LCD density and Android Market - Motorola Droid Bionic

I apologize if this had been addressed elsewhere but through some diligent searching I couldn't find the answer. Is there a fix for the market not showing apps and movies after changing the LCD density or am I stuck with going back to 240 (I'm at 220 now) every so often to check for updates and download the occasional app? Thanks for the help!
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One other fix is to uninstall the update to the market app and then install the app you want, but keep in mind, the market will always update itself back.

If you freeze the Market Updater it won't update till you reboot the phone, still annoying tho, I like my lower density

i have an idea how to solve this, but I need help.
does anyone know enough about AOSP or CM7 to know how to find where in the code build.prop is called? or, really, more specifically, where is ro.sf.lcd_density or qemu.sf.lcd_density called? it's possible (and probably likely) that the entire thing is loaded at once, but if it isn't, it would make it easier.
the idea is pretty simple. have two copies on hand of build.prop (one in the standard location for the market to decide what your lcd density is), and another to be called to actually change your density.
i'd estimate that there's roughly an 80% chance it will solve the problem, but depending on how build.prop or the strings within are called it might be a huge headache. also, this fix would flummox any of the apps (like android overclock, etc.) which presently allow you to modify your build.prop.
I started a new thread because this isn't Bionic specific. it is presently located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288150

Wait, so there's apps that don't show up on market? which ones? Also ,you can get a hacked version of the old market, they can't update.
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LCD Density seems to break too many things with only bandaid fixes for them. It doesn't increase resolution at all, just makes things smaller. Doesn't really make it worth it in my eyes.

I really like the smaller text. Not sure which apps don't show up but they do.....
I just uninstalled the update and used Titanium Back up to freeze market updater...

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[Q] Swiftkey X Beta LCD Density mod

I cannot find any help on this, is it possible to make Swiftkey X Beta work fullscreen with LCD density changes. My LCD density by default is 240, I changed it to 200 on my Samsung Infuse, Swiftkey X Beta is quite small and has a large black border around it that is unused.
Thanks for any help.
I don't think so, matte. SwiftKey X hasn't the option to change its density. If you will, you can try Thumb Keyboard. This one has that option and you may have what you need. But I haven't tried to change the device's density and then adjust the keyboard.
Good luck!
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I'm running at 200dpi and mine looks fine...
which theme are you using?
default, I've never changed the theme...doing that now.
That would be a major facepalm.
Edit: none of the included themes changed it. Is there a place to download different themes?
I'm guessing that the apk acomodates with the settings of your ROM. I'm pretty sure that if you download an app that you basically see in the market it will work well on your phone without any glitches. Try delete cache and data of the keyboard and restart it. If that doesn't work, try to uninstall it and the reinstall it from market.
Are you rooted?
I am rooted.
I cleared cache and data of the keyboard.
I uninstalled it and reinstalled it also, same thing.
There are also plenty of reports of other people with this problem. I am surprised it works for anyone. I did also purchase and upgrade to the latest version hoping that would fix it. It did not.
http://support.swiftkey.net/knowled...s-with-swiftkey-x-and-reduced-custom-densitie
It'll be fixed soon... YAY
Thanks for all the help!

