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Dpi change

I was able to change the dpi in the build.prop file to 360 and everything looks great except for one thing. The weather widget on the lock screen will no longer update. I have tried freezing the app but that didn't work and I have looked under all options to remove it but to no avail.
Does anyone here know how to remove the weather widget from the lock screen?
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It took me a few tries to get rid of it. I think the "trick" is that is has to be expanded (swipe down), then you can long press and delete it like any other widget.
Did you try an LCD Density of 320? Iirc, my default weather widget looked fine at that density.

dclutter1 said:
It took me a few tries to get rid of it. I think the "trick" is that is has to be expanded (swipe down), then you can long press and delete it like any other widget.
Did you try an LCD Density of 320? Iirc, my default weather widget looked fine at that density.
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I hadn't tried 320 yet. I only tried 360 since I read someone had success with that dpi. I also pulled down on the widget itself but no matter how long I press and hold I get no option for removing it.
Thanks
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Well the change in dpi didn't do the trick. I can't see to figure out what app or widget this is associated with. Would anyone happen to have any ideas? This is on my lock screen and it appears after clock shows up. Here are 2 consecutive images. Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm using 320 lcd density--changed with rom toolbox pro---with no issues at all. I was experiencing crashes at lower dpi of 280 though. 320 seems to be my sweet spot and I'm loving it. Dashclock doesn't look so gaudy now.

Ok I have a retarded question but why would you want to change the DPI? The reason I'm asking is cause I've never messed with DPI stuff.
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I like to use a lower dpi so that I can fit more on my screen. It basically makes things smaller allowing for space. Here are some screenies for comparison. These are the stock 480 vs mine at 360 dpi.
Hope this helps.
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Oh ok I gotcha. Thanks!
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Are there any drawbacks to doing this?

Nevermind.

Finally. I am able to run dpi of 320 and still have a lockscreen without issues. I ended up deleting the original widget and adding one from "hd widgets" in it's place. Unless you do this you will always get the ugly white box as per my original post.
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repsol_23 said:
I like to use a lower dpi so that I can fit more on my screen. It basically makes things smaller allowing for space. Here are some screenies for comparison. These are the stock 480 vs mine at 360 dpi.
Hope this helps.
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What all do i need to change? I changed the build prop in system but my TW app launcher is all shrunk up and my home screen indicators are half way up the screen.

I tend to change only the build.prop file. Sometimes things will move around on the desktop but I haven't used the tw launcher in some time simply because I like Nova. If things aren't looking the way you like try upping the dpi. I use 320 but I personally think 360 is the best compromise.
Also some apps may not like the dpi change. When this happens I suggest using xposed module that changes dpi on a per app basis and increasing dpi until you like the look.
It's a lot of trial and error to get a setup you will be happy with.
Hope this helps.
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Does changing the DPI cause the Multiwindow popup on the left side of the screen to not show up?

No it shouldn't. It should still come up but look smaller. I think you can enable it by holding the back button for a few seconds.
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repsol_23 said:
No it shouldn't. It should still come up but look smaller. I think you can enable it by holding the back button for a few seconds.
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Thanks! I had changed DPI and installed the modded transparent multiwindow pullout and I recall it working. Then when I look again it was gone.I held down the back arrow and it came back. Big thank you!

christianpeso said:
Thanks! I had changed DPI and installed the modded transparent multiwindow pullout and I recall it working. Then when I look again it was gone.I held down the back arrow and it came back. Big thank you!
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Where did you get the modded transparent multiwindow that works? I've searched but hadn't seen any mod like that for note 3. Even the function in Wanam is missing.

[DISCUSS][XPOSED]Show off your Xposed Setup!

