Real-Time DPI Changer (no reboot required) - T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Themes and Apps

I was tired of the camera not working properly when using a custom DPI. I made an app which lets you change it without reboot (especially nice for ART as rebooting takes 5 minutes or so for me).
Just put it in /system/priv-app and set the permissions to rw,r--,r--.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Does this change all apps at once or does it work on an app by app basis ?
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ShrekOpher said:
Does this change all apps at once or does it work on an app by app basis ?
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It's everything. I was thinking of possibly maming a version later on that monitors tge running app to change dynamically though.

So now that I did this, how does one undo this? Even if I change build.prop your app takes priority..I want to know for when we get app settings and then I can have build.properties set to 500 and this set to 640 and then remove and boom happy xD thank you though, works like a charm!

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It's everything. I was thinking of possibly maming a version later on that monitors tge running app to change dynamically though.
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Thanks for making this much needed MOD/APP ... but I don't really get how to use it though. Do I just put a custom DPI (for example 540) in the box? But if I do that, the whole ROM will change to that DPI. How do I change specific apps into a desired DPI, and everything to a different DPI ?
Thanks.

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Change pixel density

Just now I applied a trick to have more info on my screen by changing the dpi setting. To to so in /system/build.prop modify the following line:
Code:
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
I changed it to 200. After modifying the settings in Launcher Pro I now have 6 rows and 5 columns in my homescreens which still have enough space in between.
You need root access to change system files. The file manager also needs to have root access. I used Super Manager for this.
I got this hack from doid-life. They also give an alternative way using adb.
You can also alter the build.prop by installing the PropEditor-0.3.apk from the following link;
http://code.google.com/p/net-widgetron-propeditor/downloads/detail?name=PropEditor-0.3.apk
Thanks, that made it a lot easier!
Now I also changed these lines:
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ro.wifi.channels=14
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=90
This way all 14 wifi channels are available (also in 3G mobile hotspot) and the phone scans every 90 seconds for new wifi networks instead of the default 45 seconds. As I always have wifi on that saves some battery.
Ok this is weird. I just discovered that anything else than 240 dpi renders the dialer unusable. Sometimes it opens to only close again a split second later. Pitty because I really like the lower dpi setting. Back at 240 dpi it feels like a phone for the vision impaired.
Can i ask how exactly are the changes brought to dpi adjust?
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Can someone please post a screenshot? Because I think this will make everything smaller so it's very hard to read anything.
LCDDensity for Root makes the same, you can find it on the market, free of charge.
Foxhound.kl said:
You can also alter the build.prop by installing the PropEditor-0.3.apk from the following link;
http://code.google.com/p/net-widgetron-propeditor/downloads/detail?name=PropEditor-0.3.apk
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Cool thanks for this.
I started changing screen density with my HD2 when they only had android from sd card. Basically lower number means "higher definition" and you can fit more things on the screen.
so waht does having 14 channels for WIFI do?
When I change the pixel density, I get FC when opening „phone„. I am using Pay's ROM.
Jt612 said:
so waht does having 14 channels for WIFI do?
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It allows people to connect to broadcasts on all possible WiFi channels around the world.
So North Americans who might be originally limited to 1-11 (is the NA device locked to this though?) won't miss out on the odd coffee shop hotspot overseas that broadcasts on 13.
m11kkaa said:
When I change the pixel density, I get FC when opening „phone„. I am using Pay's ROM.
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Try to download spare parts from the market (if its not in that rom already) and uncheck compatibility mode and restart your phone. might work.

What's up with Play?!

