Do the stock roms have support for lower dpi settings? I'm on tpc right now. Thanks.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImx2Lm4zby5sY2RkZW5zaXR5Il0.
LCD Density works well, It screwed up my keypad dialer though.
vietphunguyen said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImx2Lm4zby5sY2RkZW5zaXR5Il0.
LCD Density works well, It screwed up my keypad dialer though.
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That's just an app to change it though right? I was wondering if apps support different dpi on gingerbread?
Multi dpi is not supported by default the same apps are going to be messed up all the time unless you have a rom that supports it if you are still on tpc may I suggest you try saurom?
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does the multi dpi mean you can change the dpi for certian apps, if so how
Bradl79 said:
does the multi dpi mean you can change the dpi for certian apps, if so how
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As I understand, multi DPI ROM enables an application to be installed in other DPI settings, (IF the app itself support the current dpi settings, if not (like speed test) will show not in full screen).
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Multi dpi is not supported by default the same apps are going to be messed up all the time unless you have a rom that supports it if you are still on tpc may I suggest you try saurom?
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Saurom has the dpi fix built in?
Also, can the DPI fix from your alpha ICS rom work on GB?
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Greeting to everyone! This post is to help you mates to change the screen density on your android screen. I believe that most of you flashed the CM9 rom and finds it too big for you. Here's a quick tutorial to change the density without modding your build.prop.
Download LCD Resolution (Root) from Android Market. Open the app on your mobile and set the density to 140. Tick 'Set on boot' and apply. See the changes when your phone reboots.
140 not 160
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thanks matt i forgot about the keyboard positioning. 140 seems great. thanks.
iam use root explorer & edit bulid prop
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Greeting to everyone! This post is to help you mates to change the screen density on your android screen. I believe that most of you flashed the CM9 rom and finds it too big for you. Here's a quick tutorial to change the density without modding your build.prop.
Download LCD Resolution (Root) from Android Market. Open the app on your mobile and set the density to 140. Tick 'Set on boot' and apply. See the changes when your phone reboots.
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Don't change density - most apps are incompatible - including my apps.
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NathanBookham said:
Don't change density - most apps are incompatible - including my apps.
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That's a huge lie. I've been running at 120DPI for about a month and I haven't had ANY problems with anything at all.
SuperAce609 said:
That's a huge lie. I've been running at 120DPI for about a month and I haven't had ANY problems with anything at all.
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You won't have dpi other than 160 on stock ROM, dialer crashes
Brajano95 said:
You won't have dpi other than 160 on stock ROM, dialer crashes
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All the more reason to switch to custom rom
Thought I'd post this for fun for anyone trying to get the mini tablet experience. Its not perfect but its very usable.
Known bugs
- No notification bar (dies with SytemUI)
Use any of the ICS releases floating around the forums.
Install Go launcher EX as your launcher.
Use Go Launcher as your default home option.
Set home screen grid columns to 6 and rows to 7.
Change your build.prop DPI settings to 210 (Rom Toolbox app does this nicely).
Reboot.
On reboot systemUI will crap out, just let it die twice and then it will go away.
Install the Switches widget in for Go Launcher to add settings shortcuts for your wifi, GPS, screen etc (this will act as a replacement for not having them in notification bar)
Change your Icon and Font sizes in Go Launcher if you want them bigger
Like I say far from perfect but very usable and you can enjoy the goodness of tablet apps and views on your note.
Piccies attached.
If you want a solid solution for running apps at their own custom DPI without having to mess around with your systems default DPI then take a look at this bounty thread and offer your support...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594559
Don't be flamin this is just for fun
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Whenever I change the dpi, even to 240, all the text is to small. Am I doing something wrong?
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No that is what will happen, you are maximising the use of your super high resolution on this device. In Go Launcher you can change the font size for your labels to make them bigger.
System UI will crash repeatedly, each time the OS tries to use it.
I would say that makes tablet mode unusable at this point, but tantalizingly just out of reach.
lactardjosh said:
System UI will crash repeatedly, each time the OS tries to use it.
