Android Question Should I use Android themes?

[Filippo]

Hi,

in this thread Erel writes that you can change the colors without AppCompat.

AppCompat : still relevant?

I'm busy with a new app using some code snippets from an older one (built in the last 2 years). I had to check what libraries were used in the older app and noticed that AppCompat was an included library. The question is, given the reason for AppCompat being provided, that is, to give some...

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I have always used the library AppCompat to change the color until now.
Now I don't want to use it either.
All my applications are created with minSdkVersion="24".

So I'm wondering if I should even use an Android theme if I don't want to change the default color.
What do you think about this?

 

[Erel]

There is always an Android theme. Whether you want to customize it or not is a different question and it depends on your requirements.

The theme is set on this line:

CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, Themes.LightTheme)

And you can change it to DarkTheme if you like.

 

[Filippo]

I have now made a few tests with my Samsung Galaxy A13, with and without Android theme, and find that the graphics look nicer without Android theme set.
Of course, this is just a matter of taste.

Screenshot without Android theme set:

Screenshot using Themes.LightTheme:

Screenshot using Themes.DarkTheme: