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[Q] Getting TabletUI without DPI change?

Hi there,
is there a way to get the Tablet UI without changing the DPI? I just changed it to 160 and eveything is really, really small Too small for my taste. So I was wondering if there is a way to get the Tablet UI without shrinking everything down?

Janzomaster said:
Hi there,
is there a way to get the Tablet UI without changing the DPI? I just changed it to 160 and eveything is really, really small Too small for my taste. So I was wondering if there is a way to get the Tablet UI without shrinking everything down?
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Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780970
But I didn't tried it yet.

Team EOS's nightly ROM's have a toggle for changing the systembar setup (from phatblet to tablet), but this doesn't activate system-wide tablet UI.

Are you rooted. I am running the latest AOKP and it has Tablet UI baked in.
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I use Paranoid Android which allows you to use tablet ui with a dpi of your choice.
I use 190.
*Sent from N7*

You can apply barrmullio's tabletUI code changes on any deodexed rom in the Dev section using my tool the autopatcher.
The tool works on CM10, AOKP and AOSP, and their derivative roms. It can be run on any PC, OSX, Linux or Windows. There is a GUI for Windows, but OSX and LInux will need to enter ONE command on the command-line.
I own a Nexus 7, so I added a bunch of the most useful code changes for our device to the tool.
No dpi ot build.prop edits needed, no market issues at all.

Curious about text size. I'm not rooted and think text on many apps is way small. If changing to 160 makes it smaller, can I assume changing it to 240 makes it bigger? Moon Phase Pro, and Amazon Appstore are 2 in particular that I find difficult to read.
Everything is much larger on my 5" screen Galaxy Player.

tcat007 said:
Curious about text size. I'm not rooted and think text on many apps is way small. If changing to 160 makes it smaller, can I assume changing it to 240 makes it bigger? Moon Phase Pro, and Amazon Appstore are 2 in particular that I find difficult to read.
Everything is much larger on my 5" screen Galaxy Player.
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yeap. they will be bigger but I think a lot bigger, since stock dpi is 213.

Thanks a lot guys! I used Barmullios mod linked by Glimmling, doing just what I want.

Anyone working g on a 240 dpi ROM?

The note was made for 240 dpi, and yet Samsung insist on making it 320dpi and giving us massive icons. I mines 240dpi via build change but it comes at a compromise.
Has anyone managed to get everything working fine at 240dpi or know of a ROM that supports it?
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Right now no ROM officially supports it sahilaurora tried asking mike1986 if he will adding 240 dpi but it seems his rom is totally stock.
Omega doesnt offer it too...
You can try cm10 if port if you want
Right now all touchwiz roms will have compromises

Jamal Ahmed said:
Right now no ROM officially supports it sahilaurora tried asking mike1986 if he will adding 240 dpi but it seems his rom is totally stock.
Omega doesnt offer it too...
You can try cm10 if port if you want
Right now all touchwiz roms will have compromises
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I hope for a ParanoidAndroid version by imilka as on the Note1 soon. See link Note1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797698.

Hmm...maybe I´m wrong, but it shouldn´t be any problem to change your DPI to 240 DPI using ROM Toolbox (or a similar app). TouchWiz wouldn´t stand this procedure, but you can use Apex or Nova instead without a problem.
And it wouldn´t be the first time that someone asks for providing a 240 DPI compatible version of S-Note It has always worked in the past, so why shouldn´t it work with the Note II?!
I´m not rooted yet (just having a test device), so I can´t try it out...but maybe someone here on the board sacrifieces some minutes to check it out^^

gee2012 said:
I hope for a ParanoidAndroid version by imilka as on the Note1 soon. See link Note1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797698.
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We really hope...
I used that ROM alot back when i used Note 1 awesome. but it was already stable enough
In any case, any paranoid android/CM we will be getting on Note 2 will be unofficial as CM team has dropped support for exynos devices

240 works, however you get FC on the keyboard (which is perfect for the Note II) And the camera is all small, so is the dialer.
S-Notes is fine. So if you repalce the dialer,camera app and the keyboard you are fine to use 240 to 200 DPI. But is it worth it loosing the stock keyboard and camera? No..

Losing the stock keyboard is fine IMO, as there are loads of really good alternatives... apart from the fact handwriting with the SPen relies on it. For me that's no big deal, it's a gimmick anyway, but it could be a killer for others.