Welcome to the Xposed Setup Discussion!
Hello Guys, I have started this thread so that we all can share our Xposed setup.
Here are some simple rules to be followed:
(1) Name the xposed modules you use in any order separated by comma(","). Optional: You may also mention specefic settings for individual modules.
(2) Mention the ROM you are using so that other users can get an idea about the compatability of xposed modules.
(3) Conclude something about your setup like hows the performance with your modules enabled or how the modules you use make your device more useful. You may also attach screenshots to show off the changes brought by modules.
Thats it! No other rules to be followed!
Some useful Links:
Xposed Installer
Xposed Modules Repo
Here is my Setup with Xposed:
Modules - Show Keypad, Youtube Adaway.
ROM - Mahdi 2.7 07/19 Build
Conclusion - Just necessary modules that I use to get rid of the the ads in Youtube and to get the Dialpad popup automatically whenever I open Phone app.:highfive:

Gravity Box
Tinted Status Bar

Here's my set up, Mahdi rom 19/7
SwipeBack (disabled nav bar and using swipe up from bottom as a back gesture, its totally changed the android experience.)
CPUTemp in status bar, this lets me know if some apps are acting up, really handy to have a quick at-a-glance look at my cpu, if the temp is above 50-55 that means something intense is happening, 60+ something really intense such as a 3d game. 40-50 normal temp. It should be below 40 when I'm about to sleep and have it on airplane mode playing a podcast
StatusbarVolume - makes the volume panel a thin bar on the top, non obtrusive when I'm toggling it whilst doing something on the screen, this is just fantastic.
All Notifications Expanded - just my laziness
Complete Action Plus - changes the entire look/feel of the "Open With" pop up, totally customisable and really unmissable once you have it!
Burnt Toast- - shows the app icon in every toast, really cool and neat thing that's hard to miss once you have it
PlayPermissionsExposed - shows all permissions in the new version of play store
ReceiverStop and Wakelock Terminator - both these were used to stop the nlpwakelock problem, I don't remember the specifics but this helps get the phone into deepsleep
StatusbarScrollToTop - really neat feature, don't remember it being in a custom rom
TintedStatusBar - L style before L was a thing, this is what really MAKES the user interface pop
Enable BatteryStats Permission - kitkat disabled batterystats for 3rd party apps like Battery monitor, this re-enables them.
iOS7 X - changes signal/wifi positions similar to ios but keeps the notification icons. I use version 1.02 because it's stable and does what I need it to, along with clock in center.
XDictionary - app that searches for the definition of any word selection, real handy tool
SuggestionsToggle - this is relatively new but makes life easier when trying to enter urls without swiftkey trying to screw them up with spaces!
I'm Not using the usual favourite Gravitybox because most of those features are there in mahdi rom.
Overall, After a long struggle with the galaxy nexus, I can finally say I'm Happy using a smartphone every day!

Here my setup
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Hope pictures are okay, I'm lazy.

jordi_e said:
Here my setup
sent from nexus 5
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Very Decent Setup!
RoyJ said:
Hope pictures are okay, I'm lazy.
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I am still wondering how did you get rid of your laziness when you were installing all these modules! No Offense!:good:

RoyJ said:
Hope pictures are okay, I'm lazy.
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which rom are u using?

mysterio619 said:
which rom are u using?
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Mahdi, sorry. Thought it was included in the screen shot.

Here's mine on Bigxies stock rom with flar2 kernel
#64268gkyJL#8653%dhjGUKVS357.

Work on all jb+ ROMs I've used so far. I don't know why that's a question. Modules usually only come custom for some phones.

is cheating with girlfriend considering warez? cause is contrary to regulations of xda-developer.
my xposed had that module that change icon and renaming app, next step is lock that app and everytime my girlfriend ask i just tell is "security" issue

My Xposed setup

here is mine
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My Xposed setup
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Stock 4.4.4

My xposed setup very simple
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Wow... great thread. I was always overwhelmed with all the modules in Xposed and did not know which ones would add real value vs. just a hog on the system. I will sit and watch this thread to see what everyone uses and then cherry-pick the ones that I like from here

Using stock+code blue kernel
Customization and features of a ROM with stability of stock.

