Problem after Alliance install - Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I flashed Alliance yesterday and love it there's only one problem ive came across my text in Twitter are black and I've went through the customize rom settings and cannot for my life find where to change it also my check boxes are black also
I would post pics but it won't let me

Machinegunjoe said:
I flashed Alliance yesterday and love it there's only one problem ive came across my text in Twitter are black and I've went through the customize rom settings and cannot for my life find where to change it also my check boxes are black also
I would post pics but it won't let me
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Try this setting....Settings > Custom Settings > General Mods > Check Dialog Pop Ups User Selected after checking it hit Dialog Pop up type and change to TW Light and see if that gets you to something you can see.

Thanks for the help, sadly it didn't work I've done a little more digging and found out that the bars and sides of Instagram app is black, twitter still is and my contacts are all solid black.. If there's a way I can post screen shots without exceeding limit please let me know

Machinegunjoe said:
Thanks for the help, sadly it didn't work I've done a little more digging and found out that the bars and sides of Instagram app is black, twitter still is and my contacts are all solid black.. If there's a way I can post screen shots without exceeding limit please let me know
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Try this and see if we can get text color back. Go to settings > custom settings > colors > unlinked colors and try manually changing the text color to white and then hit restart ui and see if that at least gets your text back to where you can see it.

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I got it back to white I'm not completely sure how but it's back, but now when my home screen settings pop up when I press the button left button it brings up ( add apps, edit, Creat folder, set wallpaper and set theme, all of those bars are black now lol

Machinegunjoe said:
I got it back to white I'm not completely sure how but it's back, but now when my home screen settings pop up when I press the button left button it brings up ( add apps, edit, Creat folder, set wallpaper and set theme, all of those bars are black now lol
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I'm not quite sure how to get you back as I didn't play with the color schemes extensively, just enough for me. Are you opposed to reflashing the ROM? Alliance is so vast with changing the colors it should be part of the OP that after initial flash you should back up that theme in Alliance manager that way if you have a color bork you can just install that and restart. The colors are alot of trial and error. You haven't broken anything, there's a lot to play with and sometimes you have unpleasant results.

That's what I don't get I didn't edit the colors to get this way I just came across it, but I'll keep trying until I find a solution just trial and error

Machinegunjoe said:
That's what I don't get I didn't edit the colors to get this way I just came across it, but I'll keep trying until I find a solution just trial and error
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Wow, that really has me there.

Machinegunjoe said:
That's what I don't get I didn't edit the colors to get this way I just came across it, but I'll keep trying until I find a solution just trial and error
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Have you tried setting your theme to one of the presets? I had a similar problem (but it was because I did mess with everything right away) and setting to a different theme and back to the stock theme saved me a lot of headache. It's a good practice to backup your theme before you stray from what works though.

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[Q] Alliance ROM help - White Text on Grey Backgrounds

HI all,
So I'm at a loss and hoping someone could point me in the right direction. Installed Alliance ROM onto my Verizon Note 3. So far I'm quite impressed with the ability to customize so many aspects of the interface. But my noob status working with android is causing me to get confused. I'm encountering a UI element that is used in popup menus that currently is displaying white text on a light grey background (as seen in the attached images) Could someone show me where to find the adjustment to change that UI element is?
Also I was a fan of the ability to swipe and launch the camera on the Stock ROM, but I was able to set my preferred app on stock. Don't see anything listed under Default Applications, also when I look at the stock camera's App Info, the Clear defaults button is greyed out. I'm unable to choose which app I want to launch since installing this ROM. I found a workaround by setting Shortcuts to Custom and selecting my app that way, but I liked the Stock ROM's grey button as opposed to using the apps actual icon.
Thanks for any help you can send my way,
Josh
Anyone have any ideas about the grey background. I'd appreciate any help, thanks
irJosh said:
Anyone have any ideas about the grey background. I'd appreciate any help, thanks
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In AllianceRom Custom Settings under Colors, go to Background -> System and you can change the background of most system apps/menus, it is a universal change but you can enable/disable apps effected in the Whitelist menu.
Thanks for the idea! I'm trying but still can't seem to get that gray background to change. Any other thoughts would be appreciated.
irJosh said:
Thanks for the idea! I'm trying but still can't seem to get that gray background to change. Any other thoughts would be appreciated.
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You could try wiping cache/davlik in SS, or try flashing a theme like All Backs Black. Other than that the only other thing I can think of is wiping/flashing the rom and starting over but that seems like overkill.
From what I know, I asked the same question in the ROM thread and the answer was this is a bug they are gonna have fixed in Build 2.
Thank you so much guys for the ideas and info. I was going crazy trying different combos of settings to get it to change. I'll look into trying a theme. I was already flirting with the idea of having to try doing a full reinstallation. But if its a known bug I can deal with it, the benefits of using this ROM so outweigh the annoyance of the grey menus. Thanks again!

