Did this on my Droid 1 and it was great tried it on the Fascinate and it's even better since the screen is bigger. It requires root to do, I used root explorer to do it all from the phone. I'm currently running 192 and haven't had any problems. On the droid I did try something like 100 and got caught in a boot loop so proceed with caution when trying crazy small numbers or be prepared to reflash. I've attached some screen shots to show how much "more" screen real estate I have now.
I don't take any credit for this and just wanted to pass it on to people that may not have seen it yet.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...-droid-screen-higher-resolution-tutorial.html
I'm using ADW with the desktop set to 5x6
Because of the PenTile display matrix of our sAMOLED screens, this may result in significant degradation in the legibility of small fonts, that some users already notice on the stock display.
You can also use the app on the market. LCD Density changer if you dont want to mess with ADB or modify system files. I use it on my Evo.
Works great! I used it on my X as well and looked great. The only thing I wish is that the beautiful Widgets hone stretched the width and the keyboard stayed the original size haha. BTW OP the 192 setting looks amazing.
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If you install the droid x multi touch keyboard it stays the same size. I also wish beautiful widgets stretched cirrectly
Only problem is it makes the dialer look really stupid by which I mean the dialer doesn't take up all of the screen so it looks awkward.
ive noticed it also freezes the virtual keyboard when increasing density!
This is great! I'm loving the new screen "real estate". I can now do 5 rows with launcher pro. And everything looks much cleaner! Thanks for sharing!
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How come I can't just edit this in root explorer
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Make sure you mount system as R/W first
For some reason I can't mount there..hmm
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you can use ADW to do this same and fit more icons as well as stretch widgets like beautiful widgets...
Anyone else have a problem with some apps sticking to the changed settings? I ran the LCD Density changer and changed it to 192 and loved it then decided to go back to stock 240. Well when I did a few of my apps never changed back even after uninstall and reinstall. Then I decided to run a factory reset and still they havent changed back. For instance, the touch area is off on Unblock Me. To move a block I actually have to press about a 1/2 inch to the left of the block to actually select it. Anyone know what I can do to get it back to brand new. I am coming by way of the X so we would just have to flash the SBF File and it would be a Factory Stock Phone. It that basically what the ODIN is for the Samsung?
EDIT: Figured it out. Apparently when you do a "Factory Reset" via stock recovery it doesnt quite do a full Factory Reset. When I went into the phone setting and did the "Factory Reset" in there it completely reset my phone and did the trick.
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im comin out from the htc inpire, and now has the atrix, and when i use widgets/adwlauncher/adwdock/ they dont seem to take up the whole space in the homescreen, when i use adw launcher the docks are not extended all the way. is there a workaround to this?
It's because the density is a bit lower on the Atrix. I supposed if your phone is rooted and used LCD Density Changer app, you can put it back to normal. Haven't tested the app out yet though...
check out these comments about th home screen
Let’s start with the homescreen. With the Atrix 4G’s higher resolution, Motorola felt it was necessary to size down the homescreen so that objects fit in at their native resolution for an 800 x 480 phone. But, any widget I tried from an external developer was able to stretch just fine using a replacement launcher. It’s a little annoying to have this big border around your homescreen since it serves no purpose.
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http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-review
in the screenshots thread Ive seen homescreens that are fullscreen, docks that stretched all the way....?
It is because of the higher density; right now I'm using a launcher with just one screen; composed of the moto messaging, wifi, GPS, calamder, and clock with something else.
I like the Widgets and the way they look. Definitely love the screen though.
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Rooted Atrix
For some reason on my S2 go launcher keeps on loosing its settings for instance shortcuts of apps disappear or appear on top of each other or move around or widgets disappear etc all the time.
Any reason for this ?
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knowlesy said:
For some reason on my S2 go launcher keeps on loosing its settings for instance shortcuts of apps disappear or appear on top of each other or move around or widgets disappear etc all the time.
Any reason for this ?
