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[Q] wallpaper looks zoomed-in

I have a bunch of wallpapers that are the exact size for TF, but when I go to select them, TF asks me to crop them. After setting a picture as wallpaper, the wallpaper picture looks zoomed-in. This even happens to the stock pictures that are in the TF gallery.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

I have the same problem here ...
I tried different resolution but the result still the same.

Go download Wallpaper Wizardrii from the market,
then when you're in gallery click on the share icon on the top right and choose wallpaper wizardrii and tell it to set as scrollable. Your images should look perfect if the pictures are in fact large enough.
Here's mine
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Check my other thread for lots of other wallpapers in HD wallpaper pack 2
I'm currently trying to find a way we can get perfect wallpapers without the use of an app

MultiPicture Live Wallpaper
I use MultiPicture Live Wallpaper to make the images fit the screen. I usually download 1280x800 images and they look really nice.

Wallpaper slideshow is what iuse

I tried wallpaper wizardii and while it kept the size...without cropping...it would glitch while changing orientation...it would take a second or two to "settle" after a few weird little sizings...I couldn't deal with that and also no wallpaper ever looked as tack-sharp as the stock paper....even if it was large enough...

rpavich said:
I tried wallpaper wizardii and while it kept the size...without cropping...it would glitch while changing orientation...it would take a second or two to "settle" after a few weird little sizings...I couldn't deal with that and also no wallpaper ever looked as tack-sharp as the stock paper....even if it was large enough...
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Did you reboot after you installed wizard??
Mine works fine, no glitches switching back and forth between portrait and landscape

jrizk07 said:
Did you reboot after you installed wizard??
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Nope....Maybe I'll try that.

Nope....same thing...it kind of "readjusts" itself after orientation....not acceptable.
I DID notice one thing....it seems (and I could be wrong) that if you go to a pic on the web and choose "set as wallpaper" it doesn't crop anything....if you download the pic...then choose to use it as wallpaper..that's when you have to crop.

Which picture are you using??
I don't seem to be having that issue but yes you're right. Pictures from the web work right away but the gallery app wallpaper setter is what brings up the cropping.
I believe they're going to make changes to this in 3.1

jrizk07 said:
I believe they're going to make changes to this in 3.1
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Good! looking forward to it....

Well..I tried Multipicture live and it works great...the pictures come out sharp and not cropped...
BUT....
When reorienting screen....they "fade in" and don't stay.
It appears to be by design...is there some way to turn this off in the MP software?

Try 1920x1280. (Yes 1*2*80, that's not a typo. )

[Q] Best resolution for wallpapers?

So I know the phone is 1080p, which means 1920x1080. But since the phone is portrait that turns into 1080x1920, right?
But that's good if I want a wallpaper for just 1 home screen and no scrolling. But if I have 2 home screens and want scrolling, do I need a 2160x1920 wallpaper?
But then if I have three, does that mean I need 3241x1920?
Or am I just going too far? But 1920x1080 wallpapers in landscape will just zoom in won't they?

craiigman said:
So I know the phone is 1080p, which means 1920x1080. But since the phone is portrait that turns into 1080x1920, right?
But that's good if I want a wallpaper for just 1 home screen and no scrolling. But if I have 2 home screens and want scrolling, do I need a 2160x1920 wallpaper?
But then if I have three, does that mean I need 3241x1920?
Or am I just going too far? But 1920x1080 wallpapers in landscape will just zoom in won't they?
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Yes, yes, no, yes, yes.

2160x1920 is the size of the stock wallpapers. GEL will adjust the scrolling based on him many home screens you have.
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This wallpaper is the correct resolution, but what's causing the gap below notification bar? That's Nova launcher.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thanks for any help.
EDIT: It was the MultiWallpaper app setting.
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ritchea said:
This wallpaper is the correct resolution, but what's causing the gap below notification bar? That's Nova launcher.
Thanks for any help.
EDIT: It was the MultiWallpaper app setting.
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Also, each launcher can call for a different wallpaper size. 2160x1920 is what the stock launcher calls for. Does Nova call for the same size?

xda6969 said:
Also, each launcher can call for a different wallpaper size. 2160x1920 is what the stock launcher calls for. Does Nova call for the same size?
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Yes, from previous phones, I believe it does.
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ritchea said:
Yes, from previous phones, I believe it does.
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When I used Nova, I believe it actually stated what size it was looking for when setting the wallpaper.

Wallpaper scrolling

I noticed that on my device the wallpaper is static when scrolling left or right through the stock launcher.
Unfortunately i don't remember if this was true on 4.4 or it changed with 4.4.2. Does anyone have an idea on how to enable the old scrolling effect?
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It seems to be dependent on what app you use when selecting set picture as... If you use photos from Google+ then you get a static, non-scrolling background. If you use the gallery app it scrolls fine.
Didn't know that.
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VVV850 said:
It seems to be dependent on what app you use when selecting set picture as... If you use photos from Google+ then you get a static, non-scrolling background. If you use the gallery app it scrolls fine.
Didn't know that.
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Hello,
I tried this way but the wallpaper isn't static. I want a static wallpaper and I didn't find something about that. If someone knows how to set as static on kitkat.......!!!! Thank you
I'm on CM11.

