I'm coming from running a smaller nav bar size of my nexus 4.
I can't stand the icons being this large there is just no need for it.
Do anyone know what scripts I need to edit to get it down to 24dpi ?
Thanks
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sitnlow4life said:
I'm coming from running a smaller nav bar size of my nexus 4.
I can't stand the icons being this large there is just no need for it.
Do anyone know what scripts I need to edit to get it down to 24dpi ?
Thanks
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You could root and then use a build prop editor to change the density. Or you could wait until roms start appearing (PA, etc). You know, give it time, it should blossom
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You could root and then use a build prop editor to change the density. Or you could wait until roms start appearing (PA, etc). You know, give it time, it should blossom
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This is pretty much it. I'm running 320 DPI right now and it's much more usable, but not perfect yet.
Dungeon47 said:
This is pretty much it. I'm running 320 DPI right now and it's much more usable, but not perfect yet.
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Found my perfect setting of 400. Didn't really like the huge icons by default, and 320 was way too low for me. 400 suits me fine, and replicates roughly my nexus4.
Don't know why Google changed this personally. Never changed DPI before, is there anything I should be aware of now I have done so?
CrazyPeter said:
Found my perfect setting of 400. Didn't really like the huge icons by default, and 320 was way too low for me. 400 suits me fine, and replicates roughly my nexus4.
Don't know why Google changed this personally. Never changed DPI before, is there anything I should be aware of now I have done so?
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Google changed it because the screen is higher resolution. The only things to be aware of are the possibility of Play Store having compatibility issues. If you get that, just return to stock DPI, update apps, and go back to what you like. The other thing is that it affects everything, so some apps might change their interface as a result.
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Google changed it because the screen is higher resolution. The only things to be aware of are the possibility of Play Store having compatibility issues. If you get that, just return to stock DPI, update apps, and go back to what you like. The other thing is that it affects everything, so some apps might change their interface as a result.
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If the screen resolution is higher, why could I fit less on my desktop than my Nexus4? I use Dashclock and it chops off data that was always visible on my N4. Seemed like a backwards step.
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Any brave dev out there care to port the Touchwiz calculator and dialer for 190 screen density. Infuse is begging to be run at that dpi, just that those stock app do not scale at all.
Thanks in advance.
Yes this would be much appreciated
Is the 190 DPI really that much better? I have not tried it yet. What is stock?
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Is the 190 DPI really that much better? I have not tried it yet. What is stock?
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It IS , stock is 240 ...
190 is Infuse Heaven.
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190 is Infuse Heaven.
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Guess I need to get off my butt and try it then :-D
I actually have mine at 200 and love it.most apps are.coded to use only 160, 180, 200, and 240 led density. However, Ymmv
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Guess I need to get off my butt and try it then :-D
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I would even settle for 200 but the DIaler looks terrible . Oh well.
h8rift said:
I actually have mine at 200 and love it.most apps are.coded to use only 160, 180, 200, and 240 led density. However, Ymmv
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care to elaborate on how you did that?
I assume it is in the build.prop but I have never edited it myself
There are apps in the market that can do this for you. As for myself, I used root explorer to edit my buildprop. Look for the line with lcd_density, change the value from 240 to 190. Save and reboot.
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There are apps in the market that can do this for you. As for myself, I used root explorer to edit my buildprop. Look for the line with lcd_density, change the value from 240 to 190. Save and reboot.
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I bought root explorer, changed the lcd_density in build.prop file and now my dialer is shifted to the left. Pretty much everything shifted a little to the left. I love it this way but what did you do to fix the shifting issue?
TIA.
NVM, I was being idiot and did not read that you created this thread to find answers to that.
I noticed that even the apps drawer opens in the top left corner and spacing around it is wasted. I think you have to find all the lcd_density tags and change the values for everything?
S2K_MoZo said:
I bought root explorer, changed the lcd_density in build.prop file and now my dialer is shifted to the left. Pretty much everything shifted a little to the left. I love it this way but what did you do to fix the shifting issue?
TIA.
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You don't. A dev needs to work on the issue. This is the entire reason this thread even exists.
never mind did it a see the diff..
Icons all outa wack at 190
chvybeatsford said:
never mind did it a see the diff..
Icons all outa wack at 190
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See, I suppose if you don't wanna use the stock dialer, calculator and TouchWiz you can still use this 190 dpi. Just probably have to use different apps. I personally won't use it but that's cause all of the PNGs in the theme I work on are designed for 240 dpi.
