Anybody willing to experiment? - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Since we have a Froyo kernel for the Captivate, anybody want to try to load a galaxy Tab ROM with our Captivate kernel? I would if I had a PC and ODIN wasn't a pain in the ass for me to use.

Thats not going to work, of the bat, most of the system is for a much high res, but anyone is welcome to try...

for some reason I thought the tab and our phones were the same resolution. thanks for the info.

gunnyman said:
for some reason I thought the tab and our phones were the same resolution. thanks for the info.
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They may be the same overall resolution, but trying using the tab email app and everything is very tiny. I would not want the entire device like that.

Tab is 1024x600. Even if the Tab rom booted, most of the apps wouldn't display right.

What about changing the pixel density?
From a phone on an app

I know i tried and im sure zilch did too. So far no go. Even with working on the res.

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I want my Download Tab Back - Hacks [REQ]

I am sure many of you guys are ticked off with a useless T-Mobile tab in the Market. Would this be a hard fix to change it back to a download tab?
boodies said:
I am sure many of you guys are ticked off with a useless T-Mobile tab in the Market. Would this be a hard fix to change it back to a download tab?
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When your in android market, hit the menu button and choose downloads. Its there but now it's hidden. No prob though getting to it.
You could try deleting market from phone and installing the one from cyanogen's gapps pack for eclair.
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I want it back too. for now click menu and go to download..
Wow you guys are spoiled...is one extra step that hard?
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Tairen said:
Wow you guys are spoiled...is one extra step that hard?
Sent from my Samsung Vibrant
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I don't know, I feel there's a huge problem with carriers and manufacturers customizing android. Its not 1.X anymore, heck, its not even just 2.0 anymore, the interface, usability, etc. are all pretty amazing, totally untouched.
More manufacturers and carriers could get more phones to market, at lower cost, and higher profit margin, if they just used default android. Plus, there wouldn't be so much fragmentation with android on the whole anymore either, and consumers would win big with a better selection of phones, that all work the same, with zero learning curve for some manufacturer/carrier customization.
OK, rant over, onto my real post.
I've tried copying over the market from a stock international i9000, and no luck, t-mobile tab is still there, so it might be buried in an xml file somewhere else. Will try CM 5.0.8 market when I have time next.
cheers =)
Live2Follow said:
You could try deleting market from phone and installing the one from cyanogen's gapps pack for eclair.
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sounds like a good idea. thanks
boodies said:
sounds like a good idea. thanks
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No problem, I haven't done it but I thought about it. I haven't looked through the system folder yet. Let me know if it works. Make sure to do a backup!
copying over the CM 5.0.8 didn't do it for me, that was one of the first things I tried when I rooted. It's probably something in the framework.
here do this download the app ive attached go to settings in market enabler select fake [de] simyo (eplus) and then go to your market and theres your download tab no more tmobile . since pushing menu and downloads is just to hard
works! thanks.

