There is a display setting for "Display Size" with a slider. It's not labeled, but there are 3 settings, small, medium, and large. It changes the size of the icons and icon text. I've had it set at large for a long time, but a few days ago the icons and icon text got smaller. The slider is still all the way to the right, but the size displayed is "medium". I've moved the slider back and forth, and reset the phone, but I still can't get the larger size to display now. The "large" setting shows the same size as "medium". "Small" does make them smaller, though.
Any ideas?
Are you rooted? If so you may have installed something that set the DPI in default.prop. If the DPI is anything other than the default value, the slider doesn't work.
No, not rooted. I did enable developer mode recently, but I'm not sure if that was before or after the problem started. Turning off developer mode didn't help.
What model V20 do you have? Some models have the ability to do finer DPI adjustments in developer mode, so just enabling it may have done it. You need to re-enable it, and scroll through to look for something about scaling.
-- Brian
It's LG-H910. AT&T. I looked through the Developer settings and didn't see anything related to dpi, but thanks for the suggestion.
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So I have been having issues with apps, crashing, compatibility and seems to revolve around the text size inside display options. But having poked into developer options I have got something that gives me the cool custom ROM DPI change. Ok so here it is.
Go developer options.
Smallest width, will be 411 change to 510.
Images here so you can see the change.
I'm going to use 510 for a while. I know there's an option in display where you can change text size, but turns out it makes some of the apps I use just crash out when i launch. This however allows me to have both
I've been using 484 with no problem.
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Hi all,
So I've been playing around with dpi and I saw it was set to 279 or 320 as default (I forgot). I changed it to 400 or 411 and wow what a difference, now I can make more use of the screen when browsing etc. Try it out for yourself and let me know your sweet spot for dpi.
Settings > build number (click several times) >go back > developer option > scroll down to display width and change the dpi from 279 as default to 400 or 411 or you can go higher or lower depending on your preference.
Hope I've made some sense!
Here is the difference if you wanted to compare me loading up gsmarena.com
Never knew about this option. Thank you
And for the ones who can't find it, it's under "Drawing" category, and it's named "Smallest width".
Mine was at 423 already... I put the dpi slider to the left when I first got the phone
phazed said:
Mine was at 423 already... I put the dpi slider to the left when I first got the phone
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Sames
Just got mines this morning.
I have the dpi set to 410 for the time being and will try 423 later.
Thanks for the recommendations, the stock setting was ridiculous.
Strange how everyone is getting different settings! Glad I could help the few anyways
figo_rulz11 said:
Strange how everyone is getting different settings! Glad I could help the few anyways
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Their getting different settings because they've changed the scree text size.
Settings > display > font size
300 dpi here... never been happier.
No need to go to developers option
It's easy to change it
Setting > Display > Display Size
( there are 3 options )
Does anyone have an issue where the navigation buttons mess up in landscape mode? I'm at 540 (actually set DPI through ADB but this is similar).
If you set the DPI to 480 or higher then it switches to small tablet mode, this causes the nav buttons to go a bit messed up in landscape
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If you set the DPI to 480 or higher then it switches to small tablet mode, this causes the nav buttons to go a bit messed up in landscape
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and SONY still hasn't fixed it in the lastest 137
411 perfect for me
In Developers Mode i put 523dpi for the small larger and its fine for me...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DzhSyEDx4eC3Fzyh2
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You can also change the display size from setting > Display > display size
back in 2014 i started on a ui design i called symetiumos, i was able to find a team to make it into a launcher but i ended up getting scammed by them they simply left me with it in a very broken unusable state, i released the launcher on the playstore and despite it being broken the response has been overwhelming, so far it has nearly 5 stars and over 300 downloads, i am looking for someone that can help me finish the launcher and fix it's bugs
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.symetium.ui.launcher&hl=en
this is a full list of everything thats remaining some things can be skipped such as automatic appsorting or the modes system (modes system works by combining two identical settings screens into one, it's like backing up your settings on a random launcher, my launcher would have two settings screens one for portrait one for landscape it would use each depending on orientation it's like a launcher that has portrait and landscape settings for grid, but my launcher has it for the entire settings screen, so if you set the color layer to red in portrait and green in landscape then it will be green when you flip the phone, because the launcher changes to a new settings screen in landscape, it's like if you kept backups of multiple settings configs then have the launcher flip between them, each mode uses two settings screens identical ones only difference being what the user adjusts them to.
the main bugs are
1.full appdrawer needs to be replaced or repaired it lags, the icons in it are offcentered, the full appdrawer button needs to be 4 dots, it should be pullable down right now you need to press the x to close it you should be able to pull it down like any other appdrawer, if you set it to disabled then the button should not be visible any more.
