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How can I get everything smaller??

How can I get everything on my GN 2 to be small?
I want the icons, the email messages, the dialer, the settings windows, etc etc...
I want EVERYTHING super small.
The reason: Because I want to see more information on 1 screen.
Please help.

pappaellio said:
How can I get everything on my GN 2 to be small?
I want the icons, the email messages, the dialer, the settings windows, etc etc...
I want EVERYTHING super small.
The reason: Because I want to see more information on 1 screen.
Please help.
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Ofcouse you need root . Download Romtoolbox from play store go to build.prop /Ro.sf.lcd.density/ set property value to 240/ reboot ( but you will have little issue like when receive call,the answer & end button will misalign ,still working normal though)

pappaellio said:
How can I get everything on my GN 2 to be small?
I want the icons, the email messages, the dialer, the settings windows, etc etc...
I want EVERYTHING super small.
The reason: Because I want to see more information on 1 screen.
Please help.
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Have you adjusted Menu > Settings > Accessibility > Font Size?
You can change that to "Tiny." Not sure if that's what you are looking for though?

The font sizes in Accessibility dont realy change them that much. Tiny is not that small or I just have good vision.... Custom launchers can help w/ the icon sizes.
I dont like how much room the toggles and screen brightness slider take up in the notification window. In portrait mode they take up like half the screen.

simplelife said:
Ofcouse you need root . Download Romtoolbox from play store go to build.prop /Ro.sf.lcd.density/ set property value to 240/ reboot ( but you will have little issue like when receive call,the answer & end button will misalign ,still working normal though)
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Thanks! I tried that. However, now the outer border of the phone screen is NOT usable...I can't place icons there.
Anyway of fixing that?

This is awesome! Thanks so much for your reply.
But again...anyway of fixing the fact that the outer border of the screen is NOT usable?
This phone would be amazing if that could be fixed!!
PLEASE HELP!!!

pappaellio said:
This is awesome! Thanks so much for your reply.
But again...anyway of fixing the fact that the outer border of the screen is NOT usable?
This phone would be amazing if that could be fixed!!
PLEASE HELP!!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960950
Check this rom out when installing it gives you option to have 5x6 6x6 launcher this is what you are looking for and will be happy with i love it for the smaller icons

simplelife said:
Ofcouse you need root . Download Romtoolbox from play store go to build.prop /Ro.sf.lcd.density/ set property value to 240/ reboot ( but you will have little issue like when receive call,the answer & end button will misalign ,still working normal though)
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Never-mind...it worked!!! thanks so much. all i did was open a different launcher and the entire screen is in HIGH resolution now!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!:good:

pappaellio said:
Never-mind...it worked!!! thanks so much. all i did was open a different launcher and the entire screen is in HIGH resolution now!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!:good:
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Sorry , for delay feedback been busy with real life job. Here is the 240 dpi mod link which compiable with note2 and I alway use Apex launcher Pro as my default launcher. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873026 ( you must set LCD Density at 240 dpi when you use those Mod )

I've noticed in the past that sometimes a DPI of 241 works better than 240. Might be worth trying if you run into any other issues with alignment etc.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

screen DPI settings

has anyone changed the screen dpi?
if you have was it manually or with an app?
also can you post a screenshot if you have?
Thanks

HackitZ said:
has anyone changed the screen dpi?
if you have was it manually or with an app?
also can you post a screenshot if you have?
Thanks
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I switched to 280 dpi using RomToolbox Lite and installed the PlaystoreFix for XPosed. Works pretty fine for me. I'll take a screenshot later.

toxic_garden said:
I switched to 280 dpi using RomToolbox Lite and installed the PlaystoreFix for XPosed. Works pretty fine for me. I'll take a screenshot later.
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Thanks, looking forward to see what 280 dpi looks like.

Used xposed to reduce DPI on a modded stock ROM, SlimKat is a piece of cake.. comes set at 280. Might be a touch small for me, but looks pretty good. I definitely needed to add a keyboard that I could increase the size of the keys...

Enable S5 Grid UI in settings

I was playing around in SqLite Editor, and I stumbled upon a way to enable the grid UI in settings.
What I did was open SqLite Editor, found Settings Storage, then into Setting.db, then into System, found "settings-gridui" and change the value to "1"
I have the S5 found Note 4 and the setting menu as as a grid was pretty cool and to get it back on the Note has made me love this phone even more.
Try it out and let me know if it work a for you all as well.

