15 Best Substratum Themes for Android
Looking for the best substratum theme for android, then here is a curated list. So, let dig right in.
Everybody loves to customize their Android phone and it is one of the best things about Android, you can make your phone look like the way you want.
Play Store has tons of great android Launchers available allowing you to customize your Android Phone. But If you want to go a step further then there is another way to Android Customization and that is by using Substratum.
Many of you might have heard of Substratum but for those who are new to this term then let me explain it for you.
What is Substratum?
Substratum is a theming tool that allows you to install themes system-wide. The history of Substratum starts with CyanogenMod, Cyanogen included a theming engine that made it super easy to apply themes.
To use Substratum it was required to have root access available, now thanks to Android Oreo it is possible to use Substratum without root.
Note: Substratum works without root only on Android Oreo (Google killed the ability to apply Subratrum themes without root on Android 9.0 +). For versions, lower than Android Oreo root is also required.
How it Differs from Android Launchers?
Android Launchers replace your current system launcher which only allows you to customize only your Home Screen. Using Launchers you cannot customize your whole Android Interface.
if you go into settings it will look the same or if you go into Phone Dialer it will also look the same as before. The only thing that will look different is your Home screen and your App Drawer. Moreover, there are certain iPhone launchers that let you make your Android look like an iPhone.
This is where the Substratum comes in it allows you to customize everything in your Android from Home Screen, App Drawer, Phone Dialer to your Settings, notification panel to changing fonts system-wide and even boot animation.
Now you have been Introduced to the Substratum, its time to get started with Best Substratum Themes for Android.
1. CoalField Theme
Originally made for the CM Theme Engine, now finally available for Substratum. If you like a combination of red and substratum black themes, then you will definitely like this theme.
This theme contains:
Multiple colors
Bootanimation
Vector status bar and settings icons
Themed battery icons (only if ROM supports it)
Fully themed quick settings
Animated switches, checkboxes, and buttons
Volume panel
Notification icons
Custom font
Custom alarm, ring and notification sounds
Wallpapers
Price: Free
- Download CoalField Theme
2. Twilight Night Q Dark
Twilight Night lite is also one of the best themes for Substratum. If you like blue color accents and dark mode then this theme is for you. It has a lot of layers that will make your Android a real work of art and bring your apps to a single color style. This theme has more than 100 overlays.
This theme is available only for Oreo 8.1 & Pie 9.0. Oxygen OS, Samsung, LG, HTC, ASUS is not supported.
- Price: Paid
- Download Twilight Night Q Dark
3. Default Dark
Default Dark is originally based on the default AOSP dark material colors. Available accent colors include default teal, amber, blue, cyan, green, lime, orange, pink, purple, red, white, yellow, and blue light. Background colors include dark, darker, and black.
If you want to have other colors then you can contact the developer along with the color code that you want.
- Price: Free
- Download Default Dark
4. Cool Clocks
Cool Clocks help you to change the appearance of your clock widget. The widget will even change its color according to your accent. This Substratum theme is designed to change the appearance of your clock widget and nothing more.
This theme supports Oreo and Nougat devices only and won't work on Samsung devices. Also, this theme supports widgets of Stock AOSP clock, Google clock, Oxygen OS clock.
- Price: Free
- Download Cool Clocks
5. aospUI Gray, Substratum Dark Theme+Samsung, Synergy
This theme is also one of the popular Substratum themes. This theme has exact colors and user interface that Google made for Android N second preview. This theme supports Samsung, AOSP based, OnePlus and Google systems from Nougat up to Pie.
Main Features are:
Support from 6.0 to 9.0
Dark Pixel Circle icons
Google Android look
Colored action bars
Pixel Navbar
Price: Paid
- Download aospUI GraySubstratum Dark
6. Pi Dark
Pi Dark gives you the look and feel of an Android Pie device along with excellent dark mode. This theme is for Android 8.1 devices only.
Main Features
Android Pie Styled Settings
Rounded Corners
Rounded QS Panel
Rounded Notifications
Android P if Xposed module support.
Price: Free
- Download Pi Dark
7. Outline Theme
The outline theme is one of the popular Substratum themes. It contains beautiful pastel colors and handcrafted icons. This theme has support for 29 Third-Party Apps, 27 Google Apps, and 10 System Apps. Also, you can choose from 5 different colors and for additional colors, you need to install Color Extension.
This theme can be installed on Nougat, Oreo and Pie.
