Pie and display changes - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

Just got an update to Pie and now several screens (Messenger, Settings, etc) have a white background and blue letters I can't change. Makes it hard to see. Any ideas on how to change background and font in Pie? App Settings don't have an option. Thanks, smart folks!

Did you have a theme installed before the pie update? Try changing the theme.

peachpuff said:
Did you have a theme installed before the pie update? Try changing the theme.
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Did that. Didn't work. Apparently there is no way to change the background color in the Messenger app and it doesn't emulate a theme.

Turn on night mode, that'll at least make the background black. I know that doesn't totally solve your problem but it might hold you over.

mjones73 said:
Turn on night mode, that'll at least make the background black. I know that doesn't totally solve your problem but it might hold you over.
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That worked! I appreciate that! I also put on a high contrast theme which works as well.

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Nova launched navigation background color

Anyone found a way to make it black or transparent or anything but white after the latest firmware update? I really hate the change and can't seem to find a solution. Hope someone can help. Thanks.
Harboe said:
Anyone found a way to make it black or transparent or anything but white after the latest firmware update? I really hate the change and can't seem to find a solution. Hope someone can help. Thanks.
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I have not gotten the latest update just yet, but I've heard about it, have you tried something like Navbar Apps?: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.damianpiwowarski.navbarapps
Yep it worked wonders before the update, but not on the home screen anymore. It still works in apps, but you need to set it to just before black. If it's black, it fails for some reason.
Harboe said:
Yep it worked wonders before the update, but not on the home screen anymore. It still works in apps, but you need to set it to just before black. If it's black, it fails for some reason.
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So am I understanding this correctly, it is no longer transparent on the homescreen?
Sadly no. It's white'ish . ?
Hmm, is the only apps you have installed being able to modify the navbar, navbar apps?
I read about the update, and to my understanding, the only big thing the changed was not letting users pick black, and immesive mode.
But thats shouldn't change the transparency of the navbar.. Actually you can't even change the transparency in the settings..
Harboe said:
Anyone found a way to make it black or transparent or anything but white after the latest firmware update? I really hate the change and can't seem to find a solution. Hope someone can help. Thanks.
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This has a fix if you're not opposed to a theme.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/theme-dark-default-t3597615
I have the german version, there is a point in settings:
- dock, dockhintergrund, Transparenz
which works fine.
should be - dock, background, transparency - in your version?

How to fix main buttons panel theme?

Hi!
The aim is to fix main buttons (back/home/menu) panel theme to be dark or transparent. At the moment the theme depends on currently running app: say at home (dark grey) screen it is as expected, but on may apps I use with dark theme the panel has got white background.. And it is very annoying!
I have tried few dark themes, but the problem still exists.
How to fix?
I need this too.
lockhrt999 said:
I need this too.
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Off topic , but u should try the full screen gesture instead, pretty fantastic and responsive.
sanjay0501 said:
Off topic , but u should try the full screen gesture instead, pretty fantastic and responsive.
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I found that app switching is a bit slow or I need more practice.

Best black AMOLED theme?

