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Bigger font or icons?

Is their anyway to make the font bigger on this? It seems awkwardly small to me. My nexus s has the sane screen size and the font and icons are much larger.
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jthornton71707 said:
Is their anyway to make the font bigger on this? It seems awkwardly small to me. My nexus s has the sane screen size and the font and icons are much larger.
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that's because the nexus s has a lower resolution.

So its not possible? There is no hack or market app or anything? ??
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Unfortunately, this is an example of Android fragmentation.
When iPhone 4 jumped from HVGA to Retina, it was easy- you just make icons twice as big.
On Android, you have HVGA, WVGA, QVGA, qHD....etc. Icons won't re-size to look bigger on a qHD screen.

You can use Desktop Visualizer to make the buttons look bigger. Basically change then into small widgets.

can try change density in system\build.prop

If you are rooted you can try changing the system font to a custom font that is easier to read. The easiest way to do this is to look for an app on the market called font installer.

jthornton71707 said:
Is their anyway to make the font bigger on this? It seems awkwardly small to me. My nexus s has the sane screen size and the font and icons are much larger.
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I bought ADW Launcer EX - it lets me make the icons and fonts as big as I want. Gives it more of a Captivate Touchwiz look, but fills the spaces better - and a lot more options then the stock launcher.
The free version doesn't have this - but the paid version is worth the $3

moneyrain said:
can try change density in system\build.prop
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or lcddensity on the market

camera app and 185 LCD Density

Hello
Im using LCD Density 185 and everything is looking better, but some apps gets crazy but I only thing that I think is most annoying is the camera app and the icons, is it possible to make the camera app look as good as it does when using standard LCD Density of 240?
thanks!

Have you tried spare parts from market
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intruda119 said:
Have you tried spare parts from market
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yes if you mean when remove the check from Compatibility Mode... when using CyanogenMod 7 the camera app still looks good, but when using the built in camera app from LG, Samsung etc the camera app goes crazy when changing the LCD Density.

bump!
im using the lcd density at 200 and the camera app and some other apps get weird, but i really like how it looks and im using ADW launcher ex so now im using 6x6 on the home screens and everything looks great exept for some apps

Why bump this for telling how you like it.
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Sorry !
how can i see my lcd density , and how can i modify it ??
EDIT: I think with LCD Density Changer...
thanks

prodygee said:
Why bump this for telling how you like it.
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sorry, it was for finding a fix for the camera app and the dialer that arent resizing to the new lcd density

If the value is set below 182 , camera app will force close.
This is the lowest u can go if u want a functioning camera.

I'd be interested in knowing if the camera app can be modded to work ok on other LCD density's.
I love cognition rom at 200-220 but the camera app is the only problem as the icons are misaligned but the functionality of the app is great

I too am interested in this as i am on Cognitions rom and the camera app is a bit jumbled up on 200dpi. Also I cannot download the paid for lcd density app as it says my device is not compatible. I am using the free one but it resets with every reboot. Any ideas?

robt772000 said:
I too am interested in this as i am on Cognitions rom and the camera app is a bit jumbled up on 200dpi. Also I cannot download the paid for lcd density app as it says my device is not compatible. I am using the free one but it resets with every reboot. Any ideas?
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Root explorer, navigate to system, mount system r/w then edit build.prop.
Scroll down to ro.sf.lcd_density=240, change the 240 to whatever. I run 200.
Hit menu button, save, the original will be saved with .bak and reboot. Permanent density change
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tab2 7.0 dpi change ?

anyone try changing dpi for 7.0 tab2?
the default resolution are too big.....
what getting good result ?
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keijames said:
anyone try changing dpi for 7.0 tab2?
the default resolution are too big.....
what getting good result ?
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You want tablet ui? Go 133 or lower, down to 130. If not, I think 140 is a nice resolution.

dictionary said:
You want tablet ui? Go 133 or lower, down to 130. If not, I think 140 is a nice resolution.
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sorry, what mean too big as the character size too big, I want higher density.
so the this case, higher numbers dpi. higher resolution.
who tried can share , experiences.
any screen capture can share ?
thanks
James
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keijames said:
sorry, what mean too big as the character size too big, I want higher density.
so the this case, higher numbers dpi. higher resolution.
who tried can share , experiences.
any screen capture can share ?
thanks
James
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Smaller numbers means higher density on Android. Try it

