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[THEME]Crystal Transparency(UPdated with cab for touch x and added clock)

Hey evryone,
After testing enough its time to release.
Lets keep it simple.
here is the file
[UPDATED FILE]
For touch x rom
View attachment 182748
For touch-it roms and all other
View attachment 182747
What you get with the crystal transparency
Heres a Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7awjCjb9Z0
1>The crystal edition aims at making ur screen transparent.More transparency means the more you can see ur panoramic background!!
2>You get completely transparent sliders.Top and down.
3>The slider is a unique creation and is ahead of all other transparent slider.I have not given up where other people have failed.The uniqueness is that when u slide on ur icons there is no pop up icon on the icon bar.So the slider gives the effect of being completely tranparent.But at the same time.Ur big icons in the centre do appear.So u dont loose out on ur icons!
4>All icons are transparent.I have used my favourite icon pack.
5>It works in all menues like contacts,music..
6>Clock is completely tranparent
7>And of course the good old panoramic background!!
I hope you enjoy it as much as i do!
FUTURE UPDATES INCLUDE:
1>A customized menu selector.
2>Have you ever noticed hw messy the screen gets when sliding?The earlier tab..the new icon ..the text..blah..
Thats all gona vanish soon.
HEre is a video of what im working on..You wont be dissapointed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2kh5Ymi5PE

BEautiful
This is beautiful..i loves the menu selector..when will you release it?Mke this post sticky..its a great new creation!!!

nice! would prefer transparent default manila icons though any chance of that being done?

yup
aussiebum said:
nice! would prefer transparent default manila icons though any chance of that being done?
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no prob il release it with the menue selector!!

aussiebum said:
nice! would prefer transparent default manila icons though any chance of that being done?
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+1 to that...anyways, nice work

Here it is
here it is
View attachment 181635
More than what you asked for has been added

rotastrain said:
here it is
View attachment 181635
More than what you asked for has been added
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Once this is installed, I can't uninstall it and I keep getting errors.

gundamboy said:
Once this is installed, I can't uninstall it and I keep getting errors.
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if u tried to uninstall it and it said "cannot be completely removed"then its ok..caus it removes it,.u must have installed some other mod of mine..dont worry its uninstalled..

rotastrain said:
7>And of course the good old panoramic background!!
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Can this be changed? If it can - what resolution should the pic be?

Jabe said:
Can this be changed? If it can - what resolution should the pic be?
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Yes it can be changed.You will find a number of backgrounds already posted for it in this thread through the pages by a number of member.All of them are my favourite.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=506654
If you want to make your own image.Heres a short tute:
There are three files.Each file is 512 X 512 pixels.
The first file contains the first 512 X512 of your picture.
The next file contains the next 512X 512 and the last the third part of your picture.
.I have uploaded a picture underneath to explain what i am trying to say along with the file names
.Open the files in manila editor and replace the pic with your own.
{
"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"
}
Here are the three files.They are _manila files.I have zipped them.
View attachment 181912
If you need any furthur clarification please ask me!
And if you dont want any problems and no worries just post your background in my thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=506654
someone will make the files and give you!!
Cheers
Rotastrain

My clock stays black

bosbode said:
My clock stays black
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i forgot to put those files in the cab..il put it soon..

rotastrain, after I did that it still remained on my touchflo3D when I turned it on.
Not saying that I want it removed, it's really good and i'm loving the red car!!

gundamboy said:
rotastrain, after I did that it still remained on my touchflo3D when I turned it on.
Not saying that I want it removed, it's really good and i'm loving the red car!!
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thanx!!...

rotastrain said:
i forgot to put those files in the cab..il put it soon..
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Could you please upload it.
You don't have to put it in the cab.
Just give me the file and tell me where to put it.
Sorry if i'm being impatience but it realy looks great.
And with the clock it's just...