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See, I suppose if you don't wanna use the stock dialer, calculator and TouchWiz you can still use this 190 dpi. Just probably have to use different apps. I personally won't use it but that's cause all of the PNGs in the theme I work on are designed for 240 dpi.
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Yea moving back to 240 till stuff is fixed. Looks great at 190 but im not to worried.
Go Launcher Ex and Go Contacts (it includes a Dialer) will get you 75% there @ 190 but the key pad during call is still the stock one . I still think it looks gorgeous at 190 density. Any one knows how the calculation is done. I will try to take a crack at it. At least can start with the calculator with out bricking the phone.
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Go Launcher Ex and Go Contacts (it includes a Dialer) will get you 75% there @ 190 but the key pad during call is still the stock one . I still think it looks gorgeous at 190 density. Any one knows how the calculation is done. I will try to take a crack at it. At least can start with the calculator with out bricking the phone.
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Makes me wonder if you can control the span via simple XML edits..... hmmm....
You can, some one has done this for another phone. I know where they are in the Main.xml files just don't know what the values should be in relation to the pixel density. Is there any way to make it auto scale?
EDIT: I think the file attached is where the magic needs to happen but how?
Did you try messing with:
android:layout_width="320.0dip" android:layout_height="302.65625dip"
It is in tag:
<LinearLayout androidrientation="vertical" android:id="@id/Linewrapper" android:background="@drawable/call_dial_panel_bg_01" androidaddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="320.0dip" android:layout_height="302.65625dip">
I am tempted to mess with it and see what it does. I am pretty sure that will do something but it will be more like trial and error since we don't know what that measurement equals to...
I would start with the calculator first. Can easily be remedied if things go wrong. Here I am attaching a deodexed Calculator APK. Take a whack at it if you like.
S2K_MoZo said:
Did you try messing with:
android:layout_width="320.0dip" android:layout_height="302.65625dip"
It is in tag:
<LinearLayout androidrientation="vertical" android:id="@id/Linewrapper" android:background="@drawable/call_dial_panel_bg_01" androidaddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="320.0dip" android:layout_height="302.65625dip">
I am tempted to mess with it and see what it does. I am pretty sure that will do something but it will be more like trial and error since we don't know what that measurement equals to...
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This may be a noob question but id like to know what all the hype is with switching your dpi. Can anyone help me out?
daveyglow said:
This may be a noob question but id like to know what all the hype is with switching your dpi. Can anyone help me out?
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To be honest I dont understand it myself. The only plus to it is being able to fit more on the screen.
It gives your screen a high definition look. Think of it like a youtube video. If you watch a video in fullscreen and it is slightly blurry and then shrink it to half screen. The picture gets so much clearer. Changing your DPI is purely cosmetic. But it can cause apps to not run properly and apps not to be available from Google Play (Android Market). But there are fixes for this too.
Agoattamer said:
It gives your screen a high definition look. Think of it like a youtube video. If you watch a video in fullscreen and it is slightly blurry and then shrink it to half screen. The picture gets so much clearer. Changing your DPI is purely cosmetic. But it can cause apps to not run properly and apps not to be available from Google Play (Android Market). But there are fixes for this too.
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i don't get how you can raise the DPI if the phone itself has say 800X480.
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i don't get how you can raise the DPI if the phone itself has say 800X480.
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It's a setting offered on the Absolution ROM. I'm not sure if its a CM feature or what other ROMs offer it but Abolsution allows you to mess around with the DPI.
Hi there,
I was looking through the forum without lucky and I have a question. I have a SG3 and I would like to change the LCD density from build.prop without brick my phone. So my question is if anyone know what are any possible value for this?
The default value for my last SG2 was 240, and now the SG3 comes with 320. I used to use the SG2 with 160, but I'm not sure if this will work with my SG3.
Thanks in advance, and hope that this info help to anyone else in the community.
Regards,
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Hi there,
I was looking through the forum without lucky and I have a question. I have a SG3 and I would like to change the LCD density from build.prop without brick my phone. So my question is if anyone know what are any possible value for this?
The default value for my last SG2 was 240, and now the SG3 comes with 320. I used to use the SG2 with 160, but I'm not sure if this will work with my SG3.
Thanks in advance, and hope that this info help to anyone else in the community.
