Just wanted to know what people use to change their lcd density and resolution with as well as some prefrences or what looks good for this phone I rather have a starting point than poke around. Gracias
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Can't you edit that right from the build.prop?
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Can't you edit that right from the build.prop?
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Yeah but i wanted to know what good number was. Also editing the build.prop is done with script manager or thru es note editor?
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I use nirilty, avaliable free via the market. I use 200 for my resolution, only problem I've run into is that most roms in-call dailer is smaller and up and to the right of the numbers themselves. I love the higher res tho for things like the xda app and such.
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Some say 172 is the sweet spot.
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I use DPI changer on the market. If you're using cm7, mdpi will work for you, which I think is wonderful. If you're using a tw rom, I'm most certain mdpi won't work..
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182 is the sweet spot for me.
For me the sweet spot is 182 after that you get very little return on your resolution. I thank you as well so you could have 100 thanks.
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For me the sweet spot is 182 after that you get very little return on your resolution. I thank you as well so you could have 100 thanks.
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Hmm 100? App only shows 49
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Thanks for everything but 182 was way to small and I just picked 210 seems just ab bit smaller than 240 and looks much better.
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192 is my personal preference
I just open build.prop(with extreme caution) with text editor and change it there
210 with roboto font....try it!!
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Call me crazy, but I like 160. It was mostly just because of the market issues (apps not showing up in the market) that I went from 180 to 160, but now that I've gotten used to it, I really like it. A lot more can fit on the screen as shown below.
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210 with roboto font....try it!!
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The roboto font is nice with lower lcd density..I love it
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What is the method everyone is using to adjust the DPI of their ET4G's? I missed this somehow.
Thanks
There is am app in the market called LCD density that will work great for u butvu must be rooted to us it. Try it out it's great
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There is am app in the market called LCD density that will work great for u butvu must be rooted to us it. Try it out it's great
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Oh nice, thanks!
what is your favorite density to use? with changing the density does that interfere with any other apps, ect?
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what is your favorite density to use? with changing the density does that interfere with any other apps, ect?
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Using Go Launcher, 200 seems nice to me. It can affect apps, certain games look crappy. Most things seem to work well. The dialpad gets smaller as you increase density.
I pushed memo.apk to system\app with root explorer, rebooted and it still won't show up. Is it missing a TW dependency?
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Yeah that's touchwiz bro nothing touchwiz will work on aosp......
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Yeah that's touchwiz bro nothing touchwiz will work on aosp......
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Do you or anyone have a list of TW only apps? I have restored a lot of other system apps like Sprint Live Football and Nascar with no problem. That and the tiny freakin icons in the notification bar are the only things keeping me from running it more than a few hours, oh and the lower volume too.
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Do you or anyone have a list of TW only apps? I have restored a lot of other system apps like Sprint Live Football and Nascar with no problem. That and the tiny freakin icons in the notification bar are the only things keeping me from running it more than a few hours, oh and the lower volume too.
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Not really but as for the notifications flash a theme some have larger icons. Also go in the sound and turn the media volume up all the way the system sounds follow the media volume...?... just look for some themes the good ones cost but there's few free ones that are cool I use the crystal cm7 theme by darkdog. Has a lot of cool icons and the themed xda is awesome. Just stay on cm7 you'll get used to it it grows one you trust me...
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Do you or anyone have a list of TW only apps? I have restored a lot of other system apps like Sprint Live Football and Nascar with no problem. That and the tiny freakin icons in the notification bar are the only things keeping me from running it more than a few hours, oh and the lower volume too.
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Cause those are sprint apps, not samsung. Our phone comes with: stock android apps, Samsung custom apps, and gapps.
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Cause those are sprint apps, not samsung. Our phone comes with: stock android apps, Samsung custom apps, and gapps.
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So there's no way to get the memo app working on CM7? Guess I will have to write down what's on my memos and get one from the market.
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So there's no way to get the memo app working on CM7? Guess I will have to write down what's on my memos and get one from the market.
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I have used Memo Pad by xtakagi ever since I flashed a ROM that didn't have a the Sprint memo pad in it.
Here is what the messaging looks like black kenny
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Thanks. What color is the reply?
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Not a color it just gets rid of the graish black background its not too bad looks better than that blinding white that's for sure
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Checkout ColorNote in the market. It made me glad I stopped using memo.apk.
