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I've seen this tweak for other devices and decide to give it a try for my Nexus One. it works great. This is what I've done.
1) connect phone to computer (using USB or my "ADB over WIFI" app, I connected over Wifi)
2) "ADB pull /system/build.prop"
3) Edit build.prop file (make a backup first), find density and change "240" to something else (I've tested 200 and 220, and settled down on 220)
4) "ADB remount"
5) "ADB push build.prop /system/build.prop"
6) "ADB reboot"
and you will see the magic. Try all commands on the command prompt without quotes. You definitely need a rooted phone.
Have Fun!
What's the advantage of this?
You get more display resolution, I think.
Yes? I think there's already a thread about this.. and I think someone posted that some apps doesn't work well with other resolutions
I tried with root explorer, rebooted and now nexus one looks much cooler. There are some problems with apps, for instance, blow up shrunk but all the native apps seems to be fine
I think this is the thread I mean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765639
I have my Nexus set to 180 but I used the LCD Density Changer app in the market. Its a lot safer than doing it manually through the build.prop
Yoshilover said:
I have my Nexus set to 180 but I used the LCD Density Changer app in the market. Its a lot safer than doing it manually through the build.prop
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Safer???? That's exactly what that application does!
someone please post a screenshot (ddms) so we can see the actual resolution thats possible.
Unstable
My nexus one was unstable today, mostly non-google apps such as Luncher pro, I've changed it back to 240.
About safety, change density app will do the exact things in first post.
This was a duh moment for me, so learn from my fail.
If your having issues with apps not allowing you to update/install and the online market says your device is not compatible and you've modified your lcd density, comment out that line in your build.prop and reboot. Open the market after and poof, market works again. Likely the reason folks smarter than me (djsteve, etc.) comment this line out or exclude it by default in roms now...
Sent from my Dell Streak
Ic... understand now...
strvmarv said:
This was a duh moment for me, so learn from my fail.
If your having issues with apps not allowing you to update/install and the online market says your device is not compatible and you've modified your lcd density, comment out that line in your build.prop and reboot. Open the market after and poof, market works again. Likely the reason folks smarter than me (djsteve, etc.) comment this line out or exclude it by default in roms now...
Sent from my Dell Streak
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Thanks for the information...
I was confused because this happened today after re-flashing the rom and adjusted the LCD density... (DS5 to 200, Galaxy 5 to 130) but should give up to adjust LCD density to suitable for me because of this market problem ?? Not easy to decide....
Is there any other solution ???
Thanks, anyway... help me to save my time a lot to find out the problem...
there are no known solutions to this problem except a couple cheap tricks (only one in fact: freeze the market updater, uninstall all market updates and manually install market v2.x, but you still wont be able to install from the website).
also it is nothing that rom chefs/devs can solve: it's a "feature" google implemented in the latest market versions. of course it's device independent, too.
the only good lcd densities are 160 (streak default) and 240 (big UI small estate, like all normal 4'' screen phones).
I run my streak @ 240 dpi and have occasional issues with the market, I use lcd density changer app to change the dpi, it's easy enough to reset to 160, install the app, then reset the lcd density....not a hassle, really (I wish it wasnt necessary but oh well, I guess if I want to tweak the device around, having to do that is part of the tweaks needed)
GT247 said:
I run my streak @ 240 dpi and have occasional issues with the market, I use lcd density changer app to change the dpi, it's easy enough to reset to 160, install the app, then reset the lcd density....not a hassle, really (I wish it wasnt necessary but oh well, I guess if I want to tweak the device around, having to do that is part of the tweaks needed)
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weird, 240 dpi shouldnt be an issue (as a matter of fact, on mine it isnt) because it's a standard setting. most phones (like sgs2, sgs, sensation etc) use this value.
240 may be standard with most devices, but not the s5.
240 breaks the dialer, ui wise on 2.2, completely on 2.3
The default dpi is 160, why stuff doesnt show up on market might have to do with the way the app author published it, or it could be a bug
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240 may be standard with most devices, but not the s5.
