Hi, was just wondering if there is a media player on android that allows you to change brightness/contrast on the video file you are playing? Then I don't mean the normal brightness adjustment, but beeing able to make the screen completely white or black.. VLC media player on windows does this. Some movies I found very dark and even at full brightness the glare really was annoying when watching outdoors.
If Android doesn't have one, do you guys know if there is one for Ubuntu ARM that does this?
Thanks!
kidio007 said:
Hi, was just wondering if there is a media player on android that allows you to change brightness/contrast on video files? VLC media player on windows does this. Some movies I found very dark and even at full brightness the glare really was annoying when watching outdoors.
If Android doesn't have one, do you guys know if there is one for Ubuntu ARM that does this?
Thanks!
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MX Video Player has brightness control
I mean adjusting brightness on the video file itself, not the brightness on the device. I didn't find that option on MX Media Player
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VPlayer has it built in, if you swipe your finger up / down on the left side of the video that is playing, it will adjust the brightness respectively
edit: I didn't see your second post. Sorry. on the actual video itself, not sure.
A lot of video player recommendations in this place. Found the stock one decent ish but first one I installed was Dice player and had no need to move from there, plays everythingI throw at it, and has built in lan access to get to my SMB/NAS shares. It also has your request of adjustingthe brightness by scrolling up or down with you finger on the display
maxcovergold said:
A lot of video player recommendations in this place. Found the stock one decent ish but first one I installed was Dice player and had no need to move from there, plays everythingI throw at it, and has built in lan access to get to my SMB/NAS shares. It also has your request of adjustingthe brightness by scrolling up or down with you finger on the display
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Diceplayer is great yeah, but it doesn't have the option to change the brightness on the video file itself. Was sitting on the bus the other day watching a movie. The movie was really dark and mysterious, and when I turned the brightness on the prime to max, I still couldn't really see much because of the glare (it was daytime). If I could adjust the brightness on the movie itself, then that would help a lot. I see media players on Windows 7 allows for this, but maybe it can't be done for Android. If that is the case, then I hope when the Ubuntu port for prime comes out, that a media player there might have that option.
kidio007 said:
Hi, was just wondering if there is a media player on android that allows you to change brightness/contrast on the video file you are playing? Then I don't mean the normal brightness adjustment, but beeing able to make the screen completely white or black.. VLC media player on windows does this. Some movies I found very dark and even at full brightness the glare really was annoying when watching outdoors.
If Android doesn't have one, do you guys know if there is one for Ubuntu ARM that does this?
Thanks!
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Try VitalPlayer, it has Software brightness control, I think this is what you want I was wondered that top-players for Android has no this option, they only adjust Hardware brightness (but it's so stupidly). Almost all video players for old windows mobile 6.x can adjust brightness, contrast and color with software control, but android's players - not! I found only Vital Player.
Totrrr said:
Try VitalPlayer, it has Software brightness control, I think this is what you want I was wondered that top-players for Android has no this option, they only adjust Hardware brightness (but it's so stupidly). Almost all video players for old windows mobile 6.x can adjust brightness, contrast and color with software control, but android's players - not! I found only Vital Player.
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Old thread but to anyone looking, this works!
I have same problem and need same thing
Watching movies at the 10 inch screen is amazing and very joyful just if i can add more brightness and contrast to the video it will be great
kidio007 said:
Hi, was just wondering if there is a media player on android that allows you to change brightness/contrast on the video file you are playing? Then I don't mean the normal brightness adjustment, but beeing able to make the screen completely white or black.. VLC media player on windows does this. Some movies I found very dark and even at full brightness the glare really was annoying when watching outdoors.
If Android doesn't have one, do you guys know if there is one for Ubuntu ARM that does this?
Thanks!
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Try this Player reHue Colorblindness Player. this have all that option what u want.