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Not a color it just gets rid of the graish black background its not too bad looks better than that blinding white that's for sure
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I meant how does the reply differentiate, is it lighter gray? Seen a theme where both parties were in black. I want to see differences at a glance.
nikon120 said:
Checkout ColorNote in the market. It made me glad I stopped using memo.apk.
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Nice I checked it this is a lot better than memo.
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I meant how does the reply differentiate, is it lighter gray? Seen a theme where both parties were in black. I want to see differences at a glance.
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the texts you send have the black background, the replies have a gray background..
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the texts you send have the black background, the replies have a gray background..
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Thanks.
I grabbed that color note just before that was posted. Not bad. But CM7 hasn't been working out for my phone anyway. Maybe CM9 will be better.
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i used to use simple notepad cause it would export to sd as a .txt file.. then i realized i kept losing notes (Hi my name is Pvt.Joker, and I'm a Flashaholic!) so i went for the auto sync'd albeit slower route of using google docs to write my notes.. just a thought..
Hi all,
After coming over from the EVO 3D, I found the HUGE fonts, etc on the SGS2 disconcerting and ugly. I longed for my small clear fonts and tight spacing on the EVO3D qHD screen.
So I just downloaded LCD Resolution, a free app from the Market and set the Resolution to 200. Wow, what a difference! It is now just like looking at my EVO 3D with a better screen.
Awesome.
P.S., If you are using LauncherPro which doesn't have the ability to resize icons or fonts as Go Launcher does you will find this especially helpful. I have found Go Launcher to be an FC fest on the SGS2.
The resolution changing doesn't size right with some stock apps so I stay away from it. If the font is to big or not to your liking just change font size and style...try a ics ROM it has the option to change the font size built into the ROM.
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mitchellvii said:
Hi all,
After coming over from the EVO 3D, I found the HUGE fonts, etc on the SGS2 disconcerting and ugly. I longed for my small clear fonts and tight spacing on the EVO3D qHD screen.
So I just downloaded LCD Resolution, a free app from the Market and set the Resolution to 200. Wow, what a difference! It is now just like looking at my EVO 3D with a better screen.
Awesome.
P.S., If you are using LauncherPro which doesn't have the ability to resize icons or fonts as Go Launcher does you will find this especially helpful. I have found Go Launcher to be an FC fest on the SGS2.
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What rom are you running?
LCD Density Pro set to 200 causes my phone to freeze on boot with FC15
I used LCD Density Pro to fix market on Touchpad.
Switched my LCD Density to 200 using ROM Toolbox, no problems there on CM9.
I had used LCD Resolution...with my Thunderbolt and ET4G- until I started getting incompatibility to download apps from Google Play (Marketplace). So if you do experience that, you may have to uninstall the app.
Hi guys. Thanks for the responses.
A couple asnwers here regarding LCD Density Pro. Have no idea as my OP is regarding an app called LCD Resolution. I am running the latest EL29 modem. I've tried this on a number of the top roms and all worked fine.
The benefit of this is that it also makes my icons smaller which was the problem when using LP on this device.
I've now set mine to 190 because I like that even better. Sorry it doesn't work for some. Works perfectly for me.
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I got mine at 160 and i like it
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The resolution changing doesn't size right with some stock apps so I stay away from it. If the font is to big or not to your liking just change font size and style...try a ics ROM it has the option to change the font size built into the ROM.
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Where is the font size option on tw ics roms? See the font style but I've only seen font size on CM9 roms.
I tried changing the font via rom toolbox on the newest fc15 but it only changed in apps, not the whole rom. Weird.
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Switched my LCD Density to 200 using ROM Toolbox, no problems there on CM9.
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LCD Density Pro won't boot so I used ROM Toolbox also.
Wish someone could hack a working version of dialer for 200 dpi
Yeah sorry I thought I had seen it in tw ics I WA mistaking ROM
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For anyone who is using changed LCD density and having issue with market download, check this thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529227
It's always working fine for me for both GB and ICS.
For any questions, please let me know.
Is there a specific density that keeps the dialer from shifting or a fix?
I love 200 but the dialer is way off.
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Is there a specific density that keeps the dialer from shifting or a fix?
I love 200 but the dialer is way off.
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Not on touchwiz roms. CM9 roms properly size.
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Not on touchwiz roms. CM9 roms properly size.
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Thank you.
Any reason I can't get LCD density changes to stick with Calks ICS 1.1 and Apex Launcher?
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Any reason I can't get LCD density changes to stick with Calks ICS 1.1 and Apex Launcher?
