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[Android Themes] RKBD:
It needs root because both installation method needs root permission. Installation of module that adds system prop with location of themes which are also in system. also another installation method is by adding themes to data files that you can't access without root.
[Android Themes] rodken:
That explains a great deal.
[Android Themes] mrweenus:
Curious if there is a way to modify or create my own themes? Was researching quite a bit online and not finding anything. I looked into the source files for each of the themes in /data/data/de.dertyp7214.rboardthememanager/cache hoping I could modify some of the downloaded themes in there. Any guidance would be thoroughly appreciated.
[Android Themes] papafan:
I am on stock 11, I use Magisk and all of a sudden my Rboard themes disappeared from the themes list of main app and I can't use them. Whenever I try to change theme via Rboards themes it says that the new theme applied but nothing. And in the main app themes list there is no extra Rboard theme only the stock ones. Does anyone know why?
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
Is there an easy way to return to the default sound , I've set some nice themes and thought it would be unnecessary som re-install for only reverting the sound
[Android Themes] djbidan:
How to enable this key in gesture mode?
[Android Themes] JazzieBoi:
Aw man. I've tried to get it to work but nothing works. It's more than likely because I'm on OxygenOS 11. I even have the Magisk module enabled as well as in the settings of the app.
[Android Themes] XtraWater:
I installed it on Android 12 custom rom and it works. I'm actually interested only in the flags session. Is there a way to bring the text editing icon to the forefront? Like a shortcut on the keyboard?
[Android Themes] Terrorigel97:
I'm constantly trying to get it to run under oos12 but somehow it doesn't work
[Android Themes] RKBD:
oppo moment

read note about oppo
[Android Themes] Red_Baran:
I can't seem to get theme's to change. I have tried numerous different ways. Force crash the app, apply theme, doesn't change. Tried module and directly. And others.. I have a tab s7

Any ideas, not much support on telegram

Also just figured out after I hit apply settings and for some reason it defaults back to Samsung (even if I switch it back to gbored the theme isn't changed
[Android Themes] rimsilva:
Similar situation with me, most of theme don't apply.

I'm on a Poco F4 GT with MIUI 13 ROM.
[Android Themes] RKBD:
read "Known issues" maybe? literally first one?
[Android Themes] knives of ice:
@RKBD I have a Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold 2. For some reason when the phone is unfolded gboard does not give the split keyboard option at all. When you put the phone in landscape unfolded you can then split the keyboard. I need to have the option to split the keboard in portrait unfolded.

https://xdaforums.com/t/anyone-have...mix-fold-2-forum.4485863/page-8#post-87464817

is the post in the forum we were told to do by another dev to get it working. I keep messing with this app and I can't figure out how to load these custom flags. Can someone help explain this a little better or let me know if you are aware of a better way to make this work. thanks
[Android Themes] GorranKurd:
Amazing i like this app thank you great work :)
[Android Themes] creeve4:
Did you find a way?

Anyone? What is the process for creating our own themes?
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
find location of this theme by name

/system/etc/gboard_themes

or Gboard data (non module)

/data/data/com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/files/themes

(or go to module location /data/adb/modules/rboard-themes/ and to the same location as above)

open ZIP

open .css files and find the color you want to replace with hex pipette

replace color

open metadata.json and change id of theme to something else because without it gboard will think it's previous theme and will load from cache.

later you can put this theme zip to another zip and change .zip to .pack and import using rboard

Or use Rboard theme creator- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dertyp7214.rboardthemecreator
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
It works great with Oxygen OS 11 with the magisk module.

But I can't get it to work with Oxygen OS 13.

Any suggestions?
[Android Themes] RKBD:
you should know that oxygen os is 1:1 color os

read known issues about it. Magisk doesn't support custom props on color os and oxygen os.

turn off magisk in rboard settings
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
Similar but didn't know it's exactly 1:1...

And OOS12 was more similar.

