I'm new to rooting and roms but I have a somewhat dumb question, lol. when a custom rom becomes available for the lg l9 p769 will that change all aspects of the phone? I'm mainly talking about the ridiculous large fonts used by lg. will all fonts be able to be changed globally including font and font size? will everything be completely customizable?
(anybody correct me if I'm wrong) yes it will. But it depends on the ROM if it's a CM it will... If it's stock android it will.... If it's a stock LG... It won't... But as of now it looks like only CM so in short.... Yes...
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Lg stock rom on l9 has an option to change font, settings+display +fonts
hamdimo said:
Lg stock rom on l9 has an option to change font, settings+display +fonts
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you're correct but there are only 3 different fonts. what I really wanted to change was the font size, even at 'small' everything is very large so I did some reading and it's actually the lcd density that I want to change? I changed it but it screws things up on the screen.. would that be something I need a custom rom for to change lcd density and everything look okay
You don't need a custom rom to change density, one app to do that is pimp my rom. But it's a dangerous business, make sure to cwm backup everything first.
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You don't need a custom rom to change density, one app to do that is pimp my rom. But it's a dangerous business, make sure to cwm backup everything first.
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maybe you didn't read my whole post, I did change the lcd density (with rom toolbox pro) and like I said it screwed things up on the screen, empty spaces and you could see part of the left screen before even scrolling to it. so I guess my question is what would fix those issues? or is it possible that changing the lcd density on my specific device is impossible?
Use pimp my rom and change the density back to 234
That's the original one
pimp my rom is noob proof, you can undo any changes you made.
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hamdimo said:
Use pimp my rom and change the density back to 234
That's the original one
pimp my rom is noob proof, you can undo any changes you made.
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not trying to be rude but are you even reading what I type? I didn't say I needed to change the density back to original, I already did that and the original setting was 240, not 234. are you saying that pimp my rom will give me different results than rom toolbox pro?
There is no way yet to fix this. Most of the time changing density will d do this and so it's recommended that you not change density.
Actually you will need to change the number to a supported value that is common for android. I forget what most of them are sorry to say but they can be found by a Googling
The app "lcd density" has all the ones that are usable preset. Also you can try a launcher to bring down the size as well
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there's an app on the market called big font. I use it on my tablet to increase font size, but you can also scale down. haven't tried it yet on P769.
thank you for the information. I've tried using the supported values with no luck, things are still messed up on screen and even put my phone into a bootloop once. I have tried a couple font sizer apps but they do not change the font size globally, some things stay the same like the fonts on the homescreen. it really bothers me that LG's theme or whatever it is looks so plain and almost like an old version of android, when I see ICS running on other phones it's alot different and much better to look at visually. I'm assuming all of these things will be changed when a custom rom is released? I don't know a whole lot about this at the moment but I'm trying to learn..
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Info from this thread originally - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760805
Since we are using larger screens google recommends we change our dpi from 240 to 160, this probably looks fine for stock builds but on sense builds everything looks crazy. I currently have mine(on a sense build) at 210 however feel free to change it to what is best for you.
to perform this modification
pull the build.prop from /system/build.prop
open the file using a text editor and change ro.sf.lcd_density=240 to ro.sf.lcd_density=160(or whatever number you choose)
then push the file back to /system/build.prob
(i used a paid app called root explorer for this process)
if you want you use terminal emulator or adb here are the commands:
su
cp /system/build.prop /sdcard
then once youve edited the file
cp /sdcard/build.prop /system
you can use the same commands over adb by entering adb shell
download the spare parts app from the market and untick the compatibility mode then reboot (this fixes the issues some apps have with scaling)
the result of this mod is more things fit on the screen e.g. lists and web pages and games like raging thunder 2 look better as they arent being stretched out as much.
i recommend for a sense build: 200 to 220
for a vanilla build 160-220
if anyone has any better numbers please post
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http://members.ping.de/~sven/dpi.html
input the values for HD2, you get ~217 dpi if you want to be anal about it
I wonder what effect not specifying any DPI would have...
this would be great if the lockscreen wallpaper would be retained... changing the dpi messes with the static wallpapers set...
I've tried 200, looks ok. I've always thought that we need to up the dpi, at 240 its way too huge for our screen.