Viral player has been discontinued, I managed to find the APK for sideloading, it does adjust the brightness of the video but doesn't sliders to adjust the colors and gamma. Does anyone know of a video player that change gamma and colors and brightness on the fly?
rehue colorblindness player
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.rehue.rehueplayer
Brigtness saturation and contrast control
android none hardware gamma correction video player
"rehue colorblindness player" in my case did not play x265 (hevc) files inside mkv container.
However you can use mpv (player) and goto -> Settings -> Advanced -> Edit mpv.conf
There you can add commands which will be applied for all files you play, for gamma enter
gamma = -100-100
so a value between -100 and 100, where 0 is default.
Further usefull commands I use are:
shuffle
volume-max=150
For the first one, you can long press a folder, it will recursively (subfolders included) open files and play them. With "shuffle" it shuffles them.
Second one, self explanatory increases max. volume level.
Good thing is mpv is open source, supports hardware acceleration and i had yet to found a format which it cant play.
There are more commands for "mpv.conf" available, however not all work for android.
Hello, an android video player with brightness, contrast and hue adjust is TMPlayer at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droiding.ingdroid.ttmplayer or the attached apk.
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Hi,
which settings do you use for the S3 to convert your DVD movies with Handbrake concerning "picture" and "video" settings?
1) I noticed when I do not check "keep aspect ratio" that my movies lose widescreen (looks like 4:3 format). So what settings do you use for the resolution (and do you use any of that anamorphic stuff?
2) What quality setting do you use? I tried constant quality RF:27.5 so far which looks okay and the file size is rather small.
I'd like to have a decent quality (no big pixel chunks but no HD either) and a reasonable file size as I'd like to store quite some movies on the phone and the SD card. Any recommendations welcome!
Landorin said:
Hi,
which settings do you use for the S3 to convert your DVD movies with Handbrake concerning "picture" and "video" settings?
1) I noticed when I do not check "keep aspect ratio" that my movies lose widescreen (looks like 4:3 format). So what settings do you use for the resolution (and do you use any of that anamorphic stuff?
2) What quality setting do you use? I tried constant quality RF:27.5 so far which looks okay and the file size is rather small.
I'd like to have a decent quality (no big pixel chunks but no HD either) and a reasonable file size as I'd like to store quite some movies on the phone and the SD card. Any recommendations welcome!
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For video it must not be more than 500kbps or less than 400 kbps. Audio for should not exceed 128kbps 48Khz or be less than 64kbps 24Khz
When encoding/transcoding, you must use the default frame rate and stay close to the original aspect ratio
For example, 23.976fps, 25fps or 29.97fps. Do not stretch aspect ratio from 2.35 to 16:9 or from 16:9 to 4:3.
Use 2-pass encode. Do not use B-Frames/QPel/GMC
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I use 640x352
I keep checked "keep aspect ratio"
I have average bitrate set at 420 kbps
I have video codec @ H.264
This is the best settings for converting.
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For video it must not be more than 500kbps or less than 400 kbps. Audio for should not exceed 128kbps 48Khz or be less than 64kbps 24Khz
When encoding/transcoding, you must use the default frame rate and stay close to the original aspect ratio
For example, 23.976fps, 25fps or 29.97fps. Do not stretch aspect ratio from 2.35 to 16:9 or from 16:9 to 4:3.
Use 2-pass encode. Do not use B-Frames/QPel/GMC
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I use 640x352
I keep checked "keep aspect ratio"
I have average bitrate set at 420 kbps
I have video codec @ H.264
This is the best settings for converting.
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Where did you get such a low bitrate number from? IIRC my HTC Desire supported 1500kbps.
I've thrown a HD BluRAY rip I downloaded cool on there and it worked perfectly.
These settings WORK:
Leave the FPS the same as the source (usually 23.5 anyway)
I used an RF of 19.5
Audio 192kbps (since these phones support FLAC)
Codec x264
I ripped a DVD yesterday and it works great on my phone using those settings.
EDIT:
Here's a good post:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/578991-video-file-format-s3.html#post4637730
@Kryten2k35:
but how large do your videos become with these settings?
