Has anyone been able to successfully change the LCD density on the Nitro HD yet? 320 is a little too Preschool / Fisher Price for me. I've tried 160, but get stuck with a loop at the AT&T screen. I'm going to try some different sizes and see what I can do. I'm imagining the problem has something to do with the LG customized interface.
Might want to be careful there dbjungle, messing around with that could do some serious harm.
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Might want to be careful there dbjungle, messing around with that could do some serious harm.
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Very true. I use an app on the market called LCD Density and it has an option to use a density temporarily.
While testing I found that 160 is just unrealistic for this device. That's what I used on my Inspire which has a much lower dpi to begin with. I am working comfortably at 265 right now, but maybe I can go just a little bit lower. Hopefully all apps are still scaling properly.
Honest question here...
What is the purpose of lowering the LCD density and what would it do?
Basically you can fit more on screen. It's not that useful for the home screen, but it's pretty cool for your web browser, tapatalk, e-mail and texting. With the stock density you can only see like one line of your own text message.
I ended up only being able to get down to 264 for my lowest density.
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It's especially useful on a phone with a 720p IPS display.
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dbjungle said:
Has anyone been able to successfully change the LCD density on the Nitro HD yet? 320 is a little too Preschool / Fisher Price for me. I've tried 160, but get stuck with a loop at the AT&T screen. I'm going to try some different sizes and see what I can do. I'm imagining the problem has something to do with the LG customized interface.
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You can go below 264 if you turn this flag to "false" in build.prop before a reboot - tried it myself assuming you are using a different homescreen - these turn off the LG lock screen and stock lockscreen comes into play. 144 is too small but being 16X9 = 144, everything is properly aligned. 192 is also on the smaller side (144+16X3), 240 suits me....enjoy..
user.feature.lock_sui=false
Good tip. I feel like I finally have some room in my apps again now.
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OK I'm thoroughly confused.
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I'm opening this thread for have a place where shareideas to fix our Samsung apps for fit low DPi (high Resolution).
First, i'm not a developer so we need to cooperate alltogheter for win
I have a SGT European GSM, i don't know if those mods can be applicable to any CDMA device.
I fixed 2 apps for now:
Dialer, inside Contact.apk, mostly fixed only the dialpad, still need to fix Incoming/Outcoming calls
Calculator, fixed 100%
I have used this 2 great app :
[DPI] Dialer, MusicPlayer, Calc, FM, Camera + GUIDE +utility(kinda)
Apk Manager 4.9 - Makes Modifying Ur Apk A Breeze (Windows/Linux)
Inside these threads you will find how to use them.
What i modded:
Contact.apk-----> res/layout/dialer_app.xml
Calculator.apk---> res/layout/main.xml
Install them via Adb or rootexplorer.
This thread is meant for development, for people that wanna help for that purpose, do not put your request or whatever here.
reserved.....
Hello,
Those .apk works for all gsm rom ?
Thanks for your work
P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
They come from Alterbridge (Overcome)rom but they are stock apps Galaxy Tab, if Boyppc use that stock apps then they are good for you.
Make a backup of your old apps before, just to be sure.
wallah said:
Hello,
Those .apk works for all gsm rom ?
Thanks for your work
P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
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Thanks a lot bro, i will give a try and feedback
P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
wallah said:
Thanks a lot bro, i will give a try and feedback
Edit: everythings works fine on my tab, BOYPPC rom v3,
Thank you !!!
P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
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This is the exact reason i still use 240 and not something lower. I will let you know how it works on DiP7's rom.
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This works great running at 182. You should contact the overcome dev and see if he can include it in the next version. Thanks a lot!
I lied. Still looks bad when the phone is rining after placing a call in landscape mode.
slimdizzy said:
This is the exact reason i still use 240 and not something lower. I will let you know how it works on DiP7's rom.
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I really dont mind it, you see the dialer like %3 of the overall time when using the tab
Just FYI, pixel density is not the same as dpi. A lower pixel density leads to an increase in dots per inch.
knightnz said:
Just FYI, pixel density is not the same as dpi. A lower pixel density leads to an increase in dots per inch.