2.the "system" category needs to be removed it lags and it shouldn't be there, the team added it based on a guess.
3.when scrolling through apps the dockmenu can close itself this is a bug
4.you should be able to scroll all around the dockmenu so when you get to the end category it scrolls back to the homescreen like you'd expect and vice versa meaning if you scrolling the other side you will enter the dockmenu from the last category rather than first, right now it blinks out rather than scrolling
5.homescreen appdock needs work right now it's pretty limited you can't set any icons or even what the current icons do, it also needs a button to enable or disable it
6.a menu needs to be made for customization of categories
7.homescreen needs the standard pinch menu to get to the launcher settings button, wallpaper button etc
8.launcher needs a general settings section with the following options
enable/disable navigationbar (this simply enables or disables the navigationbar in the current mode and orientation)
enable disable statusbar (this simply enables or disables the stock android statusbar in the current mode and orientation)
enable disable persistent statusbar (this makes it easy or difficult to reveal the statusbar, right now it's difficult and you can't do anything about it)
enable disable persistent navigationbar (this makes it easy or difficult to reveal the navigationbar, right now it's difficult and you can't do anything about it)
9.the launcher should not resize itself depending on dpi all sizes should be available on any device and any dpi, the launcher needs a "dockmenu size" option under dockmenu where the user can set any size that is available through different dpi's, size settings needs to work for the custom statusbar as well, the dock has many more size options through dpi changes rather than the size options in settings so add all these options in settings and prevent it from resizing itself depending on dpi
automatic dpi resizing can be ok if it chooses a setting from the settings menu, just like when windows chooses a resolution thats recommended) the user should be able to have any size they want on any device regardless of dpi, if automatic then it should simply choose a size thats available in the settings.
10.color layer bugs not filling properly and the dock glitching out sometimes where the home icon dissappears and the dot no longer works.
these are the most of whats broken.
full list of whats remaining is below, if anyone wants to help me finish my launcher please let me know.
http://textuploader.com/d4bol!
Did a quick search and couldn't find anything.
Try Settings > Display > Text/font size
Quaresma_7 said:
Try Settings > Display > Text/font size
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That's just for the phone in general. Doesn't adjust notification font or icon size.
DelphinusMinor said:
That's just for the phone in general. Doesn't adjust notification font or icon size.
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I just tried it and it made everything grotesquely huge. Icons, notification text, everything. In older versions of Android it didn't use to.
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I just tried it and it made everything grotesquely huge. Icons, notification text, everything. In older versions of Android it didn't use to.
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Yea, I mean that's a basic feature. You would think MIUI would have it since it's big time into customization.
I've just told you that MIUI does have it. Try it
Quaresma_7 said:
I've just told you that MIUI does have it. Try it
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Oh right. I just assumed you tried to do it with something else. I'll look for the setting. If you mean accessibility I already have that adjusted.
Now what exactly do you mean by the notification font/icons? Do you mean only the top row of the phone with the mini icons for battery, signal level etc.? If that's what you meant, then yeah, without rooting I don't think you can do anything with that. However, the setting that I mentioned really enlarges almost everything in the system. What remains the same size is the top row and the size of toggles in the notification shade.
To enlarge the status bar you could probably use some on-demand zooming after setting it up in accessibility settings.
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Now what exactly do you mean by the notification font/icons? Do you mean only the top row of the phone with the mini icons for battery, signal level etc.? If that's what you meant, then yeah, without rooting I don't think you can do anything with that. However, the setting that I mentioned really enlarges almost everything in the system. What remains the same size is the top row and the size of toggles in the notification shade.
To enlarge the status bar you could probably use some on-demand zooming after setting it up in accessibility settings.
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Yes, the top. Nothing can be done really to it without root. I tried all accessibility settings and none affect that.
DelphinusMinor said:
Yes, the top. Nothing can be done really to it without root. I tried all accessibility settings and none affect that.
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how about changing your dpi in developer setting, in samsung it worked for me. idk abt xiaomi though. i changed my rom to crDroid so i couldn't help you test it
Zontos said:
how about changing your dpi in developer setting, in samsung it worked for me. idk abt xiaomi though. i changed my rom to crDroid so i couldn't help you test it
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I used to use "Status" in the Play store for those settings but it won't work on Pie. Didn't need root either.
