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So I've been trying out different LCD densities for a while now, but I always end up using the stock 240. Unfortunately this prevents me from using games I've already purchased, Osmos HD for instance. Now this can easily be solved with, lets just say, less than legal means. But that's a whole 'nother story.
So, what's your density?
ares93 said:
So I've been trying out different LCD densities for a while now, but I always end up using the stock 240. Unfortunately this prevents me from using games I've already purchased, Osmos HD for instance. Now this can easily be solved with, lets just say, less than legal means. But that's a whole 'nother story.
So, what's your density?
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My density is less than legal
Seriously though I have never seen why people have wanted to change from the stock 240? Seems like the perfect density to me to be honest
Nigeldg said:
My density is less than legal
Seriously though I have never seen why people have wanted to change from the stock 240? Seems like the perfect density to me to be honest
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Seriously? I find 240 to make everything ginormigous. I like and use 160, no problems with market either.
elesbb said:
Seriously? I find 240 to make everything ginormigous. I like and use 160, no problems with market either.
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I get what you mean and I could happily live with a lower density, but I neither see the need to change the density nor can be bothered to actually do it, so meh
Nigeldg said:
I get what you mean and I could happily live with a lower density, but I neither see the need to change the density nor can be bothered to actually do it, so meh
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Lazy bum! lol
+1 for 160, also 165 is good, but normal (240) feels gigantic
217 (stock HD2 dpi) looks best to me, but i use 240 because of market compatibility, it's pretty big but i got used to it.
160 is too small and ugly IMHO.
i prefer a dpi 192, the stock 240 is just too big and 160 too small.
but on the other side i have to deal with some market issues sometimes
hi! you can use 192 dpi with the hacked market ofcourse and everything goes smoothly (most of the time). i use 220-240 because i like it and helps me with my drawing-related apps.
i guess it depends on what suites you better. anyway, i would recommend 192 and more unless your eyes can magically magnify things...
normally i use 160 dpi for every gb rom.
but for ics's roms i use the standard 240 dpi.
in my mind it looks best and there are no complications
MungoHigh said:
normally i use 160 dpi for every gb rom.
but for ics's roms i use the standard 240 dpi.
in my mind it looks best and there are no complications
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I understand you're trying to get 10 posts, and you're going about it in sort of the right way (in that you're actually helping people rather than spamming) but please stop bringing up old threads, especially when they're already solved.
Okay,i m sorry for this:s
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Hey guys
Just downloaded this app called Texdroider DPI and changed from 480 (defult) to 450 or 400 or 380(current) 320.
If anybody wants try go ahead... it looks bit nicer..
WARNING : DO NOT CHANGE LESS THAN 320 !!! PHONE MIGHT NOT BOOT !!! OR HOME SCREEN WILL BE CRASHING
MIN : 320
MAX: 480
I haven't tried higher than default 480 ...
Only rooted phones ...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi
I use ROM Toolbox Lite and change in build.prop. I use at minimum 320.
Xybirium said:
I use ROM Toolbox Lite and change in build.prop. I use at minimum 320.
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but if is 320 the navigation btns are shifted to the left ... Do you have same issue ?
Simona Simmy said:
but if is 320 the navigation btns are shifted to the left ... Do you have same issue ?
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Yup!!! Same issue but I don't mind for the time being.
I usually use FlipBoard (RSS) and the extra screen estate is so much better.
Xybirium said:
Yup!!! Same issue but I don't mind for the time being.
I usually use FlipBoard (RSS) and the extra screen estate is so much better.
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And even when is 320 you will see white effect when u scrolling home pages
Simona Simmy said:
And even when is 320 you will see white effect when u scrolling home pages
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
Xybirium said:
I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
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Will post pic later..
is it possible to change DPI without rooting? I don't want to root, not now at least
annoymous1234 said:
is it possible to change DPI without rooting? I don't want to root, not now at least
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Noo..
Why u dont want to root ?
Simona Simmy said:
Noo..
Why u dont want to root ?
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Afraid of voiding warranty
annoymous1234 said:
Afraid of voiding warranty
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u wont loose warranty by rooting phone ..
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u wont loose warranty by rooting phone ..
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is it?? I thought all phone companies will not accept warranty claim if we unlock the bootloader or root
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is it?? I thought all phone companies will not accept warranty claim if we unlock the bootloader or root
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one guy here managed to lock phone back... dunno if he had it ever unlocked but .. that's what he said
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why I change from 480 (defult) to 450 or 400 or 380 or 320
what I get from I do it that ...?
