I'm having a strange issue with down-scaling, where games look blurry, fuzzy, jagged, and low-res on my Edge. The best example is the game Clash of Clans. When zoomed all the way out, the resolution looks like 480p. Text is jagged and the graphs are generally blurry/fuzzy. As I zoom in, it appears the game fluctuates in and out of focus. When zoomed all the way in, it appears just fine. I have no idea what is causing this, but I can temporarily fix it by clearing the app cache and restarting, after which the are sharp and crystal clear. But then, as the day progresses, I'll suddenly notice that the resolution snapped back to low-res. Clearing cache and restarting fixes it again, but it's only temporary.
Another user started a thread in the Note 4 forums saying the same thing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-att/help/clash-clans-graphics-bad-update-t3064467. And there are a couple other discussions floating around on Reddit and elsewhere. But, there isn't much traction or answers. Has anyone experienced this?
EXAMPLE (viewing the full size really shows the discrepancy):
Blurry over time (click here for full size: http://i.imgur.com/DykzYjE.jpg):
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Crystal clear after reboot (click here for full size: http://i.imgur.com/TBJ2q6e.jpg):
I also have the same problem. I'm using a Note 4 though.
display differences between nexus 5 and s6
I have attached two screen shot examples of how my clash of clans looks between the older nexus 5 (cleaner, but smaller resolution) with the s6 (very blury). The s6 is verizon using android 5.0.2. The nexus 5 is android 5.1.1
Let me know if you have any suggestions of things to try or what to check.
Same here and it's not good when I'm in war and it starts screwing up takes more than once to touch the right area, it's like bad traction. I don't know if it is touch wiz. And it goes to multi tasking allot to when i play clash odd clans like the button on the bottom left of the s6. Idk man.
I just bought a Galaxy Tab S2, and I get the same thing. Text is illegible when I'm zoomed all the way out. Did the S6 ever get a fix?
any solutions yet? i'm having the same problem :/
This is very strange, I have no such issues on my Edge.
Okay, let's get down to facts.
The phone is Quad HD aka 2k, most games and apps do NOT even have Full HD graphics. So it's not downscaling it's Up scaling. Up scaling low resolutions graphics will obviously result in blurring and pixelation...
However I don't experience any blurry texture in CoC, but yes, it pixelates. Even 1080p videos pixelates a tiny bit on the Edge because it's upscaled. 2k and 4k videos looks beautiful though.
Do a factory reset. By the way I enabled GPU rendering in Developer options, maybe that's why I'm not facing the issues that you are.
Cheers to the "Edge" makes things look differently though.
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It only maintains the low resolution until a reboot. If i reboot it and right after open the game, it doesn't look blurry or low res at all. But if i wait a minute or two to run the game after the reboot it looks like it has been down-scaled compared to when i opened clash right after it. I noticed this on asphalt 8 too. Tried a factory reset and enabling gpu rendering but the problem persists... Contacted samsung and they told me to contact the game developers.
Asphalt 8 with max zoom on the gallery app:
Before reboot: imgur.com/o8ez0xq
After reboot: imgur.com/zo1qcd0
GuMarcello said:
It only maintains the low resolution until a reboot. If i reboot it and right after open the game, it doesn't look blurry or low res at all. But if i wait a minute or two to run the game after the reboot it looks like it has been down-scaled compared to when i opened clash right after it. I noticed this on asphalt 8 too. Tried a factory reset and enabling gpu rendering but the problem persists... Contacted samsung and they told me to contact the game developers.
Asphalt 8 with max zoom on the gallery app:
Before reboot: imgur.com/o8ez0xq
After reboot: imgur.com/zo1qcd0
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UGGHH i've got the same behavior... Contact the game developers when the game is fine as soon as the device boots up??? They're gibronis.
Okay. I had this issue on some games, now it's gone.
I did this...
Boot into recovery mode (newbies, don't ask how, research it),
wiped the cache first,
then factory reset,
booted up,
set up,
installed the new firmware update
(I read pretty much every region received it),
install Game Tuner (and set everything to the max).