160 messed everything up for me, the notification bar etc only filled half the screen. Other than that it looked awesome though! 200 might be the best, would be good to hear other opinions, not got a great deal of time to test
Is there a way to do it without Root Explorer?
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Is there a way to do it without Root Explorer?
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Go to your windows mobile, then edit the same file from the same folder of the Android. (not sure whether this works on all build, Shu8i build does work)
jubeh said:
http://members.ping.de/~sven/dpi.html
input the values for HD2, you get ~217 dpi if you want to be anal about it
I wonder what effect not specifying any DPI would have...
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217 looks like 220 and leaving it blank sets it 160(thats what it looks like i cant tell really since it is blank)
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this would be great if the lockscreen wallpaper would be retained... changing the dpi messes with the static wallpapers set...
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would using a higher res wallpaper fix this?
Jragar said:
160 messed everything up for me, the notification bar etc only filled half the screen. Other than that it looked awesome though! 200 might be the best, would be good to hear other opinions, not got a great deal of time to test
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160 on sense didn't mess up my status bar although some widgeds dissappeared. Which build are you using?
Interesting thread. I am using Mattc 1.5b Froyo. Anybody tries this? I am afraid of screwing my almost perfect setup.
Let me know what setting you used.
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Interesting thread. I am using Mattc 1.5b Froyo. Anybody tries this? I am afraid of screwing my almost perfect setup.
Let me know what setting you used.
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im on the same build as you with 210
copy out ur android folder onto ur hardisk as backup before u do the mod and u are safe if ur screen becomes black or u dun like it or it glitches badly and u cant modify it since u cant see the screen display properly..
This is sick,now my screen looks massive.Thx 4 the info..
"I pity the fool that owns an iPhone 4"
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please can you post before and after pictures
with 220 most of the apps doesnt scale properly and some doesnt work at all. Back to 240.
I set mine to 210.
It's hard to see the difference. I use MattC 1.5b with Froyo version...
The icons for "folder organizer" look smaller. But everything else seems to be the same. e.g. the htc sense applications, home, etc.
Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me.
here are some screenshots from the dpi changed from 240 to 200
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This is what I've tried with mattcnexusleo1.1_512....
the 240 / 200:
I like the 200, it makes the keyboard smaller enough for me to type easier.
**mods please delete my post. JJbdoggg raced me to it...only sec's late sorry...
the settings wont keep on shu8i builds... weird... i tried modifying build.prop both on the phone and on pc... after pushing and rebooting it doesnt change, it actually changes back to 240... i tried the spare parts workaround, unchecking compat. mode and still no luck. any ideaS?
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the settings wont keep on shu8i builds... weird... i tried modifying build.prop both on the phone and on pc... after pushing and rebooting it doesnt change, it actually changes back to 240... i tried the spare parts workaround, unchecking compat. mode and still no luck. any ideaS?
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Yeah your right same goes with me. I can't change it either that is why i used mattcnexusleo1.1_512 build. It worked with it...
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the settings wont keep on shu8i builds... weird... i tried modifying build.prop both on the phone and on pc... after pushing and rebooting it doesnt change, it actually changes back to 240... i tried the spare parts workaround, unchecking compat. mode and still no luck. any ideaS?
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Yeah your right same goes with me. I can't change it either that is why i used mattcnexusleo1.1_512 build. It worked with it...
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You change build for that ? o-o
Shubcraft have cyanogen mod, wich is much more easier to make updates, no need to push anything and its great if you do a mistake see post above
-great tip thanks ! My screen looks really huge now at 200.. The appdraw is impressive too ... I'll wait for tomorrow to see if these smaller fonts are still readable with the sun.
Hello, has anyone had any success with modifying the screen density on a Samsung Galaxy player 5.0?
I'm rooted and considering using an app such as LCD Density Modder Pro or perhaps even manually editing the build.prop file. Before I do this I'd like to know if anyone has also tried this and how successful it was.
The reason why I ask is because after a forum search I found that someone had tried unsuccessfully to do so: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18045727&highlight=density#post18045727
Thanks
Well, I did it on my 4.0 using font changer, worked fine, just made a lot of apps not work right so I undid it.
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Well, I did it on my 4.0 using font changer, worked fine, just made a lot of apps not work right so I undid it.
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Thanks for the reply, incidentally does font changer work well?
