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[MOD][HOWTO] Change LCD Density

Another pull of a cached version from Google. More info can be found in the replies to the original thread.
Doing this mod or quick set up is known on many devices. I decided to bring it over here for some people that aren't too familiar with it.
Lowering the dpi on your device increases the screen quality and also allows you to fit more icons on your homescreen and app drawer.
By default our devices is 220dpi
I lowered mine to 180dpi
May play around with it some more but I like the quality I have now. I'm using GoLauncherEX which allows you to resize widgets. So it plays well together.
I used the old fashion way by going through the build.prop with rootexplorer
System/build.prop and edited the LCD DENSITY line to my preferred #, pick save&exit and pulled my battery
If you would like to take a more easy approach you can download one of the apps in the play store and follow those directions.
If you have a problem with your apps not showing up in the Play Store, follow the instructions here. Downloads in the second post.
Here are a couple screenshots of what I'm referring to. If you have any questions feel free.
**Most Importantly**
LOWERING THE DPI TOO LOW WILL CONFLICT SOME APPS IN THE PLAYSTORE AS WELL AS THE STOCK DIALER.
Build.prop in Root Explorer
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Some Apps that support DPI change (BE CAUTIOUS USING THESE)

Why don't you just use a launcher that allows you alter how many icons are in the desktop and the drawer?
I also fail to see how lowering your DPI increases screen quality. I mean, if I lower the amount of chocolate chips in my cookies, that makes them inferior.

Cirkustanz said:
Why don't you just use a launcher that allows you alter how many icons are in the desktop and the drawer?
I also fail to see how lowering your DPI increases screen quality. I mean, if I lower the amount of chocolate chips in my cookies, that makes them inferior.
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Horrible anagram. Sorry it was.
it makes things look sooo crisp, its all in opinion. We got yours, you got mine. K

Icon size won't change after using xposed

Hey guys,
long time gone since I asked something in Q&A section, but no idea anymore...
I tested xposed framework again after some time. Problem always was the icon themer module which always want to get activated, even it already was.
This time I could change the icon theme once and afterwards I couldn't get back into to change to default, because the module wanted to get activated again -_-
After deleting all I had the default icons back, BUT my icon size and distance isn't as it was.
So with changing the density to default, u won't see any problem, but with setting it down (like I always had) u can see what I'm talking about.
Actually:
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Before:
Thanks in advance for any ideas and tips.
PS: Because I already tried so much, today I also did a fullwipe, without success.
CHEERS

Use the up to date icon themer (Unicon) from the play store
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Are you making changes to the DPI?
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thereal_bigjake said:
Use the up to date icon themer (Unicon) from the play store
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That would maybe let me change the icon, but this definitely helps to reset the sizes and distances?
letmedanz said:
Are you making changes to the DPI?
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Yeah, like I wrote I always have changed my dpi. I always on 435dpi.
Only default (480dpi) will show all correct.
CHEERS

OK guys, I got it back again.
1st of all, like @thereal_bigjake mentioned, u need the actual icon themer!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sg.ruqqq.IconThemer
But now it's not just done with changing icons...
- U have to choose another icon theme first
- Reboot
- then choose the default/system one
- Restart launcher
=> now it's fixed and u can change to another theme if u want.
Thanks guys and CHEERS
EDIT!

*push*
I was wrong -_-
After a reboot it's back to the 5*5 than 4*4 raster and having the normal icon size...
Any more idea... Really disturbing
PS: So I always get back the original view when restarting the launcher via app. But after reboot it's bad listed again.

Stock browser rendering vs Chrome Beta

Anyone know how to tweak Chrome to render a website so that it doesn't zoom in so much?
Stock Browser:
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Chrome:
This is Qnap desktop that I use several times a day to transfer files on my home network. Since Chrome zooms in so much, I'm forced to go into portrait mode so I can see more info on screen when I'm in the Qnap File Manager. The Stock browser seems to work much better. It's just a minor annoyance, but I wanted to see if anyone would know of a Chrome tweak to force it to zoom out a little.
D.
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If you're rooted perhaps changing the DPI setting for Chrome in Xposed module App Settings to a lower value (its counter intuitive) will help. Default resolution is 320, perhaps drop it below 300 and see how that works.
I currently run a setting of 256 to get a window width of 1600. I also run Chrome User Agent to force a desktop setting and have manually set max tiles for interest area to 512mb to increase how much memory chrome takes up. Browsing is pretty good in Chrome now.