Are you sure it's exactly 1:1?
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
I uninstalled the magisk module through the app , uninstalled the app. Installed it again, choose NOT to use magisk module, I figured that would be the same as "turn off "Use Magisk" in settings", that was mentioned in the first post to get it to work with color is. Sadly it didn't.
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
I got non-magisk module working. Too bad that auto switchings themes aren't a thing without the module. 😕
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
Works flawlessly on Evolution X A13

I miss the great Gboard sounds from Oxygen Os 13. Different than stock or OOS 11.

Is there any possibility to add these as a sound pack?

Or if someone can extract the sound files since I'm not on OOS 13 , and with some instructions I can create a sound pack.
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
Here are the key press sounds pulled from pixel 6 pro.
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
Thanks buddy ☺️

Those are different than OOS 13, and loading up Rboard, they are exactly the same as the iOS pack in Rboard
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
Can you post the file location where they were in Pixel 6, probably not the same on OOS 13 but hopefully someone can extract those
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
Strange. I never modified my sounds, I keep sounds off on kb. But here is the path root/system/product/media/audio/ui
[Android Themes] D€INOS:
Yeah me too before the short time I spent on OOS 13. Thanks for the file directory 😊
[Android Themes] skovv:
do you all have rooted phones?

I'm looking for a gboard with different themes but I don't want to void the warranty
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
Yes. Need root. I'm in no position to tell people how to handle their device, but with system less root I don't see how you can void your warranty. You can revert back to unroot anytime.
[Android Themes] ontwykende:
I can't change sound on OOS11... Where zi make mistakes... Anyone help?

Someone write that it's working fin on OOS11... thats true for theme... but I wish I can change sound. Any help?
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
Don't think it's possible.

Right in the OP
[Android Themes] molitar:
Is there a way to make the keyboard shorter yet even the extra short is too tall for me. I been using Swiftkey and due to the profanity filter being forced now in it and the prediction being so bad moving to GBoard but it really takes up too much room.
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
There are magisk mods that reduce or do away with the space. In gboard patches-->all patches or all preferences there is an option to manually control kb height.
[Android Themes] molitar:
So the module installed by RBoard Theme Manager I see no options for the Magisk Manager RBoard. So do I need to download RBoard Module somewhere else and if so where?
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
No, in rboard theme manager, pull up the bottom tab and go to Gboard flags. Then look for manual change to height in all flags or all preferences. See screenshots
[Android Themes] molitar:
Perfect thanks the next size smaller is perfect size for me. Did realize that was an actual setting button Global Flags. Is there a guide to what some of them do I tried silk popup and did not see any change but others were quite obvious.
[Android Themes] Thebear j koss:
Nope. Some work, some don't, some are noticeable, some are not obvious. Follow the telegram channel for better answers/support.
[Android Themes] MoeinYGH:
Hi,

I'm using stock MIUI 14 Xiaomi 11T.

When I apply default Gboard Themes in Rboard, it work and the theme changes.

But when I download and apply Rboard themes, it doesn't work and changes back to "dynamic colors theme".

Any solution?

Edit: Nevermind, I reinstalled it and it's fixed.

Nice Theme Manager👌
[Android Themes] kozlik vole:
Is there any way to completely disable stickers panel through the flags on Gboard?
[Android Themes] ManiaciDiTecnologia:
Hello there, on my s7 edge running crDroid i get the error: "error parsing package" how can i fix that?
[Android Themes] OjisanGõrdon:
Does anyone know how to fix the preview?
[Android Themes] Joshgo:
Can i use this with kernelsu?
[Android Themes] Gaile:
Hi, I'm a non root trying to use this app with super user authorization from shizuku, the root has to be from magisk, can't be from anywhere else?? It would be awesome if I could give it super user through shizuku.
[Android Themes] Mersine:
Hi!