Yup, works pretty good!
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Hello, has anyone had any success with modifying the screen density on a Samsung Galaxy player 5.0?
I'm rooted and considering using an app such as LCD Density Modder Pro or perhaps even manually editing the build.prop file. Before I do this I'd like to know if anyone has also tried this and how successful it was.
The reason why I ask is because after a forum search I found that someone had tried unsuccessfully to do so: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18045727&highlight=density#post18045727
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Changed the Density on my 5.0 to 200 and i actually like the slightly more scaled down nature of everything. You might run into a button or two that's slightly off because of this but in general the pros outweigh the cons.
[email protected]@rd said:
Changed the Density on my 5.0 to 200 and i actually like the slightly more scaled down nature of everything. You might run into a button or two that's slightly off because of this but in general the pros outweigh the cons.
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Thanks, what app did you use?
I used Root Explorer to change the density directly from the build.prop file. It just seemed like a better idea than using an application to do it for me.
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I used Root Explorer to change the density directly from the build.prop file. It just seemed like a better idea than using an application to do it for me.
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Okay, I'll try that
You guys should try and post some before and after screenshots. Would be interesting to look at.
This was already discussed, with several screenshots, in a thread called "Has anyone played with the LCD Density of the 5.0?" in the General forum. Sorry, I can't post links yet. The last update was 23/1/2012.
My first post after searching the forums.
Overcome Series v2.3.1 is the first ever rom installation I've done on my Galaxy Tab P7500 (after stock HC3.2 got corrupted lost touchwiz and status bar).
The rom's great, faster, far louder sound. But I have problem with all fonts. Compared to the old stock rom all the fonts seem to be pixelated, fuzzy, similar if not as bad as an Ipad 2.
On stock 3.2 System Info app reported back the screen resolution as the whole 1280x800 while on Overcome rom I get 1280x752 (the user area?) as resolution report.
Has anyone had the same problem and found a fix or knows what I can do? I have reflashed but nothing changed. Many thanks and best
Izzy
You need root for this.
You can use FontChanger (Market) or change the font yourself in system/fonts
Download the font you want from dafont.com or something, Then rename it as the same, I think it's DroidSandBold.tff , But you need to rename the font to those and replace the ones there, and voila it will change to what you wish.
Too much hassle? Font Changer does the same
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You need root for this.
You can use FontChanger (Market) or change the font yourself in system/fonts
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Many thanks. I downloaded the app and it identified a missing density parameter. I then flashed Pershoot's latest kernel and got no error message. I'm assuming screen resolution 1280x752 as reported by Android System Info is okay? Previously it stated 1280x800 with HC3.2. I can still see any font is less dense than it used to be but I guess it's a give-and-take Thanks for the advice!..
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Glad that helped and worked for you I had resolution errors aswell thinking that it was 720 when I had tried linux on it only to find out the resolution is bigger than it seems. First i've heard of that
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Glad that helped and worked for you I had resolution errors aswell thinking that it was 720 when I had tried linux on it only to find out the resolution is bigger than it seems. First i've heard of that
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Being a newbie... I still can't work out why the 3.1 or 3.2 stock roms give higher resolution to the Overcome 3.2. I did a restore to the former just to check and alas I get better font density (very crisp) than now back to Overcome.
I kinda lost my original stock 3.2 when the touchwiz and status bar disappeared, leaving with no Kies update options. So its becoming a steep learning curve!
Many thanks
Man, I just read everything on Per-App DPI over and over again trying to understand it. Can anyone please explain it as thoroughly as you can? I'm confused as hell. =/
Wasn't it easier to just use rom toolbox to change the DPI to where you wanted it? Now, when I flash hybrid rc2 or the new alpha 3, I go to rom toolbox like I always have to change the DPI but it doesn't work anymore. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong with because of this new per app dpi, but to me all it has done is made everything EXTREMELY complicated. I'll list what I have tried:
-I flashed alpha 3, flashed the 320 zip, went into rom toolbox to change dpi to 280, 240, 220, and the only thing that changed was the lockscreen text. Everything else stayed at 320.
-I flashed Hybrid RC1.1, flashed the all-dpi zip, changed dpi in rom toolbox and everything was fine. Worked like previous roms with tablet mod.
