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Changing the resolution of Default to 2K without root

I tried the adb Shell to change the Size of default Screen size from 1080 to 2k. This i did with Mac. My phone is not rooted.
Open terminal
adb shell
Then type
wm size 1440x2560
and to go back to default use
wm size 1080x1920
It works with reboot as well.
If we change the density from 480 - 640 using WM density 640. Icons looks very small. I think by default Sony doesn't supply icons for that density. Not sure if someone already said this. You can issue the same using mobile terminal emulator as well. You can download that app from Play Store.
I am not able to take screenshot as i get "Couldn't capture screenshot. Content may be protected or the memory may be full."
Try and let me know. If it is already mentioned here. Apology. Please close this
Francis.

With Nova Launcher. With the below settings. The Phone looks awesome.
wm size 2160x3840
wm density 800
The Phone looks awesome. But with default launcher icons are so small.

sweeet i am watching this thread. thx alot

This doesn't work with the mobile terminal with unrooted Phone. Just an update. You can use both Mac and Windows CMD for doing this.

what is the default pixel density of xperia z5 premium??

480

fesar said:
I tried the adb Shell to change the Size of default Screen size from 1080 to 2k. This i did with Mac. My phone is not rooted.
Open terminal
adb shell
Then type
wm size 1440x2560
and to go back to default use
wm size 1080x1920
It works with reboot as well.
If we change the density from 480 - 640 using WM density 640. Icons looks very small. I think by default Sony doesn't supply icons for that density. Not sure if someone already said this. You can issue the same using mobile terminal emulator as well. You can download that app from Play Store.
I am not able to take screenshot as i get "Couldn't capture screenshot. Content may be protected or the memory may be full."
Try and let me know. If it is already mentioned here. Apology. Please close this
Francis.
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My apologies for being a complete noob but could you give me an exact procedure for how to do this on Windows? I desperate need to change the awful DPI on this otherwise perfect phone.

@Traczyc
Download android sdk tools open up adb shell enter the commands hes given and done. Its all the same on windows.
Btw It looks great thanks fesar

sfex3best said:
@Traczyc
Download android sdk tools open up adb shell enter the commands hes given and done. Its all the same on windows.
Btw It looks great thanks fesar
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Thanks, I managed to figure it out and I can confirm that it works! This is just so awesome! It's just too bad that the screenshot function doesn't work on any resolution above 1080P.
I got also one more question. When you change the resolution using ADB, does the phone actually start to output content in that resolution or is it just an illusion?

Traczyk said:
Thanks, I managed to figure it out and I can confirm that it works! This is just so awesome! It's just too bad that the screenshot function doesn't work on any resolution above 1080P.
I got also one more question. When you change the resolution using ADB, does the phone actually start to output content in that resolution or is it just an illusion?
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2k resolution on YouTube becomes available, so I guess it works
Edit: One more thing, if everything has this weird scaling a reboot usually fixes this.
Happy new year!

I confirmed the change with some screen resolution apps and in YouTube and it both confirms it as 2k. I hope Sony makes this as permanent and with an option for real 4k as well.

fesar said:
I confirmed the change with some screen resolution apps and in YouTube and it both confirms it as 2k. I hope Sony makes this as permanent and with an option for real 4k as well.
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Didn't you say you were running it in 4K now?
fesar said:
With Nova Launcher. With the below settings. The Phone looks awesome.
wm size 2160x3840
wm density 800
The Phone looks awesome. But with default launcher icons are so small.
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"wm size" only emulates resolution, so real resolution is still FHD and 4K upscaling won't work when you are not watching image/video.
Real resolution is controlled by kernel:
https://github.com/AndroPlus-org/an...rm/boot/dts/qcom/dsi-panel-satsuki.dtsi#L3025

AndroPlus said:
"wm size" only emulates resolution, so real resolution is still FHD and 4K upscaling won't work when you are not watching image/video.
Real resolution is controlled by kernel:
https://github.com/AndroPlus-org/an...rm/boot/dts/qcom/dsi-panel-satsuki.dtsi#L3025
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Yes agreed. But I prefer having my resolution on the visual screen to be better than 1080p.

fesar said:
Yes agreed. But I prefer having my resolution on the visual screen to be better than 1080p.
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Tks
With Nova Launcher prime and Tesla Unread With the below settings.
The Phone looks awesome.
wm size 2160x3840
wm density 800
but i also have the screenshots problems? I have also tried to delete or rename Pictures folder but problem still remain.
Any solution?
Tks

jumbonosich said:
Tks
With Nova Launcher prime and Tesla Unread With the below settings.
The Phone looks awesome.
wm size 2160x3840
wm density 800
but i also have the screenshots problems? I have also tried to delete or rename Pictures folder but problem still remain.
Any solution?
Tks
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I'm actually new to using adb. Does anyone mind doing a step by step guide on how to do this? I would greatly appreciate your help and time.

