NOT progress!
[prjkt.io] DodoGTA:
You don't necessarily need a computer to use this (I think that you can use another Android device with USB OTG support after installing GNU/Linux with something like Linux Deploy and after setting up platform-tools (using the Andromeda Linux script of course)

TL;DR

Blame Google for that
[prjkt.io] igni.selvaraj:
I am using Nexus 6p with Oreo and trying to change theme. And have small issues everywhere. Some place I don't see the text. Some places the border looks odd. I am attaching some examples here. Am I doing something wrong?
[prjkt.io] purian23:
That's a theme specific issue. You'll want to check with your theme maker or wait for an update.
[prjkt.io] igni.selvaraj:
Thanks for the reply. It looks like its the same problem will all the themes i have tried so far. I will try to contact Andromeda support and check about the compatibility.
[prjkt.io] mrindependent:
Hi I am on Oreo beta 2 on a Samsung S8 Plus.. I am not rooted and it when I use themes from the Samsung theme store, eventually after a reboot it will end up messing something up and I will have to do a factory reset or I cannot get passed the boot screen. Will I be able to use this version 9r substratum on my phone? Right now it sucks because I cannot change theme at all. thank you!
[prjkt.io] spiral6:
Andromeda is no longer launching for me... it keeps saying "andromeda isn't responding" and gives me options to close app or wait, neither of which do anything. I've tried launching Andromeda from both Substratum and the app drawer, but neither are doing anything. It's not opening, and stays frozen.
[prjkt.io] damngood98:
try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it....had something similar once and was fine afterwards

edit: may have to also do substrantum too just to be safe
[prjkt.io] Kewal9821:
Unable to use Andromeda anymore :(

it gives the following error on pc client.

Checking if Andromeda is properly installed...

/data/data/projekt.andromeda/start_andromeda_mobile.sh[11]: pm: not found

Andromeda is not properly installed, please install it!

PS : I have Andromeda mobile app purchased from Playstore :| and running on Android 8.0.

This problem start yesterday cause i got a new update for my theme and rebooted device.

and later when i tried to run the PC client then that error occurred. :confused:
[prjkt.io] l0vely:
everything works for me.. however, do u guys have to pay for every additional theme u wanna download? each extra theme cost me 2 dollars...
[prjkt.io] Schrotty35:
Every time need a pc. This is not good.
[prjkt.io] The Root:
Do you honestly think they wouldn't eliminate the need for pc if they could? If you can find a work around I'm sure they'd be delighted.
[prjkt.io] dreadkopp:
hey. Just got substratum + andromeda from play store.

set up andromeda client on my macbook, it startet substratum as said. when i open the java desktop app it does not see the device though.

'adb devices' lists my LG G3 just fine though. 'adb shell' gets me to my device just fine.

When i open the andromeda app on the phone i get a yellow square telling me 'Connection status: debugging disabled'

ROM: AOSP Extended v5.0 / Android 8.0
[prjkt.io] zathus:
K..so I have to pay for the app(cool with that) but then go to some buggy ass file host site plagued with ads that, on my phone and 2 PC's can't actually get the download to work. Heh...keep my 2 bucks..lesson learned
[prjkt.io] dreadkopp:
Now when I open substratum it says that Andromeda is not connected. Check status leads to crash of substratum

Spoiler content hidden.

Gesendet von meinem LG-D855 mit Tapatalk
[prjkt.io] vaibhav_luthra24:
I'm using OnePlus 3 running oxygen os 5.0 oreo and everytime i try to run adb it's not working and giving me a error please help
[prjkt.io] marblesilver:
Can't launch andromeda on Oreo 8.1.0

Hi, i'm having issues with Andromeda, when I try to launch it from the app or Substratum it just don't show anything, like the app just crashes. Can you help me? Thanks.
[prjkt.io] razholio:
congratulations, you have a compatible setup and are doing things correctly. Most, but not all themes do cost. If you knew the amount of work involved, you would wonder why themes are not more expensive. Theme devs have to verify and usually modify their theme for every update of every app they cover and typically release an update to their theme about once per week. I've been so happy with swift black that I'd happily pay for it again several times over.

