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I've been applying assorted mods and V6 Supercharging lately just to see what all I can do before I break stuff. Well, I broke Active Display and I wasn't sure what did it. I restored back to stock 4.4 and noticed that Active Display breaks when I change the LCD density lower than 320 (I'm using 280). After the phone goes to sleep a few times, it wacks out and won't let me unlock it. Shortly after it soft reboots and Active Display no longer works.
Has anyone else noticed this problem and were you able to make Active Display work with the lower density?
d3athsd00r said:
I've been applying assorted mods and V6 Supercharging lately just to see what all I can do before I break stuff. Well, I broke Active Display and I wasn't sure what did it. I restored back to stock 4.4 and noticed that Active Display breaks when I change the LCD density lower than 320 (I'm using 280). After the phone goes to sleep a few times, it wacks out and won't let me unlock it. Shortly after it soft reboots and Active Display no longer works.
Has anyone else noticed this problem and were you able to make Active Display work with the lower density?
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The thing with changing DPI is it makes the active display go off center, and thus crash sometimes. Change back the DPI of Active Display only to stock 320 while keeping the rest of the system on 280.
anirudh412 said:
The thing with changing DPI is it makes the active display go off center, and thus crash sometimes. Change back the DPI of Active Display only to stock 320 while keeping the rest of the system on 280.
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I didn't know you could do that. I'm on AT&T 4.4, how would I change just AD to 320? I only know how to change system through build.prop.
I found that if you change certain apps that you have set up to show notifications in active display, if you adjust the DPI you'll lose the pictures for the notification. For example, change the Messaging app to something other than 320. Poof, No more pictures.
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d3athsd00r said:
I didn't know you could do that. I'm on AT&T 4.4, how would I change just AD to 320? I only know how to change system through build.prop.
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Used Xposed module. App Settings.
natezire71 said:
I found that if you change certain apps that you have set up to show notifications in active display, if you adjust the DPI you'll lose the pictures for the notification. For example, change the Messaging app to something other than 320. Poof, No more pictures.
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Used Xposed module. App Settings.
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Thanks. I must have missed that one.
d3athsd00r said:
Thanks. I must have missed that one.
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Let me know if that works. I've been wanting to change the stem DPI also
natezire71 said:
Let me know if that works. I've been wanting to change the stem DPI also
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Will do. I might have to take a break from work to run out to my car and try this.
d3athsd00r said:
Will do. I might have to take a break from work to run out to my car and try this.
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Man, it's late for work. You should take a break
natezire71 said:
Man, it's late for work. You should take a break
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I work night shift, and we can't have our phones in the building. :sad:
natezire71 said:
Man, it's late for work. You should take a break
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So something is up with my settings. When I click on "security", settings crashes. Looks like I'm going to have to wipe
natezire71 said:
Let me know if that works. I've been wanting to change the stem DPI also
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d3athsd00r said:
Will do. I might have to take a break from work to run out to my car and try this.
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Download the newest version from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554049
While in recovery, change Active Display to 320 in App Settings module, build.prop to 280 (or whatever number you desire). Reboot, profit
Also, if anyone wants tablet mode for certain apps (I use mine on GMail, go to App Settings module, select the particular app, change DPI to around 220, and DP to 800X1280)
So I finally got around to refreshing my phone. 280 in build.prop with 320 set for active display makes the phone right where I want it with resolution and size
My new favorite phone of all time. And I don't even have AOKP, and never will
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d3athsd00r said:
So I finally got around to refreshing my phone. 280 in build.prop with 320 set for active display makes the phone right where I want it with resolution and size
My new favorite phone of all time. And I don't even have AOKP, and never will
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Can you please explain how u did it? I'm lost.. Thanks!
varun.gid said:
Can you please explain how u did it? I'm lost.. Thanks!
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You have to install Xposed and the module App Settings. Once you've rebooted and Xposed is active, go into App Settings and set the DPI on Active Display to 320. Then set your DPI in build.prop to whatever you want. Reboot and enjoy.
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I always used 290 on my nexus 4 and it was great.
I really don't like how big the icons are stock. Any suggestions?
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I use Nova, Google Launcher icons are stupidly big
320 maybe
I wouldn't go 320... the stock value is 480.
I use 440, it's perfect for me. It could be smaller (but 320 is WAY too small), but with the large screen and bumbling one-hand use 440 is perfect. Plus if you don't use XGELS to modify the launcher settings, it adds a 5th column in the app drawer.