[Q] YouTube APK request

hey... i uninstalled the entire YouTube app from my phone instead of uninstalling the update. and now i cannot download the app again from the Market. there's no download button showing. does the same thing when i'm looking to re-download Shazam. i don't know what the heck is wrong with my Market all of a sudden. i even went on the web browser based version of Market to see if i could download it from there but it says "This app is incompatible with your T-Mobile HTC HTC HD2." WTF?! it was compatible before.
i found an older version of the YouTube app (v1.6.21), but i would like a newer one (or even the latest one) from a legitimate source. preferably one from a XDA board member. Market won't even try and update the YouTube app i installed. lame. can anyone point me the right way? thanks.
Just reflash a whatever rom you are using and the shop should be reinstalled
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Settings > Applications > Market > Uninstall Updates ..
Go to Market > "Accept" > Look for YouTube and install.
Don't know why is this happening with the new market, but I have the same problem, fixed by using the old market.
Clear in your device market cache.then change your screen density to 240 and you will be able to download these apps
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oh man. as soon as uninstall the update to the Market app, it updates itself again the moment i start the Market app.
so that avenue doesn't work. someone PM'd me the APK.
but i'm still annoyed that Market it refusing to let me redownload stuff like YouTube and Shazam. i notice it won't even let me try and download Google Books. and i've never installed it before.
Wow thats really wierd, maybe flashing a different rom will help
guys the problem with new market is that it reads screen density.If you have screen density different from 240 you will not be able to download many apps.As far i know hyperdroid rom uses 167ppi density so many apps are not compatible.ofcourse only in the "paper",because if you download and install it,it will work.
If you dont want to change your screen density to 240 permanently use from market the app lcd density
install it,clear market cache,set density to 240,reboot method "kill" and wait to hot reboot.after reboot open market and it will let you to download the app.Then go again to lcd density and put your desired density or make a normal reboot and it will be again in your desired screen density
aaaaaahhh i had no idea it was the density, i'm currently in eu, with a swiss sim, i thought it was something to do with that... -.- now that i find out it's with the density, it almost makes too much sense from what i thought. -.- i didnt uninstall the updates, but i changed my density, and had to clear cache and data. works fine now. thanks guys.

New market (3.0.27) doesn't show all apps :(

Hello. I'm sure this has been asked many times, and I apologize for adding another, but I still can't seem to find a solution to this. So the new market app v3.0.27 (is that even the latest version?) doesn't show all the apps, particularly in the "Top Free" section. It also won't allow me to download certain applications like Google Books. The market was running fine just a couple of days ago, but I don't know what's going on now. I tried clearing market cache and google services data but that didn't work ether. Any suggestions?
I am currently running Phiremod 6.3 with the transformbread theme.
Thanks in advance
This is happening to me as well. So far I've been unable to get Flash and Facebook as well as a few others. If I figure it out I'll update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218974
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196417
You can always try uninstalling the market updates. Or installing an old vending.apk
Use search, you'll find TONS of posts relating to this in the past couple weeks.
HRDLYWRKNG try this
First force stop market and clear the data and cache.
Go to system\build.prop
change the line qemu.sf.lcd_density=161 to 160
reboot and market should work
If you could see movies then you should be able to upgrade and download any app without issues
May I know if you are in America? If you are not, try VPN. For me after upgrade to CM7, Angry Bird and many other application only appear after I used an US IP addres..
yup changing the screen density to 160 worked like a charm. Thanks again guys
Those instuctions(pdf) worked for me.
You can also switch back to 161 after you get it to work. Market took up a lot of resources after time under 160. Also had a few problems with apps like the nook app. When switched back you will still have a working market
Skip everything I just said. It worked for a little bit but now it sucks again
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psychoace said:
You can also switch back to 161 after you get it to work. Market took up a lot of resources after time under 160. Also had a few problems with apps like the nook app. When switched back you will still have a working market
Skip everything I just said. It worked for a little bit but now it sucks again
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As I have stated elsewhere, using 240 instead of 160 to fix market and it appears to work flawlessly ( no data clearing, no app problems etc). Going on over 3 days now without having to do a single thing with the market.
Dunno why this should be the case, but market really is more stable at 240 than 160.
skwalas said:
As I have stated elsewhere, using 240 instead of 160 to fix market and it appears to work flawlessly ( no data clearing, no app problems etc). Going on over 3 days now without having to do a single thing with the market.
Dunno why this should be the case, but market really is more stable at 240 than 160.
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I don't like my icons that big. I would rather go through the lame process of changing my dpi and clearing market every few days then to be stuck at such a large dpi. Maybe I will switch to 240 when I do it but it's not going to stay that way
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Unable to install market apps