240 breaks the dialer, ui wise on 2.2, completely on 2.3
The default dpi is 160, why stuff doesnt show up on market might have to do with the way the app author published it, or it could be a bug
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yes, but it's a standard setting. hdpi has 240 mdpi has 160. Therefore publishing an app that isnt compatible with 240 would be overkill for a developer. Regarding this there is a bug report on google, link:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19744
the problem, it seems, is related mainly to a change of policies from google: now developers MUST explicitly declare compatibility with non-standard lcd densities whereas in the past it was simply ignored.
I recommend everyone to star the issue at the above link (but don't comment as every comment generates notif email)
I did something dump today
I used LCD density modder pro on my rooted prime. I changed from 160 to 140 and when i rebooted using "save as system DPI (Reboot) the Ics launcher keeps crashing and i cant go back to it to change it back to 160.
What is the easiest way to accomplish this now? I can use ADB, but before i start messing around and make it worse, please give me the easiest instructions (not a beginner, but not super duper adv either).
Thanks
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Relatively easy.. adb'd pull to pc and fixed build.prop and pushed back and all is good.
I also came accross this issue.
Im not so advanced at adb etc.
The way I did it was to email myself a link to LCD Density Modder in the market.
I could then click on the email in the notification bar and use the link to open the market.
You can then click open on the app and change the density back to 160.
Before we could and still can change DPI for the phone but now that xposed is not working, we can't change specific apps that need original stock DPI. I hope I can live with the original DPI settings lol
Brava27 said:
Before we could and still can change DPI for the phone but now that xposed is not working, we can't change specific apps that need original stock DPI. I hope I can live with the original DPI settings lol
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Have you tried changing the DPI? I tried with textdroider and despite trying a few different values it didn't change. Textdroider reported the proper value but there was no change in anything.
you know you have to be rooted to change dpi, right?
if you are, do it in the build prop
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you know you have to be rooted to change dpi, right?
if you are, do it in the build prop
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Yes I know that and changing it in the build.prop is what textdroider does. I've done it with app and manually and it doesn't change anything.
so, when you save the new build.prop, and you open it again, it shows that your density settings are saved?
And, then after rebooting, the old density is back in the build prop?
I wont get my phone until later today, so I cant try it now, but that's strange..
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so, when you save the new build.prop, and you open it again, it shows that your density settings are saved?
And, then after rebooting, the old density is back in the build prop?
I wont get my phone until later today, so I cant try it now, but that's strange..
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Yes the new value shows after manual (and after textdroider) edit and save/reboot but the screen DPI doesn't actually change. The value is shown, but the screen is the same.
There are actually a few different values, the one that is 400 is the one I'd been changing. I wasn't sure what the two 640 values were and haven't changed them. Never seen a build.prop with multiple values. Didn't know if maybe those two values corresponded to the left and right edge screens since there are settings for them.
Have you found out any more info about this setting?
Has anyone tried running this via adb shell:
wm density 380 (or whatever density you want)
This worked fine without root on my Xperia phone. Just curious as I am thinking about getting this phone, but not setting density is a potential dealbreaker.
Alright so an update, it's the first 640 value that changes the DPI. The one under #system.prop for universal7420. I changed it to 580 and the attached pic is the result. I loaded google now launcher to test the scaling and it appropriately scales itself to use the whole screen whereas TW moved itself to the top left of the display. I guess the next challenge is to make TW properly scale.
I noticed that last night. I wonder what the other 2 dpi settings control?
adb works
I have successfully changed the DPI using adb on normal S6, though Play Store now believe it to be a tablet. Also, most of touchwiz hates it, not a big deal for most things, camera may be the biggest annoyance when its only taking up the upper right 60% of the screen.
Has anyone sucessfully changed the per app DPI, like you can with Paranoidandroid?
Look for "buil prop editor" on play store!! But the kamera and keybord looks like a#$
Dears, you can easily swap de dpi with a simple app : Resolution changer.
Kind regards,
wikidavid said:
Dears, you can easily swap de dpi with a simple app : Resolution changer.
Kind regards,
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What are you doing? trying to pad your post count? Exact same reply in three different threads about DPI, as well as your other post in the same threads asking "dears to please not use the double post..." WTF?