Firmware for the Galaxy tab Froyo rom

2.2, and most of the hardware is the same as the galaxy s phones.
http://samsung-firmware.webs.com/p1000.htm
(.rar password is samsung-firmwares.com)
I hope this can help the developers get 2.2 to our vibrant
http://www.androidcentral.com/factory-firmware-samsung-tab-availble-even-if-device-isnt
I think this goes with out saying, do not flash this...
It is for developers to pick through.
old news ,..........
rhcp0112345 said:
old news ,..........
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Is it? I did not see it posted anywhere..
If the Dev's are aware of this and already have there hands on it feel free to close this thread.
I don't think it's old news. I'm pretty sure they found the firmware today.
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yall might be thinking about the eu rom that came out but this should be different since its for the tablet...
I don't recall Sammy ever releasing anything to do with Froyo before this.. not sure how it's old news but also not sure how it can help the SGS owners since its for their tablet/pad
hey good find... don't bother with the negativity!!! lets keep it positive!!! good job maybe someone can use it.. you never know...
Maybe Someone could do it, but i see problems due to Resolution differences between the Samsung Tab and the Vibrant.
NikolaiT said:
Maybe Someone could do it, but i see problems due to Resolution differences between the Samsung Tab and the Vibrant.
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they share the same resolution if i'm not mistaken
jroid said:
they share the same resolution if i'm not mistaken
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They do not.
SGS is 480x800
Tablet is 600x1024
Some in the Captivate forums were noticing all the files associated with the tablet had that set as the resolution.
Think I might do some work to see what I can do for it... I'm on a Captivate, so I'm not sure how it'd help out the Vibrant, but I'll see what I can do.
Fortune090 said:
They do not.
SGS is 480x800
Tablet is 600x1024
Some in the Captivate forums were noticing all the files associated with the tablet had that set as the resolution.
Think I might do some work to see what I can do for it... I'm on a Captivate, so I'm not sure how it'd help out the Vibrant, but I'll see what I can do.
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Indeed they do. I was right buddy:
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010...tab-european-firmware-reveals-device-details/
what they are posting on different tech sites is probably incorrect like he said the firmware is associated with a higher resolution
Why don't some brave soul just flash the firmware already? Lol. I'd do it but I'm already at my return limit for returns at Tmobile.
fykick said:
Why don't some brave soul just flash the firmware already? Lol. I'd do it but I'm already at my return limit for returns at Tmobile.
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why would anybody here flash the galaxy tab or tape or whatever they call it for there phone. it's a tablet not a phone. the processor's different or not, and the resolution is different or not. 2 many maybes to flash on the vibrant
If it works please let us know. I really want froyo so bad!
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I flashed it onto my captivate, and it doesn't get past the boot screen, which looks like a broken tv(black and grey lines moving across the screen with a somewhat legible gt-p1000 logo). Flashed back to stock with no problems though.
ubufugu said:
I flashed it onto my captivate, and it doesn't get past the boot screen, which looks like a broken tv(black and grey lines moving across the screen with a somewhat legible gt-p1000 logo). Flashed back to stock with no problems though.
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Experiencing the same issue... trying to figure out a way to get past this...
Try restoring only the /boot folder in nandroid
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http://tinyurl.com/2egqz2o
Looks like it is not the same resolution as the galaxy s line.
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will6316 said:
why would anybody here flash the galaxy tab or tape or whatever they call it for there phone. it's a tablet not a phone. the processor's different or not, and the resolution is different or not. 2 many maybes to flash on the vibrant
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All reports so far show that its basically the phone.. same processor, innards, screen, ect, exept for the resolution. What would be super deee duper if someone could figure out a way to be able to flip resolutions back n forth on the fly like we do on our computers... why? i dunno... just to piss off another iphone user i guess.. lol.

Port the Extra Available RAM and Full 1080p HD playback from Galaxy Tab?

