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Reliably set up Phablet UI by changing SystemUI dpi

Hey guys,
I'm using an LCD density of 360 on my Nexus 5 by ending the build.prop, this feels comfortable for my use and I'd like to keep it that way. BUT I sorely miss not having phablet ui. Is there a setting I need to be using to change my SystemUI to a particular dpi to switch everything to Phablet UI while still keeping the overall LCD density to 360? I'm using the "App Settings" module in Xposed and have tried just about everything but can't get the Phablet UI to engage. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.

the7thson said:
Hey guys,
I'm using an LCD density of 360 on my Nexus 5 by ending the build.prop, this feels comfortable for my use and I'd like to keep it that way. BUT I sorely miss not having phablet ui. Is there a setting I need to be using to change my SystemUI to a particular dpi to switch everything to Phablet UI while still keeping the overall LCD density to 360? I'm using the "App Settings" module in Xposed and have tried just about everything but can't get the Phablet UI to engage. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
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i want to do this too...anyone willing to help ?

ranasrule said:
i want to do this too...anyone willing to help ?
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There are 2 things we need to discuss.
1) System UI layout change to Tablet mode or Phablet mode UI. This changes the layout of the Nav Bar, Status bar and Notification area. Google removed this function. There is no way to get it back.
2) Triggered Tablet layout of specific apps. Developers of apps may wish to change the layout of their apps for a tablet. More screen real estate can mean there are better layouts than used for the phone. The only reliable trigger that a developer can use is dpi.
The bigger screen at the same resolution will have a lower dpi than a smaller screen at the same resolution. We can trigger tablet layout in apps by forcing the dpi down system wide using the build.prop. However, different developers will be triggered by different dpi's meaning you may need a dpi so low you cant see it on your small screen before some apps trigger.
You can use the Xposed module named "app settings" to actually change the layout of individual apps to tablet layout. So for example, you can set Chrome to be tablet layout without changing the dpi of the system or tha app itself. That's the only option though. Not all apps have a tablet mode.

rootSU said:
There are 2 things we need to discuss.
1) System UI layout change to Tablet mode or Phablet mode UI. This changes the layout of the Nav Bar, Status bar and Notification area. Google removed this function. There is no way to get it back.
2) Triggered Tablet layout of specific apps. Developers of apps may wish to change the layout of their apps for a tablet. More screen real estate can mean there are better layouts than used for the phone. The only reliable trigger that a developer can use is dpi.
The bigger screen at the same resolution will have a lower dpi than a smaller screen at the same resolution. We can trigger tablet layout in apps by forcing the dpi down system wide using the build.prop. However, different developers will be triggered by different dpi's meaning you may need a dpi so low you cant see it on your small screen before some apps trigger.
You can use the Xposed module named "app settings" to actually change the layout of individual apps to tablet layout. So for example, you can set Chrome to be tablet layout without changing the dpi of the system or tha app itself. That's the only option though. Not all apps have a tablet mode.
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Thanks for the reply but the request is for Phablet UI...kind of something like this atleast >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50945366&postcount=750
as far as my Info goes tablet UI is not longer available but Phablet is possible

ranasrule said:
Thanks for the reply but the request is for Phablet UI...kind of something like this atleast >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50945366&postcount=750
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For phablet ui, read point 1.
That screenshot is not phablet ui. Its just a lower dpi.
To lower dpi, either do it system wide using build prop or with xposed module "app settings", set dpi for systemui lower. Say maybe 300.
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rootSU said:
For phablet ui, read point 1.
That screenshot is not phablet ui. Its just a lower dpi.
To lower dpi, either do it system wide using build prop or with xposed module "app settings", set dpi for systemui lower. Say maybe 300.
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I thought Google only removed TableUI, but PhabletUI still exists. I could be wrong though.

the7thson said:
I thought Google only removed TableUI, but PhabletUI still exists. I could be wrong though.
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Maybe I don't know. My understanding was there was 1 UI now. Maybe you need to ask someone in PA team
IF it does exist, there's no way to get it... Unless PA can do it.

Change your phablet "Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0"(running Android 4.1.2) to tablet [root

