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LCD density

What LCD density are you all using? I just switched from default (240) to 200 and it's fantastic.
Loving this screen.

190 is a little better

How do you change the density?

kidoh1 said:
How do you change the density?
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Use root explorer to edit your build.prop file under /system.
Back it up first!
Unfortunately swiftkey beta doesn't work with changed density! Dang it.

You can also use LCDDensity from the market, its free but still requires root.

I already have problems with text readability on some sites, wouldn't this make it worse?

IMO 200 is the sweet spot. At the default density, Samsung's text sharpening looks a bit harsh.. You clearly see a 'halo' around letters, and it's not too visually pleasant.
I also changed the font to Ubuntu Regular, looks better than the default to me.

I tried 200 and it looked ok but the uneven icon spacing and widget size was quite unappealing. Is there a way to fix that?

maybe a diff launcher which can add more rows and columns on the home screens and allow widgets to be resized.

I tried LCD Density from the market, and it changed it..Looked great, however, on second reboot it reverts back to stock.
WTF?

indymx said:
I tried LCD Density from the market, and it changed it..Looked great, however, on second reboot it reverts back to stock.
WTF?
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If you read the instructions when you run the app, it states that changes will not save through a reboot. So either edit your build.prop manually, or buy LCD Density Changer from Beansoft.
200 dpi looks great for me. Using ADW Launcher EX, 5x5 icon grid, icon size set to 130.

indymx said:
I tried LCD Density from the market, and it changed it..Looked great, however, on second reboot it reverts back to stock.
WTF?
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You just install things but never read it? Lol
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lol, yeah I think it was pretty hard to miss!

docodine said:
IMO 200 is the sweet spot. At the default density, Samsung's text sharpening looks a bit harsh.. You clearly see a 'halo' around letters, and it's not too visually pleasant.
I also changed the font to Ubuntu Regular, looks better than the default to me.
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Could you please share the font? Also, how did you install it on infuse?
Thanks!

halo0 said:
lol, yeah I think it was pretty hard to miss!
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Well, it was 4:30 in the morning, and I was just over halfway thru the shift from hell.. I was a bit frazzled by then.

DarkDvr said:
Could you please share the font? Also, how did you install it on infuse?
Thanks!
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Go to phone settings, display, font, get font online, download fontomiser, open the app choose what font you like then clikc and download the sample. You don't need a PC to do this.
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When I search on "fontomizer" I get 2 results. "Font for Galaxy SP" and "Font for Galaxy". Does it matter which one or are they both compatible?
edit: tried the galaxy sp one and it worked fine.

halo0 said:
When I search on "fontomizer" I get 2 results. "Font for Galaxy SP" and "Font for Galaxy". Does it matter which one or are they both compatible?
edit: tried the galaxy sp one and it worked fine.
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Yes just try which one, it is an app you can remove it if you don't like it.
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I noticed that everything seems to scale properly, except for dialer. It's now taking up only part of the screen and doesn't resize. I also got thin black lines going through tab buttons at the top.
Any solution to this?

DarkDvr said:
I noticed that everything seems to scale properly, except for dialer. It's now taking up only part of the screen and doesn't resize. I also got thin black lines going through tab buttons at the top.
Any solution to this?
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I think someone fixed them in the development section.

[Q] What is MDNIE?

What is MDNIE and how do I turn it on?
I have seanzscreams ICS installed and loving it, but was wondering what this is and if there's any advantage in using it.

Will this help?
Robnw said:
What is MDNIE and how do I turn it on?
I have seanzscreams ICS installed and loving it, but was wondering what this is and if there's any advantage in using it.
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Hi,
I have the same question and from my research it is some sort of display tweaking same as the Bravia Engine, only using this, you have a lot more options. Although in reality, I can't really find anything changing when i modify the settings...

mDNIe stands for mobile Digital Natural Image engine.
In stock galaxy S2 rom (at least my i9100 international), under Settings ->Display -> Screen mode, it shows a sample image and three preset profiles - Dynamic, Standard, and Movie. These adjust the brightness, sharpness, contrast on different screens/ in apps like camera.
Custom roms can always have custom settings for these display-related parameters of a phone.
I am not android developer, so I cannot tell you how to turn it on, but I think stock rom has mDNIe enabled by default.

How do you access the MDNIE options?

to access mDNIe options in my samsung galaxy s2
go to Settings ->Display -> Screen mode

i727 doesn't get this option I think, haven't ever seen it.
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kr3w1337 said:
i727 doesn't get this option I think, haven't ever seen it.
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None of the crappy AT&T variants have this.

On the Skyrocket, just find "mDNIe Switcher" and install it. It comes with Seanzscreams Sky Ice rom. Not sure where to get just the .apk

It's available in CyanogenMod 10 and 10.1. I was tinkering with this today.

jsarino said:
It's available in CyanogenMod 10 and 10.1. I was tinkering with this today.
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This is a really old thread.
Sent from my mom's basement.

