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[Q] Loving my Nook Color but...

So now that I finally have my Nook rooted and running Custom Nookie Froyo im playing with it constantly. I noticed while looking at it next to my HTC Droid Eris that the Eris screen looks crisper and more colorfull. Obviously the Nook is much bigger but I began to wonder if it looked better with the original software than it does now. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me? Could it be something that will improve as development of the software continues? Is there an app that will allow me to fine tune the colors?

I think the colors look great although it would be nice to be able to adjust them if you want. as far as i know there is no way to adjust at this time.

Im not complaining by any means but clearly next to my phone I can see a difference. Im thinking its simply because Froyo is scaled larger than Google intended which may cause the loss in crispness and color. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed and maybe had a theory as to why. Looks like Ill just stick to my theory and continue to enjoy this fantastic software on this fantastic device.

IFLATLINEI said:
Im not complaining by any means but clearly next to my phone I can see a difference. Im thinking its simply because Froyo is scaled larger than Google intended which may cause the loss in crispness and color. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed and maybe had a theory as to why. Looks like Ill just stick to my theory and continue to enjoy this fantastic software on this fantastic device.
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Have you adjusted LCD Density?
That's the first thing that came to mind when you said "loss in crispness".

Adjust screen?
This is what was brought up before while posters were talking wallpaper. How is this done? i'm going to check the menus now for density.....

I think it's just because froyo was never meant to stretch like this. I use CM7 which defaults to the ADW launcher and it looks crisp to me, but that launcher is also compatible with larger screens.

Well I seemed to have taken care of it. I was being thrown off by the lousy way it handles wallpaper. Using ES Explorer to set my wallpaper made a huge difference.
Even still how does one find the LCD density settings?

download an lcd density app from the market

pyro6128 said:
download an lcd density app from the market
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Or use Root Explorer and check out the how-to that's stickied. The build.prop file is in the same location as 2.1

pyro6128 said:
download an lcd density app from the market
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Or if you want to do it the manual way, and you have adb installed..
(on your computer)
Code:
adb pull /system/build.prop
then use a text editor to edit build.prop. Change the line with "density" (just do a search for it) from 160 or 169 or whatever to whatever value you want.
then, again on your computer
Code:
adb remount
adb push build.prop /system/
adb reboot

[SCREEN][TRIAL]DS7 Resolution increase!

I just bought mine and haven't gotten a chance to play with it as i am stuck in class and it's charging, so....
Anyone wanna try to increase the resolution on their rooted tablet using either of these apps?
https://market.android.com/details?id=lv.n3o.lcddensity&feature=search_result
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beansoft.lcd_density_changer&feature=search_result
I have verified that both work on my LG Optimus V.
You can also try to change the build.prop if you have that level of knowledge, google it
Please let me know of your results!

I'm not quite sure what you're asking, since the resolution is hardware dependent. Do you mean the font sizes and such?

Z4nd4r said:
I'm not quite sure what you're asking, since the resolution is hardware dependent. Do you mean the font sizes and such?
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In my Optimus V, once rooted, i can increase the resolution of the device by modifying the build.prop or by using apps such as LCD density changer, etc.
Does it work alike for the tablet or no?
I just bought it, haven't gotten to play around with it.

RavenSEAL said:
In my Optimus V, once rooted, i can increase the resolution of the device by modifying the build.prop or by using apps such as LCD density changer, etc.
Does it work alike for the tablet or no?
I just bought it, haven't gotten to play around with it.
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Yes, you can also modify the build.prop on the Streak 7.

RavenSEAL said:
In my Optimus V, once rooted, i can increase the resolution of the device by modifying the build.prop or by using apps such as LCD density changer, etc.
Does it work alike for the tablet or no?
I just bought it, haven't gotten to play around with it.
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Oh, OK. I get what you're saying. Duukaz is right; either use the app or simply modify your build.prop with root explorer (or ADB, but root explorer would be easier).

All it is is essentially a script to edit ro.sf.lcd_density
any file editor capable of editing root files (like root explorer's) can be used to edit the build.prop like they stated.
ro.sf.lcd_density works on all android based devices i presume, and that's how the apps work, they just give you a nice gui so you dont have to edit it by hand.
editing the dpi only makes things scale differently, you cant actually change the screen as that's obviously a hardware thing.

New free spotify phone/tablet versions

I wanted to experiment with changing the DPI for the app to switch from phone mode to tablet mode.
I am afraid that i will screw up the phone if i make a mistake with this.. and i really don't feel like hard resetting.
Has anyone already tried this already?
And it editing the build.prop the only way to try this?
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For those searching for the development of this, click here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565626
What we do know is:
- editing build.prop DPI will more likely result in having to hard reset/reflash the phone than finding a resolution that works
- The tablet APK and the phone APK are the same- pushing one the the other doesnt enable the features
More development to come! Stay tuned.

