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[APP][Xposed] Per app DPI for all apps, Volume Skip Track, Status Bar Tweaks & more

[APP][Xposed] Per app DPI for all apps, Volume Skip Track, Status Bar Tweaks & more
Great News: Xposed Installer now supports Galaxy S4​
Galaxy S4 has a nice 5 inch display. But having phoneUI in all the apps doesn't justify the screen size. With Xposed App Settings you can change layout and density of each app to tabletUI or PhabletUI whatever your preferences are.
I have tried it on Stock Rom. So it should probably work with every rooted ROM ODEX or DEODEX.
How to Install
1. Make a Nandroid Backup. (Just in case you mess up any system file)
2. Download the XposedInstaller 2.1.4 apk and install it. Launch it and grant it root permissions. Then press Install/Update button. Then reboot.
3. Download the Per App Density Setting apk and install it.
4. Launch the Xposed Framework App then in the module tab, enable the Per App Density Module. Then reboot.
5. Launch the Per App Settings app and there you can now set per app density for all apps listed.
Galaxy S4 has a default dpi of 480, So if you want phabletUI for any app then set dpi to 320-380 and layout to 800x1080. For tabletUI try dpi value from 180-240.
I have tried phabletUI for some google apps like Playstore, Gmail and Google Now. You can try various settings and keep whatever suits you best.
I will share some settings I have tried later tonight.
Note: You can also try it with Multi DPI Stock apps shared by bala_gamer.
If not using above Multi DPI apps then don't try these settings with Samsung apps. for now. You will just end up with weird layout.
More Tweaks Here: For more tweaks like volume button skip music, status bar tweaks and many many more check out this thread!! It says that its only for At & T version but I have tested it on my I9500 its working fine.
I am just sharing cool stuff I find in this forum and I don't take any responsibility for any damage to your phone. So whatever mods you apply, always make a NANDROID Backup
Thanks to rovo89 and tungstwenty for Xposed Framework and Per App Settings. And special thanks to xperiacle, I have been using his mods in my Galaxy Note and if it wasn't him then maybe I wouldn't find this amazing app.

You can also use the smiley replacer.apk with the xposed app installer
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saywhatt said:
You can also use the smiley replacer.apk with the xposed app installer
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Oh and your per app density settings link leads us to the xposed app
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Oh and your per app density settings link leads us to the xposed app
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Links Corrected

@op add thsi in OP as this module work fine on I9500 as well and no need for any other mods! It does all the job including volume skip for music mod as well! - Link

grgsiocl said:
@op add thsi in OP as this module work fine on I9500 as well and no need for any other mods! It does all the job including volume skip for music mod as well! - Link
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Will test first and ask for his permission.

That is working great, many thanks.
Just trying to mod notification bar any advise what to select within the app list ?
Thanks again.

and what about sammys apps (TW launcher, camera, galery, lock screen)...they have always troubles with changing DPI

This works great now I wont be missing my note 2 :thumbup:
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Doume said:
That is working great, many thanks.
Just trying to mod notification bar any advise what to select within the app list ?
Thanks again.
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You can't just edit notification bar dpi. For that you will have to change DPI of your phone. But Stock Samsung apps won't fit properly if you change Phone's DPI. You can find more information about changing phone's DPI here
kultus said:
and what about sammys apps (TW launcher, camera, galery, lock screen)...they have always troubles with changing DPI
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I wish there were PhabletUI Samsung apps available. But if you want to change just the dpi and not layout then read the OP. There's a link for some Multi-DPI stock apps. And for the TabletUI of stock apps lets wait for 4.2.2 updates for bigger devices like Tab, Note 10.1, Note 8 so that we can try pulling apks from them.

Installed and working fine
is it possible to change phone DPI to custom and set app specific density for samsung apps? will this kind of layout works ?