I've had this issue on and off for quite a while and it's getting more and more frustrating.
There are many apps on the market that are, what I consider, pretty common Android apps (Adobe Flash, Shazzam, Go Locker, Out of Milk, etc) but when I go to the market page I don't even have the "download" button. Instead, I see "Not avaiable for your device"
I've searched around and had little luck in figuring this out. The only thing I can think is maybe my build.prop gets ****ed up when I change my LCD density. That's only a guess as it's all I've really done to the phone short of a kernel/rom. I've tried resetting permissions in Rom Manager, clear cache/data and uninstall/reinstal Market, and now I'm in RA Recovery resetting my permissions. I've been stuck on "Fixing permissions..." for about 30 minutes with no sign of stopping but the software buttons still have haptic feedback so I'm not sure if it's frozen or if it takes a while.
I've tried MarketEnabler but that only accounts for a location based spoof and not the actual device type. Has anyone run into this issue before?
Running CM7 most recent nightly, redstar's kernel, and a LCD density set at 200. Other than that, nothing but apps. Please help me with this as I find it very annoying to go to a third party website to download the APK manually. If I do it that way the apps install/run just fine. The market just won't let me install.
Halp!
Which version do you have?
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Of the market? IIRC it was the most recent one.
Right now I'm stuck in recovery on "Fixing Permissions..." and it's been that way for 30+ minutes. Does it normally take this long or should I pull the battery.
I JUST cleared the cache/data and uninstalled the market. I was going to reinstall the most recent GAPPS to see if that fixed it but got hung on this permissions stuff.
Never bothered changing it, but what is the standard LCD density setting? Changing the LCD density will definitely cause certain apps not to recognize your device in the market.
Change your LCD density back to default and then try to reinstall, you should be good to go.
Rod3 said:
Never bothered changing it, but what is the standard LCD density setting? Changing the LCD density will definitely cause certain apps not to recognize your device in the market.
Change your LCD density back to default and then try to reinstall, you should be good to go.
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It was set at 240 by default and I change it to 200 and increase screen space. I'd recommend it, I can't stand how the phone looks at 240
I reverted to my old build.prop and it didn't work. I did a full wipe and the market works. Did a wipe + density change and it still works. About to install the kernel to see if that made it happen but I doubt it.
I'm not sure what caused it but a wipe/reinstall of everything fixed it. Made a backup so hopefully I don't have to fight this thing again
I'm experiencing this too.
Normally, I would switch my LCD Density to 240 and everything would be fine... but now (yes, now that I'd like to install those cheap 10c apps), I can't!
I'll try to do a wipe & reinstall... I'm itching for those apps and my N1 can't install them..
OK, after a wipe & reinstall.. I'm back in business..
Installed the apps right a way.. I'll change the LCD Density later..
Hope I won't experience the same problem again, when the next wave of 10c apps come-in..
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OK, after a wipe & reinstall.. I'm back in business..
Installed the apps right a way.. I'll change the LCD Density later..
Hope I won't experience the same problem again, when the next wave of 10c apps come-in..
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I am still working on the same problem, will try again later.
Everything was working great and without installing anything other than market app updates, it all of a sudden quote working.
I did a restore to my working market backup but the problem persists. I'm going to try a wipe and restore to see if that works. Lets hope so...
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I had the same problem
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Me too
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Why the F*** are there no compatable apps for this phone?

