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[Q] Is Paranoid Android the only way to run apps with custom DPI?

Have been running Paranoid for a while and threw on the latest CM10 nightly the other day. Only thing I really need is to be able to run certain apps at a different resolution (i.e. phone instead of phablet or tablet mode). Is Paranoid still the only way to really do this?

haloeight said:
Have been running Paranoid for a while and threw on the latest CM10 nightly the other day. Only thing I really need is to be able to run certain apps at a different resolution (i.e. phone instead of phablet or tablet mode). Is Paranoid still the only way to really do this?
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yes or.... edit every app you use to make it the dpi you want

ngoralph said:
yes or.... edit every app you use to make it the dpi you want
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Thanks - how can I do this editing? There's only 1-2 apps that really annoy me that I'd want to run in phone display.
Looking through prior threads but can't seem to find a solution yet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877512
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640449

[Q] 180 degree rotation

I really need this option for when I am using my phone as a satnav. I have tried all the suggested solutions but haven't found one that works other than using CM10.2 or one of its variants, but I actually prefer running a GE rom. Has anyone found a way of having 180 degree and autorotation?
Thanks

SSThing said:
I really need this option for when I am using my phone as a satnav. I have tried all the suggested solutions but haven't found one that works other than using CM10.2 or one of its variants, but I actually prefer running a GE rom. Has anyone found a way of having 180 degree and autorotation?
Thanks
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Ok, for anyone interested, I have found the solution.
lnstall Xposed framework and then install Wanams Xposed mod and you can enable 180 degree rotation from there.
Perfect.

Good , u use 180 just for nav?

carmeloseven said:
Good , u use 180 just for nav?
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The mod appears to work for everything. I need it because when I am using my phone as a satnav its upside down so I can access the usb port.

SSThing said:
The mod appears to work for everything. I need it because when I am using my phone as a satnav its upside down so I can access the usb port.
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Wannam xposed or even nottached is good.....if you want the rotation only on specific apps....you can play around with an xposed module called app settings....where per app dpi can be achieved as well as rotation features and others...good luck

sadeshmagic said:
Wannam xposed or even nottached is good.....if you want the rotation only on specific apps....you can play around with an xposed module called app settings....where per app dpi can be achieved as well as rotation features and others...good luck
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Ultimate Rotation from PlayStore works great on any setup and has per app settings.

LCD Density & Camera App

Hey all,
I just recently changed the LCD density of my note 4 to 500.
All of the apps seem to work flawlessly apart from the camera app. For some reason when in full screen it doesn't stretch to fit the screen but end up with black bars around two edges. It seems like a scaling issue. Is there a way to fix this?
Cheers,
kipp

I hope you are in 5.0.1 , If so you can flash this wwwandroidfilehostcom/?fid=95916177934555233 to get the dialer and the touchwiz camera to work flawlessly . The improper scaling happens because the lazy samsung devs not only deliver buggy slow ass Touchwiz as well as non Multi DPI compatible apps .
Thanks Aukhan for the flasahble zips

BalajiSundar said:
I hope you are in 5.0.1 , If so you can flash this wwwandroidfilehostcom/?fid=95916177934555233 to get the dialer and the touchwiz camera to work flawlessly . The improper scaling happens because the lazy samsung devs not only deliver buggy slow ass Touchwiz as well as non Multi DPI compatible apps .
Thanks Aukhan for the flasahble zips
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Is there any fix for 5.1.1?

Do you try xposed module "app settings"? You can change DPI per app

I dont think Xposed works for Touchwiz 5.1.1 and If so i highly doubt App settings module's compatibility

BalajiSundar said:
I dont think Xposed works for Touchwiz 5.1.1 and If so i highly doubt App settings module's compatibility
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Working perfectly on Wanam 5.1.1 ROM. I use a system DPI of 480 and use Xposed App Settings to change camera, phone etc back to stock DPI
sent from somewhere

liquidguru said:
Working perfectly on Wanam 5.1.1 ROM. I use a system DPI of 480 and use Xposed App Settings to change camera, phone etc back to stock DPI
sent from somewhere
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I have problem changing DPI of Phone app... the keypad won't change to 640.. Logs, Favorites and Contacts are OK, only the phone keypad is problem.
Also, I am using WanamLite.
EDIT: nvm, I got it...

