I was wondering if anyone have ever used the LCD Density changer application in the Android Market. If so, which would be the best way to correct the issues with the dialer being out of place after the density change. I prefer having smaller text on the screen that is why I've opt to changing the density to 200 and below in the settings. I will post a screenshot of the issue I am having after the density change.
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The problem is if you alter it at all. When you get on the market it will say device not compatible for 90 percent of the apps. And wont let you download them. Youll have to change it back when you want to download apps.
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The problem is if you alter it at all. When you get on the market it will say device not compatible for 90 percent of the apps. And wont let you download them. Youll have to change it back when you want to download apps.
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I also noticed my text werent coming through when my density was changed. After i rebooted they came in.
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silver03wrx said:
The problem is if you alter it at all. When you get on the market it will say device not compatible for 90 percent of the apps. And wont let you download them. Youll have to change it back when you want to download apps.
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Which is the best way to get smaller text within the whole ui? I used spare parts + to make the text smaller but I'd prefer the text size to a bit smaller throught the ui.
UPDATE: So I found a way around the incompatible app situation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404897
**UPDATE: I've also found an app in the market called LCD Density Modder Pro, which claims to fix the market compatibility issues. Purchased and testing. Will update with more information after testing for some time.
awaiting your reply
200 has been best for me, I just ignore the dialpad
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200 has been best for me, I just ignore the dialpad
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same here, and i honestly dont have that many issues with the market doing this either.....i still get the occasional market error. but 90% of the ones i download, download just fine.
I've been using density changer, no problem. Except fire the market problem
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200 has been best for me, I just ignore the dialpad
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I just hate the dialer issue. There are some other problems when changing the resolution.. Wish it wouldnt cause problems with other applications because I love how the whole UI looks when the fonts are much smaller.
Didn't even know this existed
This is my screenshot with 200 density.
Everything looks great except for Dial Pad.
I used Rom Toolbox to have the density set permanently. Even after reboot.
I love it
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Check out dialer 1 in the market
I run 190-200
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Been using 720p res, crazy lol
Also 720p here. Using Go Launcher Ex and Go Dialer which has awesome themes...iphone keyboard also! Everything works fine and youtube videos look two or three times better. Checkout big buck bunny on youtube at different settings then on 720p and be amazed..
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I prefer 180
do u guys outside of the market issues.. have problems with texts not coming in when changing it from 240?
Juroid said:
This is my screenshot with 200 density.
Everything looks great except for Dial Pad.
I used Rom Toolbox to have the density set permanently. Even after reboot.
I love it
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Don't you have problems with Market updates?
I use LCD resolution and have never had issues with the market
I haven't had that issue. Texts come in just fine.
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Been using 720p res, crazy lol
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what is the density that you've used?
Related
I've always used 209 on most my devices but with this enormous screen I think we could go much smaller. Usually changing the density messes with certain apps. Anyone have suggestions on the best settings that has worked for them on the TB?
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@youneek, i had tried both of the lcd density apps (paid and free ones) and neither of them works on the thunderbolt. quite disappointed because the first thing i wanted to do after rooting was to change that density.
*sigh*
hopefully the developers are working on it. i guess i need to go ahead and be pro-active and email them about it.
were you able to change it at all from the default 240?
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@youneek, i had tried both of the lcd density apps (paid and free ones) and neither of them works on the thunderbolt. quite disappointed because the first thing i wanted to do after rooting was to change that density.
*sigh*
hopefully the developers are working on it. i guess i need to go ahead and be pro-active and email them about it.
were you able to change it at all from the default 240?
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pretty sure you have to be rooted to change the density? if you are not it won't.
second, I came from the evo, and I liked 185. Only app it messed up was speedtest.net, and even then it was just smaller with spaces around it. I use swype so it making the stock keyboard all tiny didn't matter to me.
You can manually edit your build.prop if you are rooted. I'm using 209 since widgets align perfect on LP when using extra columns. Might try to go one up and reboot while taking screen shots each time.
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I'm using 210 and it works well for me, haven't really had the urge to make it smaller as of yet.
Wow, 185 looks great. Just wish sense worked better for font overlapping.
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some screen caps of the different density for those wondering
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240 stock
210
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some screen caps of the different density for those wondering
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Terrible screen to show the difference lol. 210 and 185 look the same with your setup. I guess I should do screenies of mine since it is insanely different because I use Launcher Pro and not the stock launcher. Aslo apps like facebook will look dramatically different between 210 and 185.