I will also add: if you change the DPI at all, Moto Display will be weird. It's just graphical, off center and funky icons. Xposed module App Settings allowed me to change the DPI of just Moto Display back to 480 and problem solved.
how do you change the dpi? the large icons are bugging me too
_bottle_ said:
how do you change the dpi? the large icons are bugging me too
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The large icons aren't a dpi issue, it's just the style of the Google launcher
_bottle_ said:
how do you change the dpi? the large icons are bugging me too
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Edit the build.prop.
I just use the app "textdroider dpi" to adjust mine
Just rooted 5.0. On 4.4.4, I had my DPI at 400 with the Xposed Module App Settings to correct Moto Display. Obviously, that's not an option on Lollipop. So, my questions is, does anyone know a way to correct this while maintaining a similar DPI to 400 and do it without Xposed?
Crooke356 said:
Just rooted 5.0. On 4.4.4, I had my DPI at 400 with the Xposed Module App Settings to correct Moto Display. Obviously, that's not an option on Lollipop. So, my questions is, does anyone know a way to correct this while maintaining a similar DPI to 400 and do it without Xposed?
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Yeah I just switched to 400 and I'm having the same issue, anyone have a fix for this?
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Yeah I just switched to 400 and I'm having the same issue, anyone have a fix for this?
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Don't think there really is a fix.. With xposed you could do per app DPI.. I've learned to deal with it being a little off center using 420 dpi
CWick4141 said:
Don't think there really is a fix.. With xposed you could do per app DPI.. I've learned to deal with it being a little off center using 420 dpi
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That was my plan but then I noticed that after some time it seemed to re-center, but the actual active portion of the screen doesn't. So I have to slide to the left of the actual unlock icon to unlock it (???). Weird.
I'm interested too, those icons and applications are too big for me. I feel like we don't benefit of the entire 5.2" screen 1920x1080 and 441 ppi... it shows exactly the same amount of content as a 4.2" screen with 150 ppi. I would be happy to find a little fix too, I have not enough skills to build it.
Maybe the key is to come back to Nexus' line, but the Moto X 2014 seem so perfect except that point.
Just install nova launcher
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Tried it. Indeed the desktop is better, but each time I launch an application like Youtube, Whatsapp or Settings for example, it feels I'm a old person who needs very big font size. I would like to see more on my screen, with smaller font size then.
Setting ourself the DPI would have been great.
I edit with pro build dpi with root explorer , perfect.
regards
Anybody else noticed that the phone icon hasn't updated to the flatter one after update?... Looks out of place
Well, I decided to keep my XT1092 and try it out with some tweaks. I'm on Lollipop 5.0 (22.21.19 reteuall).
I firstly unlocked the bootloader, secondly I rooted it with Multitool 4.1, and finally I used "adb shell wm density XXX" to change the DPI to 360.
PERFECT : I have no glitches at all, even Active Display is OK. So I recommend this very easy method to be happy with a good screen DPI.
Edit : my bad, after the 1st reboot, I have same problem with Active Display, but it's worth it.
There will be Xposed soon I hope, then I'll take it back.
StiiLe said:
Well, I decided to keep my XT1092 and try it out with some tweaks. I'm on Lollipop 5.0 (22.21.19 reteuall).
I firstly unlocked the bootloader, secondly I rooted it with Multitool 4.1, and finally I used "adb shell wm density XXX" to change the DPI to 360.
PERFECT : I have no glitches at all, even Active Display is OK. So I recommend this very easy method to be happy with a good screen DPI.
Edit : my bad, after the 1st reboot, I have same problem with Active Display, but it's worth it.
There will be Xposed soon I hope, then I'll take it back.
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I found this too, but ended up going back to stock DPI for another reason as well: the back button does not get properly sized when you adb the DPI, it looks too big. Same goes for some of the status bar icons (for example the battery is larger than other buttons). Then there's the glitches like your profile icon in hangouts being way too big, the top developer icon in play store being way out of position, and the triple dots under the middle word suggestion on google keyboard being too large. Changing DPI is just a hassle and makes the phone uglier, which is a real bummer because this phone desperately needs a better DPI setting.
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I found this too, but ended up going back to stock DPI for another reason as well: the back button does not get properly sized when you adb the DPI, it looks too big. Same goes for some of the status bar icons (for example the battery is larger than other buttons). Then there's the glitches like your profile icon in hangouts being way too big, the top developer icon in play store being way out of position, and the triple dots under the middle word suggestion on google keyboard being too large. Changing DPI is just a hassle and makes the phone uglier, which is a real bummer because this phone desperately needs a better DPI setting.
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I don't have your problems...
Maybe it depends on which number DPI you are, mine seems OK with all of this. Also, I set "Small" font size in the settings. I got one "big" problem for me anyway, I can't use Swiftkey with this, there is a strange bug with this keyboard, I will post an screenshot later.
