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[prjkt.io] TheAtheistOtaku:
Will keep in mind, but I'm avoiding rooting n such until there are official lineage builds for my device, gotta have OTA updates.

Going to try using substratum again, hopefully it was just a freak one time thing
[prjkt.io] uicnren:
for those interested, I flashed the full OTA (OPR3.170623.007) and andromeda/substratum seem to be working fine.

all previous theme(s) still applied, and apps appear to be fully functioning.
[prjkt.io] guitarEd182:
the desktop client on my mac doesn't do anything. I watched a video and saw that after you double click the andromeda icon that a window is supposed to pop up asking you to select the .dmg it came from. but i dont get that popup window. its extremely frustrating and i cant figure out why its not doing anything. do you have a script i can type into terminal to run it manually since i have the files from the .dmg? anything would be helpful. im running OSX 10.6.8 and I'm curious if it's too old for it to work properly. I cant update my mac because of software i have thats no longer supported on newer os versions without me buying more expensive hardware to go along with the software.
[prjkt.io] ShiverStorm:
It's glorious to be able to theme stock. Is anyone else having issues with Facebook and fb messenger? All the other themes work flawlessly or or close enough. But fb messenger won't even load properly before it crashes.
[prjkt.io] boswelja:
That's down to your theme.. don't apply Facebook & messenger overlays, or better yet, don't use Facebook & messenger
[prjkt.io] thereal_bigjake:
Looks like that in my theme ? It's the Google play services overlay
[prjkt.io] shree42001:
I have made payment of this app on playstore on 12.09.2017 via my netbanking.. The amount got debited from my bank account but app is not installed for reason best known to google.. I left stranded with payment made but app not installed.. I have mailed to developer of app on mail id provided at play store but no reply from them.. Developer can mail me on my email id csmdbaid2000@gmail.com. I have made payment through this mail id on playstore. I can provide other payment detail via mail. Pls guide me what to do
[prjkt.io] pudding_90:
i just got the same error and fixed it...

dont run as admin...

first time, it was a bad decision :D
[prjkt.io] trypsky:
update broke theming????

Hello, I am using substraum+andromeda rootless with swift black and swift dark on a pixel xl with the pixel launcher. This morning I awoke to the popup 'google has stopped' and I can not access my google app through the G button or swipe to google now without it crashing and getting this popup. So I go to hook it up to my pc to revert the themes and after running andromeda, substraum says falling back to rootless mode! What do I do??? I am stuck like this for now. There was some updates last night, that must have caused it. What can I do to fix this???

Update- Now that I am out at work I am noticing this problem extends to more apps.. Facebook messenger will not open either.. Before it was a minor annoyance and now it is a pain....I guess its my own fault for falsely assuming that, since it was rootless, that I didn't have a chance at messing up my phone.. So how can I safely revert to stock theme? I'm too busy at work to really to dive into researching this , any direction would be much appreciated!
[prjkt.io] steviemch:
Ok, you've recommended your theme on here and also on a post I made on Google Plus. I'm now in the process of setting up after I was forced to factory reset when attempting to apply your theme. I've used Substratum for years, both rooted (when it was Layers) and now stock with Andromeda and I didn't do anything different from any other theme I've applied in the last few days. I ensured the Android O option was enabled where applicable and I only initially attempted to enable a few modules. System UI crashed when I clicked "build and enable" and I had no options other than factory reset gave to me. Nexus 6P. I've been rooting and romming long enough to make sure everything was backed up when I initially installed Andromeda, and I'm well aware this is essentially beta testing so I know this obviously wasn't intentional, and these things can happen.... I'm also aware there can be a lot of variables involved but I have used several themes in the last few days with no issues until attempting to use Dark Infusion. Wish I could have got you logs but I didn't really have the ability.

Again I hesitate to say your theme caused this (especially without logs), as I know it could have been an issue with Substratum/Andromeda itself, but as I said, I've had no problems installing several other themes over the last few days. Think of this as a long winded heads up lol.

(Pretty much duplicated this post on Google Plus).