White apps or dark apps

I'm sorry if this has been ask before..
I do work with the note 3 and was hoping that maybe I might be able to help with the T mobile Note 4.
Can someone please verify that the international variant of the note 4 has either a white contacts (dialer), phone (in call ui), mms or a dark version?
Thank you for any help.
It has a white theme.
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It has a white theme.
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Thank you.
how can we make it dark again?
boodies said:
how can we make it dark again?
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A lot of work.. I was gonna try to invert them, but then I found that not only has samsung gone with their way of qmgs, but they also decided to screw everyone over with some type of file called astc that can't be decompiled
I found a workaround, but it's really up to you on how you use it, but...
You can set your home button to invert the colours with a triple tap. The setting is in accessibility. This is really handy when browsing the web, but not so much with "in and out" app use. I'm almost certain you can get tasker to invert apps using this method for specific apps you need inverted, and then return to normal when you exit those apps.

LG V20 Second screen App icons get really small

Hi,
My second screen app icons periodically get really small (and kinda ugly) for no apparent reason. Then they get back to normal size also rather randomly. One way to get them back to normal is to turn off and on app icons.
I have no idea why this happens, and I don't even know how to take a screenshot of the second screen to show what it looks like.
Details: LG H990ds. Sept 2017 Android 7 running. Unrooted.
Lebatman said:
Hi,
My second screen app icons periodically get really small (and kinda ugly) for no apparent reason. Then they get back to normal size also rather randomly. One way to get them back to normal is to turn off and on app icons.
I have no idea why this happens, and I don't even know how to take a screenshot of the second screen to show what it looks like.
Details: LG H990ds. Sept 2017 Android 7 running. Unrooted.
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I am working on mods for second screen(currently have partial text color control) and would like to see what your talking about?
This post has instructions for added Second screen to screenshots.
Also, it seems like I may have seen a setting for on/off app icons, but can't recall where?
Install another theme.this is unofficial themes issue.
stangdriver44 said:
I am working on mods for second screen(currently have partial text color control) and would like to see what your talking about?
This post has instructions for added Second screen to screenshots.
Also, it seems like I may have seen a setting for on/off app icons, but can't recall where?
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Just attaching the pics.. of what it looks like when small.. and what it should look like. (Apologies for clicking it on a potato).
?? Any idea how to take a screenshot of the second screen
arshia.sunboy said:
Install another theme.this is unofficial themes issue.
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This is one of the 2-3 themes that come with the phone by default.
Lebatman said:
Just attaching the pics.. of what it looks like when small.. and what it should look like. (Apologies for clicking it on a potato).
?? Any idea how to take a screenshot of the second screen
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The pictures look the same to me only the second one is slightly closer?
What is this potato you speak of? Haha
This is 100% a theming property. I wouldn't really say "issue" or "error" as much as I would say mistake, and that's o lt in the eye of the beholder.
This is a value setting within the theme itself.
The themer has set the theme to draw app icons on top of a series of backgrounds and they set the icon to be drawn at a percentage of the default app icon.
What I'm saying is the theme will, in this case, reduce the app icon to a smaller size then place it on top of one of the themes bg's.
Some icons have bg's as part of the actual app icon and some have only the icon (see attatched samples). Obviously icons that do not have a bg will blend into themes easier because the themes bg option will look more intended.
There are several options to fix this, but only one being easy.
1. The easy one does not get to keep the theme, you must change the theme to something that is visually acceptable to you
2. This is an option for users that have some experiance swapping images in an apk. Find the app which has an icon you don't like and use 7zip to open the apk and swap the image for one that appeals to your taste. Problem here is that thing can get overridden every time the apps gets updates. This can also trigger package errors due to signatures values and changes from original size.