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You have to use ROM toolbox to make it stick.
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I like a little extra border so I use a density of 230
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Where in ROM toolbox can you change your density?
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Where in ROM toolbox can you change your density?
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In "performance", then go to and click build.prop tweaks
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I set my dpi on this phone to 240 and I LOVE it and the market still works fine so far! Just wondering how i can mod the dialer/camera to fit the 240 dpi. And also the stock keyboard dosent work but i dont care much about that i use swiftkey 3.
Shame the standard keyboard doesn't work, I really like it.
As to the dialer? hmm, probably need to get a replacement for that too, shame it doesn't scale either. Someone can probably hack the .apk to allow different dpi's perhaps?
What app did you use to change your density it would be cool to do that with this ginormous screen
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What app did you use to change your density it would be cool to do that with this ginormous screen
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Change the value for ro.sf.lcd_density in the build.prop. You can do this with apps like ROM Toolbox Pro.
I was running 240 as well, and loved it but the camera, dialer and Samsung keyboard issues bugged me enough to go back to 320.
I have mine set at 270 and everything, including dialer and camera works great.
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I have mine set at 270 and everything, including dialer and camera works great.
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That's the magic number? Excellent.
I love the 270 dpi but how do I or am I able to get the launcher to not be so high into the middle of the screen... Like the dots to show what page ur on is raised to the middle of the screen
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I love the 270 dpi but how do I or am I able to get the launcher to not be so high into the middle of the screen... Like the dots to show what page ur on is raised to the middle of the screen
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use a different launcher. I use nova
So no suggestions for dialers or camera mods that fix the scaling issues. They are better at 270 but not perfect.
Check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001143
it's on the Sprint Note II forum but I flashed them and they all work well.
soapbox23, what rom are you using? I am on Jexi-X4 and it doesnt work...
Found this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002960
Works very well at 240 dpi, it has most of the system apps fixed that dont scale well. Need to flash keyboard zip in the QA page though for 240 dpi.
Hey if anyones curious you can run from 380 dpi on up. There arent any ill effects and it makes the ui real sharp looking.
If you drop to 320 it will FC home but will give ya the aosp lockscreen, i didnt mess with it or drop 320-380 but if you have luck or care to elaborate heres the place!
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Bladerunner1825us said:
Hey if anyones curious you can run from 380 dpi on up. There arent any ill effects and it makes the ui real sharp looking.
If you drop to 320 it will FC home but will give ya the aosp lockscreen, i didnt mess with it or drop 320-380 but if you have luck or care to elaborate heres the place!
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Did you edit the build prop to drop it to 380? how's the camera working at 380 dpi?
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The cams a little off centered but all the options are there. Yea i used rom toolbox to edit the prop
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The cams a little off centered but all the options are there. Yea i used rom toolbox to edit the prop
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Take a look at this thread in order to fix the camera issues with xposed framework. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396282
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Take a look at this thread in order to fix the camera issues with xposed framework. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2396282
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I tried that tutorial to the word, but it didn't seem to make the icons in the other launchers look any better, so I put it all back to stock.
You guys know what the deal is with multiple DPI related build.prop values on the device whats the purpose, and what is this devices actual DPI?
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I tried that tutorial to the word, but it didn't seem to make the icons in the other launchers look any better, so I put it all back to stock.
You guys know what the deal is with multiple DPI related build.prop values on the device whats the purpose, and what is this devices actual DPI?
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You have to reboot every time for the changes to take effect, after changing the line ro.sf.lcd.density from 480 to the value you desire you have to reboot if after you reboot if it still looks the same then I don't think build.prop was not mounted as writable. The default density value for the Optimus G pro is 480, I have mine set at 400 and this is how it looks like.
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I tried that tutorial to the word, but it didn't seem to make the icons in the other launchers look any better, so I put it all back to stock.
You guys know what the deal is with multiple DPI related build.prop values on the device whats the purpose, and what is this devices actual DPI?
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I know that at least with apex launcher, you can set the size of the icons within the settings. Maybe nova or other launchrs are the sameb
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You have to reboot every time for the changes to take effect, after changing the line ro.sf.lcd.density from 480 to the value you desire you have to reboot if after you reboot if it still looks the same then I don't think build.prop was not mounted as writable. The default density value for the Optimus G pro is 480, I have mine set at 400 and this is how it looks like.
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yes mine too, i used dpi 400 since rooted
dpi 400's fit to my eyes nicely better than 480 that too huge