Hi all,
I've been trying really hard to adapt the stock GNote2 software for 240dpi but to no avail.
Basically the issue is the keyboard which crashes at 240dpi. It works anywhere from 320 down to 270 dpi (280-270 dpi is already nicer than 320 dpi, but it's definitely 240 dpi that we want ) but with a lower DPI it crashes.
What I am saying is that I think all the "button too small" issues can be fixed. For instance I have more or less successfully resized the Samsung keyboard for 280 DPI. All the other apps should be no problem: camera, e-mail...
But with the Samsung Keyboard crashing whatever I do I am stuck. Even when I resized the buttons for 240 DPI. I don't know what to do with that.
Something nice would be to "fake" the system DPI so that the Samsung keyboard still thinks it is at 320 DPI, but there seems no way to do that easilly (i.e. no source code hacking). Paranoid/Android does something like that with their "Per App Dpi" but I am not sure that we would reuse their code on Stock Samsung apps... They suggest that it is tied to CM.

Mmmm... Maybe the note 10.1 apps work with 240dpi... Worth a try
Can someone get this apps and installd it on the note?
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Continuing on my previous post...
It sees the Samsung keyboard crashes because below 270dpi Android switches to "tablet mode". Application would not be made for it crash.
I don't know if there is any way around that? I guess Android uses the screen resolution to compute the --supposed-- size of the screen and then choose between tablet (big screen) and phone (small screen) modes.

NexusCrawler said:
Continuing on my previous post...
It sees the Samsung keyboard crashes because below 270dpi Android switches to "tablet mode". Application would not be made for it crash.
I don't know if there is any way around that? I guess Android uses the screen resolution to compute the --supposed-- size of the screen and then choose between tablet (big screen) and phone (small screen) modes.
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Thats why i said to use note 10.1 apps.
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f3w1n said:
Thats why i said to use note 10.1 apps.
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Not sure what would be the result, do you have the Note 10.1 apps at hand?
Anyway, I have found the following thread which suggests that we could hardcode the DPI for specific applications: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903519
If we could just force the Samsung keyboard to behave as if we were at 320 DPI, always and whatever the system settings, that would be perfect in my opinion...

I dont have it, but the keyboard can be stracted from the jb ota leaked or try the ics keyboard from any of the note 10.1 roms
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Hendrickson said:
240 works, however you get FC on the keyboard (which is perfect for the Note II) And the camera is all small, so is the dialer.
S-Notes is fine. So if you repalce the dialer,camera app and the keyboard you are fine to use 240 to 200 DPI. But is it worth it loosing the stock keyboard and camera? No..
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I'm fine with those compromises, so what's the easiest way for me to switch to 240? Never messed with dpi changes...

I'm sure I saw a comment on a thread here (screenshot thread, perhaps) from somebody running 189DPI... I'd love to hear more about that.
I'm running 240DPI at the moment and for me, with a few quirks, it's fine. I dislike the Samsung keyboard so changed that to Swype on day-one of owning the Note 2. So really all I'm left with is the odd graphical problem or quirk (such as the comedy-looking dialer) which is fine by me.

Can someone using 240 dpi post some screenshots of their icons please
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I have a running 240 DPI rom with fixed camera app and touchwiz. Its got a few set backs for example not spen touchwiz detection. And no samsung keyboard, instead I installed swiftkey.
I might release it soon...

What's the easiest way to change dpi? I'm already rooted and want to try 270 since you guys says that's the lowest we can run without problems.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Why we go for 240?its better?
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Tubgirl said:
What's the easiest way to change dpi? I'm already rooted and want to try 270 since you guys says that's the lowest we can run without problems.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Edit build.prop and reboot or install any dpi changer app
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[Q] Get "dock" and menu button after changing dpi

Hi!
Yesterday i bought an Nexus 7 an it's really nice but i wanted more screen area so I changed the dpi into 160 so I got tablet UI. But then the menu button had moved into the right upper corner and I want it down in the middle, and before I got an "dock" how to get it back.
I don't want to use roms because I want OTA without trouble.