Change your phablet "Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0"(running Android 4.1.2) to tablet [root
Well, I am not good at making flashable zips so I would be writing up the process I used to turn my phablet to tablet,
First of all, I am going to tell you that after this some Samsung's stock apps might not work(including TouchWiz launcher and some other) or might work distorted(including calculator and others) , and play store might not show all apps
In this process, we are going to change LCD density to make the ROM believe that we are using a tablet and it will force tablet ui instead of phablet ui
As I stated above that TouchWiz won't work after this so it is recommended to have other launcher already installed(I use Google experience), so that you might not get stuck on a blank home screen repeatedly giving FC error for TouchWiz,
So after you have got a launcher installed, download any build prop editor(I use ROM toolbox) and open it and search for ro.sf.lcd_density property, you will find 2 with same name, but different values(on 4.1.2),one will have 160 and other will have 240.
Beware, don't change both values, just change 160 value to 140, don't touch 240 one or you will end up having systemUI force close error again and again
When you have done this, just reboot and you will have tabletUI instead of normal phablet ui, you will not have notification bar on top, but will have that on bottom in the side of navigation buttons (you will get them too)
Few changes that will come are:
1. Power+Home key no longer take screenshot, instead you have a soft key for that on navigation bar
2. Settings icon changes a little.
Counting...
Problems:
1. Navigation bar is white instead of normal black one, so notifications won't show up easily (you might get use to it, as I got used to it)
2. You can no longer take screen shot of your notifications
Any other you found? Just tell me, I will add it here
If u got any problem, just reply, I will try to help
I will update this for 4.4.2 soon, as I am not at home for now, on vacations at the moment will update it as I reach home. [UPDATE: Italian firmware update 4.4.2 do not have tablet ui, we can not change is ui to tablet, I don't know why they removed it]
Just to tell you, there are some xposed modules to do this and you can use them too, but they are temporary, this one is permanent, if you factory reset your tab without making any 3rd party launcher a system app then you won't be able to use your tab for the time you don't flash rom again or install a launcher from adb or any other way you can opt to fix it, you can still access notification area, thus also the settings but not anything that can't be opened from there!
I actually got inspired by thinking that there must be some way to get tabletUI instead of normal phabletUI because I like tabletUI personally
If you think of anything that need to be changed here, or needs to be updated, just reply and I will do what's appropriate
Tested on:
1. SM-T211(android v4.1.2), working!
2. SM-T211(android v4.4.2), not working!
You can try and tell me if it works on other variants or not and I will update
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Why not just use Phab7 with Xposed?
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Lincoln99 said:
Why not just use Phab7 with Xposed?
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As I said, there are some xposed modules which do this but they are temporary, once you factory reset, it will be lost and you will have to redo that, but this is permanent, no matter if you reset, it will be the same way, and one thing that you should keep in mind, TouchWiz home (launcher) will stop working after this, so just make a third party launcher a system app, by just copying the apk to /system/app/
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there is no tablet mode in kitkat. So any 4.4.x won't work. I can't stand the white status/nav bar so I don't put the dpi too low. I wonder if phab7 can get around the white status/nav bar.

superkevx said:
there is no tablet mode in kitkat. So any 4.4.x won't work. I can't stand the white status/nav bar so I don't put the dpi too low. I wonder if phab7 can get around the white status/nav bar.
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I tried both phab7 and tabletUI trigger in Xposed, both gives white bar
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You'd have to edit SystemUI.apk
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superkevx said:
there is no tablet mode in kitkat. So any 4.4.x won't work. I can't stand the white status/nav bar so I don't put the dpi too low. I wonder if phab7 can get around the white status/nav bar.
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I imagine it also suffers from heating

Andromeda 90 said:
I imagine it also suffers from heating
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Yes it does,
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[Q] How to make Nav Bar Smaller

Hey, Im currently on 380 dpi and still feel the nav bar is using too much of my screen. I was wondering if you were able to Make it thinner without the use of gravitybox or reducing the DPI. Cheers

Use a custom rom, they have this feature to change the size. Or manually do it but that requires you to get your hands dirty and to recompile the files which there is a guide online on how to do this.
Google search for the guide.
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Stock 5.1, rooted, decrease nav bar height

Is there any app I can customize nav bar height and buttons on my Nexus 5 stock 5.1 rooted.
I know it can be done with xPosed or with modded some of the system apk.
But is there any other way?

I came across one method of reducing the size of everything moments ago, I was initially looking to reduce the nav bar height only but to no avail.. and decided to give that one a go.
1. use root explore or any app that gives you root \system access
2. locate \system\build.prop and open it to edit
3. look for ro.sf.lcd_density=480 and change the value to 420
4. save, exit and restart
everything will end up smaller so I had to make everything bigger (i.e. icon size on desktop/app drawer using nova launcher, bump up the system text size to large instead the standard normal)
so far I'm enjoying it, try it out and see if you like it, I have definitely got more screen space now than stock without sacrificing the nav bar entirely like I normally would with full screen mode using "all in one gestures" app
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Sure is Xposed and gravity box are working well on 5-5.1.1 roms. Mines at 50%hight
Sorry just reread not wanting to use Xposed for some reason. You could do that mod and take it out...
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asyyy said:
I came across one method of reducing the size of everything moments ago, I was initially looking to reduce the nav bar height only but to no avail.. and decided to give that one a go.
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Excellent, I changed dpi to 420 with app dpi changer, also changed fonts to huge in display settings after that...

[Q] Is there a way to hide or disable Navbar/Softkeys without root?

Hi,
does anyone know a way to hide or disable Navbar/Softkeys on the Z5 (Premium) without root?
The playstore shows only apps wich require root.
I would love to use some extra display space and LMT as softkey replacement is working fine...
-Wollinator

wollinator said:
Hi,
does anyone know a way to hide or disable Navbar/Softkeys on the Z5 (Premium) without root?
The playstore shows only apps wich require root.
I would love to use some extra display space and LMT as softkey replacement is working fine...
-Wollinator
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Install "all in one gestures" from playstore, as shown in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/help/root-solutions-t3270134

hm, tried "all in one gestueres" before, but it is not working on all apps and sometimes it just hides the buttons but keeps a blank, black space.
anyway, besten dank für den hinweis! :good:

Nova launcher?
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I'm using Nova Launcher....

Nova dont support hiding navbar anymore, at least not for every device's rom. But good point, im having Total Launcher Pro installed and it hides the navbar, though only on homescreen(s).

Not really sure if this is what you're looking for, but this is what I use to hide my softkeys and navbar to get full-screen.
The keyboard doesn't work while full-screen is activated though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.dt2dev.fullscreen.free

GMD Full screen immersive mode

Have you tried a third-party Sony Theme with textureless softkeys? They are not really being hidden just there is no softkey image to show so you see nothing lol.

Tried all of your suggestions (thanks for those!), but nothing works realy flawless.
Guess, I'll wait for root and rom without that much disadvantages as today...
-W