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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] chipworkz:
I really like "sd_Black" by [aire] combined with the Icon pack "New Year Glow Icon Pack" by Navin Rai.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] UnicornHub:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
But still you get white navbars etc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] suzook:
No you don't.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Guyinlaca:
There is an adb command to change the navigation bar color. I'd do a search for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] virtus76:
how you change the icons to small ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mahmoudhafez2000:
Using Nova Launcher
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ravijani:
Greenyon is working fabulous.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] UniX1rm:
Best dark them in my opinion is through substratum. I am using yoru theme as a plus, it cleans the UI tremendously and makes the notifications dark on lock screen and while using the phone.

To make the NavBar black. Do this [MENTION=2946835]Guyinlaca[/MENTION]

open cmd

adb shell

settings put global navigationbar_color -16777216

settings put global navigationbar_current_color -16777216

adb reboot

Run each command separately and after the reboot, you'll have a black NAVBAR, it will still be white in some apps like chrome with the white UI, but with the keyboard it will stay black. One thing to note, if you change your Samsung Theme the color will revert back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] drbveb88:
Yeah it does!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
Most of my substratum swift and wings overlays works , except for the damn settings screen which is still white lolz...

My nabvar is black with dark icons and my status bar icons are grey. Minimizing OLED burn in.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] stu5797:
Is there a dark black theme but still able to keep all the exact same Samsung icons?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] craigels:
Which version of material black is the best one?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] TangLy:
This one works just fine for me:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] stu5797:
Thanks buddy! I am on the right path because of you! I will use this for now until I can find one that has less orange. :) Thanks much!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] rhadoo_ds:
You can also do it in a different manner:

1. Choose the theme that you like the most (disregard the icons of that theme)

2. Apply the theme

3. Go to Icons section in theme app

4. Choose Samsung Default icon set and apply.

You will have your favorite theme with Samsung default icons ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] suzook:
Yeah, hoping the creator of swift black can fix the settings app.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] blkghost22:
Is anyone anle to get the notifocation drpp dpwm match the theme?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mattskiiau:
Yup. Use a mixture of Good Lock 2018 and lock screen settings. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Shane818:
Thanks didn't know good lock 2018 was a thing so use to having root
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dutchmast3r:
i use PitchBlackS from the playstore, it has like 40 skin inside the theme pack, all black with a different color and many apps are skinned
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] eVoHicks:
METAL_BLACK by Minu

Not too bad
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Rev_Nev:
I started using the Material Black theme from the baked in Theme app.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mR.fR34ky:
Check out high contrast sky black theme from the theme store
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] cpufrost:
There's a decent selection in the theme store, a lot of them are free.

However, this late in the game, it still boggles the mind why we even have to theme to get dark! AMOLED panels do best with these themes, and I'm sick and tired of this all white crap being forced down our throats EVERYWHERE!

It should have out of the box option to properly address this issue, system wide.

The Samsung dialer is the worst. I don't even need the flashlight to find something in the middle of the night!

I miss the dial pad pre lollipop days.

Even Win10 has a dark mode and it looks great. MacOS Mojave will have it too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bill_viper:
Have you noticed battery draining with some themes from theme store?

Not particularly in Note 9, but in previous devices too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
I agree with that fully. Rubbish all white.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vonDubenshire:
The problem with black themes is it is very difficult to see them outdoors and in the car when the sun shines. White is superior. Most people prefer white.

I like dark, but I don't want a dark nav if I am reading white Chrome pages all day. It will cause burn-in on my screen by aging the pixels differently.

