Changing DPI for performance? - Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers

Does changing the dpi for performance work for RN8. Tried using Activity Launcher to change the DPI through Vision Settings, made it to the largest with about 320 DPI but some apps are still using the default dpi.

aodtonix said:
Does changing the dpi for performance work for RN8. Tried using Activity Launcher to change the DPI through Vision Settings, made it to the largest with about 320 DPI but some apps are still using the default dpi.
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I doubt it will increase performance. However using 'wm size' command in terminal seems to make performance better.

[email protected] said:
I doubt it will increase performance. However using 'wm size' command in terminal seems to make performance better.
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Do I have to be rooted for that? Can't flash anything atm.

aodtonix said:
Do I have to be rooted for that? Can't flash anything atm.
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Yes you will have to be rooted. Then in the terminal you have to type 'su'. Then
"wm size 720x1560" (without quotes)
And it will change your phone's ppi (not dpi), meaning your phone will change to HD resolution.

[email protected] said:
Yes you will have to be rooted. Then in the terminal you have to type 'su'. Then
"wm size 720x1560" (without quotes)
And it will change your phone's ppi (not dpi), meaning your phone will change to HD resolution.
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how to change it back to default?

nneko904 said:
how to change it back to default?
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1080x2340 is the default resolution. So
wm size 1080x2340

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[email protected] said:
1080x2340 is the default resolution. So
wm size 1080x2340
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Thank you. You've been very helpful.

aodtonix said:
Thank you. You've been very helpful.
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You're welcome

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I doubt it will increase performance. However using 'wm size' command in terminal seems to make performance better.
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changing to 720p will save battery or it does not have any impact ???

loopypalm said:
changing to 720p will save battery or it does not have any impact ???
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I can't say for sure, but I think it does. I don't play games but some have said that it increases gaming performance by much. If it has a positive effect on performance then it will have a positive effect on battery too.
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changing to 720p will save battery or it does not have any impact ???
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Check this out:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongodev/comments/6554k1/tutorial_set_your_android_phone_to_a_lower/
It has a drastic impact on performance, maybe because there will be fewer pixels to push. So I think it will even have a lesser strain on battery. I myself don't reduce up to 720p. I use 900x1950 right now.
Here is a list of all possible resolutions (6:13 ratio):
1080x2340 (original)
960x2080
900x1950
840x1820
816x1768
780x1690
720x1560
If you don't like that it blackens part of the corners, you can reduce the corner radius if you're using custom roms like Resurrection Remix.

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[email protected] said:
Yes you will have to be rooted. Then in the terminal you have to type 'su'. Then
"wm size 720x1560" (without quotes)
And it will change your phone's ppi (not dpi), meaning your phone will change to HD resolution.
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So what would be the best DPI for 720x1560 resolution, is it 300 ?

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[Root] [Guide] How to change your Resolution & DPI on AOSP ROMs