Any screen shots and evidence, like the youtube app.

is it possible to change the dpi of navigation bar thru adb shell?

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HOWTO: Reduce screen resolution, preserve battery life enhance framrate

I thought it would be good to have this in one seperate thread. The PRIV has a great qHD display but I don't think qHD resolutions make any sense on mobile devices. Problems like framedrops, low framerates, heat and battery draining can be the result.
Luckily, although the PRIV is unrootable, the commands wm density and wm size still work when applied through adb shell with USB debugging turned on. (If you don't know how to do this, there are many tutorials out there).
The PRIV has a native resolution of 2560x1440 @ 560ppi. We will change this to 1920x1080 @ 420ppi. To do so enter the following two lines:
Code:
adb shell wm size 1080y1920
adb shell wm density 420
Then reboot your device manually or simply enter:
Code:
adb reboot
To reset everything to normal enter:
Code:
adb shell wm size reset
adb shell wm density reset
Then reboot.
Hope this is helpful to you. Now I really like my PRIV and get stellar battery life and SoT:

WORKING ! thank You for that

After applying and rebooting, only a third of the screen was filled by the UI in the center and was very small. The rest was blank, not even navigation displayed.
Tried on the Priv bought from Blackberry direct on the latest update.

Calnyx said:
After applying and rebooting, only a third of the screen was filled by the UI in the center and was very small. The rest was blank, not even navigation displayed.
Tried on the Priv bought from Blackberry direct on the latest update.
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Worked for me.
did execute these commands in this order on my computer with adb:
adb shell wm size 1920x1080
adb shell wm density 420
adb reboot
Done.

its wrong because to put it correct should be
adb shell wm size 1080x1920 ( not 1920x1080 )

Been at 1080p for the past couple of months and haven't had any issues
Used this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/dpi-resolution-changer-program-root-t3217199
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Working
Nice, great man

Rotkaeqpchen said:
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The PRIV has a native resolution of 2560x1440 @ 560ppi. We will change this to 1920x1080 @ 420ppi. To do so enter the following two lines:
Code:
adb shell wm size 1920x1080
adb shell wm density 420
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Setting a higher density enlarges the fonts for better readability (which might be important for people in their 40ies ). I experienced setting values 450 or 480 is still OK. Higher values hide some things from the productivity bar.
Unfortunately, picture password is not working any more.
It seems that the display needs about 150 mAh per hour with the reduced resolution. Can someone check the initial energy consumtion to quantify the gain (if any).
Thanks

Here is a screenshot of the current energy consumption.
I will try out the commands later.

For comparison:
Time on: 2h 4m 25s
Computed power use: 436 mAh
With default resolution.

Anyone know how to correct the corrupt BBM icon in the HUB after the resolution/DPI change? The BBM icon turns huge on any density change and it looks incredibly ugly.

After having the reduced resolution active for one week, I'm switching back to default. It seems that for daily use there isn't much difference. I observed a couple of scaling issues (mainly with BB apps but also others) and decided it's not worth. I guess it will make one for sure when playing 3d games, but that's not my device usage.

p09 said:
After having the reduced resolution active for one week, I'm switching back to default. It seems that for daily use there isn't much difference. I observed a couple of scaling issues (mainly with BB apps but also others) and decided it's not worth. I guess it will make one for sure when playing 3d games, but that's not my device usage.
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The reason why BlackBerry apps get affected is because they don't follow proper Material design guidelines. Sadly I feel that this is something that will plague devices for a while to come. So far I too am not noticing much difference in performance or battery life.

is there a way to pin the image on the bottom right of the screen?
also, does it completely ignore touches outside of the image? ...or am I reading wrong and the image will be stretched over the entire screen?
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p09 said:
After having the reduced resolution active for one week, I'm switching back to default. It seems that for daily use there isn't much difference. I observed a couple of scaling issues (mainly with BB apps but also others) and decided it's not worth. I guess it will make one for sure when playing 3d games, but that's not my device usage.
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The screen uses only almost half of the energy when it's in FullHD mode. That's a HUGE difference I can live with those little scaling issues here and there.

priv resolution, dpi
i change just the resolution, does it have a point, i do not wana change the dpi for the fact that is going to overscale a lot of thing, and for exemple i can not change my whatsapp photo if i change the dpi....

