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Noob here.. what is it? Why is it? And what happens if i change it? Oh and how lol
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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?
I recently installed CM9 a1 on my touchpad and one thing that has been really confusing is the dpi settings and market compatibility. I found that flashing the 120 dpi zip makes the texts really small and even unreadable due to the low pixel density of tp. I tried changing the font size setting to large but unfortunately it only affects system ui and apps but not the third party ones.
My question is, if I change my dpi from stock 160 to 120 or 132 (by editing build.prop) What happens to my installed apps? Do they get updates as usual? And what happens to the apps that are not compatible with the new dpi, do they show up as "unsupported on your device" or just disappear from the market?
Overall, what configuration do you guys recommend?
Thanks
Apps would still run on lower DPIs. Some apps/games need you to toggle the screen stretch to work. You probably won't get updates for many apps. You can fix it by pushing the modified market into system/apps and then fixing its permission. The problem with the modified market is that sometimes it will update, in that case you'll have to clear the app data for the market. Its pretty easy to spot if your market has reverted because the layout is different. Or you can just change the DPI every time you want to install something and reboot and change it back when you're done.
I've been running on 132dpi since the ICS was available. I always change the build.prop in the zip before I flash. I even put the movies market in the gapps zip.
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I use the free app, DPI Changer to change dpi without having to mess with the build.prop file. Also, there's a paid app, LCD Modder Pro, that will make the market work with just about any dpi. I use 155. I read somewhere that it's proportionally the correct dpi for the TP.
chicle_11 said:
I use the free app, DPI Changer to change dpi without having to mess with the build.prop file. Also, there's a paid app, LCD Modder Pro, that will make the market work with just about any dpi. I use 155. I read somewhere that it's proportionally the correct dpi for the TP.
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I tried the modder pro, but eventually market get's stuck again. the native dpi for the TP is 132 (that's what it is in webos). Wish next to 120 and 160 Dalingrin would also give us a dpi132 patch for the newest builds.
Why doesn't Google just add 132dpi into the next market app so its all official
Beanchimp said:
Why doesn't Google just add 132dpi into the next market app so its all official
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Because of the variation in screen sizes and resolutions on various devices.
Thanks everyone.
I sucked it up and got LCD modder pro. I changed the dpi to 132 and installed the permanent market fix. It worked great and noticed that I get the same update notifications that I get on my galaxy nexus.
The only problem is that the modified market doesn't have a tablet section (My brother's transformer prime does). It seems like modder pro installs the phone version of the market. Is there a fix for that?
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Thanks everyone.
I sucked it up and got LCD modder pro. I changed the dpi to 132 and installed the permanent market fix. It worked great and noticed that I get the same update notifications that I get on my galaxy nexus.
The only problem is that the modified market doesn't have a tablet section (My brother's transformer prime does). It seems like modder pro installs the phone version of the market. Is there a fix for that?
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you may have to edit your build prop to reflect a device so the market shows tablet apps.
try to change it to this:
ro.product.brand=samsung
ro.product.model=GT-I9100
it may or may not work.
I'm afraid you will eventually not need modder pro and instead fix this yourself with a modded trebuchet apk and build.prop. Until recently somebody modded the trebuchet for 132dpi, just like dalingrin provides the ones for 120 and 160. Hopefully that person will do this for alpha2. Also, I personally do not think there is a big difference between 120 and 132, so the 120dpi fix by dalingrin is perfectly fine for me.
derausgewanderte said:
you may have to edit your build prop to reflect a device so the market shows tablet apps.
try to change it to this:
ro.product.brand=samsung
ro.product.model=GT-I9100
it may or may not work.
I'm afraid you will eventually not need modder pro and instead fix this yourself with a modded trebuchet apk and build.prop. Until recently somebody modded the trebuchet for 132dpi, just like dalingrin provides the ones for 120 and 160. Hopefully that person will do this for alpha2. Also, I personally do not think there is a big difference between 120 and 132, so the 120dpi fix by dalingrin is perfectly fine for me.
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I use nova launcher so no problem there. trebuchet was way too buggy for me even on 160dpi, and lack of grid settings was a deal braeker.
I tried the 120 fix but I noticed even if you change the font size to large in settings, in some apps fonts are so small and pixelized they are unreadable.
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I use nova launcher so no problem there. trebuchet was way too buggy for me even on 160dpi, and lack of grid settings was a deal braeker.
I tried the 120 fix but I noticed even if you change the font size to large in settings, in some apps fonts are so small and pixelized they are unreadable.
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the problem is that market doesn't care what launcher you use. It's trebuchet that needs to be modded to get it to work. Look inside Dalingrin's dpi fixes and you will see two files - trebuchet. apk and build.prop.
Maybe somebody can tell us how to mod trebuchet and we can build our own fix.