Games looks better and smoother than before.
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Thank you!
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Okay. I had this issue on some games, now it's gone.
I did this...
Boot into recovery mode (newbies, don't ask how, research it),
wiped the cache first,
then factory reset,
booted up,
set up,
installed the new firmware update
(I read pretty much every region received it),
install Game Tuner (and set everything to the max).
Games looks better and smoother than before.
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I didn't know about this "Game Tuner", but i just installed it to see if it would work. And it actually did... I didn't need to factory reset my phone or even wipe the phone's cache.
It just feels like another device when i'm playing games on it.
Thank you
Even with game tuner the resolution goes blurry after a bit. It seems game tuner doesn't maintain the nice crispness. On my Galaxy Tab S2. My older Nexus 7 2013 is always crisp and clear. Never buying a Samsung again.
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Every once in awhile I'll get artafacts in videos on the web browser. Took a screen cap to make sure it wasn't just the screen. Anyone else run into this and is there a way to stop it without a reboot?
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Does it only happen on flash objects?
Low023 said:
Every once in awhile I'll get artafacts in videos on the web browser. Took a screen cap to make sure it wasn't just the screen. Anyone else run into this and is there a way to stop it without a reboot?
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Did you ever get this resolved? It happens randomly on my Prime as well. I have the latest ICS update (Build 9.4.2.11-20120117). Mine happens through out though, like in settings/menus/etc...
Here is an example.
I get this ocasionally too. So far though, only when streaming TV on demand which is flash. I am using the lates ICS.
I would hazard a guess that it is due to Tegra3 graphics drivers still being in their infancy. We'll see what the next update brings which is due 1st half of this month. Apparently it fixes many issues that people have.
It looks like you are either using the stock browser or ICS Browser. I managed to apparantly stop it doing this by clearing the cache in the privacy settings. I dont know if it is a pernament cure, but it has not happened since.
I´m having video issues in Youtube. Not always but most times. After they start there it goes on in every next app which i use. After reboot everythings allright again.
The complete bar on the bottom starts jumping and on the left side there are flashing artifacts... you can see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIO2LBMG-dc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
hopefully these are driver issues...
My 3rd Prime starting having the same video artifacts and bouncing task bar.
I have yet to see any problem on my 5th Prime.
I have the same problem, artifacts in the left side randomly
I made a video
http://youtu.be/-u8c1NolrvY
It only happens with hd videos. With sd the video only bounces a bit.
Then if I play a Hd video again, it has artifacts but if I switch to fullscreen , they dissapear. If I switch to window mode again, artifacts come back.
I need to turn off the screen to get back to fix the problem.
I have a C serial Prime(from Spain)
I've had it happen once in flash video playback, jumping back and forth between full screen resolved it for me. I don't get it enough to consider it a legit problem. Im just glad to have flash playback!!! My 'boss' has an iPad 2 and all I can say is skyfire is a great app but a poor solution for flash video playback... of course as i write this flash just caused my prime to reboot... another reason i try not to bad talk my gadgets!
According with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449992 , uninstall flash plugin, and reinstall. It worked for me
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My 3rd Prime starting having the same video artifacts and bouncing task bar.
I have yet to see any problem on my 5th Prime.
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Your "5th prime" How many do you have or have you gone though?!
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I´m having video issues in Youtube. Not always but most times. After they start there it goes on in every next app which i use. After reboot everythings allright again.
The complete bar on the bottom starts jumping and on the left side there are flashing artifacts... you can see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIO2LBMG-dc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
hopefully these are driver issues...
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i've encountered this exact problem, accompanied by corruption of the display along the left side, particularly where the back arrow is on the bottom status bar.
in my case, it always seems to start after i use the Terminal Emulator app, even after the app has closed. reboot always makes it go away.
i suspect a there's a graphics driver bug that a variety of apps are inadvertently triggering and is putting the driver into a wonky state. considering how we're seeing text "dance" on top of a stable background this screams software issue.