3. Knowledge or modding a decompiles apk using apktool is required for this one.
Located the themes common.apk and decompile it.
Within the decompiled folders you will find a values folder, open the integer.xml and change this value to the value that fits your needs best (100 being 100% or the full original size) <integer name="config_icon_ratio_as_theme">65</integer>.
There are other ways that can do what you are wanting done, you just have to get creative with it!
You ask "how to take screenshots or second screen? You've asked this question twice now, obviously without reading the reply to the question the first time.
I persoanlly answered the question by pointing you to the link where you have options on how to add the feature you want.
This is a development community and i suggest spending a little more time reading and you'd be surprised with gow much you can find by doing a quick search.
So in summary, change you theme or learn to edit decompiled app with apktool.
Read every reply ro questions you ask so you and the people who take the time out of their days to answer you don't have to repeat themselves.
Hit the thanks button to post that givd you info that helps.
Good luck, good day and hope that sums up your question here
stangdriver44 said:
The pictures look the same to me only the second one is slightly closer?
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actually there's a bigger difference in real life, maybe the blurred second photo doesn't convey it well
stangdriver44 said:
This is 100% a theming property. I wouldn't really say "issue" or "error" as much as I would say mistake, and that's o lt in the eye of the beholder.
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The problem is, this size keeps changing randomly. I haven't changed the theme in 2 months, but the size switches between the correct size and the tiny one every few days. The theme itself is the 'Default Black' theme that came with the phone.
stangdriver44 said:
You ask "how to take screenshots or second screen? You've asked this question twice now, obviously without reading the reply to the question the first time.
I persoanlly answered the question by pointing you to the link where you have options on how to add the feature you want.
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I saw the comment, replied to the first part but happened to miss that part out. Thanks for that.
Attaching clearer pics to demonstrate the size difference.
Again it doesn't happen when the theme is applied. The theme has been applied from the beginning.. It's the dark one that came with the phone.. The problem comes and goes randomly.
Same here! Usually it happens when I've moved around an app icon, doesn't matter if it's moved onto the second screen or onto a homescreen.
A restart usually resets the size to normal.
u/stangdriver44 u/3mL : I have found the reason for this.
It's due to the modification of DPI I did on the main screen. It seems this setting is inherited by the second screen off and on. I just reduced my DPI further to 400 and the second screen icons got even smaller.
Others have also reported this issue. (As on this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comm...e_the_size_of_the_navigation_buttons/dnj6dko/)
Is there a way to de-link the DPI of the second screen with that of the first?
Im trying to reduce the size of those buttons, can youpeovide the dpi and resolution that you are at?
faeterov said:
Im trying to reduce the size of those buttons, can youpeovide the dpi and resolution that you are at?
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The one in the photo was at 420. I'm currently at 400, which makes for some really tiny icons.
EDIT: please note, that this resizing isn't constant, it gets turned on and off like a boolean such that sometimes it stays small, then returns to normal for a while.
Lebatman said:
The one in the photo was at 420. I'm currently at 400, which makes for some really tiny icons.
EDIT: please note, that this resizing isn't constant, it gets turned on and off like a boolean such that sometimes it stays small, then returns to normal for a while.
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MMM, nothing different but changing DPI? You are working through ADB?
faeterov said:
MMM, nothing different but changing DPI? You are working through ADB?
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Yes, thanks for your quick reply and apologies for my super delayed reply to that.
EDIT: I guess this is probably what you're looking for - https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/guide-how-to-change-dpi-root-t3335596
the command is : adb shell wm density 420 && adb reboot

