[build.prop] Actual 1280x800 rez Chameleon Launcher.. - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

FYI***As wish777 pointed out.. this will put your phone in a permanent tablet mode*** So if you dont like holding yoru phone sideways.. dont doooooooo it! haha
i lied.. Orientation Control will make it go portrait..
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which might not be a bad deal checking out all those women.. hmmmmmm
So i was an idiot and payed the 10 dollars for Chameleon Launcher thinking i would be able to find the actual apk file somewhere.. or that they might email me a copy of it.. yea i was wrong.. so i went looking around for a way to trick the market and came across a few build.prop tweaks.. none of which worked.. so i decided to pick up my sons Nexus 7 this evening and give it a try myself.. and this is what i came up with.. my i717.. honestly believes its a nexus 7.. ****.. so does google..
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haha yea.. i had a good laugh when i recieved that email.. anyway.. here we go..
First things first, if you arent already running in tablet mode do so.. your settings should look like this.. This will require a reboot.. go ahead..
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After this whole deal is finished you can change them to bigger if you want.. but as far as i know.. for this to work.. they need to be straight tablet for now..
Next.. Make a backup.. im not responsible and alla that.. you break you buy..
Okay.. So now that you have a backup.. open up your ES File.. or whatever you use.. and navigate to your build.prop (/system/) should be right there..
Next.. make a copy of it and just let it sit there.. Just in case...(copy of build.prop)
Now.. the fun stuff.. make sure you change exactly what i have changed.. or else it wont work.. not sure if its down to the spaces and what not.. but who knows.. i sure dont..
Everything in BOLD are the lines that need to be changed..
The BOLD and ITALIC is what i actually changed it to..
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Okay.. so now that thats over.. MAKE SURE AND SAVE THE FILE.. or else you would have just wasted your time..
Reboot..
Now.. if everything went smoothly.. as soon as your phone reboots.. you should receive that email from Google.. and your apps should start to update on their own.. to the tablet type apps..
Here is some proof if you dont believe it..
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Download Display Tester and try it out for yourself if you REALLY dont believe..
And now youre done.. now i honestly only did this because i wanted chameleon launcher.. and i dont work for them or anything.. but it really is a nice launcher for our phone.. and it works pretty damn well.. its worth 10 bucks even if you only use it for a week.. give it a try..
After using a bootleg copy of it.. then installing the real deal.. its awesome.. and with this tweek.. the resolution on the screen is amazing.. icons look crisp and sharp.. everything runs a little smoother.. it just looks pretty damn good.. anyway.. all in all.. your i717 phablet.. is now really.. a tablet..
Here some screens to check out facebook messanger.. facebook.. and my homescreens.. no those arent my hoes.. theyre on instagram.. email me and ill tell you who to follow..
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This is really cool, thanks for sharing. What theme are you running?
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Couldnt you have just used the any dpi market apk..the one floating around that doesn't restrict dpi settings for the market?...it brings up more apps for the note, that stock normally doesn't..lol
I did this for the galaxy nexus when ics was out long ago to get apps..any time you change the build prob to a certain device ..clear cache reboot, it manipulates the market to believing its the device..this way you can get certain games or apps....

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wish777 said:
Couldnt you have just used the any dpi market apk..the one floating around that doesn't restrict dpi settings for the market?...it brings up more apps for the note, that stock normally doesn't..lol
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you could.. but in all honesty.. i feel like this makes your screen so much cleaner.. crisper.. you can even tell from those pictures.. but.. its not for everyone.. thanks.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. damn five min wait.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. and besides.. now that im waiting.. using PA.. i dont want something that changes my dpi universally.. i like my stuff to be the way i want it.. isnt that the whole point?
.. .. and isnt that wha ti just did? because if you read.. i tried all that clear cache in market blazay blazay.. and none of it worked for me.. so rather than clear my cache and reboot another million times.. i came up with this.. you dont have to use it.. but someone else might want to..