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Your "5th prime" How many do you have or have you gone though?!
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5 Primes. My 5th Prime does it too.
For 2D or 3D applications (like GTA III for instance), I would like to be able to tell what FPS the game is running at pretty much for benchmarking purposes.
A game called osu!droid can show FPS in the bottom right corner, but this option can be enabled or disabled via it's options:
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I would figure Android SDK for Windows to have some sort of way to see this, but I couldn't find anything. If there is a way to display FPS via the SDK (or maybe an app), does anyone know of it?
Hmm, it seems nobody has any feedback or info about this :/
I'm looking for the same thing.
Bump. Very interested in this as well. I have a Nexus 7 and was having lag issues on Beach Buggy Blitz so I rooted rommed and overclocked it and would like to know my frames per second. We need something like Fraps for PC with a simple fps overlay.
Bump.. there has to be "something" available? Do developers just not check FPS of their apps/games? Do they code FPS counters manually and then remove them?
been looking for a way to have an fps overlay in 3D games (like FRAPS for windows) for quite a while now... i bet there'd be a market for a well written commercial app that takes care of this. any takers?
Some games (like Dragon Fly, for example) have this option and its awesome.
I would really like to see something like fraps for android, too bad because games are best for benchmarks after all.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aatt.fpsm&feature=search_result
wow... that's exactly what i was looking for. can't figure out how i missed it... did i not check the play store?!?
thanks man!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784868
GameBench records your fps and a bunch of other system metrics during a gameplay session! It's useful for identifying bottlenecks on your device.
We'll also have an fps overlay feature pretty soon, so check us out!
GameBench performance analysis app
ishb3w said:
Bump. Very interested in this as well. I have a Nexus 7 and was having lag issues on Beach Buggy Blitz so I rooted rommed and overclocked it and would like to know my frames per second. We need something like Fraps for PC with a simple fps overlay.
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Hi,
We just published an app called GameBench about 4 months ago in the play store. It does exactly what you are looking for and even more. Have a look.
Hi All,
I'm looking for a similar app or piece of code where I can get the FPS in any application or even in the home screen. I've seen FPS Meter but it seems to be very inaccurate. Furthermore, I want to be able to log FPS frequently, i.e. every one second and I don't want to see the FPS only on the screen.
Has anyone seen anything similar to what I am looking for?
Thanks,
mahdinanaz said:
Hi All,
I'm looking for a similar app or piece of code where I can get the FPS in any application or even in the home screen. I've seen FPS Meter but it seems to be very inaccurate. Furthermore, I want to be able to log FPS frequently, i.e. every one second and I don't want to see the FPS only on the screen.
Has anyone seen anything similar to what I am looking for?
Thanks,
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Just wanted to let you know that we've got GameBench published that records FPS as well as CPU/GPU data. We guarantee it's accuracy as well https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamebench.metricscollector
gamebenchjake said:
Just wanted to let you know that we've got GameBench published that records FPS as well as CPU/GPU data. We guarantee it's accuracy as well https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamebench.metricscollector
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Just wanted to find a tool that does this, because I managed to install Game Tuner on my Note 4.
Unfortunately the Free tier is way too limiting. I mean I just want a single FPS number readout, that's it.
Benchmarkers would also love to use such a tool, they don't need much else, just record the gameplay, push it on youtube, there. Would be a nice marketing for Game Bench I think. (I know currently you are aiming for developers mostly.)
h8Aramex said:
Just wanted to find a tool that does this, because I managed to install Game Tuner on my Note 4.
Unfortunately the Free tier is way too limiting. I mean I just want a single FPS number readout, that's it.
Benchmarkers would also love to use such a tool, they don't need much else, just record the gameplay, push it on youtube, there. Would be a nice marketing for Game Bench I think. (I know currently you are aiming for developers mostly.)