Hi, i'm want to use a Cm7 Theme in my rom, but the font is to big, I try with spare parts, but, sometimes the font return to become big again :s
Someone know how to change it? need decompiled the apk? what's files need to change? thanks
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Hi.. just try to use LCD density modder... change the value to 150 or 140... then the font should be more smaller than before...
bibomen33 said:
Hi.. just try to use LCD density modder... change the value to 150 or 140... then the font should be more smaller than before...
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Thanks for your answer but, i try it before and have some issues with market for example Facebook, viber and whastapp van be downloaded. Show me a message like a "the app is not compatible with your device" when restore the LCD density to 160 the issue is gone. By the way is that the only way to solved my problem?
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Try UOT kitchen!
Maybe it has that option
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You can download lcd density modder pro.. that has an option that can solve this problem OR you can download the free version then:
-clear market data and unistall the update
-set 160dpi for the first time
-reboot
-open the market and press accept to the conditions
-open lcd desity and set 140-150 and reboot...
Now the market should work... if not you should buy the app with the option it worked for me
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bibomen33 said:
You can download lcd density modder pro.. that has an option that can solve this problem OR you can download the free version then:
-clear market data and unistall the update
-set 160dpi for the first time
-reboot
-open the market and press accept to the conditions
-open lcd desity and set 140-150 and reboot...
Now the market should work... if not you should buy the app with the option it worked for me
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Thx, but the problem is, i want to resize before. Because want this theme on my custom rom. Think need edit a value but where, dpi is on build.prop
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In build.prop you can change the value of system dpi... etc.... for the them etc I don't know... I've always used lcd modder...sorry
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Bought a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE 2 days ago. Beautiful device with great screen, but:
First thing you realize is the small font size in several apps, such as Facebook. Barely readable.
Tried to use larger font size in settings. That did some effect on some fonts, but no consistent result.
Same with the Big Font app - font sizes and overall appearance becomes inconsistent.
So the only way seemed to change DPI Settings. Which required rooting.
I did the CF autoroot thing. And fiddled with DPI settings using Texdroider app. Originally was 220 DPI. I tried 420 DPI.
Unfortunately after reboot, I was stuck at "systemui angehalten" error message, and touch screen did not respond to input.
Unfortunately I could not switch off the device (to reboot), pressing power button for ever gave no effect.
Since you cannot remove the battery on this device I had to let it run down completely over night. Then booting into Recovery (or Download Mode) was possible again.
Tried a full wipe in Recovery an rebooted. But endless systemui crash loop remained.
Will try to re-flash via Odin to get it back working.
So this thread is firstly a warning if anybody wants to change DPI settings on the Tab S.
Then some questions:
* Did anybody overcome the small fonts problem by changing DPI and which DPI setting is advisable?
* any way to force reboot in such case?
Just use xposed module appsetting to set the dpi for apps individually.
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edan1979 said:
Just use xposed module appsetting to set the dpi for apps individually.
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AppSettings works well.. I changed the overall DPI to 240 because all the fonts were way too big for me.. I then reset certain apps back because some of the stock apps don't work right at different DPIs (camera, etc).
Reflashing revovered the systemui loop crash.
Tried App Settings, but no succes so far.
What do you guys set up, e.g. for facebook messenger?
Thanks!
Appsettings works great!
pibach said:
Reflashing revovered the systemui loop crash.
Tried App Settings, but no succes so far.
What do you guys set up, e.g. for facebook messenger?
Thanks!
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I have rooted my galaxy for using exposed framework just to be able to use app settings! It then works great. You can set the font size (or dpi I guess) individually for any app. I use different settings ie for Gmail, Facebook messenger, Chrome, Tapatalk... You have to try a bit to find the perfect setting but it's a must.
Without you have tiny fonts!
ok, I installed xposed framework via its installer and then added the app settings module. For those willing to follow this route: you find instructions here: http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...tom-stock-roms-and-hello-to-xposed-framework/
Then it is possible to set DPI (or change font size) for each app individually. Text size and rendering was fine for me with 400DPI for Facebook, Tapatalk, or Nova Launcher. Tried with some other apps as well. Seemingly all look better and are more touch friendly with DPI >= 400. For comparison: stock DPI is set to 320 while real DPI is some 500+.
However it is rather inconvenient to set up each and every app individually via app settings module.
Tried to change the global DPI settings with build prob editor, but that somehow did not succeed, 320 DPI remained unchanged.
Tried with DPI changer to no effect. DPI cannot be changed via these apps. Very strange, have to investigate further.
Then tried again with textdroider, just to check - and device hangs again
No chance of rebooting or anything...but...yeah, found a trick: insert a SIM-card into the slot and then get asked to restart! Works. You can boot into recovery or download mode. Will try with adb to restore the build.prop backup...