Riddle me this: I'm sitting here looking at a working Google Maps. Yet, Play says it's incompatible with my Nexus 7. And, that's not the only one! Apps like Boat Browser and, of all things, GMail! Anyone else running into this?
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Riddle me this: I'm sitting here looking at a working Google Maps. Yet, Play says it's incompatible with my Nexus 7. And, that's not the only one! Apps like Boat Browser and, of all things, GMail! Anyone else running into this?
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Screenshots? (power+volume down)
Off the top of my head, if you flashed a custom ROM, it could be that.
I ran a WW firmware ROM on my US Transformer Prime and certain apps became incompatible.
jaycustom said:
Screenshots? (power+volume down)
Off the top of my head, if you flashed a custom ROM, it could be that.
I ran a WW firmware ROM on my US Transformer Prime and certain apps became incompatible.
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Screenshots forthcoming. Stock but rooted ROM.
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Changing your DPI can cause compatibility issues. If you haven't changed that, you may wanna try wiping data for play store app in settings.
Caliyork said:
Changing your DPI can cause compatibility issues. If you haven't changed that, you may wanna try wiping data for play store app in settings.
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What is the default DPI? I changed some settings with Rom Toolbox Pro and that may have been one of them. Not sure, though.
gjtoth said:
What is the default DPI? I changed some settings with Rom Toolbox Pro and that may have been one of them. Not sure, though.
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LCD Density = DPI
Did you change your screen size to make things either smaller or larger? that will break compaitiblity in the play store.
jbrawley1 said:
LCD Density = DPI
Did you change your screen size to make things either smaller or larger? that will break compaitiblity in the play store.
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Found it, thanks! I reset it to 213. Still no joy.
gjtoth said:
Found it, thanks! I reset it to 213. Still no joy.
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OK, I cleared caches, and that seems to have done the trick for MOST of the apps that showed incompatible. Strangely, GMail still shows incompatible, but I can deal with that. I was having autorotation problems and that's fixed now, too.
Thanks to all for your assistance.