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Yeah - unfortunately we had a lot of medium sized developers abusing our free version, hence the limitation. It is unlimited until the end of this week (start of May) right now though. We've had the tool out there for free for a couple years now, and we actually do offer free access to journalists/reviewers
30 minutes of free recording per month is about 10 solid sessions a month, but we'll adjust it over time depending on how people are using it.
Any other less crappy app?! I just want a FPS overlay, not a crappy app that sucks the life out of my device while charging money for it!
There is no fps dispaly/overlay/meter for android?
FPS Meter apk, works BAD.
SebaS-DG said:
There is no fps dispaly/overlay/meter for android?
FPS Meter apk, works BAD.
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Hey! GameBench has an FPS overlay built in, you just need to create an account and tether to your PC to start the service.
Link: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ls?id=com.gamebench.metricscollector&hl=en_GB)
We've been verified by Intel and ARM as having accurate measurements
Try Game Tuner from Samsung
Search GLTools on XDA, but u need root
EDIT: Another long thread on this same issue here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510251
Is anyone else experiencing messed up deep black colors (pixelization) in images, wallpaper, etc?
I thought I saw someone else mention this problem, but I can't remember which thread.
This is happening to me with almost every image or photo that has deep blacks in it, including photos I take with the camera and view on the phone!!
EDIT: I tried to attach screenshots of the problem to this post, but the uploaded images end up looking completely normal (gorgeous) when viewed on any other system. On my phone, however, they look like total pixelated garbage.
Do I need to exchange it, or did I screw up a setting somewhere? Any ideas?
I get that with some certain images and sometimes videos too. I believe it was like that on my skyrocket and gs2 too. Super amoled screens have saturated colors and causes black to pixelate even on our HD resolution...
-On another NOTE, Samsung goes 5.3"
I get that too and my skyrocket and gs2 was no different. Some pictures and certain videos. I believe Samsung super amoled screens have over saturated colors which causes the black colors to show up pixelated. Even in our HD resolution screens. Hopefully Samsung will improve this in the future.
-On another NOTE, Samsung goes 5.3"
So this is considered "normal" on Samsung's AMOLED phones? And it happens on every single device?!
I take little comfort in the fact that it's happening to everyone, and I personally consider it unacceptable for any device in 2012.
Some images and videos are totally and completely unviewable -- including every dark wallpaper I've attempted to use, and even many of the photos I've taken with the phone's camera. The photos do look fine when transferred and viewed on another device, of course, but how the hell can I tell if I just took a good picture if it literally looks like I used to MS Paint to draw it!?
How is this acceptable to anyone? What's going on here?
I would return it. Mine had no problem.
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From another thread you could try
launch youtube app
search for 'moving starfield 120s 720p'
go in a dark room and play video
does it do it then?
MrDSL said:
From another thread you could try
launch youtube app
search for 'moving starfield 120s 720p'
go in a dark room and play video
does it do it then?
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Omg, yes! that video is a horrendous pixelated mess on my Note!
Does that mean something is hosed and I need to exchange it? Or, is there a fix?
You are not the only one having issues. I am having the same problems, and I took mine back to best buy. I had them test there new units, and they had the same issues. Then I went to a local AT&T store and all of their demo units had the same problems. I dont know if its because its new release issue, but its very annoying! Also, open the android market and the grey tabs on the home screen mine have bands running through them, then also the skype app home screen you can really tell it.
Sadly, blocky artifacts for me.
MrDSL said:
From another thread you could try
launch youtube app
search for 'moving starfield 120s 720p'
go in a dark room and play video
does it do it then?
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i can tell you positively that video plays perfect on my Note..
I took five co-workers in the breakroom and made it pitch dark and when playing that video nobody can even tell where my screen ends and the phone begins because the black blends so well..
Not to say I never see blotches but its only on low res images or if the video just sucks.
That's how screens are.. the nexus is similar
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paleh0rse said:
Omg, yes! that video is a horrendous pixelated mess on my Note!