Sadly Wanamlite isnt for 910F

Axon 7: Changed DPI - many Apps with display errors?

Hi,
I've changed the DPI of my A7 from 640 (stock) to 560 via adb:
Code:
adb shell wm density 560
Unfortunatelly many Apps have problems now and show display errors, e. g. too big icons, etc.
Anyone know, how I can fix this?
Thank you!
- PsP

Try 544. it corrected the keyboard and notification bell but my phone app is still off. I also found that editing the build.prop was a better way to change DPI if you're rooted.

Thank you, but I have no problems with the notification bell (lockscreen) or the keyboard (I use Google keyboard app). Also the dialer works well (I use the Truecaller app but also stock looks fine).
I also do not want to root my A7 because I want it as stock as possible ... :/ I know, the build.prop would be the "better" way. But with the stock 640 dpi everything is so big ... :/
The most problems have third party apps like tinder (crashes) or Google allo (the profile picture in the top right corner if I open a chat is too big)

I'm using 510.
I've installed the google keyboard as the ZTE does not support it.

PsP.Hc11 said:
Hi,
I've changed the DPI of my A7 from 640 (stock) to 560 via adb:
Code:
adb shell wm density 560
Unfortunatelly many Apps have problems now and show display errors, e. g. too big icons, etc.
Anyone know, how I can fix this?
Thank you!
- PsP
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are you with TWRP + Rooted?
you can install Xposed and used Setting Apps Module allow you to change DPI per App which is one of the reason why i have xposed in any past device of mine.

I actually just changed my dpi to 560 and everything looks so much better! No errors, no goofy sized icons, everything seems to work.

xxBrun0xx said:
I actually just changed my dpi to 560 and everything looks so much better! No errors, no goofy sized icons, everything seems to work (except the bell, but I'm ok with that).
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I believe the native screen density is 538, no clue why they change it from there.

xxBrun0xx said:
I actually just changed my dpi to 560 and everything looks so much better! No errors, no goofy sized icons, everything seems to work (except the bell, but I'm ok with that).
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What isn't working with the notification bell? I'm on 560 DPI and have no problems with it - just with 3rd party apps like e. g. Google Allo, as i mentioned...
DrakenFX said:
are you with TWRP + Rooted?
you can install Xposed and used Setting Apps Module allow you to change DPI per App which is one of the reason why i have xposed in any past device of mine.
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Nope.
PsP.Hc11 said:
I also do not want to root my A7 because I want it as stock as possible ... :/
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PsP.Hc11 said:
What isn't working with the notification bell? I'm on 560 DPI and have no problems with it - just with 3rd party apps like e. g. Google Allo, as i mentioned...
Nope.
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Your right, notification bell works great. Somebody mentioned earlier on the thread that it didn't work with 560 and I didn't have any notifications to test so I assumed they were correct. I've since gotten notifications and the bell works fine. Really enjoying 560!

Set it back to stock now because also apps like Snapchat or Instagram had problems with 560 dpi via adb shell wm ...