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Erm, no:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch#DPI_or_PPI_in_digital_image_files
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density
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Erm, no:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch#DPI_or_PPI_in_digital_image_files
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density
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Sorry, I should've said "LCD Density". Decreasing that increases PPI and DPI - well, perceptually anyway, the LCD is still fixed at 1024x600. Given that the actual screen is 6.0" x 3.5" (7.0" diag) that means a native PPI/DPI of approx 170. I've no idea how LCD density relates to these values - can someone explain?
The wiki page nicely explains why I always feel like I can fit more "stuff" onto a Windows desktop than an OS X one though
ayman07 said:
This works great running at 182. You should contact the overcome dev and see if he can include it in the next version. Thanks a lot!
I lied. Still looks bad when the phone is rining after placing a call in landscape mode.
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I have looked into changing my tabs lcd and samaung says it will run best between
191 and 200. That we just need to find the best one for the tab. It is set at 240 stock. I have mine running at 195, and everything runs and shows up perfect. Looks like a new hd screen!
HIT THANKS IF I HAVE HELPED.
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first of all.. thanks for the links.
i was trying to edit the email.apk to display properly in landscape mode but it is force closing whenever im switching to landscape mode. im trying to display the message list on left pane to adapt to extra height but it doesnot seem to work for some reason. the file i changed is.. Email.apk\res\layout-land\p1_message_list.xml
i think the line should read
Code:
<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/msglist" android:background="#ffffffff" android:layout_width="258.0sp" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
but its not working or may be im doing it completely wrong. please help. i have so many other apps to fix too this is my first android hack.
get root tools in the market. you can change lcd, heap size, and several other mods.
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Can you make the stock launcher fit on 200?? And stock music sucks on locked screen..
Does anyone know if there is a work around to make Skype work after changing the DPI to 182?
i dont see any issue with skype pn 182dpi. what is the issue?
Did anyone get the Camera.apk to work with low densities? I just switched to 172 and I'm loving it. Everything looks much better.. except the Camera da FCs on startup.
Im using my galaxy note 4 in 460dpi and grren dialer button stretches. Will this fix the problem? Also how can i install this xml file
Sorry if this has already been posted before but I came across it and never heard about it before. It changes your screen size like you were changing the resolution on a monitor. I went from 240 default down to 200 and it seems like a perfect size without making everything too small
https://market.android.com/details?id=lv.n3o.lcddensity&feature=search_result
you can also change it from the build.prop...knowing how to edit it is a must for any android user imo
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you can also change it from the build.prop...knowing how to edit it is a must for any android user imo
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I really never knew about this. To me at least having the smaller scale size looks and feels better than stock. How come we dont see rom/theme releases with this mod?
I think for Developers personal preferences, also I'm not quite sure they could change the build.prop with a theme, but in the case of a Rom I believe that keeping it on a basic level works out in the best for the general population, but also allows those who are more prone to making changes on their own to go ahead and attempt it for themselves.
Thanks for the thread though man, I've been iffy about whether this app would work for the Epic, I truly appreciate it.
Yep build.prop is the way to go.
I don't think I could go back to stock density. 172 looks excellent.
dpesnt the dialer get offset to bottom left when changing the density or is that only on themed dialers?
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dpesnt the dialer get offset to bottom left when changing the density or is that only on themed dialers?
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Yessir it does.
DialerOne and GoDialer are fantastic as a replacement.
darkierawr said:
Yep build.prop is the way to go.
I don't think I could go back to stock density. 172 looks excellent.
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Omg Darkie I love you lol. 172 looks amazing.:O
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Yessir it does.
DialerOne and GoDialer are fantastic as a replacement.
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Thanks for the heads up on the alterrnate dialers darkie! "Thanks" clicked.
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Freakin killer app.....
Thanx man
Very cool mod!...I'm not sure I can go as low as 172, but even a minor adjustment to 200 really makes a wonderful difference...I especially like the overall effect to the launcher.
One drawback though...I'm going to have to retrain my muscle memory because of the slight change in location of various things.
It'll be interesting to see if there's any way to make a minor adjustment to the default dialer so it can properly scale...Also, it looks like I'm going to have to take a look at the Wired Tether app because it looks fairly odd.
