Android’s Engineering Team Talks About Themes in Android O, White Notification...

Android's Engineering Team Talks About Themes in Android O, White Notification...

xda-developers
Jul 20, 2017 9:58 PM • by Doug Lynch

Android's Engineering Team Talks About Themes in Android O, White Notification Shade in DP2

We've known about Sony's RRO implementation of theming in Android for a while now as it has made its way into the AOSP code base. Since this was discovered, the community has been left wondering whether the next version of Android would finally add this as a user-facing feature for everyone. Some OEMs are already taking advantage of theming, but others seem to ignore it for one reason or another. During a recent AMA over on Reddit, the engineering team for Android spoke a little bit about this.

During the AMA this week, /u/Shadesta9 asked the team if there was any programming obstacle to provide a full theming feature for Android. The user was simply wanting to know if we can expect it to be included in Google's upcoming update to Android O, or if it was something the Android team thought wasn't quite right yet. Alan Viverette from the Android engineering team replied and explained the issue by saying that there are both technical as well as logistical hurdles when it comes to theming.

Thanks to Sony, the technical side of the issue has been "largely solved" in Android O because of the RRO system. Mr. Viverette then goes on to say that the logistical side of things is still an issue because there still aren't stable APIs available that describe what can be themed. Not only that, but there also aren't any adequate ways to verify that existing applications can even properly support theming. So while some progress has been made, it still doesn't look like it's ready as a user facing feature.

The AMA also had a question from /u/CharaNalaar about the white notification shade where they asked if it was a glitch. This time, Selim Cinek chimed in and said the overall goal for Android O was to make the lighter notification surface match the quick settings panel. To that end, the team did switch the the default theme of the quick settings panel and that made the style more consistent. They then confirmed that the theming engine is still in Android O, and it will be up to the OEM to provide different themes.

Source: /r/AndroidDev

Android Advices
Jul 20, 2017 3:29 PM • by Karthik Iyer

How To Install Android 7.2 Nougat Based Paranoid Custom ROM On Honor 8 Pro Smrtphone

Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei just recently launched the new Honor 8 Pro smartphone in India which is just a renamed version of Honor V9 smartphone in China. Currently, this is one of the most popular smartphones you can buy in India and it is in fact, giving a tough competition to OnePlus 5 as well. It packs a really good internals for the price at which it is being offered at. The highlight of the smartphone is, however, the dual rear cameras. It again gives a tough competition to the OnePlus 5 smartphone.

However, if you own this smartphone, then you might already know that the software on this smartphone is not all that great. The UI is heavily bloated and it is far from the near stock android experience that the OnePlus 5 offers. But there is not a lot that you can do about it, other than the simply installing a third party custom ROM. Well, if you are wondering how to do it, then you are in the right place. Today we will show you exactly how to install Android 7.2 Nougat Based Paranoid Custom ROM On Honor 8 Pro Smrtphone.

About the ROM

Below are some of the working features of the smartphone on this ROM –

Camera rear/front (Photographs)
Camera rear/front (Video – Use Camu from Play Store)
Auto brightness.
Fingerprint.
Bluetooth, Mic, Wi-Fi, GPS, IR
Hotspot
RIL

Supported Devices

DUKE-AL10, AL20, AL30, L09, and TL30.

Now that it is out of the way, let's check out some of the requirements that are necessary for the installation. Below are some of the pre-requisite for the same –

Pre-requisite

The first thing which you need to make sure is that you are creating a complete backup of your files. Since we will be completely wiping the internal memory of the phone, you will end up loosing all your files.
You also need to make sure that you are installing a custom recovery software. You can install any of your choices, however, we suggest you go for TWRP for this installation.
You also need to make sure that the battery in the tablet has about 60-percent charge before you begin the installation. If your smartphone's battery dies during the installation, then you may end up with a completely bricked smartphone.
And lastly it is also necessary to make sure that you have downloaded the firmware file which is necessary for the installation. Without this file, you won't be able to proceed with the installation and hence we suggest you download the same from the link given below.

Download Paranoid Custom ROM For Honor 8 Pro

Installation

Assuming that you have downloaded the files given in the link above, it is now time to begin the installation process.
The first thing which you need to make sure is that you copy the downloaded file to the smartphone.
Once done, simply turn off your phone and enter into the recovery mode. You can do this by pressing Volume Down + Power Key at the same time.
After this, once you are in the recovery menu, look for wipe and format option ⇒ wipe data, system, cache and Dalvik cache and initiate it.
Once done, now return back to the recovery menu and tap on Install.
Now it will ask you to browse for the firmware file which you had copied earlier. Simply navigate to the same and select it.
After that simply swipe to begin the installation.
Do make a note that the installation will take some time and hence we suggest you be patient with the same.
After it is done, before rebooting you can also choose to install the GApps.
Once this is done, your device will automatically reboot into the new ROM.

Do make a note that the first reboot may take a long time and hence we suggest you stay patient with the same. Having said, if you have any queries regarding the setup, then be sure to let us know by commenting down below and also stay tuned to Android Advices for more tutorials like this.

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