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How to trick an app to think it's running on a phone

Hi guys. As I already said it in the title. How can I force an app to run in phone mode instead of tablet mode on the Nexus 7? I know you can do that with ParanoidAndroid Rom. But I'm on SmoothRom right now and it doesn't have that option, that's why I'd like to know if there's another way to change the UI layout of a specific app? 360px instead of 600px.
Thanks
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Nope, you'd have to modify the build.prop, which modifies everything. That's why PA is a very unique ROM.
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[Q] Changing DPI on 4.2.2

Anyone managed this successfully? I changed the build.prop to 160dpi, how tablet then refuses to boot. Reflashed 4.2.2, miss my lower dpi!

On stock rom by the way.
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Have you tried using a utility like this to make the changes?

rifraf1 said:
Have you tried using a utility like this to make the changes?
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Yeah, tried root toolbox pro and build.prop editor, they dont seem to gain access to the file to change it. Have you had any luck with it?

Give it a try..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwibHYubjNvLmxjZGRlbnNpdHkiXQ
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Hasn't worked since 4.0, used to use it on my s2!
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OK, in case anyone else runs into this, remember to change the permissions back to 644 after you have made your changes!
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herghost said:
Anyone managed this successfully? I changed the build.prop to 160dpi, how tablet then refuses to boot. Reflashed 4.2.2, miss my lower dpi!
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I managed to change my dpi to 160 with no issues. I actually prefer it on 177.
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[REQUEST]-[SOLVED] XYLON NavBar Icon Images

Hey all
Can anyone give me an image file (PNG, JPEG, whatever!) For the new NavBar default icons offered in the Xylon ROM (Feb.23rd nightly)?
An image for the search, home, back, menu, and recent app window
I have really grown to like them and I want to keep them forever, when I change ROMs or devices I want them still
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Re: [REQUEST] XYLON NavBar Icon Images
EDIT***
Someone just helped me out
Copied my SystemUI.apk, extracted it, found the images in drawablexdhdpi... Done
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Re: [REQUEST] XYLON NavBar Icon Images
Hi,
Download the rom, ectract / open SystemUI.apk (with Winrar for example) and go to /res/drawable-xhdpi and you'll see the icons you want like ic_sysbar_******.png then extract them... All the navbar buttons are ic_sysbar_menu / search / recent, etc... And don't forget the ic_sysbar_******_land.png (for landscape mode).
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They are the ZTE grand soft keys you can download them from the soft key thread in themes and apps also.
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znc62511 said:
They are the ZTE grand soft keys you can download them from the soft key thread in themes and apps also.
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Didn't know that ! Thanks!
viking37 said:
Hi,
Download the rom, ectract / open SystemUI.apk (with Winrar for example) and go to /res/drawable/xhdpi and you'll see the icons you want like ic_sysbar_******.png then extract them... All the navbar buttons are ic_sysbar_menu / search / recent, etc... And don't forget the ic_sysbar_******_land.png (for landscape mode).
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Thank you!
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Onscreen softkeys?

Is it possible to get onscreen Navigation Buttons on our Note 3? Ive tried the build.prop method With mainkey command but everything FC!!! Please help!
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The images are missing from the touchwiz framework. There is another post around here explaining that. If you decompile, add the images and recompile the apk then enable the navigation buttons in the build. Prop it should work. I've been wanting to do this myself but haven't been able to get around to learning how to do it.
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(flashable zip released) Set device screen resolution via build.prop

If anyone is interested. I made a mod for cm11 that allows you to set the x and y DPI and set your device screen resolution via build.prop. I initially did this mod on the galaxy player. I can port it over to the tab 2 if anyone is interested.
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update: flashable zip release.
please let me know if the flashable zip fails. I used a guide to help me make the zip.
this zip should work on any cm11 device including the galaxy tab 2 10.1.
just flash it via recovery like anyother zip.
I am not responsible if anything gets broken.
this mod only works with cm11. this has been built on may 15 but may work on later nightlies.
to set screen resolution. you can set ro.sf.widthpixels and ro.sf.heightpixels to whatever you want. to set custom x and y dpi you can set ro.sf.lcd_density.xdpi and ro.sf.lcd_denstiy.ydpi to what ever you want.
for resolution use only numbers ot you will soft brick. I recommend using a terminal emulator and testing various settings using the qemu equivalent properties (replace ro with qemu) untill you find settings you like.
the settings I currently use are
Code:
ro.sf.widthpixels=800
ro.sf.heightpixels=1365
ro.sf.lcd_denstiy.xdpi=153
ro.sf.lcd_denstiy.ydpi=153
those settings will make the tab 2 7.0 think it has a 10 inch screen and will use xlarge layouts.

dorfd1 said:
If anyone is interested. I made a mod for cm11 that allows you to set the x and y DPI and set your device screen resolution via build.prop. I initially did this mod on the galaxy player. I can port it over to the tab 2 if anyone is interested.
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interested here. Tab2 P5110

topzias said:
interested here. Tab2 P5110
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Just so you know, the ROM I will be posting will only work the p3113/p3110. I can share the source code so you can port it to the p5110 if you want.
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I ported the mod over and waiting for it to compile. Only services.jar and surfaceflinger are modded . I will see if copying over those 2 files will work.
If copying the 2 files works then this mod should work on the other tab 2 models running cm11.
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update:
installing just the modded services.jar and srufaceflinger worked.
I am going to mod services.jar so you can select the ui layout you want by changing the dpw and dph via build prop. This would allow you to have xlarge framework resources without changing DPI or resolution, but could also be used if you want phone layout.
I will upload a zip containing the mod tomorrow

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I will upload a zip containing the mod tomorrow
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Umm, very interested here! I've got the p3113 myself. Where's that zip? Lol

Interest AF here lol
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I will share the nodded files later.
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I will be uploading a flashable zip tonight.
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update: flashable zip can be found in the OP along with instructions.

I am now attempting to mode frameworks core so custom values for smallest width dp can be used, allowing you to select what layout you want. You could set your device to phone mode without changing DPI or resolution.
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I successfully modified services.jar so the smallest dp can be set via build.prop. the number can be changed so you choose what layout you want.
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