Does that mean something is hosed and I need to exchange it? Or, is there a fix?
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Try the same video on you tube but using the browser. Use this link and view in desktop mode than use you tube app. Then u will see its a software issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJO88Qhxwv4
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Here are a few images that you can use to test this issue on your Note. First view them on your Note, and then view them on a PC to see how they're actually supposed to look. Pay special attention to the color transition areas and deep black areas. I agree that it appears software-related... something is definitely wrong with the gfx drivers.
I wonder if any of our friendly all-star devs can fix it? Do you think it justifies its own thread in the dev forum?
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Here are a few images that you can use to test this issue on your Note. First view them on your Note, and then view them on a PC to see how they're actually supposed to look. Pay special attention to the color transition areas and deep black areas. I agree that it appears software-related... something is definitely wrong with the gfx drivers.
I wonder if any of our friendly all-star devs can fix it? Do you think it justifies its own thread in the dev forum?
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I saved them an look bad on my note.
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borijess said:
Try the same video on you tube but using the browser. Use this link and view in desktop mode than use you tube app. Then u will see its a software issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJO88Qhxwv4
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It definitely looks a lot better in the browser. I think the other guy who says his is perfect probably has different color depth as a result of his ICS ROM.
Those pics look great in tapatalk. I'm not on ics
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So that starfields non HQ looks crappy butt HQ looks niiice
my evo is horrible with video so I'm not sure if you can tell but download and play this on a PC..
No block stuff or anything.
http://db.tt/tOpD8klh
borijess said:
Try the same video on you tube but using the browser. Use this link and view in desktop mode than use you tube app. Then u will see its a software issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJO88Qhxwv4
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That video is garbage in both the stock browser and YouTube app; however, it looks great in Dolphin HD browser.
The still images I posted also look completely normal in Dolphin HD, but they look like pixelated garbage in every other app -- to include gallery, quickpic, tapatalk, etc.
So, I definitely believe it's a software-based rendering issue of some sort.
Hopefully our all-star devs can fix it, or perhaps the upcoming official ICS release will solve it...
Video looks like garbage for me in YouTube app as well, even with HQ checked. The only way to see it in full quality is to view it in Dolphin Browser HD, with the user agent set to desktop mode.
However, if I do this, another problem arises. The blacks are no longer black, but dark gray. I suspect that in desktop mode, Dolphin Browser doesn't know how to convert RGB16-235 to full range. Does anyone have any ideas? This is definitely a software issue.
Factory reset your device and set it up as new. It has totally changed my opinion of this phone. I know setting everything up again will be a pain but this thing is as smooth as my pixel now. I honestly can't believe the difference.
I am going to try that because I definitely have seriois lag issues
Unfortunately it only fixed mine for a day, I ended up returning it.
pieman13 said:
Factory reset your device and set it up as new. It has totally changed my opinion of this phone. I know setting everything up again will be a pain but this thing is as smooth as my pixel now. I honestly can't believe the difference.
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Curious, when you first setup your phone (before factory-reset), did you restore a backup or did you download your apps manually?
I've never had an issue with lag with the G6. I also installed everything manually though.
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Curious, when you first setup your phone (before factory-reset), did you restore a backup or did you download your apps manually?
I've never had an issue with lag with the G6. I also installed everything manually though.
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Tried both ways. Lag persisted both ways.
So strange that people are having lag in this phone. I'm sorry for those that are. My G6 is by far the smoothest Android I've used and is even comparable to my iPhone 7 in smoothness.
I find that after installing the update from LG, the phone does not lag anymore...
I have a Canadian G6
Interesting, my phone is running as fast as my pixel XL did... No lag here.
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I'm guessing it's a non-optimized or rogue app. Still no lag for me and I have all normal apps installed.
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I'm guessing it's a non-optimized or rogue app. Still no lag for me and I have all normal apps installed.
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Nope. I monitored everything.
