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?
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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.
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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The Instructions:
Short, sweet, and straight to the point: So, here's what you do... you will want to download the app called Screen Filter with the market link provided below. After you do that, within the Screen Filter app you will want to drag that brightness bar to say 85.1% and then hit enable. This won't lower your current screen brightness very much so no worries there. You should hopefully notice a difference for the better all around, especially viewing from an odd angle. It helps to reduce that white backlight look you get from a side view. I will typically set the in app brightness to either 85.1%, 75.5%, or 72.5%, and my actual system brightness to 50%. It works quite well without being too bright or too dark. And it goes without draining much, if any battery life. Feel free to try other brightness settings to fit your personal needs.
Try it on other Android devices as well, it works great! The best way to test it out is to use the widget. You can turn it off and on while changing your viewing angle to compare and see the difference for yourself on your homescreens. Forget about a complicated method and get yourself a better screen today with Screen Filter!
Screen Filter Can Be Found Here:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor&feature=search_result
Showing Off Side Angle View:
You will be able to notice that in the after screenshot the green bar across the top of the market app is quite a bit more vibrant and has more of a green color than the before screenshot. And you will also notice that the white back light color will be enhanced as well, giving a better appearance from the side viewing angles. A nifty little quick fix, if you will.
Before:
After:
Screen Filter Known Issues Reported By Users:
*Being completely stock and using the stock system apps seems to be causing some major lag issues (Xoom)
*Cannot seem to click install when you are manually installing an apk without disabling (Xoom)
*Cannot compose emails without disabling (Nexus S)
You can add to this list. If you find anymore issues please post them here and I will add them to my list above. After we gather most/all issues that we are having I will let the dev know what we have found and we can make some positive results for all! Maybe we can even have some new features added in a new release. Once the Honeycomb source gets released and we start getting custom ROMs, expect user interface tweaks such as what you find in Cyanogenmod. Until then, use this. It's the easiest and best tool we have for now.
Note For Screen Filter:
This method may only be effective on the 3G version of the Xoom. It appears that it may not be noticeable as much, if at all on the Wifi model.
Make That High Def Screen Even Higher:
For this you will need to be a root user, and always be sure to have a current Nandroid backup handy just in case.
You will want to download the free app called LCD Resolution (Root). You can find it on the market here. Open the app, and then you will see your current density setting as well a list of density options for you to choose from. The default density value for the Xoom is 160. I do not recommend that you go below 140, as certain screen elements may become misaligned. Just dropping the value down by 10 to 150 makes a nice noticeable difference.
Basically: The default density value for the Xoom is 160. I recommend using either 150, or 140 as your density value and nothing less. I think 150 seems to be right where most people would want their screen to be if they wanted to go just a bit higher def. It makes the resolution a little nicer without going too overboard. After you choose your density setting, don't forget to check the "Always Set on Boot" box. This makes it so much easier so that you will not have to worry about setting this up with every single time you boot. Then hit apply, reboot your Xoom, and then make sure that the settings stick. Done!
Apply one of the density settings I have listed with one of the Screen Filter settings also listed for a nice effect. It's almost as if you have a whole new tablet when you combine the two!
Currently: I am using the 140 density value on my Xoom, and I couldn't be happier!
Default Density Value 160:
Density Value 150:
Density Value 140:
If these tips have helped you out toss me a thanks. If I get more positive feedback I will be adding some more great helpful tips for us Xoomers. Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you for a great tip. My Xoom screen look better now. This is why I love to visit XDA everyday.
Will check with Acer A500.
im not really seeing a difference.
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im not really seeing a difference.
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The difference is there. Try viewing from different angles instead of straight on and compare. I added my own screenshots of my Xoom just now and you should be able to see a nice difference from the before and after. This method really helps the side viewing angles a lot by reducing the white backlight that causes the screen to distort when not looking directly down on it. But it looks really great all around, not just from the side.
so what do i put the system brightness at? and what do I put the screen filter percentage at?
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so what do i put the system brightness at? and what do I put the screen filter percentage at?
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You can customize and set it to whatever you like. Me, for normal usage I like to use 50% for the system brightness and 85.1% for the Screen Filter brightness. I think it works quite well this way without being too dark or too bright. I use this setting on both my Xoom and my OG Droid.
I see what your saying, the viewing angle is alot better now, thanks OP
wow, makes a huge difference for me, thanks
How does it impact battery usage at the 50/85?
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wow, makes a huge difference for me, thanks
How does it impact battery usage at the 50/85?
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It really does not impact the battery life very much if at all. In fact it possibly might save a little bit of battery life if anything. I've been using this setup for months and it has been working great.
my home screen n browser seems laggy when using it. Anyone has the same issue with me?
omnia1994 said:
my home screen n browser seems laggy when using it. Anyone has the same issue with me?
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Yep...real laggy. Uninstalled
omnia1994 said:
my home screen n browser seems laggy when using it. Anyone has the same issue with me?
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Hmm.. interesting. I use it all the time without any kind of problem. What launcher and browser are you using? And are you stock or rooted?