* I am not responsible for bricked devices, displays not working, or your phone melting *
Now with that out of the way, hello! Welcome to my first guide-thingy. As it is my first, I apologise if there is a mistake or if I have left something out, but this process is exactly the process I have used.
Recently I've had a few people ask me about changing their phone's resolution and DPI as said in my signature, so I thought I'd write up a guide for people to use! The ROM I've done this on is the BlissPop AOSP ROM but the process should be similar for most if not all other Custom AOSP-Based ROMs. I am UNSURE if this process works on the stock ROM or any stock-based ROMs.
Prerequisites:
- Root access
- Root File Manager & Explorer (Such as Root Browser or ES File Explorer)
* Root Browser: https://tinyurl.com/aytbttu
*ES File Explorer: https://tinyurl.com/cd4u27q
- NOMone Resolution Changer
* https://tinyurl.com/kjg63jn
- OPTIONAL (For Multi-DPI Patch) Latest AROMA (Now known as Open) GApps Package
* http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/pa-gapps-continuation-t3098071
Lets get started!
Firstly, the Multi DPI Patch. It's not essential but allows apps to be properly resized to match your custom DPI, and in the latest Google Apps package it has an option when installing to install a multi-DPI patch for people who are using custom resolutions on their phone. Like me, I'm not using 2560x1440 (Stock 1440p resolution) I'm using 1920x1080 (1080p) resolution @ 370 DPI.
Changing your Resolution & DPI
1. Download NoMone Resolution Changer from the Play Store above (It's free) and grant root access
2a. Open a root file manager (Like Root Browser or ES File Explorer (You have to enable root-access for ES) ) and navigate to the /system folder on internal storage. Find your build.prop at the bottom. Now, you're going to want to create a backup of this file before we do anything as it defines how things work on the phone, so create a copy and move it somewhere safe from being wiped (Like an external SD card)
2b. Click on build.prop and open with a root file browser
2c. Find the line under the #ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES section that says ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx and change 560 (default DPI) to something like 430 if you want the font and stuff to stay the same size or 370 to make it smaller and hit save, grant root-save access if required. Then, open the file with another file manager to verify it's saved and changed. Adjust the DPI to something that you like, but be cautious as not all DPIs work properly (I only know of 370 & 430 that have worked for me). This step may vary depending on how your ROM sets out your build.prop.
3. Set your desired resolution in NOMone Resolution Changer (Mine is 1080x1920, remember to do it backwards so 1080x1920 not 1920x1080 otherwise your phone's GUI will be landscape and not portrait, and will go off the screen)
3b. Set your desired DPI to match the DPI you put into your build.prop file and hit apply (Grant root access if requested). The app will apply your settings and change your screen to match the new settings. It will then prompt you if you'd like to keep these settings, hit yes or no. If you hit yes, it will give you an option to change back the settings after a minute so you can see what the phone looks like at that setting.
*This next step only applies if your ROM has an option to manage the DPI setting itself, like BlissPop does, otherwise skip it*
4. After you've applied your custom resolution and DPI, go to Settings (Yes everything will be massive-sized don't worry) -> Display & Lights -> Scroll down to the bottom, hit advanced Display Settings, and change the LCD Density DPI to match the one you set in your build.prop and NOMone app.
5. Hit yes to reboot or reboot your phone if not prompted.
6. You're done! Your phone should reboot and apply your new resolution and DPI changes.
I have attached some screenshots showing off the BlissPop & Facebook UI at 1920x1080 Resolution & 370 DPI, as well as an example change in the NOMone Resolution Changer App. Lowering the Resolution and DPI is beneficial to those who want to squeeze more stuff onto their screen (it enables lots more text on the screen that isn't really big.) As well as gamers (The lower resolution doesn't strain the GPU as hard.)
If you have any issues, just delete the build.prop you edited from the /system folder in TWRP and copy over the original one you backed up and put it in the /system folder.
Known issues caused by this guide:
- Boot animation may stretch when booting.
- Recent app previews will also be larger for some unknown reason, this is a small side effect however.
Hope this helped!
Now ...again...me....you forgot to mention borked gigantic recents and borked bootanimation on boot.....you should add it to issues list...IMHO
Subbed here as well
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m1trand1r said:
you forgot to mention borked gigantic recents and borked bootanimation on boot
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I have added this to the end of the post, thanks.
iDefalt said:
I have added this to the end of the post, thanks.
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oh...even using 1080p bootanimations doesn't solve that issue....i've never looked deeper into it myself....but tried many workaround w/o succes
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I've used this application to lower resolution on my G3 to 1080p but found that the small text and other stuff was blurred because it's disproportionate to the amount of pixels, since 720p would be a more accurate number to downscale to on a 1440p screen (1/2).
Do you notice this "fuzziness"? I forget exactly which DPI I set it to when I did go down to 1080p, but the other thing I realized was that the performance gain was marginal. I did not do long-term battery testing with this, though. So the verdict is still out on whether or not there is any gain there.
xocomaox said:
I've used this application to lower resolution on my G3 to 1080p but found that the small text and other stuff was blurred because it's disproportionate to the amount of pixels, since 720p would be a more accurate number to downscale to on a 1440p screen (1/2).
Do you notice this "fuzziness"? I forget exactly which DPI I set it to when I did go down to 1080p, but the other thing I realized was that the performance gain was marginal. I did not do long-term battery testing with this, though. So the verdict is still out on whether or not there is any gain there.
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you might not gain much or if any juice on battery....but...performance boost is noticeable on.my side...I forgot how it feels at 1440p ...and switched to for a moment....oh gosh....why do apps take longer to open?....back to 1080p and it flies again...