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Edit: I solved the wierd layout in Wired Tether app using appleflap's suggestion in this thread to turn off Compatibility Mode...However, I'm on SRF 1.2, so I did it through Settings-->Lockscreen Parts-->General.
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OK...After a data wipe of the Market app, I just noticed this density change caused the Market to identify 21 of the 102 apps I currently have installed as not compatible...Bummer.
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xanthinealkaloid said:
OK...After a data wipe of the Market app, I just noticed this density change caused the Market to identify 21 of the 102 apps I currently have installed as not compatible...Bummer.
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Sorry for not giving you the heads up.
With my density so low NOTHING works with the new ****ty market. I reverted back to the older market. Where everything is compatible.
What is the pixel density of the Evo 3D? (trying to mimic that if I can)
Also, does this app cause the New market to FC or something?
Hmmm, so does anyone know the step process to changing the density with my phone total crashing with fc? ?
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Sorry for not giving you the heads up.
With my density so low NOTHING works with the new ****ty market. I reverted back to the older market. Where everything is compatible.
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I set my density to 180...still rocking the 2.3.6 market
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What is the pixel density of the Evo 3D? (trying to mimic that if I can)
Also, does this app cause the New market to FC or something?
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No...The issue is with the version 3x market because there's a new compatibility check in place which references the LCD density value, so this change can cause previously installed apps to appear incompatible according the the new market removing them from your installed list
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thatdudepoops said:
Hmmm, so does anyone know the step process to changing the density with my phone total crashing with fc? ?
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Are you using the stock TouchWiz launcher?...I've read it can be problematic when doing this mod.
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Well, I'm on my way to fixing the compressed dialpad...I did the widths to see if the pngs would stretch without looking like a 1960's color TV.
I'm gonna finish this up later, but now it's time for a RedBull break.
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xanthinealkaloid said:
Are you using the stock TouchWiz launcher?...I've read it can be problematic when doing this mod.
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I'm using zeam....
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I wiped EVERYTHING and reflashed the ROM. It seemed to have work, but then I was at the default density. Once I used LCD Density to 220, the error happened again. It forces closes. Any help? CM7.1
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I wiped EVERYTHING and reflashed the ROM. It seemed to have work, but then I was at the default density. Once I used LCD Density to 220, the error happened again. It forces closes. Any help? CM7.1
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It's my understanding that altering the density can breaks things, including applications... looks like you'll have to choose between your desired screen density or Wifi Calling app.
This sucks
not sure why you want to change this, on any LCD display the native resolution (and therefore LCD density) whether on a phone, computer, tablet or whatever, is always the clearest, sharpest and best looking!
The icons and text are just too big to my liking after trying LCD density. At 220, as opposed to 240, everything just looks nicer and there isn't noticeably a decrease in sharpness or clarity.
Open spare parts, enable compatibility mode, reboot. See if that fixes it.
^ Nope, I tried that before. That doesn't help. Thanks for the suggestion though!
mapheG2 said:
^ Nope, I tried that before. That doesn't help. Thanks for the suggestion though!
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Show me a logcat!
As your ask know the stock DPI on our phones is 320. Well I like to set it to 200, I feel the most comfortable with that resolution but one thing I've noticed is that my icons get blurry/pixelated and it looks really bad. Does any one know it's a fix for this that doesn't income me setting the DPI on 320 or 240
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Actionx1 said:
As your ask know the stock DPI on our phones is 320. Well I like to set it to 200, I feel the most comfortable with that resolution but one thing I've noticed is that my icons get blurry/pixelated and it looks really bad. Does any one know it's a fix for this that doesn't income me setting the DPI on 320 or 240
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Running CM10.1 nightly with a DPI of 210 and everything is sharp as hell. Must be something wrong with your screen. But what ROM are you on?
I'm on the same Rom. I've noticed it with different phones to. I'm about to try 210 DPI and see how that goes.
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Actionx1 said:
I'm on the same Rom. I've noticed it with different phones to. I'm about to try 210 DPI and see how that goes.
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It's just a hair bigger. You really shouldn't be seeing any blurry anything with how high the resolution is on this screen.
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Hi everyone!