As written in my first posting, I want to convert DVD movies to get a decent quality but not super high or HD quality as the file size needs to be within limits (as I'd like to store 20-30 movies on phone and SD card in total).
Never used 2 pass and never thought about it, I'll give that a try, hopefully that makes a good difference. The settings suggested by XVI show a good result so far, the file size is even smaller than on my previous conversion and from what I can tell it looks as good. The major difference probably is that I used higher sound settings (was suggested somewhere else) and 720 as width (had no clue if I should use any smaller).
Any more recommendations welcome!
Landorin said:
@Kryten2k35:
but how large do your videos become with these settings?
As written in my first posting, I want to convert DVD movies to get a decent quality but not super high or HD quality as the file size needs to be within limits (as I'd like to store 20-30 movies on phone and SD card in total).
Never used 2 pass and never thought about it, I'll give that a try, hopefully that makes a good difference. The settings suggested by XVI show a good result so far, the file size is even smaller than on my previous conversion and from what I can tell it looks as good. The major difference probably is that I used higher sound settings (was suggested somewhere else) and 720 as width (had no clue if I should use any smaller).
Any more recommendations welcome!
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I did want better quality, myself, but you should go for around RF22, then Here's what my encoding spat out:
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If you want smaller files try for slightly lower resolution than the source (keeping the same aspect ratio, unless it's 4:3, then you might as well change it to something 16:9). For example, if the source is 720x480, try 680x453.
You want to keep using constant quality, as it will give the best quality whilst also shaping filesize
Try my settings on a DVD of a TV show or something that has episodes at around 30 minutes or something and test the RF constant quality settings until you find one that is acceptable to you. I'd suggest starting at 22, though. I ripped a 4GB Live show at 19.5 and come out with the above screenshot, so 22 should reduce that even more
Its all about having the smallest possible file size without affecting the quality
I follow the guidelines to converting movies recommended by one of the largest mobile movie forums
hi guys! I am looking for the best music app for my defy, maybe you can help!
I tried many (poweramp, n7player, musixmatch, xenoamp, play music, winamp etc etc), but still I couldn't find one that can do all the things I need!
the features I am looking for are:
- possibility to hide/exclude folders from the music library
- sleep timer
- show lyrics (without installing extra apps or plugins)
..which player can make them all?
Even poweramp that everyone says is the best app in the world didn't like me because of the lyrics (he needed a third app to show them)
thanks in advance bye!
moly82 said:
hi guys! I am looking for the best music app for my defy, maybe you can help!
I tried many (poweramp, n7player, musixmatch, xenoamp, play music, winamp etc etc), but still I couldn't find one that can do all the things I need!
the features I am looking for are:
- possibility to hide/exclude folders from the music library
- sleep timer
- show lyrics (without installing extra apps or plugins)
..which player can make them all?
Even poweramp that everyone says is the best app in the world didn't like me because of the lyrics (he needed a third app to show them)
thanks in advance bye!
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the miui music player does all you want and has nice ui and equalizer
search for it on xda, there are some versions.
/edit: here you are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22375562
[mb525red on taki_jeden 09052013 [SlimBean based]]
thanks a lot I will try it my friend!!
i tried it seems very nice and very promising! i just have some problems with the lyrics it seems it doesn't find any of them! it works for you? and last but not least it seems it can not be controlled by the lock screen and long press of volume buttons don't switch songs when the screen is off.. right?
moly82 said:
i tried it seems very nice and very promising! i just have some problems with the lyrics it seems it doesn't find any of them! it works for you? and last but not least it seems it can not be controlled by the lock screen and long press of volume buttons don't switch songs when the screen is off.. right?