Yes, I know I can use the build.prop trick to download files that "aren't compatable" even tho they indeed ARE compatable. My question is why is the market not letting me download a majority of new apps??
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svrnmnd said:
Yes, I know I can use the build.prop trick to download files that "aren't compatable" even tho they indeed ARE compatable. My question is why is the market not letting me download a majority of new apps??
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Did you alter your DPI setting?
Im having this same issue. I recently purchased Lookout so i could use all of its features and there is an update that is available on the apps web page. I got the same thing saying that it was not compatable with my device. Ive gotten this for a few others, a theme for go launcher ex and slacker radio
Hey man just realized somthing. Went to download instagram and it said it wasnt compatible. But if you go under google play store on desktop or browser you can install from there and have it install directly to phone. worked for me, hope u can get all the apps you needed to download now. Not sure why its doing this but it worked for me! good luck!
Dpi settings? Do tell...? I alerted my build prop to say I was a nexus s, downloaded modern warfare then reverted back.i'm not familiar with dpi
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Dpi settings? Do tell...? I alerted my build prop to say I was a nexus s, downloaded modern warfare then reverted back.i'm not familiar with dpi
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A lot of apps won't install in the event that you use a custom DPI setting. People commonly reduce the DPI value from 240 DPI to 200 DPI in order to make everything on the screen be rendered smaller. The problem is that Android market is expecting all devices to have 120, 160, 240, or 320DPI. An app developer has to go out of their way to support make the market understand that their apps support arbitrary DPI values (it's trivial, but most don't know how to do it).
What's funny is that most all apps will *run* just fine at 200DPI, but the market won't let you install them.
Where can I change my dpi?
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I am going to take a stab that you changed your resolution. For some reason the market won't let you install if your resolution is not default. I guess it is just meant to be a sanity check.
If this is the case, you will need to reset your resolution (I recommend ROM Toolbox) and then go into settings and wipe your market (play store) cash and reboot. I think the default is 240, but that could differ from device to device. I haven't checked what it is for droid 4. It was 240 for droid 2.
Pain in the dairy air because I do like custom resolutions. It just got so tiresome I finally just left it default. Would be cool to find a way to fool it some how.
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I am going to take a stab that you changed your resolution. For some reason the market won't let you install if your resolution is not default. I guess it is just meant to be a sanity check.
If this is the case, you will need to reset your resolution (I recommend ROM Toolbox) and then go into settings and wipe your market (play store) cash and reboot. I think the default is 240, but that could differ from device to device. I haven't checked what it is for droid 4. It was 240 for droid 2.
Pain in the dairy air because I do like custom resolutions. It just got so tiresome I finally just left it default. Would be cool to find a way to fool it some how.
Nowell29
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The DPI for Droid 4 is 240 at stock. I have the same issue and had moved my DPI to 200. Most apps were fine and then prior to the release of the update (which I have not installed yet) the market started to not allow me access to apps which I had either previously had installed or wanted to that I know are supported. I will attempt switching the DPI back to 240 and wiping and will post my success/failure on here shortly.
UPDATE: - Restored stock DPI of 240 with Rom Toolbox. Rebooted. Opened Application Management in Settings. Wiped Cache and Date. Reloaded Market. Apps install/work fine.
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The DPI for Droid 4 is 240 at stock. I have the same issue and had moved my DPI to 200. Most apps were fine and then prior to the release of the update (which I have not installed yet) the market started to not allow me access to apps which I had either previously had installed or wanted to that I know are supported. I will attempt switching the DPI back to 240 and wiping and will post my success/failure on here shortly.
UPDATE: - Restored stock DPI of 240 with Rom Toolbox. Rebooted. Opened Application Management in Settings. Wiped Cache and Date. Reloaded Market. Apps install/work fine.
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How do do you even get to the DPI settings?
azrael293 said:
The DPI for Droid 4 is 240 at stock. I have the same issue and had moved my DPI to 200. Most apps were fine and then prior to the release of the update (which I have not installed yet) the market started to not allow me access to apps which I had either previously had installed or wanted to that I know are supported. I will attempt switching the DPI back to 240 and wiping and will post my success/failure on here shortly.
UPDATE: - Restored stock DPI of 240 with Rom Toolbox. Rebooted. Opened Application Management in Settings. Wiped Cache and Date. Reloaded Market. Apps install/work fine.
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How do do you even get to the DPI settings?
Different utils make it easy, rom toolbox is my fav. Worth the couple $$
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I also suggest Rom Toolbox. It is the easiest and most comprehensive utility for root users.
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