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[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Thank you so much! Everything worked out for me. I found another version of 1015 that supports Android 7. Found it here: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/projekt/substratum-theme-engine/

Thanks for the proposed topics.
[Android Auto General] lfaust58:
Creating your own thenes

Is there any way to create your own themes in Substratum AA?!
[Android Auto General] beejkitsune:
This has already been addressed.

https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/...background-android-auto-t3964022/post80215631
[Android Auto General] Aphex13:
Same phone, on Android 10 Stable. I couldn't get Substratum to work, but Substratum Lite works fine. I just don't the last 30 minutes or so trying to decide which wallpaper to use daily. Give it another go...

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You have to disable the selection before uninstalling it. Try reinstalling the stuck selection, enable it, disable it, and uninstall it. Worked for me. I was stuck with the collider background. lol
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya!

The app has made it to the XDA feed!!! https://www.xda-developers.com/android-auto-background-substratum-theme-wallpaper/

Quite a big achievement for a Substratum Theme that I've developed almost randomly. In fact, I was looking to a post in a Facebook group. A guy was asking "Can I change the new horrible Android Auto background?". Everyone in the comments was like "No way dude" but I was like "Hey wait a minute... What if..." And then I came out with this Substratum Theme, which is the a pretty sime way to go. Not the perfect solution, not so powerful, but functional.

Since the beginning, I've thought that the theme should be fully open to suggestion of new Backgrounds, because giving the user the choice is the best way, in my opinion, to make the user happy.

Sorry for being radio silent in the last few days but I've been out on a vacation, and I'll probably fully resume the development of the theme on Thursday as I'll have more spare time.

In the meantime the app is just a step away from reaching 2k downloads on the XDA labs, and so far the reviews (though some old reviews mysteriously disappeared :( ) are all 5 stars, which means you have to really like the theme and I really have to thank you! Be sure to leave a review so I know if there are any problems or something I can work on or improve!

I honestly did not expect to make it to the news feed of XDA, and I've noticed it from outta nowhere, and really thank you.

From now on I'm planning to have weekly updates. I'm not really sure I can keep up each and every week, since I basically develop the theme in my spare time, but I'm pretty confident I can.

So... Can you guess the subject of the next background for AA?
[Android Auto General] Gunde:
Awesome. I have wanted to change that horrible random 3D background for a long time. Thanks!

Any chance you can also Substratum-away unwanted app icons? :D
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
I'm not sure what you mean with unwanted app icons
[Android Auto General] Gunde:
The icons in the Android Auto app drawer. Any supported app shows up whether you use it in car or not.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Sure, I got it, but I don't know what app is unwanted to you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway most probably I can't do it with Substratum but I've got to check.

There's a chance that you can achieve it instead with a database manipulation (via SQLite) but again I've got to check and report back to you
[Android Auto General] krilok:
Thank you for developing this... Works well and haven't had any issues so far.

Maybe it isn't possible at all, but what about substituting default icons on AA? Like custom icons packs or so... And fonts? On the previous style of AA, it picked up whatever font the phone was using, but since they upgraded to the new look, it seems they 'baked' a specific font into the app itself, with no way of changing it even if you're using a different one on the phone...

Anyhow, thanks again... ?
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Sooo from what I've seen so far inside the Android Auto package there are not app icons inside. I'm pretty sure it gathers icons from the apps themselves. So in order to make them change in Android Auto I should make Substratum overlays for the apps too and change their icons, that means they will change in system too. Plus I'm not really good at designing vectors, so it will require some time to make an Icon Pack and maybe make some different styles of icon pack.

For what regards the font, I've got to check. I think it's feasible.

Nevertheless these are not high priority features at the time I'm speaking, since they are a bit off the scope of the Substratum theme, but I could consider them in a not-so-far future :)
[Android Auto General] krilok:
Thank you for the quick reply...

