So I've been trying out different LCD densities for a while now, but I always end up using the stock 240. Unfortunately this prevents me from using games I've already purchased, Osmos HD for instance. Now this can easily be solved with, lets just say, less than legal means. But that's a whole 'nother story.
So, what's your density?
ares93 said:
So I've been trying out different LCD densities for a while now, but I always end up using the stock 240. Unfortunately this prevents me from using games I've already purchased, Osmos HD for instance. Now this can easily be solved with, lets just say, less than legal means. But that's a whole 'nother story.
So, what's your density?
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My density is less than legal
Seriously though I have never seen why people have wanted to change from the stock 240? Seems like the perfect density to me to be honest
Nigeldg said:
My density is less than legal
Seriously though I have never seen why people have wanted to change from the stock 240? Seems like the perfect density to me to be honest
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Seriously? I find 240 to make everything ginormigous. I like and use 160, no problems with market either.
elesbb said:
Seriously? I find 240 to make everything ginormigous. I like and use 160, no problems with market either.
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I get what you mean and I could happily live with a lower density, but I neither see the need to change the density nor can be bothered to actually do it, so meh
Nigeldg said:
I get what you mean and I could happily live with a lower density, but I neither see the need to change the density nor can be bothered to actually do it, so meh
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Lazy bum! lol
+1 for 160, also 165 is good, but normal (240) feels gigantic
217 (stock HD2 dpi) looks best to me, but i use 240 because of market compatibility, it's pretty big but i got used to it.
160 is too small and ugly IMHO.
i prefer a dpi 192, the stock 240 is just too big and 160 too small.
but on the other side i have to deal with some market issues sometimes
hi! you can use 192 dpi with the hacked market ofcourse and everything goes smoothly (most of the time). i use 220-240 because i like it and helps me with my drawing-related apps.
i guess it depends on what suites you better. anyway, i would recommend 192 and more unless your eyes can magically magnify things...
normally i use 160 dpi for every gb rom.
but for ics's roms i use the standard 240 dpi.
in my mind it looks best and there are no complications
MungoHigh said:
normally i use 160 dpi for every gb rom.
but for ics's roms i use the standard 240 dpi.
in my mind it looks best and there are no complications
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I understand you're trying to get 10 posts, and you're going about it in sort of the right way (in that you're actually helping people rather than spamming) but please stop bringing up old threads, especially when they're already solved.
Okay,i m sorry for this:s
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I found this Aldiko program and previously it worked perfectly. I am not sure what resolution I was running at, I think it was 320 x 428 though. It fit perfectly on the screen.
Now that I am running 240 x 320 , title pages are fine, but as I flip through, the pages are skewed off of the screen to the left so you cannot read the leftmost words, and to the right, you can see the first word on the following page. It makes it impossible to read anything
Does anyone have ideas about how to fix this besides going back to a 320x428 screen size? I haven't had success tweaking the columns in the program's own settings.
I greatly appreciate any help on this!!!
The same is happening to me. I think it's due to the resolution you have.
The application assumes a width when it's another. The offset is wrong and it's added up on every page, so it never gets the correct focus.
Did you change your lcd.density to 110? You need 110 for 240x320 to fit correctly.
Pandemic187 said:
Did you change your lcd.density to 110? You need 110 for 240x320 to fit correctly.
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I'm not sure about this - I am using DZO 240x320 flashed to NAND - whatever the default is that is what I have.
Is there any way to check / change this with NAND? I know how to do it on the MicroSD card using default.txt but am new to NAND.
Greatly appreciate the help!
hey
you need to have ur res at 320x480 for alot of apps. they make there builds with diff res because the screen looks a bit more clear at the lower qvga res. But then u miss out on alot of apps which i think kills the purpose of an android phone... u will have to flash it with ur own data.img that u make with haret (after u run haret it makes a data.img but make sure ur default.txt has its res 320x480 and the lcd density to 160). Then u follow the directions here and use the 320x480.nbh then after u flash u have to adb into your phone to /system/build.prop and change the lcd density to 160.
i cannot get mine to adb so i cant fix my density and alot of the apps i use need to be at 320x480 so i am just going to buy a hero tonight. hopefully u have better luck with it then me.
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you need to have ur res at 320x480 for alot of apps. they make there builds with diff res because the screen looks a bit more clear at the lower qvga res. But then u miss out on alot of apps which i think kills the purpose of an android phone... u will have to flash it with ur own data.img that u make with haret (after u run haret it makes a data.img but make sure ur default.txt has its res 320x480 and the lcd density to 160). Then u follow the directions here and use the 320x480.nbh then after u flash u have to adb into your phone to /system/build.prop and change the lcd density to 160.
i cannot get mine to adb so i cant fix my density and alot of the apps i use need to be at 320x480 so i am just going to buy a hero tonight. hopefully u have better luck with it then me.