Oh...you must have set too low dpi to get blury text...I don't even know how that looks like...and if you'd change it to 720p your dpi would be around 220 or something ......
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m1trand1r said:
you might not gain much or if any juice on battery....but...performance boost is noticeable on.my side...I forgot how it feels at 1440p ...and switched to for a moment....oh gosh....why do apps take longer to open?....back to 1080p and it flies again...
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I had tested both normal applications and some 3d games that sometimes bring down fps and neighter seeemd to be any better, but I will have to test this with Bliss as that was some time ago.
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Oh...you must have set too low dpi to get blury text...I don't even know how that looks like...and if you'd change it to 720p your dpi would be around 220 or something ......
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Hmm, you could be on to something. I need to test with your recommended DPI to see if it fixes the blurriness of small text. Thanks!
xocomaox said:
I had tested both normal applications and some 3d games that sometimes bring down fps and neighter seeemd to be any better, but I will have to test this with Bliss as that was some time ago.
Hmm, you could be on to something. I need to test with your recommended DPI to see if it fixes the blurriness of small text. Thanks!
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some games are badly coded...hence there's no improvement
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So I used the recommended settings of 1080p and 370dpi and the blur is minimized but not completely gone. Bearable, though.
I'll be testing out some other performance things and more long-term battery savings. Thanks again for the write-up. Hopefully it will help with people willing to try out different resolutions and DPI's.
xocomaox said:
So I used the recommended settings of 1080p and 370dpi and the blur is minimized but not completely gone. Bearable, though.
I'll be testing out some other performance things and more long-term battery savings. Thanks again for the write-up. Hopefully it will help with people willing to try out different resolutions and DPI's.
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show me the blur please...my screen of settings and homescreen
Nothing blury here...[emoji41] [emoji106]
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m1trand1r said:
show me the blur please...my screen of settings and homescreen
Nothing blury here...[emoji41] [emoji106]
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Sorry, but this is the kind of thing that cannot be shown on a software level. Screenshots will not work.
The images and text is just not as crisp because since it's not 1:1 with the pixels it will naturally display fuzzy. This is unavoidable but can be lessened by using better ratios (ideally 720p, but that would just be too low) and different DPI settings. If you do not see this yourself then you may lack the eyesight. Again, it's not very noticeable and the positives may very well be more beneficial than having a perfect 1:1 ratio.
xocomaox said:
The images and text is just not as crisp because since it's not 1:1 with the pixels it will naturally display fuzzy. This is unavoidable but can be lessened by using better ratios (ideally 720p, but that would just be too low) and different DPI settings. If you do not see this yourself then you may lack the eyesight. Again, it's not very noticeable and the positives may very well be more beneficial than having a perfect 1:1 ratio.
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You could try going to 1080p @ 430 DPI. This makes the text similarly sized to the default 560 DPI, only on lower resolution. If you did this, the GPU wouldn't have to work as hard, and your text would still be the original size
But yeah it's worth playing around a bit. I haven't noticed any fuzziness at all at 370 DPI, and I do a lot of reading on my phone.
iDefalt said:
You could try going to 1080p @ 430 DPI. This makes the text similarly sized to the default 560 DPI, only on lower resolution. If you did this, the GPU wouldn't have to work as hard, and your text would still be the original size
But yeah it's worth playing around a bit. I haven't noticed any fuzziness at all at 370 DPI, and I do a lot of reading on my phone.
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than our sight must be damaged in a way, eh?...LOLZ
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If you lower the resolution on any lcd screen made for a specific resolution it will make things fuzzy. You can even do this on your computer monitor.
Everyone should expect this as it is not 1:1, but I still consider it pretty useful.
xocomaox said:
If you lower the resolution on any lcd screen made for a specific resolution it will make things fuzzy. You can even do this on your computer monitor.
Everyone should expect this as it is not 1:1, but I still consider it pretty useful.
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you really have to look very very very closely to notice anything IMHO
And If that was written somewhere...most people will fall under mass hysteria and take it as granted .....that's a fact....i'm enjoing my huge screen like I did before on 1440p ...it makes no difference for me and side by side comparison with my co-worker's G3 which is all Stock except rooted(by my advice)....makes no difference at all....none, 0,....he didn't notice that I changed anything except THE Beautiful Rom and pure raw power against his Stock G3...so...don't complicate to much....
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m1trand1r said:
THE Beautiful Rom and pure raw power against his Stock G3
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Just two reasons we all love Bliss <3
iDefalt said:
Just two reasons we all love Bliss <3
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yeah...just two...out of many more
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Does it only work for LG G3 in particular? I tried it on my rooted Galaxy S6 Edge and it doesn't seem to work.
Zaberz said:
Does it only work for LG G3 in particular? I tried it on my rooted Galaxy S6 Edge and it doesn't seem to work.
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The guide is for the G3 running AOSP ROMs.
I suggest you check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/resolution-phone-changed-t3075664
It's look interesting, gonna try this one up. Ty @m1trand1r for your kind answer [emoji3]
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[TUTORIAL][XperiaS]Lower the resolution for better performance