Don't worry, I understand; if there are no icons within the AA package itself it would be a real pain for you to individually design and replace them, so forget I asked... :silly:

As for the font situation, it's a pity Google decided to force code this on AA (and several other of their apps). In the past, the custom font of your choice was displayed throughout the whole system and applied to the cars display, too, but if you now flash a different font, half of the text is displayed in the default Google font style and the other half with the one you flashed, which is really ugly and inconsistent... Anyhow, if you have the time and energy and manage to implement this in the future, that would be awesome...
[Android Auto General] metaljr81:
Can't seem to get this to work on unrooted Samsung Pie with substratum lite and synergy oneui compiler
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Hey there

Have you ever applied a theme with synergy before? Are you getting any kind of error from Substratum or Synergy? If yes, could you post it here?
[Android Auto General] Gunde:
Don't worry about it. It was mostly a joke, because AA users have been annoyed with unwanted app icons since forever :)

I also tried on my second phone which is a Note 9. Like the poster above, it doesn't seem to work on One UI with Substratum Lite and Synergy. No error message, just no new background.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Mh... I'll have to look into it. I don't really know why it's not working on Synergy and I will have to test on a Samsung, which I don't have.
[Android Auto General] metaljr81:
Yes, all the time. Never any issue. No error, just simply no background change.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
I'll definitely give a look ASAP and see what I can do to fix it
[Android Auto General] enigma1400:
Thank you for making this! Working on my end with the note 9 and sungstromeda :)

Only suggestion I would have is, could there be a way to dim the backgrounds? I like having the Toyota logo, except the brightness of the background makes it a bit difficult to see the apps. I think if you were to add a black overlay to the background (with maybe a % opacity) it would be perfect!
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Sure I can! Maybe I will dim all the car logos that are a bit too bright!
[Android Auto General] enigma1400:
Awesome, thanks!
[Android Auto General] sstack6890:
ok i have a pixel 3 xl running android 10, i open the app and all it does is take me to the app info page. am i missing something?
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Are you rooted and have you installed Substratum Lite?
[Android Auto General] absoluthamm:
I am rooted on a Pixel 2 XL with Android 10, and have Substratum Lite installed. Following the steps that pop up when selecting AA Backgrounds and when I go to Install, it just gets stuck with a loading bar at the bottom saying "Finishing ... Do not close or minimize the app" and nothing happens except for that loading bar going on and on for 15+ minutes.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Does this issue happen with any Substratum overlay or just mine?
[Android Auto General] absoluthamm:
I have not tried any other overlay. This was the first I've installed Substratum since getting onto A10
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Could you please make sure you're on Magisk 19.4 and try to uninstall Substratum magisk module, have a full reboot and then setup substratum lite again?
[Android Auto General] absoluthamm:
I may have found out the issue, I am updated to 19.5
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya! Version 1.6 - Art Update is live!

Here's what's changed:

Added 11 famous art paintings. Along with Van Gogh's starry night (one of the firts backgrounds I've actually made for the theme) you can now expose an art painting behind Android Auto's icons

Fixed some errors occurring on the welcome dialog on small resolutions

Dimmed some backgrounds with car logo to make them less shiny (Toyota, Opel and Honda this time around. If you have any issues with other car logos let me know!)

About synergy support: I've tried myself with a friend phone, and I see Synergy builds the theme just fine but the background doesn't change at all. Unfortunately it requires me more time to find a fix for synergy support. I'm trying so hard to run some tests on Samsung Remote Labs devices in order to adress more specifically the root of the problem but I'm either encountering some devices with pre-setup and logged-off Samsung Accounts with no way to download the high contrast theme or devices on very slow servers that make testing impossible. I'll try my best to have ideal working conditions and find a fix as soon as possible, sorry!

Download link in the OP

And don't forget that all the themes previews are available on Google Photos
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
So, an update regarding Synergy support:

TL;DR: Samsung most probably blocked theming outside Android System through their themes, and probably never will allow it.