Thanks
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I have had not problems with Go launcher until wednesday when my copilot icon disappeared then the next day 2 other icons disappeared which is weird. Luckily I had done a Go Launcher backup so it was easy to fix but I might email the dev for the app and let him know.
left feedback on their home page and downloading/installing the 2.31 beta to see if this works
http://golauncher.goforandroid.com/
Im having the same problem too on KE7..
Its not a big deal but its kinda annoying when suddenly some icons went missing.
i've found 2 temp solutions for it..
1) if in portrait, switch to landscape once or twice, it should return to normal.
2)if point 1) didnt work..backup the Go launcher config under preferences,n restore the config when when icons missing again..
N other this little bug, the launcher EX is a fantastic app!
I get the same. Shortcuts disappear. I just restart the phone and the icons come back
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2)backup the Go launcher config under preferences,n restore the config when when icons missing again..
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That's what I do... I just hope they fix the issue soon, it's a great launcher.
Wow, I had the same happen to me today, while at the super markeg my wife took the phone to take a photo, of our daughter and the 5 buttons at the bottom gone and 5 pluses were there instead. They came back earlier when the app updated though.
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I had a little bit of flakey behavior with this one too, not just here but on the N1. To be truthful as time has gone by all the big players (LP, ADW, GO) have become more and more similar in their features and functions and to me it has come to a few simple things, with ADW I get a little hitchiness in the launcher, not big but its there, with GO I get a little bit of assorted things as described, with LP I get no issues and it works smoothly. With touchwiz I get no issues and it works smoothly.
I had been using LP but thought I would beat around the stock launcher and see what could be made of it and truthfully I like some of the things touchwiz as a launcher alone does. It used to be that when I switched back and forth between launchers I felt like I was doing something new and different, rather than the same old thing which had grown boring. Its one of the reasons I switched in the first place, to spice things up. Nowdays though the big three feel much the same, I know I have switched because of the little differences but it feels like using the same launcher. With TW I feel like I'm doing something a little different, its nothing major but its there. I like that. I like the home screen slider that allows me to slide from one far screen to the other or any screen instantly with one hand. No need to pinch and pull up the overview or swipe across. The only real fault I have with it is that you cannot define rows and columns and other basic setup items that would greatly improve my ability to set it up the way I want. I had been hoping that someone might step in and offer a utility that allowed that. So far changing default home and sorting the app drawer alphebetically is covered if you're rooted.
At any rate IMO unless you are a launcher fanboy start checking out the rest of them and see how your performance with your setup is, if its good and you have no issues you're done because the difference between them as far as function,form, and features has become very little. Also consider giving TW a go, it really isnt too bad once you remove all the wiz and use it strictly as a launcher.
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Wow, I had the same happen to me today, while at the super markeg my wife took the phone to take a photo, of our daughter and the 5 buttons at the bottom gone and 5 pluses were there instead. They came back earlier when the app updated though.
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I think you may have just swiped the 5 buttons at the bottom of the screen mate. There is a setting in Go Launcher to have around 3 bars at the bottom of the screen. If you make it so its only 1 then you can't swipe it and get those +'s.
lol Good point Matrix, the buttons are swipable so you can add more shortcuts there. I can see how someone could accidently swipe over and think he had something screwed up when the shortcuts were "gone" and only the pluses where you would move new shortcuts were showing.
Same issue here. Icons sometimes disappear when restarting the phone. Restarting again brings them back though
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@matrix, Yup, looks like it, woo new feature, now i have 2 bars with the same icons... Hehe
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Hi all,
I'm sure all of you are flashing CM7 stable builds on your Atrix rite now and ADW Launcher is default in the ROMs.
I know our Atrix has a larger resolution (960x540) than most phones, so ADW's AB icons (the 5 icons in the dock bar) looks pretty small on screen, even though I set the size of AB icons to maximum 10. Anyone knows how to set it bigger than 10 in settings so that it would look nicer on our Atrix??? thanks in advance
Just adjust the DPI settings in build.prop. It will make Market act a little funny with some programs not being able to be downloaded or paid for, but you can adjust everything as big or small as you want. If you need Market, just reset the settings to 240 and yer good to go. I'm sure there are other alternatives but that's what I do cause i have 99% of my programs backed up with Anttek Appmanager, which is free AND turns anything you download and install into an installable .apk for a later date. I know, smexy. Kinda like TiBu except free.