bosbode said:
Could you please upload it.
You don't have to put it in the cab.
Just give me the file and tell me where to put it.
Sorry if i'm being impatience but it realy looks great.
And with the clock it's just...
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Here is the zip file and the cab..put the files in the windows folder..
or use the cab...
View attachment clock.zip
View attachment GlassClock_v1.cab

i have installed it and works nice, but have two problems:
1.) home screen stays the way as it was before with the exception of glass clock. I have default smabergs wallpaper instead of the panoramic one. As soon as I click the home icon to slide it to the right the panoramic wallpapers shows up as it is supposed to
2.) Is there a way to make the background high quality. I made a picture from the wallpaper which is 1800x1440 but I somehow managed to make it pixelated
EDIT:
I am using Smabergs Touch X 6.1 ROM if that could be the reason.

Jabe said:
i have installed it and works nice, but have two problems:
1.) home screen stays the way as it was before with the exception of glass clock. I have default smabergs wallpaper instead of the panoramic one. As soon as I click the home icon to slide it to the right the panoramic wallpapers shows up as it is supposed to
2.) Is there a way to make the background high quality. I made a picture from the wallpaper which is 1800x1440 but I somehow managed to make it pixelated
EDIT:
I am using Smabergs Touch X 6.1 ROM if that could be the reason.
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Ok..the roms the reason for sure..il need to work on it..il tell u which files i need k..have you made ur wallpaper default?if not make it and see if it solves the problem..
please uninstall my stuff and THEN post file called 5c9aa261_manila here.so i can do something bout it
One question..
1>When you move to another tab can you see th panoramic image?
or is it still not visible..??

OK, I have uninstalled everything and here is the file that was left behind.
I can see the panoramic picture as soon as I touch the slider (which is transparent as it should be) even if I am still on thehome screen. When I let go I get the usual home screen. all other tabs display the panoramic wallpaper correctly.
EDIT:
I have looked in your other thread and installed the nontransperent version. I like it better than crystal variant. The problem persist but I have found a temporary solution that works quite well - I set my home wallpaper to the first .png used in panoramic wallpaper.

rotastrain said:
Here is the zip file and the cab..put the files in the windows folder..
or use the cab...
View attachment 182072
View attachment 182073
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hey Rotastrain,
I tried the cab to change the clock color but it was still black after I install it.... then I tried placing the files from the zip to windows but still nothing changes?? am I doing something wrong?

LCD Density + Go Launcher

Having finally achieved root today (LOL - 24hrs after I received the device!), I tried to live with Touchwiz. However, one thing that was bothering me was the huge icons...having just come from an Atrix which has a 4" display and slightly higher-res screen, I wanted to use more screen real estate.
So I installed LCD Density.
Problem is, with TW, it's a complete was. The dumb "dots" that are normally at the bottom of the screen just "move up" and waste the extra space you've just won.
Solution - install a launcher such as Go Launcher. Results are that icons are smaller with more screen real estate. Magical!

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"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"
}
My G S II with 202 screen density

doesnt the top bar annoy you? on the notification screen lol

Guitarfreak26 said:
doesnt the top bar annoy you? on the notification screen lol
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Nah,
What annoys me is why my messaging icon is stock, and the others are themed! I can't seem to find the icon on the interwebs either to manually set it!

202 Density with 5 x 5 grid in Go Launcher makes this device WAY more productive!!!
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Doesn't the phone app annoy you when it doesn't fit the screen?

Wow this is very nice Thanks!
I am also coming from the Moto Atrix and the lower res on bigger screen was really bugging me.

happel92 said:
Doesn't the phone app annoy you when it doesn't fit the screen?
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A little, but I don't use the dialer much.
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LCD Density with the bigger screen make the phone much nicer. Found a way to permanently set it?

tomhoward said:
LCD Density with the bigger screen make the phone much nicer. Found a way to permanently set it?
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Get LCD Density changer and set to 202 and save. Then hit menu key, settings and tick "Set as my system density"" - it will now be that every time you boot, so max sure it's a density that works....
or, edit the build.prop directly and change the density figure there. Save, reboot....voila! Both need root.

