It appears that Android market allows downloading apps without checking phone's lcd density any more.
Until yesterday, I couldn't download lots of Android apps because market did not allow me to download because of compatibility issue. To download, I had to change the density to default 240 and delete cache/data and reboot.
Starting from this morning, I can download any apps with density 200.
This means that Android market is not checking the device's resolution any more or they put the Epic4gt to their database with many other allowable densities?
Does anybody else notice that?
I hope this also work for you.
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OK. I tested it out a lot more after the above post.
My finding is, there was nothing changed from Android market. Possibly, each app could be changed for its supporting devices and resolutions. But, it's not my case here.
Definitely, Android market has some databases handling the devices and resolutions per each applications. So, first thing is, you need to find out the most commonly accepted resolutions for your device. After that,
1. Set or change your device resolution (density) from build.prop file in \system folder (Don't touch anything else except the ro.sf.lcd_density value). You can use many tools to edit this file.
example: In here 240 is the most commonly accepted LCD density for D710 from Android market
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
2. If Market app is open, then close it and be sure it's not running thru task manager. Go to the Application Manager and delete the cache and data.
3. Reboot and check if the app is downloadable.
4. Go back to build.prop file and change the resolution that you want to use.
example:
ro.sf.lcd_density=190
5. save the file and reboot the phone. Most important thing in here is, DON'T wipe the cache or data. Based on my test, market app uses the first successful configuration data instead of reloading it every time. So, if you wipe the data or cache by some reason, you need to this steps again.
6. Try the market download with the solution that you want to keep.
Bingo!
This steps are based on my test and it worked well on my system -ICS FB27. I don't know how it would work on different build or ROM but I think it would be quite common over most ROMs and build. Do it with your own RISK!
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That.sucks I just bought the density modder pro app a few weeks ago.
kobridge said:
It appears that Android market allows downloading apps without checking phone's lcd density any more.
Until yesterday, I couldn't download lots of Android apps because market did not allow me to download because of compatibility issue. To download, I had to change the density to default 240 and delete cache and reboot.
Starting from this morning, I can download any apps with density 200.
This means that Android market is not checking the device's resolution any more or they put the Epic4gt to their database with many other allowable densities?
Does anybody else notice that?
I hope this also work for you.
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It's quite a bit better for me, but I still get a few "device not compatible" messages for apps that I know are compatible, like quickpic, when running at 190.
blackroseMD1 said:
It's quite a bit better for me, but I still get a few "device not compatible" messages for apps that I know are compatible, like quickpic, when running at 190.
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I just tested out quickpic with 190 and 200. 190 does not work but 200 works. I know that 200 was not working until yesterday. This means that A.droid market only added some commonly used densities for D710 or for all devices?
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Correct me if I am wrong here...don't you have to be either 160, 200, or stock 240 or you will run into issues?
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JohnCorleone said:
Correct me if I am wrong here...don't you have to be either 160, 200, or stock 240 or you will run into issues?
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Native resolutions are/were 140, 160, 240.
I'd love to be able to run at 160, but it causes com.android.phone to force close.
blackroseMD1 said:
I'd love to be able to run at 160, but it causes com.android.phone to force close.
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Say wah? I run 160 all the time, but 200 is the sweet spot for me.
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I'd love to be able to run at 160, but it causes com.android.phone to force close.
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I think it depends on other variables. I just switched my Nexus to 160 to see if the dialer would be offset and apps would download and it works fine. It has same stock 240...On a stock setup dialer is offset at 160 so theme makes a difference too
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What is this resumolution you gents speak of
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iSaint said:
What is this resumolution you gents speak of
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Inside ROM Toolbox...
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phatmanxxl said:
Say wah? I run 160 all the time, but 200 is the sweet spot for me.
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Well, on other roms I can hit 160 just fine, but on CM9 it causes phone to FC.
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Inside ROM Toolbox...
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Haha I knew
Thanks for actually replying though
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blackroseMD1 said:
It's quite a bit better for me, but I still get a few "device not compatible" messages for apps that I know are compatible, like quickpic, when running at 190.
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Could you try it again with the method that I posted again in top thread?
When you guys are changing your densitys'. What launcher are you using? TW sure does look stupid rockin 160 lol
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Calk!
AVAH0LIC said:
When you guys are changing your densitys'. What launcher are you using? TW sure does look stupid rockin 160 lol
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Calk!