Anyone found a really good black theme compatible with EMUI 9?
Battery settings, turn on dark mode...its the best and most consistent
0alfred0 said:
Battery settings, turn on dark mode...its the best and most consistent
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Yeah got that one on and its good, though wondering if there's one that can theme the quick toggles too... Cheers
cd993 said:
Yeah got that one on and its good, though wondering if there's one that can theme the quick toggles too... Cheers
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You mean change the icons? There are pixel/aosp themes just Google them... Also dark themes available... Emui8 themes work just fine with emui9. Also you can edit those icons with the EMUI theme editor from the play store
0alfred0 said:
You mean change the icons? There are pixel/aosp themes just Google them... Also dark themes available... Emui8 themes work just fine with emui9. Also you can edit those icons with the EMUI theme editor from the play store
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Sorry no, more customise the current blue toggles in the quick settings. Will check out EMUI theme editor, cheers
cd993 said:
Sorry no, more customise the current blue toggles in the quick settings. Will check out EMUI theme editor, cheers
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I'll be adding theme support once I get mine. Week or two and then I'm gonna kill it
markbencze said:
I'll be adding theme support once I get mine. Week or two and then I'm gonna kill it
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Wow nice to hear, will be keeping an eye out!
cd993 said:
Wow nice to hear, will be keeping an eye out!
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I've got 30 or 40 lg themes on Google Play so I'm looking forward to adding Huawei to it and see what kind of things I can do
markbencze said:
I've got 30 or 40 lg themes on Google Play so I'm looking forward to adding Huawei to it and see what kind of things I can do
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Looking forward to your themes, mark. The LG themes, especially the G7 ones, were amazing.
Basically the whole phone go "dark" after we enabled dark mode in battery settings.
And yes, including the toggles.
However, for messaging app. You will need to switch it to dark mode manually in the top right setting icon.
Don't think we will need a dark theme for this one.
Tried the dark mode. However, anyone still getting a white 'light' navigation bar even when using dark mode? Especially when using apps, etc.
Yup, just waiting for a decent dark theme like everyone else.
I wake in the early hours, so need a theme that doesn't burn my retinas.
sunnysideleft said:
Tried the dark mode. However, anyone still getting a white 'light' navigation bar even when using dark mode? Especially when using apps, etc.
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Yes its quite annoying. However there is a free app called Navbar Apps that can fix that although not ideal.
giorgoxxi said:
Yes its quite annoying. However there is a free app called Navbar Apps that can fix that although not ideal.
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Tried Navbar Apps. However, I'm guessing the task manager keeps killing the app.
Did realise for some apps, after an update, the task bar stays dark. So it might be individual apps having to update.
markbencze said:
I'll be adding theme support once I get mine. Week or two and then I'm gonna kill it
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You better support the 20X! @marcbencze
Don't forget about me! Lol
Is anyone currently using a theme besides the in house dark mode right now? Specifically not one that just does icons. Before I start tinkering I wouldn't mind trying something out to tide me over. And I guess I want to get confirmation that themes even work and that Huawei didn't block them or something ridiculous.
Themes do work and Theme Editor for EMUI works, too, kind off, doesn't support EMUI 9 yet, you have to make do with 8.
I'm just using Theme Editor for Icons and Fonts and KLWP to get my Homescreen to look like I want it.
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Is anyone currently using a theme besides the in house dark mode right now? Specifically not one that just does icons. Before I start tinkering I wouldn't mind trying something out to tide me over. And I guess I want to get confirmation that themes even work and that Huawei didn't block them or something ridiculous.
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markbencze said:
Is anyone currently using a theme besides the in house dark mode right now? Specifically not one that just does icons. Before I start tinkering I wouldn't mind trying something out to tide me over. And I guess I want to get confirmation that themes even work and that Huawei didn't block them or something ridiculous.
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it really annoys me this stupid theme with white nav bar i cant wait for you to release something.You did great job for V30 and i miss those themes man...
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HaukeK said:
Themes do work and Theme Editor for EMUI works, too, kind off, doesn't support EMUI 9 yet, you have to make do with 8.
I'm just using Theme Editor for Icons and Fonts and KLWP to get my Homescreen to look like I want it.
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Hmmm I hadn't been able to get any full themes to work at all. But I'm thinking maybe it's because I had a crappy themes app installed by default. Once I installed app gallery it updated the themes app and it has way more options now. That might be why. But the ones I tried last night from Google Play prior to this only changed the icons. They were for emui8 which I understand likely won't work in everything but none of them did anything. May have to try again with new themes app
Ok so for fun I did try a couple emui 8 themes and it looks we can theme everything. Mind you none of them worked well. So I'm hoping to start making something. But first I gotta figure out why I can't decompile any system apps. Everything errors out so that's a bit of an issue

Does anyone know how to change the accent color from Orange?

Is it possible to pick a new color other than the default orange? I probably want a blue or something, but I don't really want to mess with framework apks. Is this yet possible? I did check the asus theme app but I did not see an option for that.
Yeah. Use the themes app, go to my themes, and then find the create button. If you can't find it I'll reply with more info
Put a blue picture as background and make the theme, change your wallpaper back after.
ZunkeytheDino said:
Yeah. Use the themes app, go to my themes, and then find the create button. If you can't find it I'll reply with more info
Put a blue picture as background and make the theme, change your wallpaper back after.
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thanks I found the create button under my creations. I can now change the colour settings and icon shape, wallpaper, etc. I'm just playing around with it now. I think I can get it the way I like from here on my own. thanks again man!
EDIT: Actually, it looks better now, but it kicked me out of dark mode in settings and such. I actually prefer it this way, but its also interesting. I wonder if any of the mods I tried initially may not have worked because of the default theme's dark mode. hmmm...
I wanted to make my status bar always black with white icons. used to work on my old phone, but it was old. so yea doesn't work
bbmaster123 said:
thanks I found the create button under my creations. I can now change the colour settings and icon shape, wallpaper, etc. I'm just playing around with it now. I think I can get it the way I like from here on my own. thanks again man!
EDIT: Actually, it looks better now, but it kicked me out of dark mode in settings and such. I actually prefer it this way, but its also interesting. I wonder if any of the mods I tried initially may not have worked because of the default theme's dark mode. hmmm...
I wanted to make my status bar always black with white icons. used to work on my old phone, but it was old. so yea doesn't work
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Does this still work on the Rog phone 5? I can't find the create button
ZunkeytheDino said:
Yeah. Use the themes app, go to my themes, and then find the create button. If you can't find it I'll reply with more info
Put a blue picture as background and make the theme, change your wallpaper back after.
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i couldn't find any create option like that ....what to do ?
daddyDracula said:
i couldn't find any create option like that ....what to do ?
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They disable that feature at android 11
TheWolfOne said:
They disable that feature at android 11
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but i have android 10 till now
God knows when this android 11 update will come

