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LCD Density

Has anyone had success with the LDC Density app? My friend used it on his galaxy s it was pretty cool
I tried it and my phone just froze. Had to do a battery pull to fix it.
Yes, im rooted.

this has been answered multiple times in a few thread.
maybe if you tried searching you'd have an answer.

Froze on my rooted TB with Adrynalyne's Rom. Curious to see if anyone has this working.

Didn't work for me either. Just manually edited /system/build.prop to change it around. Messes with the look of the Sense Clock Widget, and certain skins for the SenseUI.

Chris Hansen said:
Didn't work for me either. Just manually edited /system/build.prop to change it around. Messes with the look of the Sense Clock Widget, and certain skins for the SenseUI.
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where in the build.prop do you edit the file?
nm found the line. it was obvious enough

FWIW 190 has been a good number for me. I was at 200 for awhile, set it at 190 today and it runs pretty well.

So I take it you aren't running Sense then? Because anything lower than 240 messed up the flip clock and some of the themes bar at the bottom.

I am sure I am not alone when I say this but does anybody know why the fonts on the screen are so massive? Was this phone originally intended for people with failing vision?
Why, with such a lot of real estate, doesn't htc squeeze in more info into the screen so that we lessen scrolling? Beats the hell out of me.... Its irritating to say the least. The net effect is that I have a bigger phone than the inc but I have exactly the same amount of info on the screen. I really do not see the point...
Rant over - now how do we lower font size and line spacing without messing everything up. Any easy fixes? In the uber z rom for the inc, gmichaelow made a zip that changed font sizes and line spacing to much lower levels without messing anything up. So its possible. LCD density is definitely not the answer.

khanam said:
I am sure I am not alone when I say this but does anybody know why the fonts on the screen are so massive? Was this phone originally intended for people with failing vision?
Why, with such a lot of real estate, doesn't htc squeeze in more info into the screen so that we lessen scrolling? Beats the hell out of me.... Its irritating to say the least. The net effect is that I have a bigger phone than the inc but I have exactly the same amount of info on the screen. I really do not see the point...
Rant over - now how do we lower font size and line spacing without messing everything up. Any easy fixes? In the uber z rom for the inc, gmichaelow made a zip that changed font sizes and line spacing to much lower levels without messing anything up. So its possible. LCD density is definitely not the answer.
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I thought the exact same thing, my Droid has a higher resolution than the Thunderbolt (480x854 for OG Droid vs. 480x800 for Thunderbolt). Everything was blown up like crazy. I don't understand why they wouldn't have gone higher for a crisper look to rival the sleek look of the iPhone. There should be font packs out there, but I'm not sure where yet. Lowering my density to 190 definitely looks a lot better for everything but the notification bar icons. I'm going to look into smaller fonts as well, but for now, I'm happy with the lowered density, as it also makes things on screen look more crisp.

I've heard people talk about this in the past, but never fully understood what it did? Any explanation of what this actually does is appreciated. Thanks in advance

Just look at my picture compared to the stock setup. Mine is much crisper and smaller. It's like upping the resolution basically.

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I thought the exact same thing, my Droid has a higher resolution than the Thunderbolt (480x854 for OG Droid vs. 480x800 for Thunderbolt). Everything was blown up like crazy. I don't understand why they wouldn't have gone higher for a crisper look to rival the sleek look of the iPhone. There should be font packs out there, but I'm not sure where yet. Lowering my density to 190 definitely looks a lot better for everything but the notification bar icons. I'm going to look into smaller fonts as well, but for now, I'm happy with the lowered density, as it also makes things on screen look more crisp.
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Thanks. Will try this. Hopefully it does not mess any widgets.
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Lcd density just hangs on my phone. I'm running storm. Anybody else manage to get it working on that rom?
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Does anyone have themes out for specific lowered densities? I have found that when I lower the density, the bottom dock (Where the phone, app tray and personalize button are) looks disconnected and not very nice. Only thing holding me back.
Is there a way to keep with the stock launcher and theme it so it fits or would I be forced to switch to another launcher to alleviate that problem?

going to give this a try and see how it goees

i tried 225, 220, 210 and would rather just leave it at stock 240 than have blurry status bar icons...that drives me nuts and makes the phone look like ****..the rest of the screen looked perfect at 225 for me tho..

I run at 190. I used to run at 140 on my dinc. I hate big resolutions. I don't use the sense launcher so I don't have aproblem with it getting messed up
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Even manually editing the build prop (CHMOD 777) I'm unable to get the changes to take effect. Any advice?