---------- Post added at 12:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:22 PM ----------

make sure you have USB debugging enabled in the developer menu, are connected to your computer with the correct drivers installed (if windows), and have the appropriate version of the andromeda desktop app ready to go. What I do is unlock my phone, plug it in, and then run the run-andromeda.sh script (linux). After responding to the prompt, it automatically provides the necessary privileges to the substratum app on my phone and opens it up automatically. Honestly, it's really, really easy. I do this every couple weeks with crouton on my chromebook and so far it's never been a problem. Note that this is with 8.0 on a OG pixel xl.
[prjkt.io] razholio:
My pixel xl on 8.0 setup working reliably

I've been using substratum and andromeda on my pixel xl running android 8.0 (both october and november security updates) along with the linux desktop app running in an ubuntu-trusty crouton chroot on my chromebook nearly perfectly. I deviated from my typical protocol recently and had an issue with an improperly applied theme, tried again according to my protocol and had total success. Thought I'd share for anyone having any troubles.

1. I use the linux desktop app (shell script), and that's been working w/o issue.

2. I use the swiftblack theme from the play store and apply to systemui, settings, Android system, and just the apps I use (dialer, phone, firefox, G+, hangouts, gmail, youtube, and a few others) instead of hitting the 'everything' slider at the top.

3. I don't update any playstore apps on their own, I wait until I have some time, and then apply the playstore app updates manually like so:

4. open substratum app, go to recovery -> restore theme -> uninstall all overlays.

4b. optionally reboot after this step for the system components to drop their overlays.

5. exit substratum, and apply updates from the play store, and wait for them to finish.

6. open substratum again (re-authorize if necessary) and apply the swift black theme to just those components I want (as above) and reboot.

7. re-authorize substratum and verify all overlays have been applied correctly..

I tried this recently w/o uninstalling overlays first (step 4) and just disabled them instead. This resulted in improperly applied systemui and settings overlays. I *much* prefer my pixel xl themed with a dark theme, swift black accomplishes this nicely, and so far substratum and andromeda have worked well.
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
Thankfully someone with a brain!

Also thankfully, will be this unofficial announcement -> untethered mode will be bundled soon, but not too soon, soon.
[prjkt.io] Reechings:
Hey Nic,

Tried using a beta build of Subs but it keeps saying delay on Andromeda backend and won't let me in even after running the script from PC. Do I have to stay on play store substratum app? Thanks!
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
Have you tapped on the connection card 8 times?
[prjkt.io] Reechings:
Didn't know that trick, I'll try that thanks.
[prjkt.io] The Root:
Thank you. I've enjoyed every bit of the experience you've provided.
[prjkt.io] Kewal9821:
Halp :(
[prjkt.io] iXaidyiu:
Other than factory reset, are there any other ways to resurrect my phone in a boot-time SystemUI crash? Anything can be done with adb commands?

Device: Xperia XZ Locked Bootloader, unrooted.
[prjkt.io] Venom0642:
Try this i know it works on Samsung phones, should work for your device as well

If i am understanding to remove a apk causing systemui fc , not sure if that what you want but here's link https://www.google.com/amp/techbeas...uninstall-applications-using-android-adb/amp/
[prjkt.io] DodoGTA:
Can you access "adb shell"?
[prjkt.io] iXaidyiu:
Thanks a ton dude, it saves me from several hours of reinstallation!! Many thanks, appreciated!!

So here was what I have just did, in case somebody has ran into the same situation as mine did...

Prerequisite: ADB drivers, enabled Debug mode in Developer Options (should be done if you were resulted from using the Andromeda add-on on a non-rooted device)

1. Read the guides HERE and HERE (which is the link that Venom0642 gave me in my quoted post).

2. Run:

adb shell

then

pm list packages -f | sed -e s/.*=// | sort

3. Open another cmd, place the two windows side by side and if you found a suspicious package name in the shell prompt, type in (without the brackets):

adb uninstall <packagename>

4. Your device will return to function again if all of the problematic themes are removed, I think Andromeda, Substratum and the theme pack(s) concerned are of no need to be removed but still I removed it at the very beginning just to be make sure...
[prjkt.io] EMJI79:
I found using Google search (instead of XDA own app search)...
[prjkt.io] Venom0642:
Np glad it worked for you![emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Running On Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950U Wicked Venom
[prjkt.io] ImSpooky:
I've noticed that even if you do have root access you can't use Substratum if you have Andromeda installed and can't use ADB at the moment.

