Just curious if anyone has had a issue setting full sized wallpapers? i downloaded a few 2560x1600 wallpapers and the damn thing keeps making me crop them.. im using apex launcher and set to non scrolling wallpapers.. thanks guys
Ok.. i know i must be missing something easy. has anyone actually gotten any 2560x1600 wallpapers to work? Everyone i have tried only shows me about 1/4 of the picture...
May seem like a dumb question, but you are increasing the size of the crop box by dragging on the corners/sides, correct?
Wouldn't make any sense to FORCE us to zoom in on an image that is compatible with the device's resolution creating a less sharp background.
Try making the image 2560 × 2560 somehow. It needs to account for the orientation.
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wallpaper Fix!!
Download the app: "Simple Image Wallpaper". It will not install in the app drawer but to access it click and hold on your main desktop screen, select "Live Wallpaper", then select "Simple Image Wallpaper". Then click on settings and it will not crop any of those high res images that you use. Also, another benefit is you can use 2 different kinds of wallpaper if you choose; One for landscape and one that changes when put in Portrait mode.
anyone notice than when setting wallpaper images scaled perfectly to the screen's native resolution, they get a bit fuzzier compared to the view in the gallery????
Here's an example, download this image.....
oops, can't submit links yet. Look for the starry night image at 1080X1920 resolution on google image search. It's a good example.
This is image looks pops really nicely when viewed in the gallery, amazing details and contrast. When set as a wallpaper though, a lot of the sharpness is gone. This happens independently of the screen settings. The same effect happens either with touchwiz or nova launcher, same happens when set with quick pic or stock gallery app. Same effect obviously with different 1080p images besides the one given in the link.
Anyone have any ideas about what's happening here? Kind of a shame cause the display is pretty awesome......We need a fix..
I am running a verizon s4, stock unrooted. I haven't not seen this issue reported as far as I know....
orangelight99 said:
anyone notice than when setting wallpaper images scaled perfectly to the screen's native resolution, they get a bit fuzzier compared to the view in the gallery????
Here's an example, download this image.....
oops, can't submit links yet. Look for the starry night image at 1080X1920 resolution on google image search. It's a good example.
This is image looks pops really nicely when viewed in the gallery, amazing details and contrast. When set as a wallpaper though, a lot of the sharpness is gone. This happens independently of the screen settings. The same effect happens either with touchwiz or nova launcher, same happens when set with quick pic or stock gallery app. Same effect obviously with different 1080p images besides the one given in the link.
Anyone have any ideas about what's happening here? Kind of a shame cause the display is pretty awesome......We need a fix..
I am running a verizon s4, stock unrooted. I haven't not seen this issue reported as far as I know....
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I have a full HD wallpaper and I viewed it full screen in the gallery and then hit home button to revert to homescreen and I can't notice a change at all. Every pixel is identical to that of the gallery image.
When I hit the home button the only changes are my icons appearing on the background (obviously). but colour, contrast, sharpness etc all stay the same.
I haven't tried with you stary night picture you mentioned though.
Maybe that image just isn't full HD or the pixels are slightly wrong.
Have you opened that same file in Photoshop and double checked?
Or are you just taking Googles word for it beings the right res?
yea, the photo is 1080X1920. I double checked. So are the others I tried.
the effect is definitely not drastic but it is there and I tried a few images. I think the problem is in the loss of fine details most obviously seen in
highres textures or intricate wispy patterns. I've spent many a hour working with high res type images and when these types of jpegs are set as a wallpaper, it's like the images have been run through a couple degrees of a blur filter.
I would think quite a few users would notice though they may not be able to articulate exactly what's going on....it is less stunning imo.....
Me too. The wallpaper seems less clear. Used a 1920x1200 wallpaper.
You have to use an image that is 1920 high and 1080 wide, most 1080p images are 1920 wide and 1080 high instead. So whats happening is when you set the wallpaper, the wallpaper setter has to scale and stretch the image to fit the hight of the screen.
These phones are in portrait mode most of the time remember, where as most images on the web are in landscape wide screen.
I download all my wallpapers using Zedge app. Use Quickpic app to set as wallpaper. No fuzzy issue, the wallpaper looks sharp and crisp.
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yes, the images I am using are in portrait mode, they are not resizing. try using the a highly detailed image and toggle between the gallery view and the homescreen. maybe i am seeing things but i am pretty friggin sure I can't be the only one noticing this.
Try to turn off the automatic display calibation. This option change level of saturation and other display setting depending the app you are running.
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yes, the images I am using are in portrait mode, they are not resizing. try using the a highly detailed image and toggle between the gallery view and the homescreen. maybe i am seeing things but i am pretty friggin sure I can't be the only one noticing this.
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I have always wondered if android lowered the quality of an image when setting it as wallpaper for some pragmatic reason? But have never been able to figure it out.
