How come you can't change the screen density on this phone i tried setting it to 300 tto get that extra blast of crispness in text and pictures but it SHows a blank screen after samsung splashy until i restore my backup
Did you try with ROM tool box....that was easiest on nexus....
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Epix4G said:
Did you try with ROM tool box....that was easiest on nexus....
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i used the old sgs tools i will try ith rom toolbox after my sdcard i done formatting to exFat (wish ntfs was suppourted "best filesystem evaaarrrrr" ) haha but exfat is like mobile version of it .
matrixzone5 said:
How come you can't change the screen density on this phone i tried setting it to 300 tto get that extra blast of crispness in text and pictures but it SHows a blank screen after samsung splashy until i restore my backup
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how about changing the color saturation?
eyecon82 said:
how about changing the color saturation?
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i dont think we have the ability to do that just yet but i was able to change the density with rom toolbox
Easiest way is to manually edit the build.prop, for future reference.
~E.R.A.
I like the density changer app cause you can set it to reset the screen density to normal on reboot
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Below I have a screenshot of the home page of my NookColor. I'm running CM9 with the Trebuchet launcher.
I like the layout with the apps icon in the top right, search icon top left, statusbar at the bottom with ICS soft buttons and no dock.
Somehow both Trebuchet and Nova launchers know if they are being installed on a tablet vs a phone. I would like to spoof the launcher to give me the Tablet UI on my phone and see if I like it.
Any clues of where the launchers determine which Ui to use? Build prop maybe?
There are tablet preferences in the frameworks apk.
In a XML file named Bools
res/values/bools.xml
I'm actually trying to get the soft buttons enabled on my phone without the other tablet options enabled but for some reason when I enable the soft buttons it also enables the tablet layout lol.
Tablet layout on the phone does look a bit different than the layout on the nook though.
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firefly6240 said:
There are tablet preferences in the frameworks apk.
In a XML file named Bools
res/values/bools.xml
I'm actually trying to get the soft buttons enabled on my phone without the other tablet options enabled but for some reason when I enable the soft buttons it also enables the tablet layout lol.
Tablet layout on the phone does look a bit different than the layout on the nook though.
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Looking through the Nook CM9 rom there is no Frameworks.apk. there is a frameworks-res.apk but no /res/values in it. IDK......
^ You have to decompile framework-res.apk in order to see the values folder.
Btw search button shows up in landscape mode only.
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Btw search button shows up in landscape mode only.
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where can i get that accurate battery?
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^ You have to decompile framework-res.apk in order to see the values folder.
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Thanks, got it. Now to compare the xml's.
TopShelf10 said:
where can i get that accurate battery?
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Images are here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21126287
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Images are here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21126287
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is that for ICS Passion v11 compatible?
xriderx66 said:
is that for ICS Passion v11 compatible?
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Those are just images. Drag them to systemui.apk with 7zip if you have a battery mood already on your phone.
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Guide for changing ui to
Tablet.. .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467051
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Guide for changing ui to
Tablet.. .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467051
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Thanks again.
The guide was in chinese or something so I couldn't figure what he did so I downloaded the CM9 version. It's a services.jar and build.prop. Pushed the services.jar alone but it didn't change, changed the lcd density to 160, no change. So I figured I'd try his NS build.prop unmodified and went into a bootloop. I guess I need to figure out what changes I need to make in my current build.prop.
Oh well..I'll probably hate it once it's on my phone anyway..lol
Got it to work by pushing the service.jar only and changing lcd density to 120 in vibrant build prop. everything is small, pics below is with font set to huge. Phone dialer fc's. you can make a call but not hangup or answer one (kinda makes phone useless lol). Here's some pics. Wish I could have it with a larger density.
Agree'd. Looks good, but higher lcd density would be nice. If you make any more headway with that and or the phone working properly, please post it.
bobshute mate, take a look at this.. Phone works.
TabletMod
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bobshute mate, take a look at this.. Phone works.
TabletMod
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That I'll do. Thanks.
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That I'll do. Thanks.
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can you tell how you got it working?
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bobshute mate, take a look at this.. Phone works.
TabletMod
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I'm on AOKP today and tried out the mod. No go. it sets the density to 192(mod being for GN). tried 160, no go. Maybe I need to go down to 120 for the Vibrant.