My lag was from lastpass and accessibility services. Once that was reset it is nice and fast(us997)
I actually disabled Google Assistant, it's smooth now.
I did disable it on my pixel as well due to freezes sometimes
No lag here on my Tmo G6.
G6 europe..update v10d with fota...very laggy...
then i try to update with lgup and kdz...whaoo!!
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I have a Verizon G6, and I have had some horrible lag. Did a factory reset, which coincidentally was followed by OTA update to version 11A (still Android 7.0). Lag seemed ok for a few days, but now whenever I open Google Inbox, it virtually stops the whole phone. I just went and cleared data and cache for the app, so we'll see.
I am leery to take it back to Verizon for a new one, returning it may cause me to lose my Google Home!
Sure! Just wipe it, install nothing, and it will be lag free! Sweet!
Those that don't report lag likely have more tolerance for lag and/or don't install many apps. Those that do report lag have less tolerance and/or more apps. They're all the same phone, there aren't some with lag and some without.
Got the phone for almost 2 weeks now, T-Mobile version. Installed a bunch of my usual apps. Tasker monitoring and running automation tasks in the background. Nova Launcher. Google Assistant enabled. Disabled some apps (that are not uninstallable). Runs smooth. Barely noticing any lags.
I had lag before but i just flashed stock firmware again, seems to be working fine now
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Sure! Just wipe it, install nothing, and it will be lag free! Sweet!
Those that don't report lag likely have more tolerance for lag and/or don't install many apps. Those that do report lag have less tolerance and/or more apps. They're all the same phone, there aren't some with lag and some without.
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I'm sorry, but this is not true. I cannot stand lag, and the slightest stutter has me looking for answers to the "problem." My G6 just plain does not lag. No idea what is causing other people's phones to lag, but there are plenty G6s out there without that issue.
Edit: I counted and I have 72 installed apps. I don't know if that's a little or a lot, but it seems like a good amount to put the phone through it's paces.
No lag here but then again I'm using Nova launcher since gmail doesn't have notification badges in the default launcher.
IMPORTANT: This no longer works after the update to Android 12. 'wm size' resets itself to default immediately after you change it. If you know (or at least have an idea) of a possible fix - please reply, so far I'm clueless.
I'll edit the post again if anything is found.
If you have already updated like me you can run 'wm density reset' so your phone looks normal again.
So the phone by default runs in 1096x2560 and only in select apps with appropriate content in 4k. XZ Premium did the same thing and it is possible to make always run in 4k. I've decided to try the same on 1 III and it works!
How to:
Enable USB debugging in developer settings
Download and run ADB, you phone should provide the driver automatically. If not, it can be downloaded from here.
Run the following commands
Code:
adb shell
wm size 1644x3840
wm density 630
Done! Exit ADB shell by typing exit there.
From my testing this works flawlessly with any app and the 120hz mode. My device didn't get too warm from this, battery now is at 35°C and CPU at 40. No lagging or freezes whatsoever either, everything runs smoothly in 120 fps. The only thing I noticed is that when using always-on display the phone unlock can be a bit slow sometimes, but only when unlocking with said display lit up.
How to undo - the same as before but with these commands:
Code:
adb shell
wm size reset
wm density reset
Please report how's your experience and battery life if you try this.
I don't really understand, how will this make the apps render in 4K?
The screen is always displaying 4k resolution (you would have 3/4 of the screen black if it displayed only FHD resolution) but actively upscale to 4k the apps that doesn't render in 4k (so most of them).
Or is the tweak only to make the phone render the home screen and parameters in 4k?
No. By default the phone renders everything in 2560, except for rare cases of a suitable photo in Google Photos and a 4k YouTube video, etc. This makes the phone render all the apps in 4k no matter what. I've confirmed this by looking at the text and images in them (via magnifying glass), they're all sharp to a single pixel (and aren't without this).
Is 4K mode restricted to apps selected by Sony by default? Like if I have a random graphic novel reader app, will that be rendered in 4K or 2560 assuming the underlying images are 4K or higher resolution?
