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[Q] How to change a .apk density?

How will i be able to change an .apk to a 200 density screen? will i have to edit all the images as well? please explain. Thanks.

this would be helpful to know, if you change LCD density to something other than stock, phone/dialer .apk almost always force closes, I think because of this.

Yes I know. I changed mine to 200. Fortunatley, the phone works. The only things that don't work are the music player and task manager. I just want to fix the music though.
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build.prop

i changed this line "ro.sf.lcd_density= 160" of the build.prop file in system folder and it changed my bar to the look of the xoom tablet. i changed the line ro.sf.lcd_density= 150 and it was too small and i took it back up to 160 and it looks a lil better. i didn't take it under 150 so i don't know how low and how high you can decrease and increase it to. i think i heard if you change the line i just told you about than it will tell you some apps in the market store are compatible. i know quick office pro hd works on the nexus seven but im tring to get it to show up in the Google play store so i can purchase it. is what i heard true, if so than what value should i change the line to?
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ok the value 200 works and i can purchase the quick office hd.
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ronlsjr said:
ok the value 200 works and i can purchase the quick office hd.
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But that doesn't give the tablet interface (Xoom style)

FYI - I've read (have *not* confirmed though) that if you un-install and re-install the Play store *after* resetting your DPI value, that it'll use your new dpi value accordingly, so that you can see all apps the Play store.. Again, I haven't tested - just reporting what I read...
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ronlsjr said:
i changed this line "ro.sf.lcd_density= 160" of the build.prop file in system folder and it changed my bar to the look of the xoom tablet. i changed the line ro.sf.lcd_density= 150 and it was too small and i took it back up to 160 and it looks a lil better. i didn't take it under 150 so i don't know how low and how high you can decrease and increase it to. i think i heard if you change the line i just told you about than it will tell you some apps in the market store are compatible. i know quick office pro hd works on the nexus seven but im tring to get it to show up in the Google play store so i can purchase it. is what i heard true, if so than what value should i change the line to?
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I tried the DPI hack... and it's just that. A hack. All the apps have really small text, and layout, on basically every app. Even if you up the text size, it just doesn't look right...the layout is still too small.
The only real solution is the Hybrid rom, ParanoidAndroid. It took a while before I finally decided to try it, but I'm glad I finally did. It's the best ROM I've tried so far, and I don't think I will be able to switch to a new ROM in the future, unless it lets me set DPI for individual apps. In addition to DPI it lets you change the layout of the app. [the devs usually have 3 modes for the apps, so that it can run on a phone, tablet, or whatever..] so you can even make the Tablet UI with the default text size. Or you can put the DPI down a little, like I did, because I like the status bar a little smaller than full-size.

mvmacd said:
I tried the DPI hack... and it's just that. A hack. All the apps have really small text, and layout, on basically every app. Even if you up the text size, it just doesn't look right...the layout is still too small.
The only real solution is the Hybrid rom, ParanoidAndroid. It took a while before I finally decided to try it, but I'm glad I finally did. It's the best ROM I've tried so far, and I don't think I will be able to switch to a new ROM in the future, unless it lets me set DPI for individual apps. In addition to DPI it lets you change the layout of the app. [the devs usually have 3 modes for the apps, so that it can run on a phone, tablet, or whatever..] so you can even make the Tablet UI with the default text size. Or you can put the DPI down a little, like I did, because I like the status bar a little smaller than full-size.
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Hi, I'm using the PA ROM right now,and I'm just wondering what you did to get the PlayStore to allow the download. I know you can use the PA settings to change DPI and workspace so can I do it in there? Or do I have to edit the build.prop file? I bought it for the Asus Transformer TF101. I haven't been able to use it for m NExus 7 and I really do want to check it out .

A better option is to create a /data/local.prop file (rw-r--r--) with the following in it:
# /data/local.prop
# ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29413138
qemu.sf.lcd_density=160
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This has the benefit of affecting only the display and not how Google Play sees the Nexus
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BillGoss said:
A better option is to create a /data/local.prop file (rw-r--r--) with the following in it:
This has the benefit of affecting only the display and not how Google Play sees the Nexus
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Is there a way to get Google Play to see the nexus at a 10" tablet temporarily, so I can install QuickOffice Pro HD?