Not trying to slam you or anything, just explaining because someone is going to ask why they don't look different.
I like sense so that's what I use... The 185 chops off the icon names... 210 is ok but it breaks the flip in the clock... Posted just to give an idea... No offense taken
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I like sense so that's what I use... The 185 chops off the icon names... 210 is ok but it breaks the flip in the clock... Posted just to give an idea... No offense taken
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LOL I didn't even notice what it does to the sense clock. I guess if you want to keep Sense you will want to not use 185.
Although changing the LCD density on this phone is very different from the Evo that I came from. The density change on the TB only changes somethings, not everything, like it does on the evo.
The thing I noticed about not setting a device to its correct native ppi, is that you won't get sharp 1:1 pixels but blurred antialiased pixels instead. Which makes sense, doesn't it?
build.prop
Using root manage i did a search for build.prop to play around (back up naturally) with the LCD Denisty. During the search i fould 2 build.props. One located /data/data/com.android.browser/app_plugins/build.prop and the other /system/build.prop... Do I need to sync the two values of will changing /system/build.prop be sufficient?
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The thing I noticed about not setting a device to its correct native ppi, is that you won't get sharp 1:1 pixels but blurred antialiased pixels instead. Which makes sense, doesn't it?
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Yeah, you can say that would be the equivalent of setting a 1920x1200 resolution lcd monitor on your computer to 1900x1080 or something lower. The screen will obviously be blurry because it's not the native (optimal) resolution. It's not a good idea to do that on your computer, so I am not following why it would be on your phone.
I am looking for a way to change the screen dpi (also called density or resolution) from and have it stick during a reboot. The current 240dpi is just too big and 190 looks just right to me.
I have tried a couple apps from the market (LCD DENSITY and LCD DENSITY CHANGER) and both work, but do not stick after a reboot. When I had the HTC HD2 I know you could edit the build.prop or something similar and get it to stick, but don't know if this can be done on the Nexus or not.
Does anyone have any ideas? I've used search and surprisingly found very little pertaining to changing the density on the Nexus.
Thanks for your help!
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I am looking for a way to change the screen dpi (also called density or resolution) from and have it stick during a reboot. The current 240dpi is just too big and 190 looks just right to me.
I have tried a couple apps from the market (LCD DENSITY and LCD DENSITY CHANGER) and both work, but do not stick after a reboot. When I had the HTC HD2 I know you could edit the build.prop or something similar and get it to stick, but don't know if this can be done on the Nexus or not.
Does anyone have any ideas? I've used search and surprisingly found very little pertaining to changing the density on the Nexus.
Thanks for your help!
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you can just edit your build.prop file. its in /system/build.prop/. i use root explorer. after changing it and saving it, all you do is reboot for it to take affect.
heres a screenshot of my build.prop file, the line you want to edit has the curser behind it. and a screenshot of my homescreen and icons with the number set to 230 instead of 240..
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I am looking for a way to change the screen dpi (also called density or resolution) from and have it stick during a reboot. The current 240dpi is just too big and 190 looks just right to me.
I have tried a couple apps from the market (LCD DENSITY and LCD DENSITY CHANGER) and both work, but do not stick after a reboot. When I had the HTC HD2 I know you could edit the build.prop or something similar and get it to stick, but don't know if this can be done on the Nexus or not.
Does anyone have any ideas? I've used search and surprisingly found very little pertaining to changing the density on the Nexus.
Thanks for your help!
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I also use the build.prop method, but I use 165
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That did it! You're the man. Thanks a bunch!
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I also use the build.prop method, but I use 165
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Wow. And I thought 190 was small! You must have awesome eyes.
Use exactly 200. Its equals out a little over qhd resolutions. 960x560 or something. Someone else filled me in on his to do the math and I went from there. Trust me 200 is what you want. Anything smaller and text starts to become grainy. I worked out the math a few months ago in my epic.
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RushAOZ said:
Use exactly 200. Its equals out a little over qhd resolutions. 960x560 or something. Someone else filled me in on his to do the math and I went from there. Trust me 200 is what you want. Anything smaller and text starts to become grainy. I worked out the math a few months ago in my epic.
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Hmm. I'm using 190 as I type this and have no complaints whatsoever. Text is very crisp and the size is perfect. I changed the columns in Launcher Pro Plus to 6 and am loving life.
Oh yea. One thing. The market homescreen is a little messed up, but nothing to get in a tizzy over. I never stay on that screen very long anyway.
