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I know most of you with think why would i want to increase the DPI of Galaxy note.. Lets just say a special person needs to use it and requires REALLY REALY LARGE fonts.. The largest possible hopefully.. is it possible to increase the DPI higher than 320? if so how?.. Most apps i found only limit to 320 DPI.. what is a safe DPI can i use higher than 320?.. Thanks alot..
I got it bumped up to 400, with the app LCD resolution.. However some apps like the dialer or sCalendar are un un useable because of the resolution, that could be solved by 3rd party apps, however, on major problem i am facing is the settings app gets FC.. Do you guys know any way to prevent this?.. if only there were 3rd party app alternative for settings.. what do you guys suggest?.. Is there a way around this like borrowing the settings apk from an SGSII or something.. any ideas?
I used Rom Toolbox and changed the DPI to 340 before and everything worked fine. Granted everything was big.
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kotaro_14 said:
I used Rom Toolbox and changed the DPI to 340 before and everything worked fine. Granted everything was big.
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I tried Rom Toolbox aswell.. anything about 320 makes the settings application FC..
Settings > Display > Screen Display > Font size. Wont that help?
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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
since I changed the stock DPI to 520(via ADB) , I'm having a couple apps acting out, SwiftKey being the main offender to the point is rendered useless
I tried clearing data/uninstall but it didn't solve the issue. I'm stock rooted. Anyone knows how to fix this?
Change your DPI back. You can't modify system appearance and expect everything to cooperate!
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Change your DPI back. You can't modify system appearance and expect everything to cooperate!
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^^^ This.
I am using 380 dpi and it works great on everything though. 380 puts the phone into tablet mode, but using dpi numbers that are not necessarily tied to anything can cause issues.
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^^^ This.
I am using 380 dpi and it works great on everything though. 380 puts the phone into tablet mode, but using dpi numbers that are not necessarily tied to anything can cause issues.
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Dang. That would make everything tiny.
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since I changed the stock DPI to 520(via ADB) , I'm having a couple apps acting out, SwiftKey being the main offender to the point is rendered useless
I tried clearing data/uninstall but it didn't solve the issue. I'm stock rooted. Anyone knows how to fix this?
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Change it to a DPI that Google recognizes ... Multiples of 80 .... Nexus 6 is 560 g3 is 640 etc .... So go back to note 3 which is 480... This also keeps your apps from breaking because some apps won't install when you have a non Google play store DPI
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Dang. That would make everything tiny.
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Na, it's perfect size. You get to see so much on screen without everything being so small you cant read it.
nexus6R3plicant said:
Change it to a DPI that Google recognizes ... Multiples of 80 .... Nexus 6 is 560 g3 is 640 etc .... So go back to note 3 which is 480... This also keeps your apps from breaking because some apps won't install when you have a non Google play store DPI
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Really? I never knew that. Odd that 380 works perfect since that is not a multiple of 80 and it puts the Nexus 6 into tablet mode. Ill try 400 later and see how it is.
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Na, it's perfect size. You get to see so much on screen without everything being so small you cant read it.
Really? I never knew that. Odd that 380 works perfect since that is not a multiple of 80 and it puts the Nexus 6 into tablet mode. Ill try 400 later and see how it is.
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The first ones had DPI of 160 then the s2 etc was 240 etc and so forth
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finally got it to work
I used BuildProp Editor and changed the line ro.sf.lcd_density 520 for a 520 DPI
all apps are scaling correctly now no need to go back to those gigantic icons on stock DPI
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finally got it to work
I used BuildProp Editor and changed the line ro.sf.lcd_density 520 for a 520 DPI
all apps are scaling correctly now no need to go back to those gigantic icons on stock DPI
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I was able to change my density using the following ADB shell commands, but it caused a few glitches with apps as others mentioned (Play Store, KeePass2Android keyboard, DSub, etc):
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adb shell
wm density 480
exit
Perhaps those glitches are due to the build.prop still having the default density after applying ADB shell commands:
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ro.sf.lcd_density 560
Next, I tried using a couple of different build prop editing apps, but none actually change the file even though I'm granting root access. Can anyone advise why this might be? Which app specifically did you use (play store link)?
Another method I tried was editing a copy of build.prop using a text editor, then used TWRP to replace the original and set permissions to 644. This caused my phone to get stuck at the colored dots boot screen, and forced me to do a nandroid restore in TWRP.
Seems like this should be easier...any advice?