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lock screen options probably work in miui roms
lyrics i never use, there are some settings there though
skipping tracks, you can also set by shaking the phone, or your hips, whatever feels natural
[mb525red on taki_jeden 09052013 [SlimBean based]]
ultimate xperience on music...
player pro...the best..:good:
thanks my friend i tried it but i can't exclude folders from the library and i have problems getting the lyrics.. ;(
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thanks my friend i tried it but i can't exclude folders from the library and i have problems getting the lyrics.. ;(
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I don't know if threads like this "what is the best ____" is following xda guideline rules [this can bring unwanted argumentations between users...
But nevertheless, Re. Playerpro
This ain't quite true...
Go in:
Settings/Music library/Music folder
and select your 'root' music folder and hit the check box to set the limit (see screenshot).
That way, anything outside that folder will be excluded. Now it's up to you to move stuff in and out of that directory as you please with a file manager...
As for the lyrics search, it doesn't work for me either...
But I can live with that because my copy of the app might not be legit and I prefer to cut its internet access with Droidwall anyway...
Besides, you can always use your browser and find those... There might even be a way to link those to the song for offline access... I would need to dig more on this though as I don't know if it is really possible and what file format would be needed...
(I'm a fan of that player also and love the powder blue skin on it)
Cheers
/A
thanks for the answer. I did see that option you speak about, but as you say I would still need to move unwanted music files outside the selected folder, which is not a flexible solution at all
I much prefer apps that let me choose what to do with every single folder
right now I am using media monkey, and think will stay with it. I love the nice and clean gui, I can add/remove all the folders I want, and I love how the lyrics are found! just scroll left on the album art while playing a song, and lyrics appear almost immediately from inside the app. Also, they are saved so that will not be downloaded again next time you play that song
only think I am really missing is sleep timer, but I see in the support forum it should be added in future releases, so in the meantime I am using a external app to quit the player after a given time..
tx bye!!
Power amp !
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Stellio
The first player with complete integration Android Wear
Everything you need! :
1. Music Control Play/Pause, Prev/Next, Repeat/Shuffle, Progress bar, volume panel
2. Browsing by Folders, Artists, Albums
3. Convinient gesture control
4. Notification on wear screen with controls
5. Color of elements by cover
Killer features of mobile player:
1. Megaconvinient control
2. Powerful equalizer without limits, 14 effects
3. Design changes by cover color or by user choice
4. VKontakte sync
Now i have a motivation to buy an android watch! (c) User
Google play: Mod Edit: Link removed
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Today i was walking to my workplace and was thinking how i want an app that allow me to browse my music since when i want an specific artist i have to pull my phone out. Then i came to this thread and read this..
Great! (but seems like the link is broken) here is the proper one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.perm.Stellio
Bro realy great job, now u will beat poweramp.
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awesome! good job! :good:
Google Music inclusion soon maybe? Not all people keep music on the phone. Looks sweet. Nice work!
i
well done it s really gr8
:good:
Thanks everyone!
Have anybody feature requests or bugs?
doomedez said:
Thanks everyone!
Have anybody feature requests or bugs?
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Google Play Music support would be awesome
phone widget
doomedez said:
Thanks everyone!
Have anybody feature requests or bugs?
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Hi there, am in a trial of Stellio and awaiting my android wear device to play with it properly.
Being super critical here (apologies in advance) my only comment would be to tweak the phone homescreen widget a bit.
I love the options we are given with poweramp like adjustable background transparency, lots of different themes etc and I think with the clean and well layout design of stellio, the widget just lets it down a little.
But apart from that am loving your work!
pretty good app, but in the wear version of the song browser, its missing the album list after you select artist, it just goes to a list of all the songs by that particular artist. The addition of album list by artist as well as perhaps grid view in the phone browser would make this my go-to over poweramp.
Now my favourite music app.
Top Right conflicts a little with mini launcher, which I have in the top right position, but it's just one extra swipe needed.
love controlling music from my lg g watch:laugh:
lacrossev said:
pretty good app, but in the wear version of the song browser, its missing the album list after you select artist, it just goes to a list of all the songs by that particular artist. The addition of album list by artist as well as perhaps grid view in the phone browser would make this my go-to over poweramp.