I would say that makes tablet mode unusable at this point, but tantalizingly just out of reach.
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That's what I thought too, but as I am using third party everything it doesn't seem to be an issue so far. At least it's something to play with until one of the genius devs finds a native way to support this properly.
lactardjosh said:
System UI will crash repeatedly, each time the OS tries to use it.
I would say that makes tablet mode unusable at this point, but tantalizingly just out of reach.
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Bingo. We need a Dev to work on it for us
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Hey what app is that in the last pic?
almostinsane said:
Hey what app is that in the last pic?
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BeyondPod HD
I absolutely love the tablet mode, but I think I am addicted to the notification bar more. haha
I wish the apps that had a tablet mode built in had some sort of option to choose tablet mode or phone mode within the app.
Nice find!
I thought default was 320dpi?
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What that youtube widget ur using
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jimmer411 said:
I thought default was 320dpi?
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It is.
I guess I don't understand how dpi works on android then.
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jimmer411 said:
I guess I don't understand how dpi works on android then.
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Correct.
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Interesting. I would definitely donate to anyone who comes out with a fully working tablet mode fix.
MSigler said:
Interesting. I would definitely donate to anyone who comes out with a fully working tablet mode fix.
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DAGr8 ICS rom in the development forum is working on it. I am sporting it right now with Apex launcher running at 240 dpi everything useable. with notification bar
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DAGr8 ICS rom in the development forum is working on it. I am sporting it right now with Apex launcher running at 240 dpi everything useable. with notification bar
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How? Cliffs notes version at least, I get the gist, but haven't seen an implementation with everything working. I'm already on dagr8 alpha 2.
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How? Cliffs notes version at least, I get the gist, but haven't seen an implementation with everything working. I'm already on dagr8 alpha 2.
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download rom tool box in there you can set the dpi settings to 240.
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supac said:
download rom tool box in there you can set the dpi settings to 240.
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And with apex the notification bar works?
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Set DPI to 240 and applied it, but all that changed was the DPI, it didn't kick me into tablet mode or anything
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And with apex the notification bar works?
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Set DPI to 240 and applied it, but all that changed was the DPI, it didn't kick me into tablet mode or anything
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I apologize I guess I misunderstood what tablet mod is
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I can change density in any of the CM based roms but not in any of the Sammy roms, it won't boot up at all and I need to restore from back up. Has it been done? 240dpi is such a waste of screen space!
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Yeah I'd like to know this too
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Its the build prop file that requires changing .
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
jje
JJEgan said:
Its the build prop file that requires changing .
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
jje
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@ op
open the build.prop file in system\build.prop and do the changes as said by jje.
do note the stock dialer in sammy ics will look messy if you reduce the dpi. but you can live with it as 240 dpi is a waste of space.
bala is right guy to ans this haha he plays with density alot....well jje an bala both right....
An easier way is to use LCD Density app from the market which will change dpi for you. Have used this many times will no problems. Hope that helps someone
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What are the benefits of changing LCD density?
I mean, the phone has a standard density because it might be the best one, right?
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I can change density in any of the CM based roms but not in any of the Sammy roms, it won't boot up at all and I need to restore from back up. Has it been done? 240dpi is such a waste of screen space!
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hallo,
use romtoolbox
when you open, give superuser permission
then go to the tabon the top of the screen called: performance, select build prop editor
you get a screen with a little pencil in the upper right corner, select that
your now in the buildprop. in contents you can scroll down to a line with the LCD density is 240. select that line and change the number.than save
Caution: not lower density as 160 and dont touch anything else in the contents
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I can change density in any of the CM based roms but not in any of the Sammy roms, it won't boot up at all and I need to restore from back up. Has it been done? 240dpi is such a waste of screen space!
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It works for me after flashing SiyahKernel.
Hi, I hope I'm not posting in wrong section.
Default DPI for U is 240, but somehow it's look ugly for me. So I change it tp 192 and it suit nice. But some native app like calendar / phone is looks weird. I wanna know how to change those apk to use my new dpi setting.