Samsung's light nav bar is there for a reason.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ShrekOpher:
Been using this one since the S7 edge, always has been my favorite.

http://www.samsung.com/global/themestore/index.html?appId=pixome.purecircleblack&SITE_CODE=us
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] devilleave:
When I connect my note to pc and run andromeda script it doesn't do anything. I searched many YouTube vids/comments but haven't answers
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] teneke:
High_contrast_theme_II is very very black. I've matched it with the paper icons by motiveflux. Saves me ALOT of battery (not the icons) on that amoled ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] nkd:
[MENTION=8929675]vonDubenshire[/MENTION] What are you talking about? Chrome changes the notification bar to whatever the color tone of the browser is or the page, go to cnn, go to other pages and watch the color in notification panel change with it. May be you need to update?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vonDubenshire:
I was talking about the navigation bar, see the last sentence of the post.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] :
I like Oreo_Black MINU from Samsung themes, was using it on my Note 8 also. I'm using Nova to hide the status and nav bars.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Zappapp:
Couldn't find this. Link please.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Gandicela:
Andromeda + Substratum + Swift Black
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] nrage23:
You can do all that with Swift Installer now. It supports the Note 9 now. No adb needed to theme.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bill_viper:
Have you noticed any battery draining? With my previous S9+ I had a small percentage battery draining (not seen in screen stats, but started right after the installation of the app).

It's the only reason that I haven't installed it in my Note 9.

And damn, I love the total black look.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] nrage23:
I have not noticed battery drain.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
Take my money yet again! Lol.

I'd normally be biatching but that developer has made my days with my note 8 days fun so I'll probably pull the trigger yet again. Currently using swift, dark, black and swift for Samsung .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
Bought Swift installer, it works just fine. Was expecting mods out of it but perhaps I haven't learned all the options as of yet and what they do. All in all, good choice .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] jult:
That is all proven untrue. In fact, white characters on black are visually superior, especially outdoors, mostly because it offers more contrast with OLED screens. Not only that, it's way easier on the eyes.

White is not 'superior' at all. You're just used to papers being white, and that's the only reason you still prefer it.

You can google it, there have been numerous studies done on the subject of legibility with colors. A yellowish-green on nearly pitch-black background won the tests.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
Wouldn't it have been interesting if back in school we used black paper with white ink for our exercise books. [emoji3]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] @rbiter:
I did in art. You scratched the black off to make abstract drawings. Miss that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] hdelvalle009:
Substratum work in note 9??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] suzook:
LMFAO, did you read anything?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] -Zork-:
get old higt contract black theme
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vonDubenshire:
There are a ton of articles about this.

Are you involved with any UX design? I am, and I have a friend I worked with who is a UX\UI Architect at a major software development firm.

Dark backgrounds are inferior.

http://uxmovement.com/content/why-you-should-never-use-pure-black-for-text-or-backgrounds/

White backgrounds are superior to black in most situations.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bober10113:
i don't need studies to tell me what i prefer. Nor do i give a William Shatner about other's opinions.

may i pave the way for others.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bat0nas:
What black theme is closest to stock?

I want the stock look but dark/black. No custom icons, no art. Just dark stock.

Any recommendations?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
The Samsung ones. High contrast and high contrast_11
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bat0nas:
Thanks!

Any idea how to browse themes by Samsung?

Or could you provide link to those contrast themes?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
Search for key words "High Contrast" in the Samsung Galaxy theme store. See below.View attachment 4602879
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bat0nas:
But they are not made by Samsung.

I thought Samsung made something dark as well.View attachment 4602892
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Limeybastard:
Looks like Samsung to me.View attachment 4603221
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vonDubenshire:
Exactly.

AMOLED is not bad, but it isnt the best.

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Nah.

I don't love that. Too much effort for mediocre results that don't save battery much.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Rajan Lunagaria:
Best Dark Themes

No.1 goes to

"Black_Edition_V2".

It also has Black icons with white outlines.

No.2 is

"Oreo Black"

which has completely dark UI but has stock android icons.

If you don't like any of their icons you can always change icons to the stock samsung icons.

I also recommend using

450 DPI

instead of stock DPi which will also create a great UI experience.

