So for some reason after changing your DPI on the phone Power Saver just FC's on you. No other app does this except for this one. I found a way to make it work though.
Prerequisite:
1. You MUST be rooted.
2. You MUST have Xposed framework installed
3. Have the Xposed module called App Settings
Okay the rest is actually pretty easy. Basically you just go into the App Settings and search for the power saver app. You then just go in and change the Screen (dp) too 320x480, and walah! It works. Now wasn't that easy.
Oh and just in case...
I am not responsible for breaking your phone!!! Do this at your own risk!
Will give a try soon !!
I've also noticed this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62113998&postcount=490
EDIT: It just works !! thanks a lot for the tip !
Yeah that was the whole reason I decided to start up this thread
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how about certain apps that change to be huge ? doesnt look normal after change dpi.
And for those that dont have xposed installed??? Could the FC reason be because you have low the dpi alot? If change to 400 will the power save FC also?
By the way, is any app to change dpi (like textdroid, but this doesent seen to work) without terminal emulator?
Hmm I'm pretty sure if you change your dpi at all it would force close. Cause I do have my dpi at 400 it it also force closes on me.
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I'm currently running carbon for mako and I'm using an exposed framework module to handle per App dpi.
I was wondering if there is any way an app can changed its dpi based on if it's in landscape or in portrait.
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first, if you want anything dpi, use PA. xposed/pad is not 1/10 of what hybrid is and does.
PA can do what you want but it must be unlocked,
i would advise against this, you don't change an apps DPI while its running and get away with it.
most app will simply implode.
molesarecoming said:
first, if you want anything dpi, use PA. xposed/pad is not 1/10 of what hybrid is and does.
PA can do what you want but it must be unlocked,
i would advise against this, you don't change an apps DPI while its running and get away with it.
most app will simply implode.
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Thanks for the answer.
So changing dpi while app is running = bad idea.
I was using PA for quite some time and then I decided to switch over to carbon to try it out again.
Going to switch back to PA soon.
well its against googles compatibility guidelines. apps calculate bounds once and then rely on it. if you change an apps size or worse, change its resource-folder - they will go nuts. thats why i didn't go on with this, its not worth it.
There's App Override (from a XDA-Dev ?) which also can handle per App dpi.
Afaik App Override can be used to set an App to launch either in landscape mode or in portrait mode.
So if you are willing to launch it always in landscape mode you could set the dpi to a value of your desire.
I don't use it but maybe it is possible to set different settings for a single app. As in:
IF portrait mode THEN set dpi TO
ELSE set dpi TO
hi, i hate my screen at 480 and i'm looking for stock app with touch wiz, like camera, phone, calc, gallerie and the launcher itself. can anybody help me Thanks
You can use this Xposed mod to change DPI on a per-app basis.
It requires a rooted phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291826
Or if you like AOSP then there are options there also.
CZ Eddie said:
You can use this Xposed mod to change DPI on a per-app basis.
It requires a rooted phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291826
Or if you like AOSP then there are options there also.
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i love this app, but i think it will screw up ur dial pad to change the dpi on ur phone.
Bradl79 said:
i love this app, but i think it will screw up ur dial pad to change the dpi on ur phone.
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The app is used to change DPI of individual apps. Not the entire phone.
My dial pad looks fine? I have not used the app to change the dial pad though. I only used it to change one app on my phone.
CZ Eddie said:
The app is used to change DPI of individual apps. Not the entire phone.
My dial pad looks fine? I have not used the app to change the dial pad though. I only used it to change one app on my phone.
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yeah but if u change the dpi on the phone app, it will change ur dial pad.
Bradl79 said:
yeah but if u change the dpi on the phone app, it will change ur dial pad.
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Then stop doing that! :laugh:
lol i am not doing that, i was just letting the OP know if he changes the DPi on his phone app it will change the dial pad.
i already know that, i need modified dpi app, cause i want my phone at 320dpi with every app...i think i gonna have to mod it by myself.
xsamedgex24x said:
i already know that, i need modified dpi app, cause i want my phone at 320dpi with every app...i think i gonna have to mod it by myself.
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or u can edit ur build.prop to 320 dpi, make sure u do a nandbackup 1st.
or
on Per App DPi change the Android System to 320 but 320 is pretty small on the S4, i'd go with 380
What's the dire urgency to have 320dpi?