Try changing font to Helvetica S from display settings. It fits better than droid font on higher res
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pictures do not look good at 200
240 is the correct dpi for HD at this screen resolution.

Was running 190 on my DHD looked better than 240. You need to edit build.prop once rooted for a permanent DPI change.

You can permanently chance the density using blade buddy, which it's free in the market.
Does anyone know why people are using 202?
I calculated the options by doing 800 * 240 and 480 * 240, then looking for numbers that left integers when devided by both. So the same number of sub pixels were used to make each pixel. Doing this gave me 200 not 202 as the best.
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192 (not 182) is another good dpi settings as it give you a 1000x600 equivalent res
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using 182 and it looks fantastic
Set resolution with Nitrality from the market. Using Go launcher.

Here's a well fitted 192 dpi screen with a 6x7 desktop grid and 'helvetica s' font
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Thanks broomfundel, blade buddy works a charm to permanently set it.
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This is mine at 192 DPI using launcher pro.
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Is there any way to stop dialer looking screwed up when you change the lcd density?
It makes the keypad smaller and off centre.
Also in the camera app the buttons become misaligned.

changed dpi, have some questions

I changed the screen dpi to 200 but now miui launcher looks weird.
So I'm using adw launcher with 1 extra row and looks nice, however I like the way miui launcher functions, like when I install a app it immediately puts it on desktop, just like the iphone.
Is there any launcher that acts like this and also allows to change number of rows and columns?
this is miui default, folders and other widgets look even weirder
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"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"
}
adw is perfect

out of interest, how did you change it?

with lcd density, app from market

Naffets said:
out of interest, how did you change it?
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You change the LCD density string in build.prop to set it permanently, or use lcd density changer from the market to do a temp change.
You can use a tool called "Absolute System" to edit the build.prop easily.
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you can use launcherpro which allows to change number of rows and columns

and what would exactly be the point in changing it?

may be engwee wants to see more apps at the same time without moving the screen up and down

Jiniko77 said:
and what would exactly be the point in changing it?
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changing the lcd density has the same same effect as changing the resolution on your pc monitor. the phone will fit more on the display, so smaller icons and text etc...

any of this apps are changing the phone dialer too ?.....???

None of the sammy aps like dialer change with DPI changes, everything looks smaller and a bit crap, you will either need to find a ROM with DPI changes built in for that or there might be a theme you can use maybe.

My theme is built for changed DPI (shameless plug)
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da.trute said:
None of the sammy aps like dialer change with DPI changes, everything looks smaller and a bit crap, you will either need to find a ROM with DPI changes built in for that or there might be a theme you can use maybe.
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Yes, TouchWiz doesn't play nice with DPI changes. Use Go Contacts (includes dialer) for dialer - I haven't found a MULTI-DPI camera replacement yet tho.
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Changing LCD Density
Changing the density changes the whole phone - if you set density to a lower number everything will be smaller on the screen and then you can fit more items on the screen. A higher number will make things bigger and fit less.
An unfortunate side effect of changing DPI however is that quite a lot of apps don't like it and will force close when you try and open them. For example, I just set mine to 200dpi and Angry Birds FC's.
The Market is another app that seems to be fairly DPI sensitive, however in my case right now running CM7 nightly the Market is working fine at 200dpi.
Another effect can also be black bands around apps that are not written to scale to screen DPI but rather with hard coded sizes for LDPI/MDPI/HDPI.
Cheers!

ecips said:
Changing the density changes the whole phone - if you set density to a lower number everything will be smaller on the screen and then you can fit more items on the screen. A higher number will make things bigger and fit less.
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Gotcha!
You've got PM!!!
Big sorry for polluting the thread, but i can't seem to get a hold of ecips

ayk33 said:
you can use launcherpro which allows to change number of rows and columns
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like I said in my first post, I'm using ADW and it works fine with it, I was looking for a miui like launcher, with all the apps on desk and no app drawer, probably doesn't exist.
While I was on miui rom I didn't encounter problems with the apps I used, this goes from games to standard apps, like the market.
Now I'm on stock and I saw the dialer is small, but no problem otherwise, when I get called the slider works fine.
the advantage is it makes the screen seem like higher res, browser fits a lot more content, holding it next to a sensation it looks the same, one difference I encountered on sensation is a game megajump, doesn't fill out the screen while on sgs2 with dpi change it still does.
it probably looks so good because of the samoled + subpixel density stuff