Bonisaur said:
Is there a way to get Google Play to see the nexus at a 10" tablet temporarily, so I can install QuickOffice Pro HD?
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Hmm.... They might be using the model number to decide whether the app is compatible, so I don't think this will work, but you can try:
Open Google Play, press Home, press Recents, long-press Google Play in the list, then select Hybrid settings.
Leave the DPI alone [it should be at 213], swype over to the "Layout." In the drop down menu, select the highest value [should be 1000px, or maybe 800px]. Then tap the Apply button [left of the top-right corner].
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Hi, I'm using the PA ROM right now,and I'm just wondering what you did to get the PlayStore to allow the download. I know you can use the PA settings to change DPI and workspace so can I do it in there? Or do I have to edit the build.prop file? I bought it for the Asus Transformer TF101. I haven't been able to use it for m NExus 7 and I really do want to check it out .
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You don't have to do anything, Google Play runs by default at stock DPI [213], so on ParanoidAndroid (unless you change it), it works out of the box.

Thanks for the help. Well I ended up trying to edit the DPI and/or the layout settings in different combinations while rebooting my tablet each time. I even changed the build.prop to see if I could download it. Nothing worked so I set it back to default/stock. Yet, when I looked online to "install" to device from the Google Play Store website, it worked for some reason. I have no idea what I did...
Anyway, on the side , since I edited the build.prop, do I need to do anything else other than reverse the changes? I switch the line back from 160 to 213. From what I searched that seems to be it...

cant able to change the dpi

i have installed lcd density also lcd resolution but cant able to change the dpi

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Have you rooted your phone?
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You have to be rooted to use that. If it doesn't work, you can use root explorer to manually change the value of ro.sf.lcd.density to whatever you want. Just reboot.
You may also be able to go into terminal emulator and type setprop ro.sf.lcd.density 160 for example.
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-viperboy- said:
You have to be rooted to use that. If it doesn't work, you can use root explorer to manually change the value of ro.sf.lcd.density to whatever you want. Just reboot.
You may also be able to go into terminal emulator and type setprop ro.sf.lcd.density 160 for example.
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it rooted let me try in this way

hi, I used rom tool box to changed dpi. then I fix the market permanently( still work when google play update) whith LCD Density Modder Pro. well.
with some hour to use this density. I can see some app don' fit nice(camera, phone, calculator, clock and multi window) all this application can be changed with some google play app, but the camera is really bad to lost it. ( Spen and all other thing work great with a new dpi)
then I try camera fx, very buggy with it. later camera didn't work. "echec appareil photo". I tried everything( factory reset,wipe all, format all) still failled to launch camera with stock and all other app.
Since I changed the note 2 in my store with an other.
I break the camera on the device but what is the reason????
density? camera fx? hardware problem?
Still want to change the dpi (so better) but I don't want to break the camera again and I am not really sure what is the probem...
need help

[Q] Change Screen density

Hello,
I'm trying to change the density of the screen, after rooting and using build prop editor and setting LCD density to 400 instead of 480 and rebooting i t doesnt change.
any idea why and how we can change it?
thanks,

kenny17430 said:
Hello,
I'm trying to change the density of the screen, after rooting and using build prop editor and setting LCD density to 400 instead of 480 and rebooting i t doesnt change.
any idea why and how we can change it?
thanks,
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I just open Root Explorer and go to /system the open build.prop in text editor find the line near the bottom and change to 400 and press back and save it reboot and profit
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kenny17430 said:
Hello,
I'm trying to change the density of the screen, after rooting and using build prop editor and setting LCD density to 400 instead of 480 and rebooting i t doesnt change.
any idea why and how we can change it?
thanks,
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So did the build.prop actually change to 400 or did it stay at 480 after you rebooted? I had a problem where I had to save it a few times before root explorer actually made the changes and made a backup. If nothing else, make a copy of the build.prop, drag it onto your PC, change with notepad++, then drag it back and swap it out with root explorer. Just make sure the permissions are correct rw- r-- r--. I love 400, its perfect for me.
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dr_acula said:
So did the build.prop actually change to 400 or did it stay at 480 after you rebooted? I had a problem where I had to save it a few times before root explorer actually made the changes and made a backup. If nothing else, make a copy of the build.prop, drag it onto your PC, change with notepad++, then drag it back and swap it out with root explorer. Just make sure the permissions are correct rw- r-- r--. I love 400, its perfect for me.
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Can I change it using apps in Google play if I rooted my phone?
Like density changer.!!