[Q] Font size is too small

How can i increase font size on tab s 8.4. Display>font size is not work on facebook, viber and etc. I want to increase font size on every place of my device. Any idea please?
My device is not rooted and has no recovery.
aungkhaingoo said:
How can i increase font size on tab s 8.4. Display>font size is not work on facebook, viber and etc. I want to increase font size on every place of my device. Any idea please?
My device is not rooted and has no recovery.
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Is there a way to increase the font size within the apps?
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riker147 said:
Is there a way to increase the font size within the apps?
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As far as i know is we can only change dpi to increase font size and need rooted device.
aungkhaingoo said:
As far as i know is we can only change dpi to increase font size and need rooted device.
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I mean using settings within the apps. For example, Facebook settings.
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No, i dont think it will have. But we can change dpi setting to dedicated app by using xposed framework. Need rooted device.
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aungkhaingoo said:
No, i dont think it will have. But we can change dpi setting to dedicated app by using xposed framework. Need rooted device.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/root-cf-autoroot-t700-t2805366
Thank you all. Xposed + App Settings fixed this problem.
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Go to settings > accessibility > vision > font size (change to desire size). No need to root.
I went the other way and changed the DPI because everything was too large on Tiny... Still not happy with how big the notification window is - I wish I could change just the font size of it, but I'd have to do SystemUI and using 160 will get me the right text size, but I won't be able to control it with my fingers...
I use an app called Font Size.
Thank you this makes apps font size bigger specialy in xda app
corvus.corax said:
I use an app called Font Size.
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This is perfect but it requires root access. Since my first attempt at rooting my new T707A with CF-Autoroot ended with a trip to the AT&T store for a replacement tablet, I'm a bit gunshy to try that again.
sickrick said:
This is perfect but it requires root access. Since my first attempt at rooting my new T707A with CF-Autoroot ended with a trip to the AT&T store for a replacement tablet, I'm a bit gunshy to try that again.
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textdroider dpi app in Playstore (need root)
This is the Font Size app I use on my unrooted Tab S. It is no longer available on the playstore - who knows why? - but seems to work just fine. My apologies to the developer if I have violated some sharing/uploading rule.
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This is the Font Size app I use on my unrooted Tab S. It is no longer available on the playstore - who knows why? - but seems to work just fine. My apologies to the developer if I have violated some sharing/uploading rule.
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It works great on the system fonts but has no effect on fonts inside the app. For example, I have a GPS app and I want to make the directions larger (I drive a big truck for a living and the tab is arms length away. It needs to be at standard reading distance to be read easily while driving). So far the only solution seems to be to lower the screen resolution and thats impossible without rooting as far as I can tell.
Still nothing for the T707A?
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It works great on the system fonts but has no effect on fonts inside the app. For example, I have a GPS app and I want to make the directions larger (I drive a big truck for a living and the tab is arms length away. It needs to be at standard reading distance to be read easily while driving). So far the only solution seems to be to lower the screen resolution and thats impossible without rooting as far as I can tell.
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Looks like the only solution is to swap tablets with my wife and use her old Acer transformer.
font size too small
aungkhaingoo said:
How can i increase font size on tab s 8.4. Display>font size is not work on facebook, viber and etc. I want to increase font size on every place of my device. Any idea please?
My device is not rooted and has no recovery.
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I also have the 8.4 and have discovered the difficulties of finding apps properly coded for this size. But I have found a few things that have made it pretty manageable under most circumstances:
Use Big Font - it is presently available in the Play Store and it works well.
I've searched for browsers that do three things: good reflow, move easily between mobile and desktop site, and....one browser that allows for a change of font size on a pull out menu, which it then remembers! None of these browsers are perfect in that all seem to sometimes lag etc., but you can read them.
Yandex Browser (install the browser only). This has excellent reflow and allows change between desktop and mobile sites. Some sites allow for font size change more easily in one mode and some in the other. It doesn't seem to load as quickly as Atlas.
Atlas Browser (purchase the Plus Key version). This has a pull out from the right which allows for default settings (mobile/desktop), (hi-fi, low-fi, text), and then, under advanced options, you can adjust the text size by %. It says it remembers settings for each site and it seems to do so for most. The only problem I have with Atlas is that sometimes it freezes and I don't know why. But it's still my go to browser most of the time. When you first start, it loads "processes" which can be annoying. However, sometimes you can just say "skip" and it will manage to load as it goes. It's only slow the first time during the session during which you're using it.
Firefox The newest version shows hope and is not as slow to load pages.
I don't use the stock browser because I haven't been able to get a readable size font AND get it to reflow. If anyone knows how to get the stock browser to reflow, please let me know.
I use these browsers in place of separate apps for Facebook, Amazon etc. And I do this because I have better control over readability.
Hope this provides some options.
msn0005 said:
Thank you all. Xposed + App Settings fixed this problem.
Please would you share the settings with me. I've installed xposed and changed the App Settings for FB but it still has tiny fonts. Cheers.
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Geoff Clifton said:
msn0005 said:
Thank you all. Xposed + App Settings fixed this problem.
Please would you share the settings with me. I've installed xposed and changed the App Settings for FB but it still has tiny fonts. Cheers.
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Sorry for replying to myself BUT hooray doing the same thing over expecting a different result worked. Well almost. In Xposed/App Settings/Facebook I set Font Scale = 200 and Screen (dp) 480x854. THEN SAVE, CLOSE ALL AND REBOOT. I have BIG font :fingers-crossed:
The FB icons are still tiny but we have progress. Thank you XDA & Google.
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[Q] DPI Scaling and Stock Apps