What about 720p-mode which is more natural to upscale on qHD than 1080p? Has anyone tried?

u.b.o.o.t said:
What about 720p-mode which is more natural to upscale on qHD than 1080p? Has anyone tried?
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I tried but it's very ugly so I prefer 1080p

phong1892 said:
I tried but it's very ugly so I prefer 1080p
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Interesting thread. I just bought a new phone because the priv battery is dying, and I couldn't find a new one. But I had to drop screen resolution to do that, since I didn't want a physically larger device. I miss the sharp resolution and greater "real estate" of the priv screen.
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How to adjust resolution in game (text too small)

I have a "almost" brand new LG G6, and I really like it (i came from a LG G3 and LG V20). But want i have difficulty is the "screen" resolution. I've download the game Burrito Bison (a really fun game), but the text is really too small. Few games in my library have this problem, and it's almost unplayable.
How can I change the screen resolution to be able to play with a decent text size? I have the new Oero update with the Canadian LG-H853 phone.
Thanks to help me....

Enable usb debugging from develpoer settings and then try is command via ADB
"adb shell wm size 1080x2160"
Will change resolution to 1080p
If you need the original resolution just run this
"adb shell wm size 1440x2880"

Really? I can do that even of my phone is not rooted?

Rambytes said:
Really? I can do that even of my phone is not rooted?
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yes, it works. But be aware that it messes up the always on display and the camera viewfinder.

4K option or forced 1080p?

Was wondering if this display shows native 4K all the time or has user selectable option for it?
Was super pissed with my XZ Premium being forced to render at 1080p in all but a few apps.
4K is only useful on this size screen for VR, so won't make the same mistake again.

gaijin1% said:
Was wondering if this display shows native 4K all the time or has user selectable option for it?
Was super pissed with my XZ Premium being forced to render at 1080p in all but a few apps.
4K is only useful on this size screen for VR, so won't make the same mistake again.
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Forced 1080p but you could make the xz 4k all the time through adb look it up

ariy11 said:
Forced 1080p but you could make the xz 4k all the time through adb look it up
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Thanks for the reply. You answered my question.
Actually, the adb method was only emulated 4K, not native. Still selected the resources from xxhdpi folders and blew them up. Doesn't even select the xxxhdpi higher resolution images for 2K. For the best I guess. then it would scale it down to 1080p before enlarging to 4K adding extra blur.

ariy11 said:
Forced 1080p but you could make the xz 4k all the time through adb look it up
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What command in adb can force this screen resolution?

For the XZ Premium apparently the following would have worked:
In an ADB shell:
wm size 2160×3840
wm density 820
In my case the wb size command gives me:
Error: bad size 2160×3840
Probably we need another resolution

After change it to 4K, the screenshot have an issue ( not capturing the whole screen as 4k but the screen at a corner with other space in black. How do you guys solve this issue?

wm size 2160×3840
wm density 820
In my case the wb size command gives me:
Error: bad size 2160×3840
Try....2160x3840
Not ....2160*3840

I just placed my xz2p into native 4k mode with the dpi set at 640/xxxhdpi. I really like the increase in real estate and the integer scaling makes everything look crisp.
That said, I've currently got two hiccups (not already mentioned, I also have the screenshoting issue hereto described) related to dpi change:
(1) The monochrome viewfinder is behaving strangely, but still serviceable (wrong aspect ratio & tap to focus doesn't move the focus indicator)
(2) The rotation animation is really broken and is either firing twice or has some other timing related issue.
#1 I can live with, but #2 is a real drag. I've turned the transition animations off in the dev setting, but it still looks really weird when i rotate.
Any ideas? It seems like sony has made some additional changes to deal with the 4k/1080p pop in and out. Simply setting the WM mode doesn't appear to manipulate those hidden settings. Perhaps one of the on phone apps needs to be disabled?
Edit: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...20hz-quest-t3852052/post78603665#post78603665
...according to the xzp forums, its not actually 4k? how can one verify this?
Edit2: Saying things that will have me eating crow in no time!
I'm at least somewhat convinced the xzp peps are wrong. I have been swapping the phone from [email protected] dpi to [email protected] dpi. If they are correct either both would look exactly the same or the 4k version would look worse (because of the double scaling). It clearly looks better. A good test to try; make the icons and text as large as you can in nova launcher and switch between the two. If you look at the top and bottom of the dark ring inside the camera icon you'll see clear aliasing at 1080p and smooth curves at 4k. Just a reminder anything that is not a perfect multiple of 160 will always cause scaling on android. same with dpi values over 640.
I've got a pretty decent canon camera(xc10) with 10x optical zoom, once I find the charger for it I'm going to try to get some clean photos of the screen in the two mode and post 100% crops here.

blinksilver said:
I've got a pretty decent canon camera(xc10) with 10x optical zoom, once I find the charger for it I'm going to try to get some clean photos of the screen in the two mode and post 100% crops here.
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Can you do that? Also a comparison of Instagram, or VSCO high quality photos?