*Edit* So after setting the phone back up, I installed Andromeda again. I installed a theme I'd been using previously with no errors and no problems to system ui and settings etc. Navbar theme also applied without issue. I then decided to try and apply Dark Infusion to the Pixel Launcher alone (without touching anything system related) and it's applied without issue. So the problem (for me anyway) lies with the system ui. One thing I did do before the factory reset crash was attempt to install your theme after disabling another one without rebooting in-between. Again just providing info in case it's useful or helpful.
[prjkt.io] b316kane:
I apologize if this has been covered. Does this break OTA updates? I was trying to update to the September security patch. I'm fully stock but had this enabled. When the update was installing it failed and gave me an installation error really early in the installation process.
[prjkt.io] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
mentioned already several times, so far no issues, but your mileage may vary.
[prjkt.io] yankeesfan714:
Just find those overlays in substratum and disable and delete them and then your apps should work fine.
[prjkt.io] trypsky:
I tried to do that but I can't get substratum to load in rootless mode now. When I run the script everything looks normal on the pc, then when substratum loads up it falls back to root mode and shows the blurry screen . I tried rebooting the phone and it didn't change anything.
[prjkt.io] Razerman:
You can delete the overlays through your phones app manager as well.
[prjkt.io] ShiverStorm:
Lol I agree completely, but it's my husband's phone...not mine. I tried disabling the themes in substratum, but I don't know how to delete them and they're still there.
[prjkt.io] cucumbers:
Applying new theme

I'm finding that when I'm applying a new theme that themes the system UI for the first time (or after having deleted it), I have to reboot to get the notifications to be themed correctly. At least that's my experience with the Swift Dark & Black themes. Until I reboot the text appears black in the notification, so it's unreadable. But at least it seems to get fixed witha reboot.
[prjkt.io] XDA451:
I'll add in a couple things I've noticed

Not particularly sure about what I do, but sometimes when updating themes (pretty sure with Pixel Dark Mode/o) my apps will no-longer have titles under the icons, has to reboot to fix

And the notification, it's a little annoying.
[prjkt.io] trypsky:
Thanks! So that's ok then to just uninstall the overlay, without being able to disable it in substratum? Just want to make sure I don't end up making it worse.

Also, how can I get substratum working again? If I can fix my apps that's awesome, but I still really dislike being stuck with white notifications.
[prjkt.io] Razerman:
Well, I can't promise anything but that's what I've done when I was messing with my own tool and haven't seen any problems that reboot can't fix.

The following command will still list the overlay even after uninstall but the overlay is still gone. And after reboot, it won't list it anymore.

adb.exe shell cmd overlay list --user 0

SystemUI is one which is a bit tricky package, it seems to be holding its overlay until you reboot your device but if you want to remove overlay from for example youtube, just reboot the app and the overlay should be gone.

Edit:

Btw, you can install Android 8.0 emulator through Android Virtual Device Manager and test overlays there as well. It's not the same exact android version so not all overlays will behave the same but you can still test things there without a fear of making anything undoable.
[prjkt.io] thereal_bigjake:
I am told this issue is fixed in Substratum 846 ? Same bug happened to me yesterday after flashing the new factory image. The issue was Substratum wasn't applying the Android overlay which caused the systemUI to loop and triggered that Android rescue System.

Hopefully it's smooth sailing now ?
[prjkt.io] Tank87:
I've run into an issue with my font after using one of the overlays. my font has now changed and I don't like it at all. It seems to be affecting my text messages font, the font in my status bar, the font for the names of my apps in the app drawer and random other things in various other apps. I've tried recovery in substratum to disable and uninstall all overlays but the font won't go back to normal. Any suggestions?

Also tried flashing the rescue zips in the substratum folder. nothing.
[prjkt.io] trypsky:
substraum + andromeda broken after updates

Substratum no longer works for me, and I am stuck in a broken state where my overlays are loaded (swift black and swift dark) but not fully functional. On a Pixel XL using pixel launcher android oreo 8.0.0 build OPR1.170623.026.

The Google app and Facebook messenger are crashing. I cannot get them to open at all. The Google app pops up every few minutes to say that it stopped. Cannot open facebook messenger. My theme is there, working as intended except on these apps, so I want to just switch off those overlays. But I can't because substratum does not load rootless mode anymore!