Got Huawei M3 today something does not like

1. Scrolling speed very slow, need to flick finger very hard to get it fast.
2. UI is phone UI not Tablet UI

If you have LTE, do you know if it can make phone calls? Also, if you are in USA, do you know if you can use T-Mobile as a phone. Also, if anyone may know this answer, please let me know because I want to be able to use it as a phone. Thank you for your help.
parnunu said:
1. Scrolling speed very slow, need to flick finger very hard to get it fast.
2. UI is phone UI not Tablet UI
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kenshin6767 said:
If you have LTE, do you know if it can make phone calls? Also, if you are in USA, do you know if you can use T-Mobile as a phone. Also, if anyone may know this answer, please let me know because I want to be able to use it as a phone. Thank you for your help.
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I am from Europe, have the LTE model and use it a phone on the T-Mobile network.
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parnunu said:
1. Scrolling speed very slow, need to flick finger very hard to get it fast.
2. UI is phone UI not Tablet UI
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I have noticed this as well. It's not that the phone is generally slow, on the contrary, but the slow scrolling of long pages is annoying.
The DPI is 400 for the Display View Mode Setting Small, 440 for Medium and 480 for Large.
What is worse, in Small the Switch Tabs function in Chrome does not work anymore so you cannot switch or close tabs!
I tried changing the DPI with the adb shell wm density command but this has no effect.
Another annoying thing is that I cannot change fonts easily from Display Settings as I could on older Huawei phones. I have to use a Huawei Theme editor to change a theme every time I want to change fonts. This in itself is not a problem but this App shows multiple(!) ads of Mobile Strike when using it, absolutely annoying!
Overall I do like the M3. Battery life seems noticeably better than my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 2016 and that is the main reason I switched. The narrower size also makes it easier to hold than the Samsung.
I have managed to unlock the bootloader but have not found a working root solution yet.

Got mine too, i like it overall, but what was annoyed about soundquality over headphones.
tested it between onplus2,... oneplus headphones quality are way better.
@ Flavio
how do you unlock the bootloader?

fritzeman said:
Got mine too, i like it overall, but what was annoyed about soundquality over headphones.
tested it between onplus2,... oneplus headphones quality are way better.
@ Flavio
how do you unlock the bootloader?
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http://www.stechguide.com/unlock-bootloader-of-huawei-devices/
Use the Chinese language of the Huawei page to get the unlock code because the Captcha function on the English page does not work. Use the English and Chinese pages next to each other so you know which button to press.
Instead of the adb command you can also use the SRK tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/...ool-huawei-bootloader-root-t3374068?nocache=1

parnunu said:
1. Scrolling speed very slow, need to flick finger very hard to get it fast.
2. UI is phone UI not Tablet UI
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Can confirm that scrolling speed is a bit too slow. Hope they fix this via update.
Otherwise I really like the tablet

Problems w. Chrome & YouTube, Call feature not so good
I can confirm the open/switch tabs button in the preinstalled Chrome does not work at all. If I reset the whole tablet it sometimes works, but as soon as I sign-in into one of my Google accounts in chrome the tabs are dead. This is annoying, as soon as you open a new tab there's no way you can get to the old tabs…
AND: The Youtube app crashes as soon as I load the subscriptions tab. Can anybody else confirm? This is annoying too.
AND: The call feature was the main reason I bought this. BUT: You can make calls with it (even GSM and 3g), BUT: It does NOT have a dedicated speaker for your ear. It uses one of the (great!) standard media playing speakers on the side. So everybody around you (even on the quietest setting) can hear what the other person on the call is saying. So you must use a headset…
Any ideas on getting root or solving Chrome/YouTube?

By the way: I just did a small review of the M3 and put it up on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYN1lqADJWs

Hello,
Unfortunately, I confirm having the same problems.

getoliverleon said:
I can confirm the open/switch tabs button in the preinstalled Chrome does not work at all. If I reset the whole tablet it sometimes works, but as soon as I sign-in into one of my Google accounts in chrome the tabs are dead. This is annoying, as soon as you open a new tab there's no way you can get to the old tabs…
AND: The Youtube app crashes as soon as I load the subscriptions tab. Can anybody else confirm? This is annoying too.
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I can't confirm that. Using Chrome and YouTube without any problems.

I got mine a couple days after the release date in a huawei pro shop in China. It came with Chinese ROM so none of the Google stuff is pre installed. I got my Google play store from their own app store and everything else from play store after that. YouTube and chrome works fine. The overall speed is a bit slower that expected. What bugs me is the wifi connection, seems to be quite slow and unstable. Lte wise seems to be OK overall. Battery life and general speed are way better that my tab s2 8.0 tho. What Roms are you guys running?