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I've tried few resolutions but they keep crashin the phone...so i just gave up...as every time i have to reflash the rom i'm using cos i cant open any apps...if somone knows a working settings would be great to share with us
smilu said:
I've tried few resolutions but they keep crashin the phone...so i just gave up...as every time i have to reflash the rom i'm using cos i cant open any apps...if somone knows a working settings would be great to share with us
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SOLUTION:
Before change LCD Density value in build.prop make sure that you have installed Apex Launcher or Nova Launcher in your SG3. In that way your phone will not crash...
PwOn said:
Hi there,
I was looking through the forum without lucky and I have a question. I have a SG3 and I would like to change the LCD density from build.prop without brick my phone. So my question is if anyone know what are any possible value for this?
The default value for my last SG2 was 240, and now the SG3 comes with 320. I used to use the SG2 with 160, but I'm not sure if this will work with my SG3.
Thanks in advance, and hope that this info help to anyone else in the community.
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From my understanding on the Galaxy S3 if you go any lower then 240dpi you will crash your phone. Anything lower then 240 I believe would be used for tablets, and the like.
I set mine to 240. lcd density did not work. build prop change via rom toolbox did and it looks AMAZING for 10 seconds then crashes. (freezes) eventually reboots (trying to reset in adb from CWM now) suggestions?
what could be causing it to crash I REALLY want that higher effective resolution. BADLY.
running leaked JB rom
I set my GS3 LTE to 240, works really well. However there were a couple of qwerks to note:
The launcher is rubbish, changed to EXLauncher pro
I had to mod the email app to fill the screen. sadly i can't attach the modded apk to this post as it is too big.
The camera app is a little strange, but perfectly usable.
The clock app crashes on launch - very irritating, however i set alarms using the voice controls! i should install an alternative clock app.
nerys71 said:
I set mine to 240. lcd density did not work. build prop change via rom toolbox did and it looks AMAZING for 10 seconds then crashes. (freezes) eventually reboots (trying to reset in adb from CWM now) suggestions?
what could be causing it to crash I REALLY want that higher effective resolution. BADLY.
running leaked JB rom
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you got it so far. use alternative launcher. use alternative clock
calculator and talk are also borked
there IS a user working on converting the apk's to work on the S3 in fact he has most of them done but they don't work on US S3's only the international S3. he says he will try to make them work for US S3's (fingers crossed)
The S3 at stock res sucks. it was MADE for 240 in my opinion.
FYI I rooted the device with I9305_CWM_Recovery.tar.md5 and CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip then changed ro.sf.lcd_density in puild.prop from 320 to 240.
for some reason there are 2 entries of ro.sf.lcd_density. I assume the first one gets parsed and the second one ignored, as I changed the second one first to no effect. eventually i changed both.
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nerys71 said:
you got it so far. use alternative launcher. use alternative clock
calculator and talk are also borked
there IS a user working on converting the apk's to work on the S3 in fact he has most of them done but they don't work on US S3's only the international S3. he says he will try to make them work for US S3's (fingers crossed)
The S3 at stock res sucks. it was MADE for 240 in my opinion.
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Completely agree. it seems utterly crazy to make such a nice big high res screen then just scale up all the apps as if it was designed for only people with poor eyesight. I almost put my device on ebay ready to go back to iphone before i started getting into it.
Do you have a link to the the modded files? I was just looking through the camera app dimensions definitions and I don't have the time to change those! The email app just involved 3 dimension changes.
GS3 with slimbean.
I Installed slimbean 4.3 beta.2 and it has my screen density as 245. If you take a look at the screen shot I uploaded it shows what to do for changing screen density. Hope this helps.
I sucessfully installed jellybean but I can't seem to change the lcd density..
I have in my build.prop ro.sf.lcd_density=160 and nothing happens.. I still have it set to the original, 240.
I noticed theres a new options in jellybean's build.prop ro.sf.override_null_lcd_density=1, I commented this out and also set it to 0, but still no go.
Any ideas? I've tried various apps and they all have no effect
uh, I may be wrong, but how is you changing a setting going to have a physical change on the hardware that's in your tablet?
incarceration said:
uh, I may be wrong, but how is you changing a setting going to have a physical change on the hardware that's in your tablet?
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It's NOT a physical change - Changing the LCD DPI Density has been a method used on most versions of Android for years. What rock have YOU been under?