So I am hoping I am not the only one that thanks the stock navigation bar is way too big. On my Oneplus One I had it set pretty small, but it made the phone look better, just didn't make everything look so big.
My question is has anyone changed the DPI on the G4, and if so, what did you use to do that?
I am rooted and have flashed xTreme v1.0.
Thanks.
vng10 said:
So I am hoping I am not the only one that thanks the stock navigation bar is way too big. On my Oneplus One I had it set pretty small, but it made the phone look better, just didn't make everything look so big.
My question is has anyone changed the DPI on the G4, and if so, what did you use to do that?
I am rooted and have flashed xTreme v1.0.
Thanks.
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You just need an app like build.prop editor, ES File Explorer,or Root Explorer to find and edit text within the build.prop file. It is in the "system" folder. Once you've accessed the build.prop look for ro.sf.lcd_density and change the value from 640 to whatever you like and restart the phone. I've heard that if you go below 540 the camera app and some other apps will not work properly. I set mine to 560. Also, if you have a quickcircle case, that quickcircle app will no longer be aligned correctly as it's set for 640 dpi. Once we get xposed running or if you have a rom that allow for per-app dpi settings, you would be able to easily fix this issue.
Hopefully this helps.
willmayah said:
You just need an app like build.prop editor, ES File Explorer,or Root Explorer to find and edit text within the build.prop file. It is in the "system" folder. Once you've accessed the build.prop look for ro.sf.lcd_density and change the value from 640 to whatever you like and restart the phone. I've heard that if you go below 540 the camera app and some other apps will not work properly. I set mine to 560. Also, if you have a quickcircle case, that quickcircle app will no longer be aligned correctly as it's set for 640 dpi. Once we get xposed running or if you have a rom that allow for per-app dpi settings, you would be able to easily fix this issue.
Hopefully this helps.
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Did you have any bootloop issues?
vng10 said:
Did you have any bootloop issues?
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I didn't. Never had any boot loop issues throughout the whole rooting process. I have an ATT H810 model however. Just lurking on the T-Mobile page to see what development comes out now that you all have unlocked bootloader.
willmayah said:
I didn't. Never had any boot loop issues throughout the whole rooting process. I have an ATT H810 model however. Just lurking on the T-Mobile page to see what development comes out now that you all have unlocked bootloader.
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Okay. THanks. Yeah I tried editing the build.prop and when it rebooted, it was optimizing 32 apps and when it was finishing up, it would reboot. So I am on my backup. Ill see if there are any other options or fixes to this. I just hate how big everything looks at the default.
I used an app someone in one of the G4 threads mentioned called DPI Density changer. I lowered it to 550 seems pretty good to me.
If you're unhappy with the NavBar, you can give Swipe Navigation [Root] a try. It's GREAT on the G4, the Nexus 6 and other onScreen Nav based devices. I have it set with the NavBar completely hidden and it has an outstanding swipe gesture setup to replace the NavBar buttons. It's made every app take full advantage of the display without any loss due to the NavBar sucking up some space.
Build Prop Editor on the play store works flawlessly. The DPI option is conveniently located in the side menu too. Running 540 with no issues, though the circle case will still be misaligned.
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Okay. THanks. Yeah I tried editing the build.prop and when it rebooted, it was optimizing 32 apps and when it was finishing up, it would reboot. So I am on my backup. Ill see if there are any other options or fixes to this. I just hate how big everything looks at the default.
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Build prop created boot loop for me too I switched to kernel audiutor from play store and no more boot loops. Changed dpi to 530 with no issues.
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Dpi density changer worked for me. Nav bar is still a little big for me at 540 but its manageable. Thanks for all the help!
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I can't get the toolkit from the other thread to recognize my device worth crap. Rooted/TWRP'd, Xposed all working fine going the manual way. I would really like to scale things down on this large beautiful screen to gain more content space though. Anyone have any ideas?
purplepenguin said:
I can't get the toolkit from the other thread to recognize my device worth crap. Rooted/TWRP'd, Xposed all working fine going the manual way. I would really like to scale things down on this large beautiful screen to gain more content space though. Anyone have any ideas?
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You can always edit the DPI in build.prop but that will likely cause scaling issues. It does with the OnePlus 3. I imagine it would be the same with the 3T. If you want to just look for ro.sf.lcd_density. I'm pretty sure stock is set to 480, just set it to something lower like 400. There is also the per app DPI changer for xposed. You would have to set each app manually but you could set the ones that didn't work properly back to the stock setting.
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Build.prop is the best method. Make sure to create a backup before editing though.