S9 pie update apps installation problem

Can someone help? After pie update application instalation both from Google store and other sources stuck and never install.I can't update or install any app! It's really frustrating.Has anyone else has this problem?
yes me too same problem
Removing Google account, clearing data, restarting phone . Helped twice already. Sometimes you have to repeat several times same steps.
constantine_black said:
Can someone help? After pie update application instalation both from Google store and other sources stuck and never install.I can't update or install any app! It's really frustrating.Has anyone else has this problem?
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Wipe cash partition, every time when you want update...i have same problem and don want to do factory reset...
samsung pushed really an buggy update to users so that they can stop asking about pie timeframe. After updating to Pie s9 is really useless.
LazarAntic said:
Wipe cash partition, every time when you want update...i have same problem and don want to do factory reset...
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Factory reset seems like a huge risk now.I mean what if that doesn't fix the problem and u ll be stuck with a useless phone where u cant download any apps or do anything
Maybe you habe disabled any important System-App for installation. Try to enable all apps and install the Updates again
Put it into battery saving mode...then put it back to normal mode...that usually fixes the no update to playstore ect
so far cleared cache, removed account, still can't seem to update preloaded samsung apps from the galaxy apps store (yes, cleared the app data as well). Google Play Store working fine though...
Update: Seems it was my work wifi, worked at home. Weird
Anyone know how to change the transition effects on the s9+ after the pie update?
Driving me insane trying to find it.
All i've found is a setting to turn it on & off again in biometrics settings! I still can't change what style i want? Any help with this would be very welcomed please.
Also, i want to change the default light to dark theme setting, but it's telling me i can't change it whilst i have a theme on from the theme store! How dumb is that! Good one samsung! I can only have a dark settings theme, without using a theme from your store!! How stupid!!
Anyone got a solution/way round these settings, please comment.
Ty..=]
fleebleflam said:
, i want to change the default light to dark theme setting, but it's telling me i can't change it whilst i have a theme on from the theme store! How dumb is that! Good one samsung! I can only have a dark settings theme, without using a theme from your store!! How stupid!!
Anyone got a solution/way round these settings, please comment.
Ty..=]
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This part actually makes sense. The default theme is probably built so that it can change between both light and dark. Specifically built themes would not have a need for this functionality as the theme is already built the way the themer wanted it to look.
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tdevaughn said:
This part actually makes sense. The default theme is probably built so that it can change between both light and dark. Specifically built themes would not have a need for this functionality as the theme is already built the way the themer wanted it to look.
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Yes i get that, but It's the "night mode" setting that chages the notifications and settings background, from light to dark that i want to keep dark, when i have a theme from the store set.
I have only managed to find one theme in the store that lets me keep the night mode active. But i am not that keen on it. Just was hoping there was a way to keep the night mode atvive when a theme was set.
Do you know where the transition settings are on pie at all? Want to change the style, but now can't find the setting?
TY...=]
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Also, i want to change the default light to dark theme setting
Ty..=]
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Just apply the default theme and dark mode switch activates. Guess it's not compatible due to Google/Samsung implementation
evanovici said:
Just apply the default theme and dark mode switch activates. Guess it's not compatible due to Google/Samsung implementation
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Thank you for your reply, yes i have noticed that i can change it to dark node ONLY when set to the default theme.
Seems a little silly really, why put that option there & give you the option of changing the theme as well, only to discover, it wont work with a chosen theme!
Like i mentioned, there is one theme i have found that works with night mode, but i'm not to keen on it.
Shame!
Ok so has anyone found the page transition settings yet?
Customisation is key to Android, as everyone knows, but when you are limited to only certain customisations, it kinda defeates the object!?

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