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Thanks for suggestion! I added it to my todo list. Very likely that i implement both suggestions.
Can anyone make a few screenshots of app on a rounded screen (moto360) ?
Hi.
Player does't work with Xperia Z Ultra (4.4.4), can't find any music files and force closes even if I directly choose the music folder (on SDCard1). Moto360 plugin also does FC every 10-15 seconds.
Очень жаль...
WBR, Draco.
I'm loving the look of this application! But how will it look on a Moto 360 smartwatch? Well, guess we'll see once it arrives :]
doomedez said:
Thanks for suggestion! I added it to my todo list. Very likely that i implement both suggestions.
Can anyone make a few screenshots of app on a rounded screen (moto360) ?
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Tried to take screenshots using adb but the result is just the full screen square version instead of a cropped 360 version. I figured the goal was to see the layout so i just took pictures instead. Theres a bit of blur cuz its been resized from 16mp to 480 width :laugh: if you want the bigger ones i can post those also.
The link doesn't seem to work.. How can I get this app?
Been looking for an android wear music player that can do fast forwarding/rewind or scrubbing.. Does this support that?
Gone?
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I've been using Stellio for awhile now. SOLID! AWESOME!
Any links to apk?
Or the owner purposely stopped distributing?
Ever since I got the Pace, one of my main gripes about it was the music controls when I'm playing a song on my phone. I don't play music from the device, everything I listen to is streamed, so I have to use the clunky and cramped notification-based controls. What I really wanted was a full screen page, on the home screen, for controlling music. Now it's possible to make custom pages, this was the first thing I made.
(Left: Music controls for a playing song, with the progress shown as the arc on the outside. Right: Volume controls for a song, with the volume shown as the arc on the outside)
Usage
This app is made to be very simple, and uses (or abuses if you like) the built in launcher code for "listening" for music on the phone. It appears to support any app with a notification whilst playing music, but I've tested it with Spotify and Play Music and it works fine. To access volume controls, long press on the pause/play button. It will revert to normal controls after 5 seconds, or if you long press play/pause again
Make sure you have both notifications and music remote controller enabled in the Amazfit app (Me > Setting > Notification Settings) for this to work properly
Note: Whilst the app tries to get the playing music as effectively as possible, it sometimes take pausing/playing a few times to pick it up. I'm investigating why this is
If you want to move the page, or disable it entirely (it will appear in the app list called "Music"), you can do so with my Springboard Settings app
Download
Installation
Code:
adb install -r SpringboardMusic-1.0.apk
Reboot your watch after installing
Uninstallation
Code:
adb uninstall com.kieronquinn.app.springboardmusic
Can you do X?
Probably not. The API is fairly limited, it doesn't pass album art (which is a shame, it would look great with album art background and dynamically coloured buttons) and it doesn't pass any other information than is used already (no package name of app that's playing the music, for example). Additionally, the only actions available to send to the phone for controls are: next, previous, play/pause, volume up and volume down. No scrubbing and no exact volume control.
Source code available here
DAMN! you're on FIRE!!!
Cool app, but the only controls working for me are volume. Tested with poweramp and youtube on a Redmi Note 3 with Android 7.1.2. I also don't see any track info in the music screen.
Poweramp does have a playback controls notification on the phone, so not sure why it's not working.
Thank you for your work.
It would be very interesting if it came to work as file manager does, so you can see the whole screen
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shadowcaster666 said:
Cool app, but the only controls working for me are volume. Tested with poweramp and youtube on a Redmi Note 3 with Android 7.1.2. I also don't see any track info in the music screen.
Poweramp does have a playback controls notification on the phone, so not sure why it's not working.
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Have you got "Music remote controller" enabled in the Amazfit app?
rodriz said:
Thank you for your work.
It would be very interesting if it came to work as file manager does, so you can see the whole screen
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Read the "can you do X" section of the OP, none of that data is sent
Fantastic job man
Quinny899 said:
Have you got "Music remote controller" enabled in the Amazfit app?