Change your DPI back to 213.

ben1066 said:
Change your DPI back to 213.
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Yeah, but then I don't got Tablet UI

Maybe try a different launcher and let us know how you go. the custom roms aren't that hard to deal with, updates worked a treat for me on both paranoid android (PA) and now rasbeanjelly. PA had lots of different view settings you should be able to find a cure that works for you.
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You won't have tablet UI in 4.2 anyway so if it's really that important have a custom ROM. Else just deal with the way the stock UI is, changing the DPI makes apps too small anyway IMO.

[Q] Nexus 10 Landscape UI on Nexus 7??

Hey all,
Now, I have done the searching, and found the thread about getting tablet UI on my Nexus 7, It looks nice and I'll probably end up using it... However, I like the way the UI is laid out on the Nexus 10...
Now, I know that the 7 will switch to landscape mode and look similar, however, I want the App Drawer and associated buttons to be across the bottom and the google search bar to be across the top like the 10, as opposed to the sides on the 7.
Now, I understand that the N10's screen is a higher resolution, but I figure if anyone has figured it out, it'd be someone here at xda.
So, my question is, has anyone figured out how to do this yet?

Are you running 4.2?
If you're running version 4.2 or over and don't mind having slightly smaller icons, I would recommend changing your DPI from 213 to 160 in /system/build.prop
Of course you will have to be rooted to do this, but this would be worth trying and should give you what you're looking for .
If you're running 4.1.2 maybe try this this method also (as I can't remember the layout when you change your DPI on 4.1.2, and you can always change it back). If not, try some launchers from the Play Store like Apex or Nova.
Hope this helps.

I'd very much like the Nexus 10 landscape on my Nexus 7 as well. Right now, the Nexus 7 landscape looks like a hack for me. It doesn't even look tablet-ish. Anxiously seeking solutions.

I tried what Fuzone suggested and it worked just fine... Needed to adjust some widgets and whatnot but other than that it's good. That is if you don't mind the smaller icons.
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Nova Launcher Prime paired with paranoid rom = profit... Lower DPI with paranoid and increase rows and columns with nova if you play around with nova launcher settings you can achieve this... make launcher horizontal instead of vertical in landscape mode too in settings etc etc

please try this patch. you can have the TRUE tablet UI like Nexus 10.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28957307
your device should be rooted before flashing the patch, of course

k1silver said:
please try this patch. you can have the TRUE tablet UI like Nexus 10.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28957307
your device should be rooted before flashing the patch, of course
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That seems to be for 4.1.2. I don't think it'll work for 4.2+
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Stop... MUFFIN TIME!!!

It works also on 4.2.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35582388

Possibly silly question. How does the N10 UI / N7 tablet patch differ from dpi switch to 160 on N7 ?
I am asking from a visual standpoint, not technical....
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This worked for me on 4.2.1. Flash the proper file (odexed/deodexed) tablet UI from your favorite recovery. The launcher is messed up but Nova Launcher free clears it up. See post number 912 in the following link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780970&page=92
While you're there, grab the appropriate stock UI file because the Nexus will not OTA update with the mod installed. Also, if you're running an earlier OS, there are files like these for 4.2 and 4.1.2 earlier in the topic.

Change DPI for faster and smoother Nook HD+ with CM 10

Hi, I changed the DPI from 240 on original CM10 to 480 or 320 (320 I think is much better) and the NHD+ is running much smoother and all the icons, fonts, look right.
If anyone interested try. With root explorer go to system, find build.prop, open it with text editor, change the density DPI from 240 to 320 save and exit, reboot and done. Or get a density changeling app from Google play.
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samomamo said:
Hi, I changed the DPI from 240 on original CM10 to 480 or 320 (320 I think is much better) and the NHD+ is running much smoother and all the icons, fonts, look right.
If anyone interested try. With root explorer go to system, find build.prop, open it with text editor, change the density DPI from 240 to 320 save and exit, reboot and done. Or get a density changeling app from Google play.
Sent from my HD+
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Maybe that is why I never suffer any of the issues that others suffer. I have run at 320 since the first verygreen CM10/CM10.1's came out months ago. It is just the way I like it since my first tablet was a Galaxy Tab 7" and the icon and text sizes match that.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

samomamo said:
Hi, I changed the DPI from 240 on original CM10 to 480 or 320 (320 I think is much better) and the NHD+ is running much smoother and all the icons, fonts, look right.
If anyone interested try. With root explorer go to system, find build.prop, open it with text editor, change the density DPI from 240 to 320 save and exit, reboot and done. Or get a density changeling app from Google play.
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Wow, after running on 240 for so long, changing to 320 makes everything seem magnified...like, so my grandma could read it. :laugh: Also less real-estate to work with.
I think i prefer 240, but thanks for the tip.