Yep. Same here. Can't find a way to get 160 back to life.
This is pretty much a worst thing Asus could do to us. Or is it JB thing?
Don't know, but i'll try to find a solution to this as i just can't look at 240 density after using 160 for so long.
Oversized icons are really not nice :cyclops:
Hmm this might have something to do with my sensitivity issues too. Before in a certain game I could rapidly tap a button and it would go through. Now on JB it's not registering my rapid taps and I have to tap slower. Looking all over the place for a solution!
Alitheia said:
Hmm this might have something to do with my sensitivity issues too. Before in a certain game I could rapidly tap a button and it would go through. Now on JB it's not registering my rapid taps and I have to tap slower. Looking all over the place for a solution!
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I'm on CM 10(JB 4.1.1.) and DPI change works through the build.prop without any problems. I wonder if Asus did something to block this in latest update..
Could it be related to the kernel not supporting it?
I mean, they probably changed kernel, so maybe they didn't include this in the final release.
Why is beyond me and my understanding of their logic.
I hope this is not the case.
hm.. this is hard to get used to 240 again. i hope theres a way around this
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Don't try the LCD app.
I'm softbrick right now.
I too dislike the hugh icons.
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jaxboater said:
Don't try the LCD app.
I'm softbrick right now.
I too dislike the hugh icons.
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Thanks for taking a risk and let us know.
So this option is off, too.
Yeah this DPI is a bit of a shock
dirran said:
Yeah this DPI is a bit of a shock
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Could you please explain me-a-noob, what's so shocking about the different DPI? I thought the DPI by default remained "at its best setting". Apparently it is not...
Why would ASUS set the DPI in a way, which would not use the full potential of the screen?
iritoi said:
Why would ASUS set the DPI in a way, which would not use the full potential of the screen?
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I don't know, but they did it .
I miss my 200 DPI. It would be a real shame when there's no way to change the DPI.
iritoi said:
Could you please explain me-a-noob, what's so shocking about the different DPI? I thought the DPI by default remained "at its best setting". Apparently it is not...
Why would ASUS set the DPI in a way, which would not use the full potential of the screen?
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It tricks Android into making each pixel smaller. Which means all your icons, text, etc shrink on the screen. This gives you more room on your screen and makes mostly everything look a hell of a lot better. If you do a search for DPI on the general forum, you will find a thread about DPI with screen shots that show you the difference.
phree1 said:
It tricks Android into making each pixel smaller. Which means all your icons, text, etc shrink on the screen. This gives you more room on your screen and makes mostly everything look a hell of a lot better. If you do a search for DPI on the general forum, you will find a thread about DPI with screen shots that show you the difference.
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Same boat. This really sucks. The DPI change is so abrupt, it almost makes me want to downgrade.
spinaldex said:
Same boat. This really sucks. The DPI change is so abrupt, it almost makes me want to downgrade.
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Why not just try out a custom Rom? At the Moment Baked BlackBean 4 and unofficial CM10 10/1 versions work very well and give you all kinds of settings and tweaks to work with as well as theme chooser. The only thing that isn't working (well or at all) is GPS and I expect that will be fixed in short order, now that the official TF700 JB update is out.
okantomi said:
Why not just try out a custom Rom? At the Moment Baked BlackBean 4 and unofficial CM10 10/1 versions work very well and give you all kinds of settings and tweaks to work with as well as theme chooser. The only thing that isn't working (well or at all) is GPS and I expect that will be fixed in short order, now that the official TF700 JB update is out.
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Don't get me wrong, I used CM9 on my TF101 and use it on my phone, BUT I like a stable ROM with barely any noticable issues as I really do use just about everything on my devices, including the GPS. For now, until the custom roms make a bit more headway, I'm not going to switch.
Any luck?
Bump on this topic, no go on lcd mods in build.prop
REALLY would like to go back to 160...i may downgrade if there is no workaround...
I can also confirm lcd changer apps dont work either, got soft brick with one and the others didnt change anything
Agreed, any news?
Has anyone contacted Asus about it and asked?
Or, has anyone tested DPI changes on other Jelly Bean devices such as the Nexus 7 and seen if it works there (which would indicate Asus intentionally disabled it)?
spinaldex said:
Agreed, any news?
Has anyone contacted Asus about it and asked?