I have completely lost access to subustratum rootless mode. I get the blurry screen with the "falling back to rooted mode" text, when I load the bat file while connected to my Pixel XL. I tried uninstalling the the themes, and rebooting, nothing changes. I tried uninstalling substrum + andromeda, nothing changes. Tried reinstalling and still the same. I do not know what else to do. I really want to avoid a factory reset, but it looks like I'm going to have to do that to fix it.

Is there anything else I can do to start fresh without wiping it?
[prjkt.io] jamesvgullo:
I have a weird fluke, I suppose, where the battery life of my phone (Pixel XL) does not show on the status bar. Not sure if it's themes are what. Any advise is appreciated.
[prjkt.io] Tank87:
I also had this problem. You can use the recovery option to remove your overlays but I believe it will wipe all your overlays. That's what I did.

Try disabling the status bar overlay.
[prjkt.io] bailey boy:
Error: Windows 10 Pixel Unrooted

I've downloaded Substratum and paid for Andromeda. I then downloaded the Windows ZIP batch package. I connected my phone in debug mode to my PC, opened Andromeda, ran the script and it fails constantly and never connects with Andromeda.

Anyone else have this issue?

Thanks!

EDIT: Totally a non-supported cable issue all along.
[prjkt.io] TeeJai:
Haven't been this frustrated in a long time.

With no rhyme or reason, I've only been able to run the script successfully a handful of times. 90% of the time the cmd scrolls quickly and fails to launch.

Was able to apply an overlay but I'm not happy with the look. Now I can't get the app to launch to undo.

It's like the moons have to align in a certain way while standing on one foot and rubbing my head.

Im a semi noob but it shouldn't be this difficult should it?
[prjkt.io] Cometolon:
I regret paying for Andromeda since I can't use it. I only have access to an old MacBook running OSX 10.6. I'd very much like a refund if that's possible.
[prjkt.io] HypostaticOnion:
Why can't you use it? I ran it on my mac just fine.
[prjkt.io] Cometolon:
My OS version doesn't support the app. It's kinda ancient.
[prjkt.io] ReelFiles:
You could use a live linux thumbdrive
[prjkt.io] Cometolon:
Thank you for the advice! I'm going to look into it.
[prjkt.io] EMJI79:
Slightly off topic here but Xiaomi's Miui offers great theme customization too if somebody is courageous to make a substratum equivalent some day.
[prjkt.io] comentator:
I do have the exact same issue but on a Nexus 5x on Septemer patches:( But i also don't know what to do
[prjkt.io] scottjal:
I'm pretty well blown away by this community. I applied some themes and left a lot of very positive reviews in the store but I was surprised that the maintainers almost all seemed to reply to my review with a thanks. The involvement there and here is great.

The only quirky issues I've encountered is things seem to get stuck sometimes and you will only see changes if you reboot. I've had success with recovery in side menu OR going into the theme you are currently using, select it and paint roller button; disable selected. It goes back to stock and then you can continue with something else without reboot. IMO this process should be automated in the future and I'm sure things are still being worked out.

I'm just thrilled to have themes on an unrooted and hopefully still secure device. I'd be interested in hearing about possible security issues with leaving Andromeda connected but seems like it's back to normal after a reboot, while maintaining your theme so I'm thinking all good there.

While disconnected I was even able to make a Tasker task to permnantly snooze the persistent notification about being disconnected, I know it's disconnected and what to do about it, thanks.

Pixel XL Oreo looks so much better now, thanks everyone.
[prjkt.io] jay661972:
Thank you for the amazing app for non rooted devices. Using my Pixel XL and swift black theme. Loving it. Wish the Phone and Pixel launcher overlay stick. It stick last night but went back to default this morning, weird but all in all loving it. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
[prjkt.io] Kortxero:
I've tried to apply the Belo theme but it has borked my interface (stock ROM, locked bootloader, not rooted). Unfortunately, the "Save Me" feature does not work and I cannot access the Settings (black screen due to the layer I guess) or Substratum. How can I restore my device? Connection Status in Andromeda is OK and Substratum is running in the background.