Android Messages Dark Mode

The latest update for Messages now has the option for Dark Mode, and also the Messages For Web has a Dark Mode as well!
Awesome, just got version 3.5 with dark mode enabled
Very nice. Now just add auto mode so it's white during day and black at night.
It's awesome! But they took away the widget... That might be a deal-breaker for me. Giving it a couple days.
They also removed the option to customize conversation color bubbles. The blue on blue looks hideous.
Mr Patchy Patch said:
They also removed the option to customize conversation color bubbles. The blue on blue looks hideous.
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To be fair, about 80% of the color choices were terrible.. Like, 5 year old kid crayon colors. The do need to bring back the widget and color customizing though. Just a little more, grown up for the latter
Soooo, I changed my wallpaper, and now the new look is gone. Seriously. I've force closed, cleared cache, rebooted, nothing will bring it back. What. The. Eff... Maybe it wasn't turned on correctly on the server side with this update? Anyone else have this problem? I really miss it, but I went back one version and have my widget back. Not sure which I want more...
It must be server side because now it is back to the old way
Aaaand it's gone.
Damn. I came here to see if anyone else had it switch back on them. Stupid server side sh*t. Put the changes in the apk and leave my phone alone Google ?
Same here as well. The new material design simply disappeared and reverted back to the previous layout
Yep looks like Google removed the Dark Mode on the back end.
They removed the entire new look actually. I bet they didn't mean to push out the new look with version 3.5. It would make sense as to why we had to force close to get it to show, and why it's back to the old design. Either way, dumb.
Chasing your tail Google!
It will be back, some tweaking to do apparently. That looked so good, maybe the most visually appealing change I've ever seen made to an app.
lwps said:
Awesome, just got version 3.5 with dark mode enabled
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Well, here's something ugly.
The new version that previously had dark mode as an option has been changed directly from Google. It's gone.
No more dark mode.
Hey so I pretty much Installed an apk that gave me the dark mode option.
But I can confirm that It was swiftly taken away magically.
(Rooting my device could solve this . . ?)
Really upset about this actually.
It was turned off on the server side. Just have to wait for it to be enabled again.
SoakedCardinal said:
Hey so I pretty much Installed an apk that gave me the dark mode option.
But I can confirm that It was swiftly taken away magically.
(Rooting my device could solve this . . ?)
Really upset about this actually.
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EeZeEpEe said:
It was turned off on the server side. Just have to wait for it to be enabled again.
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I just now installed reinstalled textra so I'm good.
But in the grand scheme of things how to sway hireups to set black theme option default.
And its back with the latest update...for now.

Google search bar is black

Hi everybody. After june update my google search bar on the main screen become black. I tried to switch device theme from light to dark and back, tried to install birght wallpaper, reset google settings. None of this were able to help. My phone is not rooted, everything is official. Please help, it is really annoying, I was looking for solution, but I was not able to find anything through google. Thanks
It changes colour according to the time of day, although I have no idea if it is possible to disable this function or set the time when it switches colour.
What launcher, google now never changes colour but sits at the top not bottom.
Mine is just black for all day long
It is default launcher.
Go to your app draw and open "Google"
Bottom right press "more"
Press "Customise Widget"
Press ? at bottom of screen, here you will find four themes, colour, white, black and custom.
You will have black selected (third G from left), press the left G (colour G) and you are done.
Thank you, but it did not solve the issue. It was strange but Customize menu was not opening app. Then I enabled developer options to hard reset device and saw there Night mode options which set to Always on, turned it off, now my phone back to normal !! It iwas really weird, but anyway - tha ks you all
EmilDH said:
Hi everybody. After june update my google search bar on the main screen become black. I tried to switch device theme from light to dark and back, tried to install birght wallpaper, reset google settings. None of this were able to help. My phone is not rooted, everything is official. Please help, it is really annoying, I was looking for solution, but I was not able to find anything through google. Thanks
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Can you please give the link of the wallpaper it's looks nice
Mohammad Abdul Rafe said:
Can you please give the link of the wallpaper it's looks nice
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sorry dude, but I set it from Wallcraft app, can not find it know

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