Okay. So I'm working with others on getting our devices in tablet mode. I've gotten far enough to hare with you guys. Only some apps are in tablet mode. gapps and su etc.... so basically you must be running CM9 ( haven't flashed AOKP to try it yet) and you CANNOT HAVE NAVIGATION BAR! When I figure out how to get the bottom status bar with ics buttons ill let you all know
Now what you need to do is download LCD Density Modifier ( or root explorer just need access to LCD density)
Change it to anything between 129-160, reboot and viola. You'll have the SEMI-Tablet mode.
This is my first thread. If I'm leaving important info out please let me know. Enjoy your 5in tablet.
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Thanks to @Tnsrua2000 for developing this. ---- http://www.mediafire.com/?x7ndy4p9yx4e7ly
Download, wipe data factory reset, flash via cwm
It's wonderful. I believe sgp's should come stock with tablet ui
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Nice job so far. About the AOKP rom, I have it on my INTL device and I'm sorta getting semi tablet mode.
And what's the diff between 128 and 129 dpi? Will there be more tablet-like functions with 128 dpi? I have 129 right now and I'm getting some apps functioning with system UI intact.
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Nice job so far. About the AOKP rom, I have it on my INTL device and I'm sorta getting semi tablet mode.
And what's the diff between 128 and 129 dpi? Will there be more tablet-like functions with 128 dpi? I have 129 right now and I'm getting some apps functioning with system UI intact.
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I can't do the AOKP ROM it has too many bugs. And I didn't check with the 129 DPI? If you have the same amount of apps functioning I'll change it to 129 in the OP.
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E verything is small even the keyboard i cant write. one word correct in the cirst shot.
I think i will turn it ba k to my previous resulution
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Try a systemui.apk from a tablet rom and maybe the status bar will be back
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E verything is small even the keyboard i cant write. one word correct in the cirst shot.
I think i will turn it ba k to my previous resulution
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Your keyboard is suppose to be the normal size? Mine didn't change
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Jayydude_SGP said:
Your keyboard is suppose to be the normal size? Mine didn't change
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Same. I think you went a bit too far in changing your dpi or you made a technical problem in between.
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JackpotClavin said:
Try a systemui.apk from a tablet rom and maybe the status bar will be back
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A friend if mine noticed that there wasn't a difference between 129 dpi and 128 dpi. I knew on 129 it didn't fc but didn't notice that it worked just as well as 128 I was going to direct you to a thread this guy gave me instructions on how to mod the apex launcher so that when we get the bottom status bar it would look good. He modded it for the nexus but their dpi is set to 192. And I'm not good enough at dev'ing to mod it. So can you take a look and give it a shot?
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A friend if mine noticed that there wasn't a difference between 129 dpi and 128 dpi. I knew on 129 it didn't fc but didn't notice that it worked just as well as 128 I was going to direct you to a thread this guy gave me instructions on how to mod the apex launcher so that when we get the bottom status bar it would look good. He modded it for the nexus but their dpi is set to 192. And I'm not good enough at dev'ing to mod it. So can you take a look and give it a shot? And will me pulling the systemui.apk from a tablet ROM give us the bottom status bar with the ICS buttons?
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[EDIT] here's what he told me
jay,
couldn't do it blind anyway, hacking smali was more like trial and error. i sat one night and adb-pushed countless of times to see if changes were reflected or not. you'll be better off grabbing apktool (1-2 pages before you'll find a working version), learning dalvik-opcode basics and just hack it.
what i did was:
1. find everything that contains "density" and hardcode it. you'll be looking out for displaymetrics api's. density is a float, look up the manual and calculate it. make sure you encode it properly, use an IEEE 754 converter. denditydpi is an int which can be either 160, 240 or 320. scaleddensity, same as density.
2. half of the app drawer will be wasted. i had to kill a switch somehere to help it, but i dont find it because i trashed the rewritten smali by accident and my comments are gone. i studied the original launcher2 java code to find it. not so important for now.
3. you'll get the dock back by changing launcher.xml in the res files. take the original one and copy it over the one in the dpi600 folder. port and landscape need different implementations.
4. all the relevant sizes and styles were in dpi600.
im sorry it's such a mess. a real dev would have written down the pieces of code to change but im a newb and that's all that i can offer you.
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I set mine to 120 and it switched for me
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I set mine to 120 and it switched for me
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How do you see anything with it set to that lol
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I set mine to 120 and it switched for me
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You got the bottom status bar and everything?????