So I've made a very hacky script to fix the issue above, it's pretty much the Linux script from the OP with all the ADB stuff removed and a hack added. (I'm sure people who are more experienced then me can make this less hacky, but hey it's my first contribution.)

I've only tested this on the OnePlus3T (Android Oreo, Oxygen OS 5.0), so please be careful.

I'm not responsible if anything bad happens or if your phone comes to life and eats your hands, after you use this script!

Here it is... https://pastebin.com/yGVBiNrg
[prjkt.io] Acidline:
Just registered to say that while I paid for Andromeda and a few themes, and love the idea of this app combo, I have never been able to get it working on my Nexus 6p.

I've used home and work Windows desktops, downloaded both the windows and java clients, have ADB drivers, both androm/substrat on my phone.

USB debug enabled, when I go to boot up either desktop client and hit a key to continue, the client almost always shuts down.

There was one singular anomaly where the andromeda mobile app did show a connection, but when you launch substratum, it acted if if there was no connection whatsoever.

Any ideas?
[prjkt.io] asafenauar:
works in S7 with lineage os 15?
[prjkt.io] CapSbax:
Thank you for your work guys, this is truly awesome, just a litte tip, binded is not a word, but bound is!
[prjkt.io] Char_G:
Not officially supported at this time but some Samsung users have reported success. Once Samsung releases the official Oreo update, it'll be supported.
[prjkt.io] 2x4:
having some issues with USB ADB debugging (device keeps showing unauthorized) - is there any way to remove overlays and substratum without it?
[prjkt.io] d3dpixe1:
Desktop Client - Pixel XL

I have a Pixel XL and Windows 10. How do I get the desktop client tool?
[prjkt.io] mi9ke123:
While the "within a week" claim is the only reason people are impatient, it's really appreciated that you're giving updates, timelines, and details on the work you're doing. As much as this community may be impatient and unreasonable (I know I am), your development is the reason why we choose Android.
[prjkt.io] PatimusXPrime:
Agreed! Certainly looking forward to this. Gave up Root when i got rid of the N6. Pixel is just too solid to tinker with. Plus, two have broken already...

$1.99 is too cheap for something like this! :)
[prjkt.io] ReelFiles:
Same here, I never rooted my XL, it works great with the animations in the dev settings at .5
[prjkt.io] Platnuum:
Awesome! Been looking forward to this since it was announced.
[prjkt.io] soateufel:
I have no problem waiting for this I mean it's not like waiting for the Deep Darkness Port to substratum LOL
[prjkt.io] neekless:
I think the order of the two commands should be reversed. Once you type 'adb shell' you'll enter the shell and 'adb devices' won't work then. You can ensure your device is listed with 'adb devices' alone. Typing 'adb shell' from anywhere will check if you have system-wide adb.
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
The script mitigates this whole need to run ADB at the start.
[prjkt.io] BossNexusS:
Can today be the day?
[prjkt.io] g511:
I have a Nexus 6P running stock Oreo, and a PC running MacOS Sierra, Ubuntu 17.04 and Windows 10. If there is anything I can do to help with testing, I'd be more than happy to.
[prjkt.io] ReelFiles:
I know, right?

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
[prjkt.io] Platnuum:
I really do hope it is.
[prjkt.io] neekless:
Well that's true. I mentioned this just in case people who followed these instructions from the beginning get stuck at this step.
[prjkt.io] Rockwig:
If you need more Pixel + Mac testers let me know.
[prjkt.io] manishmathur:
6P + Mac

I know you might already have quite a few testers; Still, if you need 6P + Mac to test, let me know.
[prjkt.io] Platnuum:
You probably don't, but if you need more 6p + Linux testers I'd be happy to help.
[prjkt.io] jv1982:
How soon is soon??:confused:
[prjkt.io] SuperSandro2000:
Sooner than soon
[prjkt.io] mi9ke123:
Soon™©®
[prjkt.io] BossNexusS:
I'm dying I don't think I can wait any longer lol
[prjkt.io] edalton73:
What device choice would be used for an S8 on Oreo Beta?
[prjkt.io] Char_G:
I'm sorry, I don't understand your question?
[prjkt.io] Venom0642:
Android 8

Running On Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950U Wicked Venom
[prjkt.io] mathrania:
Hi,

I bought this app through my family payment method, but it is showing as a paid app for my family member's play store. Can you please fix it?
[prjkt.io] nomipakistanli:
Can i use this on my rooted phone? Huawei mate 10.
[prjkt.io] TrapBrandon:
I'm using Andromeda on my pixel 2XL with "LockClean", is there anything I need to do before updating to android 8.1 (and future updates) when it arrives?
[prjkt.io] N1ghtr08d:
I can't seem to get this to work no matter what I try.

