STEP 1 : install resolution changer pro on any h2os rom from play store (kinmaricans i preffer).
STEP 2 : First do not enable it just put height = 1440 and width = 2560 and then density to 538.
STEP 3 : ENABLE IT. ENJOY
Can't it be in oxygen or any other cm based custom rom
You can't change your phone's screen resolution ahahaha that depends on the hardware. That app is just changing your DPI to change the size of UI elements.
If you could change your phone screen resolution with a simple app, why would any OEM make phones with 4k screens?
The OP2 was, is, and will always remain 1920x1080. You can always change the DPI to get smaller icons or whatever (I prefer 380, stock is 480). More the DPI, bigger your UI elements.
jash2909 said:
STEP 1 : install resolution changer pro on any h2os rom from play store (kinmaricans i preffer).
STEP 2 : First do not enable it just put height = 1440 and width = 2560 and then density to 538.
STEP 3 : ENABLE IT. ENJOY
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That is just absolute nonsense, sorry to say that. You just make the device believe to have a 2k display, which means the GPU will have to push even more "virtual" pixels, while everything is just "downscaled". You won't get any benefits from that, in contrary you will just introduce more cluster****, by letting it run on a virtual resolution instead of it's native.
There's a reason why people with 2K phones set the virtual resolution down to 1080p, so that the GPU doesn't have to work as hard.
How this differ from changing dpi, it comes to my mind that oos doesn't like changing dp
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Hi All,
I currently own a viewsonic vpad 10s tablet. It's currently on 1024x600.. is it possible to have a software hack or other to change the resolution to 1280x like the xoom?
The short answer is no.
The longer answer is...kind of.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beansoft.lcd_density_changer&feature=search_result
BK553 said:
The longer answer is...kind of.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.beansoft.lcd_density_changer&feature=search_result
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OK, and now the even longer answer.
There is no way to increase the resolution to 1280 x 800. Our display is an AU OPTRONICS B101AW06. Look it up on the net & you'll find max resolution is 1024 x 600. What BK553 is speaking about is a change in text DPI. You can see this in Windows where you can change the DPI. Manufacturers normally set the DPI to give the user the best readability but not necessarily the highest DPI. If you change the DPI, text & icons will become smaller (or larger depending on if you increase or decrease the DPI). To see what effect LCDDensity Changer may have, see the attached picture. Icons are smaller & text is smaller, giving the illusion of higher resolution. Notice how the backbround is the same while the text & icons are smaller.
Again, you can not change the resolution...videos, pictures etc will always displayed at a max resolution of 1024 x 600.
By the way, check this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=864338&highlight=lcd and you will see that atleast in Dec 2010 there used to be a field in build.prop that you could change to change the DPI. I looked for it in mine (I'm running Calkulin+Clemsyn Combo v6) and that field no longer appears.
hatorihanzo said:
Hi All,
I currently own a viewsonic vpad 10s tablet. It's currently on 1024x600.. is it possible to have a software hack or other to change the resolution to 1280x like the xoom?
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I use blade and spare parts to tweak the dpi. don't think you can get up to 1280 with any software though.
Indirect deserves a salute for rooting the NT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354487
Still running a Nook Color with a dpi of 240 in build.prop, I would very much
get any reports on the following
1. Can the same be done on the NT without too many side affects?
2. Has anyone installed skype and tested the built in Mic?
How about a response as to a rooted Nook Tablet with a higher (240) dpi setting?
speaking completely out of curiosity, how can you display a higher dpi onscreen (if I'm understanding what you're asking), if the display is only capable of 169 dpi?
maybe I'm oversimplifying the question and am not understanding you.
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after doing some searching, are you referring to actual font size?
Android allows different dp settings independent of the hardware dpi for UI design. Details in below link,
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
Density-independent pixel (dp)
A virtual pixel unit that you should use when defining UI layout, to express layout dimensions or position in a density-independent way.