I've made a lot of testing and spoke to the dev of Synergy. Starting from the fact that Synergy and Substratum are using the same OMS, the system that allows theming, it was very strange that a fully working Substratum theme doesn't work as intended on Synergy. Ace mode didn't help, reboot, night mode, nothing happens. So where could be the problem? Samsung Theming!

Synergy relies on a patched existing Samsung Theme that you can find on the Galaxy Store. And since Galaxy Themes is being hijacked, it's very possible that Samsung blocked theming outside Android System, and that would be intentional. Might just be a Samsung Theme bug, probably they won't care fixing. It's very probable (no one actually tried, though) that things like Samsung Dex can't be themed either for the same reason.

It's a shame, I know, but I really can't do anything about it, sadly. And Synergy dev can't do much about it either, because it just works as it needs to work, and this case scenario is made impossible by Samsung.

The only thing I, and you, can done is to pray that Samsung itself fixes this, but I reckon that they just won't be bothered fixing it.

I'm really terribly sorry guys.
[Android Auto General] Jet70355:
Can't the BMW logo be added? ?
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Ironic? :D
[Android Auto General] Gunde:
Don't be. Not your fault :)

Thanks for trying :good:
[Android Auto General] Superspylee10:
Download link is broken
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Whoops, fixed.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya! Version 1.7 - Soccer Update is live!

Soccer fans are the best. They are always with their team, and want their team to always be with them. Now you can have your favourite football (aw, damn... soccer for you americans) team on your Android Auto dashboard too!

HEY YOU, MY SQUAD IS NOT THERE!

Don't worry, there's space for everyone! Just tell me what team you would like and I will make an Android Background of it in the next update!

Here's what's changed:

17 new backgrounds with famous Football/Soccer clubs from around the world

Dimmed out some other car logos that would look a bit shiny

Revamped the welcome dialog

Download link in the OP

And don't forget that all the themes previews are available on Google Photos
[Android Auto General] b0uNz:
Hi, can you add this Wallpaper please?
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Sure!
[Android Auto General] Fishcat7:
Hi, can you made this theme like a module for magisk?

I have a Samsung phone so can't use this substratum theme...
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
If you have Magisk you can use Substratum just fine ?
[Android Auto General] Fishcat7:
Sorry, can you explain better?

I know there are a lot of problem with substratum and Samsung one UI...
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Sure. I'll explain more clearly:

So Substratum generally speaking needs root. If you are on root and your system support OMS, you are good to go. There are ways to achieve Substratum support without root. And one of them is Synergy, that works on One UI. But if you are on root, I mean, you don't need to pay extra dollars for a non root solution.

So as long as you find themes compatible with your system, you can apply them just fine.

Try out yourself! Install Substratum, let it build the Magisk Module, have a reboot, build AA Wallpapers with the background(s) of your choice, have a reboot once again, and apply one of the backgrounds. Theoretically, everything should work fine.
[Android Auto General] Aphex13:
Thank you for this! I've been looking for a way to replace the stock wallpaper for literally years!

Would you be willing to add this background to your next update? It should already be sized correctly.
[Android Auto General] Ivabur:
Geht nicht an
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Hello,

apparently, if the translation is not lying, the theme doesn't work to you. Giving that you are new to XDA, let me walk you through the basics.

There are some rules in the XDA Forums, and one of them is about posting using a clear and descriptive subject and message.

Saying "It doesn't work" it's 100% unhelpful for me. I don't know anything about your phone, your android version, whether you have root, what type of rooting method you adopted, what version of substratum you are using etc....

The rule immediately after speaks about the use the English language.

If you are willing to be helpful to me I will be more than happy to help you solve your issues. But I really can't do much if you just tell me "it doesn't work"
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya, Android Auto 4.7 is out https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...ging-4-7-593814-release-android-apk-download/

Good news, Substratum AA Backgrounds works just fine with the new version. Be sure to re-build the background once Android Auto is updated!