As title states, it seems the stock apps are a little pain in the (you know what) to prevent the phone from doing what I want.
There's no custom ROMs yet so I'm more-or-less just playing with the stock ROM to get things working.
It seems like I can't get the DPI to go beyond 530 without annoying the stock apps. Stock is 640 DPI. DPI scaling makes full use of the stupid high resolution of the screen. I couldn't stand out of the box two notifications and bam you're scrolling in the notification tab. Add a few icon notifications and the whole bar is taken up. Silly for such a high resolution phone.
Bunch of Xposed tweaks later and bam. It works like a charm (including play store). Go below 530 DPI and the stock apps crash (see photos). Anyways smarter than me to figure this one out?
Photos tell a lot. It's night and day difference and now an awesome phone.
STOCK BIG FONT (removed some of the bloat)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD LOOK STOCK (DPI in the 400s)
THEN BAM!!!
EDIT: GOT IT. 530DPI is the limit. Now if someone smarter than me can figure out how to get the apps to play nicely I'm down. Otherwise I'm pretty happy with it as is.
Left: 530DPI / Right: 640DPI (stock)
480 dpi amd 1080p
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I did. Wasn't playing nice. Which apps would I have to set? (Phone, messaging etc.??) What settings do you throw those at?
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I did. Wasn't playing nice. Which apps would I have to set? (Phone, messaging etc.??) What settings do you throw those at?
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What I did was do system wide 530, then set LG Home to 640 (anything lower looks wonky). As far as I can tell, everything works at 530. If you want other apps at a lower DPI, if I were you, I'd just change their settings on an app by app basis through App Settings.
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partylikeaninjastar said:
What I did was do system wide 530, then set LG Home to 640 (anything lower looks wonky). As far as I can tell, everything works at 530. If you want other apps at a lower DPI, if I were you, I'd just change their settings on an app by app basis through App Settings.
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Awesome thanks.
I've done pretty much the same thing as you guys, rooted and used Texdroider to change system-wide DPI to 530. It looks perfect, all stock LG apps work fine, nothing out of place except for that stock Smart Alert / Weather widget, which is fine with me since I use the weather-only widget anyways.
Stock LG launcher with Xposed, and I didn't have to use App Settings to change the launcher to 640, it doesn't need it. I simply used G3 TweaksBox to change the home page layout grid to 5x6 to make it match the looks of the stock 5x5, and the app drawer to 5x6 to take advantage of the extra screen real estate. With just a few tweaks, I have my phone now looking almost identical to my old G2 that was running the same stuff.
One other thing I did is edit the build.prop settings just as mentioned here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/mod-add-apps-support-to-splitview-t2825776
This lets every app work in Multi Window mode, which is the way it should be. After doing this, I used App Settings to force rotation on the normally-landscape Slingplayer. Now I can have Slingplayer on the top third of the screen in portrait mode while using Chrome on the bottom two-thirds. Perfect!
No crashes or issues with anything so far...
For those of you that changed your DPIs, are you having any problems with the Play Store? Normally, when I edit my DPI, I also install the multi-DPI play store; however, with this device I get gapps FC's by doing that. Just wondering if the stock Play Store starts limiting apps with the DPI change.
I have a quick circle case...and I like 530 dpi...but it jacks up the quick circle...I don't know what app to put back to 640 with xposed and "app settings" anybody know?
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pychobj2001 said:
I have a quick circle case...and I like 530 dpi...but it jacks up the quick circle...I don't know what app to put back to 640 with xposed and "app settings" anybody know?
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My guess is SystemUI
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My guess is SystemUI
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Isn't that like the primary thing you want to be at the lower DPI? lol
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Isn't that like the primary thing you want to be at the lower DPI? lol
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My thoughts exactly..I hope it's not integrated into system ui...then changing the dpi doesn't do much if I have to have that at 640....maybe I'll just keep trying different app dpi changes...unless aosp comes out..then this circle case might be useless if I switch to aosp
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Also, when adjusting the DPI, I run into this problem. . . and bear with me, as it's a little strange. If I edit the DPI, I can still get into the app settings; however, if I click an app to review it's data, I immediately get a settings FC. Additionally, my external SD is no longer accessible on the device. I'm thinking these are related, but it's still a weird issue nonetheless. Going to try forcing the DPI of settings with App Settings and see if this changes the experience at all. Will report back.
Edit: Couldn't figure it out. Nothing makes sense as to why individual app settings crash and the SD card can't be accessed when lowering the DPI. So, what I did instead was set the DPI back to 640 and then went in and individually lowered the DPI for all the apps I wanted (SystemUI included) down to 530 via App Settings. No force closes, SD card is readable. . . all is right in the world.
Mi|enko said:
Also, when adjusting the DPI, I run into this problem. . . and bear with me, as it's a little strange. If I edit the DPI, I can still get into the app settings; however, if I click an app to review it's data, I immediately get a settings FC. Additionally, my external SD is no longer accessible on the device. I'm thinking these are related, but it's still a weird issue nonetheless. Going to try forcing the DPI of settings with App Settings and see if this changes the experience at all. Will report back.