Edit: Used the Erase remotely feature from Google, but if any one has a better workaround, feel free to let me know :)
[prjkt.io] nickcburgess:
Can I do this with Chrome OS?

I have a chromebook and I do not have easy access to a windows, mac, or linux PC. is there a way for me to possibly do this without downloading one of these apps?
[prjkt.io] ReelFiles:
I guess technically you should be able to boot a live linux USB distro, but I don't know how locked down chromebooks are these days
[prjkt.io] nickcburgess:
I would have to enable developer mode to do this I think. Which I could do. But a live linux USB distro sounds more technical than anything I've ever done with my chromebook. I'm worried I would mess it up.
[prjkt.io] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
You can try by getting Ubuntu up and running using Crouton, link to a good guide attached. Although it sounds quite technical, it will be good practice before using Substratum. Being a chromebook though there is very little real damage you can do and recovery is quick and easy. Good Luck!

https://www.lifewire.com/install-linux-on-chromebook-4125253
[prjkt.io] DaKoin:
Andromeda App is so revolutionary for Pixel/Nexus users. (In dept installation video

Man I am loving this App so much Huge Thanks to all the developers who worked so hard on this app!! As usual I get excited for new Substratum Apps so I had to make a video. If anyone wants an indepth look at how to install and use the app here it is:

https://youtu.be/mphfFcbXi-M

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphfFcbXi-M[/YOUTUBE]
[prjkt.io] shinyazz52:
Good job on the video. I wanna try this but the issues some are having means I'm gonna wait for now.
[prjkt.io] ElPatron17:
Will this work with a chromebook.
[prjkt.io] trypsky:
Just wanted to give an update - Thanks to razerman I was able to fix the errors regarding my apps. Razerman's tool allowed me to restore the apps original themes without having to wipe my phone. HOWEVER, substratum is still broken. I want to be able to update the themes to re-theme the apps that auto updated, but substratum gives the blurry 'falling back to rooted mode' screen. I paid for andromeda but it seems to think that I did not. Uninstalling/Reinstalling does not seem to help. Is anyone else having this issue?
[prjkt.io] Tank87:
My system font was changed. I tried uninstalled/disabling overlays and flashing the restore zips but my font will not revert to the original style. Once substratum/Andromeda is fixed I'll be requesting a refund.
[prjkt.io] nefas83:
Hi,

I have the problem that after activating the theme (Belo) with the settings for Oreo (Pixel XL) my substratum is fully black and not usable.

I can't use it because I dind't see any buttons ;)

So I can't deactivate the theme.

Is there a way to deactivate all themes without root and custom recovery?

Tanks for your help.

greetings
[prjkt.io] kjaved373:
Not sure if this bug has been reported but on Nexus 6P Oreo:

- installed andromeda & substratum

- activated andromeda using Mac client

- applied some themes and rebooted

- tried reactivating andromeda but it doesn't get past "disconnected" even though the client shows success

I tried running "adb kill-server" and tried again and it works. I've had this issue a couple of times and it seems that restarting adb server seems to consistently fix it
[prjkt.io] trypsky:
If you look back to the last post by razerman, he linked his overlay manager tool in his signature. That's what I used to deactivate specific overlays that were giving me trouble.
[prjkt.io] VN_Optimus:
I want to ask ?

What is the subject in the picture.
[prjkt.io] yankeesfan714:
You can go into settings/apps and find the com.android app that pertains to substratum and delete it.
[prjkt.io] marti201:
It's called Outline

Edit: as RoboJoe actually pointed out below, it's Streamlined
[prjkt.io] ANDR01DN00B:
Wait I thought it wasn't possible to theme qs icons or status bar icons without a rom commit on Oreo?
[prjkt.io] marti201:
AOSP Oreo has OMS included ;)
[prjkt.io] RoboJoe:
Are you sure? It sure looks like Streamlined.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=snn.streamlined.night
[prjkt.io] marti201:
You're right, sorry
[prjkt.io] Sparker0i:
Will this happen on stock Android Oreo custom ROM with very little modifications?
[prjkt.io] HypostaticOnion:
Having an issue with the latest Andromeda where substratum defaults to root mode even though Andromeda is connected
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
If you're talking about SiX, yes. However, that ROM is not "very little modifications", but rather a boat load.