Reading around, I have found that the Galaxy Tab has the same amount of ram as the Galaxy S, however, when you read the available ram it says it has 444 mb (somewhere around there) compared to the 304 mb of the galaxy S (343 mb of you use the speedmod)
So my first question is if we can look at the Galaxy Tab, and just port over the code to allow more available ram to the Galaxy S?
My second question is that the Galaxy Tab supports Full 1080p HD playback. Since both the S and the Tab have the same GPU chip, I was wondering if we can also port that to the Galaxy S.
Now i know i know, 1080p playback on a phone is useless, but its not useless for ppl who have DLNA-capable TV's and for who-knows-when Samsung will get that microUSB to HDMI cable working.
UPDATE (11/7/10): Another thought came to mind last night. Reading through the Speedmod thread, there were certain amounts of ram before 720p recording and playback stopped working. Well, can we create some kind of script where we only had the allocated the ram of one of them? IDK how to really put this into words, but I don't think anyone will ever record 720p and watch a 720p video at the same time, so can we have it so that the ram is only open for one or the other, and it switches depending on whether you are recording 720p or watching it? Instead of having both of them take up ram, like have only one of them, at a time, taking up ram. Not sure of that really made sense :/
And port the large screen too.
Ya I agree I'd love a bigger screen.
10 billion dollars to have someone who can turn my screen into 5 inches.
Another 5 billion if they can do it without taking up extra space.
I'm sorry about that I just couldn't help myself
opcow said:
And port the large screen too.
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michael.seltzer said:
Ya I agree I'd love a bigger screen.
10 billion dollars to have someone who can turn my screen into 5 inches.
Another 5 billion if they can do it without taking up extra space.
I'm sorry about that I just couldn't help myself
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Whats even funnier is how your sarcasm doesn't even make sense because what I am suggesting is actually possible because the hardware is identical in both aspects, and since both devices run android, it should not be a hard port. Thats why I'm asking if an experienced developer or anyone with skill in programming to take a look in it.
If you aren't going to contribute an educated answer or a helpful one, please don't comment. I'm just someone asking a question, and sarcastic answers like this aren't necessary.
Ya sorry abou thatt. I see you question vut this has all already been discussed that the rest of the ram is used for system apps and stuff so you probably wouldnt want to change that.
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michael.seltzer said:
Ya sorry abou thatt. I see you question vut this has all already been discussed that the rest of the ram is used for system apps and stuff so you probably wouldnt want to change that.
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Yeah... but you're saying the Galaxy Tab doesn't have system apps....I'm pretty sure it does...
I'm pretty sure even the firmware are very similar because of the identical hardware, other than the screen and camera.
crazililazn said:
Yeah... but you're saying the Galaxy Tab doesn't have system apps....I'm pretty sure it does...
I'm pretty sure even the firmware are very similar because of the identical hardware, other than the screen and camera.
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He says system apps because of the video playback. If you go to the i9000 developtment section youll see a kernel thread called speed mod. (This is what setirons kernel is based off of) in there youll see the that certain amount of memory is needed to playback videos in 720p.
Thats what i think hes talking about system apps.
Now if you want 1080p playback AND more ram youll see why its not currently possible
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tytdfn said:
He says system apps because of the video playback. If you go to the i9000 developtment section youll see a kernel thread called speed mod. (This is what setirons kernel is based off of) in there youll see the that certain amount of memory is needed to playback videos in 720p.
Thats what i think hes talking about system apps.
Now if you want 1080p playback AND more ram youll see why its not currently possible
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Yeah but you aren't getting my point. The Galaxy Tab has the same amount of ram as the Galaxy S.... So how can the Galaxy S use less ram for playing 1080p...
That is what I want ported.
crazililazn said:
Yeah but you aren't getting my point. The Galaxy Tab has the same amount of ram as the Galaxy S.... So how can the Galaxy S use less ram for playing 1080p...
That is what I want ported.
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Did someone took apart Galaxy S to confirm that it does indeed have everything identical ?
If not , for all we know it might have way more ram and or updated media hardware guts.
crazililazn said:
Yeah but you aren't getting my point. The Galaxy Tab has the same amount of ram as the Galaxy S.... So how can the Galaxy S use less ram for playing 1080p...
That is what I want ported.
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I'm pretty sure somebody discovered the Galaxy Tab actually has 768 MB of RAM. It's just that Samsung didn't disclose that.
Disgustipated said:
I'm pretty sure somebody discovered the Galaxy Tab actually has 768 MB of RAM. It's just that Samsung didn't disclose that.
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Nope, just searched through google and xda galaxy tab section and I can't find anything stating that.
crazililazn said:
Nope, just searched through google and xda galaxy tab section and I can't find anything stating that.
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Not to mention from what I understand the hardware might br similar but is not close to identical. If the galaxy s phones were identical then roms would be interchangeable etc. But it isn't. I think ports of features would be nice, but I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you. The ram issue has been worked on and from what I understand 340 I'd all they have been able to unlock.
I think the most important thing captivate devs could do right now is aosp because that will open a whole world of possibilities bit even that is amazingly difficult because of the way samsung built their system and all of the wonderful hooks and links.
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provoked said:
Not to mention from what I understand the hardware might br similar but is not close to identical. If the galaxy s phones were identical then roms would be interchangeable etc. But it isn't. I think ports of features would be nice, but I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you.
I think the most important thing captivate devs could do right now is aosp because that will open a whole world of possibilities bit even that is amazingly difficult because of the way samsung built their system and all of the wonderful hooks and links.
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The hardware is the same, other than the screen and camera. They both have a Hummingbird 1 ghz CPU and a SGX540 GPU chip, same amount of ram.
Btw, has anyone tried flashing a Galaxy tab rom on a Galaxy S? Since most of the hardware is the same, i would predict that the camera wouldnt work, and the screen MIGHT work, but the icons would be way larger than normal, but for everything else, it should work cuz the hardware is identical.
crazililazn said:
The hardware is the same, other than the screen and camera. They both have a Hummingbird 1 ghz CPU and a SGX540 GPU chip, same amount of ram.
Btw, has anyone tried flashing a Galaxy tab rom on a Galaxy S? Since most of the hardware is the same, i would predict that the camera wouldnt work, and the screen MIGHT work, but the icons would be way larger than normal, but for everything else, it should work cuz the hardware is identical.
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Run a diff on the roms. I'm guessing there are a lot more differences than screen and camera.
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provoked said:
Run a diff on the roms. I'm guessing there are a lot more differences than screen and camera.
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Wait, can you type this again? I didn't get what you meant.
crazililazn said:
Wait, can you type this again? I didn't get what you meant.
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I'm no developer but I know you can take 2 sets of rom files and run scripts that compare differences. I don't how to do it. But I know the devs were using this to try to get diffs between aosp and the leaked froyo to try to fill in gaps.
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provoked said:
I'm no developer but I know you can take 2 sets of rom files and run scripts that compare differences. I don't how to do it. But I know the devs were using this to try to get diffs between aosp and the leaked froyo to try to fill in gaps.
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Is there a dev thread on this? I would like to read through it. Might be a good read :]
Don't know if there is a direct thread. I wish there was. I would like to get more in-depth with the captivate.
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provoked said:
Don't know if there is a direct thread. I wish there was. I would like to get more in-depth with the captivate.
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Hmm, interesting. where did you read about this? in the galaxy tab section?
crazililazn said:
Hmm, interesting. where did you read about this? in the galaxy tab section?
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Look for gdankos post "any brave volunteers" about aosp. Its definitely in there.
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Adobe Photoshop Touch