Wouldnt that compromise the screen resolution and would make it all blurry since i basically fatten every thing up???
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tuantuti said:
Wouldnt that compromise the screen resolution and would make it all blurry since i basically fatten every thing up???
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Yes, so I'd avoid that. If adw lets you use custom icons, you could always manually resize them on your computer. I use irfanview to edit custom icons that I use with launcherpro. 96x96 pixels is the average size. Try something larger.
unfortunately, i don't think ADW support custom icons, unless you install like a whole new theme with preinstall icon set in theme.....
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unfortunately, i don't think ADW support custom icons, unless you install like a whole new theme with preinstall icon set in theme.....
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*cough* launcher pro *cough*
ADW does support custom icons, just hold down on the icon and then hit edit.
also, you can get an app called OldMarket that allows you to swap between the old market which allows you to download any app, despite of your LCD Density (i have mine set to 180, high resolution FTW - phone has never looked any better)
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ADW does support custom icons, just hold down on the icon and then hit edit.
also, you can get an app called OldMarket that allows you to swap between the old market which allows you to download any app, despite of your LCD Density (i have mine set to 180, high resolution FTW - phone has never looked any better)
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This. +1
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I've been trying to play around with LCD density to get some honeycomb apps working properly, and I've found that LCD density at 120 makes CNN, IMDB, accuweather, and the stock launcher treat the view like a 10" tablet. The stock launcher goes to the full grid size, and IMDB goes to the sweet BC version. The others just stop force closing. However, the only problem I have is that scrolling looks horrible. Moving up and down in almost any list causes the text to become tiny and the animation ghosts quite a bit. Any ideas or workarounds?
Also, I can't seem to get the density to stick through a reboot. I have it saved with LCD density changer, but the only option that works is the temp/preview change one.
Edit: I edited build.prop myself and now density is sticking I think. Guess that app isn't compatible with honeycomb.
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When I tried changing the density with ROM Toolbox I had issues with sense loading after a reboot. Have you seen this?
The sense launcher doesnt work very well, I replaced it with stock hc launcher from desensed rom and it looks really nice. I plan on compiling a list of apps that work better/worse at different densities when I get my tablet back (loaned it to someone to finish their semester with)
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I appreciate the response. Look forward to your list.
To begin with, I'm far from new to Android, just new to Samsung and the Note.
Also - I know I'm not the only one with this problem but I haven't run across a solution yet. I can take and image I want to use as a wallpaper and, on the lock screen and the Touch whiz home screen and it looks exactly like I want it to. But, since I'm one of those folks who dislikes the fact that I can't swap out apps on the TW launcher bar, I slap my own launcher on the Note to make it mine again. Unfortunately, then comes the annoying part.......
Whatever photo I put up as wallpaper looses resolution and seems to explode in size so that only about 1/4 of the original wallpaper/ photo is visible and what's left is very blurry. I know this isn't limited to just one launcher - I've tried ADW, Launcher Pro, Nemus, Go Launcher, Holo, and a few more I can't remember the names of right now. And they all give me the same problem.
So far I've changed the format of the wallpaper photo to .png or .jpeg and back again, tweaked the size and resolution of the picture, dug through XDA and a few other forums fort wisdom, and used harsh language on my Note - all to no avail. So, can anyone tell me what I'm missing or if there's any hope for me at all? I'm rooted stock 2.3.6 and would prefer, for various reasons, to stay that way for now. But, at this point I'm willing to consider options if all else fails since I'm getting quite annoyed by this.
Thanks for any help/ insight!
Use the Quickpic app to set the wallpaper.
Thanks! I'll give that a shot.
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