Thanks for the find! Trying out now

I hate the fact that if you change it to like tab view or something, you can't go back in

denson9874 said:
I was playing around in SqLite Editor, and I stumbled upon a way to enable the grid UI in settings.
What I did was open SqLite Editor, found Settings Storage, then into Setting.db, then into System, found "settings-gridui" and change the value to "1"
I have the S5 found Note 4 and the setting menu as as a grid was pretty cool and to get it back on the Note has made me love this phone even more.
Try it out and let me know if it work a for you all as well.
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Sweeeet! I lived off of Shurling Dr

Wow wouldn't have thought I would see somebody that stayed in Macon, let alone East Macon. I used to stay on Knightsbridge Rd.

mgbotoe said:
I hate the fact that if you change it to like tab view or something, you can't go back in
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Ikr I'm looking into how to possibly get it to enable in menu button [emoji3]

denson9874 said:
Wow wouldn't have thought I would see somebody that stayed in Macon, let alone East Macon. I used to stay on Knightsbridge Rd.
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Wow! I lived in those apartments on Treadway while my house was being built off Graham Rd....

Gotcha my mom stay there now. Did the SqLite tweak work for you? Have to stay on topic [emoji12]

denson9874 said:
Gotcha my mom stay there now. Did the SqLite tweak work for you? Have to stay on topic [emoji12]
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The grid is working fine... but we really do need a way to make it appear as "View as" option...

TEKHD said:
The grid is working fine... but we really do need a way to make it appear as "View as" option...
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Definitely, I'm looking in the SecSettings.apk to see if its possible to enable the grid view option, I'm pretty sure its in there somewhere

denson9874 said:
Gotcha my mom stay there now. Did the SqLite tweak work for you? Have to stay on topic [emoji12]
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It did, thanks.

I'm also looking into how to get the UI to stick for the addition lockscreen options that's available. Once I can get them to remain optional after a reboot, I'll post a couple of screenies and some instructions:good:

mgbotoe said:
Thanks for the find! Trying out now
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Lol is this why you asked about the sqlite editor?

Grid view can be permanently enabled with xml edits. It will also give you the view options you are looking for so you can change views whenever you want. You decompile SecSettings and edit the appropriate xml file (can't remember exactly which one unless i'm looking at the files, sorry) to enable grid view and disable tab view. This combination will allow you to switch between the two views with the menu button. However it won't let you use tab and grid settings at the same time for some reason... only list and grid or list and tab.
What you are doing is editing the settings.db file which is fine but if you do a reset it will be lost.

tx_dbs_tx said:
Grid view can be permanently enabled with xml edits. It will also give you the view options you are looking for so you can change views whenever you want. You decompile SecSettings and edit the appropriate xml file (can't remember exactly which one unless i'm looking at the files, sorry) to enable grid view and disable tab view. This combination will allow you to switch between the two views with the menu button. However it won't let you use tab and grid settings at the same time for some reason... only list and grid or list and tab.
What you are doing is editing the settings.db file which is fine but if you do a reset it will be lost.
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Great find, I'll toy around with it and see what will come of it. Thanks for the info and instructions

Decompile SecSettings.apk
Look in res/values for bools.xml
I believe you will find the setting in there... i'm pretty sure.
Just remember that you can only set one of them to true. If you set grid and tab both to true, it will not work.
Save then recompile and push it into your priv-app folder then set permissions and it will stick.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Love it.

Can someone cook up a flashable zip to do all the work for everyone?

simsnet71 said:
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Love it.
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Glad you found it useful
nique0201 said:
Can someone cook up a flashable zip to do all the work for everyone?
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I don't you are running stock or custom, but I've been working with @bri315317 over at Dynamic Kat and his rom actually not only has this optional, but also 11 lockscreen effects to choose from. Check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2916942[emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106]
simsnet71 said:
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Love it.
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nique0201 said:
Can someone cook up a flashable zip to do all the work for everyone?
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tx_dbs_tx said:
Decompile SecSettings.apk
Look in res/values for bools.xml
I believe you will find the setting in there... i'm pretty sure.
Just remember that you can only set one of them to true. If you set grid and tab both to true, it will not work.
Save then recompile and push it into your priv-app folder then set permissions and it will stick.
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I decompile SecSettings.apk but can't find bools.xml, you sure it's there?