PS : Both these themes are available for FREE on Galaxy App store.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] msohail_7:
The Best on XDA yet is Bodhisattva V4.1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Diego82:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] dannejanne:
How did you get blurred background when you pull down the notifications?

edit: sorry found it didn't look deep enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] shmogt:
Hello, I created an all black series with a burst of colour. The picture is what they all look like only with different colours. I don't wanna post a link as I am not trying to advertise, but you can search for "burst" to see them all or "Blue Burst" for the one in the picture. Virtually everything is 100% black, also.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] .apk:
Couldn't find the v4's thread. Could you please post the link?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] UnicornHub:
Where would you search this? That is a super clean theme. Is there a pink or cyan one?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bober10113:
http://tinyurl.com/hgfamay

they are payed themes on the samsung theme store
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] shmogt:
Pink, red, blue, acid green, purple, aqua, and I think a few other colours. Just go to the theme store and search for "burst". You'll see them all there. Oh, I also have an orange version that is free. Would be perfect for Halloween time and you can buy a different colour for the rest of the year if you wanted to later. Here is the link to the orange one that is getting close to 1,000,000 downloads http://tinyurl.com/lv2vmoc (click on your phone).

If you click the link you can check out all my other themes as well as I have tons of different styles. I do everything, but mainly stick to dark coloured themes.

I also have a similar style if you are interested in that. Very similar, but with more colour, basically. The one below is called "Hot Red Neon" from my "Hot Neon" series. http://tinyurl.com/mpx7mvk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] pik1:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/themes/theme-env-iron-mental-t3770978
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] megatooth:
+1 :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] msohail_7:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9-plus/themes/theme-env-iron-mental-t3770978
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] megatooth:
Work like a charm : https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76069616&postcount=4
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] xNull33x:
I installed Bodhisattva 4.1 but theme app crashed a lot, is it normal? Can you suggest me another complete dark theme that doesn't cause problems?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] msohail_7:
there's no better theme than that... thats not a crash its just a patch to remove trial.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] xNull33x:
Ok but the fact that the phone freezes for some seconds bother me, I scaled also the animation to 0.5x and set the the DPI to 450, could these be a problem?

There is anything like this theme but present in the store without this "trial issue"?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] msohail_7:
Maybe it could be due to that tweak. I get that freezing maybe once or twice a day not more than that.

Speaking about the theme, there is no theme that is built to this detail.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Shane818:
Thanks this is what I've been looking for need my blue
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] schn1tt3r:
So many talking about Substratum. I am pretty happy with the default though I wish I would be able to get the S7 Edge one instead. Gonna give that Substartum a try.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bober10113:
try swift installer :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftinstaller
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] M83Collective:
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-experience-10-theme-samsung-galaxy-s9-samsung-galaxy-s8/

This is the theme I have been using, its pretty much the same Bodhisattva V4.1, just from a different guy, it looks like.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] SPiderr:
To this date, I have to say that:

1) Totally agree. Substratum is no longer useable. To many problems. Installs/Uninstalls/Manual updates/Crashes/Slow reboots etc.

2) Testing Swift Installer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftinstaller

(it has also some problems)

3) Probably the best solution would be go with Samsung Theme App and some good black theme. I have no idea what that is. I was looking for it here but this thread conversation has many irrelevant posts.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] JoeFCaputo113:
Where can I find "Swift For Samsung"? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vishnu8058:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swift.minimal
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mahmood:
Best theme that you can use is from envy !! His them s are the best in Android community I think everyon uses them or still using them. ?. His newest theme is night theme from Oreo leaked version of Samsung and he has made it possible for non Oreo users .

https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.envy.skyflakes

Always read how to install his themes to get the maximum out of it with no errors !!

You can use his other themes for free this one above is requested from many users that he should make black version and as a support for his work it's not free.

His all other works are in s9 theme section forum go and download them you won't be disappointed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] badbeats:
Hello

I am an idiot and do not want to screw anything up.

So do I download "envNIGHT_themeV2.apk - [Click for QR Code] "

and then apply it in themes?

Do I need to download anything else to get the icons to change?

I read "WARNING, CANNOT BE UNINSTALLED APK , DO NOT INSTALL IF YOU DON'T HAVE BLACK NOTIF VERSION OF THE PIE THEME!!" Do I need something else installed first? Does this mean I cant uninstall it if i do not like it?

Sorry if these are stupid questions i read through everything but just a bit confused. I just want some nice icons, and a nice drop down menu. I do not want to screw up my phone.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] M83Collective:
I honestly haven't had any issues installing, the only thing that I ran into when I downloaded it, I couldn't go through the Samsung themes app to find it.

I needed to go into settings > Wallpaper and themes then clicked on themes when Samsung Themes started.