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Yes, but I did not have notifications turned on. Once that was activate as well the music control worked.
Damn! I don't have my charger with me for testing :/
Thank you for your work @Quinny899
absolutely brilliant!!! Thanks.
i would be more awesome if we could use this app during workout. i mean, if it can replace the local song player.
keep up the good work mate!!
I have installed this app but it didn't apear at the launcher. I don't see it at springboard settings.
sasha0786 said:
I have installed this app but it didn't apear at the launcher. I don't see it at springboard settings.
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Have you rebooted?
Quinny899, yes, of course. I installed both of springboard apps (music control and settings) and rebooted the watch. And I have working springboard settings but no music control app. Ind there is no calendar widget settings in that app.
sasha0786 said:
Quinny899, yes, of course. I installed both of springboard apps (music control and settings) and rebooted the watch. And I have working springboard settings but no music control app. Ind there is no calendar widget settings in that app.
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That's very strange, it usually appears after a reboot in both the launcher and the settings app. Maybe try uninstalling, rebooting, reinstalling and then rebooting the music app?
I also thought about it. I will do so when I get home
It works now!
Curiosity
The widget not play the music if the app music on the smartphone isn't yet open.
Is it normal?
I must open first the app and then I can use the widget control?
donatod87 said:
The widget not play the music if the app music on the smartphone isn't yet open.
Is it normal?
I must open first the app and then I can use the widget control?
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Yes, that's how the watch's built in code works unfortunately
Quinny899 said:
Yes, that's how the watch's built in code works unfortunately
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Perfect [emoji1303]
hi, i can not move the widget to another position. I don't see it in springboard settings apk. The only app called music is the huami original one. Can anybody help me?
thx in advance.
edit: a second reboot solved the issue.
Very nice player
Works for me like a charm in Spotify, very nice volume control....
tried it with stratos and spotify, can only change volume and is clunky and a little laggy.
Using everest-2.0.22.0. and appstore app
IMPORTANT: This no longer works after the update to Android 12. 'wm size' resets itself to default immediately after you change it. If you know (or at least have an idea) of a possible fix - please reply, so far I'm clueless.
I'll edit the post again if anything is found.
If you have already updated like me you can run 'wm density reset' so your phone looks normal again.
So the phone by default runs in 1096x2560 and only in select apps with appropriate content in 4k. XZ Premium did the same thing and it is possible to make always run in 4k. I've decided to try the same on 1 III and it works!
How to:
Enable USB debugging in developer settings
Download and run ADB, you phone should provide the driver automatically. If not, it can be downloaded from here.
Run the following commands
Code:
adb shell
wm size 1644x3840
wm density 630
Done! Exit ADB shell by typing exit there.
From my testing this works flawlessly with any app and the 120hz mode. My device didn't get too warm from this, battery now is at 35°C and CPU at 40. No lagging or freezes whatsoever either, everything runs smoothly in 120 fps. The only thing I noticed is that when using always-on display the phone unlock can be a bit slow sometimes, but only when unlocking with said display lit up.
How to undo - the same as before but with these commands:
Code:
adb shell
wm size reset
wm density reset
Please report how's your experience and battery life if you try this.
I don't really understand, how will this make the apps render in 4K?
The screen is always displaying 4k resolution (you would have 3/4 of the screen black if it displayed only FHD resolution) but actively upscale to 4k the apps that doesn't render in 4k (so most of them).
Or is the tweak only to make the phone render the home screen and parameters in 4k?
No. By default the phone renders everything in 2560, except for rare cases of a suitable photo in Google Photos and a 4k YouTube video, etc. This makes the phone render all the apps in 4k no matter what. I've confirmed this by looking at the text and images in them (via magnifying glass), they're all sharp to a single pixel (and aren't without this).
Is 4K mode restricted to apps selected by Sony by default? Like if I have a random graphic novel reader app, will that be rendered in 4K or 2560 assuming the underlying images are 4K or higher resolution?