Also since using ICS, I had a problem with market and 192 dpi. Market won't show all the apps. Even I'm already using a dpi patched version. It was work in GB but not working in ICS.
Thanks for the respons.
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Hi, I hope I'm not posting in wrong section.
Default DPI for U is 240, but somehow it's look ugly for me. So I change it tp 192 and it suit nice. But some native app like calendar / phone is looks weird. I wanna know how to change those apk to use my new dpi setting.
Also since using ICS, I had a problem with market and 192 dpi. Market won't show all the apps. Even I'm already using a dpi patched version. It was work in GB but not working in ICS.
Thanks for the respons.
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You can use CM ROM or AOKP ROM for changed dpi, it's work well. For the market use lcd modder pro, it's work like a charm, even you can use built in dpi changer in AOKP that give u market access too.
I was looking for safer way to change the screen DPI to 240, but was a bit worried about installing any mods. Instead of installing apps, I thought of modding them using Xposed App Settings. For now, I have just changed the UI to 240 DPI and am looking at doing the same for other apps.
For those who are interested, below are the tweaks that I did (will continue to add them as and when I get them correctly on my phone).
I am using [N7100 MK4][23Nov]Dr.Ketan's Custom ROM V5 Deodexed|Prerooted|Note3 Fs, but this should also work with other ROMs too.
Note: I am just sharing what I have learnt and tried. But am not responsible for any kind of issues that you may face.
Install Xposed Installer and App Settings module (check out the respective threads for instructions). Once its ready you are all set to go.
Change the System UI
In the app, search for: System UI.
Activate it and make the following changes:
- DPI: 240
- Screen: default
And then click Save
Repeat the same steps for
Contacts
Chrome
Hangouts
Music Hub - Change the DPI for both Music and Music Hub
ES File Explorer
S Note
Email
Change TouchWiz home
In the app, search for: TouchWiz Home.
Activate it and make the following changes:
- DPI: 320
- Screen: default
And then click Save
Repeat the same steps for Camera,
Check back later for updated list.
240 DPI Mods from other XDA members
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Much easy is to install the 240 dpi mod from mannyvinny.
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abauer said:
Much easy is to install the 240 dpi mod from mannyvinny.
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Yes, even I have used it, but I did not find options to revert back if required. Its better with Xposed, only change those that you like :laugh:
babureddy said:
Yes, even I have used it, but I did not find options to revert back if required. Its better with Xposed, only change those that you like :laugh:
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Reflash the rom you are using WITHOUT data wipe,everything will revert back to 320dpi.
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mannyvinny said:
Reflash the rom you are using WITHOUT data wipe,everything will revert back to 320dpi.
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Agree, and in no way I am saying your mod is not good. I used them for quite sometime.
Took this approach to avoid reflashing, when you can disable it without reflashing.
Changes to 'Android System'
DPI to 240, and the Screen (dp) to 800x1280 also made magical changes on 412...havent tried on 4.3 yet- if i remeber correctly it made the windows float too and be resizable.
TW launcher looks good even at 295 better than 320 !!
mannyvinny said:
Reflash the rom you are using WITHOUT data wipe,everything will revert back to 320dpi.
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good to know...
btw. love your mod. runs smooth on my omega v19 + note3mod.
no issues so far...
The best is UI SWITCHER, you can change/switch whatever dpi you want. I'm using it flawlessly in my DN3V3. Just had to change the contact dpi to 320 with screen dp 800*1280, and using lg keyboard which is the best of the universe or you guys can use vinney's 240 dpi modded keyboard if you need to use direct input. That's all and BOOM!
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The best is UI SWITCHER, you can change/switch whatever dpi you want. I'm using it flawlessly in my DN3V3. Just had to change the contact dpi to 320 with screen dp 800*1280, and using lg keyboard which is the best of the universe or you guys can use vinney's 240 dpi modded keyboard if you need to use direct input. That's all and BOOM!
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If you can post a link to the apk for the UI Switcher, it would be good.
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If you can post a link to the apk for the UI Switcher, it would be good.
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Search it here on xda, I don't have the link but I got it from somewhere here or google is always the best friend?
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