I'm using both Adw Launcher and Launcher Pro depending on my mood and they both work great with Screen Filter enabled.. no lag of any kind. And my browser of choice is always Dolphin HD and it also works without any lag. I'm on a rooted 3.1 Xoom with the latest tiamat kernel. Maybe I can help solve the problem?
i am curious why one would jack their screen brightness up to 85% in the first place, 33% gets a perfectly view able screen indoors. Not to mention the savings wrt battery life.
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i am curious why one would jack their screen brightness up to 85% in the first place, 33% gets a perfectly view able screen indoors. Not to mention the savings wrt battery life.
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The 85% is for filter not brightness.
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my home screen n browser seems laggy when using it. Anyone has the same issue with me?
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Yep, nice for off angles but for sure adds all types of lag. Bonse stock 3.1 no root. Factory launcher... isn't their a color control like what's available for the Nexus S? You would think with the screen wash out complaints someone would have come up with an answer by now.
Just tested another app. Really liked the effect on off angles so I'm searching the market for other stuff. There is another app called back light filter. It alowsyou to adjust the Alpha levels along with individual colors. Have to tinker to find the best fit but no home screen lag.
lstrike said:
Just tested another app. Really liked the effect on off angles so I'm searching the market for other stuff. There is another app called back light filter. It alowsyou to adjust the Alpha levels along with individual colors. Have to tinker to find the best fit but no home screen lag.
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I've tested this app before and it's so so. Most users will want something easy to use without much tinkering or setup. It works pretty well through, but it could use some more features, it lacks a widget, and there is no notification bar icon for fast access. Good comment though. Maybe the people who are completly stock everything should give this a go since they are reporting lag issues.
I don't see any difference.
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I've tested this app before and it's so so. Most users will want something easy to use without much tinkering or setup. It works pretty well through, but it could use some more features, it lacks a widget, and there is no notification bar icon for fast access. Good comment though. Maybe the people who are completly stock everything should give this a go since they are reporting lag issues.
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I agree with you on the simplicity of the app in the original post. If the developer can dial out the lag it is definately the best tool for screen filtering on the xoom. I just wish the OEMs would provide simple calibration tools for screens.
I'm just wondering what the general consensus was regarding the speed, the "snappiness" if you wil, of our rooted devices? I'm running the "unofficial" build of Carbon Rom on my HD+ and I think it runs pretty well. Def not as fast as a dedicated tablet but for a glorified e-reader, its not too shabby either.
I do need to be proactive with my usage of the unit of course, but I'm sure most of us here are. What I mean by that is that I do make sure I have as little as possible in terms of startup items (daemons) and run the occasional "fix permissions" or "clear cache"...
I've never tried a different rom besides Carbon, it was the first one I tried and I liked it enough that I kept it. For those that have tried others, do any run faster or smoother then Carbon rom? How is the state of the latest builds of Cyanogen 10.1?
Performance is sporadic. It is like something is in semi sleep mode at random points and the device has to wake up to get going again (this does not happen while using apps). Touch response is fine and the awful stutter (due in part to the constant library syncing) that the stock rom has is gone.
In spite of the lag, still works great. I am running into games that do not work that do on my other three Android devices, but again- we are probably using this device beyond the scope of its intent. The 4470 is a capable chipset, but something that goes beyond the 1080p display bottlenecks the device.
Perhaps the low ram (about 250 is allocated to the gpu) and the 1080p combine to be an issue that occasionally chokes the device- hence the lag. The T700 has a Tegra 3 that also has issues, but the increased the clock for both chipset and gpu to help offset the chipset limitations with 1080p.
Both the 4470 and Tegra 3 work fine with most 1080p video media, but pushing data to that many pixels is a much heavier resource issue.
Honestly I'm struggling with this quite a bit. I have an iPad 3 which is amazingly snappy on everything I throw at it, but I really prefer Android to iOS (I recently switched my handset from an iPhone 5 to a Galaxy S4 also) and the form factor of the HD+. However, I'm getting really frustrated with the intermittent lag on the HD+ with every ROM I've tried. It would almost be better if it lagged all the time because at least then I'd give up on it, but when it's not lagging, it's really an enjoyable device. But then it just starts lagging all of a sudden and I either reboot or go grab the iPad.
I understand that this device is resource constrained on both memory and GPU, but that still doesn't explain to me why it performs so smoothly sometimes and then lags other times until I restart it. I still think that there's some kind of resource leak or other type of bug that causes it to degrade into a bad state over time and that, once identified, will allow this device to be closer to what we're all wanting! Of course, that's also probably hopeful thinking...
My point exactly. The only common issue is the intermittent lag. I also have issues where it will freeze for over a minute and sometimes needs to have the power button held down to shut down and restart.
Becoming more a love hate relationship. Frankly were it not for the lovely display, I would have already returned it. I have the lag and occasional freeze is issues, regardless if a few apps or a lot of apps on the device. There is something apparently funky going on that causes the bottlenecks and occasional freezes.
Added: So far, more love than hate As far as the display, that is why I got the device in the first place, so would have not bought it without it.
I was having to many reboots and lag issues with CM10.1. then I flashed tweaked carbon rom and haven't had any issues at all. I have only had this tablet for about 4 days. This is day 2 with tweaked carbon rom. Love this tablet.