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I was able to change my density using the following ADB shell commands, but it caused a few glitches with apps as others mentioned (Play Store, KeePass2Android keyboard, DSub, etc):
Code:
adb shell
wm density 480
exit
Perhaps those glitches are due to the build.prop still having the default density after applying ADB shell commands:
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ro.sf.lcd_density 560
Next, I tried using a couple of different build prop editing apps, but none actually change the file even though I'm granting root access. Can anyone advise why this might be? Which app specifically did you use (play store link)?
Another method I tried was editing a copy of build.prop using a text editor, then used TWRP to replace the original and set permissions to 644. This caused my phone to get stuck at the colored dots boot screen, and forced me to do a nandroid restore in TWRP.
Seems like this should be easier...any advice?
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use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi its so simple.
Wait 380 put's the phone in Tablet mode?
Do apps think it's a tablet then? I'm missing Xposed and Tablet Metrics for making Spotify think I've got a tablet so I can use the skip song feature for free.
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Oh wow multiples of 80 actually do fix things that break! I had changed my DPI from 560 to 490 and it looked GREAT but various icons inside of apps were broken in the sense that they did not display correctly. I changed my DPI to 480, a multiple of 80 and everything displays correctly now.
I did not know Google used multiples of 80, you would think some of the quick change apps would reflect that or let you know that!
Thanks everyone!
I just tried the adb shell wm density trick to change it to 480
Looks soo much better, but i had the visual problems.
I used custom DPI on my nexus 5 with XPOSED reporting stock DPI to play store to install apps.
I want to use 480 for the nexus 6 , but i have to be rooted to edit.
Using CF autorrot is just as easy as it was for the nexus 5?
I know i need to oem unlock, i havent done that. After unlocking, using CF auto root gives me SU. Will sideloading OTA-s stiil work with root or not?
I read that since lollipop , OTAs dont work if you have any modification. It was working fine with my rooted nexus 5 on Kitkat, but since lollipop something changed.
How do I change the DPI?
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Never mind I see the app above
I'm having some difficulties with keyboard after changing the dpi to 480 so i am going back to stock dpi.
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Change it to a DPI that Google recognizes ... Multiples of 80 .... Nexus 6 is 560 g3 is 640 etc .... So go back to note 3 which is 480... This also keeps your apps from breaking because some apps won't install when you have a non Google play store DPI
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Where did you get that info? Why multiples of 80? Supposedly the native DPI of the Nexus 6 should be 493 and that's not a multiple of 80
Here's some info I found on reddit
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The old "decide layout based on DPI" method has been deprecated since Honeycomb. Android guidelines since 3.2 indicate apps should specify a tablet layout based on the minimum resolution-independent "space" it needs to look comfortable -- the system will tell the app if that is actually the case.
Also, 480 dpi is in fact one of the "native" resolutions (XXHDPI) Google advises devs to include alternate resources in. So at 480, the system would not have to scale graphic resources for most apps, possibly making them look better. And no, 480 should not force common apps into tablet layout (source: Note 3 at native 480 dpi).
I do agree that scaling to even numbers is better; the best is to shoot for a multiple of 4 or 8, just because of how resizing algorithms work in general. So if 480 doesn't float your boat, 492 would be a very good alternative."
https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus6/comments/2mwtl9/psa_while_rooted_set_your_n6_to_its_native_493_dpi/
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Where did you get that info? Why multiples of 80? Supposedly the native DPI of the Nexus 6 should be 493 and that's not a multiple of 80
Here's some info I found on reddit
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The old "decide layout based on DPI" method has been deprecated since Honeycomb. Android guidelines since 3.2 indicate apps should specify a tablet layout based on the minimum resolution-independent "space" it needs to look comfortable -- the system will tell the app if that is actually the case.
Also, 480 dpi is in fact one of the "native" resolutions (XXHDPI) Google advises devs to include alternate resources in. So at 480, the system would not have to scale graphic resources for most apps, possibly making them look better. And no, 480 should not force common apps into tablet layout (source: Note 3 at native 480 dpi).
I do agree that scaling to even numbers is better; the best is to shoot for a multiple of 4 or 8, just because of how resizing algorithms work in general. So if 480 doesn't float your boat, 492 would be a very good alternative."
https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus6/comments/2mwtl9/psa_while_rooted_set_your_n6_to_its_native_493_dpi/
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That thread is BS. The native PPI (pixels per inch).is 493. DPI is *nothing* to do with PPI. It's something entirely different. DPI is a Scaling method to make things bigger or smaller and has no direct relationship to pixels.