Yes I know about it im using it from SGS3 and for SGS4 waiting only for modded TW launcher, thats why I was so curious if this will handle it without the need to use modded multiDPI apps. Nevermind as the multi TW launcher will be avaible I wont need Xposed. THX for reply anyway enjoy it

pawandeep said:
Installed and working fine
is it possible to change phone DPI to custom and set app specific density for samsung apps? will this kind of layout works ?
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No it's more tricky with Samsung apps. If you want for example 320 dpi for Contacts app then first you need a contacts app of 320 dpi and then you can change density from this app, just changing phones dpi won't do it. You can find some of these apps in another thread called Multi-DPI Samsung apps. Check op for the link.
You can also try to pull apps from another phones like gs3 or note which have different dpi but I'm not sure about their compatibility with 4.2.2 roms.
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i've tried the NottachXposed and it's fully working on my GT-I9505

shubh961 said:
Galaxy S4 has a default dpi of 480, So if you want phabletUI for any app then set dpi to 320-380 and layout to 800x1080. For tabletUI try dpi value from 180-240.
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the layout 800x1080 doesnt exist here.. just 800x1280 ... how to get x1080 pls?
saywhatt said:
i've tried the NottachXposed and it's fully working on my GT-I9505
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tried this too, but i dont get my keyboard matching tried stock and swiftkey... all @ 320dpi @ screen (dpi) 800x1280

ChilliBo said:
tried this too, but i dont get my keyboard matching tried stock and swiftkey... all @ 320dpi @ screen (dpi) 800x1280
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i didn't try on the dpi mod though :silly: but everything else worked fine

Is there any available CRT-Off Mod for this?
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ChilliBo said:
the layout 800x1080 doesnt exist here.. just 800x1280 ... how to get x1080 pls?
tried this too, but i dont get my keyboard matching tried stock and swiftkey... all @ 320dpi @ screen (dpi) 800x1280
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Sorry typing mistake, its 800x1280 only

Paolonicus said:
Is there any available CRT-Off Mod for this?
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As for now no, but will share it as soon as I find it.

Hmm .. I wanted to see what happens if I toggle tablet to phone mode for the email client .. but I don't see an option to do this. Am I missing something?

Tested... and works pretty good on GTi9500
im on Doc Rom v2.2 + themed + 3minutes framework
running 3 mods/modules
- App Setting
- Modaco Toolkit
- nX (notach xposed)
hope to see more like crt mods!

System UI apk Revert

Is there a system UI revert zip/method floating around somewhere? I've installed a few mods and have had trouble reverting a particular one. Is there an easy way to revert back to the stock system UI apk?
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Have a look in the mod zips. Did they really replace the SystemUI?
Just replace whats in the zip with your own, ripped from a rooted stock rom which you can download here
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anyway to change the system wide font to roboto condensed?

I changed it in ChompSMS AND it looks so much better. Is there an apk that can be flashed to bring the font throughout the whole system?

There are font installers on play, yes
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try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513985
change fonts system wide but you need to be rooted

stremax said:
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513985
change fonts system wide but you need to be rooted
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Thanks for the link! Followed the directions and it worked great on both N5 and N7
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[Help] SystemUI keeps crashing after mod

I'm on stock rooted 4.4.2 with Xposed framework. I created an update.zip file to mod my SystemUI.apk by adding a custom image or "carrier logo" into the top left of the status bar. Within the update.zip (that I built with zip themer) I added an image to my drawable-xxhdpi folder named carrier_logo.png. I also had to modify the layout/status_bar.xml to call the image into my status bar. I used the following code to do so:
<TextView android:background="@drawable/carrier_logo" android:gravity="left|center" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />
I added this line of code directly under this line:
<LinearLayout androidrientation="horizontal" android:id="@id/notification_icon_area" android:layout_width="0.0dip"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1.0">
When I flash the update.zip my SystemUI crashes and my status bar is completely gone and I can't do anything on my phone and have to reboot into recovery and flash the undo.zip. My question is why is my SystemUI crashing? I know the image flashes fine because I made an update.zip with just the image and not the xml and it flashed into my drawable-xxhdpi just fine....It's the XML that's causing my phone to crash but I don't know what's wrong with my code. Hopefully someone more experienced in modding/themeing can help me out.

Not really experienced here but you did recompile the xml?
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I didn't recompile the apk if that's what you mean....I merely saved the XML and stuck inside the SystemUI/res/layout path of my zip themer file before sticking into zip themer and building a flashable zip.

You must recompile the apk so the xml is compressed correctly, then extract that edited xml and put that in your target apk / zip
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Never thought of that....been looking for answers everywhere the past two days lol. I'lll give it a try and report back. Appreciate your help man!