@ Simona Simmy: Thx for the advice! I changed to DPI 380 (320 was a little bit too small for me) and it really is a relief compared to 480, which i find horrible and impossible to work with.
@ baso2000: See it like working with a VGA-resolution (low resolution) on the screen of your desktop PC. In VGA everything looks very big and you don't have a lot of screen space. If you change the resolution (higher) everything will become smaller and you can view full pages on one screen without scrolling. It's the same as working in DPI 480 and changing that to DPI 380 or 320. You have more screen real estate and everthing becomes smaller (no need to scroll) and your phone is more like a tablet.
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Btw, the only negative I could find with changing to DPI 380 is that the EMUI camera app doesn't change. The capture button is not at the bottom of the screen, but in the middle.... :silly:
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[/COLOR]Btw, the only negative I could find with changing to DPI 380 is that the EMUI camera app doesn't change. The capture button is not at the bottom of the screen, but in the middle.... :silly:
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For fix this, use Xposed with Appsetting. You can choose DPI per app with this. Some apps (like camera) doesn't like dpi under 480. I use Appsetting to set defaut DPI. And camera works well with it.
There is a thread for xposed on mate 7. Read it because you have too use an old version. The newest will not work.
I changed to 400 and wow it look so much sharper than when i opened it and the screnn looks even bigger as well
Thanksa
Yes, with stock, It's like use a 25" Pc's screen, with VGA definition....
Hello guys. Can you post some shots of your screen with the differents dpi? I'd like to see if it makes a big difference before i make it on my phone. Thanks.
OK, some screenshots with 360dpi but i'm with nova launcher.
I got tired of messing around with DPI/Resolution combinations by typing the adb commands every time. So I wrote a nice little batch file that should work for any phone running 4.3 or greater. It doesn't require installation of the android SDK or even ADB - all files necessary are contained in the 7z file. Just run the file and follow the prompts - everything is taken care of for you, including finding the default values for your device in case you mess things up. The program also fetches your current DPI and resolution so you don't have to go digging for it in build.prop or dumpsys to see where you are presently.
Download here goo.gl/YTsHQp
I used to run unrooted on my Verizon GN4 N910V. A resolution at 1080x1920 with 360 DPI forces *some* apps to run in tablet mode, and gives a very large increase in screen real estate. I can live with the small dialer problems (can't be fixed without rooting/xposed as far as I know) and change my launcher, in exchange for a cooler running phone (average 7 degrees cooler under benchmark load) that uses slightly less power (average +27 minutes per charge according to Gsam), scores an increase of 16% in AnTuTu (52077 at 1080p and 45085 at 1440p), and has WAY more screen real estate. I don't notice the difference in resolution at all, even if I'm trying to.
Note that turning animation scale to a value greater than zero may be required for running some launchers nicely while screen scaling is turned on.
The included HOWTO file gives instructions and outlines some acceptable whole number 9:16 ratios and DPI settings for stock DPI ratios - and outlines how to calculate the numbers yourself. Open source on the code, modify, redistribute, etc - just give attribution to zediiiii.
I'm not sure i understand how this improves performance when you are scaling down the objects on the screen.
How can I change the DPI/Resolution per application?
locolbd said:
How can I change the DPI/Resolution per application?
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You can't without root.
This program works well. I have noticed some issues when running at 1080p using the DPI provided in the readme. Certain things (boots screen, movies in games) won't play because, I'm assuming, it is relying on the build.prop but the resolution defined in that file is not accurate. It's a minor inconvenience in light of the fact that running at 1080p and with a heavy deploy it getting me nearly 7 hours sot on lollipop.
Nice job @zediiiii.
I tried it on a Galaxy S4 with KitKat and a Galaxy Note 4 with Lolipop. On both devices I just tried to lower the resolution while keeping the stock DPI to resolution ratio, the goal being to save some battery. On the GS4 it definitely reduced heat while playing games and increased the Antutu score. Unfortunately it also broke the stock keyboard and camera. I didn't see any problems with 3rd party apps. On the Note 4 I didn't test as much, but the stock keyboard was also broken.
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I'm not sure i understand how this improves performance when you are scaling down the objects on the screen.
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My understanding is that driving less pixels per square inch (PPI - I incorrectly used DPI in my program...) means less bandwidth through the graphics processor and thus more headroom. So you either slightly increase performance or slightly save on power - depending on how you use your phone.
I use it for the slight power save, because I can't tell the difference between 500 PPI and 300 PPI, and so I can trick apps into thinking I'm using a tablet on my GN4.
spocko said:
Nice job @zediiiii.
