Recently our team's efforts have been announced on XDA Portal regarding the official deprecation of Layers, in progress to be overridden by our new project, Substratum.Read more here: http://www.xda-developers.com/layers...of-substratum/
What is Substratum?
Substratum is an application, able from the Play Store, that utilizes all of Sony's Overlay Manager Service (OMS), found on the official AOSP code review. This is similar to Layers in of stability and customization as it runs off an upgraded version of the Resource Runtime Overlay system, with the added benefit of running up-to-date Sony code on a customized ROM.
What is Masquerade?
Masquerade is, simply, a helper app, that gets prebuilt by Substratum ed ROMs, allowing Substratum to alleviate OMS tasks in the background without refreshing any assets. In technical , Masquerade is a service that loads OMS commands into the system directly, and while OMS itself refreshes resources and assets on runtime, it will refresh the caller's window, asking it to refresh resources and assets each time an overlay is loaded/unloaded from the system.
What about CMTE?
I would like to say here, that we aren't trying to compete with the CyanogenMod Theme Engine at all. Think of the Substratum project as a community-driven project where a chunk of the open-source community coming together to create something we wanted in the start. We want to start from ground zero, without basing any code off of a huge chunk of code made by a corporation, but creating what we call "tweaks" as a built-in within our system (such as prebuilt accent choosing, theme customization based on selection, infinite possibilities based on themers, etc.). Substratum was built by and with themers in mind. OMS was created by Sony and is planned to be merged into the source, meaning that we are running what Android should be running, rather than completely modifying a framework from the base with many changes that can't be understood by the average ROM developer.CMTE runs on the RRO2 system, which is the base of what Layers was running on. RRO2 is deprecated, and superseded by the OverlayManagerService (OMS) within Sony's code in the AOSP code review. Final thing, instead of competing against CMTE, we sincerely thank them for providing CMTE as an open sourced project. We were able to filter out everything needed by understanding the Theme Engine completely from a low level standpoint.
Why is this better than Layers?
- No longer require soft or hard reboots when applying themes
- We can apply fonts without rebooting
- We can apply System sounds from a theme, such as lock/unlock/effect_tick sounds, to make your unlock sounds match your theme
- Does not use the vendor/overlays partition/folder anymore, to limit down possible security vulnerabilities and reflashing vendors constantly
- Active and consistent development based on upstream Sony code, as well as team code. Relying on the old system meant bringing up legacy code to newer versions of Android, even when we know the RRO2 system is being superseded already.
How is this different from Layers?
Overlays are loaded at runtime (truly) when you launch an application. You may briefly see an original resources screen flicker when you open an app, and that is being worked on by the team. However, due to the nature of how OMS works, it truly brings runtime theming when you start applications, rather that bloating the system down trying to extend resources of applications you aren't currently using.
Would you like to contribute to the project?
If you would like to contribute to the project, you are free to do so by pushing commits directly to our Gerrit Code Server at http://review.projektsubstratum.com/.

// Option A // 4o2st

To substratum mod from happymod.sitesunblocked.org.
You need enable the option "Unknown Sources".
1. Click on the above link to substratum mod APK.
2. Save the file in your device s folder.
3. Now tap on Install and wait for the installation to finish.
4. Once it is done, open the game and start playing it right away.

// Option B // o1d4w

To substratum from HappyMod APP, you can follow this:
1. Open your browser and the HappyMod APK file from happymod.sitesunblocked.org - the only official website of HappyMod.
2. Open Android Settings and go into Privacy or Security.
3. Tap the option to Allow Unknown Sources and enable it.
4. Go to your Android s and tap the APK file.
5. Follow the directions on the screen to install it.
6. Search substratum in HappyMod App.

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ing effects may fail due to network issues or server problems. Check your internet connection and try again later.

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AI modes may require a stable internet connection. Ensure your connection is strong and try again.

If AI modes are not accessible, it could be due to server issues or your internet connection. Check if other apps are working properly. If they are, the issue might be with the app itself.

Steps to resolve:
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2. Restart your device to refresh the network settings.
3. Open the app again and try accessing the AI modes.

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Persistent 'no internet' messages can indicate a problem with the app's ability to connect to its servers. Restarting can refresh the app's connection attempt.

Steps to resolve:
1. Close the app completely.
2. Restart your device.
3. Reopen the app and check the connection.

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4K videos require more processing power and memory. If your device is not equipped to handle such high-resolution files, it may lead to crashes.

What should I do if I keep getting network errors? 2i5p36

Network errors can occur due to unstable internet connections. Try switching to a different network or resetting your router.

Network issues can disrupt the app's functionality. A stable connection is essential for smooth operation, especially when using online features.