Or, has anyone tested DPI changes on other Jelly Bean devices such as the Nexus 7 and seen if it works there (which would indicate Asus intentionally disabled it)?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922747
That proves that ASUS disabled it I'm still unable to unlock.. I need to switch to custom roms soon; I can't stand the default dpi
Hi all,
First thing I do on a Win7/Win8 device is 'make the font smaller' (DPI?), the thing with 150% / 125% / 100% (default. 125%)
I have the feeling, most of the time, the nexus 5 is set to 150%
One of the results could be you get more icons your homescreen => more rows, more columns
Can this be changed ? without rooting.
Thanks!
PS: yes, it is absolutely amazing and blazing fast
nope, and you couldn't do it if you were rooted either unless you coded it yourself
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n7of9 said:
nope, and you couldn't do it if you were rooted either unless you coded it yourself
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wrong ... yes you can change the display density (as in make everything smaller do display more stuff) and no you can't change it without root access
the setting you're looking for is the ro.sf.lcd_density property in the build.prop file. There are several editors available to do that.
veli0s said:
wrong ... yes you can change the display density (as in make everything smaller do display more stuff) and no you can't change it without root access
the setting you're looking for is the ro.sf.lcd_density property in the build.prop file. There are several editors available to do that.
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Okay thanks a lot for that, I'll have a look.... in a few days because I'm not about to root my brand-new phone
lowlow2 said:
Okay thanks a lot for that, I'll have a look.... in a few days because I'm not about to root my brand-new phone
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If you're planning on rooting in the future, I hope you've already unlocked your bootloader...
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I'm trying to change my DPI with Build Prop editor but every time I reboot, the changes revert to stock.
Timdor said:
I'm trying to change my DPI with Build Prop editor but every time I reboot, the changes revert to stock.
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Change it manually with a file explorer.
Timdor said:
I'm trying to change my DPI with Build Prop editor but every time I reboot, the changes revert to stock.
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Trying now. Is there any reason that would be different than the build prop editor? It worked on all my other phones
I just changed dpi to 420 in build.prop ...looks way better now! 400 was to small for me!
Im on 380 and its perfect, for me. The default was absolutely huge.
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Im on 380 and its perfect, for me. The default was absolutely huge.
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Amen. I tried 300 and it wouldn't boot. Had to make a flashable build.prop. I'll try your suggestions. 280 looked interesting, though lol also, which app do you guys use for it?
update: set it to 380 and i like what i see.
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Amen. I tried 300 and it wouldn't boot. Had to make a flashable build.prop. I'll try your suggestions. 280 looked interesting, though lol also, which app do you guys use for it?
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I normally just edit the build prop using a build prop editor. I have also used 'texdroider_dpi' from the playstore. The default for the N5 seems to be 480, for anyone who forgets.
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Amen. I tried 300 and it wouldn't boot. Had to make a flashable build.prop. I'll try your suggestions. 280 looked interesting, though lol also, which app do you guys use for it?
update: set it to 380 and i like what i see.
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I used the editor integrated within ES-Explorer for editing build.prop!
Anyone remember the default dpi? I changed it but I want to go back. Don't remember if it was 440 or 460. The number in the tabs in chrome is offset and it annoys me in smaller dpi.
olieebur said:
Anyone remember the default dpi? I changed it but I want to go back. Don't remember if it was 440 or 460. The number in the tabs in chrome is offset and it annoys me in smaller dpi.
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I think it was actually 480.
RussianBear said:
Amen. I tried 300 and it wouldn't boot. Had to make a flashable build.prop. I'll try your suggestions. 280 looked interesting, though lol also, which app do you guys use for it?
update: set it to 380 and i like what i see.
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I think 350 is the minimum.
At 380 now and liking it.
ArkAngel06 said:
I think it was actually 480.
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Yup, it is.
elliot.newnham said:
I think 350 is the minimum.
At 380 now and liking it.
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I had some other app that would let me preview it before rebooting, and for whatever reason 280 worked, so I've upped it to 300 and got a black screen on boot...lol
I changed my DPI to 320, and I noticed that when I press home the keyboard pops up every single time. But when I return it to stock 480, it doesn't. I really want to keep it at 320 but the keyboard popping up on pressing home is annoying. Any ideas?
If you're looking to make things "smaller" (icons and such) You can do it with a 3rd party launcher like Nova or Apex. There you have the ability to make things smaller than the huge stock.
I just changed my DPI to 445 which is the true DPI of this display. Everything is perfect now!