I had a Nook HD that was nearly flawless on CM 10.1. Two weeks ago, once the fire sale was on, I bought this HD+. I'm running CM 10.1 on emmc. I haven't tried Carbon yet! I haven't seen a lag issue but I do get the occasional soft reboot. I use my HD+ mainly for reading, and some light games. The HD is a little smoother, but I like the HD+'s size better. Besides, the display is great for reading. It is fast enough for what I use it for. The HD+ is an amazing deal for the price now. If speed was my ultimate concern, I'd be checking out that new Nexus 7.
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I don't have an issue with lag myself. An occasional stutter if I have been using a CPU and memory intensive game and then switch to something else but that is it. Try Carbon it is pretty smooth.
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Maybe android 4.3 will improve nook speeds with trim support. But I don't know if it just applies to nexus devices...
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/yet-another-reason-to-update-to-android-4-3-trim-support/
When I first started with my nook hd plus, the tablet was reasonably fast and had little lag. Now after 3-4 weeks it seems to be slowing down and lagging. I'm running the 7/19 cm 10.1 rom. Maybe a newer rom will help out. I haven't tried any other roms.
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You guys might want to try lagfix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix
I ran it and my nook seems to be a bit snappier.
When comparing benchmarks using Androbench https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromeda.androbench2 before and after it showed slightly better results too so it definitely does something.
This does the same thing as 4.3 when it comes to TRIM so its a good test to see what we can expect.
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You guys might want to try lagfix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix
I ran it and my nook seems to be a bit snappier.
When comparing benchmarks using Androbench https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromeda.androbench2 before and after it showed slightly better results too so it definitely does something.
This does the same thing as 4.3 when it comes to TRIM so its a good test to see what we can expect.
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I can attest that this makes a BIG difference! I'd actually stopped using some apps because they now lagged so badly, Flipboard being a key example, but also Chrome (I'd gone back to the original Browser app). Immediately after having this run an fstrim, both of those apps are smooth again! I went ahead and bought the full version for $0.99 so that I can schedule this to run at 3AM every morning. As snargledorf mentions, this will be part of 4.3 so, assuming we do end up with a 4.3 ROM for the HD+, I'll be able to uninstall this app, but in the interim it seems to make a fairly significant difference along with some of the other tweaks I've picked up from the forums (disable zRam completely being a key one, perhaps also limiting the number of running apps to three).
Thanks much for the tip!
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I can attest that this makes a BIG difference! I'd actually stopped using some apps because they now lagged so badly, Flipboard being a key example, but also Chrome (I'd gone back to the original Browser app). Immediately after having this run an fstrim, both of those apps are smooth again! I went ahead and bought the full version for $0.99 so that I can schedule this to run at 3AM every morning. As snargledorf mentions, this will be part of 4.3 so, assuming we do end up with a 4.3 ROM for the HD+, I'll be able to uninstall this app, but in the interim it seems to make a fairly significant difference along with some of the other tweaks I've picked up from the forums (disable zRam completely being a key one, perhaps also limiting the number of running apps to three).
Thanks much for the tip!
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I downloaded this zram settings. How are you configuring it? If it makes the Nook HD+ better, I am all for it. So trying to follow some of the things you are doing.
Also I noticed that when I change the background process limit to 3, it changes back to standard limit when I reboot the tablet. Can I select the dont keep activities so it kills the app every time I close out?
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I downloaded this zram settings. How are you configuring it? If it makes the Nook HD+ better, I am all for it. So trying to follow some of the things you are doing.
Also I noticed that when I change the background process limit to 3, it changes back to standard limit when I reboot the tablet. Can I select the dont keep activities so it kills the app every time I close out?
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I have zRam completely disabled. That definitely helped quite a bit. I haven't seen the background processes setting revert.
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I can attest that this makes a BIG difference! I'd actually stopped using some apps because they now lagged so badly, Flipboard being a key example, but also Chrome (I'd gone back to the original Browser app). Immediately after having this run an fstrim, both of those apps are smooth again! I went ahead and bought the full version for $0.99 so that I can schedule this to run at 3AM every morning. As snargledorf mentions, this will be part of 4.3 so, assuming we do end up with a 4.3 ROM for the HD+, I'll be able to uninstall this app, but in the interim it seems to make a fairly significant difference along with some of the other tweaks I've picked up from the forums (disable zRam completely being a key one, perhaps also limiting the number of running apps to three).
Thanks much for the tip!
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I have zRam completely disabled. That definitely helped quite a bit. I haven't seen the background processes setting revert.
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Ok, disabled the Zram. Do you need to do anything else with the program once you select that?
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Honestly I'm struggling with this quite a bit. I have an iPad 3 which is amazingly snappy on everything I throw at it, but I really prefer Android to iOS (I recently switched my handset from an iPhone 5 to a Galaxy S4 also) and the form factor of the HD+. However, I'm getting really frustrated with the intermittent lag on the HD+ with every ROM I've tried. It would almost be better if it lagged all the time because at least then I'd give up on it, but when it's not lagging, it's really an enjoyable device. But then it just starts lagging all of a sudden and I either reboot or go grab the iPad.
I understand that this device is resource constrained on both memory and GPU, but that still doesn't explain to me why it performs so smoothly sometimes and then lags other times until I restart it. I still think that there's some kind of resource leak or other type of bug that causes it to degrade into a bad state over time and that, once identified, will allow this device to be closer to what we're all wanting! Of course, that's also probably hopeful thinking...