Gimpeh said:
Even manually editing the build prop (CHMOD 777) I'm unable to get the changes to take effect. Any advice?
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Use root explorer, find build.prop, open it in a text editor, change the line that says LCD density. Save and exit, reboot. Done.

FatTony666 said:
Use root explorer, find build.prop, open it in a text editor, change the line that says LCD density. Save and exit, reboot. Done.
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Yeah thats what I meant by manually changing the build prop.

[Q] Change LCD Density

Hey guys,
I've tried to change my density with lcd density changer (phone is rooted). After restart I've got a bricked phone which I was able to recover.
So I was wondering if there is any possibility to change the density, because 240 is to much for me
Greetings Nico

NicoBD said:
Hey guys,
I've tried to change my density with lcd density changer (phone is rooted). After restart I've got a bricked phone which I was able to recover.
So I was wondering if there is any possibility to change the density, because 240 is to much for me
Greetings Nico
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hi, i do manually, root the phone, then with a root explorer or es explorer go to /system and search a build.prop, open it and search a line "ro.sf.lcd_density=240" and modify, be careful because its a start-up file
if you have a lg home, its no compatible with other resolutions, i recommends adw home
regards

You can use a App called LCD Density Change or another called LCDDensity
You need root on phone and busybox.

I don't understand the meaning of change the LCD density... can you explain it to me?

Huexxx said:
I don't understand the meaning of change the LCD density... can you explain it to me?
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LCD Density controls the resolution of the screen. Smaller density means Bigger resolution and Bigger density Smaller resolution.

Yeah, the question is why anybody want worse resolution in a lcd.
As far as I know, lcds are optimized to native resolution, and using other doesn't offer the same quality.

Huexxx said:
Yeah, the question is why anybody want worse resolution in a lcd.
As far as I know, lcds are optimized to native resolution, and using other doesn't offer the same quality.
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It's supposed to make your LCD look better.
I've tried it on Wildfire before, it does help a little if your screen res is really low.
But on OB, i think it's already good enough.

I've set my resolution from 240 to 170 because I needed 6 lines and rows on my launcher an I really don't like the huge icons an fonts on 240 resolution

Help Please
NicoBD said:
Hey guys,
I've tried to change my density with lcd density changer (phone is rooted). After restart I've got a bricked phone which I was able to recover.
So I was wondering if there is any possibility to change the density, because 240 is to much for me
Greetings Nico
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I seem to have bricked my phone after changing my density too. How were you able to recover. When the device is on, it doesn't recognize correctly in Windows. I can't seem to boot into recovery. Not able to view device as a hard drive. Any advice? Thanks.

I'm using 200 on Zeus right now, font and icon is too big on 240
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Use lcd density modder pro from play.
I'm using the pro version because Google play would have compatibility issues if i wouldn't :what:
So if you want to change use that one
LCD Density Modder Pro: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.birdapi.android.dpipro

Boot in recovery usind adb
(Search how to)
Or reflash everything as if it was new
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Density

Noob here.. what is it? Why is it? And what happens if i change it? Oh and how lol
Cheers

quick simple explaination is:by changing the density you are changing the size of everything that displays on the screen.eg. icons and letters.
to change the density you need to:
1. root the phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
2. download root exploer from the market.
3. open root explorer and look for the file "build.prop" in the system folder.
4. in build.prop, look for density and change the number value next to it. it should be 320 by default, but my fav. is 240.
5. save the file after edited and then reboot your phone.
hope this helps....if not, you can always do a search here, Google or YouTube.

What he said. Another way to think about it is it's similar to when you change the resolution on your laptop or desktop computer. If you don't want to do it manually, there are apps available for doing it (still require root.)

DMax99 said:
quick simple explaination is:by changing the density you are changing the size of everything that displays on the screen.eg. icons and letters.
to change the density you need to:
1. root the phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
2. download root exploer from the market.
3. open root explorer and look for the file "build.prop" in the system folder.
4. in build.prop, look for density and change the number value next to it. it should be 320 by default, but my fav. is 240.
5. save the file after edited and then reboot your phone.
hope this helps....if not, you can always do a search here, Google or YouTube.
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Cheers for the info.. i will try it
And yes i know i would normally search but you know what its like when you have something new and shiny and wanna find new ways to break it plus i've always found the community here to be really helpful..

You can also use the free program FontChanger, but its worth buying Root Explorer.
Android 4 will have option to change font size.