I guess a one third increase would look pretty big. I like the current size, but can appreciate others liking bigger. Not noticing the unsmooth issue with Nova, but DID notice it with the default launcher in CM 10.1 and also with stock 2.1 (even when using Nova).

rushless said:
I guess a one third increase would look pretty big. I like the current size, but can appreciate others liking bigger. Not noticing the unsmooth issue with Nova, but DID notice it with the default launcher in CM 10.1 and also with stock 2.1 (even when using Nova).
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We are running omap4470 at the far end of it's capabilities, it seems. Same sort of issues are present in Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (also omap4470 chip with 1920x1200 panel).
There are no problems in stock launcher on Nook HD that has same 4470 chip, but much smaller 1440x900 panel.

It's a lot more pixels to push around, I noticed it on the HD+ as soon as I picked it up compared to the HD.
Usually even overclocking the CPU has little effect, but if we can oc the gpu and make it scalable it might actually make a difference.
I still need to learn more about omap chips, there doesn't appear to be a freq table like with msm chips, maybe I'm looking in the wrong places though. Can't even find any relevant commits on github, but again I'm probably looking in the wrong places.
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Tegra 3 has the same issue, based on TF700 performance and Anandtech analysis. They actually found the 4470 more capable as far as cpu (this explains why HD+ is better with MAME) and for Flash and web browsing.
I prefer the HD+ with CM over the TF700 and stock Asus firmware. Seriously, and I am a picky person.

killersloth said:
It's a lot more pixels to push around, I noticed it on the HD+ as soon as I picked it up compared to the HD.
Usually even overclocking the CPU has little effect, but if we can oc the gpu and make it scalable it might actually make a difference.
I still need to learn more about omap chips, there doesn't appear to be a freq table like with msm chips, maybe I'm looking in the wrong places though. Can't even find any relevant commits on github, but again I'm probably looking in the wrong places.
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it's in ach/arm/mach-omap2/opp4xxx_data.c, sadly a lot of them are running from a fixed clock so there's no easy way to actually bump them.
If we switch dpll_per clock for dpll_core for clocking bb2d and sgx cores, that should yield about 4% boost, that's about the easiest thing I see, though so far kernel does not want to agree with me about changing the parent clock

Anyone know if it is possible to change DPI on rooted stock?

jpisini said:
Anyone know if it is possible to change DPI on rooted stock?
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On my HD I had ROM Toolbox I used that to edit DPI while on stock. When I reboot the device however was still the same. I would suggest a app from google play since you have root.
"dpi changer"
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jpisini said:
Anyone know if it is possible to change DPI on rooted stock?
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Yes, look at my HD/HD+ stock tips thread linked in my signature (see item 7). You edit local.prop.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

doesn't changing DPI affect the ability to install certain market apps? I know on some phones it does...

blast0id said:
doesn't changing DPI affect the ability to install certain market apps? I know on some phones it does...
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It certainly can, on my last tablet the dpi I liked made most apps incompatible. I would just grab them on my phone and then use titanium backup to make a copy for the tablet.

I gave 160dpi a try. Text gets *really* small.

If we use standard dpi's like 240, 320, 480 then go top settings/applications find the play store and clear the catch, then open play store and that's all it shouldn't be a problem.
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thank you for this tips, I'm really liking the tablet at 300 dpi.

Be careful doing this on stock with apps like DPI Changer. My HD+ went into the boot loop and restored itself to factory, now I have to go through the hassle of rooting, redownloading all my apps and stuff, and setting everything up again.

Kevin43 said:
Be careful doing this on stock with apps like DPI Changer. My HD+ went into the boot loop and restored itself to factory, now I have to go through the hassle of rooting, redownloading all my apps and stuff, and setting everything up again.
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Yes, I tell you how to do it safely on stock without reset in my HD/HD+ Stock tips thread linked in my signature.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

i set the hd up for 320. works great for flipboard and pulse. anybody try anything else that works in-between 240 and 320 that works well for the hd. im not to familiar with the standard numbers on the 7 inch tablet

Got an error while changing the DPI. It requires a root access mode. I am running CM11.