Hello,
Just got my Note 4. Many apps are too big, it is fine, but I would like them to be with higher resolution.
I found where I can make fonts bigger or smaller, but is there easy way to do this?
Thanks.
If you mean the icons
You can from themes search for note 7 theme
It is 5 columns theme then icons will be smaller
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mmmnnn111 said:
If you mean the icons
You can from themes search for note 7 theme
It is 5 columns theme then icons will be smaller
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Not icons but resolution of the whole phone. Everything. On nexus it was called screen size.
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i am sorry i dont remeber the link but
search it in google
change dpi in miui
you will find the annwer
Nuuq said:
Not icons but resolution of the whole phone. Everything. On nexus it was called screen size.
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Oh yeah, that's called DPI (Display Per Inch).
You can change it, there are many ways.
If you're rooted then get a file explorer and navigate to root browser > system > build.prop > search for the link "ro.sf.lcd_density=480" change the values ie;480, and save it, reboot.
Or if you've terminal Emulator installed at the moment, run the app > type su and give root access, next type "wm density XXX" (XXX stands for the value), here I use 320, so, type "wm density 320" and hit enter, you'll see the effect.
Or custom Roms have this option by default, check settings.
sachin n said:
Oh yeah, that's called DPI (Display Per Inch).
You can change it, there are many ways.
If you're rooted then get a file explorer and navigate to root browser > system > build.prop > search for the link "ro.sf.lcd_density=480" change the values ie;480, and save it, reboot.
Or if you've terminal Emulator installed at the moment, run the app > type su and give root access, next type "wm density XXX" (XXX stands for the value), here I use 320, so, type "wm density 320" and hit enter, you'll see the effect.
Or custom Roms have this option by default, check settings.
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For apps like whatsapp, you need to perform both methods (build.prop + wm density command). Otherwise you can have problems.
Specifically, the one I experienced is that if you try to change your profile picture the editor mode will not let you resize or move the picture correctly.
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On my Samsung J7 there is an option in the settings to change DPI without the stupid rooting. Note 4 is flagship, but MIUI sucks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsWRQaH24ns this will help
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HI!!
I am new to this forum. I rooted my mini pro then installed a droid overclock. but i am unable to overclock. it has extra options in which changing lcd density is one. i changed it to stock value. after that it asked for reboot. after reboot the resolution is decreased ...i only see large icons most parts are invisible.
i tried using lcd density app and lcd density changer app...both didn work
i tried for factory reset ...but that too had no response... i also restored backup ...but no change ....please any one help..
its X10 mini pro
Android version 2.1
Thankyou!!!
Look into the /system/build.prop file.. you should find a line referring to screen LCD density
ro.sf.lcd_density=
Change the number at the end to 110
E.g. ro.sf.lcd_density=90 --> ro.sf.lcd_density=110
Save and exit, then reboot .. should fix your issue
Alternately you could search xda for ADB mask controller.. I think that has an options to edit the LCD density
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Gothic-4-Schiffer said:
Look into the /system/build.prop file.. you should find a line referring to screen LCD density
ro.sf.lcd_density=
Change the number at the end to 110
E.g. ro.sf.lcd_density=90 --> ro.sf.lcd_density=110
Save and exit, then reboot .. should fix your issue
Alternately you could search xda for ADB mask controller.. I think that has an options to edit the LCD density
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Mini and mini pro default lcd density value are 120
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I need to post on small threads sorry. Btw just change the build.prop
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i am new to this site and just rooted my galaxy mini.i have changed my screen density to 220 have messed up my screen.since i can't access superuser due to limited icons being displayed im stuck up with a ****ty screen as help would be much appreciated.
P.S i haven't/cant install busybox since i cant access the superuser functionality
ha17sun said:
i am new to this site and just rooted my galaxy mini.i have changed my screen density to 220 have messed up my screen.since i can't access superuser due to limited icons being displayed im stuck up with a ****ty screen as help would be much appreciated.
P.S i haven't/cant install busybox since i cant access the superuser functionality
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You might be able to use adb to edit the build.prop but this is a totally different phone so you will have to follow your phones guides for restoring things like stock ROM
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solution.
Hello,
a moment ago had the same problem,you do not need to reset or anything.
just follow. I know that all apps become hard to operate and in the app "build.prop" it wont even show the size. here's a solution that might help. you need to have an app which has a bigger UI . like I used -"Root explorer" since it gives more space to edit the build.prop file.
now go to app , find build.prop , edit, search for ro.sf.lcd_density , after an "=" you'll see the value associated with it. since your keyboard will be like before only, type default value and save.
note- if you are not able to open play store from device , try opening it from a pc, then install directly to phone.
hope that helps.
Sunny
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
Thinking of getting a moto Z. My biggest concern is the dpi on the screen. From what i saw, the default dpi looks pretty ugly on the screen. Even my 5.2" Dtek50 has a much nicer layout of apps and websites with a dpi of 441. How easy is it to change the dpi so that its more or less in line with Dtek50 or google pixel?