The density-independent pixel is equivalent to one physical pixel on a 160 dpi screen, which is the baseline density assumed by the system for a "medium" density screen. At runtime, the system transparently handles any scaling of the dp units, as necessary, based on the actual density of the screen in use. The conversion of dp units to screen pixels is simple: px = dp * (dpi / 160). For example, on a 240 dpi screen, 1 dp equals 1.5 physical pixels. You should always use dp units when defining your application's UI, to ensure proper display of your UI on screens with different densities.
e.mote said:
Android allows different dp settings independent of the hardware dpi for UI design. Details in below link,
The density-independent pixel is equivalent to one physical pixel on a 160 dpi screen, which is the baseline density assumed by the system for a "medium" density screen. At runtime, the system transparently handles any scaling of the dp units, as necessary, based on the actual density of the screen in use.
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I understand the advantage to a developer laying out UI that needs to run on different display resolutions, but I don't see an advantage for an end-user. Why would you set your dpi to 240 if you can only display 169 dpi on the device? Won't the tablet simply downsize bit-mapped images when they're actually displayed?
Honest question--I'm probably not understanding something here--and I'm certainly not trying to rile anyone. Thanks!
Per above equation, setting your device's dpi setting to 240 would allow the app to be 150% in size. This aids in legibility, at cost of more screen space.
If you have an NC, you can see this firsthand by adjusting abovesaid dpi setting in build.prop up or down.
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Per above equation, setting your device's dpi setting to 240 would allow the app to be 150% in size. This aids in legibility, at cost of more screen space.
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Ah, cool. Thanks for the info!
All I wanted to know was if the build.prop can be edited on a rooted NT as I have done on the NC.
Also, I will try once more. Did anyone use the Microphone with skype or some other chat app?
I tried to raise the dpi on my mediapad while running cyanogemod by after_silence but if i enter anything above 213 it removes the home and back buttons and changes to the phone style notification bar. Any Ideas? His Rom is great, Its every thing i want except I want to use my 1280x800 screen as 1280x800. I would post this question in his devlopment thread but xda wont allow my account to do this since i dont have enough posts.
You need to lower the dpi to simulate a larger screen dpi.
Basically if the resolution is equal, smaller screen would have bigger dpi than bigger screen.
Android still use the full resolution regardless of the dpi. The dpi is an indicator of how big your screen is and it will choose the appropriate icon, font, etc based on that. You don't loose sharpness just because the font look bigger.
As the previous poster said - Android will use the full screen resolution no matter what.
When you raise the DPI, you are telling the OS that there are more dots per inch. The number of dots on the screen is fixed, so raising the DPI is telling the OS the screen has those dots squeezed into a smaller space.
At the default DPI of about 213, you are telling the OS that your 1280 x 800 screen is 7 inches diagonal (small tablet). Note that in Jellybean and higher, a 7" tablet will trigger the "small tablet" interface that looks like a Galaxy Nexus phone layout but still has tablet elements.
On the MediaPad stock ICS ROMs, the "high resolution" mode reports a DPI of 160, which tells the OS that your 1280 x 800 screen is about 9.3" (larger tablet).
If you raise the DPI even higher, let's say to 300, then you are telling the OS your 1280 x 800 screen is 5" diagonal (very small tablet / very large phone, like the Galaxy Note). In ICS this will pop you into the phone interface.
The OS uses this information to scale fonts and user elements. So if an app decides it wants to output text on the screen that is 0.5 inches tall:
- At 213 DPI the text will be 107 pixels tall
- At 160 DPI the text will be 80 pixels tall
- At 300 DPI the text will be 150 pixels tall.
Mainscreenturnon said:
I tried to raise the dpi on my mediapad while running cyanogemod by after_silence but if i enter anything above 213 it removes the home and back buttons and changes to the phone style notification bar. Any Ideas? His Rom is great, Its every thing i want except I want to use my 1280x800 screen as 1280x800. I would post this question in his devlopment thread but xda wont allow my account to do this since i dont have enough posts.
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Hello,
just edit your build.prop (/system/build.prop) with appropriate rights (e. g. root explorer):
change
Code:
ro.sf.lcd_density=213
to
Code:
#ro.sf.lcd_density=213
Best regards,
Michael
Hello
Can i change dpi stock 240. Someone have tested?
kvadde said:
Hello
Can i change dpi stock 240. Someone have tested?
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A solid-state screen's DPI is a physical attribute, you cannot change it.
I believe OP is referring to the soft DPI settings in build.prop. You must root, then edit the ro.sf.lcd_density setting in build.prop. It's already 240 on CM, not sure about stock though.
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A solid-state screen's DPI is a physical attribute, you cannot change it.