Edit: Couldn't figure it out. Nothing makes sense as to why individual app settings crash and the SD card can't be accessed when lowering the DPI. So, what I did instead was set the DPI back to 640 and then went in and individually lowered the DPI for all the apps I wanted (SystemUI included) down to 530 via App Settings. No force closes, SD card is readable. . . all is right in the world.
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That's strange that you're having so many problems, I haven't had a single issue or FC with anything. My Play Store works fine, I saw you were also asking about that.
Do you have Xposed installed? If so, what modules?
This G3 was by far the easiest phone to root and tweak that I've ever owned, I've got it running exactly the way I want and am not even interested in trying a different ROM.
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That's strange that you're having so many problems, I haven't had a single issue or FC with anything. My Play Store works fine, I saw you were also asking about that.
Do you have Xposed installed? If so, what modules?
This G3 was by far the easiest phone to root and tweak that I've ever owned, I've got it running exactly the way I want and am not even interested in trying a different ROM.
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Yeah, I'm not sure exactly. I have just about every high end phone imaginable, but this is my first non-nexus LG experience (not to mention QHD) and the first time I've had these problems. DPI's usually the first thing I change on any device, ironically.
At first, I thought it was the apps I was removing and maybe breaking some dependencies, but narrowed it down to the DPI over the last couple days. Even did a fresh flash today. The moment I changed the DPI and rebooted, I got a gapps FC @ boot. Couldn't access individual app settings and SD wouldn't mount. And it was the only customization I made.
Here's a screenshot of the modules I'm using.
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Yeah, I'm not sure exactly. I have just about every high end phone imaginable, but this is my first non-nexus LG experience (not to mention QHD) and the first time I've had these problems. DPI's usually the first thing I change on any device, ironically.
At first, I thought it was the apps I was removing and maybe breaking some dependencies, but narrowed it down to the DPI over the last couple days. Even did a fresh flash today. The moment I changed the DPI and rebooted, I got a gapps FC @ boot. Couldn't access individual app settings and SD wouldn't mount. And it was the only customization I made.
Here's a screenshot of the modules I'm using.
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Out of that list of modules, I'm only using App Settings and G3 TweaksBox, plus Pandora Patcher. That's all I'm using. I haven't used TiB or anything else to free or move any stock apps, I simply used the built-in Disable feature for 4 or 5 harmless apps.
I ran Purple Drake on a Mac and did the TWRP install and root check boot image option. I wonder if any of those things I did or didn't do had anything to do with how mind's running?
Also, the G3TB I'm using is the version from the Play Store, not the beta from the xda thread...mine just updated to v1.1 this morning.
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Out of that list of modules, I'm only using App Settings and G3 TweaksBox, plus Pandora Patcher. That's all I'm using. I haven't used TiB or anything else to free or move any stock apps, I simply used the built-in Disable feature for 4 or 5 harmless apps.
I ran Purple Drake on a Mac and did the TWRP install and root check boot image option. I wonder if any of those things I did or didn't do had anything to do with how mind's running?
Also, the G3TB I'm using is the version from the Play Store, not the beta from the xda thread...mine just updated to v1.1 this morning.
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I thought it could've been an over customization thing as well. But the fresh flash with only the DPI being changed killed that theory. No xposed, no modules, no app deletion, etc. Mine was rooted with PD on a Mac as well. It's all good though. Leaving the DPI alone and just editing via App Settings has gotten me the same results without the problems I was seeing.
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I thought it could've been an over customization thing as well. But the fresh flash with only the DPI being changed killed that theory. No xposed, no modules, no app deletion, etc. Mine was rooted with PD on a Mac as well. It's all good though. Leaving the DPI alone and just editing via App Settings has gotten me the same results without the problems I was seeing.
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I had the same bug, I couldnt open the settings to uninstall apps. settings opened, but you couldnt open the actual app settings.
I fixed it by doing a nandroid backup, doing a factory reset, then loading the backup I just made and settings worked again, no other changes made?
I found this out when I first rooted the G3 and had another big issue, could not solve it, did a factory reset, loaded my first nandroid, but it was corrupted, so I did another full wipe and loaded the nandroid I made before I did my first factory reset (the one that I had issues with) but it worked great all problems gone.
So, the posts in this thread have been very helpful. DPI is usually one of the first tweaks that I administer to any rom. I'd found zero success in using my normal modification of editing the build.prop file directly, I started getting force closes from system apps even when not going below 530DPI. Using App Settings module in Xposed to modify Android System rectified this for me, all is right now. :good:
Changing the DPI of the G3 really transforms it, so much so that I would have a hard time going back to stock DPI now. I had done this once before on my G2 and Note II and loved the results, but those were also not as large to begin with. The G3 comes out of the box as if it's designed for visually impaired users.
One other subtle tweak I did was set my status bar to solid black using G3 TweaksBox. Not only does it match the black nav bar now, but I think it just looks better than that gray color LG uses by default in non-LG apps.

