Is their anyway to make the font bigger on this? It seems awkwardly small to me. My nexus s has the sane screen size and the font and icons are much larger.
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jthornton71707 said:
Is their anyway to make the font bigger on this? It seems awkwardly small to me. My nexus s has the sane screen size and the font and icons are much larger.
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that's because the nexus s has a lower resolution.
So its not possible? There is no hack or market app or anything? ??
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Unfortunately, this is an example of Android fragmentation.
When iPhone 4 jumped from HVGA to Retina, it was easy- you just make icons twice as big.
On Android, you have HVGA, WVGA, QVGA, qHD....etc. Icons won't re-size to look bigger on a qHD screen.
You can use Desktop Visualizer to make the buttons look bigger. Basically change then into small widgets.
can try change density in system\build.prop
If you are rooted you can try changing the system font to a custom font that is easier to read. The easiest way to do this is to look for an app on the market called font installer.
jthornton71707 said:
Is their anyway to make the font bigger on this? It seems awkwardly small to me. My nexus s has the sane screen size and the font and icons are much larger.
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I bought ADW Launcer EX - it lets me make the icons and fonts as big as I want. Gives it more of a Captivate Touchwiz look, but fills the spaces better - and a lot more options then the stock launcher.
The free version doesn't have this - but the paid version is worth the $3
moneyrain said:
can try change density in system\build.prop
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or lcddensity on the market
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anyone try changing dpi for 7.0 tab2?
the default resolution are too big.....
what getting good result ?
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keijames said:
anyone try changing dpi for 7.0 tab2?
the default resolution are too big.....
what getting good result ?
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You want tablet ui? Go 133 or lower, down to 130. If not, I think 140 is a nice resolution.
dictionary said:
You want tablet ui? Go 133 or lower, down to 130. If not, I think 140 is a nice resolution.
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sorry, what mean too big as the character size too big, I want higher density.
so the this case, higher numbers dpi. higher resolution.
who tried can share , experiences.
any screen capture can share ?
thanks
James
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keijames said:
sorry, what mean too big as the character size too big, I want higher density.
so the this case, higher numbers dpi. higher resolution.
who tried can share , experiences.
any screen capture can share ?
thanks
James
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Smaller numbers means higher density on Android. Try it
I run mine at 145/150 for a little added space but not too much.
Are you on stock or cm/AOKP?
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I run mine at 145/150 for a little added space but not too much.
Are you on stock or cm/AOKP?
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I am still at stock rom. I saw 7.7 tab has higher resolution, any idea what dpi?
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keijames said:
I am still at stock rom. I saw 7.7 tab has higher resolution, any idea what dpi?
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If you aren't going to listen and try what people are suggesting, then don't ask for advice. Seriously. LOWER your dpi to get a HIGHER density.
You can't change the actual resolution of the display. It is going to be 1024x600 (or 600x1024, depending on how you hold it) regardless of the DPI. All changing the DPI will do is change how images scale on the screen and in apps. If you change the DPI setting though, you are going to break market functionality. If you want to give yourself more room on the screen, lower the DPI setting. If you want stuff to be bigger, raise the DPI setting. However, doing either can lead to problems besides the market not working right.
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You can't change the actual resolution of the display. It is going to be 1024x600 (or 600x1024, depending on how you hold it) regardless of the DPI. All changing the DPI will do is change how images scale on the screen and in apps. If you change the DPI setting though, you are going to break market functionality. If you want to give yourself more room on the screen, lower the DPI setting. If you want stuff to be bigger, raise the DPI setting. However, doing either can lead to problems besides the market not working right.
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Yes, so correct.
Now I am just moved to 10.1 3g tab. So much better.
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The default font size is too small for comfortable reading. I'm stock rooted and I've left the LCD density at 213, the default. Is there a way to increase the font size without changing the LCD density which makes the keyboard too large?
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jhford said:
The default font size is too small for comfortable reading. I'm stock rooted and I've left the LCD density at 213, the default. Is there a way to increase the font size without changing the LCD density which makes the keyboard too large?
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Settings > Display > Font Size
Is this what you're looking for?
comminus said:
Settings > Display > Font Size
Is this what you're looking for?
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I've tried that in the past and didn't think it was very effective.
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There are a few apps in the market to change font size. They work well, the main reason i sometimes don't use them to increase font size is there will be things here and there that don't fit in the space allowed, if you know what i mean. But it is sort of mainly a cosmetic issue. Check the market, there is a paid font size app and a free one.
Once again I will ask, because I haven't found anything yet.
Is it possible to modify the N7-launcher (or maybe Trebuchet, since I'm running CM 10.1) to match the look of the Nexus 10-launcher in landscape mode?
What I mean is this: http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7189289/DSC_2121-hero_large_verge_super_wide.jpg
As you can see, in landscape it preserves the layout we only have in portrait.
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Once again I will ask, because I haven't found anything yet.
Is it possible to modify the N7-launcher (or maybe Trebuchet, since I'm running CM 10.1) to match the look of the Nexus 10-launcher in landscape mode?
What I mean is this: http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7189289/DSC_2121-hero_large_verge_super_wide.jpg
As you can see, in landscape it preserves the layout we only have in portrait.
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McDV
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Apex launcher will do it in 720p using PA
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On Android 4.2, set DPI to 160. I don't recommend it, everything is so small.
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It doesn't look bad though if you have good eyesight
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VaderSKN said:
On Android 4.2, set DPI to 160. I don't recommend it, everything is so small.