Also how good is the camera? Main issue with my dtek50 is that the camera sucks..
You can change DPI with a launcher like Nova. For Apps, I'd start by rooting and removing the on screen buttons to free up screen space. Replace it with a pie app, where you drag from the bottom to left/center/right to use those keys.
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You can change DPI with a launcher like Nova. For Apps, I'd start by rooting and removing the on screen buttons to free up screen space. Replace it with a pie app, where you drag from the bottom to left/center/right to use those keys.
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I dont want to root yet. My basic concern is due to the default dpi if i open up a website in chrome what is shown in one row is a lot less than a smaller google pixel or my dtek50. For example a website paragraph which is shown in 3 lines for me shows in 4 or 5 lines in moto Z. This is due to
o the dpi setting. I read we can change this without having to root??
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I dont want to root yet. My basic concern is due to the default dpi if i open up a website in chrome what is shown in one row is a lot less than a smaller google pixel or my dtek50. For example a website paragraph which is shown in 3 lines for me shows in 4 or 5 lines in moto Z. This is due to
o the dpi setting. I read we can change this without having to root??
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Yup, seems you can change the DPI from developer options in Android 7.0 (no root needed)
supacrazyguy42 said:
Yup, seems you can change the DPI from developer options in Android 7.0 (no root needed)
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It can be done by adb on MM too (without root...). There is a thread somewhere...
You can change the dpi on the Note 8 without root and it's awesome to give you extra space throughout the OS.
Just posting for people who didn't know.
1. Go to*About Phone > Software Info*and tap the Build number 7ish times to unlock the developer options menu.
2. Back out to settings, enter the Developer options menu now at the bottom of the list.
3. Scroll down until you find the*Minimum width*setting in the Drawing section.
4. Change it to whatever you prefer! Higher number = everything gets smaller, Lower number = everything gets bigger.
Enjoy your extra space!
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Lmao
He probably just discovered the ability to change 'minimum width' in dev options.
reeco said:
You can change the dpi on the Note 8 without root and it's awesome to give you extra space throughout the OS.
Just posting for people who didn't know.
1. Go to*About Phone > Software Info*and tap the Build number 7ish times to unlock the developer options menu.
2. Back out to settings, enter the Developer options menu now at the bottom of the list.
3. Scroll down until you find the*Minimum width*setting in the Drawing section.
4. Change it to whatever you prefer! Higher number = everything gets smaller, Lower number = everything gets bigger.
Enjoy your extra space!
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Got any screenshot of what this will look like? Any benefit/downside?
reeco said:
You can change the dpi on the Note 8 without root and it's awesome to give you extra space throughout the OS.
Just posting for people who didn't know.
1. Go to*About Phone > Software Info*and tap the Build number 7ish times to unlock the developer options menu.
2. Back out to settings, enter the Developer options menu now at the bottom of the list.
3. Scroll down until you find the*Minimum width*setting in the Drawing section.
4. Change it to whatever you prefer! Higher number = everything gets smaller, Lower number = everything gets bigger.
Enjoy your extra space!
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OH, THANK YOU for sharing this tid but of information!!!!
I love being able to adjust my DPI, I am so happy that this setting is available!
Thanks, that's extremely helpful, i didn't notice this option i usually go through ADB, this a lot easier.
for tablet (kinda) jnterface. whats your values?
Thanks for the info
any screenshots?
Here's a Screenshot of where to go to change it.
Any one know how to adjust the keyboard to fit the scream after adjusting the dpi? Mine looks jacked up. Thanks in advance!
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Any one know how to adjust the keyboard to fit the scream after adjusting the dpi? Mine looks jacked up. Thanks in advance!
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After a certain point the Samsung keyboard will do this. If you use something like Gboard instead it will resize properly. So it's either go back to a size supported by the Samsung keyboard or utilise a third party keyboard.
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nookcoloruser said:
After a certain point the Samsung keyboard will do this. If you use something like Gboard instead it will resize properly. So it's either go back to a size supported by the Samsung keyboard or utilise a third party keyboard.
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What's the highest safe value?
By the way, would be better to increase 10 by 10 that number? The default is 411 here. So I should experiment 421, 431, 441...? Or there's absolutely no difference?
I've set mine to 500. It takes some getting used to at first, but it's better than simply adjusting the font smaller.
456 the keyboard shrinks for me, I set mine to 455.
Root is pretty much a thing of the past now if ppl update is dead.
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456 the keyboard shrinks for me, I set mine to 455.
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440 best for me s9+ smallest screen resolution
Edit: went to 436, keyboard characters were too small on Samsung keyboard which i love.
Edit² went to 438 and switched to gboard keyboard (bigger letters)
I am using 511 and nav bar at half size auto hiding everywhere, looks amazing! I use AI type keyboard which resizes fine
winol said:
I am using 511 and nav bar at half size auto hiding everywhere, looks amazing! I use AI type keyboard which resizes fine
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i used same 511 but with go keyboard
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?
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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)).