[Developer API Request] Add a public API that allows apps to change the Android Settings > Styles & Wallpapers settings [188703883]

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jo...@gmail.com

created issue #1

May 20, 2021 09:27AM

Are you an Android developer?"

Yes

Which Android Developer Preview build are you using?

SPB1.210331.013

What device are you using? (for example, Pixel 4 XL)

Pixel 3

Issue Category

Framework (platform), Runtime permissions (maybe?)

Link to any screenshot(s) that demonstrate the issue (shared privately in Drive.)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SGVEgNmIcGujzvaoKH7o_6B4LeLStqqv/view?usp=sharing

Feature Request

It would be great if there was a way for apps to change the style of the phone programatically, particularly the Material You colors, but also the icon shapes, styles and even the grid size.

For example, an automation app like Tasker could change the phone's look on the user's behalf depending on many situations. For example, have different colors in these situations:

at home, or not at home
rainy (darker more blueish colors) or sunny (brighter more yellowish colors) weather
in the morning , afternoon or evening
if you have an important notification change all the colors to red tones
late at night use only blackish tones
etc, etc

The possibilities would be endless and users could truly make Material You their own because it would look and behave differently for each and every person, exactly how they expected it.

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ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> Jun 3, 2021 02:58AM

Assigned to ad...@google.com.

ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> #2Jun 21, 2021 11:56AM

Hi Sandeep, please attach idea.log (in Android Studio, Help > Show Log).

ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> #3Jul 14, 2021 01:38PM

Attched log

ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> #4Aug 19, 2021 03:14PM

Status: Won't Fix (Intended Behavior)

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2025-03-10 17:39:23,299 [ 281214]   WARN - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Failed to load snapshot 'default_boot'
2025-03-10 17:39:23,999 [ 281914]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Camera notification event: cameraNotification { }
2025-03-10 17:39:23,999 [ 281914]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Not yet booted
2025-03-10 17:39:24,000 [ 281915]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.streaming.emulator.EmulatorView - Received notification: cameraNotification { }
2025-03-10 17:39:26,179 [ 284094]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Activated packet streamer for bluetooth emulation
2025-03-10 17:39:31,108 [ 289023]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Not yet booted
2025-03-10 17:39:35,936 [ 293851]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Displaychange event: 0
2025-03-10 17:39:35,936 [ 293851]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Display notification event: event: DISPLAY_CONFIGURATIONS_CHANGED_UI displayConfigurationsChangedNotification { displayConfigurations { displays { width: 1080 height: 2424 dpi: 420 } userConfigurable: 3 maxDisplays: 11 } }
2025-03-10 17:39:35,937 [ 293852]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.streaming.emulator.EmulatorView - Received notification: event: DISPLAY_CONFIGURATIONS_CHANGED_UI displayConfigurationsChangedNotification { displayConfigurations { displays { width: 1080 height: 2424 dpi: 420 } userConfigurable: 3 maxDisplays: 11 } }
2025-03-10 17:39:36,698 [ 294613]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.adb.AdbService - Device [emulator-5554] is offline (device state is `AUTHORIZING`)
2025-03-10 17:39:36,714 [ 294629]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.adb.AdbService - Device [emulator-5554] is offline (device state is `UNAUTHORIZED`)
2025-03-10 17:39:41,683 [ 299598]   WARN - #com.android.tools.idea.streaming.emulator.EmulatorController - android.emulation.control.EmulatorController/streamNotification call failed - UNAVAILABLE: io exception
2025-03-10 17:39:41,683 [ 299598]   WARN - #com.android.tools.idea.streaming.emulator.EmulatorController - android.emulation.control.EmulatorController/streamClipboard call failed - UNAVAILABLE: io exception
2025-03-10 17:39:41,683 [ 299598]   WARN - #com.android.tools.idea.streaming.emulator.EmulatorController - android.emulation.control.EmulatorController/streamScreenshot call failed - UNAVAILABLE: io exception
2025-03-10 17:39:41,683 [ 299598]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.streaming.emulator.EmulatorController - Disconnected from Pixel 9 (5554)
2025-03-10 17:39:41,692 [ 299607]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.adb.AdbService - Device [emulator-5554] is offline (device state is `OFFLINE`)
2025-03-10 17:39:41,874 [ 299789]   INFO - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Process finished with exit code -1073740940 (0xC0000374)
2025-03-10 17:39:41,875 [ 299790]   WARN - Emulator: Pixel 9 - Emulator terminated with exit code -1073740940
2025-03-10 17:39:41,945 [ 299860]   INFO - #com.android.tools.idea.adb.AdbService - Device [emulator-5554] is offline (device state is `DISCONNECTED`)

The logs are not providing detailed information about the crash, but Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 is not very well supported on the emulator. Can you try running with software rendering mode, by creating a new AVD and running the emulator from the command line with emulator.exe -verbose -feature -Vulkan -gpu swiftshader -no-snapshot -avd YOUR_AVD_NAME, and share the terminal output if it's still crashing?

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ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> Jun 3, 2021 02:58AM

ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> #2Jun 21, 2021 11:56AM

ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> #3Jul 14, 2021 01:38PM

ad...@google.com <ad...@google.com> #4Aug 19, 2021 03:14PM

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