I tried pushing the Display size in Accessibility settings to the max (Larger), and it increases the size of everything, but the top row only slightly.
Another setting that might be useful, but not so much if you need it larger all the time, is turning on "magnify with triple-tap". Then you can triple tap the notification row to enlarge it temporarily.
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I tried pushing the Display size in Accessibility settings to the max (Larger), and it increases the size of everything, but the top row only slightly.
Another setting that might be useful, but not so much if you need it larger all the time, is turning on "magnify with triple-tap". Then you can triple tap the notification row to enlarge it temporarily.
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I mean I can see the entirety of the phone with settings set to large, but the notification bar is even more tiny than what I would have been comfortable with before I needed glasses. Thanks for trying tho, I appreciate it. I may root after all but I do like the MUIU set up.
NotchTest
I use Notch Test to fix the current problem of notifications not showing/staying in the notification bar. There is a setting within it to set the icon size. Mine is currently set at 60 which matches clock etc but it could be set larger if wanted. Would not affect the clock or network icons etc though..........
I ended up rooting my Redmi Note 7. All is well now with my Metallica vision issues and the phone.
Hi all,
I remember during the s9 or note9 generation, when we zoom the display, the status bar will be bigger too. But after note10, note20. The status bar size stagnant and will not change even after zoom.
My question is, is that possible to modify to make it bigger without rooting the phone? Because I use phone for business which knox is required and also using samsung pay all the while.
I remember adb push can be done without rooting. Please advise.
Yes
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ow-to-increase-size-status-bar-icons-t4173231
I managed to find the solution now. I am running Android 11 and Zoom Display is max.
Step by step:-
1) Go to "Developer Options"
2) Go to "Simulate display with cutout"
3) Choose "waterfall cutout"
4) You will see the screen looks narrow with "waterfall cutout" but the icon on status bar become bigger. Under "Minimum Width", you should see it auto adjusted to 279 dp.
5) Reboot your phone.
6) Then go back to "Simulate display with cutout".
7) Change to "Default"
yippee .. you should see your status bar become bigger now.
If you try to reboot, maybe it may turn back to small again. Please try out and let me know.
It's been a while and through last 2 years the world has changed, but possibilities Samsung gives us on Android 12 remain restrained. Ive just got Galaxy Z Flip 3 and encountered the same irritation that status bar is too small and you cant do much about it in settings, as font size and screen zoom dont affect status bar size. Same as others my minimal minimal ppi is 320, the trick with notch simulation doesnt work and there is no option for changing display resolution. But finally after 3 days of learning and tinkering I found probably the ultimate solution. Im leaving it here for next generations dealing with android systems lacking options about status bar.
You need to use ADB commands on your phone connected to PC to custom change ppi value. You can also change resolution, although that seems unnecessary for making status bar bigger. Especially helpful on setting up ADB and providing commands is this tutorial: https://nerdschalk.com/change-screen-resolution-adb-android/
To sum up: you unlock developer options on your phone and there enable USB debugging, connect phone with usb cable to your PC, where you have android SDK downloaded, on PC open cmd directing "platform-tools" folder and then run command
adb shell wm density x
where x is desired ppi. I cant tell which number will work for you. For me 550 was perfect to make status bar significantly bigger. Given that ppi is what I think it is, the default value was 425, so I set it to about 125%.
To make change work you need to reboot the phone, preferably with command
adb reboot
It will probably affect other elements of layout. Remember to not mess with screen zoom setting because it will turn ppi to "normal" values. You can change font sizes freely.
I just wanted to share this, hope it will help anyone in need.
I can confirm that after jumping through a few hoops to make this work, issuing the command
adb shell wm density x
DRAMATICALLY AFFECTED EVERYTHING BUT THE STATUS BAR!
There was an update to Android 13 on Nov 17 that made the status bar barely respond to any efforts to change the size. Font and Zoom settings don't affect it at all, and with adb I could only succeed in making it smaller.
On the off chance rebooting after changing the screen would help, I rebooted after doubling the density and cutting the resolution in half. Thank goodness I had a keyboard and OTG cable, or I would have had to reset the phone! The phone would no longer display the buttons to enter the security PIN!
At no point in any of my experiments did the status bar get significantly bigger. I could ONLY MAKE IT SMALLER.
Man this sucks. Just updated tto android 13 and so far every attempt to make the status bar icons bigger have failed. I need an electron microscope to read the effing statusbar.
Installed an app named super status bar and it works