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For me, I use Go Launcher EX. It still has lots of widgets and looks not bad on ICS and GB. For ICS only, some likes Nova launcher because it's better fit for ICS.
I do not use the Nova yet because it does not have widgets as much as Go Launcher.
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When you guys are changing your densitys'. What launcher are you using? TW sure does look stupid rockin 160 lol
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Calk!
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ADW EX here, most of the launchers look fine at the lower DPI, use a third party dialer, calendar, and calculator app as well as the TW ones will also be borked.
Worked brilliantly!
Currently running Blazer ROM 4.1 w/ EL29 (Gingerbread).
1) Checked that the LCD density was set to 240 via build prop.
2) Opened task manager and check to make sure the Market app was not open.
3) Went to manage the Market App and took it a step further by uninstalling update, deleting cache and delete data.
4) Started the market app, and confirmed I could see the Holo Launcher as a downloadable item.
5) Went into build.prop (using ES File Explorer) and set lcd density to 200. Saved file.
6) Rebooted phone, and went into Market and sure enough, I could see holo launcher.
Awesome job OP!
I use the clear cache/data and reboot method, but my market seems to reset.or something because the Movies tab disappears and apps say not compatible until i rinse and repeat.
I haven't seen a common factor between when it happens. It just seems random.
Has anyone else seen this?
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Yes, I have. I'm experiencing this now. It seemed to work once and then a reboot of my phone seemed to undo it. Very very annoying.
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Are these protect apps and this has a market issue or am i just missing something? I am using bamboozle 1.1
app brain, chompsms, and empire online are the one's i found so far with no install button.
It can be an issue not getting a proper ID on your phone, thus not allowing your to install some apps that have hardware requirements.
Have you tried to delete and reinstall the Market???
no
I have not. would i have to do that with root manager?
Just happened last week. I had changed my lcd desity with an app so some market pages just didn't fit. Went back to 240 setting and install returned.
Nuke Kh3 cappy
If you use market 2.3.6, there isn't an lcd density check. So you can download all apps
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that might be it too i did change my lcd density hmm.
changed lcd back to 240 it's not the cause apprently. so i need to uninstall market somehow.
Reboot after denisity change?
Nuke Kh3 cappy
yep i rebooted
I know this happened with one of the Dark Market versions for me. I went back to the new stock one and it worked. I believe this is the newest stock version. http://db.tt/p7LkNb9
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I'm 99.9% sure its the lcd density. Dd you wipe the market cache?
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I changed lcd density back to 240 tried to clear cache but it would allow me so i forced stopped it and still greyed out. checked again still cannot download certain apps. Just tried the green market and it seems to have fixed it. or maybe i needed both since i couldn't clear the cache but the market looks a little off like it did at 200.
switched lcd density to 200 an still works
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switched lcd density to 200 an still works
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Didn't understand your post. So it worked or still didn't work? Having similar problems myself.
So I have seen this issue on other forums, but was wondering if any of our fine developers had looked into this at all. High level summary---if you change your LCD density, a multitude of apps in the new market (3.1.3) will tell you your phone is not compatible. I believe this happens in version 3.0.27 (or whatever the last version was). Basically, the only workarounds I have seen or found is to reset the LCD density back to 240 anytime you want to use the market (I have found 172 to be the best setting for me, so this is a big difference, and just a general pain to keep switching back and forth). The other option is to downgrade my market back to version 2.X.X. Is there anyway to bypass the density check or force the value the market uses to always read 240?? Thanks is advance!!
Bump. If anyone gets this to work, id like to know too.
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If this gets a fix, I'll change my density. But I use the market too much
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Avelnan said:
Phones are going to come to life someday. Take note: LG Optimus line. ASUS Transformer. And now the Nexus Prime.
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zanderman112 said:
If this gets a fix, I'll change my density. But I use the market too much
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I have mine set to 172 and never had a problem, odd
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Download "Root Tools" from the market, clic on "Build Properties", clic on "Lcd Density",.....change it to what you want, clic reboot phone and you should have no problems....should work great.
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Epicdriver said:
Download "Root Tools" from the market, clic on "Build Properties", clic on "Lcd Density",.....change it to what you want, clic reboot phone and you should have no problems....should work great.
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...then the market doesn't work. That's the problem
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I just reverted to the old market. New market look fugly anyway
i have a workaround idea, and i started a thread to discuss here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1288150
need some help with it, if anyone is interested.
lordloki77 said:
i have a workaround idea, and i started a thread to discuss here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288150
need some help with it, if anyone is interested.
