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Changing DPI

Is there a decent guide to changing the DPI for the nexus 4? I changed it using the build.prop to 240 and now the navigation bar (back, menu, switch tasks) are not centered and also when I recieve a phone call it is not centered.
Any help would be appreciated!

HosainH said:
Is there a decent guide to changing the DPI for the nexus 4? I changed it using the build.prop to 240 and now the navigation bar (back, menu, switch tasks) are not centered and also when I recieve a phone call it is not centered.
Any help would be appreciated!
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Flash paranoidandroid ROM, you will not regret it.
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I'm really just wanting a stock ROM this time... But if that is the only solution I guess I will have to use a custom ROM.

HosainH said:
I'm really just wanting a stock ROM this time... But if that is the only solution I guess I will have to use a custom ROM.
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All roms for the nexus are pretty much just stock roms with tweaks.. Besides MIUI.
Besides PA, there really isn't a way to get what you are looking for

HosainH said:
I'm really just wanting a stock ROM this time... But if that is the only solution I guess I will have to use a custom ROM.
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Like the guy above me said, its pretty much like a stock ROM but with tweaks. And yes it is the safest way.
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4.2.2 AOSP ROM with Tablet UI?

Does anyone know of a pretty much stock AOSP rom with Tablet UI? Optimizations are fine and welcome, just no (or very little) mods. So no AOKP or CM rom's please.

sfreemanoh said:
Does anyone know of a pretty much stock AOSP rom with Tablet UI? Optimizations are fine and welcome, just no (or very little) mods. So no AOKP or CM rom's please.
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Well, Paranoid Android has a fair number of mods, including tablet UI. It's a great ROM with a lot of convenient and really nice features and especially so for the Nexus 7. Why don't you want many mods?

TheGag96 said:
Well, Paranoid Android has a fair number of mods, including tablet UI. It's a great ROM with a lot of convenient and really nice features and especially so for the Nexus 7. Why don't you want many mods?
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"just no (or very little) mods. So no AOKP or CM rom's please" PA fits into that mold as well, sorry.
Because I don't use the features on AOKP, which I've been running almost since it was first released. Other than tablet UI and 1% battery.

Well you could try my odexed or deodexed mods found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38749260
And towards the bottom I have flashable versions of the stock 4.2.2 that is rooted if you don't have a stock android to restore. I have been running this almost exclusively for weeks now.
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But it doesn't do tablet UI eh?
I use SmoothRom. Just because it has mods and options, doesn't mean you have to enable them all.
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player911 said:
But it doesn't do tablet UI eh?
I use SmoothRom. Just because it has mods and options, doesn't mean you have to enable them all.
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Did you even go to the thread I posted? My mods for stock include extended power menu, volume rocker music skip, percentage battery, and yes tabletUI. And the stock ROM packages are rooted and zipaligned.
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[Q] Which rom should I get?

I am thinking about getting a custom rom but I want to find the perfect one for me.
It must be stable enough to use has a daily driver, change softkey icons, colour changing to holo bars and icons, a feature like Paranoidandroid where you change the UI and other popular features.
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andyabc said:
I am thinking about getting a custom rom but I want to find the perfect one for me.
It must be stable enough to use has a daily driver, change softkey icons, colour changing to holo bars and icons, a feature like Paranoidandroid where you change the UI and other popular features.
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Parandroid is my favorite have used CM but have really enjoyed PIE and Halo on Parandroid. I would use the 4.2 rom for now I used the 4.3 but It's just not ready yet. dont get me wrong I'm sure it will be but I'm back on Parandroid 4.2

Yeah, can you give me the link to it so I can install it?
I will have to downgrade the radio and bootloader for this one.
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Is stock good enough for you?

Hey N4 users, how many of you are satisfied with stock 4.3?

I used to flash ROMs but I typically just stay on stock 4.3 now. I use a quick settings mod to add more tiles and an extended power menu mod to get reboot options. Other than that stock is all I need.
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babalonius508 said:
I used to flash ROMs but I typically just stay on stock 4.3 now. I use a quick settings mod to add more tiles and an extended power menu mod to get reboot options. Other than that stock is all I need.
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:good:
Flashed many roms ,tried about 6-7 roms and I realized that stock is good enough for me. I'm using battery % mod + advanced reboot ,it's enough.
I really enjoy with 4.3 stock rom.