Hey guys, I was watching some videos on how to lower the resolution of the Nexus 6, and I wanted to try it out on my Xperia S.
It worked pretty well so I thought of making a little tutorial for anyone who wants to try this out. It gives better performance since the CPU/GPU needn't to process all the pixels, this doesn't change battery drain since the pixels are still there. I'm on nAOSP 5.1.1 at the moment, so you'll have to test and tell me if it works on other ROMs also (which it should). So let's start:
1. First of all you'll need to do a backup so you'll be safe if something goes wrong.
2. Install and run Terminal Emulator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en)
We will enter 4 simple commands that will change our resolution to 540x960 and dpi to 240, so here we go:
su
wm size 540x960
wm density 240
stop && start
3. I've noticed that the bootanimation may be broken so here is one that is scaled correctly (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BySc77H7gPOLLVhvZm0yNDlFbE0/view?usp=sharing)
Copy/paste the bootanimation.zip in system/media
If you want to revert the changes here are the native resolution and DPI of the Xperia S:
-res is 720x1280
-DPI is 320
That is all, you can use an app like Display Tester from the Play Store to check your resault.
Enjoy, and don't hesitate to ask questions
Can it make any problem?
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I think it isn't very beautiful..
The icons are terrible..
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I think it isn't very beautiful..
The icons are terrible..
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Everything looks good on my side. You can try the guide in the OP, it looks like that app you're using isn't working properly.
Is there any performance benefit to use this?
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Everything looks good on my side. You can try the guide in the OP, it looks like that app you're using isn't working properly.
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Okay i'll give it a shot. How much the gained performance?
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Okay i'll give it a shot. How much the gained performance?
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Well, my device feels a lot more snappy than before. I'm running underclocked at 1404mhz and still I managed to get 14xxx score on Antutu.
The stock score was 12xxx I think (at 1512mhz).
I got 15350 score after that
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I got 15350 score after that
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Well damn
What is default DPI value for our S?
A6ekAK said:
What is default DPI value for our S?
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320
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320
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Can you please add the default values to the tutorial for replace?
Does it mess up with apps?
Just did this and got 14381!!
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Can you please add the default values to the tutorial for replace?
Does it mess up with apps?
Just did this and got 14381!!
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Sure I'll add them.
It doesn't mess up apps, honestly the only thing I found messed up was the bootanimation, and the on/off swtiches over the UI
And i tried again 'Resource Changer' app, and it's working now very well, only need a restart after changing the value
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Looks like crap and I don't see any performance benefit.
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Looks like crap and I don't see any performance benefit.
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Did you reboot at the end? What looks abnormal? I honestly can't find a thing wrong on my side, everything looks the same.
Text and icons become blurry. I would not expect else, since at 540x960 no exact scaling can be performed. I tried 360x640 for 1:2 scaling, but it's too low resolution for a crisp image. The phone is not any smoother than before. Most games offer resolution change to boost performance, so the above exercise is practically a waste of time.
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Text and icons become blurry. I would not expect else, since at 540x960 no exact scaling can be performed. I tried 360x640 for 1:2 scaling, but it's too low resolution for a crisp image. The phone is not any smoother than before. Most games offer resolution change to boost performance, so the above exercise is practically a waste of time.
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My scrreen was also blurry, but nice guide.
rowny said:
Text and icons become blurry. I would not expect else, since at 540x960 no exact scaling can be performed. I tried 360x640 for 1:2 scaling, but it's too low resolution for a crisp image. The phone is not any smoother than before. Most games offer resolution change to boost performance, so the above exercise is practically a waste of time.
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Well, it can't work out for everyone, now
EDIT: I used the res you said and the phone friggin flies xD