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Funny, I just bought an iPad 3. With it jailbroken, it's pretty awesome and a lot of the tweaks feel native. I'm still holding onto my Nook HD+, though, for some kind of breakthrough that'll make it perform just as well as my Nexus 7.
Okay, here's how I have CM10.1 (8/1/13 build) on my HD+ configured now and I'm actually quite happy with the resulting experience:
LagFix – I set this to run automatically at 3AM every morning, and it has made the single biggest difference so far IMO.
Settings>Developer Options>Window Animation Scale/Transition Animation Scale/Animator Duration Scale – Either Off or .5x; I use .5x.
Settings>Performance>Processor>CPU Governor – Hotplug or interactive; I use hotplug. Make sure you check Set on boot.
Settings>Performance>I/O Scheduler>I/O Scheduler – Deadline or cfq; I use deadline. Again, make sure you check Set on boot.
Settings>Performance>Memory Management>zRam – Disabled.
Settings>Performance>16bit Transparency – Checked.
Settings>Performance>Surface Improvement – Fix color banding and blur effect.
I also set the LCD Density to 260 DPI since the screen’s physical density is 256 DPI. I use Build Prop Editor to change that setting and therefore have to change it every time I flash a new ROM. I've tried to put it into /data/local.prop and have it survive across flashes, but I haven’t yet had success doing so. Anyone have tips on how to do that successfully?
I'm curious to know if others are doing anything else to get an even better experience, and I'm also curious to know if these settings work well for others who are struggling with the lag issue.
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I also set the LCD Density to 260 DPI since the screen’s physical density is 256 DPI. I use Build Prop Editor to change that setting and therefore have to change it every time I flash a new ROM. I've tried to put it into /data/local.prop and have it survive across flashes, but I haven’t yet had success doing so. Anyone have tips on how to do that successfully?
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To make the density in /data work, you need to use this command in local.prop:
qemu.sf.lcd_density=260
And the permissions on the local.prop file need to be set right. Make them the same as the build.prop file.
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Okay, here's how I have CM10.1 (8/1/13 build) on my HD+ configured now and I'm actually quite happy with the resulting experience:
LagFix – I set this to run automatically at 3AM every morning, and it has made the single biggest difference so far IMO.
Settings>Developer Options>Window Animation Scale/Transition Animation Scale/Animator Duration Scale – Either Off or .5x; I use .5x.
Settings>Performance>Processor>CPU Governor – Hotplug or interactive; I use hotplug. Make sure you check Set on boot.
Settings>Performance>I/O Scheduler>I/O Scheduler – Deadline or cfq; I use deadline. Again, make sure you check Set on boot.
Settings>Performance>Memory Management>zRam – Disabled.
Settings>Performance>16bit Transparency – Checked.
Settings>Performance>Surface Improvement – Fix color banding and blur effect.
I also set the LCD Density to 260 DPI since the screen’s physical density is 256 DPI. I use Build Prop Editor to change that setting and therefore have to change it every time I flash a new ROM. I've tried to put it into /data/local.prop and have it survive across flashes, but I haven’t yet had success doing so. Anyone have tips on how to do that successfully?
I'm curious to know if others are doing anything else to get an even better experience, and I'm also curious to know if these settings work well for others who are struggling with the lag issue.
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I have the same settings.
The one that made the major change is the Lagfix which transformed the general snappiness.
Though now i am worried by the warnings about potential bricking so am not doing it daily.
perhaps once a week.
Not at all sure if the other changes did anything.
Also what would be the advantage of changing lcd density (which I havent done)?
thank you for the suggestions in this thread. my Nook had become so slow as to be barely usable. I'll give these ideas a shot.
Tried Lagfix. Got my 1stCM stuck at bootanim. Scary. Luckily a 2nd boot worked...
Just installed this apk from android police and type a search for 1440P videos. Go in the to settings for the video and switch the resolution and you'll now see an option for 1440P. Watched a video on it and it looked very detailed and crisp. Crystal clear. Enjoy!
Article below
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...roid-delivers-number-playlist-related-tweaks/
Download the apk below:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=...731847fd95a6f5463e9fa2bfd8e492e0ec58d86d98799
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Also here is a beautiful video playing in 1440P. The detail is incredible. I appreciate this screen more and more. Just compared the video on my wife's iPhone screen compared to the g3 and it really blows it away.
4K Demo UHD 1440p:
http://youtu.be/11zf7Y5tUbM
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bustinstugots24 said:
Also here is a beautiful video playing in 1440P. The detail is incredible. I appreciate this screen more and more. Just compared the video on my wife's iPhone screen compared to the g3 and it really blows it away.
4K Demo UHD 1440p:
http://youtu.be/11zf7Y5tUbM
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Not sure why but I can't get the 1440p option to show up on my G3
shook187 said:
Not sure why but I can't get the 1440p option to show up on my G3
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You need to make sure that the youtube app version is on 5.9 if it is. On a video that supports 1440p/2k you need to click on the 3 dots top right of the video and then click on the cog. Should allow you to change it to 1440p
With the display and the sound on the G3 I could actually imagine watching a movie on it - which I've never bothered to do on any mobile before. It's absolutely GREAT!
no need to double post ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/youtube-app-support-2k-video-t2841657
thank you, this basically confirmed my suspicions there is zero different between 1440 and 1080 on this screen size at least between the G2 and G3 as I played both next to each other today and out of the 5 people in my house I asked, none of them could tell a different including me. I think im going back to 1080p with 540dpi as I didn't notice any difference between that or the 1440p w/ default DPI. Battery life was just improved enough that I liked it. Thanks for posting the new apk!