I've jumped around with themes since thing and am currently running swift installer substrate so I don't that theme currently on. But I have 0 issues when I was using it

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Sorry I forgot to fully answer your questions ??*♂️

When you install the them it will say "start trial" or "buy" all you have to do is select start trial, restart the phone and the theme will be applied, permanently. If you ever want to remove it, navigate to the theme the same way you installed. When you click on it there will be a "delete" option present that will remove it from your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] leyvatron:
Samsung theme market - the theme is called [DNA] UI - developer is Deepanshu naagar. Awesone dark theme. I think you can just search UI and find it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ShaDow18:
which theme is this ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mkanet:
Minimal dark theme that's not too dark

I'm a brand new Note 9 user. Currently, the default theme for the Samsung Experience 9.5 launcher) uses a very harsh white color for settings and notifications panel areas. Could someone recommend a dark theme (from the Samsung downloadable themes) that's not too dark in the settings and notification panels? Most of the themes I've seen are too dark and monochrome-looking.. making it very hard on the eyes (and hard to read).

I'm just looking for a Samsung theme that ONLY changes the notifications and settings panels colors to a dark grey (transparent) and doesn't install any tacky wallpapers, icon packs, and fonts). I'm very much a minimalist... so, I would prefer to install a theme that doesn't require me to manually uninstall or delete icon packs and wallpapers that I never wanted. The thought of leaving any kind of residual traces on the Android filesystem is enough to make me cringe.

I just need something to hold me off until I get the "official" Samsung release of Android 9.0 Pie; which includes a pretty nice dark mode (same as the one on the Google Pixel).

Thank you in advance for anyone that could help me out!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Rajan Lunagaria:
Use PixelizeD it will be best for you as it is not too much dark and minimal. Ciao :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] schn1tt3r:
wrong post
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] AndrewM3:
What is the icon pack you using. I like the icons I want them please let me know
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mahmoudhafez2000:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edzondm.linebit
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Daniel Hjelvik:
Use themegalaxy app from Google Play Store.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Icetea:
I recommend the swift installer app! No battery drain and very comfortable to use!

But attention: please remove all color patches before installing a OTA update to prevent crashesllll

you will be able to reinstall all patches after OTA update has finished!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] krrishragav999:
does this work in galaxy note 9?

i download this apk and installed in my device. but it won't show in my theme collections. how to use this app? and where can i find it?

its a theme? or substratum?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] mahmoudhafez2000:
It's theme, just follow this video if it's not showing in the theme collection

[youtube]MlpXkqt1r8o[/youtube]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dineshaugustin:
Use high contrast theme from theme store and good lock app for notification drop menu to be black from galaxy app store. U will have full black theme
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] petethepete2000:
Found one

There's a great one if you search high contrast, called Nero. Dark but colourful and well designed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] megatooth:
MINU - Black Edition V2 :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] tomcat27410:
Very nice theme! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] melchiar:
Thx this one is very good. But why aren't icons of basic apps like playstore not done? And how to change navbar to black?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] K-alz:
Download "swift installer" from the play store. You can make your whole phone black.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] the stranger94:
Looking for the same thing, a simply dark theme like the one will arrive with one ui (pie).

Did you find anything eventually?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] pizzaftw:
do you know other theme like this but its blue and black instead of green?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] wodzini:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brit.swiftinstaller

works best for me. Highly customizable and weekly updated. One con needs to update every app separatly. But phone looks great check thumbnails i use it for navy+orange combo but you can easily set black background.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] kingwicked:
Nothing matches this app called Hex Installer to get perfect black theme with colors of your choice.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=project.vivid.hex.bodhi&hl=en
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] wruyter80:
Can Hex Installer theme notifications dark?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] kingwicked:
See my Screenshot for your answer. it themes black notifications as well
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] wruyter80:
Sorry I don't see a screen shot just a link to the app. Thanks for the info though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bober10113:
here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bober10113:
hey osman, might want to block your personal emails...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] wruyter80:
Thank you sir
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Themes, Apps, and Mods] vash2pid:
I'm on Pie and I can't install this.

Edit: NVM it's okay now.