I tried dpi 200 and I liked it, but unfortunately lot of apps which I have installed is now not compatible
Is there anyway to fix it? Because I like 200 dpi and want to keep it, 240 is just too much for me.
Revin said:
I tried dpi 200 and I liked it, but unfortunately lot of apps which I have installed is now not compatible
Is there anyway to fix it? Because I like 200 dpi and want to keep it, 240 is just too much for me.
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Download a program from the market called "LCD Density". It allows you to make a temporary dpi change that resets back to normal after a hard reboot. Just temporarily set your DPI to 240 with LCD Density (it will do a soft reboot to apply the setting), download and install what you want from the market, then just do a hard reboot and Viola.
One word.... amazing
Such a fun and great feeling
I think it's the first app that supports visual feedback of the pen hovering the screen this is fantastic and makes the s-pen a joy to use
Spent hours just fiddling and tweaking photos.
By far and with sketchbook pro my fab apps at the moment
Good times to have this little magic phone
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Are you talking about the Photoshop Express app in the market, or something else?
No,
I'm talking about Photoshop Touch,
only runs on ICS on the note
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yes photoshop touch goes on ics because android 2.3.6 have not a driver to execute the application.
with ics it is working but the screen is too small for that. you will see it if you have ics.
Photoshop Touch really cool app! Today I tried to use it to edit some photos. Very similar with PC version.
Can someone share a screen shot of it in the note I'm interested to see if it looks cramped.
I can't seem to find PS Touch on market. Probably a country limitation.
Could someone please post the apk?
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I can't seem to find PS Touch on market. Probably a country limitation.
Could someone please post the apk?
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Its a paid app so it can't be shared.
Holy smokes!!!, I just watched the video on Market and I gotta say I have the feeling that 10 bucks are about to leave my wallet
Does anyone know how to make the market think it's compatible with the note?
I have MIDNOTE 2.0 which identifies the device as GT-N7000, tried lcd density 320, 240 and 213 but nothing works. Always get "Your device is not compatible with this app"
Wow!
I didn't know the stylus could do that. The hover tracking is super useful. I'm having a blast just going through the incredibly helpful tutorials. What a neat program! A little better than "Photo editor" yes?!
It's simply amazing photo editing/creating app to note! As I do alot around pictures and websites it gives me more possibilities when im on the road
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Sketchbook pro works too with the pen!!
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Does anyone know how to make the market think it's compatible with the note?
I have MIDNOTE 2.0 which identifies the device as GT-N7000, tried lcd density 320, 240 and 213 but nothing works. Always get "Your device is not compatible with this app"
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+1
Would happily give them my money if they'd let me...
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Same issue with AOSP ICS at 213 dpi. Market says that my phone is not compatible.
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Same issue with AOSP ICS at 213 dpi. Market says that my phone is not compatible.
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Im the same. Says it's not compatible. Just installed imilka's AOSP v05. Would love to have this on my note.
Finally! This looks like the real deal. I just watched a video and it has a lot of healthy options and lots of freedom.
Can't wait to try it out on ICS with the S-pen
Not compatible you say Google Play? Think again!!
Play says Photoshop touch is incompatible with my N7000 running Midnote 3.0, but it works fine!
Great
Oh...Thats great we have like this app in Gnote...
A couple screenshots of ps touch being used on my sick gnote. Some quick info, it does not seem crammed at all and each of the bars can be minimized when not in use. It runs very fluid and in the pics you see I have taken my dog and created a selection with him, removed the leash from the photo and then added a bit of gaussian blur to the background. It took about 5 minutes total. Loving it!!!
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I'm using ROM Toolbox to change my LCD Density, I have it set to 200 and its real nice. I set it to the minimum for fun and man was it small, also caused the phone to lock up constantly, had a hard time getting back into ROM Toolbox to bring it back to 200.
- Are you changing your LCD Density?
- What have you set it to?
- Are you using ROM Toolbox to do it?
- If not what are you using?
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220
That's hot
160. Gives it a 720p look.
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190, and I just manually edit the build.prop file
Noob question
What's the purpose in changing the LCD density? I'm guessing the process is analogous to changing the resolution from 800x600 to 1280x1040 on a windows machine?
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What's the purpose in changing the LCD density? I'm guessing the process is analogous to changing the resolution from 800x600 to 1280x1040 on a windows machine?
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Pretty much. By lowering the LCD density, you're making everything smaller, allowing for more screen real estate. While the pixels themselves don't change, the look of the screen does. For me, it really helps since I came from a 960x540 screen to an 800x480
I'm at 180, 160 messed up apex launcher, and I didn't try 170 yet lol
160
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I used rom toolbox and am running at 200.