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thank you, this basically confirmed my suspicions there is zero different between 1440 and 1080 on this screen size at least between the G2 and G3 as I played both next to each other today and out of the 5 people in my house I asked, none of them could tell a different including me. I think im going back to 1080p with 540dpi as I didn't notice any difference between that or the 1440p w/ default DPI. Battery life was just improved enough that I liked it. Thanks for posting the new apk!
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For changing the dpi i use texdroider_dpi, what do u use for changing the resolution?l
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For changing the dpi i use texdroider_dpi, what do u use for changing the resolution?l
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Well i tried and seems I'm doing something wrong. Can u pls tell me each setting u set?
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Well i tried and seems I'm doing something wrong. Can u pls tell me each setting u set?
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Width = 1080
Height = 1920
DPI = 530+ (anything under has been reported to cause problems. I like 540)
It's 4:45 am here so I am heading to bed after spending a night drinking so if you need more help and I don't respond its because I passed out and ill respond tomorrow when I come back to reality.
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Koroz said:
thank you, this basically confirmed my suspicions there is zero different between 1440 and 1080 on this screen size at least between the G2 and G3 as I played both next to each other today and out of the 5 people in my house I asked, none of them could tell a different including me. I think im going back to 1080p with 540dpi as I didn't notice any difference between that or the 1440p w/ default DPI. Battery life was just improved enough that I liked it. Thanks for posting the new apk!
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For changing the dpi i use texdroider_dpi, what do u use for changing the resolution?l
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I was tempted to try the dpi modification but was a bit hesitant to. I was under the assumption most apps don't work properly and widgets on the home screen get cut off and just don't appear to look right. Maybe I'll try it. What do you guys recommend? Does it really make THAT much of a battery difference? How much more SOT do you get by making this modification?
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I was tempted to try the dpi modification but was a bit hesitant to. I was under the assumption most apps don't work properly and widgets on the home screen get cut off and just don't appear to look right. Maybe I'll try it. What do you guys recommend? Does it really make THAT much of a battery difference? How much more SOT do you get by making this modification?
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Sorry for the late response was in a bourbon coma.
So as long as you don't go down below 530, you *SHOULD* have zero problems. I ran mine at 540, but I left it at 530 first to see as that was what most say is the "breaking" point for most apps while keeping them on screen. ALL "LG" themed apps I tried worked fine, contacts, phone, messaging etc. I run Buzz Launcher w/ Zooper, and the only issue I had was with Naxos Flat "Circle Clock w/ Weather and batt stats showing the circle background wrong. I am sure if I had removed this widget, then reconfigured it most likely would have worked.
As for the battery test, I dunno I "felt" the difference but since I didn't really use any formal testing before I sent back my sprint version I don't want to tell you it does or doesn't. It "appears" to me it makes a big difference as I am usually recharging after a single movie streaming over LAN w/ ES File Manager played with Archos Video Player. Now I can watch a couple of movies. That doesn't really satisfy my "scientific" mind and it shouldn't yours either. ;^)
I think though what I will do is just run a test tonight when I get home, then tomorrow put the phone back to 2k and default dpi and re-run those same exact tests. I'll take advice as I have never "tested" battery consumption on a smartphone before. I figured I would just do a few different tests of playing movies. I don't "game" on my phone but if you have an opinion on a good one to test with I could run that too. Any experience with battery tester from Antutu, I am going to check that out also.
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Sorry for the late response was in a bourbon coma.
So as long as you don't go down below 530, you *SHOULD* have zero problems. I ran mine at 540, but I left it at 530 first to see as that was what most say is the "breaking" point for most apps while keeping them on screen. ALL "LG" themed apps I tried worked fine, contacts, phone, messaging etc. I run Buzz Launcher w/ Zooper, and the only issue I had was with Naxos Flat "Circle Clock w/ Weather and batt stats showing the circle background wrong. I am sure if I had removed this widget, then reconfigured it most likely would have worked.
As for the battery test, I dunno I "felt" the difference but since I didn't really use any formal testing before I sent back my sprint version I don't want to tell you it does or doesn't. It "appears" to me it makes a big difference as I am usually recharging after a single movie streaming over LAN w/ ES File Manager played with Archos Video Player. Now I can watch a couple of movies. That doesn't really satisfy my "scientific" mind and it shouldn't yours either. ;^)
I think though what I will do is just run a test tonight when I get home, then tomorrow put the phone back to 2k and default dpi and re-run those same exact tests. I'll take advice as I have never "tested" battery consumption on a smartphone before. I figured I would just do a few different tests of playing movies. I don't "game" on my phone but if you have an opinion on a good one to test with I could run that too. Any experience with battery tester from Antutu, I am going to check that out also.
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You won't too much of a battery difference because the display is still pushing that many pixels no matter what resolution you set. You'll likely see some performance improvements but that's probably it.
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I just tried watching a few gaming vids on 1440p and its absolutely gorgeous!