dr_acula said:
So did the build.prop actually change to 400 or did it stay at 480 after you rebooted? I had a problem where I had to save it a few times before root explorer actually made the changes and made a backup. If nothing else, make a copy of the build.prop, drag it onto your PC, change with notepad++, then drag it back and swap it out with root explorer. Just make sure the permissions are correct rw- r-- r--. I love 400, its perfect for me.
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Thanka i had to do several attemps with build proo and then it worked. Went for 380 and love it

I've always used Rom Toolbox lite and it always works for me. Super easy, open build prop editor, change dpi, save. it even tells you to reboot.
Boom. done.
I'm at 320 and I think its perfect.

i'm sorry
why to lowered the density?
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emm i asked above before i tried to lowered to 400
now i know why

Clienterror said:
I just open Root Explorer and go to /system the open build.prop in text editor find the line near the bottom and change to 400 and press back and save it reboot and profit
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Same here. Changed using Root Explorer to 400. Works like a charm, love it!

Why not just used xposed framework and per app dpi settings? So much simpler.

Rado_vr6 said:
Why not just used xposed framework and per app dpi settings? So much simpler.
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Because the build.prop affects the entire system/apps. Xposed per dpi app only works on one at a time. It would take forever.
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You could also use textdroider_dpi app. Changes the entire system that way you don't have to keep messing with the build prop..... then use xposed to change camera back to 480 to work correctly.
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I installed LCD Density app from the market. I changed mine from 320 down to 300. It then said it would reboot phone for changes to take affect. Now stuck on the LG boot up screen. Any suggestions?

Can anyone help me?? I can get into TWRP recovery. I've tried factory reset. Still LG screen bootloop when I try to reboot phone. I hadn't made a backup yet.

I dont know much about how to reset your phone
When going lower than 480 the camera app is fun as the viewfinder is not taking the whole screen. Which camera app are you using instead?

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kenny17430 said:
I dont know much about how to reset your phone
When going lower than 480 the camera app is fun as the viewfinder is not taking the whole screen. Which camera app are you using instead?
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I use xposed installer with the "App Settings" module to change the camera back to 480 DPI

mmmboba said:
I use xposed installer with the "App Settings" module to change the camera back to 480 DPI
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Yessss thank you this is my issue at the moment... Camera preview is off. Any links on this xposed installer?
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bdubs4200 said:
Yessss thank you this is my issue at the moment... Camera preview is off. Any links on this xposed installer?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327541
the module is in there too

Thanks a lot, veryusefull, I need to have a better look at all these modules ^^

LG G4 Resolution and DPI - For battery and performance improvement - ROOT REQUIRED

For People that have very little battery life and feel phone is slow or just want to get a low DPI (lower than 540) to work on phone in general here is the trick
1. Go to terminal emulator
2.Type:
3. Su
4. wm size 1080x1920
5. wm density 440(or any dpi you want)
6. Install Xposed download module called App Settings
7. Change the dpi of lg apps to 540 or higher
8. for the phone app you have to change the Contacts app also.
9. Now to make the phone to work to receive calls and to dial a call you need Tasker app (its a paid app unfortunately...)
10. Go to Tasker
11. go to the tasks tab
12. create two new tasks
13. On the first task: Name it DPI:540
14. add new action
15. click on code then on Run Shell
16. on command type wm density 540
17. check the box Use Root
18. The second task do the same thing except the command: wm density XXX (X represents any dpi you want).
The rest to make it easier watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eR2L4xyHKE
When receiving a call it will bring an error but following that it will work.
Battery improved a lot see photo:

Could I just change the resolution using this method without changing the dpi? I don't want to have to mess with that or Tasker to be able to make/receive calls, but I would appreciate the improved battery life by lowering the resolution.
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How does this improve battery life? I already have my dpi set lower with no problem and average 3.5 hours SoT.