It makes it look extremely hi-res. I can't, no, WON'T have my phone at stock DPI, ever.
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'Nough said...I switched to 200 and i'm in love baby. Only problem...dialler misplaced and camera screwed up. Any ideas?

my ideea is to live with them, my camera app is fine though
restarted phone today.. and it looks so ugly with the initial dpi

engwee said:
my ideea is to live with them, my camera app is fine though
restarted phone today.. and it looks so ugly with the initial dpi
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yes camera it's fine at 200 dpi in kg5

[Quick TUT] How to change the DPI (LCD Density) to the way it should have been

Does it bother you that apps and menus look too big and sometimes not sharp as it should be ? Do you want to see more details and do less scrolling on web browsers, emails, file explorers and more ? Do you use a third party launcher ? If the answer to all of the above is YES, this is for you!
Please read everything carefully before you begin!
Requirements:
- LG Optimus G Pro
- Root
- Xposed Framework (excellent for other stuff too!).
- App Settings
- Build Prop Editor (you can edit the build.prop with root file explorer too).
- Some Root File Explorer - ES File Explorer (my favorite).
!Warning!
This mod is generally safe, BUT it can harm you device and cause your device to bootloop or FC apps. I'm not responsible for any problem cause by my instructions!
!Warning 2!
You have to have a third party launcher like Nova/Apex/Next/Go etc (as default) before you begin the processes!
1. Root your LGOGP (voids your warranty).
2. Make a backup of the build.prop TO YOUR PC. You can find it in /System/ directory.
3. Install Xposed Framework following the instructions in the link - Xposed Framework
4. Install App Settings from the link and enable it in Xposed Modules - App Settings (don't forget to reboot).
5. Install Build Prop Editor
5. Open Build Prop Editor (don't forget to grant it root privilege) and look for "ro.sf.lcd_density" the property value should be "480". Change it to "360" or "320" (I found it most appropriate, but you can change it to what ever suit you). Save and reboot.
Known Issues:
I did some testing and found 2 major issues.
1. The Home Launcher Force Closing. For now I haven't found a fix (If you don't use the original launcher you're golden). EDIT: I Found a fix. Open App Setting and look for "Home" (come.lge.launcher2), set in its options "xlarge res" (no need to change anything else) and save.
2. Camera view gets messed. This is where Xposed and App Setting come to play. All you have to do is to open App Settings, look for "Camera" (com.lge.camera) and set in its options the DPI to "480" and save.
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"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"
}

reserved for no reason...

Been using the AppSettings for awhile, and found 2 problems
1. Apps seems to delay a bit longer to load, dunno if it's because it redraws or it's just feels longer because you can see first the big interface then small.
2. There is a gap of a few pixels between the StatusBar and the HomeScreen/Apps that have it. FullScreen apps works like a charm.

Hi Kriggs,
With my instructions there isn't noticeable gap as in your screen shoot, I haven't notice any lag as well.

liamR said:
Hi Kriggs,
With my instructions there isn't noticeable gap as in your screen shoot, I haven't notice any lag as well.
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Yeah, I should've said I'm still using the stock launcher, haven't been able to change the "Android System" to 320dpi, it's him who FC the launcher, and probably who runs the top bar size.
I really like LG's stock launcher and the black line is a minus so I'm keeping it, for now. I'll change build.prop when CM10.1 is all working