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Haha enjoy the hero, wish I could have one. I'm trying to see how long I can hold out, hanging on to my Vogue and $30 SERO.
That really stinks if 320x480 is required, I really can't survive in that resolution. Sure you can tweak the density but it never really works well for me, the text is too small in Maps and that is probably the most vital function for my phone.
really i think 320x480 looks great with maps (including the words) lol.. slowly more apps are getting qvga resolutions apparently. I hope i like the hero i heard the battery life is worse then the vogue with android lol.
I have version of Aldiko which works seamlessly on 240 x 320, I will try to post later tonight, it is freeware.
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I have version of Aldiko which works seamlessly on 240 x 320, I will try to post later tonight, it is freeware.
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that would be great. i remember it worked good a while ago then after a couple updates it looked like the pages were a bit off.
lgevo said:
really i think 320x480 looks great with maps (including the words) lol.. slowly more apps are getting qvga resolutions apparently. I hope i like the hero i heard the battery life is worse then the vogue with android lol.
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Yeah I couldn't deal with the words - the map looked nice but the words I could not read well enough for while I'm driving
that's crazy that Vogue has better battery life than Hero... guess they got shafted.
sshark said:
I have version of Aldiko which works seamlessly on 240 x 320, I will try to post later tonight, it is freeware.
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That would be fantastic
Here it is:
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Here it is:
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Works great
Excellent. I had the same problem and you app works perfectly. What was the issue? I am curious.
Thanks for the effort. I am so glad this is working.
thankyou sshark but do you know how to install your version of aldiko on my sony erricson x10 mini pro any help appreciated
I'm in the middle of doing a major 'power overhaul' and was wondering if scaling the screen density from 240 to 160 would hurt/help my quest.
Attached is the basic density, and of course i try to keep dark colors or white on black themes. Obviously not done yet.
I will say this... In my experience, on my own phones and others (many others at work I have rooted), that task killer will drain you worse than anything.
danaff37 said:
I will say this... In my experience, on my own phones and others (many others at work I have rooted), that task killer will drain you worse than anything.
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I KNEW someone was going to comment on that. And yes not only is that usually disabled (i just flashed new rom and installed that little bugger), but i wouldn't have my fbchat enabled 24/7.
Thanks though.
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I'm in the middle of doing a major 'power overhaul' and was wondering if scaling the screen density from 240 to 160 would hurt/help my quest.
Attached is the basic density, and of course i try to keep dark colors or white on black themes. Obviously not done yet.
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Sorry but this isn't about ur question lol. But can u tell me how you got your slider that way? And also how u changed battery icon at the top? Please. Lol. And thanks
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e240 said:
Sorry but this isn't about ur question lol. But can u tell me how you got your slider that way? And also how u changed battery icon at the top? Please. Lol. And thanks
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No problem, mine is a noob-tweaked version of this:
[ROM]Evo(Shift)Nonsense(2/9)
Its in the EVO Shift 4G Android Development thread.
EDIT:
Noob-tweaked means it came with a LOT of stuff on it. I deleted/added some. Wrapped it up and call it mine.
I dont even have enough posts to thank the dev in his own thread.
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I'm in the middle of doing a major 'power overhaul' and was wondering if scaling the screen density from 240 to 160 would hurt/help my quest.
Attached is the basic density, and of course i try to keep dark colors or white on black themes. Obviously not done yet.
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I tweaked my build.prop file to reflect 160 density, and haven't noticed any significant battery save.
However (as noted in a previous post), changing the density in our build.prop files as of now seems to cause all sorts of clusterf*** with many HTC apps (people, calculator, mail, footprints, peep). I haven't figured out why that is, and for now I've just replaced them w/ 3rd party apps because I can do without them for the sake of having the LCD density I want lol.
Hopefully one of us lands on the answer of how to mod the build.prop w/o causing numerous HTC FC's in the process.
Agreed with the HTC apps, I went 3rd party too. Most have similar (if not better) functionality. Thanks for actually getting back about my op.
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Agreed with the HTC apps, I went 3rd party too. Most have similar (if not better) functionality. Thanks for actually getting back about my op.
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Np.
BTW, I tested out 140-180 densities, and 170 seems to perform the best on our phones in terms of widget responsiveness, while maintaining a clean pixelation. I also keep the brightness @ a cool 20% (unless i'm in bright sunlight). No complaints so far.
Oh, and "contapps" from the Market = what the HTC "People" app should be. Check it out.
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Np.