Try xposed app settings, it should allow you to change the dpi for the app itself, similar to pa per app settings, without messing with the actual dpi of the phone

TurboX2 said:
I wanted to experiment with changing the DPI for the app to switch from phone mode to tablet mode.
I am afraid that i will screw up the phone if i make a mistake with this.. and i really don't feel like hard resetting.
Has anyone already tried this already?
And it editing the build.prop the only way to try this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565626
Se are trying some stuff.

One M8 Dot View DPI

Hi, I've altered the DPI on my m8 which of course has affected the way the dot view app works. I've tried using app settings to change The HTC.dotmatrix app but it still isn't displaying correctly. Has anyone else had any success?

jahaangle said:
Hi, I've altered the DPI on my m8 which of course has affected the way the dot view app works. I've tried using app settings to change The HTC.dotmatrix app but it still isn't displaying correctly. Has anyone else had any success?
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I changed my system dpi to 400 at one point but the incoming call screen's answer button was misaligned and the calendar/music notifications were also half obscured on the lockscreen. I also tried to change the lockscreen and the dialer via app settings back to the stock 480 to no avail. I think the problem is that from the next standard dpi down from 480 is 320, at which point sense apps do scale down properly and get back in to alignment. Any dpi between there won't scale properly because of how those apps are coded i'm afraid.

Yeah its a shame about that, its strange however that everything works apart from the clock, even caller id works fine. This is how it looks at the moment.

jahaangle said:
Yeah its a shame about that, its strange however that everything works apart from the clock, even caller id works fine. This is how it looks at the moment.
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This was something that was driving me nuts as well. I am sure the way that I got around it isn't the best or most elegant way (and I am sure someone will come up with something better very soon) but it worked. I should also mention that I converted to GPE.
Uninstall the update to the Dot Matrix app
Use App Settings w/Xposed Framework to set com.htc.dotmatrix to 480
modify dotmatrix.apk values-xxhdpi dimens.xml to match the size font you want
specifically the lines with "text_size_threeline_english" and "text_size_time"
copy new dotmatix.apk to /system/priv-app
set permissions properly for the app rw-r--r-- (644)
reboot phone
Of course, I take no responsibility if that apk does something to your phone. This is provided as is, blah blah blah. You get the point. It is on you if you try this and something goes wrong. Also, I won't know what to tell you if it doesn't work for you.

Great advice thanks! Will give it a whirl and see how I get on!

The attached version of the app here should be good to replace in roms that have the updated version of the dot matrix app. Also could be good for the updated version if it is installed automatically through google play. Same as before, just replace the app in the priv-app folder.

PlagueBoy said:
The attached version of the app here should be good to replace in roms that have the updated version of the dot matrix app. Also could be good for the updated version if it is installed automatically through google play. Same as before, just replace the app in the priv-app folder.
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I have the same problem, but your modified *.apk doesn't work for me. Could this be due to me using a german rom (because of the text_size_threeline_english)? I've never modified an apk so my knowledge is pretty limited... thx in advance!

maynard_jk said:
I have the same problem, but your modified *.apk doesn't work for me. Could this be due to me using a german rom (because of the text_size_threeline_english)? I've never modified an apk so my knowledge is pretty limited... thx in advance!
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Possibly... I mean, the only options in that file were English and Chinese. I will check and see if there is anything specific to German, but I was pretty sure the only language specific strings were for the name of the app.

can u explain why you altered dpi ?? and how much it was before ???

PlagueBoy said:
The attached version of the app here should be good to replace in roms that have the updated version of the dot matrix app. Also could be good for the updated version if it is installed automatically through google play. Same as before, just replace the app in the priv-app folder.
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Thanx for this.. Worked for me after I had changed my DPI to 400

maynard_jk said:
I have the same problem, but your modified *.apk doesn't work for me. Could this be due to me using a german rom (because of the text_size_threeline_english)? I've never modified an apk so my knowledge is pretty limited... thx in advance!
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Maynard_jk, can you pull the dotview.apk that you have in your ROM and post it? I would like to see if there are any differences in the version that you are using. I am going to take sometime, hopefully tonight, to actually go through this since I finally have a few hours away from work. Let me know. Also, you did see the step about App Settings with Xposed Framework, right? Not trying to offend you, just want to verify.
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mheera said:
can u explain why you altered dpi ?? and how much it was before ???
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The M8 has a standard dpi of 480. People modify this for any number of reasons. Some people modify it to fit more on the screen, make icons smaller, make text smaller or the set the Android interface to mimic something else (a tablet for instance).
Personally I tend to keep mine on either 350 or 360 since I like things to be smaller on my screen. I also set the font size to Small so I can read emails easier without tons of scrolling...