I played around with this a few days ago and couldn't get anything to work well except a density of 400 (which also happens to be what the secondary density is set to in the build.prop). Everything seems to scale correctly with the stock applications except the camera. The camera has black on the side and bottom of the screen, but still works ok. On any other density, the launcher ended up being mostly unusable (seemed to convert to a 4x4 homescreen grid). I did not do anything with the xposed framework though, just direct edit of the build.prop file.

can anyone post up some screenshots for comparison .. whats the main benefit here ???
thanks

Is there a way to put apps in tablet mode, 240/213 dpis are unusable here...
zohaer21 said:
can anyone post up some screenshots for comparison .. whats the main benefit here ???
thanks
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More on screen thingys.
Stock dpi
320 dpi.
With Cyanogem it will look something like this, at leat for me:
draiko913 said:
I played around with this a few days ago and couldn't get anything to work well except a density of 400 (which also happens to be what the secondary density is set to in the build.prop). Everything seems to scale correctly with the stock applications except the camera. The camera has black on the side and bottom of the screen, but still works ok. On any other density, the launcher ended up being mostly unusable (seemed to convert to a 4x4 homescreen grid). I did not do anything with the xposed framework though, just direct edit of the build.prop file.
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That's the old way to do it, nowadays it's better to just edit everything with AppSettings, the build.prop is good just so you don't have to set every app to the desired density, but you can achieve all on the fly with xPosed.

@Kriggs : thanks ... really makes a huge difference

This is how it looks with my way 360 dpi (attachment).

I found a fix for the LG home launcher FC. OP updated.

liamR said:
I found a fix for the LG home launcher FC. OP updated.
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Almost all good, 2 things got messed up though:
Wallpaper gets cropped, not live wallpaper though
Transparente top bar in pop-up menus
Also, keyboard letter appears small in 320, setting font scale to 150 gets all back to normal

afaik, playstore won't support for dpi value except 320 - 400 - 480
i use 400 dpi and all look fit for my eyes using nova launcher (won't fit with stock launcher)

Can you guys post some screenies of your home screen and what settings you used. I did this work around a few days ago and my launcher screens came out all screwie especially any custom icons or widgets changed in nova or holo launcher. For example a email icon would be oversized but only 1/4th of the icon would be displayed same for widgets

ivantastic said:
afaik, playstore won't support for dpi value except 320 - 400 - 480
i use 400 dpi and all look fit for my eyes using nova launcher (won't fit with stock launcher)
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Download and flash the multi dpi play store from the apps and games section of xda, I use the inverted one.
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Also to OP you know all you need to do is use a file explorer that uses root to navigate to /system/build.prop open it in a text editor mode and change the dpi to whatever. Just really seems like the long way to download 3 apps when you can do it with 1 and learn a little about Android in the process
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Yeah, this is way too complicated for a 30 second process really. Just edit the stock build prop and reboot, all done.
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ballshanglow said:
Yeah, this is way too complicated for a 30 second process really. Just edit the stock build prop and reboot, all done.
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Yes but then your LG camera does not line up properly with the new dpi, if you don't care about the camera then yes editing the build prop is all is needed. I have set mine to 400 dpi and the xposed module works great.
Erik
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Density at 360, jb 4.3
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Stock on 380 dpi with large font...minimum dpi stock launcher not crash...but only sky and water drop app wallpaper working in app drawer..
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How to change density from 480 to 420 (same as Pixel) without root

If you're like me, you probably find the XZ's default density of 480 makes items far too large and cuts out text. The Googl Pixel, which is also a 5.0" 1080p screen uses a 420dpi. To make your XZ the same:
* Enable developer settings
* Enable ADB over USB
* From a computer, with adb, type:
adb shell wm density 420
The change will be instant, though a reboot is recommended.