MrGriffdude said:
This is a really old thread.
Sent from my mom's basement.
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Yeah I know...I figured I'd get people aware that this feature is there.

jsarino said:
Yeah I know...I figured I'd get people aware that this feature is there.
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If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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mtdew said:
If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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You never know, someone might. Oh well, sorry I brought it up then. *shrugs*

mtdew said:
If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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Obviously jsarino cares, and that's someone :good:

mtdew said:
If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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I care...

mDNIe is a display tweaking utility that is only useful if you had an AMOLED (LED) powered screen. Its useless for an LCD screen.

Helloworld294 said:
mDNIe is a display tweaking utility that is only useful if you had an AMOLED (LED) powered screen. Its useless for an LCD screen.
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Y did u resurrect a thread then post wrong info? Our phones HAVE amoled screens so clearly its useful

icenight89 said:
Y did u resurrect a thread then post wrong info? Our phones HAVE amoled screens so clearly its useful
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I didn't post wrong info... I just stated a fact. I know sgs 2 has an amoled screen... People asked what it is and i answered. mDNIe rebalances the chemicals in LED lights to change contrast, sharpness, blur effect. UI makes things sharper but might impact quality by missing MSAA (Multi Sampling Anti Aliasing) which now, in latest cm 10.1 you can turn on to avoid "pixelated curves" in letters and such. VT is more rich and contrast.. I think that one is from VoodooColor.
Camera i think makes the color level warmer. Every phone has different mDNIe modes. So just experiment.

MrGriffdude said:
This is a really old thread.
Sent from my mom's basement.
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That's true but it's still relevant and there hasn't been a good answer provided yet.
Try fixating less on your principles and more on giving good answers.

majikfox said:
That's true but it's still relevant and there hasn't been a good answer provided yet.
Try fixating less on your principles and more on giving good answers.
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Dude, it's still old. No one cares. It has been answered if you could read.

Weird problem

Does someone how to fix this?

Shadow_Android said:
Does someone how to fix this?
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more info? whats the error?

My LCD density is at 182 so how can I fix that big gap between notifications?

Shadow_Android said:
My LCD density is at 182 so how can I fix that big gap between notifications?
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change it closer to 240, since 240 is where its supposed to be. otherwise, youll get that.

Is that the only way to fix it?
I just hate how big everything looks in 240 dpi

Shadow_Android said:
Is that the only way to fix it?
I just hate how big everything looks in 240 dpi
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i use 230, its not as bad.

simms22 said:
i use 230, its not as bad.
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Well i just tried 180 and all the notifications look ok but the problem is that now my phone wont make phone calls
do you know how to fix it?
i already tried using the tablet phone fix and nothing

How do i make text font smaller

that way when i screenshot it will get the whole text convo.
how do i make the text font smaller?

For the love of God, don't set the dpi to 160 using LCD density modder whatever you do.

copene said:
For the love of God, don't set the dpi to 160 using LCD density modder whatever you do.
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Why?
OP: Not sure, some ROMs like CM9 have options for font size under "Settings > System > Font size", maybe yours does too?

Cause I've semi-bricked my phone.apk

Yea I have had trouble with changing dpi from LCD density modder too. I only use that for the market fix.
I change dpi to 180-200 by editing build.prop on root explorer.
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copene said:
Cause I've semi-bricked my phone.apk
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No nandroid?

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for, but try downloading go sms pro. You can change the font size.
Also you could try to change it to a thread view instead of bubbles to fit more.
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RabidSmurf said:
No nandroid?
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Here's my story...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746884
I've sort of found a work around so that I can keep up with nightlies but its a crap shoot once I reboot.

copene said:
Here's my story...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746884
I've sort of found a work around so that I can keep up with nightlies but its a crap shoot once I reboot.
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Ouch, time to flash back to stock and try to get it replaced on warranty maybe?
Sorry for going off-topic OP...

Go to Google store search for big font...
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I'm might be being stupid but how

On earth do I set a new default launcher?

gb155 said:
On earth do I set a new default launcher?
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Quite easy actually
Settings>App Management>Default App>Home app

I don't have a home option at stage 4 of the list.

gb155 said:
I don't have a home option at stage 4 of the list.
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Global version or China?
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Chinese version buddy

gb155 said:
Chinese version buddy
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did you install another home app?

gb155 said:
Chinese version buddy
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Afaik you cannot use 3rd party launcher on Chinese version
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backfromhome said:
did you install another home app?[/Quot]
Yes lawn chair 2
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gb155 said:
backfromhome said:
did you install another home app?[/Quot]
Yes lawn chair 2
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I don't know whether this might work but, with Nova launcher, you can set it to be the default launcher from within the Nova settings.
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Thanks I just tried that and get a "no apps" error whje it flicks ovrt to the menu

I'm guessing you can't actually change it then? Gotta admit it's frustrating having a phone with such immense horsepower that has something that feels like a 20 mph speed limiter

John N G said:
gb155 said:
I don't know whether this might work but, with Nova launcher, you can set it to be the default launcher from within the Nova settings.
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Does split screen work with the nova launcher? I've heard any other launcher besides the default disables some features
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You're right - split screen doesn't work with Nova launcher but, for me, that doesn't matter. Overall, until ColorOS progresses quite a bit further, I'd say the gains far exceed the losses.

Nope it doesn't work, it just forced back to default