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You are talking about PPI, not DPI
Stock DPI is also 240.
But why would you want to change that??
If some app is not displaying to your satisfaction, it's better not to modify build.prop, because it could lead to unexpected weird behaviors.
Better is to use the "Xposed Framework" with the module "App Settings"; there you can specify individual DPI settings for each app. The safer and more flexible solution! I use it without problems on all my devices.
Felimenta97 said:
You are talking about PPI, not DPI
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You have it backwards.
kvadde said:
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Can i change dpi stock 240. Someone have tested?
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As you didn't specify whether you want this on stock firmware or an AOSP ROM, I'd suggest to try the PACman port to the XTZ, as it includes per-app DPI modifier. It's currently in nightlies and no fully stable release as of yet, but it's worth to try if you really need that feature.
DPI = Dots Per Inch
PPI = Pixels Per Inch
The reason we've started to use PPI instead of DPI is because of PenTile, since that technology yields more pixels than dots per inch (dots are shared between adjacent pixels). Both are properties of the hardware but by telling Android you have a different DPI you can scale the UI. This procedure will make graphical elements that makes use of their physical size on the display (rulers, printing tools, etc.) show up at incorrect sizes.
For example, if you have a virtual measurement tape, you'll need to multiply all values with the original DPI divided by the new DPI. So if you choose to change your tablets DPI to 120, making every UI element scale to half of the original size, you'd need to multiply every value by 240/120=2 for it to match up with the real world.
I hope this clears things up.
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As you didn't specify whether you want this on stock firmware or an AOSP ROM, I'd suggest to try the PACman port to the XTZ, as it includes per-app DPI modifier. It's currently in nightlies and no fully stable release as of yet, but it's worth to try if you really need that feature.
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As I already said: No need to change firmware. Just install Xposed framework with App Settings module on rooted device, and you can freely modify DPI per app.
@duraaraa any info or direction that you can provide on this?
I upped the resolution from stock 1080x2160 to 2160x4320 and left dpi at stock so I can have more screen real estate and still have a comfortable viewing experience. The issue I'm facing now is, I cannot capture a screenshot I get an error.
System UI
Couldn't Capture Screenshot
Screenshots are not allowed by this app or your organization.
steps to reproduce:
up your resolution to 2160x4320 and take a screenshot
Any guidance would be appreciated.
webleeper said:
@duraaraa any info or direction that you can provide on this?
I upped the resolution from stock 1080x2160 to 2160x4320 and left dpi at stock so I can have more screen real estate and still have a comfortable viewing experience. The issue I'm facing now is, I cannot capture a screenshot I get an error.
System UI
Couldn't Capture Screenshot
Screenshots are not allowed by this app or your organization.
steps to reproduce:
up your resolution to 2160x4320 and take a screenshot
Any guidance would be appreciated.
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Sorry, don't know. Probably issue related to rooting and the settings you changed.
Thanks for the quick reply but I'm not rooted.
webleeper said:
@duraaraa any info or direction that you can provide on this?
I upped the resolution from stock 1080x2160 to 2160x4320 and left dpi at stock so I can have more screen real estate and still have a comfortable viewing experience. The issue I'm facing now is, I cannot capture a screenshot I get an error.
System UI
Couldn't Capture Screenshot
Screenshots are not allowed by this app or your organization.
steps to reproduce:
up your resolution to 2160x4320 and take a screenshot
Any guidance would be appreciated.
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Mate 10 pro panel is only 1080p to begin with,
In what way did you upped the resolution ?? The setting wont give you that resolution option.
otonieru said:
Mate 10 pro panel is only 1080p to begin with,
In what way did you upped the resolution ?? The setting wont give you that resolution option.
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no need for root or settings to change DPI or Resolution
adb shell wm size 2160x4320
adb shell wm overscan reset
webleeper said:
no need for root or settings to change DPI or Resolution
adb shell wm size 2160x4320
adb shell wm overscan reset
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uh... well... you already understand that this method is "only faking" the number for the app to think that it run on that size of screen right ? Hardware & stock OS wise, the limitation is still on 1080p
I dont think the system UI app of EMUI 8 itself was made to handle that number
Normal 4K itself is only 3840 x 2160, and i dont think i ever found any phone running 4K+ (18:9)
This is just like asking why sometimes the play store act weird when we change our DPI
So answer is that : because it simply didn't support it
I've done #wm size 720x1280 & wm density 320 to 720p screen for long battery life. and I found the system's screenshot can not take whole screen(720p one).