BTW, I tested out 140-180 densities, and 170 seems to perform the best on our phones in terms of widget responsiveness, while maintaining a clean pixelation. I also keep the brightness @ a cool 20% (unless i'm in bright sunlight). No complaints so far.
Oh, and "contapps" from the Market = what the HTC "People" app should be. Check it out.
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I actually found a thread the other night talking about contapps so i got it and read some reviews on appbrain, just so happened to be fiddling with it all day.
I just got my NC updated to using a uSD CM7. My only complaint is the size of the soft buttons. How do I go about changing them? I've tried using the button savior app but couldn't get it to even show new buttons.
as before any advice is appreciated.
Just change you LCD density in build prop to something higher than 161 and you will be golden. I use 200 and it works beautifully!
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Just change you LCD density in build prop to something higher than 161 and you will be golden. I use 200 and it works beautifully!
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I would assume that by doing this you loose some clarity and sharpness in the screen? also is there a free app that will allow me to do this.
You lose some but the gain in functionality makes it worth it! I actually used Root explorer. I do not know of an app that does it but it is real easy to do with root explorer!
LCD Resolution in the Market is free and does exactly what you want. I actually use 180 and think it provides a nice compromise between sharpness and usability. There's no right answer, though...everyone has their own preference.
I know that the most common way people have been switching between phone and tablet modes in AOSP builds of ICS is by changing the lcd density. Well, I'm here to tell you that there is an easier way to do it, and it doesn't create weird looking out-of-aspect-ratio artifacts in certain apps (like Google Music in portrait orientation in tablet mode).
So, in your build.prop, instead of using the traditional ro.sf.lcd_density= line, you can remove that entirely, and use:
ro.build.characteristics=
and after the "=" just put either tablet or phone.
That's it! Easy peasy!
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I know that the most common way people have been switching between phone and tablet modes in AOSP builds of ICS is by changing the lcd density. Well, I'm here to tell you that there is an easier way to do it, and it doesn't create weird looking out-of-aspect-ratio artifacts in certain apps (like Google Music in portrait orientation in tablet mode).
So, in your build.prop, instead of using the traditional ro.sf.lcd_density= line, you can remove that entirely, and use:
ro.build.characteristics=
and after the "=" just put either tablet or phone.
That's it! Easy peasy!
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Thanks for the tip mate
That was added in CNA v5 and i think it created problems and was changed back in v5.1.
Fyi, tablet mode changes the dpi to 160, at the moment i use 200 because 160 is a tad bit small for me.
Good tip tho, interested to see if it creates any issues with Imilika v8..
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Great tip, although this really belongs in the "General" section.
Expect more from someone with almost a thousand posts...
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That was added in CNA v5 and i think it created problems and was changed back in v5.1.
Fyi, tablet mode changes the dpi to 160, at the moment i use 200 because 160 is a tad bit small for me.
Good tip tho, interested to see if it creates any issues with Imilika v8..
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exactly
If you didn't create it... this belongs in general...
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Jade Eyed Wolf said:
I know that the most common way people have been switching between phone and tablet modes in AOSP builds of ICS is by changing the lcd density. Well, I'm here to tell you that there is an easier way to do it, and it doesn't create weird looking out-of-aspect-ratio artifacts in certain apps (like Google Music in portrait orientation in tablet mode).
So, in your build.prop, instead of using the traditional ro.sf.lcd_density= line, you can remove that entirely, and use:
ro.build.characteristics=
and after the "=" just put either tablet or phone.
That's it! Easy peasy!
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So basically you keep the DPI @ 320 & change the above parameter to tablet?
Will this give me the tablet like two panes in settings, gmail & google play?
Screen shot please, and stop crying about this brlongs here ore there. Cry babys
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If you didn't create it... this belongs in general...
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Spot On
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prgopala said:
So basically you keep the DPI @ 320 & change the above parameter to tablet?
Will this give me the tablet like two panes in settings, gmail & google play?
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So basically ICS has 2 modes, tablet mode and phone mode. To my understanding this is dependent on the dpi, anything lower than 213 dpi will display ICS in tablet mode i.e. 2 panes on most apps. Apparently 160 dpi is the official tablet mode..and i think 320 dpi is the standard phone mode. I currently run mine in 200 dpi and most apps show 2 panes.. I am sure there is a better explanation somewhere
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sundazetoo said:
That was added in CNA v5 and i think it created problems and was changed back in v5.1.
Fyi, tablet mode changes the dpi to 160, at the moment i use 200 because 160 is a tad bit small for me.
Good tip tho, interested to see if it creates any issues with Imilika v8..
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So far, I haven't had any issues with Imilka's build. Then again, the stock keyboard still looks funky in portrait tablet mode, but that's nothing new. Everything else works perfectly.
More than anything, this fixes things like tablet portrait Google Music recent's.