-I flashed Hybrid RC1.1, flashed RC2, tried to change dpi in rom toolbox to 280, 240, 220, and had the same problem as I did on alpha 3.
Am I right in understanding that in order to change dpi now you have to edit the build.prop for every app you want changed? Is that what the per app dpi is? If that's the case I have no clue how that is close to being easier than using rom toolbox or lcd density from the play store.
Can someone please explain all of this to me? I would really appreciate it. Thanks so much. I'm about to start pulling out my hair lol. =(
P.S. The directions in DAGr8's thread are very minimal and not easy to follow for people who don't have the experience that he does. Its jibberish to newer flashers. It just says something to the extent of "change whatever app you want's dpi but it has to match the build prop dpi, and also the keyboards need to match" -- those instructions are a little hard to follow. So just lookin for some help.
I didn't read the whole post...kind a in a hurry but for what I know the tool box doesn't work on rc2 which is why it still worked on rc1. For what I understand, certain apps require certain dpi and people also would rather have a higher dpi for reading emails ans such but don't want to lose tab mode or they don't want to keep toggleing dpi settings in rom toolbox. So in a nut shell, this mod will allow you to set certain apps etc at what ever setting you want while keeping your phone in tab mode. I'm sure there more to kit but this is what I've gathered.
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I would really love a bit more info on this.
I run my phone (Sg3) at 240 its amazing. but dialer/camera/clock/samsung keyboard
DO NOT LIKE 240dpi. dialer and camera "work" they are just ugly.
clock crashes (using alternative for it for now)
would really like to get samsung keyboard working. the LH3 one stops crashing but its too small to be useful at 240dpi since it does not "expand" at 240.
would REALLY love app dpi but on my stock rom (I like the samsung features so I don't want to goto paranoid)
where is dagr8's thread?
or where I can get "modified" versions of these apps to be 240 compliant? bala_gamer made 240 compliant dialer but it does not work on the sprint Sg3 only the international variant.
Hi all,
I have found a way to change the dpi without root, just using adb and cmd and it worked like a charm...well, almost. There are a couple of UI glitches that appear when you reduce (or increase for that matter) the dpi.
Firstly, the icons on the home screen mess up, but that's not SUCH an issue as you can install another launcher or in my case, find an icon pack that doesn't show the mess up quite as much (my preferable choice because you see the icons set in different areas of the UI, such as the notifications shade and recents menu, settings, etc.)
Secondly, and the most annoying, is the crop function messes up in the weirdest way. Whether it be when changing wallpaper or trying to crop a picture in CamScanner, the image you choose appears zoomed in and there is no way to zoom out or even move the image around, only zoom in further.
Now, my question is, has anyone managed to find a suitable dpi that MIUI does not have a problem with, or are there some standard dpi's MIUI uses apart from 480? Or has anyone found a way around any of these issues (or any other issues they may have encountered when changing the dpi)? Last but not least, is there a custom version of MIUI out there, or a rom that has it's visuals (and camera app) but custom tailored to suit various dpi's and other modifications?
I really cannot live with the stock dpi of 480, it's like using a phone made for old people, waaaay too large EVERYTHING on a large screen, I want to see more on a large screen. But I also am not yet prepared to go off MIUI as I really like their UI, visually, and I know any other rom will lose a lot of camera quality amoungst some other things like battery life, etc.
Thanks guys in advance for any advice.
Use 400 DPI ..There is no issue ..I am using it from 1Month
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Anands3 said:
Use 400 DPI ..There is no issue ..I am using it from 1Month
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Which method?
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Textdroider App from play store
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If the original one is 386 I think 400 is kinda useless... Or did you mean 300?
Original is 403dpi if I'm not mistaken. I set mine to 375 and it's absolutely perfect..
Default density is 480.
Code:
[email protected]:/ $ wm density
Physical density: 480
Zak108 said:
Hi all,
I have found a way to change the dpi without root, just using adb and cmd and it worked like a charm...well, almost. There are a couple of UI glitches that appear when you reduce (or increase for that matter) the dpi.
Firstly, the icons on the home screen mess up, but that's not SUCH an issue as you can install another launcher or in my case, find an icon pack that doesn't show the mess up quite as much (my preferable choice because you see the icons set in different areas of the UI, such as the notifications shade and recents menu, settings, etc.)