No problem. This part is an absolute must, however I cannot guarantee that alone will resolve the issue.
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Well, we'll see lol. I'm in the process of doing it now.

Question....after my apk is compiled and I extract the status_bar.xml, the xml file is in compiled format so it's not readable. Do I use THAT xml file in the zip or do I have to decompile my new SystemUI (that I just compiled) and then remove the xml file and put into my zip?
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I used the XML that was in compiled format...just extracted from newly compiled SystemUI.apk and put it my zip file. Update.zip builds fine as it usually does and flashes, however my system still crashed. I'm going to try a different line of code that I found from an ICS themeing thread....see if that works..

Yes you decompile your system ui and edit the xml. You then recompile the apk. You then either use that apk or you extract the edited xml from that apk (without decompiling - so it remains unreadable) and put that in your zip
Edit > if you're adding new png, don't you need to also update the resources.arsc or swap the one from the recompiled apk in?
Make sure you read up on that as im sure there's something else you must do but this is where my knowledge gets sketchy
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Yup, that's exactly what I did. Builds/flashes fine....but system keeps crashing =( Tried the second method using a different line of code....Still crashing. Very frustrating.
If you are anyone else cares to take a look, I'm going to attach a copy of my update.zip maybe you can find something wrong with it.

Oh its a full apk? Thought it was a villain theme zip.
Are you compiling as per this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34062046
Beyond that I think im out of help
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Not quite. I use apk multi-tool.....does all the exact same things just no need to use cmd to do it....I've compiled many times successfully using it. What exactly is a villain theme zip?
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Its a zip that instead of having an apk called systemui.apk, it has a folder called systemui.apk
In the folder sits just the edited files. Flashing the zip actually extracts the real apk in /system and puts your edits in...
Look for vrtheme for more info. Not sure it helps here though
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Will do man. Appreciate the help...one last thing. Do you think my systemui and or ROM in general being odexed has anything to do with the failure?
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Quite possibly. I always go deodexed to make system mods easier. Odex is a whole different ball game
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I know....it sucks lol. Did you notice a decrease in performance/speed when you went to deodex?

No I didn't notice
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Hmm...Is it possible, or do you know of the possibility of being able to deodex just one system application instead of the whole rom?

Pain-N-Panic said:
Hmm...Is it possible, or do you know of the possibility of being able to deodex just one system application instead of the whole rom?
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I can help. I'm pretty good at zipthemer if I say so myself. What exactly are you trying to do? Odex has nothing to do with it. Every one of my zipthemer files work on my phone and its odexed.
It's going to get cluttered so just PM me.

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Unable to change DPI

Any ideas on how to change DPI? Tried Xposed Module App Settings and TextDroider. Neither make any change to the DPI...

christopherhammer said:
Any ideas on how to change DPI? Tried Xposed Module App Settings and TextDroider. Neither make any change to the DPI...
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I've always used ROM toolbox for dpi since 2012.
It never has failed me. Obviously must be rooted.
I use a dpi of 500. Then use app settings on xposed to change phone and camera to normalize the dpi to stock so it doesn't look all weird.
Good luck

Haven't tried Rom Toolbox but with App Settings Module not working I am going to end up with stock apps that don't scale correctly....I want to change the DPI per app... not globally, otherwise the stock apps look screwy..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-screen-shift-change-screen-t3138718

christopherhammer said:
Haven't tried Rom Toolbox but with App Settings Module not working I am going to end up with stock apps that don't scale correctly....I want to change the DPI per app... not globally, otherwise the stock apps look screwy..
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App settings works fine. Are you using xposed? Did you get the app settings lolipop version?

christopherhammer said:
Any ideas on how to change DPI? Tried Xposed Module App Settings and TextDroider. Neither make any change to the DPI...
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Either you didn't reboot after changing DPI "it's a bug" supposed to do it on the fly, or your xposed setup isn't right.

The stock dpi on the note 5 is perfect. It's the only dpi on any phone that I have not changed

paniro187 said:
The stock dpi on the note 5 is perfect. It's the only dpi on any phone that I have not changed
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Agree, I only moved it from 560 to 500, not a huge increase compared to 100 to other phones.