I tried it on a Galaxy S4 with KitKat and a Galaxy Note 4 with Lolipop. On both devices I just tried to lower the resolution while keeping the stock DPI to resolution ratio, the goal being to save some battery. On the GS4 it definitely reduced heat while playing games and increased the Antutu score. Unfortunately it also broke the stock keyboard and camera. I didn't see any problems with 3rd party apps. On the Note 4 I didn't test as much, but the stock keyboard was also broken.
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When you say broke the stock keyboard, you mean that it's scaled incorrectly and far too big on your screen? How did the other stock apps fair? In my experience, if you stick with the correct resolution to PPI (DPI is the wrong acronym; I was kindly corrected by a fellow programmer) ratio, the stock apps continue to work as expected. Stock apps crash for me when the ratio is lower than it was before, and simply get smaller on the screen when the ratio is higher than before. If stock apps are crashing, you could try incrementally raising or lowering your DPI and checking for results. I made the program so that this was easy to do incrementally for this very reason.
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When you say broke the stock keyboard, you mean that it's scaled incorrectly and far too big on your screen?
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Yes, exactly, sorry I wasn't more clear. On the GS4 i tried multiple resolution and DPI combos, always keeping the stock ratio. The stock keyboard didn't scale properly with anything other than the default settings. On the Note 4 I only tested with 1080x1920 and 480 dpi, and saw the same scaling issue with the stock keyboard. This is not the fault of the script, so it's not a complaint. It's just a note to warn others that if you want to tweak these settings on a Samsung phone, then you may need to use a 3rd party keyboard.
On the GS4, some of the control buttons were missing in the stock camera app, but the Note 4 didn't have that issue. I didn't see any crashing on either device, perhaps because I was always keeping the stock ratio.
Thanks for the good information. My guess is that anything touched by Samsung, eg, the dialer, the home screen, the camera etc will not scale correctly and may be buggy even with the sam PPI:RES ratio. Oh how I miss Xposed (which I think @locolbd knows is the best way to change ppi per app if you have root, among other things)... Not hopeful for a real root solution for VZW GN4 at this point.
not sure if i'm going blind where where is the script located or was it taken out?
Mikeng714 said:
not sure if i'm going blind where where is the script located or was it taken out?
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It's at the bottom of the first post, but it's not formatted as a link.
Here:
http://goo.gl/YTsHQp
Mikeng714 said:
not sure if i'm going blind where where is the script located or was it taken out?
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goo.gl/YTsHQp
Some people have troubles running the first line of the code in the bat file
Code:
adb devices -l | find "device product"
If so, you can change it to
Code:
REM adb devices -l | find "device product"
I haven't really figured out why this is the case yet. Mine worked until recently. If anyone has some insight I would be grateful. Windows powershell change perhaps?
my swiftkey keyboard became huge after doing this.. Any fix for it?
Thank you for this!
Worked great on my Galaxy S7 edge!
whoa..this really worked..note 5..thx to everyone:good:
Mikeng714 said:
not sure if i'm going blind where where is the script located or was it taken out?
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goo.gl/YTsHQp (in the really long OP)
Because I mentioned my lack of hope for root on the N910V earlier - if anyone hasn't noticed, there is a great guide for permanent root (start here, it links everything for 6.0.1 upgrade) on the N910V Verizon Galaxy Note 4. I'm running 6.0.1 on Jasmine Rom 7 with all the rooted trimmings and no serious issues to date.
Surprised not to see this posted here. It's for the s7 but people on reddit have confirmed that it works on the s6. I would try it but you need to be running MM, seems it changes the dpi to 540, or around that can't remember the exact number. This is native so Ui and everything should scale properly compared to doing to in adb.
http://www.xda-developers.com/there-is-native-dpi-scaling-hidden-in-the-galaxy-s7/
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Surprised not to see this posted here. It's for the s7 but people on reddit have confirmed that it works on the s6. I would try it but you need to be running MM, seems it changes the dpi to 540, or around that can't remember the exact number. This is native so Ui and everything should scale properly compared to doing to in adb.
http://www.xda-developers.com/there-is-native-dpi-scaling-hidden-in-the-galaxy-s7/
Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk
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As far as I can see it works great on SM-G920F, thanks.
Why would you need to downscale the resolution of your OS? i dont see any logic in it, or do you mean Text Size and Icon Size?
TheWarKeeper said:
Why would you need to downscale the resolution of your OS? i dont see any logic in it, or do you mean Text Size and Icon Size?
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So you can view more?
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So you can view more?