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Rueben_ said:
How do you see anything with it set to that lol
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Lol i couldnt it was hard
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You got the bottom status bar and everything?????
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I had it for an hour till my player soft brickes itself idk how tho
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cleve321 said:
I had it for an hour till my player soft brickes itself idk how tho
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What setup did u do? I'm on 120 dpi on AOKP and I can't see the bottom status bar.
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I don't remember because I just play around with the setting testing things
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I don't remember because I just play around with the setting testing things
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Well that helps :sarcasm: Tablet mode doesn't trigger just by changing the DPI. The systemui.apk fc's on boot. Unless your on AOKP. I'd use that ROM but it isn't available for the US YP-G70....
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Well that helps :sarcasm: Tablet mode doesn't trigger just by changing the DPI. The systemui.apk fc's on boot. Unless your on AOKP. I'd use that ROM but it isn't available for the US YP-G70....
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System UI on AOKP does FC on boot the same way as AOSP when below 129 dpi.
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System UI on AOKP does FC on boot the same way as AOSP when below 129 dpi.
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Did you have YouTube 3D and all the other tablet UI apps?
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Did you have YouTube 3D and all the other tablet UI apps?
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Not when I tested it. Had the same number of tablet apps as u, such as Google Play Store, Books, Music, Peoples App etc.
Switched back now to CM9 though
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I am thinking if I rip a systemui.apk from an ICS tablet ROM and replace mine it will work. Are you willing to test it?
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
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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.
copy to /system/media, delete CID and rename just bootanimation.zip
Thank you, just what I needed for my Note!
A lot of people don't like the new mascot but I think the boot animation is better than the older one.
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I hate to be all "noob-ish" about this, but I keep trying to get this sucker to work with my OnlyOne Rom and it keeps reverting back to the standard boot animation. What am I missing? Do I need to do something with the kernel?
Cool post, thanks. Any chance it's can be resized to fit the whole screen?
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thx all! I jacked this from the Galaxy Nexus nightlies, (I so happen to have one.. ......as far as resizing?....I spent only a couple brain cells on this....but u can extract the zip....and resize each picture in the video ...but damn..that's a lot...any eaiser ways are welcome
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thx all! I jacked this from the Galaxy Nexus nightlies, (I so happen to have one.. ......as far as resizing?....I spent only a couple brain cells on this....but u can extract the zip....and resize each picture in the video ...but damn..that's a lot...any eaiser ways are welcome
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No need for that, just go into desc.txt and change the resolution from "720 1280" to "800 1280", save and re-zip.
Thank you for the hard work and post. I love the boot animation. However, I refuse. Screw Cyd or Cid. Andy is where it's at.
anyway anybody could do this in black and white?
thanks, finally found 720p version. But it is so lag on my nexus s
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No need for that, just go into desc.txt and change the resolution from "720 1280" to "800 1280", save and re-zip.
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I tried to changed the resolution from "800 1280" to "480 800" for my nexus s. And I found animation lost, only black background after I changed the des.txt file
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I tried to changed the resolution from "800 1280" to "480 800" for my nexus s. And I found animation lost, only black background after I changed the des.txt file
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What compression profile did you use to zip? Try zipping it using storage profile ie. no compression.
So I can't find any info about changing the color of the soft keys. Is it possible? Has anyone tried?
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Blakmagic said:
So I can't find any info about changing the color of the soft keys. Is it possible? Has anyone tried?
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No, you can't change the color of the capacitive keys :/
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No, you can't change the color of the capacitive keys :/
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Thanks. So I'm guessing they are colored in the glass?
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Blakmagic said:
Thanks. So I'm guessing they are colored in the glass?
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Yep. You can buy a new digitizer that is white if you want to. You could probably use a sharper to make them any color you want.
They should use RGB LEDs so we can change color with a widget.
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Yep. You can buy a new digitizer that is white if you want to. You could probably use a sharper to make them any color you want.
They should use RGB LEDs so we can change color with a widget.
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Thank you. I'll check it out.
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Yep. You can buy a new digitizer that is white if you want to. You could probably use a sharper to make them any color you want.
They should use RGB LEDs so we can change color with a widget.
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FWIW...I ordered a new digitizer off eBay and purposely chose one with white soft keys. When it came in the mail it was exactly like stock...red buttons.
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