If you have a 5" screen with a 1080p resolution and a 10" screen with a 1080p resolution, they both have the same amount of pixels. So the pixels are much bigger on 10" screen, so all the buttons, icons etc would also be much bigger. This is not making good use of a bigger screens. So android implemented DPI to allow these assets to be scaled. What they are scaled to is completely subjective. There's no hard and fast rule. And they're Scaling within a set resolution so there is no loss of quality either.
Tablet mode comes in at under 300 DPI in later versions I believe.
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That thread is BS. The native PPI (pixels per inch).is 493. DPI is *nothing* to do with PPI. It's something entirely different. DPI is a Scaling method to make things bigger or smaller and has no direct relationship to pixels.
If you have a 5" screen with a 1080p resolution and a 10" screen with a 1080p resolution, they both have the same amount of pixels. So the pixels are much bigger on 10" screen, so all the buttons, icons etc would also be much bigger. This is not making good use of a bigger screens. So android implemented DPI to allow these assets to be scaled. What they are scaled to is completely subjective. There's no hard and fast rule. And they're Scaling within a set resolution so there is no loss of quality either.
Tablet mode comes in at under 300 DPI in later versions I believe.
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Now I'm confused, I didn't know the nexus 6 had a 493 PPI , I used a website to calculate the DPI and went it , and it said 493 and then I read that post, and I even found another web which says the nexus a 493 dpi :/
http://dpi.lv/
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Now I'm confused, I didn't know the nexus 6 had a 493 PPI , I used a website to calculate the DPI and went it , and it said 493 and then I read that post, and I even found another web which says the nexus a 493 dpi :/
http://dpi.lv/
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I believe its 493 for stock but 560 for aosp. regardless, I enjoy using 532 DPI.
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I believe its 493 for stock but 560 for aosp. regardless, I enjoy using 532 DPI.
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560 is stock stock stock. Which makes for some funny big icons
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Now I'm confused, I didn't know the nexus 6 had a 493 PPI , I used a website to calculate the DPI and went it , and it said 493 and then I read that post, and I even found another web which says the nexus a 493 dpi :/
http://dpi.lv/
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That's because those sites are sort of wrong.
Forgetting android for a moment, in the printing industry and by extension, IT, DPI means Dots Per Inch. Literally how many dots in an Inch can be printed on a page. Dots and pixels seem very interchangeable at this point, but even there they are not. When a print designer mocks up a product for review, the pixels in electronic format do not translate to how many dots a printer can print. But because these two ideas are (somewhat incorrectly) seen as synonymous, and essentially a pixel on a screen is technically a "dot", the incorrect terms are used when it comes to screen technology.
All those sites that say the DPI is 493 are wrong. They mean PPI. The link you posted even uses PPI and then interchanges it with DPI. For screen hardware though, it certainly should be PPI.
Where we get even muddier here is that even the android developer documentation uses DPI to reflect the screen density as dots per inch. But android is using this in the software and not in the hardware. DPI is used to tell the OS what screen it has and from that the OS and Apps can decide how they should be displayed. Where as it seems right that the DPI should be set the same as the PPI, this rarely is the case. As we see with the nexus 5 and 6, Google set the DPI in android higher than the PPI because it looks better. So when Google are setting the DPI different to the PPI, we must be careful how we use these terms. The native PPI of the N6 i 493 but the native DPI is 560.
Edit > Further clarifying statement..PPI is a physical characteristic of a screen. DPI is a virtual representation of a screen.
I just want to ask. At this low dpi am i stressing my cpu more? I don't play any games. Mostly use my device for multimedia, social, forums and whatsapp. So is it fine if i keep this dpi. or its better I change it to normal like 493??
Im on N dp3
akholicc said:
I just want to ask. At this low dpi am i stressing my cpu more? I don't play any games. Mostly use my device for multimedia, social, forums and whatsapp. So is it fine if i keep this dpi. or its better I change it to normal like 493??
Im on N dp3
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normal dpi is 560, not 493.
While setting the DPI lower doesn't affect the CPU or GPU, changing the DPI is of little benefit unless your eyesight is bad. I'd set the DPI back to stock and forget it.
I know. I was talking about small screen size in android n which is around 490. And i have it at custom 331. Is it ok? Or is it bad for performance. And cpu is doing more work?
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
While setting the DPI lower doesn't affect the CPU or GPU, changing the DPI is of little benefit unless your eyesight is bad. I'd set the DPI back to stock and forget it.
