I don't know if it's possible to change the resolution on our phone or not. I am coming over from the Evo 4g. I've noticed that on some games and apps that everything is much smaller on the screen and very hard to see. It is even hard to touch some of the on screen buttons because they are so close the the side of the screen now. Is there a way to change resolutions when needed?
There should be let me see if i can figure it out.
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try LCD density app
Yea the app seems to be the only way for right now as i cant find another way to do it jjust yet
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flex360 said:
try LCD density app
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Just out of curiosity, is it possible to use any LCD density app to adjust the density of only a certain app, or in my case a live wallpaper? I have a feeling the answer is no, but I thought it couldn't hurt to ask.
NoClemency said:
Just out of curiosity, is it possible to use any LCD density app to adjust the density of only a certain app, or in my case a live wallpaper? I have a feeling the answer is no, but I thought it couldn't hurt to ask.
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Unfortunately no. When you change the density it requires a reboot to take affect and it changes everything.
-Density can also be manually set in the build.prop file if you are rooted without the need of an app.
Thanks, that's what I thought. I probably won't mess with it, at least not for a live wallpaper, it isn't important enough to me, but it's good to know I have this option.
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Hello!
Very first post in this board...
There's similar threads under different phones but nothing I can find under the mopho forum, if there is please redirect me!
so here it goes: is there any way to decrease the brightness of the screen beyond moving the slider in the settings down to 0?
Thanks!
There's a free app in market called screen filter made by haxor. Try it!
There is also that power widget that allows you to set it to auto, lower and higher. Not sure if that is low enough though.
kennypowders said:
There's a free app in market called screen filter made by haxor. Try it!
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it worked! thanks
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it worked! thanks
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I know! I love that app it really helps me save battery
Sweet app by the way , thanks.
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kennypowders said:
I know! I love that app it really helps me save battery
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I think all this app does is "grey out" your screen. I'm pretty sure that the backlight stays at whatever setting it was at before starting the filter. You may get a bit of savings by disabling the soft key backlight, if you have them.
Not trying to be a smarta$$, but I do love this app.
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I think all this app does is "grey out" your screen. I'm pretty sure that the backlight stays at whatever setting it was at before starting the filter. You may get a bit of savings by disabling the soft key backlight, if you have them.
Not trying to be a smarta$$, but I do love this app.
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You could be right man! It sure does feel like it helps lol
Here is a link incase someone else finds this thread and wants the app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor
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App does the trick ... except it adds another icon to the display at the top. Isn't there a file that can be edited in the system to reduce the minimum brightness level?
I adjusted my density to 240 and looks beautiful! Anyone else play around with any sizes?
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i run mine at 201
u921333 said:
I adjusted my density to 240 and looks beautiful! Anyone else play around with any sizes?
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One of the first things I did was set it to 240. Seeing as I run 160 on my gs2 it was sort of a necessity. also 240 guarantees full market access.
Any issues with 240 ? Dialer our screen not properly aligned?
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Any issues with 240 ? Dialer our screen not properly aligned?
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I haven't seen anything yet. Google music does switch to tablet mode, drives me nuts on the gs2 but fitting here
I use go dialer because the stock dialer shrinks and is off center but that's really only thing i noticed
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How did you adjust the density
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My icons are off-center and cut off. Which is too bad because I really like the lower density.
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My icons are off-center and cut off. Which is too bad because I really like the lower density.
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If you use touchwiz its guaranteed to happen. Switch launchers (all good on go launcher and adw) or search for a mdpi version. The hyperdroid guys make one iirc.
Edit: I see the dialer. I'mgoing to try to push A mdpi version
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If you use touchwiz its guaranteed to happen. Switch launchers (all good on go launcher and adw) or search for a mdpi version. The hyperdroid guys make one iirc.
Edit: I see the dialer. I'mgoing to try to push A mdpi version
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I use ADW EX.
I ask again how do you change density
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cmucooper said:
I ask again how do you change density
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Change the line
Code:
ro.sf.lcd_density=320
to
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ro.sf.lcd_density=240
in /system/build.prop, either using Root explorer or ADB
As for my results, aside from scaling everything down, it looks very crisp and clear. I'm too used to the 320 resolution, so i'm going to set it back.
Can someone post an mdpi touch wiz and dialer....I'm actually liking the touch wiz.....240 looked nice but having the launcher cut in half and drawer sucks, and messed up dialer to...but man 240 looks nice
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I use lcd density on the market basically its a gui that does the build prop adjustments.