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You won't too much of a battery difference because the display is still pushing that many pixels no matter what resolution you set. You'll likely see some performance improvements but that's probably it.
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I just tried watching a few gaming vids on 1440p and its absolutely gorgeous!
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Can you cite a source please I want to read it and see how they explain that, because this statement makes zero sense to me. Regardless if the panel is still pushing the native amount of pixels the amount of energy(power) needed to power the panel lowers. You can view this by the heat generated on your CPU/GPU using different resolutions as the device may still use the default panel the smaller "image" size even with required scaling will still use less power then a full size image at native. Same goes with CPU.
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Can you cite a source please I want to read it and see how they explain that, because this statement makes zero sense to me. Regardless if the panel is still pushing the native amount of pixels the amount of energy(power) needed to power the panel lowers. You can view this by the heat generated on your CPU/GPU using different resolutions as the device may still use the default panel the smaller "image" size even with required scaling will still use less power then a full size image at native. Same goes with CPU.
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I'm not too sure either. I've been viewing threads on this for quite a while now and that's the general consensus. You can find quite a few threads here on XDA with ppl discussing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/amazing-battery-life-tweaks-t2806078
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I'm not too sure either. I've been viewing threads on this for quite a while now and that's the general consensus. You can find quite a few threads here on XDA with ppl discussing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/amazing-battery-life-tweaks-t2806078
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I've read them none of them cite sources either, its all people talking conjecture. I'll do some actual testing and post results here. For example a lot of people are saying "From my past experience", that usually equals "I haven't tested it, but take my word for it". Maybe the results will surprise me and show there is minimal battery life change, but I doubt it
EDIT: So I played around with the AnTuTu test suite's battery tester. Seems legit enough that it should give us a good baseline set of results to compare. I put my phone back to default right now and I am charging it to 100%, then Ill run the test. Should take a couple hours at least. Then I'll switch back to 1080/540dpi and do the same battery test with a full charge again and see what the results are. Probably won't be done until tomorrow morning my time but if they get done sooner (Pacific timezone) ill post them up here.
I'm half tempted to restore factory to do this testing to make it even more a set of baseline results that most VZW users can guess they will have. Right now though im running Greenify Paid w/ Xposed plugins and other things etc. Really wish we had unlocked bootloader so I could just back my stuff up but alas, I find QA/Testing fun so I dunno, I might, might not reset.
Koroz said:
I've read them none of them cite sources either, its all people talking conjecture. I'll do some actual testing and post results here. For example a lot of people are saying "From my past experience", that usually equals "I haven't tested it, but take my word for it". Maybe the results will surprise me and show there is minimal battery life change, but I doubt it
EDIT: So I played around with the AnTuTu test suite's battery tester. Seems legit enough that it should give us a good baseline set of results to compare. I put my phone back to default right now and I am charging it to 100%, then Ill run the test. Should take a couple hours at least. Then I'll switch back to 1080/540dpi and do the same battery test with a full charge again and see what the results are. Probably won't be done until tomorrow morning my time but if they get done sooner (Pacific timezone) ill post them up here.
I'm half tempted to restore factory to do this testing to make it even more a set of baseline results that most VZW users can guess they will have. Right now though im running Greenify Paid w/ Xposed plugins and other things etc. Really wish we had unlocked bootloader so I could just back my stuff up but alas, I find QA/Testing fun so I dunno, I might, might not reset.
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Ok, I await your results. It'd be interesting to see.
ran the update. showing youtube 5.9.0.10. searched for 1440p videos and still only showing 720 option. Anyone know whats up?
rollerpig said:
ran the update. showing youtube 5.9.0.10. searched for 1440p videos and still only showing 720 option. Anyone know whats up?
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try clearing data and cache on youtube app, then re-installing. mine works fine.
Hello everyone
Because i have found some phones used s820 (ZF3D/Pixel/mate 9 pro) playing game(whitecat project) without lag
some of the phones can set certain app to low resoltuion like htc 10 & mate 9 pro and it improves the performance.
so i want to ask is there any chance for v20 to reduce resolution from 2k to 1080p or 720p
thx
Have you tried the Game Batter Saver? One of the options within that Reduces the resolution for either all games or you can customize which game(s) get this battery saving feature.
Go to Settings>Battery and Power Saving>Game Battery Saver (Hit the 3 Dots . . . right next to the toggle to get all the options)
Otherwise I believe you can ADB push some commands to reduce the Density...I do not know the command though from memory.
As stated above, enable Game Battery Saver will let you play games in 1080P or 720P ( not sure which )
If you wanna change the whole phone to 1080P, you'll need SU access, and as a matter of fact I don't suggest you do that at all, LG stock ROM crashes when running 1080P.
Anyway, here's the command, run it in a terminal
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wm density 480
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Have you tried the Game Batter Saver? One of the options within that Reduces the resolution for either all games or you can customize which game(s) get this battery saving feature.
Go to Settings>Battery and Power Saving>Game Battery Saver (Hit the 3 Dots . . . right next to the toggle to get all the options)
Otherwise I believe you can ADB push some commands to reduce the Density...I do not know the command though from memory.
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i had tried the game battery saver mode and it fixed the problem.
thanks for your help.