Hey,
Recently changed the dpi of the entire phone by changing the android system dpi to 380 in the app settings module, everything looks and works perfectly with the google now launcher (not with the lg home launcher sadly ):
However I can not get swiftkey to behave normally, the keyboard is extremely magnified and useless.
Is there anyway I can make swiftkey work with a custom dpi of 380, or any other keyboard that would work ?
What's your issue? I use SwiftKey at 380 DPI without problem.
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You've tried reducing the DPI of swift key in app settings I assume?
c411umuk said:
You've tried reducing the DPI of swift key in app settings I assume?
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I have done it two ways:
1:
Changed the android.system to 380 dpi => swiftkey is completely messed up
2:
Changed the android.system and swiftkey to 380 dpi => swiftkey is completely messed up
3:
Left android.system unchanged and changed swiftkey to 380 dpi=> swiftket is messed up
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Yeah, that's pretty messed up. I don't use swift key but just installed it, it's fine on mine. I used Textdroider to change DPI to 370 immediately after installing a fresh ROM (CloudyStock 1.2) and I then used App Settings to revert the camera and messaging apps back to 480. I use Nova launcher but everything was fine in stock launcher.
I can't help you with a fix, just merely suggest a possible alternative.
Hartendief said:
I have done it two ways:
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Changed the android.system to 380 dpi => swiftkey is completely messed up
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Changed the android.system and swiftkey to 380 dpi => swiftkey is completely messed up
3:
Left android.system unchanged and changed swiftkey to 380 dpi=> swiftket is messed up
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Hm what i have done is build prop to 400.via app settings swiftkey to 480 and then reduce the high of swiftkey in its own setting
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c411umuk said:
Yeah, that's pretty messed up. I don't use swift key but just installed it, it's fine on mine. I used Textdroider to change DPI to 370 immediately after installing a fresh ROM (CloudyStock 1.2) and I then used App Settings to revert the camera and messaging apps back to 480. I use Nova launcher but everything was fine in stock launcher.
I can't help you with a fix, just merely suggest a possible alternative.
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Do you know a keyboard that will handle 380 dpi ?
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What's your issue? I use SwiftKey at 380 DPI without problem.
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How did you do that ?
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Do you know a keyboard that will handle 380 dpi ?
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LG stock and Swiftkey work for me
If you can be bothered, try setting all app settings DPI back to default then use textdroider to change DPI (it will change everything!) and then use App Settings to set bugged out apps (only noticed camera and messages) back to default DPI.
Initially I had a problem with setting DPI with Textdroider in that the power/reboot menu was messed up (1/4 of it was completely transparent) so I gradually reduced it from 480 down to 370 and everything looks nice and crisp, even the notification drawer.
c411umuk said:
LG stock and Swiftkey work for me
If you can be bothered, try setting all app settings DPI back to default then use textdroider to change DPI (it will change everything!) and then use App Settings to set bugged out apps (only noticed camera and messages) back to default DPI.
Initially I had a problem with setting DPI with Textdroider in that the power/reboot menu was messed up (1/4 of it was completely transparent) so I gradually reduced it from 480 down to 370 and everything looks nice and crisp, even the notification drawer.
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Ah perfect !
That did it for me !
Turned off app settings and used textdroider to change to 380 dpi (no problems with power/reboot menu), no bootloop and now everything is looking beautifully crisp as it is supposed to be.
Camera app had to be changed back to 480 dpi with app settings
Thank you !
No problem.
Hartendief said:
Ah perfect !
That did it for me !
Turned off app settings and used textdroider to change to 380 dpi (no problems with power/reboot menu), no bootloop and now everything is looking beautifully crisp as it is supposed to be.
Camera app had to be changed back to 480 dpi with app settings
Thank you !
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What about the OP's question? Any way to get Swiftkey to behave at reduced DPI?
Long time lurker here, love XDA and just actually got up and running with my new Note 4. The same thought went through my head with the stock Note 3... "Why the hell do they make a phone so large and just blow the icons up, it does me no good, I'm not a blind man..." So, naturally, one of my first steps after getting root was changing the DPI.
Like with the Note 3, I quickly realized that the Samsung Applications don't play nice with the custom DPI.