Can someone please help me get this Magisk module working for me on my rooted Oneplus 6T on Lineage 21, Android 14 🙏

I apply a theme, but the keyboard still looks stock: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oPUPkw7bHVzqeTNX7

I'm not sure what the fab button is in the instructions:

Thanks in advance!
[Android Themes] daitalos:
FAB = Floating Action Button

(Try to install app for Android 12+ )

[APP] Rboard Theme Manager

*require root* Rboard Theme Manager Manager app for Google Gboard keyboard app. Continuation of Magisk module "Rboard themes" with more customizations and themes. Rboard Themes are not overlays but just additional themes for Gboard app...

xdaforums.com
[Android Themes] nickelnine:
Lots of support in the TG group.
[Android Themes] Mersine:
Thanks, I installed and restarted and it works!
[Android Themes] webleeper:
Is there a way to resize the gboard font size and make it bigger, the keyboard font itself?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
I tried searching this forum before asking, so forgive me if someone has already asked this before. I want opinions from users who tried both AOSP and MIUI based ROMs. I wanted to know which is more stable/feature rich and better. If you hate or are strongly against MIUI and hence will never use it that is fine, but I am more interested in those who don't have such a negative opinion of MIUI and I want an honest and fair comparison of the two types of ROMs.

I am currently on ArrowOS and it is pretty decent. However, it does have some minor bugs and inconveniences. The main one is that the default Google phone app has issues with incoming calls - I cannot hear the other person on incoming calls until I activate speakerphone. Also, I believe some features are missing in AOSP based ROMs such as Dolby audio, and some other niche features. Also, it is quite unfortunate that AOSP based ROMs cannot take full advantage of the cameras and are limited to 12 Megapixels only and some camera features are missing.

Now, I wanted to know if I can have full camera functionality in MIUI based ROMs? Does it also have the same kind of incoming call bug? And lastly, can I still install GCam on MIUI based ROMs and get the best of both worlds, that is use MIUI camera app and GCam as well? Your advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Kimbaroth:
I'm gonna copy>paste my answer from another thread:

This answer probably is going to sound harsh, but it is truth (at least for me hahaha).

I've tried literally every custom rom from here (and also a few ones that are baked outside XDA, i.e. HOS, the Android 12 build, etc) and yeah, not even one custom rom gets near the stability, compatibility and battery life of MIUI.

I don't like MIUI at all, but the battery consuption and stability is the best to be used as a daily driver. I hate when I want to do something on my daily basis and then I fail to do it because I'm using a custom rom, for example: bluetooth issues when connecting the phone with my car, video calls having audio issues, low volume on calls, etc) or just taking a photo.

MIUI covers all those little points, and at the end of the day, is the only rom that fullfill all my needs. I personally use eu (the weekly release), as it is just an optimized version of MIUI, but yeah, I still dream on the day that a custom rom gets to the same level of stability and compatibility as MIUI. I TRULY love pixel like roms, but I just don't wan't to sacrifice stability or just simply downgrade the cam quality just for that.

And if I really need to chose a custom rom, I'll pick Lineage, it's the best custom rom out there, has awesome battery life, extra features and the rom/mantainers are not just going to stop developing the weekly nightlies just because they get tired of it. On second place there is HOS, the only issue with HOS that I had is that the thermals of my phone gets real high when I play games (this does not happen with other roms).

=)

Here's the thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/best-custom-rom.4275947/page-6
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
Thanks for the reply! Yes I read your post on that other thread as well and it was a very good post. I feel that your observation is accurate. MIUI based ROMs seem to give us the most stability and feature set. Unfortunately AOSP ROMs have things lacking that MIUI ROMs have by default like the Camera. I think this is making me inclined to install a MIUI ROM I guess.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
A quick follow up question: Can I install GCam on the Xiaomi.eu ROM? The only feature I want from GCam is the "photosphere" mode.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Kimbaroth:
You can try that by yourself, there are a lot of gcam variants, better download a couple of them and try one by one: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] cyanGalaxy:
Overall, I'd also rather have Vanilla Android.

But I do like Xiaomi's added permission-manager, which restricts Apps further, Dolby Atmos (Much better than Moto Dolby, and Razer Dolby in AOSP ROMs), and the MIUI Camera App.

Yes, you can use Gcam on MIUI as well. The ports have gotten good.