Hi, was curious if any developers here are able to get Photoshop Touch working on the Note?
The Note is also advertised as a tablet as well and this would be so much better than the crappy Express version.
I have a feeling we need to wait for ICS for this to work but I am hoping I am wrong.
Thanks
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Some people say it works with ICS on the Galaxy Nexus so it's definitly necessary ICS. Anyone have tried on the Note with CM ICS?
Hagow said:
I have a feeling we need to wait for ICS for this to work but I am hoping I am wrong.
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Photoshop Touch is a "Honeycomb" application, and as such requires Android 3+ to work. There's pretty much zero chance of getting it to work on Gingerbread as it simply doesn't have the frameworks to support the Honeycomb APIs.
ICS *should* remedy this.
Regards,
Dave
If and when it works, it would be so amazing on the Note.
Sent From My Galaxy Note
Almost true!
foxmeister said:
Photoshop Touch is a "Honeycomb" application, and as such requires Android 3+ to work. There's pretty much zero chance of getting it to work on Gingerbread as it simply doesn't have the frameworks to support the Honeycomb APIs.
ICS *should* remedy this.
Regards,
Dave
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I dunno mate, I thought the same, but something wrong here!
Check this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7H7uk6QvbM
Shows photoshop touch runs on N7000, noticing the notification bar, I believe that guy is using stock ROM (GB 2.3), made me confused.
Tried to find a working apk, but all gave me parse error.
Dunno, video is real but, all other sources says it's not possible
Regards,
Hani
There actually "is" an APK that allows it to be installed and works on Gingerbread and the Note specifically, if you've already bought it for use on a tab, then morally I don't see why you shouldn't use it (as you can buy once, install to many with apps you buy anyway) but legally I'm not so sure.
Swyped from my finger, to your face on my Samsung Galaxy Note, using Tapatalk!
Photoshop touch does indeed run on ICS. I've used it, and it runs well
I have also used the modified version for gingerbread RavenY2K3 is talking about. The creator of that version has modified resolution in the apk so as to make it run on low-res GB phones. Using it amounts to piracy, so I'd advise you to cease discussion about the GB version ;-)
The thing is, Photoshop touch, when it runs on a full-size tablet, is much more natural, fluid and intuitive. Coming to our smaller display, the Note is still a better option than most 'phones', but is still a little restricted. Basically the menus and buttons appear tiny, and they have to be. The good thing is, it's very smooth with the S-Pen.
SolidSnakeSK said:
I dunno mate, I thought the same, but something wrong here!
Check this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7H7uk6QvbM
Shows photoshop touch runs on N7000, noticing the notification bar, I believe that guy is using stock ROM (GB 2.3), made me confused.
Tried to find a working apk, but all gave me parse error.
Dunno, video is real but, all other sources says it's not possible
Regards,
Hani
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the video is real, I went to the site and downloaded the modded apk. it works flawlessly.on my.GNote N7000. keep in mind it was made for tablet so everything is smaller....(icons/tools) BUT using the app with Spen is NO problem. works amazing with Spen. =] BTW if u get "parse error" its very normal I had to download apk from their mediafire link 3 times before succeeding. sometimes it doesn't download apk. file properly so just keep trying. I recommend downloading straight from your Note. =] if.you want apk just PM me.and ill.send u my.dropbox link .
Sent From Galaxy Note Baby!
revived old thread, shame on me
I Have the file for the Working Photoshop Touch!!!
This file works on all Galaxy Notes please download in install. This works on Stock In Custom roms such as ICS 4.0,3 before setting this up on ICS LEAK ROM download the mod photoshop then download file expert in find the file.apk (name of the app) in install to you device. This is clearly working on my at&t galaxy note I717 note which I brought this from the city so just download in install k PLEASE IGNORE WHAT U GOogled Because your not getting anywhere lol .
Vary IMPORTING I ATTACHED THE PHOTOSHOP FILE IN THIS FORUM POST SO BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OR Hit me up on facebook =)
Please inbox,for file
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Gmail tablet layout in Galaxy Note?