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As stated above, enable Game Battery Saver will let you play games in 1080P or 720P ( not sure which )
If you wanna change the whole phone to 1080P, you'll need SU access, and as a matter of fact I don't suggest you do that at all, LG stock ROM crashes when running 1080P.
Anyway, here's the command, run it in a terminal
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i had tried the game battery saver mode and it fixed the problem.
thanks for your help.
Glad it worked out for ya!
I'm messing around with the wm size and wm density commands because when I dock my v20 on a huge monitor the space is useless if I don't at least change the dpi. I came upon this thread because I was looking for a list of v20 resolutions that include the second screen, since if you do not include it in the resolution you get useless black boxes at the sides of your screen, since you need to account for extra space of the second screen. I realize the person who originally asked the question doesn't care about changing the resolution anymore, but for anyone else who does I wanted to explain this and say to try 1080x 2080 if you're looking for 1080x1920, due to the extra screen area. This accounts for 160 extra pixels and it all fits perfectly on my monitor. I actually can't wait to get to work to try this on one of our picky office monitors that will always reject my HDMI out because of it's odd resolution.
So in summary, V20 main screen resolution = Hx(W+160) = wm size 1080x2080 or adb shell wm size 1080x2080 if you're remote controlling the phone via adb rather than typing the command directly on the phone, which I like to do.
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I'm messing around with the wm size and wm density commands because when I dock my v20 on a huge monitor the space is useless if I don't at least change the dpi. I came upon this thread because I was looking for a list of v20 resolutions that include the second screen, since if you do not include it in the resolution you get useless black boxes at the sides of your screen, since you need to account for extra space of the second screen. I realize the person who originally asked the question doesn't care about changing the resolution anymore, but for anyone else who does I wanted to explain this and say to try 1080x 2080 if you're looking for 1080x1920, due to the extra screen area. This accounts for 160 extra pixels and it all fits perfectly on my monitor. I actually can't wait to get to work to try this on one of our picky office monitors that will always reject my HDMI out because of it's odd resolution.
So in summary, V20 main screen resolution = Hx(W+160) = wm size 1080x1920 or adb shell wm size 1080x1920 if you're remote controlling the phone via adb rather than typing the command directly on the phone, which I like to do.
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Thanks for your information.
If I want to rever to the original resolution, which command I should run.
I've tried with wm size 1440×2560 and wm density 513 but there is still a black space in the screen.
Thank you!
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Nevermind I found the information here.
$ adb shell wm
usage: wm [subcommand] [options]
wm size [reset|WxH]
wm density [reset|DENSITY]
wm overscan [reset|LEFT,TOP,RIGHT,BOTTOM
how do i add my games to the list apps. i open Settings>Battery and Power Saving>Game Battery Saver and only found one game. i've tried to refresh but cant find any other game
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how do i add my games to the list apps. i open Settings>Battery and Power Saving>Game Battery Saver and only found one game. i've tried to refresh but cant find any other game
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I can't even find one game after refresh. How can I add pubg. It lags a lot
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how do i add my games to the list apps. i open Settings>Battery and Power Saving>Game Battery Saver and only found one game. i've tried to refresh but cant find any other game
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So you want to add the applications to the list, in order to improve the battery life, or you want to improve the performance of the application?
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I can't even find one game after refresh. How can I add pubg. It lags a lot
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If you want pubg to perform well, than you need to exclude the application from battery save list.
In Setting - General - Gaming, you can have some options there.
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i want to improve the performance, since modern gaming like pubg lags a lot after several minutes playing. my cousins s7e with same sd820 have better performance because he had option for 1080p/720p on display setting
If you want pubg to perform well, than you need to exclude the application from battery save list.
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why would we need to exclude. from what i read battery saver give us choice to reduce the resolution, that should boost the performance right?
If you want to change the resolution to FHD you can try at 1080x2080 so there is no blank screen at the bottom then change DPI.
But the secondary screen will be funny.
That's odd that PUBG is lagging for you, I can try to download it and test on my v20....me and a friend played together fine before both using cheap budget honor 6x phones with way less strong specs than the v20 has, you'd figure the flagship specced v20 could pretty much play any game flawless
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That's odd that PUBG is lagging for you, I can try to download it and test on my v20....me and a friend played together fine before both using cheap budget honor 6x phones with way less strong specs than the v20 has, you'd figure the flagship specced v20 could pretty much play any game flawless
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Yes. A flagship like v20 should perform well. Unfortunately it doesn't on pubg. Even at the lowest setting it lags.
I tried asphalt 9, it worked flawlessly.
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So you want to add the applications to the list, in order to improve the battery life, or you want to improve the performance of the application?
If you want pubg to perform well, than you need to exclude the application from battery save list.
In Setting - General - Gaming, you can have some options there.
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From what I understood from the posts on this thread and what is mentioned in settings, By adding PUBG to the list it will run at a lower resolution(and lower FPS if you want). It won't throttle performance of the game. So game should be able to run smoother if resolution of the display is decreased for a particular game.
As for decreasing the resolution, I found this setting available on lg V30 plus on Oreo. You could change resolution in the stock rom easily. Let's hope we get it in some future update.
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i want to improve the performance, since modern gaming like pubg lags a lot after several minutes playing. my cousins s7e with same sd820 have better performance because he had option for 1080p/720p on display setting
If you want pubg to perform well, than you need to exclude the application from battery save list.