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rulyskull said:
I have mine set to 172 and never had a problem, odd
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And I have mine at 162. Super Manager, ACS Updater, Go Weather, QuickPic, Rhapsody, Facebook, Adobe Flash, etc don't work with the new market below 240.
But maybe you don't use those particular ones. Or they came pre-istalled.
Old market perhaps?
I'm coming from an Evo 4G and never had this problem...
I've come across several apps that say "your device is not compatible with this app" and wont let me DL it... what's this all about?
I'm rooted, running Calk's ROM with EL29 kernel and build and EK02 modem if that helps
An example is the Cut and Slice app in the market and Modern Combat games
Have you changed your screen density?
Need to be at default (160) or 720p (240)... those are known Android resolutions and the app market checks for that.
jt_hatch said:
Have you changed your screen density?
Need to be at default (160) or 720p (240)... those are known Android resolutions and the app market checks for that.
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Nah, havent changed the res at all.. and I just checked to be sure and it's set to 240
Any other ideas or anyone else seeing this?
Try clearing market data and reboot
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I have this same problem to.
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Not seeing this with blazer.
Just FYI.. I've side-loaded at least one app that I needed that said it was incompatible in the market and it worked fine
Also, I restored a version of one that has a lot of data with it and it works fine also.. the backup was made on GB and this is CM9 alpha 2 --- and that's prolly a no-no, but not having that app was the only thing standing in my way of liking 4.0.4 as a daily driver
I got a little problem here, and I'm not sure how to fix it. :/
Since I flashed AOKP b27 and Franco kernel, i've been having a lot of compatibility issues with most apps on the market, so i can't install them, or update the ones already installed.
Any suggestions?
Put your LCD density back to normal.
adrynalyne said:
Put your LCD density back to normal.
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With density set at 320 doesn't work, I tried with every density value from 240 to 340. :/
Put your density back to normal and wipe Play Store Cache/Data and reboot.
How do I clear play store's cache and data?
Edit: ok, from the settings.
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It you have DPI issues, ty this modded Vending.apk, it should fix all your probelms
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7812701/Vending.apk
Copy and replace, in system apps
jhericurls said:
It you have DPI issues, ty this modded Vending.apk, it should fix all your probelms
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7812701/Vending.apk
Copy and replace, in system apps
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It crashes, sadly. ):
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I was wondering how and what the benefits of changing the DPI on this phone is. And if there are any down falls..thanks!
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It makes everything on your phone smaller. So technically it makes your screen bigger. If you get an app called ROM toolbox, you can do it thru there. You can use root explorer our similar app, and change the build prop manually. I like using 180. Stock is 240. 200 also looks nice. The only downfall is your market will not let you install some apps. It will say your device is not compatible. There are apps in the market that will fool the market app into thinking you are still on stock density. You can always return to stock, download the apps you want then change the density back to what you want. You may have to wipe data under Google playstore, inbetween changing it. Hope this all helps.
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Micronads said:
It makes everything on your phone smaller. So technically it makes your screen bigger. If you get an app called ROM toolbox, you can do it thru there. You can use root explorer our similar app, and change the build prop manually. I like using 180. Stock is 240. 200 also looks nice. The only downfall is your market will not let you install some apps. It will say your device is not compatible. There are apps in the market that will fool the market app into thinking you are still on stock density. You can always return to stock, download the apps you want then change the density back to what you want. You may have to wipe data under Google playstore, inbetween changing it. Hope this all helps.
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So if I change to 180, can't I just uninstall the market, and re install one that works with 180dpi? Also, no apps will fc right? That's the main thing...can't have any apps fcing on me lol. Thanks so much!
Edit: So I changed it to 180 and everything is wayyyyy too blurry for me. Tried 200 and everything fc. So back to 240 it is...
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Scoutamis said:
So if I change to 180, can't I just uninstall the market, and re install one that works with 180dpi? Also, no apps will fc right? That's the main thing...can't have any apps fcing on me lol. Thanks so much!
Edit: So I changed it to 180 and everything is wayyyyy too blurry for me. Tried 200 and everything fc. So back to 240 it is...
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Try 220 thats what i use with no problems other than the play store issue.
sinfulgray said:
Try 220 thats what i use with no problems other than the play store issue.
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Alright I'll report back
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