Recommended Stable Google Camera Port Versions

A list of suggested / recommended and known to be stable Google Camera apks.

www.celsoazevedo.com

BSG GCam APKs - Google Camera Port

Modified Google Camera app by BSG.

www.celsoazevedo.com

Arnova8G2 GCam APKs - Google Camera Port

Modified Google Camera app by Arnova8G2.

www.celsoazevedo.com

Arnova8G2 (Beta) GCam APKs - Google Camera Port

Modified Google Camera app by Arnova8G2 (Beta).

www.celsoazevedo.com

Calling works normal on MIUI. Call Recording too.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] SanPepsi:
i've used most of custom roms and just like the user above, I switched back to miui (weekly xiaomi eu). I found some annoying issues in every single rom, like random reboots while using LTE, and high idle batery drain.

Aosp roms are more clean and smooth, but they lack of the stability of Miui and some features like the MEMC, dobly, game mode, etc.

So, in the mean time I will stay on miui
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] cyanGalaxy:
I'm also on Xiaomi.eu Weekly. I've seen your question here on XDA about the random reboots, but I don't know a solution to your problem.

I've only stayed on a single AOSP ROM for max. 2 days before switching to other AOSP ROMs, but I only experienced 1 crash during Android Setup, I think.

I only used 4G/LTE internet, no calls as far as I know.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] 21071992:
I tried many aosp custom roms and went back to stock Miui. High end phones have extra features like Dolby atmos which improves sound quality a lot and no custom rom sounds as good as Miui, and some very useful built in features like timing AOD which is very convenient,... I feel like Aosp custom roms would be better for mid range phone like Redmi notes, Poco F3 is powerful enough to be smooth even in Miui
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Noe367:
Hey,

I just switched to MiuiMiX, most things are great. But there are some things that are missing, and I hope you can help me :).

First, the most important thing, navigation gestures with third party launcher. Is there an efficient way to make gestures works with third party launcher (I use Niagara Launcher, and it worked great with AOSP ROMs), I tried many things, but none worked or in a bad way, annoying to use the stock launcher while I paid for Niagara launcher which is perfect for me. The other problems aren't really caused by MIUI, or I just need some adaptation, or else...

Otherwise, what do you recommend for MIUI based ROM ?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] jefffrom:
I don't care a whole lot for the Xiaomi Miui based roms to clunky to bloated and slow compared to lets say Arrow is clean fast and battery life is much better , even Xiaomi.eu version is bloated in my opinion, themes , miui music app and video and the the built in Avast scanner all crap! but to each his own .
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
That is a fair point but overall I still find MIUI to be the better ROM than AOSP ROMs.

I agree that MIUI has more bloat and a lot more pre-installed system apps. But I don't think it is slow at all. It is absolutely snappy and just as fast as AOSP ROMs. Battery life, I personally do not see any significant difference between the two. In fact I probably experienced more idle battery drain on ArrowOS and sometimes the phone was unable to go into deep sleep mode on ArrowOS.

But the main reason I prefer MIUI ROMs compared to AOSP even though my previous phone was a Pixel 2 and I really appreciate clean stock Android is because a lot of features are lost when I go to AOSP ROMs that I cannot justify it! Why use a ROM that takes away a lot of the features that came with the phone? I paid for all those features and I would like to use them.

For me camera is very very important and I was undewhelmed by GCam. I really wanted the proper functionality of stock MIUI camera. And the good news is I can install GCam on MIUI ROMs too to get the best of both worlds!

For me, the following is a small selection of features that are better on MIUI ROMs than AOSP:

Better Camera; there is no sound issue with incoming calls (was a problem on ArrowOS), better screen recorder features with floating controls, better screen casting functionality, useful built-in apps like voice recorder, notes, compass, weather app, also the calculator app and clock app are better and more feature rich than Google's equivalents

You can force dark mode on apps, which is really useful for those apps that don't have dark mode or make dark mode a paid feature

Dolby Atmos, MEMC, floating windows, one handed mode and other useful features not in AOSP ROMs

I personally prefer the layout of the notification panel in MIUI more than Stock Android. In fact, I liked Samsung One UI's implementation of the notification panel more than Google's stock implementation. Brightness slider is at the bottom to be more easily accessible, the settings icon is on the top so I do not have to expand the quick toggles to get that icon unlike in Stock Android.