Ok so I changed the density to 240 which yeah looks nice in things like the xda app.. browser etc but it makes my home screen smaller plus my app drawer.. very strange.
Is there a workaround for this?
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nuclearmonkeyuk said:
Ok so I changed the density to 240 which yeah looks nice in things like the xda app.. browser etc but it makes my home screen smaller plus my app drawer.. very strange.
Is there a workaround for this?
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There is definitely a fix/work around for that. I don't know what it is, though; I asked in another thread, but wasn't answered. You might have to use a different launcher (abandoning touchwiz.)

nuclearmonkeyuk said:
Ok so I changed the density to 240 which yeah looks nice in things like the xda app.. browser etc but it makes my home screen smaller plus my app drawer.. very strange.
Is there a workaround for this?
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oh yeah...forgot to tell you that touchwiz won't look properly after density change. so you will need to use another launcher. my personal favourite is ADW EX Launcher.
S memo will also look weird. but there is a thread in the apps forum to fix this problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361462

I don't understand...
...why icnreasing density make all things greater?
Why it isn't the opposite?
And what is vm heap? which is the best setting for this value?

[Q] Lowering DPI?

What are you doing exactly when you lower it, and what do you get from it?
I saw a few threads about it but they're all procedures and instructions.

It just makes things on the screen smaller. You can therefore fit more stuff on the screen, if you are using a launcher that allows adjustable row/column settings.
Beware however that TouchWiz looks pretty nasty on non stock settings. Also the dialler and other bits and pieces won't display correctly. You can however adjust it back again.

It is most useful to me where it can display much more in the same screen area. Some apps are not multidpi friendly and do not show correctly, eg the dailer and some games.

nobnut said:
It just makes things on the screen smaller. You can therefore fit more stuff on the screen, if you are using a launcher that allows adjustable row/column settings.
Beware however that TouchWiz looks pretty nasty on non stock settings. Also the dialler and other bits and pieces won't display correctly. You can however adjust it back again.
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When you say "it just makes things on the screen smaller," is it the icons or other stuff onscreen getting smaller or the screen getting bigger? I'm using GoLauncher EX and I was wondering about that setting on custom rows/columns that goes up to 10. I was wondering how would that fit.
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It is most useful to me where it can display much more in the same screen area. Some apps are not multidpi friendly and do not show correctly, eg the dailer and some games.
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So also I guess that's why a lot of the "lower DPI"-related threads are about looking for compatible apps. Thanks!
Do many people tweak their DPI? Can you share examples of significant advantages of doing so that's worth the hassle of looking for apps/themes that would work on the adjusted DPI? Thanks again!

nobnut said:
It just makes things on the screen smaller. You can therefore fit more stuff on the screen, if you are using a launcher that allows adjustable row/column settings.
Beware however that TouchWiz looks pretty nasty on non stock settings. Also the dialler and other bits and pieces won't display correctly. You can however adjust it back again.
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You're everywhere, nobnut! (Sorry for the off-topic)
Anyway, I hope soon everything will be smooth when changing dpi (maybe CM port or ICS). It's really useful for us with good sighting, I've been using my HD2 at 160 dpi instead of 240 and it's not only neater on the homescreen but very useful in some apps (and a less toyish aspect )

I suddenly want to switch to 240 DPI but the effort scares me.
Found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369162&page=2
I don't like how it doesn't work for some apps as of now, though I never heard of Samsung ever accommodating DPI changes? That's why I didn't learn of this from somewhere else before the forums. :O

rerp said:
I suddenly want to switch to 240 DPI but the effort scares me.
Found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369162&page=2
I don't like how it doesn't work for some apps as of now, though I never heard of Samsung ever accommodating DPI changes? That's why I didn't learn of this from somewhere else before the forums. :O
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Just try this app: https://market.android.com/details?...wxLDIxMiwiY29tLmlubm9kcm9pZC5kcGljaGFuZ2VyIl0.
It's easy as hell, you can try and then undo effortlessly. But I'm sticking to 320 until... until I try again 240

rerp said:
When you say "it just makes things on the screen smaller," is it the icons or other stuff onscreen getting smaller or the screen getting bigger? I'm using GoLauncher EX and I was wondering about that setting on custom rows/columns that goes up to 10. I was wondering how would that fit.
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Everything is smaller. Everything.
Yes, Go Launcher looks good at a lower dpi once you have set the rows and columns. Shortcuts, texts, widgets etc will all display as smaller.
For example O at 320 might look like o at 240.
To edit, there are apps to use (if you are noob ). The best way is to open the build.prop file in the 'system' folder, find the line ro.sf.lcd_density=320 and change the 320 to your value... then reboot.
Just remember the default value is 320 if you want to return again.

