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Model Specific Forums => Gemini PDA => Gemini PDA - Android => Topic started by: Charlie Stross on May 10, 2018, 08:58:12 am
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See subject.
The standard way of installing themes on 7.1.1 requires a theme engine such as Substratum (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...jekt.substratum (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum&rdid=projekt.substratum)), but Substratum requires root.
Before I go away and root my Gemini (cue endless backup/restore hassle), are there any ways of installing a theme without first obtaining root?
NB: I'm only after this because I want a universal dark theme; the screen glare in apps that don't individually provide a dark theme is ... annoying. If there's a way to enable a nighttime mode globally, I'd settle for that.
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See subject.
The standard way of installing themes on 7.1.1 requires a theme engine such as Substratum (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...jekt.substratum (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum&rdid=projekt.substratum)), but Substratum requires root.
Before I go away and root my Gemini (cue endless backup/restore hassle), are there any ways of installing a theme without first obtaining root?
NB: I'm only after this because I want a universal dark theme; the screen glare in apps that don't individually provide a dark theme is ... annoying. If there's a way to enable a nighttime mode globally, I'd settle for that.
Not exactly a direct answer and I haven't received my Gemini yet so not sure how well this will integrate with it but I use ADW Launcher on my other Android devices which then allows a dark theme and much much more customisation (bye bye search bar) without the need for rooting.
Hope this helps
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For what it’s worth, rooting was *very* easy.
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For what it’s worth, rooting was *very* easy.
Rooting seems to require a Windows host (I'm a Mac guy) and erases everything on the device (hmph, backup/restore ahoy). I'd hardly call that trivial.