And honestly, once I have the phone all setup it looks great! Nowadays Android skins are relatively mild unlike the heavy handed UIs like TouchWiz and HTC Sense of the past. Even the latest MIUI looks fairly mild and after everything is setup there is not a lot of difference compared to Stock Android in appearance. In fact it looks a bit better than the very spartan Stock Android look. Even the Settings app is nicer with the bigger icons and fonts. So I am quite happy with the Xiaomi.eu ROM.

I hope this comparison of MIUI ROM vs AOSP interface is useful to others if they want to get an overview of what you get from MIUI ROMs compared to AOSP.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Noe367:
Nice, I'm have some lags with MiuiMiX... And MIUI is still very limited with some things... It's a choice to make AOSP and MIUI have advantages and disadvantages..
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] jefffrom:
some very valid points my friend but you got to ask yourself do the positives outweigh the negatives ? I will agree miss the stock camera and Atmos but dam everything else just works better..I just can't deal with the bloat of the stock rom.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
I have hidden away the bloat completely. I don't see any major negatives with this ROM so far.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] ketanmore:
In my opinion, if you want to save some time then don't think about flashing custom ROM in the initial days of purchase. Just stick with preloaded stock ROM so that you can enjoy the fancy features which lure you into buying that phone. Flashing is an addiction after some time and there are tons of ROMs which get regular updates that will keep busy in flashing ROMs. I think the thumb rule should be to wait until 1 year (typical warranty period and end of regular update cycle from OEM) before flashing any custom ROMs. After that, you will definitely enjoy ASOP ROMs.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] !codelocker!:
I always go away from miui due to security and privacy concerns + the bloated applications and the ads. I have found ARROWOS and HOS to be working the best on PocoF3, keep in mind miui has higher antutu scores because it has a specific profile for bench-marking called "nolimit"
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Zimmster:
There is a guide thread open on how to use gestures with any launcher, you need magisk, and Nav Remover Module
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Zimmster:
Many Roms have semi automated updates. Arrow for example has 1 button to check for an update and then pops another to install the available update. That's it, everything is done in the background, you can use your phone as usual. Restart whenever it's convenient for you and you are done. Just like in stock MIUI
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
Is it straightforward to install updates for ArrowOS with Magisk root? Or will it block updates or something?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Zimmster:
Automated updates are built in the OS. Just like in any Stock OS. Magisk is not required, nor other user intervention. Just click a button to check for updates availability and another to proceed with installation of that update. You can't get more simpler than that. No other user input is required before or afterwards.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] litetaker:
What I mean is does having magisk installed make it harder to do automatic updates on ArrowOS? I have rooted my phone with magisk on ArrowOS.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Noe367:
From what I remember, you just have to install magisk after each update
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Zimmster:
After update everything continues to work as it did before. Nothing changes for your apps, everything continues to work. You do not need to reinstall magisk or do anything. Updating doesn't affect Root , magisk hidden apps, or anything. You just continue to enjoy your phone as before.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Zimmster:
No you don't need to install/fix anything. Everything works as before. No apps, permisions, magisk, root, NFC..., nothing is affected by update. It's all fine and dandy.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] ione2380:
Let's tell it like it is. Aosp roms have the same problems for years and years and they never gonna get fixed. I remember from a couple of years ago, when I had a Xiaomi mi9t pro, aosp roms having the same instability and annoying bugs, like auto brightness sensor or fingerprint not working properly, random reboots and so on.

The devs simply don't have the resources to make a stable aosp rom. They always gonna be in pre-beta stage.

So, if this is your second device, then, by all means, feel free to play with aosp roms, but if this is your main device, that needs to work properly, I recommend you stay with miui.

There use to be a time when android was crap and custom was a must, but not anymore.