Gosh I wish i would have known about this when i first got the phone. Makes it so much better!
What is the stock density? 220? 240?
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What is the stock density? 220? 240?
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240
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240 i think. i got 200 cant notice it. what's better less or more
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Less is better I'm @ 200 but Nova Launcher locks so I need to play around more. But yeah, its sexy.
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alright after restart my god 200 is amazing its like a new phone. good
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using 190 and grid size 4*5 or 5*5 . its perfect ...... tried below 190 but usually many apps crashed ( may be the rom i was using not sure ) ....
160 with apex using rom toolbox sweeeet
200 is sexy!!
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I had it at 210 or 220, but I got sick of missing updates and having the market tell me my apps were not compatible with my device (even ROM Toolbox) so i just stopped messing with it and leave it at 240 now.
I change mine to 200 but I noticed now my stocl email app ( non-gmail ) won't "resize" to the 200 Density and it just stays at 240. Is there a way for me to fix it ?
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I change mine to 200 but I noticed now my stocl email app ( non-gmail ) won't "resize" to the 200 Density and it just stays at 240. Is there a way for me to fix it ?
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The stock apps are built to only display correctly at 240, unfortunately. Your best bet is to use a different e-mail client.
And as far as market compatibility goes, the LCD Modder Pro app has a fix for market issues. It's a paid app, but it's well worth it.
Is it possible to modify the DPI of the system via build prop on the Nexus 5 like I have done in the past with my Samsung phones? Stock icons are always much to large for me and stock apps font to large.
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Is it possible to modify the DPI of the system via build prop on the Nexus 5 like I have done in the past with my Samsung phones? Stock icons are always much to large for me and stock apps font to large.
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Never mind. It would appear the answer is yes. Nice. 340dpi is looking nice.
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HughesNet said:
Never mind. It would appear the answer is yes. Nice. 340dpi is looking nice.
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Did you just root stock 4.4? Or did you flash one of the built ones? And have you seen any bugs anywhere?
Thanks
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Did you just root stock 4.4? Or did you flash one of the built ones? And have you seen any bugs anywhere?
Thanks
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I've modified my buildprop too, with rooted stock rom. I just used RomToolbox Lite to modify my buildprop, but there are many other ways to do that. Haven't noticed any bugs.
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I've modified my buildprop too, with rooted stock rom. I just used RomToolbox Lite to modify my buildprop, but there are many other ways to do that. Haven't noticed any bugs.
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Can you show screenshot?:laugh:
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Can you show screenshot?:laugh:
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I would, but I'm too lazy to screenshot, connect to comp, and upload it. Sorry :silly:
If your device is rooted, it's a really simple procedure to test out your own dpi values. It's really just opening a buildprop editor, and popping in some new numbers.
If you're device isn't rooted, and you're on the fence about rooting, and dpi is influencing that, just root it. You won't regret it.
I've changed mine to 320 in the build.prop and it looks nice. A lot better than stock. The only bug I have noticed is when I am in an app and press the home button, it returns to the home screen and the keyboard pops up. Just to trouble shoot I returned to the stock DPI and it didn't do it anymore. But its a minor annoyance.
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Tried 380
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I've changed mine to 320 in the build.prop and it looks nice. A lot better than stock. The only bug I have noticed is when I am in an app and press the home button, it returns to the home screen and the keyboard pops up. Just to trouble shoot I returned to the stock DPI and it didn't do it anymore. But its a minor annoyance.
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So I set it to 380 and I thought things were too small. Also my App list button was off center and couldn't be moved. What DPI settings would scale well with 480 ?
Thanks!
EDIT- I think 420 works great. It reduces the Icon sizes by just the right amount, but yields no extra screen space.
Interesting. At 320 you are essentially telling your phone that it's a 7" tablet.
If it was just fonts and not icons, there are system font settings you can turn down as well under Display or Accessibility. For icons, would otherwise need a custom launcher.
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I've changed mine to 320 in the build.prop and it looks nice. A lot better than stock. The only bug I have noticed is when I am in an app and press the home button, it returns to the home screen and the keyboard pops up. Just to trouble shoot I returned to the stock DPI and it didn't do it anymore. But its a minor annoyance.
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Same problem here
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You can just tap home again and the keyboard goes down or the minimize button. And if you use a different launcher of course it is a non issue. I may go slightly larger then 340. It is perfect for in my hands but a little hard to read text while in my car dock