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What are you doing? trying to pad your post count? Exact same reply in three different threads about DPI, as well as your other post in the same threads asking "dears to please not use the double post..." WTF?
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I'm just trying these things :
1) delete double post/overflow on the forum
2) give a solution anyway.
Don't be upset, there's no reason to... Have a nice day !
boosting1bar said:
Have you tried changing the DPI? I tried with textdroider and despite trying a few different values it didn't change. Textdroider reported the proper value but there was no change in anything.
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I also tried the same thing with no results
Hi,
I changed my DPI successfully by changing the first occurrence of ro.sf.lcd_density from 640 to 540 in /system/build.prop using the built-in texteditor in root explorer (and rebooting afterwards ofcourse).
Then I noticed the camera didn't work properly anymore, so I created a fix for that (see this post).
Hope you'll get it to work, it seems the same to me as on earlier devices with as exception that the ro.sf.lcd_density occurs multiple times in the build.prop file.
Cheers,
Bane.
For testing different resolutions:
- have a functional adb
- enable USB debugging on device (developer options)
- connect device to your PC via USB cable. Then start a cmd in folder containing adb.exe. Type "adb devices" (without quotes) in the command prompt to check if adb recognizes the phone
- If is OK, type "adb shell wm density ZZZ" (no quotes) where "ZZZ" is the pixel density value you want to try (default is 640)
- no reboot needed, the change is on-the-fly
- check the programs (Samsung ones - dialler, calendar, camera, launcher, etc...)
- the change will disappear when you reboot your device.
per-app DPI...not; only with Xposed, when will be available.
Once you find the desired resolution it can be inserted in build.prop
I dont know what is wrong with OPPO ColorOS system engineer. Such a big screen phone, how can they delete the DISPLAY SIZE?
I even checked all the oppo phones, they are the same. Even VIVO phones.
And this makes the ColorOS UI very ugly.
but you can set it by ABD Code or developer options.
after you set it, you can see the difference with the orignal DPI settings (360). because the original one is really ugly.
better set as 420 or even bigger. personally I prefer 480 or 500.
but, questions coming. while restarting your phone. it will become like this. Damn.... I dont even know why it can be like this.
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Does anybody have a good way to set it please?
thanks a lot.
Since ColorOS is heavily modified by oppo, on current stage it's impossible to change it, and if u adjust the DPI higher than 360 you'll also noticed that the status bar will go crazy...
zhuyonsan said:
I dont know what is wrong with OPPO ColorOS system engineer. Such a big screen phone, how can they delete the DISPLAY SIZE?
I even checked all the oppo phones, they are the same. Even VIVO phones.
And this makes the ColorOS UI very ugly.
but you can set it by ABD Code or developer options.
after you set it, you can see the difference with the orignal DPI settings (360). because the original one is really ugly.
better set as 420 or even bigger. personally I prefer 480 or 500.
but, questions coming. while restarting your phone. it will become like this. Damn.... I dont even know why it can be like this.
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Does anybody have a good way to set it please?
thanks a lot.
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No way to change it unfortunately. Apps like Youtube and Google Now look ridiculously magnified.
Display size
Highly disappointed .there is no option to set display size.everything looks so zoom out
@zhuyonsan how did you change DPI through ADB, when I tried it show me an error saying "Security exception: Permission denial: writing to settings requires:android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"
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karunch said:
@zhuyonsan how did you change DPI through ADB, when I tried it show me an error saying "Security exception: Permission denial: writing to settings requires:android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"
Thanks
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Two ways of doing it.
1. Developer Options---Smallest width.
2.ADB: adb shell wm density XXX && adb reboot (XXX： the size which you wanna change)
@zhuyonsan That didn't work for me, see attached image
karunch said:
@zhuyonsan That didn't work for me, see attached image
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adb shell
wm density 420
adb reboot
I'm getting the same java.lang.SecurityException: Must hold permission android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS error as Karunch when running the command 'wm density 420' inside the adb shell. Was there a fix for this?
solution
drazil22 said:
I'm getting the same java.lang.SecurityException: Must hold permission android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS error as Karunch when running the command 'wm density 420' inside the adb shell. Was there a fix for this?