This has been an issue on every Android device ive ever had - its obviously something at OS level. I use an app called 'Simple Image Wallpaper' it allows you to set an image at 100% quality as it works as a Live Wallpaper. Enjoy!
Use this.
thanks be to the previous 2 posters. I will check out those apps and see if they helped any....
Just want to confirm this issue. Having the same problem.
Looks super sharp and clear in Gallery, becomes blurry when set as Wallpaper.
Resolution is definitely 1080x1920 (W x H)
Issue here as well.
Our LCD resolution is 1920x1080. Wallpaper must be 1920x1920 in order to get a 1 to 1 mapping of wallpaper pixels to screen pixels. This is because our displays switch from landscape to portrait when we turn the phone and so wallpapers are displayed as a 1080x1920 cropping or a 1920x1080 cropping of a 1920x1920 resolution image. If you supply a 1080x1920 image as a wallpaper and the phone needs to display it across 1920x1080 LCD pixels, then it will crop out a 1080x1080 square, use that as a wallpaper, stretching 1080 image pixels across 1920 lcd pixels. This may sound strange, but it really does make sense as a solution to solve the problem of how to display wallpaper when the screen can be rotated. Ever notice that the stock ROM wallpapers are square, 1920x1920?
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Our LCD resolution is 1920x1080. Wallpaper must be 1920x1920 in order to get a 1 to 1 mapping of wallpaper pixels to screen pixels. This is because our displays switch from landscape to portrait when we turn the phone and so wallpapers are displayed as a 1080x1920 cropping or a 1920x1080 cropping of a 1920x1920 resolution image. If you supply a 1080x1920 image as a wallpaper and the phone needs to display it across 1920x1080 LCD pixels, then it will crop out a 1080x1080 square, use that as a wallpaper, stretching 1080 image pixels across 1920 lcd pixels. This may sound strange, but it really does make sense as a solution to solve the problem of how to display wallpaper when the screen can be rotated. Ever notice that the stock ROM wallpapers are square, 1920x1920?
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This makes perfect sense. Do u have any good sources for 1920x1920 size wallpaper? Much Thanks :good:
interfacelift.com/wallpaper/
Is one of my favorites for very hi-res photos. You could just google wallpaper.
You will need to use a photo cropping tool (like paint or photoshop or gimp) to crop or resample to desired size.
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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew how it might be possible to change the resolution of the "Capture more" option on the s7 edge when taking a long scrolling screenshot? I noticed when I take a scrolling screenshot, the resolution is no longer 1440p but becomes 1080p then to 720p. Thanks!
I want to change from a 1080x1920 resolution to a 540x960 resolution for the purpose of making games run better by not having to render as much detail.
On a PC, this is SUPER EASY. On Android, it's a headache, notably on Moto G4 where all the "DPI Changing Apps" don't do anything. So don't suggest those, please. I've tried a handful.
I've even tried to edit the build.prop file, but there is nothing in there related to DPI or Resolution.
The best I have gotten is going into Developer Options and changing "Smallest Width" from 400 dp to as low as 360 dp (setting any lower, and it reverts to 360). I have tried as high as 1080 dp, but at that point the UI elements are getting too small to interact with reliably, so I didn't try to find what the highest possible value is.
Even at 360 dp, screenshots on my phone are saved at 1080 x 1920 which is not what I'm looking for.
Even more confusing, doing "Simulate secondary displays" and simulating a 1080p resolution results in only the top left quarter of my screen being filled, as opposed to 4K filling my entire screen. So it seems the resolution of the screen is 4K??
Ultimately, my goal is to reduce my resolution to make games take less resources and ultimately conserve on battery. If you have an actual answer that you have personally tried with success, that would be great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...nger&hl=en&rdid=com.chornerman.easydpichanger
This solved it! This actually includes a resolution option, which is what I'm looking for. Thank you to reddit user /u/finewhitelady.
Edit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sagar.screenshift2 I like this app better because it comes with profiles, a persistent notification for toggling between custom and default resolutions, and even setting on a per-app basis which is great for my intended purposes of reducing resolutions in games to preserve battery life. While I'm not a fan of persistent notifications, I could easily construct an Automate widget to toggle between the two settings which is wonderful for the times I do need full resolution in my games.
Did it work to save battery, and make games run smoother?
Is there a way to decrease screen resolution so that I can save battery life? 720p is honestly fine with me. I tried changing it through adb with "wm size 720x1560" but that just made everything look big and the navigation gestures stopped working.
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Is there a way to decrease screen resolution so that I can save battery life? 720p is honestly fine with me. I tried changing it through adb with "wm size 720x1560" but that just made everything look big and the navigation gestures stopped working.
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It won't save much battery at all.
You still need to light the pixels. The processor will need to interpolate down to 720p.
The power savings if any, would be very small.
The best way to save a bit of juice is to use a black (#000000) wallpaper both on the lock screen and desktop, and also use a black theme. Android 10 supposedly will bring an all black interface, but in the meantime, this will do it.