Can no longer change Theme UI Color in After Affects?

It’s AE 2026 and they didnt get it back……..shameful office

They need to drop their AI goals fast!  Not only are they way behind everybody else and have no hope of catching up, their consumer base are creatives who don't want it.  So ridiculous. 

It's simple. The managers need to see progress. On what? Doesn't matter. Can the devs work more on this software? Not really, it's a house of cards and they can only make surface-level changes without setting off a rube goldberg machine of spaghetti code induced bugs. I just came from a thread where newer versions of GPU drivers make AE lag, even when not using them. 

I feel for the devs, I really do, but adobe really needs to put them toward a new compositing software. Sadly, that won't happen. They're all in on AI, and that means whatever they make is going to decide "no actually you didn't want that space ship; you wanted this one that looks vaguely like if star trek was a 90's pop art airbrush painting. And rarely a tree branch because AI poison"

they have to do something with their workday 

"Spectrum places customer needs first"

LOL!

100% agree. Why do they keep changing things for the worse?

Hello Adobe Team,

I’d like to request the return (or official implementation) of an advanced interface color customization feature in Premiere Pro — specifically the ability to change the background color of panels, text color, accents, and other UI elements beyond the existing "Brightness" slider.

In previous versions, this could be temporarily enabled via the Debug Console (e.g., EnableThemeColorPreference), but this option seems to have been removed or disabled in the current releases.

I understand the importance of UI consistency, but offering this type of advanced customization — even as an optional or experimental feature — would allow users to:

• Personalize the interface to match their brand or creative identity

• Create a more visually comfortable workspace

• Tailor the environment for accessibility or aesthetic preference

This isn’t a critical feature for my workflow, but it would be a valuable and appreciated option for those of us who enjoy having a more customized creative space.

Thank you for your ongoing dedication to improving Premiere Pro!

Best regards.

PLEASE