If you're rooted I recommend Le DPI Changer from the Play Store. Make sure you tick the "Use Shell WM for setting DPI". I have mine set to 400 and love it. There are also adb commands to achieve this without root but not sure if they'll work on the 1+3t
I use Easy DPI Changer from playstore and it works perfect...
are you guys not seeing the user interface glitches that I'm seeing?
kramer987 said:
are you guys not seeing the user interface glitches that I'm seeing?
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I am seeing some glitches like quick settings mis alignment...
thesm4rt1 said:
If you're rooted I recommend Le DPI Changer from the Play Store. Make sure you tick the "Use Shell WM for setting DPI". I have mine set to 400 and love it. There are also adb commands to achieve this without root but not sure if they'll work on the 1+3t
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Le DPI Changer failed on all normal settings minus the Build.Prop edit option. Confirmed that build.prop does work though!!! But same issue for me with the quick settings on OOS being misaligned, a bit shifted left. It's actually quite a bit left at 400DPI.
Any fix to this?
yep also getting the left shift. long press power you'll see the power off and reboot icons are messed up too. but that's about all I see. small price to pay. i don't mind it
Texdroider from play store ..??..
purplepenguin said:
Le DPI Changer failed on all normal settings minus the Build.Prop edit option. Confirmed that build.prop does work though!!! But same issue for me with the quick settings on OOS being misaligned, a bit shifted left. It's actually quite a bit left at 400DPI.
Any fix to this?
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Worked for me with "Use Shell WM for setting DPI" toggled but yes, shifts the quicksettings to the left here as well. Android N-ify Xposed module doesn't change the quicksettings either so I assume they've done something to add the quick toggles..
cultofluna said:
Texdroider from play store ..??..
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Texxdroider didn't work for me on the OnePLus 3t (worked on every other previous phone though).
kramer987 said:
yep also getting the left shift. long press power you'll see the power off and reboot icons are messed up too. but that's about all I see. small price to pay. i don't mind it
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Power and reboot look fine for me at 400 DPI. Quick settings still on the left. Any fix?
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I don't want my things to shift ?
Gonna hold off and just have everything smaller but desktop still painful lol
purplepenguin said:
Le DPI Changer failed on all normal settings minus the Build.Prop edit option. Confirmed that build.prop does work though!!! But same issue for me with the quick settings on OOS being misaligned, a bit shifted left. It's actually quite a bit left at 400DPI.
Any fix to this?
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You would have to deodex the OPSystemUI.apk. Decompile it and modify it. Someone did it for the OP3. I can't remember if it was on XDA or the OnePlus community though.
Edit: That's what I meant when I mentioned scaling issues.
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I got the 8.0.0 update (Jan 1 security patch)
With this update there are some small UI changes are driving me nuts. Some notable ones:
-I have to swipe up/down to answer/reject a phone call (previously was right/left)
-Grid for the pull down configuration menu is now 2x3, used to be 3x3
-Ring/Media volume bars switched places
-The number pad on the dialer covers the whole screen, hiding the mute and speaker buttons
Does anyone know- is there a motorolla skin on this I can uninstall that will revert this changes? I haven't found anything. it's so annoying.
You are correct, UI under nougat was better
It didn't "mess up" anything...it's all UI changes. If it's absolutely unusable, there are many guides here to flash the older firmware onto this device. Or there is always alternative apps for the dialer that I'm sure you can use in place of the stock one.
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It didn't "mess up" anything...it's all UI changes. If it's absolutely unusable, there are many guides here to flash the older firmware onto this device. Or there is always alternative apps for the dialer that I'm sure you can use in place of the stock one.
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I've seen some oreo pics that reflect a UI that is different from what I see on my x4. for example, the drop down configuration menu is still 3x3 https://cdn57.androidauthority.net/...ttings-android-8.0-oreo-review-5-1340x754.jpg
So I'm thinking motorolla has something installed which is causing these oddities. And if there is, I'm trying to figure out how to remove it. Or maybe there is a config somewhere I just haven't found yet.
Here's mine, looks about the right *shrug*
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thetolsonator said:
Here's mine, looks about the right *shrug*
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Hah ok. Must just be mine then. I will try digging around some more. Thanks
groopk said:
Hah ok. Must just be mine then. I will try digging around some more. Thanks
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I think it's the case with regular variant of Moto X4 and not android one variant.
groopk said:
Hah ok. Must just be mine then. I will try digging around some more. Thanks
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does it still have font size and display size customization?
Why did it messed up? I've only found a bit disorientating the new settings menu. Other than that everything looks fine to me. Also the toggles grid is still 3x3 on mine but I thing is due to the fact that I have the UI and text scaling on the lowest setting. Try making the UI as small as possible and make the text bigger just a notch. I think you'll get back the 3x3 quick toggles grid. I'm on the Moto edition, not the Project Fi or Amazon edition.