His graphs indicate that before he was getting 3.5hours SOT after 8h of use and the battery was down to 3%.
Now he is at 4h20 SOT with 12h of use and battery still has 39% left.
You could get an hour to an hour and a half extra of sot by the time battery got to 3%.

jaxbierley said:
How does this improve battery life? I already have my dpi set lower with no problem and average 3.5 hours SoT.
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Lowering the resolution can save you power, lowering DPI can not.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/We-c...and-negligible-battery-life-increases_id65982
This is a good app to change both resolution and DPI on the fly:http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-screen-shift-change-screen-t3138718
It has an option to automatically go into default resolution when you're using the phone app. Forget about tasker.

It would be nice to see with a resolution of 720p how many hours you can do!
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No matter what i couldn't get SwiftKey to act right after changing the resolution and DPI.
I also noticed that the camera viewer gets cropped when modding the DPI back to 540 using app settings. So i reverted back to 1440p because IMO these are deal breakers to me.
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rirozizo said:
No matter what i couldn't get SwiftKey to act right after changing the resolution and DPI.
I also noticed that the camera viewer gets cropped when modding the DPI back to 540 using app settings. So i reverted back to 1440p because IMO these are deal breakers to me.
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At 160 DPI with a text size of 300 SwiftKey is displayed correctly but way to tiny. The camera of course ended my testing as well.
Edit:
WOOOHOOO! @aravindsagar the developer of screen shift will come with an update with per app resolution settings soon.

I've followed the guide, and got error when phone call from outside. I also tried Screen Shift with many combination of resolutions and density, but with resolution 1080x1980, it only worked at density>530. So I reverted back to QHD with density 540. Hope someone found a solution for res 1080x1980

rick09 said:
Could I just change the resolution using this method without changing the dpi? I don't want to have to mess with that or Tasker to be able to make/receive calls, but I would appreciate the improved battery life by lowering the resolution.
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You can keep the DPI, but the problem is that everything will be HUGE.

asce1992 said:
It would be nice to see with a resolution of 720p how many hours you can do!
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Haha, I tried it unfortunately, it is impossible to read text because it becomes disproportional.

android404 said:
Lowering the resolution can save you power, lowering DPI can not.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/We-c...and-negligible-battery-life-increases_id65982
This is a good app to change both resolution and DPI on the fly:http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-screen-shift-change-screen-t3138718
It has an option to automatically go into default resolution when you're using the phone app. Forget about tasker.
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Thank you that makes life much easier Will give it a try

android404 said:
Lowering the resolution can save you power, lowering DPI can not. .
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As per the article "negligible 7 minute 47 second".

How to revert to stock values since every app crashes when i try to run it?
EDIT:Nevermind, did a hard reset.

imarcel99 said:
How to revert to stock values since every app crashes when i try to run it?
EDIT:Nevermind, did a hard reset.
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These commands in adb shell
wm size reset
wm density reset
wm overscan reset

Yeah I was not able to do that because when I set dpi to the 440 my Lg keyboard crashed and almost every app even settings.
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Interesting to see that for some people it works for others it doesn't. Idk if I should remove this thread

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imarcel99 said:
How to revert to stock values since every app crashes when i try to run it?
EDIT:Nevermind, did a hard reset.
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DPI stock 640
Resolution stock 1440x2560
imarcel99 said:
Yeah I was not able to do that because when I set dpi to the 440 my Lg keyboard crashed and almost every app even settings.
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Did u place the DPI 540+ on app settings on xposed?

android404 said:
Lowering the resolution can save you power, lowering DPI can not.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/We-c...and-negligible-battery-life-increases_id65982
This is a good app to change both resolution and DPI on the fly:http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-screen-shift-change-screen-t3138718
It has an option to automatically go into default resolution when you're using the phone app. Forget about tasker.
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android404 said:
At 160 DPI with a text size of 300 SwiftKey is displayed correctly but way to tiny. The camera of course ended my testing as well.
Edit:
WOOOHOOO! @aravindsagar the developer of screen shift will come with an update with per app resolution settings soon.
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Latest version is crashing on my mobile, anyone confirm ?
Or can someone share old apk ?