what resolution you prefer for the streak
MDPI-160dpi
HDPI-240dpi
reply as i want to build a rom from latest nexus one cm7 source.
I love 240 dpi on my streak
240dpi!
MDPI-160dpi - and CM7 please
240 hdpi always
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+1 for 240dpi, could you use LCD Density Modder to change around?
Oh come on guys, all that screen real estate and you wanna clog it up with all that big text at 240
Please give me 160 dpi
cdzo72 said:
oh come on guys, all that screen real estate and you wanna clog it up with all that big text at 240
please give me 160 dpi
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I never keep any icons or wigets on any of the home screens. I use miui plus zeam launcher on almost all my devices. One thing I am confused about is why the rom cook would need to know what dpi people like. I just edit the build.prop and the dpi changes. 160 dpi is too small icons for me and 240 dpi is too large icons I been playing with the build.prop and changed it to 190 dpi which seems to be a good balance. With this streak is the first time I have saw different roms for different dpi.
mine420 said:
I never keep any icons or wigets on any of the home screens. I use miui plus zeam launcher on almost all my devices. One thing I am confused about is why the rom cook would need to know what dpi people like. I just edit the build.prop and the dpi changes. 160 dpi is too small icons for me and 240 dpi is too large icons I been playing with the build.prop and changed it to 190 dpi which seems to be a good balance. With this streak is the first time I have saw different roms for different dpi.
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In most Roms, both the HDPI and MDPI formats are combined. With this one, it was split up for some reason. I would love to have both combined again to make it easier for changes.
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In most Roms, both the HDPI and MDPI formats are combined. With this one, it was split up for some reason. I would love to have both combined again to make it easier for changes.
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This is only true for dell devices I think, most other manus only have the xDPI assets that specific device uses. At least the rom dumps of the N1/NS are like that.
I def like how dell included mdpi and hdpi though, as it means switching levels still gives you better icons then having them being streched/shrunk to work
CM7 160 DPI please 240 DPI is too much...
I find 200 a good compromise
160 fits in fine
160 is perfect
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160 is perfect
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actually, i like 190 most! fit & suit for me & my thumb
but, gplay doesn't support it
between 160 / 240, i will take 160 since 240 is spacekiller
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I find 200 a good compromise
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Yeah! That's the one for me - 200 DPI, CM7 and the awesome and amazing iKaNDee (free) theme - wow! It's so gorgeous !
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In most Roms, both the HDPI and MDPI formats are combined. With this one, it was split up for some reason. I would love to have both combined again to make it easier for changes.
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would be better for this ..........
Everyone that isnt using 120/160/240/320 needs to keep in mind that a non-standard dpi will break the market. It's part of their policy now that "list what dpis you support" instead of the older "list what dont work".
You pretty much wont be able to use the market (or at least a lot of stuff will be missing/broken on market) on a non-standard dpi. You can switch back to a standard one and use the market and switch back of so inclined though.
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The capability of changing my pixel density using LCD Density Changer was one of the last few questions i had before i jumped shipbto the shift. I figured that maybe others would have this question too.
I was able to change from a 240 to a 180 with no issues if i use the preview button while on temp root from VISIONary. I'm sure the other sizes will work well too!
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Why would you want to change the pixel density to less dense? Are you having a hard time seeing the text on the screen?
-Shift
dylansylvester said:
Why would you want to change the pixel density to less dense? Are you having a hard time seeing the text on the screen?
-Shift
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Its the other way around. By decreasing the pixel density I am increasing the amount of screen real estate.
Its like changing your monitor resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768. You make everything smaller so you can fit more on the screen. I tend to do this and then use adw.launcher to set my app drawer to 5 columns and have more then 4 application shortcuts across my desktop screens.
For my evo 160 was a sweet spot but on the shift its 180. Any smaller and you would struggle reading text or taping the correct space on the screen.
I hope you're not using Sense with LCD density changer. It's useless without being able to adjust icon rows and such.
cosine83 said:
I hope you're not using Sense with LCD density changer. It's useless without being able to adjust icon rows and such.
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Your exactly right. I am using adw.launcher dreaming of the day when I can put cm7 on and do the same thing with out the sense apps.
The proper lcd density seems to be 270 for this build.
download 'LCDDensity for Root' by Elviss Kustans from market and set density to 270dpi.
solved the weird positioning of shortcuts and widgets on stock launcher
alternatively you can edit the build.prop
I chose this method to quickly find the proper number
NOTE: The Change in density is required for the stock launcher of 2.3.4 HKTW rom. The device is otherwise crisp at default with other launchers.. So do not bother incase you dont want to use stock launcher.
I'm still trying to decide between 270 and 275.
Build.prop says 275 is correct for qHD screens, but 270 fits a little better.
rjohnstone said:
I'm still trying to decide between 270 and 275.
Build.prop says 275 is correct for qHD screens, but 270 fits a little better.
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content on the right edge goes out of the screen
add some 4x1 size widget so that you can compare the space left on both edges.. 270 looked perfect
IMO 260 is ALMOST perfect
would love to try this if i can get one of the root methods to work but thanks for the info! more motivation to try harder lol
270 or 275 I still have the huge space in the bottom part.