Already running Chrome User Agent and use the max tiles tweak. Tried a few others in chrome://flags without any success. I'll try App Settings on Xposed. I was running it previously on the first firmware that came with the tablet, but kept getting some graphical glitching when watching videos, so I removed it. Haven't tried it again with the ANC5 firmware I have now. I'll give it a try
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Still no luck with Xposed & App Settings @ 256dpi. Tried different options in screen dp as well. Booooo...
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Native DPI Scaling

Found this post in the regular Verizon S7 section thanks to @jayochs. Cool little hidden feature and seems to work great so far. This will change the DPI from 640(stock) to about 540dpi. I'll show a few examples below, but the article will show even more and tell you how to do it.
Check out the XDA article located here :
http://www.xda-developers.com/there-is-native-dpi-scaling-hidden-in-the-galaxy-s7/
Examples:
Standard View
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Condensed View

Makes the phone so much better!

Awesome find

xocomaox said:
Makes the phone so much better!
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Yeah I think it gives the phone a lot cleaner look. But that's just my opinion.

dazednconfused said:
Yeah I think it gives the phone a lot cleaner look. But that's just my opinion.
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I am used to altering DPI with root access, so this find was a godsend.

You can alter DPI through ADB without root access, btw.
This is good though. Could go lower though. I have text size at the lowest settings and turned this on. The notification bar is still a little too big.
Not sure if its worth screwing with though

I did this with Nova Launcher and I really like it. Definitely helping the S7 edge grow on me a little more.

I did this with Nova launcher as well but it didn't seem to stick for the touch wiz launcher. Everything else is condensed
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I really wish they had a Super Condensed mode. I'd like to run it around 500.
I do like having this to be able to quickly (with one reboot) toggle back to a density that will allow Samsung Pay to work.

After doing this with Nova Launcher I noticed that I don't have smooth scrolling when I hit the recents button

Just FYI to those who don't know... you can change your DPI through ADB without root.
I feel the condensed mode and already low stock DPI is enough.
The 7 Edge has 5.5" @ 640 DPI
The LG G4 has 5.5" @ 640 DPI
The Note 5 has 5.7" @ 540 DPI
Add condensed mode and its smaller. So I am happy with the stock/condensed values.

Doing this also kills android pay which socks, I want to reduce DPI but still use android pay

I switched to condensed DPI and Android Pay is working for me still.
Edit: Nevermind. Tried adding a card to it and says nope.. :\

HBO GO working for anyone else after changing dpi?

[APP][4.1+][NO ROOT]DPI Changer

Sometimes you just don't like the size of the items on your screen. If you're lucky, your phone's software has its own DPI changer of sorts, where you can choose among a few different presets, but what if you want more options, or you aren't one of the lucky few with that feature?
Well, this app aims to fix that problem on any Android device running 4.1 or later. There are quite a few apps out there that change your DPI, but this one doesn't actually require root, even if you aren't running Nougat. You will have to reboot if you aren't rooted, but hey, that's better than being around a computer all the time to use ADB, right?
There are instructions in the app for the setup and usage.
IMPORTANT:
- I don't know if this will work on every device running Android 4.1+. I was able to test it on an emulator running 4.1, along with various LG and Samsung devices on Marshmallow and Nougat, but that obviously doesn't include everything. Send some feedback if it isn't working for you, and include your device + Android version.
- Non-root mode requires you to execute a one-time ADB command (unless you uninstall and reinstall the app). From then on, all you'll need is a reboot.
- Avoid setting the DPI below 72. I don't specifically know what happens, but I know Android tools prevent this from happening by default. I will build the limit into this app in a future update.
Screenshots:
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@ProGuy1 if you can use ADB to change your DPI, that's great! But some people don't know how or don't have constant access to a computer. I figured rebooting would be more convenient than finding a computer with ADB.
Also, devices on 4.3 and above no longer need to reboot, whether rooted or not.

@S. Loranca You can certainly translate it if you want. The source code is on GitHub. Look in `/res/values/strings.xml`.

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Thanks for making this! I saw the "Display Size" setting missing on my new Xiaomi phablet; a few apps I tried on the play store failed, but this app works perfectly.

For reasons you'll see soon, I'm removing this project from XDA and closing the thread. If you have the app right now, email me or PM me with any questions.