How to change screen DPI on T3

To decrease T3's screen dpi.... Just head over to build.props can b found in root system.... Edit the build.props by adding a line at the end, type "ro.sf.lcd_density=280"
320 is the stock value
I found 280 is looking best...
Try..
Make sure to make a backup of ur build.props first

avayrocks said:
Anyone knows how can I decrease T3's display density
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If you want to use it on single apps you can do it (root required) by installing xposed framework and downloading the module xposed app settings.

avayrocks said:
Anyone knows how can I decrease T3's display density
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Look, I've just applied it on action 3 launcher, with the following settings. Looks like a tablet right now.
You can either apply on android settings or whatever you want.

images apears big.. any solutions

How to change your DPI settings to take advantage of the big screen

1. Settings.
2. System
3. About
4. Tap Build Number 10 times, until you are a developer.
5. System - Developer options
6. Drawing - Smallest Width #.
There are several guides on which DPI settings to use if you search, but I prefer around 600-640 to take advantage of the big screen. I hope this guide is helpful for some of you who weren't aware of this option. :highfive:

jeradjohnso said:
1. Settings.
2. System
3. About
4. Tap Build Number 10 times, until you are a developer.
5. System - Developer options
6. Drawing - Smallest Width #.
There are several guides on which DPI settings to use if you search, but I prefer around 600-640 to take advantage of the big screen. I hope this guide is helpful for some of you who weren't aware of this option. :highfive:
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Ok but the notification tray and toggles are so big because seems to be unnafected by DPI change.
Enviado desde mi EVR-L29 mediante Tapatalk

I set my on 485 dpi Honor Note 10 value. Yeah to bad that notification tray and toggles are still big and don't change. It also resets after reboot.

Doesn't this also mess up the app icons?

bloodydawn01 said:
Ok but the notification tray and toggles are so big because seems to be unnafected by DPI change.
Enviado desde mi EVR-L29 mediante Tapatalk
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Yes, seems like we're stuck with that regardless of the setting.

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600 it quite small on the eyes but looks good for work space for sure.

jutley said:
600 it quite small on the eyes but looks good for work space for sure.
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What DPI do you like? Lower?
I noticed today that I hadn't set the sizes in Display Settings first, to a smaller font, and then in developer options the DPI. The smaller font made a big difference, but is easy to overlook. I'm at 600 now, and everything works and looks fine. :cyclops:

jeradjohnso said:
What DPI do you like? Lower?
I noticed today that I hadn't set the sizes in Display Settings first, to a smaller font, and then in developer options the DPI. The smaller font made a big difference, but is easy to overlook. I'm at 600 now, and everything works and looks fine. :cyclops:
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I like 600 too as it sets it to tablet mode and since we are in tablet territory on screen size why not.

jutley said:
I like 600 too as it sets it to tablet mode and since we are in tablet territory on screen size why not.
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:fingers-crossed: Yaaaaah

jeradjohnso said:
:fingers-crossed: Yaaaaah
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523 DPI is perfect for this phone try it and see for yourself

I dont see drawing , can someone post a screenshot?

jutley said:
523 DPI is perfect for this phone try it and see for yourself
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My eyes couldn't see that,, man I'm to old

My dpi change keeps resetting back to default... How do I stop this from happening?

It will reset every time you reboot the device. Also when you change the display settings it may revert back to normal.

SmartPhonesFan said:
why u would do it when u have ''view mode'' in display settings ? and text size too ???
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Because even with Display Size at it's smallest setting it's still pretty big.

SmartPhonesFan said:
omg u must have eagle sight ..
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Definitely not! I keep the font at large, but set the screen width at 540, which is good for me.

SmartPhonesFan said:
omg u must have eagle sight ..
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:victory: Hahahaha Yayayayaya

This is where Huawei neuteres Android. Change the smallest width setting and it is reset every time you restart the phone. The Android System and some of the SystemUI elements don't even change when setting a higher number. Once you're rooted you're better off editing the build.prop in vendor and adding the qemu.sf.lcd_density=xxx line in to get everything to change like it's supposed to. Be careful not to go too low on the density or else EMUI glitches out to the point where your lockscreen will no longer function. It's one of the things about EMUI that really irks me and instead of Huawei fixing the issue they just seem to ignore it. That and not being able to move the wifi and data icons to the right where they should be.

We need root soon. Changing the width in developers options messes with some apps. Also, the navigation bar at the bottom doesn't change which blocks the exit button in my trading app. Quite annoying.