I have substratum and Andromeda installed, both the latest versions.

They both have all the permissions I can possibly grant.

I am running the stock unrooted os on the Xperia XZ1.

I have Windows 10 and I'm running the script without getting any word on the script.

The problem I get is when I run the script in Windows, it connects to the phone and launches substratum but it never goes past the dark screen that says the desktop client needs to connect to it and if I press the "check status" button... Nothing ever happens.

Please can somebody help me figure this out. I despise these white menus and I need a little darkness in my phone.
[prjkt.io] razholio:
I have the pixel xl and I uninstalled my theme, then sideloaded the Ota, used Andromeda to activate substratum and installed my theme again. No problems with swift black.
[prjkt.io] scottjal:
tldr; seems the adb platform tools in the windows package need to be updated.

Platform tools;

https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html

Long;

Just sideloaded Pixel XL to 8.1, no issues with the phone (I removed all themes before). Thing is after updating to 8.1 I could not run the windows bat script, it would just hang forever after any key to continue. Tried rebooting the computer, phone, etc, nothing.

On a hunch and looking at the file date in the included adb being 2015 I figured it needed an update. I grabbed adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll from the android platform tools and ran the bat again and it worked after initially throwing some errors and exiting.

I realize I probably caused this by using the latest platform tools to sideload 8.1 in the first place, somehow. Figure a couple of you here are going to do the same.
[prjkt.io] martini_man69:
Working great on Nokia 8 with Android Oreo :D
[prjkt.io] kuangju:
:confused:not work on my oneplus 3
[prjkt.io] lazyboy0172:
question and suggestion:

Q: Do I need andromeda active to disable themes, or just enable them? Since themes can break OTAs I'd really love to know if it's possible to disable my themes in order to take an OTA without going back home and plugging in ADB.

Suggestion: To assist with OTAs it'd be great to have a 'disable all' or 'back to stock' button or option within the program so I can press one thing and know that I'm good to take an OTA without fear of breaking something. Even better if there was a choice to backup current config, disable all back to stock, then restore my selections from the backup. I could see how that may be problematic however since your current config could be incompatible with the new OTA.
[prjkt.io] The Root:
You can uninstall the overlays manually in the apps part of Android settings.
[prjkt.io] rft183:
The themes are added into your list of installed applications (System Settings>Apps & notifications>See all ### apps). Each application or system element gets its own theme app. If you uninstall the 'app' for the part you are wanting to disable and restart your phone, your system will revert to the default theme.
[prjkt.io] nar001:
so I keep running into a problem that's very frustrating:

I have a Pixel XL, with 8.1 final on it. I use substratum rootless, and start it up with Andromeda on PC. Problem, as soon as I unplug the phone, the app tells me to plug it in and activate it with andromeda. I'm not sure what to do, it staying on after being unplugged seems to be random at this point, any way to help?
[prjkt.io] Pkt_Lnt:
Edit the .sh or the .bat file and remove the line that states to unplug the phone. Obviously it needs to be plugged in to work!

Or do what I do and ignore it, since I know that is probably an old left over line. I'm sure there is not way to detect when you close Substratum after all operations are complete, and in a perfect world that line would only show then.
[prjkt.io] Babul Kumar:
I am not able to do this.. when i connect my phone to my PC with debugging enabled and run the start andromeda file.. it open a command box saying that press any key to continue.. but when i press a key it disapper..
[prjkt.io] nofearkingbiatch:
For some reason I cant get my phone recognized by andromenda client. Everything else is good. I'm on s8 plus oreo. I paid 2 bucks for the app. And cant get any themes to install cause the client won't bring my phone. Updated drivers everything! Help! Lol
[prjkt.io] serubin323:
Try to uninstall and then reinstall both Substratum and Andomeda. That fixed the issue for me.
[prjkt.io] bobby janow:
I'm not sure if this has been answered here already, but I just tested this out and if I change USB from "charge this device" to "transfer files" I run into the same issue as you. Try it without doing anything after you plug it in. Just run the script and then disconnect from the computer.