In Setting - General - Gaming, you can have some options there.
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why would we need to exclude. from what i read battery saver give us choice to reduce the resolution, that should boost the performance right?[/QUOTE]
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Yes. A flagship like v20 should perform well. Unfortunately it doesn't on pubg. Even at the lowest setting it lags.
I tried asphalt 9, it worked flawlessly.
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From what I understood from the posts on this thread and what is mentioned in settings, By adding PUBG to the list it will run at a lower resolution(and lower FPS if you want). It won't throttle performance of the game. So game should be able to run smoother if resolution of the display is decreased for a particular game.
As for decreasing the resolution, I found this setting available on lg V30 plus on Oreo. You could change resolution in the stock rom easily. Let's hope we get it in some future update.
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To be honest I tried with/without the battery saver for game and issue is still the same.
I thought the issue would be resolved with Oreo updated but unfortunately not.
So I tried to change the screen resolution by wm size 720x1280 / wm size 1080x1920 and all of this doesn't work for PUBG Mobile
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why would we need to exclude. from what i read battery saver give us choice to reduce the resolution, that should boost the performance right?
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To be honest I tried with/without the battery saver for game and issue is still the same.
I thought the issue would be resolved with Oreo updated but unfortunately not.
So I tried to change the screen resolution by wm size 720x1280 / wm size 1080x1920 and all of this doesn't work for PUBG Mobile [/QUOTE]
Lol that's sad. I was also waiting for Oreo update, hoping for the same. Maybe it will get fixed with some future PUBG update. No matter how much thermal throttling happens. LG v20 should be able to pubg without lag at least on the lowest settings, if it can run Ashphalt 9 without lag
I remember reading thermal throttling is an issue with the v20, supposedly only switching to a custom kernal will help. I've never personally done the whole custom rom thing so I couldn't help on that lol.
I'm honestly biding time until next month when oreo will supposedly come to the att/verizon version v20's...it's already out on the sprint variant iirc, some claim it made the v20 into a whole new phone and very smooth, others reported problems. I have noticed some major lag and hitching when waking the phone up from sleep or taking it off the charger first thing in the morning when I go to check notifications. I have a bit of soul searching to do on what my next phone shall be, people always swore the Pixels were good, I just don't know if the cheaper 32gb model would be enough for me...I suppose pics would be a non issue storage wise thx to google photos so maybe the 32gb and no sd card slot is possible to work out in the end.
I just know basically with the specs the v20 has being a slightly older flagship not even 2 years old yet, that it should perform better than it does, battery life has always been a bit blah too. I was busy yesterday so I didn't get a chance to DL PUBG but I'll do it now to test it. I've noticed little hitches and glitches/lag in daily uses here and there even with the animations and stuff set to 0.5x in the dev options. After a little reading online, many claimed doze is the source of lag on the v20, they claimed they got no better battery life using doze vs an old galaxy note 4 that didn't even have doze on its older OS.
is there a stable custom rom/kernal combo that's similar to vanilla android that would be easy to flash for a first time beginner? I'm willing to try that...I know you have to root the phone, unlock the bootloader, get the custom recovery, then DL and install the rom, I think that's it right...? I've watched a youtube vid before but I've never even had a flagship android previously, only budget/mid range phones, so...I never had one that could even be rooted/bootloader unlocked....
I heard all those 1 click cloud chinese based root apps will instantly compromise all the info on the phone so I'd never wanna use those
If you guys are having performance issues have you tried changing the thermal paste inside the phone? I changed mine out and the stock stuff was horrible. It was basically a dry crusted block. It's made a noticeable difference playing games. I haven't tried PUBG yet but I play Honkai impact 3rd and it runs flawlessly at low and mid resolution. If I out it on high it runs decent enough but it stutters more often especially with lot of action going on.
Also I'm running MK2000 BTTF custom kernel and it's made a big difference compared to stock kernel game wise.
Has anyone figured out why the LG game battery saver thing doesn't detect all games yet? It's very random. I've had plenty of games installed and it only detects my PPSSPP emulator app as a game lol nothing else. Ive tried clearing data on the battery saver apk and reinstalling stuff and it's very random. Think the last time I remember it detecting every single game I had properly was back on 10J arb0 firmware for my H918. Now I'm on 10u arb1 so I can't go back.
{{{EDIT}}}} for PUBG there is also this GFX app tool that let's you tweak PUBG setting a little more not sure if anyone has seen it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.tsoml.graphicssettings
@aakashverma0007
Just downloaded the game to try it out and the game ran fine on mine at these settings. It actually recommended medium but i bumped it up to high to see. It was perfectly playable. Played one game took like 10-15 minutes or so and then frame rate stayed a pretty stable 45-60. It only dipped below 30 in the pre game area when everyone was loading in to the game. In fact this runs better than my Xbox one does lol. The game saver thing was turned to base optimization as I couldn't get the custom setting to read any of my games.
By the way, it might have been just matchmaking issues idk but this game is ridiculously easy on mobile lol. I literally killed 15 people and won just sniping with the Tommy gun. I only played a few games but it seems people have an issue moving while aiming on mobile and I have never won a game on the Xbox lol
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?
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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.
Ovy13 said:
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.