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Kit Kat 4.4 transparent nav bar

I have issues on nexus 5 port rom for our device with the transparency of the navigation bar.
Although when it boots I have the correct transparency on lock screen and launcher after opening some apps it goes all black.
On other roms I found it always black.
Anyone knows why is this happening and how to fix?
I really like 4.4 update and I am also a perfectionist
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edit nm, you're describing normal behavior

denpeirazei said:
I have issues on nexus 5 port rom for our device with the transparency of the navigation bar.
Although when it boots I have the correct transparency on lock screen and launcher after opening some apps it goes all black.
On other roms I found it always black.
Anyone knows why is this happening and how to fix?
I really like 4.4 update and I am also a perfectionist
Sent from my Nexus 4 on Kit Kat
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Lol you're describing normal behavior. It's working fine bro.
[ LTE Nexus 4 | Kit Kat ] ?

Bro fine.
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Well you dint understand the problem.
When I open an app or two and return to launcher or lock the screen the navigation bar stays black.

Hit the home button again and try....

I'm getting issues too, i'm using the launcher on Samsung Galaxy Nexus Maguro, and i didn't get transparent navbar and statusbar. So, i installed the gravity box to set it's transparency, but, in the navbar, i only get half of the bar transparent, and half black. What do i have to do to get it fully transparent? I really enjoy the new launcher :x

Lumetrion said:
I'm getting issues too, i'm using the launcher on Samsung Galaxy Nexus Maguro, and i didn't get transparent navbar and statusbar. So, i installed the gravity box to set it's transparency, but, in the navbar, i only get half of the bar transparent, and half black. What do i have to do to get it fully transparent? I really enjoy the new launcher :x
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You don't get it fully transparent. It's supposed to be only half transparent.
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Half transparent is fine they designed it this way. But it seems with the early builds we have little bugs like this.
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modify the systemUI.apk if you want full transparent navibar or use a custom rom

republicano said:
modify the systemUI.apk if you want full transparent navibar or use a custom rom
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How do I modify and what the changes do I have to do? Half transparent is good, but full transparent is so beauty and KitKat lol

Darkmode ?

Does any Darkmode exist, to kill all the white stuff in the UI?

Xerwulf said:
Does any Darkmode exist, to kill all the white stuff in the UI?
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Go to the Theme section of settings, go to search and locate theme called Material Black
There is a cost for it(can't remember I bought it way back with my S7)

Couple of screen shots

There should be a way to activate System UI Tuner i thought that should have an option for enabling a night mode .... but I can't seem to enable it by long pressing the settings gear icon in quick settings on my S8.

cellsafemode said:
There should be a way to activate System UI Tuner i thought that should have an option for enabling a night mode .... but I can't seem to enable it by long pressing the settings gear icon in quick settings on my S8.
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that doesnt work for me too. Cant really use the theme store since i want to use google launcher.

neotekz said:
that doesnt work for me too. Cant really use the theme store since i want to use google launcher.
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I use Nova launcher and it works fine with the theme
The Theme updates only a few items, mainly the notification menu, the main settings menu and messaging app
For system tuner -I haven't tried on the S8, but it worked for my G6
This app worked on my G6
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner
You'll need to issue a couple of ADB commands but nothing hard.

It beats me with the prevalence of OLED screens now that google themselves or indeed Samsung don't offer a dark mode system wide as default considering the positive benefits to battery life, Google in particular seem to be making everything as white as they possibly can.

Yeah go to the theme store and search black. Should get a nice choice of blacked out themes to choice from(including a lot of free ones). My entire interface is black now. I use nova launcher with transparent app drawer and no icons on my home screen. I have the old school nexus live wallpaper with the background blacked. Transitions are seamless fading in and out of the abyss.

Substratum

Which substratum themes have u guys tried that work? I'm scared to try some because of the fact that I might get caught in a bootloop with no way of recovering

Swift Dark (using the Android 7 - Lineage variant) and LockClean works. Also, themes made in ThemeDIY work perfectly.

I'm using Spectrum theme with no ill effects.

What?!!! You got root or there is a way to make it work without root?

vodovodo said:
What?!!! You got root or there is a way to make it work without root?
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Boy, you guys aren't paying attention very well. https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/help/root-t3699262/page2

bmg1001 said:
Swift Dark (using the Android 7 - Lineage variant) and LockClean works. Also, themes made in ThemeDIY work perfectly.
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Did you theme the notifications on the lockscreen? I wanna make sure it doesn't boot loop on me

drocny87 said:
Did you theme the notifications on the lockscreen? I wanna make sure it doesn't boot loop on me
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In which theme? They all worked fine, but of course, no OMS on stock. The only lock screen modifications I've done were with LockClean.

drocny87 said:
Did you theme the notifications on the lockscreen? I wanna make sure it doesn't boot loop on me
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Mine are themed with Spectrum.

bmg1001 said:
Swift Dark (using the Android 7 - Lineage variant) and LockClean works. Also, themes made in ThemeDIY work perfectly.
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which Swift Dark theme did you use? I see 3 in the play store. 2 for oreo and samsung then another just basic. Im guessing just the basic one

bmg1001 said:
In which theme? They all worked fine, but of course, no OMS on stock. The only lock screen modifications I've done were with LockClean.
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i am using swift dark like you but my notifications are white on the lockscreen because i didnt choose systemui in substratum yet. i wanted to clarify it worked.
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spotmark said:
Mine are themed with Spectrum.
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so you chose systemui when you themed correct?

drocny87 said:
so you chose systemui when you themed correct?
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Correct.

spotmark said:
Correct.
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Spectrum works well.

nrage23 said:
Spectrum works well.
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It's my favorite. Lots of color choices.