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So basically ICS has 2 modes, tablet mode and phone mode. To my understanding this is dependent on the dpi, anything lower than 213 dpi will display ICS in tablet mode i.e. 2 panes on most apps. Apparently 160 dpi is the official tablet mode..and i think 320 dpi is the standard phone mode. I currently run mine in 200 dpi and most apps show 2 panes.. I am sure there is a better explanation somewhere
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Absolutely... i don't think just changing the build characteristics parameter to 'tablet' will give you true tablet mode...I guess it will help in apps like music etc where the controls are screwed up in tablet mode...did you try it btw, i mean keeping the DPI below 213 & setting the characteristics to tablet and then check the music app for e.g.
Can sum1 tell me plz ...
what shud i edit in build.prop in order to run gameloft games ...
bcz for default setting it sayz
" your device not compatble blah blah and request for refund "
Using ICS STUNNER ROM
Can ne1 help me out wid dis thing or wts the workaround for this ???
The title says it all. What lcd_density do you use most with your Note 4?
440-480...perfect
I always use 480
I like the stock 640. My eyes suck so 640 makes everything nice and big and easy to see.
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440-480...perfect
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Doesnt 440-480 make the phone into a tablet setting? I tried below 500 and it made everything think I was using an tablet instead of a phone.
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Doesnt 440-480 make the phone into a tablet setting? I tried below 500 and it made everything think I was using an tablet instead of a phone.
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Odd I never experience that issue. What were you doing for that to be invoke?
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Odd I never experience that issue. What were you doing for that to be invoke?
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Simply changed dpi via build prop
Face_Plant said:
I like the stock 680. My eyes suck so 680 makes everything nice and big and easy to see.
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just to let you know stock is 640 not 680.
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Doesnt 440-480 make the phone into a tablet setting? I tried below 500 and it made everything think I was using an tablet instead of a phone.
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JB was the last Android version that had different tablet UI after that phones and tablets are same.
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just to let you know stock is 640 not 680.
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I was close enough. I knew it was 6 something.....
Thanks for letting me know. Edited my post so people don't think I'm an idiot :good:
475 seems to be my sweet spot
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Never mind. Figured it out.
It looks fantastic at 480, but boy does it dork up TW. LOL
560 is perfect IMO.
how do you guys keep the Camera full screen? When I experimented and changed the dpi, the camera was no longer filling up the whole screen.
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how do you guys keep the Camera full screen? When I experimented and changed the dpi, the camera was no longer filling up the whole screen.
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I was about to ask the same thing.
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how do you guys keep the Camera full screen? When I experimented and changed the dpi, the camera was no longer filling up the whole screen.
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Per app setting and than change camera,phone,dialer back to 640
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how do you guys keep the Camera full screen? When I experimented and changed the dpi, the camera was no longer filling up the whole screen.
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I was about to ask the same thing.
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Xposed > app settings > change contacts (dialer), camera, gallery back to 640 dpi. Keep in mind you can change any app you like to any dpi other than the one you've made the entire device.
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Xposed > app settings > change contacts (dialer), camera, gallery back to 640 dpi. Keep in mind you can change any app you like to any dpi other than the one you've made the entire device.
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Worked like a dream! Thank you!
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It looks fantastic at 480, but boy does it dork up TW. LOL
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I can't use the TW launcher past my initial setup anyways. I'm always rocking Nova Launcher
SiNJiN76 said:
how do you guys keep the Camera full screen? When I experimented and changed the dpi, the camera was no longer filling up the whole screen.
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Xposed > app settings > change contacts (dialer), camera, gallery back to 640 dpi. Keep in mind you can change any app you like to any dpi other than the one you've made the entire device.
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I swear there was a thread on the App Settings that should be reset for apps on the note 4 with modified lcd_densitys but I can't find it. I just read it yesterday and even a search through my browser history yields no results Is it just me or do our subconscious minds create false memories sometimes just to mess with us and see how the conscious mind reacts?
I'm running 560 right now.
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I can't use the TW launcher past my initial setup anyways. I'm always rocking Nova Launcher
I swear there was a thread on the App Settings that should be reset for apps on the note 4 with modified lcd_densitys but I can't find it. I just read it yesterday and even a search through my browser history yields no results Is it just me or do our subconscious minds create false memories sometimes just to mess with us and see how the conscious mind reacts?
I'm running 560 right now.
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Funny. Yesterday I put my DPI @ 580. Looked nice and compact. This morning, it looks like it's back to 640 (normal). Ha ha eyes already adjusted to 580. Guess I'll be lowering that number very soon. BTW, is there a rule-of-thumb for the number we choose for the dpi?Such as to keep the number even? Keep it on 10's?