So, let's suppose that we have a rooted LG G3 (done with the current rooting methods), running stock ROM. Because I always like to cramp as many widgets on the home screen as possible, I want to change the DPI density of the screen (usually 3-rd party launchers allow you to only rescale the shortcuts, but not the widgets). We coud use the Texdroider app from the Play store, but it changes the DPI globally, so I'm worried it might harm the phone... Another way would be to install Xposed Framework - but can it be installed already safely at this point?
Of course ruining the stock Launcher by changing the DPI is not a problem, as I always use some 3-rd party Launchers that can handle layouts more flexibly
I'm also interested in changing LCD density on G3.
Has anyone done it?
Use Per-App Modules via XPOSED to change individual app DPI
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Use Per-App Modules via XPOSED to change individual app DPI
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Tnx, but I was thinking on global change. On my old GS2 it was matter of simply editing build.prop file.
My setting was 182 which was great. But I remember that if you over do it, phone will not boot and without nandroid backup it is quite risky.
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Tnx, but I was thinking on global change. On my old GS2 it was matter of simply editing build.prop file.
My setting was 182 which was great. But I remember that if you over do it, phone will not boot and without nandroid backup it is quite risky.
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Use Textroid - You can use Build.Prop it'll work fine, just go no lower than around 400 or you will run into issues (for the record stock is 650)
radicalisto said:
Use Textroid - You can use Build.Prop it'll work fine, just go no lower than around 400 or you will run into issues (for the record stock is 650)
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Actually 640 is default.
Anyway, 530 is the lowest value. Any below that and apps will start to FC.
Pitty, because on 450 screen is amazing!
LittleCannon said:
Actually 640 is default.
Anyway, 530 is the lowest value. Any below that and apps will start to FC.
Pitty, because on 450 screen is amazing!
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I went to 480 and lost icons (they became little green androids) I had to set back to 650 for default in order for it to show properly again.
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I went to 480 and lost icons (they became little green androids) I had to set back to 650 for default in order for it to show properly again.
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Exactly the same. On 530 icons are still normal.
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Exactly the same. On 530 icons are still normal.
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I'll give 530 a shot and see. Cheers.
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I'll give 530 a shot and see. Cheers.
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It is not much as I expected, but still it is better then stock density.
It's a keeper.
changed it to 580 and its bootlooping now. any help?
well...this is kinda roundabout so it works and I'm not complaining...I disabled or removed all of my AT&T apps and the useless LG ones...so I set my dpi to 450 and changed the per app dpi to 530 for the lg apps...problem solves...especially since I barely use the lg apps.
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well...this is kinda roundabout so it works and I'm not complaining...I disabled or removed all of my AT&T apps and the useless LG ones...so I set my dpi to 450 and changed the per app dpi to 530 for the lg apps...problem solves...especially since I barely use the lg apps.
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Could you provide a screen capture to see the difference??
I'm thinking about doing it...
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changed it to 580 and its bootlooping now. any help?
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I did the same thing and I'm stuck on this wretched infinite boot loop. Did you get any help on this if so can you please post the fix to your woes?
EDIT: So I tried to use the built-in factory reset ... nothing doing. STILL boot looping. I'm wondering if I should start panicking now? haha
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I did the same thing and I'm stuck on this wretched infinite boot loop. Did you get any help on this if so can you please post the fix to your woes?
EDIT: So I tried to use the built-in factory reset ... nothing doing. STILL boot looping. I'm wondering if I should start panicking now? haha
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i had to flash the kdz image and get it back to stock.
has anyone been able to change their desity to about 400 to 440 and still use the LG apps, I changed mine to 480 and all my apps like phone/messing apps stopped working?
dkotoric said:
has anyone been able to change their desity to about 400 to 440 and still use the LG apps, I changed mine to 480 and all my apps like phone/messing apps stopped working?
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LG apps can't go below 530 DPI. You'll need to individually them to 530 or higher to keep them from crashing.
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partylikeaninjastar said:
LG apps can't go below 530 DPI. You'll need to individually them to 530 or higher to keep them from crashing.
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How do i individualy change them
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dkotoric said:
How do i individualy change them
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Use the Xposed Framework with the module "App Settings".
Batfink33 said:
Use the Xposed Framework with the module "App Settings".
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Im sorry I have been using cayanogen mod for to long how and where do i get that
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