getoliverleon said:
I can confirm the open/switch tabs button in the preinstalled Chrome does not work at all. If I reset the whole tablet it sometimes works, but as soon as I sign-in into one of my Google accounts in chrome the tabs are dead. This is annoying, as soon as you open a new tab there's no way you can get to the old tabs…
AND: The Youtube app crashes as soon as I load the subscriptions tab. Can anybody else confirm? This is annoying too.
Any ideas on getting root or solving Chrome/YouTube?
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I only have the Chrome Tabs and YouTube issues in View Mode set to Small (400DPI). In the View Mode set to Medium (440DPI) everything is fine. What setting do you use?
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king tsoi said:
I got mine a couple days after the release date in a huawei pro shop in China. It came with Chinese ROM so none of the Google stuff is pre installed. I got my Google play store from their own app store and everything else from play store after that. YouTube and chrome works fine. The overall speed is a bit slower that expected. What bugs me is the wifi connection, seems to be quite slow and unstable. Lte wise seems to be OK overall. Battery life and general speed are way better that my tab s2 8.0 tho. What Roms are you guys running?
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I have the B003 ROM, Android 6.0.
I can concur that the speed and battery life are better than on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.

I just dug out my 2 years old z3 tablet compact since game streaming with moonlight on the m3 is totally unbearable. The z3 did a better job on streaming,general performance wise, I'm surprised how little the difference is between these two tablets since there's a two years gap. The m3 got a much newer processor as well as an extra gb of ram, I think the 2k screen is the one to blame, although I did turn it down to 1080 in settings. Battery life, m3 wins hands down.

Flavio said:
I only have the Chrome Tabs and YouTube issues in View Mode set to Small (400DPI). In the View Mode set to Medium (440DPI) everything is fine. What setting do you use?
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I have the B003 ROM, Android 6.0.
I can concur that the speed and battery life are better than on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.
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I can confirm all of you the long battery life comparing to Tab S2.
to be honest, I don't have the same feeling about this tablet.
I've a good experience with smoothly and general speed but of course depends of what you are looking for, in my case, for work is perfect due to:
1. Phone/MTM function
2. SD Card slot
3. Battery Life
4. Screen inch resolution
5. Light and slim for portability
for gaming I'm going to wait the root if it's possible and why not, I guess and hope in a custom rom that I think it will solve all lags that other users got because from hw specs, it's really good to run all we want to have on this tab.

No problems buying LTE version in China and use in Europe right? And can those on screen buttons be taken away?

MrJiM said:
No problems buying LTE version in China and use in Europe right? And can those on screen buttons be taken away?
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I don't know if the China versione is compatible with European LTE bands... I think so but I really don't know.
Regarding the screen buttons the answer is no. At least on mine there's no option to hide them.
Regards
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I've tried the 400dpi setting and can confirm that chrome tab and YouTube issue exist in the Chinese rom as well. Got the latest OTA today and it didn't fix the issue.
Not sure about Europe lte but I guess it will work, there is a option to turn on screen buttons on and off in my ROM, not sure about if it's for Chinese rom only or not.

Solved! Chrome Tab Switching and YouTube Subscriptions work again.
Solution: I had the "view mode" (Settings/Display) set to "small", so I can use as much screen estate as possible. Sadly this makes Chrome and YouTube unusable. Switched this view mode to medium and everything works (after a forced reboot by the settings app).
Strange:
I can not set the dpi via ADB. Via ADB i always get 480 dpi, no matter what setting I have set in view mode. And I can not change this dpi setting, it always stays on 480 dpi. I have the feeling the adb shell command doesn't work or is ignored. This is a bit sad, because I was hoping for the widgets and fonts and interface being as small as possible. But it's still a great device and I am happy.
Now Root is missing. Any ideas?

king tsoi said:
I've tried the 400dpi setting and can confirm that chrome tab and YouTube issue exist in the Chinese rom as well. Got the latest OTA today and it didn't fix the issue.
Not sure about Europe lte but I guess it will work, there is a option to turn on screen buttons on and off in my ROM, not sure about if it's for Chinese rom only or not.
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Ahahah wtf I don't have the same option to hide the bar.
Really sad.
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My mother is in China now and will bring a 64gb lte for me. ? let's hope I can turn off navigation bar. ?
@king tsoi
Can you please check if Swedish can be choosen as language in the Chinese version mediapad?
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