Fata7 said:
...I want a static wallpaper...
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Use a wallpaper sized 1920x1080.

PhilipTD said:
Use a wallpaper sized 1920x1080.
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Then how to make it scrolling back? I mean, it doesnt allow me do so:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Player0 said:
Then how to make it scrolling back?
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I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood. I thought you wanted no scrolling.

PhilipTD said:
Use a wallpaper sized 1920x1080.
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Ok, I'll try thank you:good:

Fata7 said:
Ok, I'll try thank you:good:
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It doesn't work :s

Fata7 said:
It doesn't work :s
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What do you mean exactly? If the wallpaper is 1920x1080, I cant understand how it could scroll.

1080x1920
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use 1080 1920 for static

Sorry, man, I can never remember that width goes first. As the kind members have indicated above, the wallpaper must be 1080 wide by 1920 high. (Thanks guys)

Album art wrong size on lock screen

So I noticed today while trying to get album art for my music that on the lock screen it now shows the music at a size that's far too big for the screen. No idea what's causing that to happen since it was fine before I added new art today. Any suggestions?
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a5pe4 said:
So I noticed today while trying to get album art for my music that on the lock screen it now shows the music at a size that's far too big for the screen. No idea what's causing that to happen since it was fine before I added new art today. Any suggestions?
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Album art is full screen in the lock screen. Since album art is square and the phone is not, the art is zoomed in to eliminate bars on the sides. This probably accounts for it seeming over sized. It's the same on my phone. I like the look of it myself.

But that doesn't make sense when there's no art or anything like that. It used to show the artist and song name and now it's too zoomed in. Also words on actual covers are cut off. Here's an example of one without art
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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a5pe4 said:
But that doesn't make sense when there's no art or anything like that. It used to show the artist and song name and now it's too zoomed in. Also words on actual covers are cut off. Here's an example of one without art
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How would the phone know what part of the album art to show because wording can be anywhere. As mentioned because it shows it full screen now vs a lil square box below the title and such, it has to zoom the image to fit the whole screen which will cut off the sides so that the top/bottoms can fit.

a5pe4 said:
But that doesn't make sense when there's no art or anything like that. It used to show the artist and song name and now it's too zoomed in. Also words on actual covers are cut off. Here's an example of one without art
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Take a look at this link: http://www.gizmag.com/review-android-kitkat-44/29821/pictures#7
Its supposed to cut off the sides.

Unless I'm crazy I don't believe it did this until now. My cover art also looks to have lower quality now. I guess it's possible that I haven't noticed till now but it doesn't make sense to me why this would happen in KitKat. Check these out. Do yours look similar?
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That's because it's zooming in on a low-resolution image, hence the fuzziness

split screen position

When using split screen mode, can anyone change the split position to anything other than the middle of the screen? Something like 1/3 of the screen for one app, 2/3 for the other.
I believe I was able to do this a few weeks ago (maybe with an earlier ROM, I'm on 1.13 now) but it doesn't seem possible anymore.

x_d_n said:
When using split screen mode, can anyone change the split position to anything other than the middle of the screen? Something like 1/3 of the screen for one app, 2/3 for the other.
I believe I was able to do this a few weeks ago (maybe with an earlier ROM, I'm on 1.13 now) but it doesn't seem possible anymore.
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I can still do it. On 1.13 myself (Sprint phone, if it matters).

On my (same firmware) Sprint phone, I can move the border, but it doesn't stick. It bounces back to the middle. So, you can view more of one, but only while holding it.

davidtm0 said:
On my (same firmware) Sprint phone, I can move the border, but it doesn't stick. It bounces back to the middle. So, you can view more of one, but only while holding it.
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Wait....are you referring to portrait or landscape? Because landscape doesn't resize....
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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AarSyl said:
Wait....are you referring to portrait or landscape? Because landscape doesn't resize....
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Portrait
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davidtm0 said:
Portrait
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Certainly weird.

You have to change the screen size in display settings then it will Stick in other positions

Sashtheflash said:
You have to change the screen size in display settings then it will Stick in other positions
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Hmmm . . . just tried that, and no different
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davidtm0 said:
Hmmm . . . just tried that, and no different
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Go for display size small

Bingo, you're right!
Not sure if my elder eyes will like small, but at least it's good to know the mechanism.
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Sashtheflash said:
You have to change the screen size in display settings then it will Stick in other positions
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Nice tip (had no idea about this) but it's not what my U11 used to be able to do. This method allows sticking the slider in 3 positions and only in small size, but I used to be able to do this with all positions and with normal screen size.

I can't resize on portrait mode either...WWE U11 on 1.13.401.1
And the split screen is really poorly supported...take a look:
On U11
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On HTC 10
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Both phone are loaded with same font, same font size, same display size, and same app opened...Wondering how could this happen