Seems like restricted to apps selected by Sony. When in default mode, when I open a pic in Google Photos is is in 4k, but when I open the same pic in Google Files (has built-in viewer), it isn't. In "always 4k" mode the pic is 4k in Google Files.
kot5nik said:
Seems like restricted to apps selected by Sony. When in default mode, when I open a pic in Google Photos is is in 4k, but when I open the same pic in Google Files (has built-in viewer), it isn't. In "always 4k" mode the pic is 4k in Google Files.
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That's a damn shame - would it be easy to make a tasker routine or something to issue those commands automatically when an app is launched?
Clae said:
That's a damn shame - would it be easy to make a tasker routine or something to issue those commands automatically when an app is launched?
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I don't think that would be possible without root. But on the bright side, always using 4k surprisingly doesn't seem to affect the battery life much, at least for me.
kot5nik said:
I don't think that would be possible without root. But on the bright side, always using 4k surprisingly doesn't seem to affect the battery life much, at least for me.
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Sounds good. I'll def try it when I get my 1 iii. Does it persist between reboots?
Clae said:
Sounds good. I'll def try it when I get my 1 iii. Does it persist between reboots?
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Yes it does. Even the reboot screen is a little bit messed up because their animation is not 4k.
I can understand wanting to get the best possible picture/viewing experience when paying for a 4k screen.
However, can the difference be seen with the naked eye...you know without a magnifying glass? I guess my concern is: Why overwork the screen/CPU/GPU and battery if the benefit cannot be seen?
Weird. If you take a screenshot before applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 1644 x 3840. After applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 2466x5760.
Is this totally safe?
Could you make an Automate script for this (if you have the knowledge and time)
ugoff said:
Weird. If you take a screenshot before applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 1644 x 3840. After applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 2466x5760.
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Yes it does. Sony usually upscales the screenshot to make it 4k. Now that the source is also 4k, that upscale makes it even larger.
I hope there's a way to disable this upscale, even when not using the 4k mod, if the content is 1080p then I don't need it stored as a 4k image.
ugoff said:
Weird. If you take a screenshot before applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 1644 x 3840. After applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 2466x5760.
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Look like this is fixed in 61.0.A.14.3, can anyone else try?
Hey I came across this thread on the XZ Premium forum. Do you think that in the future devs are going to adopt this to custom kernels aswell?
ADB "fake" 4k vs Kernel 4k
I'm late to the party, but hopefully some of you are still around to shed some light on the eternal debate of wether true 4k is worth the hassle of unlocking the bootloader and mess with all the steps to finally get it to work. Most of the info...
forum.xda-developers.com
Just wanted to confirm with evidence that this does indeed allow my Xperia 1 III run in 4k, here is a crop of a macro shot of a 4k test image being displayed at 1:1.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
It has a pattern of intersecting lines 1 pixel apart with lines 2 pixels apart at the edge, as you can see all are defined, wheras they where blurred and aliased before the ADB commands.
So one problem I found - setting the display to 4k all the time seems to skew the wireless charging targeting instructions that come up
tonysunshine said:
So one problem I found - setting the display to 4k all the time seems to skew the wireless charging targeting instructions that come up
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I hope they will fix this soon, and even add a built-in always 4k mode (fixing all the small bugs like the one you pointed out or the AoD not working properly).
The difference between 1080p and 4k is noticeable in everyday use, especially in text. Maybe this is because I was used to a 1440p display for the past 6 years (and going back to 1080p is noticeable) but still, this phone has all these pixels, why not have an option to always use them.
I attached some pictures taken in both modes. The filenames are self-explanatory but I am sure you will be able to find which one is 1080p and which one is 1644p. Diagonal lines especially suffer a lot at 1080p, like for example the letter 'w'. Overall, text looks very soft at 1080p compared to 1644p.
Phone became a bit laggy no?