edit: [MENTION=3605033]nicholaschum[/MENTION] This seems to work. But as soon as you change to USB Transfer files then Andromeda disconnects. You will need to run the script again in Charging mode for untethered access or Transfer if you intend to remain tethered and need file access.
[prjkt.io] Babul Kumar:
No it's not working for me..
[prjkt.io] Surge1223:
Ok from what I see and what I expected is mostly windows users having issues. This makes sense because windows is notoriously hard to build adb for, you can see it all over in adb source. I recommend windows 10 users get bash for windows in a minimal Linux environment.

I know that's inconvenient, but we can't really control how often adb for windows is updated, and with all its nuances. For Linux and Mac, adb is literally one file, and you don't even have to install drivers or add USB device configs.

The code changed a lot between 8 and 8.1. Not only for adb, but for device permissions and that effects subs and Andromeda.

So essentially,

TL;DR

Windows sucks and there's not much we can do about it yet until the source is updated. But we're aware and working on it.
[prjkt.io] deadlycious:
nothing happen.. whats wrong?

[IMG="an error"]https://s33.postimg.org/89nkcd3lb/Screenshot_8.png[/IMG]
[prjkt.io] nofearkingbiatch:
Uninstall them on phone or PC or both?
[prjkt.io] nitheesh_m:
Even through I load script from Windows the substratum tells it to load again ie the blurry screen telling me to connect again to PC. Any work around ?
[prjkt.io] reporteric:
Hey there. I'm on Linux 4.13.0-19-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP xxx x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux and neither .sh nor .jar execute.

xxx:~/Downloads$ ./start_andromeda.sh
Andromeda Start Shell Script by [projekt.] development team

This requires projekt.andromeda to be installed on the device
Make sure the device is connected and ADB option enabled
Please only have one device connected at a time to use this!

Press any key to continue...

* server not running *
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
adb server version (36) doesn't match this client (39); killing...
* daemon started successfully *
package:/data/app/projekt.andromeda-i9637pFo7U2VZYM5ENTNfw==/base.apk

You can now remove your device from the computer!

with sudo, exactly the same. both .sh and adb are chmodded +x. I tried with Java 8 and 9.

and

xxx:~/Downloads$ ./AndromedaClient-Universal-1.7.jar
can't locate java: No such file or directory
xxx:~/Downloads$ java AndromedaClient-Universal-1.7.jar
Fehler: Hauptklasse AndromedaClient-Universal-1.7.jar konnte nicht gefunden oder geladen werden
Ursache: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: AndromedaClient-Universal-1.7.jar

also chmodded +x

What's wrong?
[prjkt.io] DodoGTA:
Use "java -jar" instead of "java"
[prjkt.io] badflife:
My Moto Z Play is currently still at 7.1.1 but will soon be updated to Oreo. Not rooted.

As the Price is still low i wanted to buy the app.

But unfortunately it is not possible because I need Oreo.

Is there a way to get the app with nougat?

Thanks.
[prjkt.io] DodoGTA:
Mostly no without a x86-64-based PC (You can try to spoof Android (and SDK) version build properties, but there's a high chance of bootloops, app FCs and more...)

TL;DR

Upgrade to Oreo ASAP and buy this app
[prjkt.io] badflife:
Problem is there is no Oreo available for my Moto Z Play at the moment.

But maybe a friend has a Oreo updated phone.

So I could login with my Google account and buy it.
[prjkt.io] BraveNTD:
(Oreo Beta) Andromeda issue of Samsung S8

the adb code works well but I can't access the substratum. it shows "the andromeda desktop client needs to connect to your device to be able to function with substratum". the andromeda desktop shows "Andromeda service started on the device" , but I can't access.
[prjkt.io] chikimonke:
I believe you should be able to use a computer to purchase it, but I could be wrong.
[prjkt.io] DodoGTA:
You're wrong
[prjkt.io] chikimonke:
Cool. Cool cool cool.
[prjkt.io] The Root:
I'm launching Andromeda from the PC and substratum still doesn't think it's connected. Any suggestions?

Never mind, bad Andromeda install

New question. Can anyone on Samsung Oreo beta 4 with a fresh install get any overlays to stick?