One word of advice, remember substratum is in legacy mode for us for now. If you were updating to new OS version, remember to remove all the overlays first. I forgot about this and had to wipe to get it to boot after updating, but other than that user error, everything seems to work just fine with all the themes I tried.

I am new to substratum and am trying it on unrooted Oreo. I am using Spectrum and I can't figure out how to fix the notifications, they are unreadable, white text on a light grey background. I even tried disabling the Spectrum settings and that doesn't seem to work.

maltydog said:
I am new to substratum and am trying it on unrooted Oreo. I am using Spectrum and I can't figure out how to fix the notifications, they are unreadable, white text on a light grey background. I even tried disabling the Spectrum settings and that doesn't seem to work.
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After applying the theme. Reboot and your notifications should be the color you chose. This works for me at least.

nrage23 said:
After applying the theme. Reboot and your notifications should be the color you chose. This works for me at least.
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Thanks. I saw that some of the settings changed immediately without rebooting, I didn't realize you had to reboot to get the full effect.

Swift dark but can't get menu to turn dark. Still bright white

Mdaly001 said:
Swift dark but can't get menu to turn dark. Still bright white
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I used Swift dark and all worked for me. To get notifications and menus to stick I had to reboot. I switched to aospui black and I like it much better. .

Thx. I ended up getting it to work

How Have You Modded DP2? (Discussion)

I'm curious what you all have done to DP2 since getting it. I'm also curious what all CAN be done.
Mine so far:
Pixel Launcher Mods installed and am using different icons.
Viper 4 Android FX installed and working.
Rosemary font installed.
That's pretty much it. I don't know what else works.
On O I used Substratum with Swift Dark to theme the UI and some apps. I do REALLY miss the darker look of some apps. The white everywhere is stupid lame and I'm not a fan.
I also had Ambient Lockscreen Music installed on O, but I'm not sure if that works? I haven't seen and update for it, so, not going to try it yet.
So, let's hear it!

I'm enjoying stock for the time being. To me, the UI is different enough that it feels like a new theme.
Was having loads of trouble with LMT, but switched to Pie Controls in the app store. Wow, what UI enhancer!

No mods yet, just getting on with stock... for now.

Not a single mod. Usually just do the whole make the navigation bar hidden and swipe up to access it. Right now, the gestures are a nice change. Just wish they would hide the navigation bar themselves lol.

Mr Patchy Patch said:
Not a single mod. Usually just do the whole make the navigation bar hidden and swipe up to access it. Right now, the gestures are a nice change. Just wish they would hide the navigation bar themselves lol.
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I use system UI timer for that

doctorew said:
I use system UI timer for that
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But there's no system UI tuner is dp2

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But there's no system UI tuner is dp2
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There is a system UI tuner app in the place store, doesn't need root. Just some adb commands to set some permissions.Not seen any options to change the nav bar height though, just to hide it immersive mode (it reappears when you swipe up so not ideal).

st0nec01d said:
There is a system UI tuner app in the place store, doesn't need root. Just some adb commands to set some permissions.Not seen any options to change the nav bar height though, just to hide it immersive mode (it reappears when you swipe up so not ideal).
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That's what I already use. Layout manager. Adb command and nav bar is gone. I thought he meant a system UI tuner in dp2.
But I was explaining a little further up I haven't even done that adb command stuff in dp2. Just running pure stock as it comes.

I'm all stock as well except for still using Custom Navigation bar app to hide the new "pill" nav bar and back button.

gettinwicked said:
I'm curious what you all have done to DP2 since getting it. I'm also curious what all CAN be done.
Mine so far:
Pixel Launcher Mods installed and am using different icons.
Viper 4 Android FX installed and working.
Rosemary font installed.
That's pretty much it. I don't know what else works.
On O I used Substratum with Swift Dark to theme the UI and some apps. I do REALLY miss the darker look of some apps. The white everywhere is stupid lame and I'm not a fan.
I also had Ambient Lockscreen Music installed on O, but I'm not sure if that works? I haven't seen and update for it, so, not going to try it yet.
So, let's hear it!
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Which Viper have you installed that works with DP(x)?

Anyway to change icons & icon size on recents?

Mildly infuriating me that I've got my icons perfect size & using the LineX icon pack but whenever I go on to the recents page I have the standard icons which are also huge, any ideas?

It was a sore eye for me to see different sizes too so I turned off suggested apps, go to the 3 dots menu then settings from the recent page.
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lexi250 said:
It was a sore eye for me to see different sizes too so I turned off suggested apps, go to the 3 dots menu then settings from the recent page.
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Yeah it sucks, I did turn off suggested apps briefly but I actually find them useful, hopefully a workaround is found or something, thanks for the suggestion though!

TheInfiniteAndroid said:
Mildly infuriating me that I've got my icons perfect size & using the LineX icon pack but whenever I go on to the recents page I have the standard icons which are also huge, any ideas?
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Just use task changer

OP , does that icon pack only work with a launcher?
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Limeybastard said:
OP , does that icon pack only work with a launcher?
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Unfortunately it seems so from the disclaimer on the Play Store

Have you tried Good lock to change task changer ?

Pr0Ankit said:
Have you tried Good lock to change task changer ?
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Yeah but I'm not a fan of the app showing in the background even if blurred