Could you tell me what you changed the values to? Or how I could go about figuring out what the value should be?
I'm currently set to 370dpi.
PlagueBoy said:
This was something that was driving me nuts as well. I am sure the way that I got around it isn't the best or most elegant way (and I am sure someone will come up with something better very soon) but it worked. I should also mention that I converted to GPE.
Uninstall the update to the Dot Matrix app
Use App Settings w/Xposed Framework to set com.htc.dotmatrix to 480
modify dotmatrix.apk values-xxhdpi dimens.xml to match the size font you want
specifically the lines with "text_size_threeline_english" and "text_size_time"
copy new dotmatix.apk to /system/priv-app
set permissions properly for the app rw-r--r-- (644)
reboot phone
Of course, I take no responsibility if that apk does something to your phone. This is provided as is, blah blah blah. You get the point. It is on you if you try this and something goes wrong. Also, I won't know what to tell you if it doesn't work for you.
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sinistersands said:
Could you tell me what you changed the values to? Or how I could go about figuring out what the value should be?
I'm currently set to 370dpi.
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I changed the two lines to look like this:
<dimen name="text_size_threeline_english">258.0px</dimen>
<dimen name="text_size_time">478.0px</dimen>
Being honest, that was all just trial and error... I just changed the settings until my friend said that he was happy with what they were.

I tried the zip file, Im on 4.4.3, tried 320, 360, 400 dpi, and it didnt work.
Also, byproduct of the install was if I received a call, and I didnt answer it and the calling party hung up, my lockscreen hung and I couldnt get into my phone without rebooting it with my toolkit or doing a reset.
I havent tried manually editing the files as described above, I just wanted the creator of that zip to know what happened to me.
To be clear, I did what was in the instructions. I unzipped the mod. I renamed it to the same thing as the native app, I copied it to my download directory. I renamed the native app to .old, and copied the modified apk into the directory referenced. I rebooted my phone.
To undo it, I just renamed the files back and deleted the modified one.

I'm in dpi 390, and tried many times...
But everytime it dosen't fit perfectly:crying:
But thanks anyway, it looks better than before!

[Q] Build.prop and the nexus 5 and 6

okay i have found many threads for the build.prop tweaks for the nexus 5. Do these same tweaks work for a nexus 6? If not where can i find such a guide to help with tweaks. And also if i just changed my phone model to nexus 5 would that make a difference. Yes I have made a nandroid backup. Any help would me much appreciated or if your looking for the same thing maybe we could help each other.

Ruthlez Ryn0 said:
okay i have found many threads for the build.prop tweaks for the nexus 5. Do these same tweaks work for a nexus 6? If not where can i find such a guide to help with tweaks. And also if i just changed my phone model to nexus 5 would that make a difference. Yes I have made a nandroid backup. Any help would me much appreciated or if your looking for the same thing maybe we could help each other.
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most build.prop edits, and I mean most, like 95% of them, are old and do nothing for modern phones. a few still work though. the build.prop edits would be the same as most nexus 5, some would need specific changes for the n6 though.

simms22 said:
most build.prop edits, and I mean most, like 95% of them, are old and do nothing for modern phones. a few still work though. the build.prop edits would be the same as most nexus 5, some would need specific changes for the n6 though.
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thanks alot for the quick response, well that's a bummer. is there anything out to optimize the nexus. Wonder if I should have kept S6.

Ruthlez Ryn0 said:
thanks alot for the quick response, well that's a bummer. is there anything out to optimize the nexus. Wonder if I should have kept S6.
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if you go through all the build.prop edits tou know, youll find a few that work on the n6. for instance, you need a build.prop edit to gwt tethering to work, so that your carriers dont see. or, my favorite, i use this when benchmarking, to make fun of people making fun of people.. ill set a build. prop edit to remove the fps limit that is set for our devices :angel:

simms22 said:
if you go through all the build.prop edits tou know, youll find a few that work on the n6. for instance, you need a build.prop edit to gwt tethering to work, so that your carriers dont see. or, my favorite, i use this when benchmarking, to make fun of people making fun of people.. ill set a build. prop edit to remove the fps limit that is set for our devices :angel:
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Thank you so much for the response. I used a couple and could notice a change, the list I am going from is so long, and the only way for me to input them in the build.prop and sticks. Is to edit it with es note editor. Tried copy and past didn't work. Tried doing with ADB by pulling build.prop and editing it. Didn't work. Only works if I manually put it in. Well guess I will go thru and see which ones work and don't. Or which ones I can tell anyways. Took a couple benchmarks, before I am going to apply tweaks.

Ruthlez Ryn0 said:
Thank you so much for the response. I used a couple and could notice a change, the list I am going from is so long, and the only way for me to input them in the build.prop and sticks. Is to edit it with es note editor. Tried copy and past didn't work. Tried doing with ADB by pulling build.prop and editing it. Didn't work. Only works if I manually put it in. Well guess I will go thru and see which ones work and don't. Or which ones I can tell anyways. Took a couple benchmarks, before I am going to apply tweaks.
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i use root explorer. i just enter it in, or copy/paste it, save it reboot, and it always works. btw, my build.prop edit to get rid of the fps limit is..
debug.egl.swapinterval=0
copy this to your build.prop, save it, then reboot. to re enable the limit, change the 0 to a 1 and reboot.