Swiftkey and Z5P with mo-.

Anyone has any idea how to fix this? i changed dpi to 339, from 480, with adb, I'd like to hold out a little longer for root and do it proper way in build.prop.
but is there a fix for Swiftkey?
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Anyone has any idea how to fix this? i changed dpi to 339, from 480, with adb, I'd like to hold out a little longer for root and do it proper way in build.prop.
but is there a fix for Swiftkey?
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Change it back to 480 using adb???
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Id rather switch keyboard. 480 is way too much for this phone even 380 is large
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Id rather switch keyboard. 480 is way too much for this phone even 380 is large
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I have a z5p and find no problem with text size or anything, what is the problem with having a DPI that high?
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I have a z5p and find no problem with text size or anything, what is the problem with having a DPI that high?
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I just find it more natrual and pleasent to look at with a smaller text size.

[MOD] Change Default Resolution to 4k - No root needed!

Hey there,
Daki from www.androidkosmos.de published a short article that the resolution can be changed to 4k by default (so Kudos to you man). As it's in German and not exactly step-by-step, I felt like posting a short how-to.
Step 1: Turn on Developer Options.
- Settings -> About -> Click 5x on Build-Number
Step 2: Allow USB debugging
- Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging [X]
Step 3: Open ADB, (always without the " ofc!)
- Type "adb devices", click on "allow request" on your phone
Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI
- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 2160×3840"
- Type "wm density 807 (after a little tinkering, I found 721 to be the best DPI. Yea, really, 721)"
There is no information so far as to how battery life is affected!
Back to default:
Repeat steps 1-3
Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI (back to default)
- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 1080×1920"
- Type "wm density 403"
Best
IlluX
Further to this, if you're a weirdo like me and want everything reset rather than a set value due to your own personal OCD, you can use "wm size reset && wm density reset" :good::fingers-crossed::silly:
Illux said:
Hey there,
Daki from www.androidkosmos.de published a short article that the resolution can be changed to 4k by default (so Kudos to you man). As it's in German and not exactly step-by-step, I felt like posting a short how-to.
Step 1: Turn on Developer Options.
- Settings -> About -> Click 5x on Build-Number
Step 2: Allow USB debugging
- Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging [X]
Step 3: Open ADB, (always without the " ofc!)
- Type "adb devices", click on "allow request" on your phone
Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI
- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 2160×3840"
- Type "wm density 807 (after a little tinkering, I found 721 to be the best DPI. Yea, really, 721)"
There is no information so far as to how battery life is affected!
Back to default:
Repeat steps 1-3
Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI (back to default)
- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 1080×1920"
- Type "wm density 403"
Best
IlluX
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Thanks, when I set the 4k res, I get the error message "bad resolution"... why?
Awesome!
will this work on Z5 Premium?
sev7en said:
Thanks, when I set the 4k res, I get the error message "bad resolution"... why?
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No idea, typo maybe? Tested it back and forth, not a single issue to report.
sev7en said:
Thanks, when I set the 4k res, I get the error message "bad resolution"... why?
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ytheekshana said:
will this work on Z5 Premium?
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I don't have a Z5P so I can't guarantee but I'm quite confident it does.
Haha look at that. Nice and thanks for share
I also published on talk.sonymobile.com forum.
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No idea, typo maybe? Tested it back and forth, not a single issue to report.
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Morning! Yes, it was... I used * instead of "x", I need new glasses eheh
How's the battery for you guys? When I do this to my Z5P, the battery doesn't even last a few hours
jms.flynn said:
Further to this, if you're a weirdo like me and want everything reset rather than a set value due to your own personal OCD, you can use "wm size reset && wm density reset" :good::fingers-crossed::silly:
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Thanks. I checked my default density before changing it with the command "wm density" which exported 420, not 403 like OP said .
Phat-T said:
How's the battery for you guys? When I do this to my Z5P, the battery doesn't even last a few hours
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The draining is very poor, not an impact so remarkable. The issue is about the themes, e.g. in the Agree Bird I have now when I asnwer to a call, the dialer disappear and it becomes a nightmare eheh
the phone app is not working correctly after change to 4k. phone app force close if you try to make a call and dialer disappear
got the aame result did not see any different on battery anyway, i think it is just mock, the desity shown in cpu z is same. but resolution is making at 4k in cpu z. need to change back due to phone app force closing though
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the phone app is not working correctly after change to 4k. phone app force close if you try to make a call and dialer disappear
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I heard somewhere that the phone app will work properly if you use 1440x2560 resolution, not sure about DPI though. I think it was Z5 Premium thread.
aren't the ui supposed to be 4k unlike the z5 p? or did they changed it?
tommy96814 said:
aren't the ui supposed to be 4k unlike the z5 p? or did they changed it?
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They said during CES or something similar that you would be able to change the resolution in settings, so you could run 4K all the time if you wanted to. But that isn't the case on the phone right now.
Either the people from Sony that made the claim had their information wrong or Sony changed their mind afterwards. Either way, it sucks that you can't control your resolution in the settings.
MiniDemonic said:
They said during CES or something similar that you would be able to change the resolution in settings, so you could run 4K all the time if you wanted to. But that isn't the case on the phone right now.
Either the people from Sony that made the claim had their information wrong or Sony changed their mind afterwards. Either way, it sucks that you can't control your resolution in the settings.
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yes i do not know they give us independently, like s8 did. easily for them to control like that actually.
tanipat said:
yes i do not know they give us independently, like s8 did. easily for them to control like that actually.
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Hopefully it comes in a future update, maybe there were some issues with certain apps in 4K. I wouldn't count on it happening but it's not completely off the table.
Has someone used this for a while and can tell us about eventually battery effects of this? Does the phone app force closes etc?