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Ah i see so you guys are talking about resizing the icons and text of the OS, if you guys wanted to lower resolution for gaming Samsung Galaxy S6 has a samsung app called Game Tuner which works like an nvidia or amd control panel which lets you configure color quality per game, screen brightness per game and most importantly resolution per game.
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Ah i see so you guys are talking about resizing the icons and text of the OS, if you guys wanted to lower resolution for gaming Samsung Galaxy S6 has a samsung app called Game Tuner which works like an nvidia or amd control panel which lets you configure color quality per game, screen brightness per game and most importantly resolution per game.
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I could careless about games, I got a gaming pc for that.
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WolfsFang said:
I could careless about games, I got a gaming pc for that.
Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk
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Ic, well i just tought you guys wanted it for the games, there are many times when you want to play high end gfx games on your android but the fps are killed by the overkill screen resolution, thats why android has some apps that reduces the DPI of the entire OS, but Game Tuner is much better than that, it only affects the game you want.
Anyways sorry for going off topic, just tried to help
This is simply superb trick. Working perfectly on 920F dual sim.
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Correct me if im wrong but resolution is different than dpi right?
Suppose you have a 4k resolution and 620 dpi, you changed from 620 dpi to 540 dpi you still have 4k resolution, no? It's just that in 540 dpi you can view more content but still have the same resolution.
Feel free to correct me.
Simply put, DPI = scaling and has nothing to do with res.
This changed the dpi on my S6 to 560 after reboot. Then I issued 'adb wm density 540' which changed the dpi to 540 on the fly.
The easiest way to control ur dpi scalling here it is
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evozi.displayscaling
How about the phone app and camera app, is it also condensed?
Indeed works perfectly fine on G920F. @Tricks25 yes, phone/camera are also condensed
Works with apps "more shortcuts" and G920I. 2 modes (standard/condensed) to select when launch the "DisplayScalingActivity" shortcut.
Recently lost my Nexus 7 (2013) and am looking for a replacement -- the best candidates seem to be the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 and the Huawei Mediapad M3. I'm leaning towards the ZenPad 3S 10, mostly because all the reviews for the Huawei mention great benchmarks but mediocre real-life performance -- and also that the interface is an unabashed iPad clone (really, no app drawer? What the eff!). But those reviews are from last year, and Nougat has since been released on the Mediapad M3. So has real life performance caught up with the potential of the processor? And is the EMUI 5.0 interface much improved? If I install the Google Now launcher, how close can I get to the vanilla experience? There's just not many accounts of the post-ANdroid 7 experience, so do tell!
Thanks in advance for any comments and advice.
App Drawer was introduced with EMUI 5 and is optional. You can switch between the standard startscreen style like it was before in EMUI 4 and the Drawer via menu setting.
Performance is fine and those problems reported with Android6/EMUI4 resulted IMHO only due to a powersaving profile setting which was activated by default.
In a follow up, did they fix the issue of apps defaulting to phone instead of tablet mode, e.g. Chrome?
Ovy13 said:
In a follow up, did they fix the issue of apps defaulting to phone instead of tablet mode, e.g. Chrome?
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No, but you can force tablet mode by using the 'small display setting' or by changing DPI settings.
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No, but you can force tablet mode by using the 'small display setting' or by changing DPI settings.
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Seriously, they didn't even fix it in the Nougat update? So you have to set the entire tablet to "small display" just to get apps to function properly? That might be a dealbreaker...
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Seriously, they didn't even fix it in the Nougat update? So you have to set the entire tablet to "small display" just to get apps to function properly? That might be a dealbreaker...
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I use a screen resolution of 1200x1920 and a dpi of 320 and all my apps use tablet UI. The lower resolution adds over an hour to battery life and my old eyes can't tell the difference in resolution.
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I use a screen resolution of 1200x1920 and a dpi of 320 and all my apps use tablet UI. The lower resolution adds over an hour to battery life and my old eyes can't tell the difference in resolution.
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And that's something easily (and intended to be) done in the settings , or do you use adb or root your device?
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I use a screen resolution of 1200x1920 and a dpi of 320 and all my apps use tablet UI. The lower resolution adds over an hour to battery life and my old eyes can't tell the difference in resolution.
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Thanks, I just set the same resolution and DPI on my M3 using Easy DPI Changer.
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And that's something easily (and intended to be) done in the settings , or do you use adb or root your device?
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I use adb to set both the screen resolution and dpi. My mediapad is not rooted. In Nougat you can change dpi setting in developer options. The lower 1920x1200 resolution is suppose to be able to be set in battery options, but it doesn't work in Nougat.