Seems like restricted to apps selected by Sony. When in default mode, when I open a pic in Google Photos is is in 4k, but when I open the same pic in Google Files (has built-in viewer), it isn't. In "always 4k" mode the pic is 4k in Google Files.
kot5nik said:
Seems like restricted to apps selected by Sony. When in default mode, when I open a pic in Google Photos is is in 4k, but when I open the same pic in Google Files (has built-in viewer), it isn't. In "always 4k" mode the pic is 4k in Google Files.
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That's a damn shame - would it be easy to make a tasker routine or something to issue those commands automatically when an app is launched?
Clae said:
That's a damn shame - would it be easy to make a tasker routine or something to issue those commands automatically when an app is launched?
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I don't think that would be possible without root. But on the bright side, always using 4k surprisingly doesn't seem to affect the battery life much, at least for me.
kot5nik said:
I don't think that would be possible without root. But on the bright side, always using 4k surprisingly doesn't seem to affect the battery life much, at least for me.
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Sounds good. I'll def try it when I get my 1 iii. Does it persist between reboots?
Clae said:
Sounds good. I'll def try it when I get my 1 iii. Does it persist between reboots?
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Yes it does. Even the reboot screen is a little bit messed up because their animation is not 4k.
I can understand wanting to get the best possible picture/viewing experience when paying for a 4k screen.
However, can the difference be seen with the naked eye...you know without a magnifying glass? I guess my concern is: Why overwork the screen/CPU/GPU and battery if the benefit cannot be seen?
Weird. If you take a screenshot before applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 1644 x 3840. After applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 2466x5760.
Is this totally safe?
Could you make an Automate script for this (if you have the knowledge and time)
ugoff said:
Weird. If you take a screenshot before applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 1644 x 3840. After applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 2466x5760.
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Yes it does. Sony usually upscales the screenshot to make it 4k. Now that the source is also 4k, that upscale makes it even larger.
I hope there's a way to disable this upscale, even when not using the 4k mod, if the content is 1080p then I don't need it stored as a 4k image.
ugoff said:
Weird. If you take a screenshot before applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 1644 x 3840. After applying these commands, the resolution of the image is 2466x5760.
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Look like this is fixed in 61.0.A.14.3, can anyone else try?
Hey I came across this thread on the XZ Premium forum. Do you think that in the future devs are going to adopt this to custom kernels aswell?
ADB "fake" 4k vs Kernel 4k
I'm late to the party, but hopefully some of you are still around to shed some light on the eternal debate of wether true 4k is worth the hassle of unlocking the bootloader and mess with all the steps to finally get it to work. Most of the info...
forum.xda-developers.com
Just wanted to confirm with evidence that this does indeed allow my Xperia 1 III run in 4k, here is a crop of a macro shot of a 4k test image being displayed at 1:1.
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It has a pattern of intersecting lines 1 pixel apart with lines 2 pixels apart at the edge, as you can see all are defined, wheras they where blurred and aliased before the ADB commands.
So one problem I found - setting the display to 4k all the time seems to skew the wireless charging targeting instructions that come up
tonysunshine said:
So one problem I found - setting the display to 4k all the time seems to skew the wireless charging targeting instructions that come up
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I hope they will fix this soon, and even add a built-in always 4k mode (fixing all the small bugs like the one you pointed out or the AoD not working properly).
The difference between 1080p and 4k is noticeable in everyday use, especially in text. Maybe this is because I was used to a 1440p display for the past 6 years (and going back to 1080p is noticeable) but still, this phone has all these pixels, why not have an option to always use them.
I attached some pictures taken in both modes. The filenames are self-explanatory but I am sure you will be able to find which one is 1080p and which one is 1644p. Diagonal lines especially suffer a lot at 1080p, like for example the letter 'w'. Overall, text looks very soft at 1080p compared to 1644p.
Phone became a bit laggy no?