screen resolution adjustment

Is there any way to port over options to adjust the screen resolution I'm surprised this tablet does not have it already the tab S2 had the options in the settings to lower the resolution to save power and higher it when watching videos. I was wondering if there was any way to put this over and install it on the Tab S3 or if it has been done already. Thanks
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Is there any way to port over options to adjust the screen resolution I'm surprised this tablet does not have it already the tab S2 had the options in the settings to lower the resolution to save power and higher it when watching videos. I was wondering if there was any way to put this over and install it on the Tab S3 or if it has been done already. Thanks
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There is in developer options
Mensan.205 said:
There is in developer options
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Where abouts is the option and what is it called ?
lukesellwood2 said:
Is there any way to port over options to adjust the screen resolution I'm surprised this tablet does not have it already the tab S2 had the options in the settings to lower the resolution to save power and higher it when watching videos. I was wondering if there was any way to put this over and install it on the Tab S3 or if it has been done already. Thanks
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I have a tab s2. I don't have those options lol
He's referring to the minimum screen width in developer options. It starts around 768 and I keep mine at 786. See image.
Jfxmedia said:
He's referring to the minimum screen width in developer options. It starts around 768 and I keep mine at 786. See image.
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why do you keep it at 786?
MR2_Wei said:
why do you keep it at 786?
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I keep mine at 1097. It makes things smaller and hence can fit more stuff in the same screen
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Jfxmedia said:
He's referring to the minimum screen width in developer options. It starts around 768 and I keep mine at 786. See image.
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Thanks, I also did this. Seems a great fit and seems to run faster too (though turning off the CPU limit probably helped)
How do you turn off the CPU limit ?
It's in settings - device maintenence
Press on the battery icon at the bottom
Choose Off
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I'd also recommend adding Greenify and L Speed to the unmonitored apps section there too if you use em which you should
Anyone found a way to change the screen resolution for Games?
They look weird and compacted, almost as a 4:3 format, instead of 16:9
The stock 2048 x 1536 puts it in a really weird aspect ratio.
EDIT
NVM found this, it does the job
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-game-tuner-update-removes-a-ton-of-useful-features/
Nope, while that sort of do the trick, but it doesn't produce a crisp image.
This works for me https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...msung-game-tuner-3-4-04-android-apk-download/[/url]
Set the Res to 100 percent in this apps settings
It's the only one unless you are trying to tune pubg mobile in which case there is a specific app for that ?

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