Yeah I'm going to use a launcher until the vertical spacing can get worked out.
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270 or 275 I still have the huge space in the bottom part.
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That's an issue with the launcher itself.
270 makes all the text bigger. Not digging it
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neer2005 said:
270 makes all the text bigger. Not digging it
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Yeah, 270 looks way too big for me. Sticking with the default 240 for now.
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Yeah, 270 looks way too big for me. Sticking with the default 240 for now.
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Same here, i really don't see anything wrong with 240 either. 270 is definitely too big for me though
I'm using 268 o.o
updated OP with the note
NOTE: The Change in density is required for the stock launcher of 2.3.4 HKTW rom. The device is otherwise crisp at default with other launchers.. So do not bother incase you dont want to use stock launcher.
anyone know how to remove the black bar in notifications?
Problem is whenever you change the lcd density on atrix the dialer crashes. I've been trying to do this since atrix first came out and knowone has been able to make it work. Are you saying u can change the density on this new build and the dialer does not crash!!??
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Problem is whenever you change the lcd density on atrix the dialer crashes. I've been trying to do this since atrix first came out and knowone has been able to make it work. Are you saying u can change the density on this new build and the dialer does not crash!!??
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DukeL said:
Problem is whenever you change the lcd density on atrix the dialer crashes. I've been trying to do this since atrix first came out and knowone has been able to make it work. Are you saying u can change the density on this new build and the dialer does not crash!!??
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Yes.
The dialer on 2.3.4 works fine at higher pixel densities.
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Wow that is really good news! I always wanted to make everything a bit bigger as I thought the icons always looked a tad too small on the qHD resolution. That alone makes it worth upgrading!
Off topic but if you use the stock launcher simply for the new app drawer then this tip may help.
It is possible to use the new MotoBlur app drawer with any launcher. Simply replace the new launchers app drawer with a shortcut to 'all apps' app group.
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Off topic but if you use the stock launcher simply for the new app drawer then this tip may help.
It is possible to use the new MotoBlur app drawer with any launcher. Simply replace the new launchers app drawer with a shortcut to 'all apps' app group.
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Mind explaining how to do that exactly? I'm on ADW EX and I have no clue lol
One of the biggest advantages of our SGS2's is the big screen. However a DPI of 240 seems to be the only option which makes the phone look like a toy. If the DPI is changed programs like Phone, Camera and Calculator are not displayed properly. There is a solution for this. Read this thread to fix Phone and Calculator:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14650421&postcount=38
Just push the apk's to system/apk
To fix the Camera push the Camera.apk to system/apk
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I'm very thankfull.
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One of the biggest advantages of our SGS2's is the big screen. However a DPI of 240 seems to be the only option which makes the phone look like a toy. If the DPI is changed programs like Phone, Camera and Calculator are not displayed properly. There is a solution for this. Read this thread to fix Phone and Calculator:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14650421&postcount=38
Just push the apk's to system/apk
To fix the Camera push the Camera.apk to system/apk
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great, will give it a try
Any for the actual touchwiz launxher?
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Why a DPI of 240 makes the phone look like a toy? Why should it be changed and to which value?
intruda119 said:
Any for the actual touchwiz launxher?
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This would be most welcome!
JuniorGG said:
Why a DPI of 240 makes the phone look like a toy? Why should it be changed and to which value?
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DPI is just like the screen resolution you change in windows, the more the screen resolution the sharper the screen looks.
Similarly anything below 200 and less DPI in mobile makes things look smaller as if you have switched to a higher resolution.
Can you please attach a screen shots comparing default and the improved dpi?
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These images were taken in my galaxy i9003
You can see the visible difference between 240 dpi and 200 dpi
Hi, i'm planning to buy the S4 this weekend..
I see i allready can root the device.. Is it also possible to change to 240dpi? Or is it to early
Greetings
I tried to switch to 240 dpi, but got ui errors after a reboot?
probably, but not for a little while. wait until all the hacks are released, and enjoy it for awhile first. lol
240 dpi is optimal for s3 , as s4 comes with 4xx dpi by default, id suggest you to change it to 320 dpi which would be optimal
I read somewhere that the S4 comes at 320dpi just like the S3.
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Hi bala-gamer is it you who did the 240/180dpi modded apps for SGS3? If so I cant wait to do it for SGS4 I was very satisfied with your work and with the amount information displayed on SGS3 HD display on 240dpi...
You can always use another launcher which works on 240 dpi and use an others keyboard i guess .
No I tried all of the "best" launchers on SGS3 and ended with touch wiz...and bala modified problematic apps to work...
Help me to understand what is the discussion here.
DPI? Isn't that a print value?
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Help me to understand what is the discussion here.
DPI? Isn't that a print value?
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DPI = printing
PPI = displaying
DPI=PPI moreless
but both means same = resolution of viewing doesn't matter the way
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I read somewhere that the S4 comes at 320dpi just like the S3.
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I don't think there is even a hint of truth to that. Its like 441 dpi
Provide a link if you've got one. . .
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DPI = printing
PPI = displaying
DPI=PPI moreless
but both means same = resolution of viewing doesn't matter the way
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But what is the point of changing it?