Changing DPI on the Smartwatch 3

I decided to try changing the watch's DPI a little to see if I could make sideloaded apps more usable, and it worked! Settled on 220 for now, but will probably raise it. It was a bit of a crapshoot, since I've no idea what the stock DPI is.
Anybody else tried this? What values did you decide on? Thoughts?
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I decided to try changing the watch's DPI a little to see if I could make sideloaded apps more usable, and it worked! Settled on 220 for now, but will probably raise it. It was a bit of a crapshoot, since I've no idea what the stock DPI is.
Anybody else tried this? What values did you decide on? Thoughts?
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Can you tell me Which sideloaded apps are working with 220 dpi?
donalberto17 said:
Can you tell me Which sideloaded apps are working with 220 dpi?
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Well, I've only tried a few so far, but here's what I got:
- Browsers are now actually almost usable. UC Mini gives me the best experience so far. Chrome is ssssllllooooow, Firefox is okay-ish, CM Browser crashes on start.
- Stock Google keyboard is finicky, but manageable. Microsoft's handwriting keyboard got screwed up by the dpi change (it works, but the letters are off from where you actually touch the screen)
- Greenify is great
- ES File Explorer works okay
Curiously, only sideloaded apps seem to have been affected. Wear apps, watchfaces, etc. are the same. Notification cards are noticeably smaller, and so are Wear's system icons (charging and disconnected). So there's very little to mess up, and the change is really easy to reset even if you don't know the watch's stock dpi (I don't).
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Well, I've only tried a few so far, but here's what I got:
- Browsers are now actually almost usable. UC Mini gives me the best experience so far. Chrome is ssssllllooooow, Firefox is okay-ish, CM Browser crashes on start.
- Stock Google keyboard is finicky, but manageable. Microsoft's handwriting keyboard got screwed up by the dpi change (it works, but the letters are off from where you actually touch the screen)
- Greenify is great
- ES File Explorer works okay
Curiously, only sideloaded apps seem to have been affected. Wear apps, watchfaces, etc. are the same. Notification cards are noticeably smaller, and so are Wear's system icons (charging and disconnected). So there's very little to mess up, and the change is really easy to reset even if you don't know the watch's stock dpi (I don't).
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Stock DPI is 280, btw did you made those apps system apps? or you just sideloaded those apps normally?
donalberto17 said:
Stock DPI is 280, btw did you made those apps system apps? or you just sideloaded those apps normally?
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Nope, just installed normally with adb install. I can actually access /system partitions with ES anyway.
[NUMINIT] said:
Nope, just installed normally with adb install. I can actually access /system partitions with ES anyway.
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Ok uc browser it's opening but not loading pages, can you explain me what I need to do? It needs to be a system app? and another question latest version of google keyboard will work?
donalberto17 said:
Ok uc browser it's opening but not loading pages, can you explain me what I need to do? It needs to be a system app? and another question latest version of google keyboard will work?
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Oh yeah, the browser needs to be system. Sorry for being unclear!
As for the keyboard, yes, it will work. You need to install it and then enable it manually, like this:
Code:
adb shell ime enable com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME
then
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adb shell ime set com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME
Okay, so UC loads pages just fine if you're on Wifi but not connected to your phone via Bluetooth. Weird.

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