I realize this may be a completely stupid question, but my Google-fu has failed me so far. I've tried using Xposed to change the DPI (just on the Camera so far) back to defaults, but nothing seems to change the camera. Is there an alternate method to tell these applications to use the default DPI, are there modded version of these apps released yet, or is there a guide I could use to assist with modding these apps to make them friendly to DPI changes?
did you enable (tick) the (app settings) at module page of xposed? I am using note 4 too, and set default dpi = 480, and notice camera app is not support custom dpi, so i use app setting to assign it back, wish this can help.
Oh samsung, you still haven't made the camera app multi dpi, that's poor
xoo88 said:
did you enable (tick) the (app settings) at module page of xposed? I am using note 4 too, and set default dpi = 480, and notice camera app is not support custom dpi, so i use app setting to assign it back, wish this can help.
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Yeh I set build prop to 450 and used app settings to change camera to 640 dpi but how to change the lock screen dpi?
Huntyz said:
Yeh I set build prop to 450 and used app settings to change camera to 640 dpi but how to change the lock screen dpi?
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did you reboot for take xposed take effect? and for the lock screen did you use app ? or default one?
if default one, use build prop set , lock screen will be apply too.
Disregard
Huntyz said:
Yeh I set build prop to 450 and used app settings to change camera to 640 dpi but how to change the lock screen dpi?
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App settings in xposed then change keyguard to 640 dpi click apply res to widgets.
Works, thanks
Hey thanks for this info, but I don't seem to be able to change dpi of dialer/phone with app settings (camera and lockscreen worked). Am I changing the wrong app? (changed com.sec.phone and com.android.phone back to default 640)
Anyone know how to change recent apps dpi back to normal?
philosophii said:
Hey thanks for this info, but I don't seem to be able to change dpi of dialer/phone with app settings (camera and lockscreen worked). Am I changing the wrong app? (changed com.sec.phone and com.android.phone back to default 640)
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Nevermind, I forgot it was to change contacts apk. Also, with the new DPI, minimizing apps by drawing in from the corner no longer works. It will show as if it is shrinking the app to pop-up window then it will vanish. However, the window is still active as I tried multiple apps and then it prevented me because it said there is already 5 popups active (which is the maximum). Thanks for any help in advance!
philosophii said:
Nevermind, I forgot it was to change contacts apk. Also, with the new DPI, minimizing apps by drawing in from the corner no longer works. It will show as if it is shrinking the app to pop-up window then it will vanish. However, the window is still active as I tried multiple apps and then it prevented me because it said there is already 5 popups active (which is the maximum). Thanks for any help in advance!
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I am not a developer, but I like all the work developers done for Android phones. I also had the same problem. Camera problem has been solved using "App Setting" application thru Xposed framework. However, Dialer and Keyboard didn't work.
Then I finally download Google Keyboard , which is the best one to use instead of Samsung Stock Keyboard. So, I am looking for another alternative for Dialer. lets see, I will post here if find anything. Thanks!
The new lollipop update re enables the qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 build.prop line to work without crashing.
I can confirm it works but I added to the build prop
#Softkeys Mod
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
brito300 said:
How do I re-enable it??
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Open build.prop and add the line qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 at the very end then save it and reboot phone. Make sure to back up build.prop before you do this in case you screw something up. Also make sure system is r/w first. Touchwiz doesn't work well with navbars so you'll want to use a launcher that does. This is only for lollipop not kitkat
Thanks. This is pretty cool. The only problem is that the navbar doesn't hide with full screen apps like videos or games. Would there be any way to get that to happen?
It happens for me on most apps or games that have that feature. Maybe the app it's not working on doesn't support it
majortaylor said:
It happens for me on most apps or games that have that feature. Maybe the app it's not working on doesn't support it
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You are correct. I didn't think it was working at first, but it did auto hide with Leo's Fortune and with the Photos video player. My main problem is the dialer though. The navbar hides the call button and the delete button on the dialer keypad.
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You are correct. I didn't think it was working at first, but it did auto hide with Leo's Fortune and with the Photos video player. My main problem is the dialer though. The navbar hides the call button and the delete button on the dialer keypad.
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I changed my dpi from 480 down to 420 and that brought the call button up
Everything is smaller at 420 but it actually looks better imo
majortaylor said:
Everything is smaller at 420 but it actually looks better imo
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How do I change the dpi??
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brito300 said:
How do I change the dpi??
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Under build.prop look for a line that says dpi 480. It shouldn't be to far down the list. Simply delete the number and add any number you desire. The lower the number the smaller everything is. I found 420 works to bring the call and delete button back but whatever you do is alright. Just don't go to low