Next week new update. Wallpapers number is gonna grow fast :)

Happy theming everyone!
[Android Auto General] Hateislove:
Can you please post all the changelogs in the first post? It is so stupid to look for changelog through pages and pages of the thread. Thanks.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Hi there,

given that, as of now, you can only download this app through XDA Labs, I thought that putting the changelog in the OP is not really necessary, since you can see it through XDA Labs. Plus, changelog is available through Substratum too (though this time I forgot to update)

Anyway I'll move it on the OP, or maybe second post, later today, thanks for the feedback.
[Android Auto General] Hateislove:
Wow, thank you so much! Great job, by the way. This is the first step to customizing Android Auto.
[Android Auto General] Aphex13:
Hey, I love your work with Android Auto!

Sorry for the .zip, but I didn't want to blow up your thread with a massive request.

I have about twenty walls that I've tested by editing your APK. I got rid of any that ended up looking pixelated, or made it too hard to read onscreen text.

They're all sized correctly, and just need to be renamed.

No way am I asking you to add them all, but I think some of them are pretty nice. Feel free to have a look and add any of them that you like.

Thank you again for your hard work!
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Probably I'll add them gradually over the next few weeks. Thanks though!
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya! Version 1.8 is live!

Here's what changed:

The theme reached 200 backgrounds!

All the manufacturers' logos are now in solid black version too!

Added Mustang logo (both version)

Added an alternative Opel Logo (as requested as [MENTION=2384054]b0uNz[/MENTION] :) )

2 new casual wallpapers: world map and rainbow

Download link in the OP

And don't forget that all the themes previews are available on Google Photos
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Not everything turns out as it should

Version 1.8.1 is live

Apologies for two updates in a short time.

When I was uploading photos to the Google Photos gallery, I figured out that some logos were not looking so good (my bad I didn't have a second look into them). So, in order to assure the best quality, these logos have been updated:

Renault (black version)

Vauxhall (black version)

Acura (black version)

Genesis (black version)

Abarth (black version)

KIA (both versions)

SKODA (black version)

KARMA (black version)

Fiat (black version)

Opel (black version)

Chevrolet (black version)

Tata Motors now have the proper logo (both versions)

Download link, as always, in the OP

Wallpapers will be shortly updated on Google Photos
[Android Auto General] Krsmqn:
Does this theme the phone app too? (Like if you just open the app on your phone without connecting to your car)
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
No it does not. Just car.
[Android Auto General] Krsmqn:
Thank you for the quick reply. ?

Request to add this beauty?
[Android Auto General] YoshiFan501:
I would love a SpaceX logo theme (wither just the X or the whole logo)
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
I'll see if I'll find a nice one and include it :)
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
I'll see what I can do. Probably will make them from scratch :)
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya! Version 1.9 - NFL UPDATE!

NFL is ready for Android Auto!

Here's what changed:

The theme reached 245 backgrounds

Added 32 wallpapers with logos of all the NFL teams

Holden logo updated (both version)

Renault logo updated (grey version)

Honda logo updated (black version)

13 new casual wallpaper and 1 new gradient added (requested by [MENTION=2870678]Aphex13[/MENTION] [MENTION=4454582]Krsmqn[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3388833]YoshiFan501[/MENTION] )

Welcome screen is now translated in Italian

Download link in the OP

And don't forget that all the themes previews are available on Google Photos
[Android Auto General] krilok:
Out of curiosity... Do you know if there's any hidden code in AA to allow for third party DSPs to process audio? I mean to allow Viper4Android or others to work...?
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Actually I do use Viper4android but it follows loudspeaker settings and not USB settings. On 2.7 you have to basically change speaker settings, but they are limited. On 2.5 you could apply settings to other devices (e.g. USB) and set lock mode to that device, but then you have to revert back when you're done with AA
[Android Auto General] krilok:
Thanks for the quick reply.

In my case I've never managed to get V4A working on AA no matter what settings I've played with. Seems once you plug in the phone to the car through USB, the audio processing is done by the car itself, thus V4A has no effect whatsoever.