CLShortFuse said:
If you're like me, you probably find the XZ's default density of 480 makes items far too large and cuts out text. The Googl Pixel, which is also a 5.0" 1080p screen uses a 420dpi. To make your XZ the same:
* Enable developer settings
* Enable ADB over USB
* From a computer, with adb, type:
adb shell wm density 420
The change will be instant, though a reboot is recommended.
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Can you add a screenshot comparing both the densities ?
Thank you

chawlasrijan said:
Can you add a screenshot comparing both the densities ?
Thank you
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i did it !! you can't actually feel the differences. i only understood it through the keyboard and the little gaps on the sides of the dock

CLShortFuse said:
If you're like me, you probably find the XZ's default density of 480 makes items far too large and cuts out text. The Googl Pixel, which is also a 5.0" 1080p screen uses a 420dpi. To make your XZ the same:
* Enable developer settings
* Enable ADB over USB
* From a computer, with adb, type:
adb shell wm density 420
The change will be instant, though a reboot is recommended.
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This is the greatest thing ever. Thanks heaps!
Any way to shrink the notification text to match? Cheers, mate!
Edit: a restart fixed it - all good! I found 400 to be perfect for me. Thanks again.

I GOT SCREENSHOTS!
The change takes effect immediately so watch your screen closely before pressing enter on terminal.
Reboot after change is still advised.
460 dpi (27% battery)
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"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"
}
420 dpi (29% battery)
440 dpi
Bonus:
The "recognized developer" badge on play store screwed up after a reboot... Just thought it is interesting

How does reducing the density make icons and text appear smaller? Shouldn't it do the opposite? How does this change affect the picture quality of the display (same, worse, better)?

Window Manager density isn't the same as device density in build.prop. There are awkward effects when developers don't use the WM density. Also, you rely on nodpi packages now.
Still, the side effects are rare and IMO the pros greatly outweigh the cons.

CLShortFuse said:
If you're like me, you probably find the XZ's default density of 480 makes items far too large and cuts out text. The Googl Pixel, which is also a 5.0" 1080p screen uses a 420dpi. To make your XZ the same:
* Enable developer settings
* Enable ADB over USB
* From a computer, with adb, type:
adb shell wm density 420
The change will be instant, though a reboot is recommended.
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Thanks for this. However i noticed noughat has this functionality built in but it seems to only have 3 (Small to Large) settings, whereas the pixels phone have 5 (small to Largest).
Have sony been stupid and just reduced functionality?

There is actually a simpler way. .You can find the same in "Developer Options" on your device with Android 7.0 Nougat, just below the Animation Settings

Mazellat said:
There is actually a simpler way. .You can find the same in "Developer Options" on your device with Android 7.0 Nougat, just below the Animation Settings
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Thanks but i cant seem to find it in developer options. do yoiu mind sending a screen grab

coleburns said:
Thanks but i cant seem to find it in developer options. do yoiu mind sending a screen grab
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Settings> Display >view >display size >small, default, big ?

Zewarxx said:
Settings> Display >view >display size >small, default, big ?
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I am aware of this setting as per my original question. i was referring to the setting under developer options

coleburns said:
Thanks but i cant seem to find it in developer options. do yoiu mind sending a screen grab
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paphonb said:
Sent from my F8332 using Tapatalk
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Apparently I don't have this option ..
It's 7.0 specific?

lnxcat said:
Apparently I don't have this option ..
It's 7.0 specific?
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Yes.
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460 is good 5 icon in Pixel launcher and looks good

I've set mine to 420dp and can have 5 icons per row on stock home launcher , looks loads better

You can alsow change the resolution without root
adb shell wm size 720x1280
adb shell wm density 320
now icon not small but some effects on battery usage

ClementNg23 said:
I GOT SCREENSHOTS!
The change takes effect immediately so watch your screen closely before pressing enter on terminal.
Reboot after change is still advised.
460 dpi (27% battery)
420 dpi (29% battery)
440 dpi
Bonus:
The "recognized developer" badge on play store screwed up after a reboot... Just thought it is interesting
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What's the theme you using?

pw1nce said:
What's the theme you using?
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Nova Launcher with Polycon icon pack. Stock ROM when the screenshots were taken.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thearclabs.polycon&hl=en