Secondly, and the most annoying, is the crop function messes up in the weirdest way. Whether it be when changing wallpaper or trying to crop a picture in CamScanner, the image you choose appears zoomed in and there is no way to zoom out or even move the image around, only zoom in further.
Now, my question is, has anyone managed to find a suitable dpi that MIUI does not have a problem with, or are there some standard dpi's MIUI uses apart from 480? Or has anyone found a way around any of these issues (or any other issues they may have encountered when changing the dpi)? Last but not least, is there a custom version of MIUI out there, or a rom that has it's visuals (and camera app) but custom tailored to suit various dpi's and other modifications?
I really cannot live with the stock dpi of 480, it's like using a phone made for old people, waaaay too large EVERYTHING on a large screen, I want to see more on a large screen. But I also am not yet prepared to go off MIUI as I really like their UI, visually, and I know any other rom will lose a lot of camera quality amoungst some other things like battery life, etc.
Thanks guys in advance for any advice.
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Is it possible to change the density using terminal emulator directly on phone? Or do I need to have PC?
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If the original one is 386 I think 400 is kinda useless... Or did you mean 300?
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No, the original is 480, which is too large...where did you get the number 386 from? perhaps it is another one of their phone's stock DPI, which means MIUI might not warp on this DPI value? Will check it out, but any information you have, please let me know
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Is it possible to change the density using terminal emulator directly on phone? Or do I need to have PC?
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Not sure about that, I only tried it from the pc, sorry.
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Not sure about that, I only tried it from the pc, sorry.
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OK will try at home then.
Just to be sure - phone has to be in FASTBOOT mode to accept ADB commands from PC right?
used some of the suggested DPI's but...
so, thanks guys, used some of the suggested DPI values, 386 and 375, and mostly everything works fine....except still some small issues with the icons and the cropping. try and set a wallpaper for a whatsapp group for example, photo shows as zoomed in and cannot zoom out to choose a crop of the WHOLE image like I used to....have attached some screenshots of what happens to my icons....is this possibly because I am not rooted that the DPI value is not getting set in to the system correctly? Is anyone who is rooted facing the same issues or not?
might convince me to root, this is the first device i have managed to be happy without rooting lol
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OK will try at home then.
Just to be sure - phone has to be in FASTBOOT mode to accept ADB commands from PC right?
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No, no need....as long as you have ADB drivers installed and you are launching the CMD from within the ADB folder, it will work. Oh and of course USB debugging enabled and the first time it tried to access the phone for ADB details, you will need to allow it to by hitting remember and ok on the phone
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Is it possible to change the density using terminal emulator directly on phone? Or do I need to have PC?
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Yes. I do bellow commands with Terminal Emulador on Android. My Device is Kenzo with MIUI 8:
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wm density 400
The value you change to your preferred
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Zak108 said:
so, thanks guys, used some of the suggested DPI values, 386 and 375, and mostly everything works fine....except still some small issues with the icons and the cropping. try and set a wallpaper for a whatsapp group for example, photo shows as zoomed in and cannot zoom out to choose a crop of the WHOLE image like I used to....have attached some screenshots of what happens to my icons....is this possibly because I am not rooted that the DPI value is not getting set in to the system correctly? Is anyone who is rooted facing the same issues or not?
might convince me to root, this is the first device i have managed to be happy without rooting lol
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Which theme is this?
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Which theme is this?
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Roger Rabbit...I think at the time of the screenshots I was using a different theme for the status bar, but can't remember as I am now using Eureka 8 Pro. Roger Rabbit is the base theme though, quite like the grey simplicity.
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If the original one is 386 I think 400 is kinda useless... Or did you mean 300?
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The original isn't near 386. I went down to 380 and everything it far smaller than a 6 dpi difference. I'd say stock is closer to 430 - 450
Yes man, you was right the original DPI is 440, the app textdroiderDPI was showing me an incorrect value of 386 (maybe a little bug...).
Setting it on 440 with LeDpiChanger gave me a full stock MIUI size
Stock is 480DPI, changers give bad result...just root and change build.prop ro.sf.lcd_density=
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Stock is 480DPI, changers give bad result...just root and change build.prop ro.sf.lcd_density=
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Thank you sir, this works for me on MIUI 8.1.1.0 global stable, change my screen density to 420. Icons are perfect.