Poco F2 Pro resolution change for massive Performance gain

This is mainly for gamers who want to play everything on ULTRA with Maximum smoothness in heavy games like CoD Mobile etc. Snapdragon 865 is a beast and can do native resolution easily true, but lower resolution will help your CPU and GPU not have to work so hard to push that 1080x2400 resolution which will save your phone from heating, performance throttling, battery draining faster etc.
Things you need to do , Unlock Bootloader , Enable Developer Options, Enable USB Debugging also enable USB Debugging(Security settings). Install fastboot and ADB drivers on your computer , after that install Minimal Adb Fastboot v1.4.3 (this your CMD where you will input adb commands to change the resolution)
After a few hours of testing hundreds of resolutions that actually works best, i got 746x1664 with 325 density.
The ADB commands are
adb shell wm size 746x1664
adb shell wm density 325
[for double performance 540x1200 and 270 density works great too on MIUI 11 android 10 , image is kinda blurry and aliased though, important to restart the phone after changing it otherwise the display will look smaller]
to go back to stock resolution use
adb shell wm size reset
adb shell wm density reset
input these in the CMD window while your phone is ON and connected to your PC.
Enjoy your new Snapdragon 965* device now .

Can i use this in normal use? will it give more battery. thanks for sharing this..

there is fingerprint issue after changing this.....

to return to the original state and fix the fingerprint
adb shell wm size 1080x2400
adb shell wm density 395
Cheers

just use screenshift for such things is much easier and the app is still on playstore i think

Hi. How is this different from the one in developers options where you change smallest width settings?

in general the same, but can be defined per app inside of screenshift. so just sart and the app will do switch for a game or etc.

I tried the figures above but it resulted to the screen's four corners rounding off too noticably. So I tried a different proportion to the 1080x2400 resolution.
Instead of the figures above, I plugged in
864x1920
with a resolution of 315.
The screen corners aren't as exaggeratedly curved now.
My question now is, since some pixels on the four corners have been effectively put out of commission, will it cause burn because they're not being utilized at all?

BystandrX said:
I tried the figures above but it resulted to the screen's four corners rounding off too noticably. So I tried a different proportion to the 1080x2400 resolution.
Instead of the figures above, I plugged in
864x1920
with a resolution of 315.
The screen corners aren't as exaggeratedly curved now.
My question now is, since some pixels on the four corners have been effectively put out of commission, will it cause burn because they're not being utilized at all?
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Restart the phone and all corners will use the entire screen

alin2189 said:
Restart the phone and all corners will use the entire screen
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Hey, thanks, that did it.

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há um problema de impressão digital após alterar isso ...
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Really has a problem with digital printing, has to solve

alin2189 said:
This is mainly for gamers who want to play everything on ULTRA with Maximum smoothness in heavy games like CoD Mobile etc. Snapdragon 865 is a beast and can do native resolution easily true, but lower resolution will help your CPU and GPU not have to work so hard to push that 1080x2400 resolution which will save your phone from heating, performance throttling, battery draining faster etc.
Things you need to do , Unlock Bootloader , Enable Developer Options, Enable USB Debugging also enable USB Debugging(Security settings). Install fastboot and ADB drivers on your computer , after that install Minimal Adb Fastboot v1.4.3 (this your CMD where you will input adb commands to change the resolution)
After a few hours of testing hundreds of resolutions that actually works best, i got 746x1664 with 325 density.
The ADB commands are
adb shell wm size 746x1664
adb shell wm density 325
[for double performance 540x1200 and 270 density works great too on MIUI 11 android 10 , image is kinda blurry and aliased though, important to restart the phone after changing it otherwise the display will look smaller]
to go back to stock resolution use
adb shell wm size reset
adb shell wm density reset
input these in the CMD window while your phone is ON and connected to your PC.
Enjoy your new Snapdragon 965* device now .
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Bro i have realme 6 with same 1080x2400 resolution and 405 density . Can u suggest me any resolution which will be perfect for me , every time i enter resolution , it says "error bad size" . its my first time i m using adb commands and i m new to xda too, joined today for yr help , i will be thankfull if u will reply me

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BystandrX said:
Hey, thanks, that did it.
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bro can u help me , i asked question above

BystandrX said:
I tried the figures above but it resulted to the screen's four corners rounding off too noticably. So I tried a different proportion to the 1080x2400 resolution.
Instead of the figures above, I plugged in
864x1920
with a resolution of 315.
The screen corners aren't as exaggeratedly curved now.
My question now is, since some pixels on the four corners have been effectively put out of commission, will it cause burn because they're not being utilized at all?
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bro can u help me i asked question above