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I ask again how do you change density
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Go to the market and get an app called Nitrality. You can change your dpi with it and it'll stick after reboot unlike LCD changer
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Guessing you need root for that?
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I just downloaded Nitrality, but didn't change the setting because it looks like it only allows you to set it as high as 240. That is, it says 320 (default) when you open the dialog for it, but as soon as you slide the slider, the highest you can go is 240. This leads me to believe that the slider is hardcoded to top out at 240, and that if you change it using this app, you won't be able to go back to the stock 320 using this app. Just a word of warning if you are only trying to see if you like it. Someone who has used this app might be able to check if the 320 option appears after you have set 240? I kind of doubt it, but it's possible.
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I haven't seen anything yet. Google music does switch to tablet mode, drives me nuts on the gs2 but fitting here
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I have not changed my LCD density and my google music is using the tablet mode out of the box.
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I just downloaded Nitrality, but didn't change the setting because it looks like it only allows you to set it as high as 240. That is, it says 320 (default) when you open the dialog for it, but as soon as you slide the slider, the highest you can go is 240. This leads me to believe that the slider is hardcoded to top out at 240, and that if you change it using this app, you won't be able to go back to the stock 320 using this app. Just a word of warning if you are only trying to see if you like it. Someone who has used this app might be able to check if the 320 option appears after you have set 240? I kind of doubt it, but it's possible.
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Nitrality tops out at 300. To go back to 320, you an always just manually change the value in the build prop.
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the LCD Resolution app I use you can set it to change on Boot and it has a button to revert to Stock right on it so if you wanted to go back it goes right to 320
Anyone know how how to fix this?
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Fontsize in the market pretty much makes all font on the bigger
apps screen......all that good stuff
You have a 5 inch screen. Don't YOU think you are a tablet, too?
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You have a 5 inch screen. Don't YOU think you are a tablet, too?
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My dell streak did not show the tiny fonts
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The Streak had a crap resolution compared to the Note. Amazon just needs to update their app store.
Change your dpi to 340. Hit thanks if I helped you
I doubt want to change font just for an app store. Thought perhaps there a a setting on the app store somewhere..?
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Mine too tiny too
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Change your dpi to 340. Hit thanks if I helped you
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How do I do this? Can I change it back and for easily? Can I change it for just one app? Is 340 the correct dpi for our device?
There is no way to change the font size. Interestingly, the tablet mode only started with a later update to the appstore. Also for whatever reason it runs in 'phone mode' on ics
Go into your build.prop and scroll down. You will see default is set at 320. Change it above that
I wouldn't change your lcd density ...it will mess up other apps...including phone app...some will look funny or be off aligned....
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for example I just did it to show u at 340 dpi ...it cut my pure grid calander top off on widget...
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I just got this halo waypoint app and I really like it. However, my pixel density is set at 200 rather than the default 240. Because of this, my halo waypoint app when opened, appears much smaller than my screen. Is there a easy way to mod the apk to make it think my pixel density is 240, similar to the market fix that provides a modded google play apk from LCD density modder pro?
Thanks
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I just got this halo waypoint app and I really like it. However, my pixel density is set at 200 rather than the default 240. Because of this, my halo waypoint app when opened, appears much smaller than my screen. Is there a easy way to mod the apk to make it think my pixel density is 240, similar to the market fix that provides a modded google play apk from LCD density modder pro?
Thanks
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i dont have this issue
Well that doesn't help me, what pixel density are you using?
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I have an amaze and the app is full screen
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If you know how to edit the build prob due that, and put 240 instead of 200 it will trick the app
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Is it fairly easy to edit the build prop, only with the intent to trick the app? When I have my pixel density at 240, it works fine, but the default density sucks
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There is a tool on the market that will change it for you. Just search density changer or something
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Let me reiterate, I completely understand how to change my LCD density and it works great. But, my halo waypoint app when opened doesn't fill the entire screen. I am looking for a way to trick the app into thinking by pixel density is 240 so it is full screen.
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is there a way to change it resolution to fit a screen with more space?
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is there a way to change it resolution to fit a screen with more space?
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open the build.prop file in /system using any root enabled app and text editor..change the dpi settings to 240..save the file and reboot..
standadr dpi settings are 160,240 and 320 anything else and you will get errors in the market app..
Yes, like said above. You will get a lot of "not compatible with this device" in play store. Even tho it is compatible. So, download your apps, and then change DPI.
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after change it, the touchwiz use like half screen only... any idea of how to fix it?
ichrypko said:
after change it, the touchwiz use like half screen only... any idea of how to fix it?
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use a third party launcher