This doesn't have anything to do with ROMs though, but rather the bugs present in Android 8.0.0 upstream, since I'm on stock Pixel XL and there are issues where when I connect my device to my computer, it sometimes doesn't connect as USB debugging.
[prjkt.io] Sparker0i:
I'm not talking about SiX. I'm talking about pure AOSP ROM combined with some CAF commits on a device. Will it happen on these roms too?
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
The following statement still stands above
[prjkt.io] steviemch:
Disregard post.
[prjkt.io] scottjal:
Q; Should I be doing something when substratum/Andromeda/themes update? I can see some things here and there that don't look right and I see a LOT of updates coming out(which is great), how can I be sure I'm actually using the updated stuff?
[prjkt.io] HypostaticOnion:
Getting the same thing.
[prjkt.io] steviemch:
I was getting it after installing the latest Substratum beta (at that point). I ended up uninstalling Substratum and Andromeda and re installing, this time straight from the Play Store, it just started working again after a few tries.
[prjkt.io] hp13:
is there is pixel blue theme for non-root android 8 substratum?

I miss white/blue theme.
[prjkt.io] anonymous-bot:
Maybe try this theme:

https://folgore95.github.io/pixeltheme/

Edit: Play Store link
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
Greetings,

I followed the guide listed to get the files downloaded and the app installed.

Substratum from the playstore is v852

Andromeda from the playstore is v18

After running the bat file, it does complete and launches Substratum. After the launch, I get the following error error within the app.View attachment 4282421

I then check the connection and shows that its connected

I rebooted my phone and also reinstalled the application, same issue continues. Can't find an older version to try and can't find anything in the rest of the thread for the error. Hopefully someone has a suggestion.
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
Greetings,

I followed the guide listed to get the files downloaded and the app installed.

Substratum from the playstore is v852

Andromeda from the playstore is v18

After running the bat file, it does complete and launches Substratum. After the launch, I get the following error error within the app:

View attachment 4282422

I then check the connection and shows that its connected

I rebooted my phone and also reinstalled the application, same issue continues. Can't find an older version to try and can't find anything in the rest of the thread for the error. Hopefully someone has a suggestion.
[prjkt.io] anonymous-bot:
After the error appears, did you try just closing Substratum and re-opening the app?
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
I have done that. It does the spinning for the loading and gives the same error.
[prjkt.io] Swamphound:
I had that after the lastest Substratum app update and tried uninstalling but turns out when I removed the theme from the Substratum app (I'm using Translucent) it worked fine.
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
I wish I had a theme installed. This is with no theme installed. Stock Oreo on 6p.
[prjkt.io] Swamphound:
Hmmm. Perhaps uninstalling/reinstalling both Andromeda and Substratum apps then rebooting did it for me. IDK it started working somehow. I'm sure the issue will get pinned down and addressed soon as a number have reported it.
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
Did that also. I do hope help comes soon.
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
Are you sure that Substratum was installed by the Play Store?

Reason I'm asking is because the unsigned APKs found on our beta Telegram channel will need an extra step, clicking the Connected card 8 times and clicking Bypass check.
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
Both were from the play store. I did the clicks and did the bypass check but still get the error. Do I need to reboot my phone to bypass check it and it will work?
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
Hmm that's weird, are you able to grab me a logcat of substratum launching please? Thanks!
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
I sure can. Working on that right now since I'm not rooted. New to grabbing logcats.
[prjkt.io] pctechdroid:
I attempted to get a logcat and failed...but the app just started working randomly...............
[prjkt.io] ismailonrails:
I bought Andromada but I'm not able to make it work.

I always see red not connected status. not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Ran that command multiple times but no luck. any help?

---------- Post added at 03:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 PM ----------

I'm having exact same issue, not sure what to do
[prjkt.io] nicholaschum:
Have you done exactly as the video did in the main post?