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I see. Thank-you. Stock is just a little too big for me. Thanks again.
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I just want to ask. At this low dpi am i stressing my cpu more? I don't play any games. Mostly use my device for multimedia, social, forums and whatsapp. So is it fine if i keep this dpi. or its better I change it to normal like 493??
Im on N dp3
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The native resolution of the N6 display is 493.
Google's default is 560 that's not logically on a display of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The capabilities of the display are not fully used with Google 's idiot 560 dpi.
A dpi value of 384 or less, puts the N6 in tablet mode (2 columns in Settings menu). And the icons are smaller and more rows and columns are available.
I've used several dpi values and did not notice less battery life. Or cpu stress.
My favorite is 384.
I disagree with the sentiment that the display isn't fully or properly utilized at the DPI Google set. Naturally you're entitled to your opinion, but the Nexus 6 isn't a tablet. The tablet interface is a matter of user choice, not a design flaw. If it were a design flaw, then any 5.5" - 6" device with a QHD screen should be in tablet mode by default.
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I..... If it were a design flaw, then any 5.5" - 6" device with a QHD screen should be in tablet mode by default.
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Most 5-6" recent smartphones have a display with 1080x1920 pixels (FullHD). Phones with qhd display cannot be compared with the N6 because of the lower resolution (960x540 pixels).
The N6 is one of the few with 1440x2560 pixels (WQHD)
The default dpi of 560 that Google used does not fit the native resolution of the N6 display.
You're right. I used the wrong acronym to refer to the screen, thus I will restate my point: this is not a design flaw. If it were, any device in the 5.5" - 6" range with a resolution identical to the Nexus should be in tablet mode by default. They are NOT. Even devices that have the same screen size but a lower resolution are not in tablet mode by default. This is because these devices are not tablets, even if they can be used as such.
DPI is device independent, if I recall Google's documents on the matter correctly. That number does not have to equal the device PPI of 493, thus what Google chose to use is just as valid as any other number.
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DPI is device independent, if I recall Google's documents on the matter correctly. That number does not have to equal the device PPI of 493, thus what Google chose to use is just as valid as any other number.
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That's correct, but I don't agree with Google.
The default DPI 560 means in practice larger icons and titles. Too large imo. I want more and smaller icons on the main screen and in the launcher.
The tablet mode is a different thing. I think it nice to have a 2 column settings menu. That's personal. In Android N preview it doesn't work anymore.
I don't see the larger icons and titles as a problem, and Google likely doesn't see it as a problem either. I know Samsung doesn't see it as a problem, as on the Galaxy S4 they did the same thing. That device's 5" display had a PPI of 441, but a DPI of 480. Fortunately, the S4 could be rooted and the DPI changed. Something I'm sure you've done here with the Nexus 6.
Which DPI setting would be better? Samsung sets it to like 411dpi iirc, but for example http://dpi.lv/ shows it should be 522dpi for 6,3" screen with 2960x1440 resolution.
What's your opinion on this? Maybe I'm wrong?
resutatto said:
Which DPI setting would be better? Samsung sets it to like 411dpi iirc, but for example http://dpi.lv/ shows it should be 522dpi for 6,3" screen with 2960x1440 resolution.
What's your opinion on this? Maybe I'm wrong?
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There is no "best" setting. Just play around with it and see what you like. The higher the number the smaller the content on the screen. I have mine set to 420.
Man 522 is small. I do like the layout but keyboard is way too small for my giant thumbs.
455 is best for me
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I use 500dpi, perfect for me. however it breaks the samung keyboard, install Gboard instead
I love small font.
since the original was 411, I adjusted to 512, and increased to 564 recently.
Loved it.
did anyone notice any obvious battery drain after increasing the dpi?
Mine is 185 dpi i lile it
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Got mine set to 340. Still need glasses though. LoL
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yes i noticed a battery drain,dont know if it is from it...thats how i got to this post
I use 512, I love having a big screen real state, and yes the native keyboard is useless at this dpi, but I use A.I type since my S3, so I have no problems with it
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I am using 602, because it allows browsers like Chrome or Firefix to have tabs at the top of the browser like it would be on a laptop, which is nice if you like more of a traditional browsing experience. and when rotating the device orientation into landscape the navbar will also rotate with the display instead of staying at the bottom of the device.
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Now using 2160x4440 and 560dpi .
wm size 2160x4440
wm density 560
478 and 6x6 home screen settings - if I go above I will brake the home screen settings