However, I own a 2017 Kia, and it came with an android 4.4 tablet as the main display. Following a couple of tutorials, I managed to enter the tablets 'developer' settings, and even managed to manually install a couple of additional apps (apk's) to it. I also tried installing a few basic equaliser apps and to my surprise, they processed the audio while on AA just fine. But afaik, at present V4A needs root to work, and my car's tablet is unrootable, that's why I was wondering if there's any code in AA that could be played with...
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Ah, I see. I'm pretty confident, though, that AA has no audio processing built in.
[Android Auto General] krilok:
Pity, audio quality is really bad on the Kia, but thanks for the time anyhow...;)
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
can do one for android 6. because my phone stuck at Android 6. no custom rom beyond android 6

[emoji120]
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Do what?
[Android Auto General] mullman85:
Would like to make a wallpaper request..

I would like to request a wallpaper with the new 2019/2020 VW logo with black background.

Thank you!
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Oh, didn't see that coming! It will be surely added :)
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
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your substrum aa background for android 7 and above. mine stuck at 6. theres substrum apk i can use still, compile for android 6
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Oh now I see what you mean.

To be honest, this sounds new to me. I was aware of Nougat compatibility with Substratum but not Marshmallow. Give a try to this APK and let me know if it applies just fine, so I will extend compatibility in the next releases

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZnvS4kZrsHWADboAfkHitcxCGANtu736fYX
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
tried, unfortunately substrum cannot detect the aa background[emoji22]
[Android Auto General] metaljr81:
I know you've had trouble getting around the Samsung issues, but have you looked into how substratum lite gets it to work? Regular substratum doesn't theme for us, but lite works fine if the theme is compatible.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Try this one instead https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=XZdhf4kZt03iNtY7bbVY5e1wgtnpNSKuxut7

The thing is that if the OMS (overlay manager system) is the same, the app you apply overlay with should make no difference. For the records, I'm actually on Substratum Lite and my overlays work just fine.

Though, the normal Substratum is not mantained anymore and just can't use OMS on Android 10. That's why it's getting a bit more popular lately.

The issue with Samsung is Synergy. Synergy enables overlay-ing through the Samsung Store so you don't have to necessairly root your Samsung. The thing is that apparently themes on the Samsung Store are not able to apply overlays outiside Android OS. I could bet something that, for example, if someone decides to theme the DeX desktop environment, it won't be able to get it to work, for the same principle.

With that said, you could give it a try yourself and see if it indeed works. Most probably, you'll be able to install & apply the overlay just fine, but then it changes nothing in the car environment. And there's nothing I could fix to make this work, unfortunately.
[Android Auto General] metaljr81:
Ah, yes, I didn't realize what the specific limitation was. I'm sure it makes sense to someone with better technical knowledge.

I have tried it through Synergy and it behaved exactly as you described: successful installation, but nothing changed in the car.

Anyway, thank you for the response and the clever idea!
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
now it appear in substrum. tap it, it will open up the opening statement, tap continue it will close aa background. that it. no button for me to install the theme.
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Hm... I'll have to look into it then. The problem is there's not a lot of documentation for legacy theming. Just to double-check, do you indeed have Android Auto installed?
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
Yes latest AA 4.7
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Heya! Version 1.10 is live!

Here's what changed:

The theme reached 259 backgrounds

Added 12 casual wallpapers (as requested by [MENTION=9434630]spart0n[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2870678]Aphex13[/MENTION] see Google Photos album for further details)

Volkswagen new rebranded logo added (both grey and black version)

The old logo is still inside the theme

Download link in the OP

And don't forget that all the themes previews are available on Google Photos
[Android Auto General] brugernavn:
Does'nt work with Oneplus 7 pro 10.0.1 rooted and AA 4.7 :(
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Are you using Substratum 1022?
[Android Auto General] brugernavn:
Yup
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Mhh... And do other themes build & apply fine? Is AA Background overlay applied? Have you rebooted after building?