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it works, just remember to check "Disable Permission Monitoring" in Developer Options
i set at 480 dpi with nova launcher prime
Hope it hepls
allacciascarpa said:
it works, just remember to check "Disable Permission Monitoring" in Developer Options
i set at 480 dpi with nova launcher prime
Hope it hepls
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And what about neon notifications? On different dpi it makes a strange display effect!
freccia said:
And what about neon notifications? On different dpi it makes a strange display effect!
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Here everything works fine.
So, any way yet to get rid of those weird cutouts on status and nav bar once we change dpi yet?
freccia said:
And what about neon notifications? On different dpi it makes a strange display effect!
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Allesa said:
So, any way yet to get rid of those weird cutouts on status and nav bar once we change dpi yet?
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That's one more noise...
allacciascarpa said:
it works, just remember to check "Disable Permission Monitoring" in Developer Options
i set at 480 dpi with nova launcher prime
Hope it hepls
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Thanks! it was that second setting that I was missing. Also your additional post mentioning you had no problems with the notification bar. I originally set the dpi at 420 but got the messed up notification bar. Changed it to 480 to match your post and the display bug fixed :good:. I guess 420 does not scale properly with the default dpi but 480 does.
Edit: ok I think I finally figured this out. you have to use a lower number like '360' to increase what's displayed on the screen. 'wm density 480' is the default value.
Don't let people confuse you in this thread. Basically the dpi can be changed in the "minimum width" parameter in the developer settings. However, Oppo is absolutely tyrannical in their allowance of the dev menu. The entire status bar turns a flashing orange warning that the developer mode will lead to phone issues. Setting the dpi from the dev menu results in NO status bar anomalies. Upon disabling the developer menu, all dpi changes are LOST. The other way to change the dpi is through adb. The command wm density does this. This produces the same change as the developer mode does. Great right, let's use adb to just change the dpi and not use the dev mode. Well the developer mode is required to be enabled to further enable USB debugging to even send adb commands in the first place. So upon disabling dev mode, all adb dpi changes are also reset. I also used the command wm density xx && reboot. When rebooted the corner of the top and bottom right side has a black anomalous overlay.
Of all tweaks I care about, a custom launcher is one, but dpi is the next. This phone is borderline unbearable.
xNiNELiVES said:
Don't let people confuse you in this thread. Basically the dpi can be changed in the "minimum width" parameter in the developer settings.
Of all tweaks I care about, a custom launcher is one, but dpi is the next. This phone is borderline unbearable.
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Totally agree to this. I don't think we have any clean solution right now. ColorOS is such a terrible skin to work with and probably Oppo is not serious about this. The team wants to add new features, but ironically some of these important basic android features have gone for a toss.. Shame! Such a software experience is a bummer and I'm not gonna consider Oppo in future - I'm really frustrated.
Is there a way we can send a strong message to the team for this inclusion of this basic option?
Download MS Resolution changer from playsotre, you can change the resololution and the dpi without roor but you have to give the app a permission from adb in order to use the it.
1-Install the app from Playstore on your phone
2-Open it
3-Enable "usb debugging" in Developer Options.
4-Enable "Disable Permissions Monitoring" in Developer Options.
5-Conncet your phone to your pc with usb cable and run this command on adb:
"adb shell pm grant com.draco.smresolutionchanger android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"
6-Go back to the app and change resolution and dpi, I have an Oppo F9 and the best parameters is resolution: 1080x2340 | dpi: 360
Here's some screenshots : drive.google.com/open?id=10RajURi6meQG6XtobTP3YpW3dWs3MHt4
It takes effect immediately after changing it to 450 BUT it gets reset to default after rebooting.
Change:
c:\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.3_portable>adb shell wm density 450
Before ADB Reboot:
c:\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.3_portable>adb shell wm density
Physical density: 480
Override density: 450
After ADB reboot:
c:\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.3_portable>adb shell wm density
Physical density: 480
Is there some user start script where I can put this setting so that it get's picked up each time I restart Oppo Find X6 Pro (on Android 13) ?? (or some other way to make it permanent (phone not rooted)).