AzureD said:
Just try this app: https://market.android.com/details?...wxLDIxMiwiY29tLmlubm9kcm9pZC5kcGljaGFuZ2VyIl0.
It's easy as hell, you can try and then undo effortlessly. But I'm sticking to 320 until... until I try again 240
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nobnut said:
Everything is smaller. Everything.
Yes, Go Launcher looks good at a lower dpi once you have set the rows and columns. Shortcuts, texts, widgets etc will all display as smaller.
For example O at 320 might look like o at 240.
To edit, there are apps to use (if you are noob ). The best way is to open the build.prop file in the 'system' folder, find the line ro.sf.lcd_density=320 and change the 320 to your value... then reboot.
Just remember the default value is 320 if you want to return again.
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Thanks for the link but I don't think that changing the DPI itself is any difficult. It's cleaning up the possible mess after, with changing the incompatible apps. I've heard some of them won't work right on different DPIs. Is there a thread for that around here?
Also, I read one about S-Memo not working nicely, and I use that app a LOT, so I guess I'll be monitoring what they do in that thread too.
I do like how it looks like though. Makes me feel the phone is even bigger.

At 240 (default DPI for 800x480) "all" (can't tell for sure) apps will work. Everything also looks good since, again, it's the default Android DPI and some UI elements will look like crap if you set it to 260 or so. Try out the app and see if you like it. If not just reboot the phone and it'll be back to normal.
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Wait... Need some clarification about this... I've gotten some games in the market before and I uninstalled them because they didn't go full screen. They left like a fourth of the screen unoccupied and simply black. If I switched to 240, you think they would take the full screen?
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no. for example, live holdem pro looks the same crap on 320 and 240 too
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That's not nice. Are there any workarounds for such apps? I thought DPI would be a solution.

LCD Density

Has anyone updated to the newest version of MM (MMB29S) and managed to change their LCD Density setting? I've tried through a number of apps and also tried to manually update the file, but can't get it to work. :crying: The N6 looks awful with the stock setting.

"The N6 looks awful with the stock setting."
Wow, you have really really high standards... QHD is rubbish?

dahawthorne said:
"The N6 looks awful with the stock setting."
Wow, you have really really high standards... QHD is rubbish?
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I've always had it smaller so it looks awful to me. I just like having extra icons on the screen that's all.

Maybe you should look at Nova Launcher, which allows you to make icons really small and allows you to put a really large number of icons on the screen. I haven't really tried any other launchers because this one is so exceptionally good - you can define icon size, number of isons vertically and horizontally. I'm sure if I tried I could get a lot more on my home screen(s).

dunjamon said:
Has anyone updated to the newest version of MM (MMB29S) and managed to change their LCD Density setting? I've tried through a number of apps and also tried to manually update the file, but can't get it to work. :crying: The N6 looks awful with the stock setting.
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Have you rooted? If you have, have you used system less root? That won't let you modify dpi, since it can't modify the system partition.

dunjamon said:
Has anyone updated to the newest version of MM (MMB29S) and managed to change their LCD Density setting? I've tried through a number of apps and also tried to manually update the file, but can't get it to work. :crying: The N6 looks awful with the stock setting.
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in a terminal emulator:
Code:
su
grant superuser to terminal emulator
Code:
wm density 560
replace 560 with whatever number you want 560 is default
aand reboot for full effect.
This can also be done w/o root using ADB on a computer:
Code:
adb shell wm density 560

That's brilliant! Cheers mate!

dpi/pixel density of the nexus 6 is 493, that's why 560 looks like rubbish

buschris said:
dpi/pixel density of the nexus 6 is 493, that's why 560 looks like rubbish
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384 dpi. Font size 'huge'. The N6 turns to tablet mode.
There is an app called 'build.prop editor'

493 is the density of the screen. Confirmed on the main XDA Nexus 6 page
Sent from my Nexus 7 2013 using Tapatalk

I always go with a density of 440

Khizar said:
Have you rooted? If you have, have you used system less root? That won't let you modify dpi, since it can't modify the system partition.
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With systemless root I have no issues editing the build.prop, deleting system apps, etc, all of which are stored in the system partition. The only difference between normal root and systemless root is the SuperSU apk and other files are stored outside of the system partition. When installing SuperSU it doesn't modify the system partition, but that doesn't mean you can't modify it.

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I've always had it smaller so it looks awful to me. I just like having extra icons on the screen that's all.
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If you're talking about changing your DPI, I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi
I have mine at 480 which is really nice. Requires root btw