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lookitschris said:
you could.. but in all honesty.. i feel like this makes your screen so much cleaner.. crisper.. you can even tell from those pictures.. but.. its not for everyone.. thanks.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. damn five min wait.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. and besides.. now that im waiting.. using PA.. i dont want something that changes my dpi universally.. i like my stuff to be the way i want it.. isnt that the whole point?
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yes..every one has different ways of achieving the same goal...If you like your phone strickly tablet that's what suits you....so yes if your happy that's all that matters....good job!!
BTW..you might want to edit your first pic..you have your personal information look closely to the left of that pic bro.!!

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babalonius508 said:
This is really cool, thanks for sharing. What theme are you running?
Sent from my Galaxy Note using XDA HD
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cool man.. i thought so as well.. but yea.. its the ghost theme.. lets see... http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30087-themethemechooser-ghost-unblacked/

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wish777 said:
yes..every one has different ways of achieving the same goal...If you like your phone strickly tablet that's what suits you....so yes if your happy that's all that matters....good job!!
BTW..you might want to edit your first pic..you have your personal information look closely to the left of that pic bro.!!
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at least it wasnt some dirty raunchy porn.. .. .. right?

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Is this ROM specific?
Sent from a Green Bay Cheezy Note

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Polynesianroots88 said:
Is this ROM specific?
Sent from a Green Bay Cheezy Note
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to be honest with you.. i doubt it.. i took the build.prop from the newest release.. and the stuff i replaced it with.. is from the origional nexus 7 build i believe.. could even be the European version of nexus 7.. heh

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Polynesianroots88 said:
Is this ROM specific?
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try it out and let us know..

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I will. I'll let you all know soon. Just got off a 12 hour shift and am pooped.
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no doubt man.. take your time..

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looks great man.... think im gonna do it too

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cmart4 said:
looks great man.... think im gonna do it too
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just come back and let us know if it works if you arent using paranoid!!

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Guys one question i have.if i hav an apk of cahmeleon launcher which i jst dwnloaded nt bought it.then is there any problem???i mean gogle wont gonna chk it na???
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shivg86 said:
Guys one question i have.if i hav an apk of cahmeleon launcher which i jst dwnloaded nt bought it.then is there any problem???i mean gogle wont gonna chk it na???
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I highly doubt anyone will be looking.. but if you paid for it.. you might as well do this and get the paid version.. its a ,million times better than any apk I found..

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shivg86 said:
Guys one question i have.if i hav an apk of cahmeleon launcher which i jst dwnloaded nt bought it.then is there any problem???i mean gogle wont gonna chk it na???
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MOD EDIT.. OR try titanium backup or even rom toolbox some apps will allow you to break the link of the app to the market ..or other options
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For some reason the resolution does look very clearer like the graphics "POP" out at ya...does that launcher use a hardware rendering or some option to enhance quality of pictures or something? I have my build props set at maximum resolution so I don't know if its my phone making it look that clear or your actual launcher?

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The original post seems like a lot of work. Will simply changing the dpi to run tabletop work as well and will it look as nice? And is the launcher worth $10?
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kiltedthrower said:
The original post seems like a lot of work. Will simply changing the dpi to run tabletop work as well and will it look as nice? And is the launcher worth $10?
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i personally think the launcher is worth ten dollars.. ive compared it from a bootleg version.. to this version 1.. and its a huge improvement.. but thats my opinion.. lets be for real.. ten dollars.. is one hour of work at mcdonalds.. its like i said.. pay ten bucks.. use it for a week.. and you got your moneys worth.. but again.. personal opinion.. as far as the amount of work.. it really isnt.. just alot of words to explain it step by step in detail like i did.. the hardest part of it all would be the build.prop section.. but.. once again.. personal opinion.. but i think youre smart enough to figure out what line that secition starts and ends on.. and just copy and paste the whole thing.. entire process.. 7 min maximum.. if you do it smart..