Never was.
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Honestly, not a fan of the Nav bars, so no Stock for me. I feel that they take up more space than they should. I ♥ extra screen space.

AndroidKills said:
Honestly, not a fan of the Nav bars, so no Stock for me. I feel that they take up more space than they should. I ♥ extra screen space.
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I use an app called fullscreen, and stock rom is fine after a few personalisation tweaks (playing with MUIU theme icons currently). Oh yeah..Pie Control App, Power Toggles, etc...apps really can extend usefulness like roms do, just have to hunt for them.

I need the long press navbar action, and better toggles.
Instead of flashing different mod a custom Rom is much easier.

Not for me. I like the extras, changes under the hood, ect the custom ROMs bring.
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Yes. I've run stock on my phones since the Galaxy Nexus was released. I don't have the desire to do the custom ROM song and dance when stock does everything I want it to do.
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I'm very satisfied with stock! The only issue is I wish with the default launcher you could change the pages, that's my only complaint... I wish I didn't have to use apex on top of default...
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Generally speaking I would say yes, stock is great, but there are aspects to using something like Paranoid Android (lubz me some PIE) as well as CyanogenMod (volume rockers to change songs is something I simply cannot live without these days), so generally I will use a device for a period of time when it's new to my ownership stock, then do the research and find a custom ROM to try out, then another if needed, then tweaks (custom kernels, undervolting, etc).
Same old same old as everyone else for the most part I suppose.

i had mine for 9 months before i decided to try a custom ROM...

The nexus 4 is the only android phone I've owned and kept as stock which is kind of ironic.

MrBelter said:
The nexus 4 is the only android phone I've owned and kept as stock which is kind of ironic.
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I completely agree. My previous phone was a SGS2 and I flashed a new ROM the day I got mine. My N4 however I have decided to keep stock since 4.3 was released and so far I have been pleased.
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Custom ROMs are significantly and noticeably faster and more responsive. Besides on stock lte is broken...
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after i unwrapped it, my phone was stock long enough to download a custom rom. kinda like when you first installed windows and you use IE long enough to download chrome or firefox. same idea

I'm on stock right now
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On stock ROM now and while I do miss the volume rocker buttons and expanded lockscreen on custom roms, I am also happy without it.

I've been waiting for CM 10.2 Stable...so I guess that answers that.

Stock... No need for custom Roms anymore. Hell even the stock kernel is good now.
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Why would anyone use Cyanogenmod on Nexus 4?

Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?

Quiet hours and volume wake are simple features that I miss when on stock. There are many other changes.
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Faux Carnival said:
Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
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I haven't tried it yet, but some report that Bluetooth MAP works with CM 10.1 and probably 10.2. That is something that cannot be achieved with an app, or that I've found, with a mod.
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Faux Carnival said:
Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
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LED control & pulse battery light, custom toggles, expandable desktop with PIE, center clock, battery percentage icon, theme chooser, privacy guard, built in file manager, dsp manager, reboot menu, navigation ring slider shortcuts, lock ring slider shortcuts, custom lockscreen background, sliding across the status bar to adjust brightness, quick message pop up, volume wake, profiles, cm clock, tunable kernel etc etc
Sexy Nexy, AOKP

While people will tell you CM sucks in terms of features compared to what other ROMs offer, I think it has the most useful and best implemented features, even though it doesn't have every little tweak and customization that other ROMs do. There are hardly any reasons not to use cm; there are so many advantages. I couldn't get by on stock because of the lack of features.
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how does CM compare to Paranoid Android? Are they both stock android with tons of customizable functions?

HKSpeed said:
how does CM compare to Paranoid Android? Are they both stock android with tons of customizable functions?
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Yeah, pretty much. Those two, Carbon, AOKP, all AOSP ROMs with different customization options and features. I'm partial to AOKP myself.
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This should help, an infographic of features in the popular ROMs:
http://www.androidauthority.com/cya...okp-features-shown-handy-infographics-280730/

Faux Carnival said:
Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
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A very simple answer would be: to be able to customize. There are a lot of ROMs out there, pick the one that satisfies you in any way of customization.
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This is an addition to what people said why you should use cm of other roms can be somed up in one word. "stability" cm has a record for being a robust rom with alot of support. Most roms don't have that.
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