Hi all, this is the very first thread i start here in this forum, so go easy on me if i do something wrong.
Thing is, i hate zooming in and out in email/website, and since we have the luxury of high screen resolution in the galaxy note, i really want to make used of it. first of all is the email. the Gmail app is clearly not designed for such high resolution phone in the first place. but using this "phone" app on Galaxy Note, and still zooming in and out seems stupid to me. Is it possible for us to use the Gmail in Tablet in out Galaxy Note?
Thanks Guys
Yes it is possible. ..use cm9 mod change the dpi to say 200 and you ll get tablet gmail interface
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is there any way to do it without root thanks.
omersah said:
is there any way to do it without root thanks.
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Nope.
Chuck Testa.
Does it have to be a CM9 rom rooted G Note? Cause I have a CFroot G Note and I was wondering if I could do it?
itismadhan said:
Does it have to be a CM9 rom rooted G Note? Cause I have a CFroot G Note and I was wondering if I could do it?
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Yes it needs to be some kind of ICS build (whether CM9 or otherwise). The reason being is that ICS includes aspects of the Honeycomb API which Gingerbread does not. These tablet elements are activated in ICS when the user sets the DPI below 200 (you need root to do this), and thus the phone behaves more like a tablet than a phone in its appearance.
This is how you will get the tablet style Gmail layout.
Dang, I wanna get the CM9. But, No camera is a deal breaker cause this is my point and shoot
itismadhan said:
Dang, I wanna get the CM9. But, No camera is a deal breaker cause this is my point and shoot
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Patience is key here. All the features you want will become available.
Sign...thats another reason i want ICS so badly...
i was actually looking for some alternative for email client, but from what i have found in market, none of them doing the job as good as the tablet Gmail....
G-Nexus said:
Sign...thats another reason i want ICS so badly...
i was actually looking for some alternative for email client, but from what i have found in market, none of them doing the job as good as the tablet Gmail....
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Just Install
1. XposedInstaller_2.1.2 which is the framework
2. XposedAppSettings021_1361139539_2146 which will let you change the app specif dpi
3. Gmail 4.2.1 ( last version will become tablet mode with the following settings dpi :213 screen dpi: 600x1024 font scale :100 xLarge
good luck
G-Nexus said:
Hi all, this is the very first thread i start here in this forum, so go easy on me if i do something wrong.
Thing is, i hate zooming in and out in email/website, and since we have the luxury of high screen resolution in the galaxy note, i really want to make used of it. first of all is the email. the Gmail app is clearly not designed for such high resolution phone in the first place. but using this "phone" app on Galaxy Note, and still zooming in and out seems stupid to me. Is it possible for us to use the Gmail in Tablet in out Galaxy Note?
Thanks Guys
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Try changing DPI to 220/240. for that you need a custom ROM with DPI change functionality.

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