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I knew that, but it really is small. Not the launcher, but the rest. I think you gave me an idea: If I use PA, I could just set Trebuchet to 160dpi - maybe that should work.
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McDV
Why would you want to strain your eyes using DPI 160?
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jonny68 said:
Why would you want to strain your eyes using DPI 160?
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I don't want to, that's why I don't simply set the density to 160 dpi!
Using PA works great. I've set everything to stock 213 dpi, except from the launcher. It is set to 160 dpi, 720p. That works the way it should and the smaller icons on the launcher are really ok.
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McDV
As you know, the DPI on the Nexus 7 is 213, which is somewhat non-standard. This makes all the icons appear a bit blurry, especially noticeable on the phablet notification bar. I run mine on 240, which looks much better.
Have you ever noticed this, and does it bother you at all?
Paranoid Android @ 160dpi.
I honestly never noticed that as something odd, I just thought it was designed like that. App icons are a bit blurry, I have noticed that, but not all of them. Stock apps and some other too have very nice, crisp icons (Firefox for example, I won't check all of them)
I'm running stock ROM with stock DPI and I like it a lot. I don't care for tablet modes or anything, nexus 7 feels like a bigger version of phone android, which suits me a lot, since I use it in portrait mostly.
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Yes thats why I run tablet mode 180 dpi
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But 180 is also non-standard. The only standard DPIs are 160 and 240.
frobthebuilder said:
As you know, the DPI on the Nexus 7 is 213, which is somewhat non-standard. This makes all the icons appear a bit blurry, especially noticeable on the phablet notification bar. I run mine on 240, which looks much better.
Have you ever noticed this, and does it bother you at all?
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Within android on certain devices the different ui modes were triggered by the DPI changes. 320= phone 213= phablet and 160 was full tablet mode. Since Google has changed to the one mode to rule them all mentality I don't think it matters for much other then possible play store incompatibilities for the off standard DPI settings.
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cjsspape said:
Within android on certain devices the different ui modes were triggered by the DPI changes. 320= phone 213= phablet and 160 was full tablet mode. Since Google has changed to the one mode to rule them all mentality I don't think it matters for much other then possible play store incompatibilities for the off standard DPI settings.
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Well, the main thing is the icons. They were made with the standard DPIs in mind, and they just scale to match the others, which makes them look worse.
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Well, the main thing is the icons. They were made with the standard DPIs in mind, and they just scale to match the others, which makes them look worse.
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Yea that's true. I generally stick with 160 for everything. Even on my s3 I had it. It was a Lil small but manageable for me. I don't even see why some devices use 320 at all haha that should probably be an accessibility setting.
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cjsspape said:
Yea that's true. I generally stick with 160 for everything. Even on my s3 I had it. It was a Lil small but manageable for me. I don't even see why some devices use 320 at all haha that should probably be an accessibility setting.
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Well, newer devices have extremely dense displays, so they have to up the dpi just to keep everything the same size.
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But 180 is also non-standard. The only standard DPIs are 160 and 240.
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I use 180 as well, i just like the size of everything at 180, and my icons aren't blurry or anything..
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davisac said:
Paranoid Android @ 160dpi.
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Amen brother. Me too. PA is the canines clusters.
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damagedgoods said:
Amen brother. Me too. PA is the canines clusters.
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I'd totally still be on Paranoid Android, but the hybrid settings no longer let me change the DPI higher than 213.
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But 180 is also non-standard. The only standard DPIs are 160 and 240.
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And 120 and 320. But yes, I find the DPI number odd. But I find no actual problem with it.
No. 10 cahrs
Paranoid Android 2.54 and i have no worry about that..in fact all my apps i have set to diffent dpi.
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frobthebuilder said:
I'd totally still be on Paranoid Android, but the hybrid settings no longer let me change the DPI higher than 213.
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I am still on 2.54 which i found the best and toyaly bug free and every app can be set from 160-360 dpi
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Mmmmm ..... I will try that 240 DPI value
Mine always runs at 160, I feel the default looks like a vision impaired mode. Galaxy Nexus is always set at 240.
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I'd totally still be on Paranoid Android, but the hybrid settings no longer let me change the DPI higher than 213.
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I wish paranoid stuck with the cyanogenmod base instead of vanilla aosp as well. The ROM was much better in 4.1.2 with cm. The 4.2 aosp version just feels clunky and less stable. CM fixed a lot of this Google broke in 4.2 and there settings organization is much better than paranoids at the moment. Paranoid is missing a lot of settings as well too.
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213 is actually tvdpi...lol.
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213 seems to be the magic number for nexus 7 flavour android, not tablet mode, but not phone mode either. 240 is phone DPI so the notification drawer fills the screen and there's no settings pull son on the right, it has then icon in the notification drawer or you can do the two finger pull down. Also on 240 you can't have multi-user as it thinks it is a phone and displays the appropriate lockscreen without the ability to change user.
I like 240 but the multi-user problem is a deal breaker.
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Hallo guys i need a tool to change the DPI on my S7ede G935F official nugat firmware fully rooted
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You can do that in Developer options - Minimum width.
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You can do that in Developer options - Minimum width.
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Thank you, my tiny setting in display suddenly not working. Kept using adb shell wm density since then. I got big font changing from performance on/off.
What is the best dpi you advise me with i like the screen icon to b small and font too
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Zeekone said:
What is the best dpi you advise me with i like the screen icon to b small and font too
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I find the preset one to be good enough for me (i like everything small too)
Go to settings > display > screen zoom and font
pull down the sliders on both screen zoom and font size to the bottom and press apply