I run mine at 145/150 for a little added space but not too much.
Are you on stock or cm/AOKP?

scottx . said:
I run mine at 145/150 for a little added space but not too much.
Are you on stock or cm/AOKP?
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I am still at stock rom. I saw 7.7 tab has higher resolution, any idea what dpi?
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keijames said:
I am still at stock rom. I saw 7.7 tab has higher resolution, any idea what dpi?
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If you aren't going to listen and try what people are suggesting, then don't ask for advice. Seriously. LOWER your dpi to get a HIGHER density.

You can't change the actual resolution of the display. It is going to be 1024x600 (or 600x1024, depending on how you hold it) regardless of the DPI. All changing the DPI will do is change how images scale on the screen and in apps. If you change the DPI setting though, you are going to break market functionality. If you want to give yourself more room on the screen, lower the DPI setting. If you want stuff to be bigger, raise the DPI setting. However, doing either can lead to problems besides the market not working right.

imnuts said:
You can't change the actual resolution of the display. It is going to be 1024x600 (or 600x1024, depending on how you hold it) regardless of the DPI. All changing the DPI will do is change how images scale on the screen and in apps. If you change the DPI setting though, you are going to break market functionality. If you want to give yourself more room on the screen, lower the DPI setting. If you want stuff to be bigger, raise the DPI setting. However, doing either can lead to problems besides the market not working right.
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Yes, so correct.
Now I am just moved to 10.1 3g tab. So much better.
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Font size

The default font size is too small for comfortable reading. I'm stock rooted and I've left the LCD density at 213, the default. Is there a way to increase the font size without changing the LCD density which makes the keyboard too large?
Thanks
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jhford said:
The default font size is too small for comfortable reading. I'm stock rooted and I've left the LCD density at 213, the default. Is there a way to increase the font size without changing the LCD density which makes the keyboard too large?
Thanks
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Settings > Display > Font Size
Is this what you're looking for?

comminus said:
Settings > Display > Font Size
Is this what you're looking for?
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I've tried that in the past and didn't think it was very effective.
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There are a few apps in the market to change font size. They work well, the main reason i sometimes don't use them to increase font size is there will be things here and there that don't fit in the space allowed, if you know what i mean. But it is sort of mainly a cosmetic issue. Check the market, there is a paid font size app and a free one.

Dpi change ?

I personally think the status bar and pull down menu is to large for my liking, is there a mod that I can change the dpi on the note 3?
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I've just installed texdroider dpi from the play store. It's currently set at 480 dpi on stock , anybody used this to go any lower. If so what are you guys using?
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Search for Xposed, read about it, install it and use the 'app settings' module to change the dpi of everything on your note!
Respect!

DPI is easily changed in build.prop, but some apps don't display properly, or it might just be choosing the correct dpi for those apps to scale like they should.
Right now I'm using 420 as my default dpi, and xposed/app settings to change the dpi to default for the dialer and the camera to scale properly.
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With texdroider doesn't this change the whole dpi where as app settings is just the apps you choose?
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ant78 said:
With texdroider doesn't this change the whole dpi where as app settings is just the apps you choose?
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It's your choice, either change the system dpi in build.prop and then fix apps that won't scale properly with App Settings, or go the other way around change each app independently.
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s1m4an said:
It's your choice, either change the system dpi in build.prop and then fix apps that won't scale properly with App Settings, or go the other way around change each app independently.
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Well i used texdroider and went from 480 dpi to 380dpi and it looks alot better I might upscale a few apps like you suggested if needed :good:

s1m4an said:
DPI is easily changed in build.prop, but some apps don't display properly, or it might just be choosing the correct dpi for those apps to scale like they should.
Right now I'm using 420 as my default dpi, and xposed/app settings to change the dpi to default for the dialer and the camera to scale properly.
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what is the dailer listed as in app settings? I cant find it?

com.android.contacts

How to change dialer dpi with build.prop?

No.
You need to read the thread for answer.