- Price: Paid
- Download Outline Theme
8. Reverie Substratum Theme
Reverie Substratum Theme is a light theme that is simple and lightweight with materialistic design. If you like the vanilla android look then this theme is perfect for you. This theme is a perfect combination of black and blue colors.
This Theme Contains:
Multiple colors
Bootanimation
Vector Statusbar and Settings icons
Themed battery icons
Animated Switches, checkboxes, and buttons
Volume Panel
Notification icons
Custom font
Custom alarm, ring and notification sounds
Wallpapers
Price: Free
- Download Reverie Substratum Theme
9. Flux Substratum Theme
Flux Theme is hands down the best theme that I have encountered so far. It has a nice materialistic look and gives your phone a new vibrant and dark look. Flux theme is designed with pixel perfect graphics and material UI.
Flux theme works on Android Nougat, Oreo, Pie and even on Android 10. Samsung OneUI and OxygenOS are also supported.
- Price: Paid
- Download Flux Substratum Theme
10. Android O Theme
Android O as the name suggests is a theme designed to give Android Oreo look to your Android device. The UI is very clean and has a white accent along with nice fonts.
You need a custom ROM for your device with complete Substratum support to use it! This theme WILL NOT work with Lineage OS and ROMs based on it. It only works on ROMs based on AOSP.
- Price: Paid
- Download Android O Theme
11. Pixel Theme
Pixel Theme is designed to give your phone the stock pixel experience. This theme also gives you options to choose from different accent colors.
This theme is supported on phones running AOSP ROMs with Android versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, and 10.0.
Main Features
Lot of colors to choose from
App launcher: stable and with a great design
Navigation Bar, SystemUI, Framework, AOSP Package Installer & more themed
Price: Free
- Download Pixel Theme
12. Pitch Black
Pitch black is a fully-featured dark theme. This theme is helpful in battery saving, especially on AMOLED screen devices. This theme also lets you choose from different accent colors.
Supported ROMs include Android 10 (Pixel and AOSP) (Requires root), Android 10 - Oxygen OS (Requires root), Android Pie (Pixel and AOSP) (Requires root), Android Pie OxygenOS (Requires root), Android Oreo aosp 8.0/8.1 & Pixel/2, Android Oreo OxygenOS 8.0/1, Android Nougat aosp 7.1 OMS.
For Samsung devices, you can download this theme.
- Price: Paid
- Download Pitch Black
13. Belo Theme
Belo Theme has a modern materialistic look. It has a clean and simple UI with a light tone and custom icons. You are definitely gonna fall in love with this theme. This theme supports the theming of system, Google, and third-party apps.
This theme works with Google Stock and Custom AOSP based 8.1/9.0/10 ROMs and also has a support for OxygenOS 10 Q. This theme however doesn't works on Samsung devices running stock firmware.
- Price: Paid
- Download Belo Theme
14. Swift Dark Substratum Theme
Swift Dark Theme is one of the best Substratum themes. It has a nice-looking interface. This theme is a result of continuous development for over 2 years. It has over 200+ handcrafted overlays, using a selected shade of dark and gray for the background and also preserves app's original accent and primary colors.
This theme is supported on the following systems:
Android AOSP-based ROMs from Nougat to Q.
OnePlus (8.0+)
Samsung (7.0 to 9.0)
Nexus devices (7.0 to 8.0)
Pixel (8.0 to 9.0)
LineageOS
Price: Paid
- Download Swift Dark Substratum Theme
15. Compound Theme
Compound Theme for Substratum has a beautiful dark interface with hand-made custom icons. This theme also lets you choose different color accents. You can choose between 41 accent colors and 16 background colors.
"Don't apply status bar icons overlay on Oreo and Pie, because they can only partially be themed and therefore some icons disappear when that overlay is applied on O!"
This theme works on the following systems:
- Android Nougat Custom Roms
- Android Oreo 8.0 Stock and Custom Roms
- Android Oreo 8.1 Stock and Custom Roms
- Android Pie 9.0 (still buggy)
- OxygenOS Oreo (some bugs)
This theme doesn't work on a Samsung device with stock rom.
- Price: Paid
- Download Compound Theme
Final Words: Use the Substratum Themes for Android
These were some of the best Substratum themes for Android. So go ahead and start customizing your device. You can use these themes to customize your android experience further.
If you have any suggestions then feel free to drop them in the comments section below.
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