It looks like the screenshot component take a 480p screen and the same 720p adjusting on AEX 5.x is fine.
so I thought maybe the screenshot on pie still mistake 720p screen for 1080p screen and take a 480p picture（expect: 1080p x 720/1080 = 720p, but now: 1080p x 720/1080 x 720x1080 = 480p）
But I notice that keep wm size 1080x1920, whatever which density（320 480 240）I've set, the screenshot could take a complete screen picture. while I change density, whatever resolution (720x1280, 480x800, 1080x1920), screenshot just take the top left part of screen...
partial screenshot is same condition , take a top left part of what I selected .
the screenshot on different resolution is the last issue I can found on AEX 6.0, which not contain on AEX5.x（maybe this is pie issue but still expect you can fix it） if I don't need change the resolution, the ROM is PERFECT?
can you fix this ?? thxxxxx a lot
XDrz said:
I've done #wm size 720x1280 & wm density 320 to 720p screen for long battery life. and I found the system's screenshot can not take whole screen(720p one).
It looks like the screenshot component take a 480p screen and the same 720p adjusting on AEX 5.x is fine.
so I thought maybe the screenshot on pie still mistake 720p screen for 1080p screen and take a 480p picture（expect: 1080p x 720/1080 = 720p, but now: 1080p x 720/1080 x 720x1080 = 480p）
But I notice that keep wm size 1080x1920, whatever which density（320 480 240）I've set, the screenshot could take a complete screen picture. while I change density, whatever resolution (720x1280, 480x800, 1080x1920), screenshot just take the top left part of screen...
partial screenshot is same condition , take a top left part of what I selected .
the screenshot on different resolution is the last issue I can found on AEX 6.0, which not contain on AEX5.x（maybe this is pie issue but still expect you can fix it） if I don't need change the resolution, the ROM is PERFECT
can you fix this ?? thxxxxx a lot
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Who is gonna fix what? Just use the phone the way its supposed to be used i dont understand what you are doing and why. If anyone, huawei can fix your issue i guess.... good luck talking to them.
You should read this, particularly the long answer near the top which explains the size vs density changes.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions...to-use-adb-shell-wm-to-simulate-other-devices
I think this is actually a bug in android pie. My phone has a 4k display, but normally uses HD res unless in gallery app. So I changed wm size and density to match the display (and despite what some other say, this actually changes the visible resolution, IF your display has this many physical pixels).
Screenshots worked worked fine in oreo, but after updating to pie, there are black borders on the picture.
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Spodi2290 said:
I think this is actually a bug in android pie. My phone has a 4k display, but normally uses HD res unless in gallery app. So I changed wm size and density to match the display (and despite what some other say, this actually changes the visible resolution, IF your display has this many physical pixels).
Screenshots worked worked fine in oreo, but after updating to pie, there are black borders on the picture.
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No Huawei phone has a 4k display, this whole thread is a waste of space really, guy setting his phone display to something that is not supported and wondering why his screenshot won't work, damn mate 10 pro is 2160x1080 and can't be any more than that, if the problem was the screenshots not working in a supported mode there might be a reasonable and were but as it stands this thread should be closed and deleted
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No Huawei phone has a 4k display, this whole thread is a waste of space really, guy setting his phone display to something that is not supported and wondering why his screenshot won't work, damn mate 10 pro is 2160x1080 and can't be any more than that, if the problem was the screenshots not working in a supported mode there might be a reasonable and were but as it stands this thread should be closed and deleted
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The whole point of my post was more like: its not a Huawei only "bug", but effects all (or at least most) pi phones with a custom wm size set. Maybe I was beating around the bush too much... :angel:
Spodi2290 said:
The whole point of my post was more like: its not a Huawei only "bug", but effects all (or at least most) pi phones with a custom wm size set. Maybe I was beating around the bush too much... :angel:
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Hi, have you found any solution for the screenshots when you change the screen resolution? You're right it happens only in pie and with different phones, in oreo the multitasking previews resize when you enter to the app but the screenshots are ok, in oreo the previews in multitask are ok but the screenshot miss a part of the screen.