Meanwhile - has anyone been able to set global DPI to something like 400-500 successfully? How?
If you look carefully I n the build.prop there usiually got 2 same dpi line... change both or disable one of it.
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Appsettings module is the best option,going in to build.prop is for overall and sends you in to a boot loop .be sure to have a backup
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@edan1979, I found only one line in build.prop indicating DPI settings. build.prop editor and DPI changer strangely cannot change that.
I did another test, changing DPI by editing build.prop with Root Explorer. It does change - and goes into UI crash loop
@jball, any idea, why it crashes?
pibach said:
@edan1979, I found only one line in build.prop indicating DPI settings. build.prop editor and DPI changer strangely cannot change that.
I did another test, changing DPI by editing build.prop with Root Explorer. It does change - and goes into UI crash loop
@jball, any idea, why it crashes?
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Unfortunately I don't, I just know what happened the first time I did it.
Appsettings is the best option though
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pibach said:
@edan1979, I found only one line in build.prop indicating DPI settings. build.prop editor and DPI changer strangely cannot change that.
I did another test, changing DPI by editing build.prop with Root Explorer. It does change - and goes into UI crash loop
@jball, any idea, why it crashes?
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the UI will crash since it was build for the original dpi and the ui setting as well... just install another launcher first and clear the Touchwiz data. It wont crash any longer but if you use touchwiz it wont be good looking... and some other touchwiz related apps will crash as well... that one can be settle using app setting to original dpi.
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@edan1979, I found only one line in build.prop indicating DPI settings. build.prop editor and DPI changer strangely cannot change that.
I did another test, changing DPI by editing build.prop with Root Explorer. It does change - and goes into UI crash loop
@jball, any idea, why it crashes?
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Samsung is too lazy to support multidpi for their apps that's made for specific DPI values.
I did not use Touchwiz. It is SystemUI that crashes...
pibach said:
I did not use Touchwiz. It is SystemUI that crashes...
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Unless you are running CM, everything is part of Touchwiz, including SystemUI.
kenkiller said:
Unless you are running CM, everything is part of Touchwiz, including SystemUI.
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Is it?
CM?
The DPI problem and crashes do occur as well on non Samsung devices. Don't they?
pibach said:
Is it?
CM?
The DPI problem and crashes do occur as well on non Samsung devices. Don't they?
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Not really. I change DPI systemwide on my Nexus devices, they don't crash so easily - they are pretty much unified in terms of software.
Samsung really doesn't like to make a one size fits all firmware for the dozens of devices they release, so you get "problems" like this - to be fair, they don't really anticipate the average user to go around fooling with the DPI values.
Probably Samsung has set 320 DPI on all their devices?
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Probably Samsung has set 320 DPI on all their devices?
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Who knows...who cares? Their assets probably isn't made for all the existing DPIs.
Anyway, xposed app settings works fine for most apps, just gotta live with the systemUI being stuck in that.
If systemUI belongs to TouchWiz, couldn't it be replaced? How?
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If systemUI belongs to TouchWiz, couldn't it be replaced? How?
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Sure....Flash Cyanogenmod for it, if it exists and you don't mind losing all of Samsung's features.
Hope someone can help.
I have changed my lcd density through my build prop.
I'm using app settings in xposed and changed the sview Cover app to 480 but there is a black bar at the bottom.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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Hope someone can help.
I have changed my lcd density through my build prop.
I'm using app settings in xposed and changed the sview Cover app to 480 but there is a black bar at the bottom.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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there is a semi solution for this
usually people use rom toolbox to change the entire dpi.
first you must return the dpi to the normal 640 in rom toolbox
then in app settings Xposed change com.android.systemui dpi to 480
and then go to Android System (Android) and change the dpi back to 640
don't forget each time you must turn on the app setting and save after the change
this might effect some of the apps and show it in normal size but it will fix your problem
plus you can change any app's dpi to 480 from app settings later and make it small again.
omid_freesky said:
there is a semi solution for this
usually people use rom toolbox to change the entire dpi.
first you must return the dpi to the normal 640 in rom toolbox
then in app settings Xposed change com.android.systemui dpi to 480
and then go to Android System (Android) and change the dpi back to 640
don't forget each time you must turn on the app setting and save after the change
this might effect some of the apps and show it in normal size but it will fix your problem
plus you can change any app's dpi to 480 from app settings later and make it small again.
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Thought id note as far as I know the stock DPI is 480.
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I used xposed setting to change my dpi and I used it to specify original dpi of 640 for the sviewcover app but the black bar still persists.
Rakuu said:
Thought id note as far as I know the stock DPI is 480.
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you're right, I have a galaxy note 4, I'm sorry
I'm not sure about your original dpi though, but the method should work