Icons and everything are displayed smaller so there will fit more info on the screen.
rauschkugl said:
Icons and everything are displayed smaller so there will fit more info on the screen.
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yes, this is the reason for somebody who need it
I have tried
LCD Density Modder Pro - hangs on boot
A build.prop editor - boots fine, but dpi looks exactly the same. When I go back into the app, it says 480 dpi... as if I didn't change it
Xposed - hangs on boot
Anything that works?
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I have tried
LCD Density Modder Pro - hangs on boot
A build.prop editor - boots fine, but dpi looks exactly the same. When I go back into the app, it says 480 dpi... as if I didn't change it
Xposed - hangs on boot
Anything that works?
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same here, any infos?
ah ok i've got it.
my problem was that i added a line on the end of the build.prop -> i had to edit the one that was already there.
I used rom toolbox from the play store and changed mine to 320dpi and it's worked fine for the last 24hrs...
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I used rom toolbox from the play store and changed mine to 320dpi and it's worked fine for the last 24hrs...
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what line did you change?
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what line did you change?
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Within rom toolbox go to build prop editor and click the search icon and enter lcd. It should return a few lines but one will be lcd. Density at 420. Just click that one and change to 320 and reboot...
Need to be rooted as well.
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So how does going from a pixel density of 441 pixels per inch to fewer PPI (I've seem people talking about 240, 320, etc.) make things take up less room?
If an icon was 441 pixels wide, it'd take up an inch of screen space at native resolution. Change screen to 240 pixels per inch, and now that same icon takes up almost two inches.
Wouldn't you want to change to some number bigger than 441 pixels per inch to fit more on the screen? What am I missing?
For those not in the know, DPI setting can be changed on Android devices so that you can basically fit more on the screen. I must warn you that sometimes some apps might not show up in play store as your device is treated like a tablet (for example) - although I personally never had a problem resulting from this.
To change it you need to edit ro.sf.lcd_density=420 line in the build.prop file that is located in the system folder. As long as you can get to that file you can use any text editor to change the line
The default is 420, I changed it to 320 and you can see the results in the attached screes shot. Don't forget to restart the phone for changes to take effect.
Oh you live dangerously.
Mine is at 360 and it's the best for me .
For other people; you can also change it without having to root by using adb.
Holy crap do you guys have Superman vision? I'm in my 20's and I almost had to squint for the 420 density lol.
Mine is currently set to 480, the default for the G2 which has the same physical dimensions for the LCD.
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Holy crap do you guys have Superman vision? I'm in my 20's and I almost had to squint for the 420 density lol.
Mine is currently set to 480, the default for the G2 which has the same physical dimensions for the LCD.
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You made yours BIGGER? Oh man that's crazy. Making the don't bigger wasn't working out for you?
I get "could not save file" tried with ES and build Prop editor, the file has r/w enabled to.
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I get "could not save file" tried with ES and build Prop editor, the file has r/w enabled to.
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Try using Root Explorer. I've run into issues using anything other than that for things like this.
I'm just glad Google added official support for 420. Looks great with all apps.
480
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I use 320 on my N5x as well. I accidentally set it to 220 since that was what I used on my N4 and I didn't realize the resolution was different. I would say 220 is at the bottom end of what I would consider to be usable. It basically fits what would normally be on a 8" tablet on a 5" phone.
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I'm just glad Google added official support for 420. Looks great with all apps.
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Agreed. At 420dpi I have no desire to make it smaller.
I settled on 440 and changed font size to large. 480 made the status bar too big imo. Some of my older apps have too tiny text for my aging 40+ year old eyes :sly:
420pi seems to be pretty solid for me, I truly wouldn't want it any smaller or larger than what it is at.
I use Nova Launcher to set icon size to 145% and system settings to set font size to large. Looks just right to me. Out of the box both icons and font sizer were too small and uncomfortable. Years ago I was an iPhone user and I'm sure I still have some of the DNA, lol. I fill my homescreens with icons - hate wasted space.
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I settled on 440 and changed font size to large. 480 made the status bar too big imo. Some of my older apps have too tiny text for my aging 40+ year old eyes :sly:
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I also think 440 is the best size. I'll probably need to resize all of my ROMs I flash. But it's not too much or too little.
I don't want to root my phone, but I definitely want to change my DPI a little
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I don't want to root my phone, but I definitely want to change my DPI a little
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You don't have to root to change dpi. I used adb. There are a lot of guides out there. It's very simple imo. Google "how to change dpi without root" good luck!
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You don't have to root to change dpi. I used adb. There are a lot of guides out there. It's very simple imo. Google "how to change dpi without root" good luck!
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Forgot all about that method. Using it now good sir
Does the build.prop method make all apps behave properly? I tried using the adb method, but I had a few apps which didn't handle it properly (not the least of which was the Play store).
440. That matches roughly to the same estate as Galaxy S4 - just a tad bigger (as I expected when upgraded 5.0" to 5.2")
I was psyched when my Nexus 5X arrived and I saw that the stock DPI was 420. For the past two years, I've been changing the DPI on my Nexus 5 from 480 to 420...