I'm surprised that nobody is using Xutilities , it lets u change the font of all the dates and times

Mine... On Paranoid Android 4.5 Alpha 2

Guide for getting the navbar on our note 3

There's not a lot of demand for this but here we go anyway haha!
This has only been tested on dynamickat 4.2 and all credit goes to bri315317 for his awesome rom. Also this will not work well with tw so install a 3rd party launcher that supports navbars.
1. First things first back up your rom incase you mess up something and your phone goes poof.
2. open up your build.prop located in your system folder with a file manager and add qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 as the last line in your build.prop
3. Reboot into recovery and Install the Aosp systemui that bri made for his rom.
If you don't wish to customize the navbar buttons then there's no need to proceed further.
4. Download xposed additions for xposed. This is used to disable the hardware buttons.
5. Download gravity box kk for xposed. This is used to customize the navbar buttons and other parts of the rom.
6. Make sure to install another launcher besides tw launcher because tw doesn't work well with softkeys. I installed nova launcher but Googles launcher works as well.
After you've done all of the above reboot and profit

Actually I've done some fairly serious googling to accomplish what you've outlined here.
Hardware home button has been my biggest issue since buying the device. Thanks a bunch

zhukov_ said:
Actually I've done some fairly serious googling to accomplish what you've outlined here.
Hardware home button has been my biggest issue since buying the device. Thanks a bunch
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Yw! Glad I could help

Alternatively, you can turn on the navbar in Gravitybox.

adbyerly said:
Alternatively, you can turn on the navbar in Gravitybox.
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I've always had issues with this method but if it works for you then cool

majortaylor said:
I've always had issues with this method but if it works for you then cool
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Huh, interesting. Do they show up for you at all? I've only turned it on once to try it out, worked fine but I only used it for a few minutes, so you probably have more insight than I do.

Does anyone else here a problem with the Dialer app? I have an extra bar at the top that is only made for the settings icon and it blocks the first contact.
Edit: Do I need AOSP UI now? I'm on Dynamic Kat 4.2 and was able to get a navbar before, but when I tried to add it just now to get a screen shot of my problem I just get constant UI Crashes.
This happens by editing the build.prop file and with using GB.

Androidi747 said:
Does anyone else here a problem with the Dialer app? I have an extra bar at the top that is only made for the settings icon and it blocks the first contact.
Edit: Do I need AOSP UI now? I'm on Dynamic Kat 4.2 and was able to get a navbar before, but when I tried to add it just now to get a screen shot of my problem I just get constant UI Crashes.
This happens by editing the build.prop file and with using GB.
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With the Aosp systemui I didn't get any crashes. As far as the dialer I'm not sure. Everything seemed ok to me

majortaylor said:
With the Aosp systemui I didn't get any crashes. As far as the dialer I'm not sure. Everything seemed ok to me
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Crashing stopped after adding AOSP UI, I'll see how it goes!
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This is what I'm talking about. I thought for sure it covered up part of the contacts but it still takes up quite a bit of space.

That's because it adds the menu button. Which takes up space unfortunately. But shouldn't affect anything other then an eye sore

Google Lollipop Calendar Fix (DPI adjustment)

Calendar Situation:
2560x1440 resolution screen has LESS information displayed verses my 1280x800 tablet.
Solution.
build.prop change to the DPI setting.
380 DPI + reboot+ calendar cache clear == TABLET VIEW!!! 7 day weeks and full month view with text.
390 DPI or greater will revert back to stupid mode.
Now, this is a very short sided solution, but I think my OS looks better with smaller icons... Rather than having 5 icons of width on my home screen, I have 6. I get more mail and more calendar in the widgets too. I honestly don't see a downside.

380 makes it pretty much unusable, IMO. I have it set to 460. 440 was too small for me.
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just a FYI, native DPI for the N6 is 493.

tflogic said:
just a FYI, native DPI for the N6 is 493.
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We're taking about the LCD DPI setting, not the physical screen's DPI. The default setting is 560.
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Acrono said:
380 makes it pretty much unusable, IMO. I have it set to 460. 440 was too small for me...
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Well, I'm happy with the smaller icons and text as long as I can get a 7 day calendar and a USEFUL month view on my phone.

How do you do this? Need to be rooted?

brian85 said:
How do you do this? Need to be rooted?
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Yes you need root, then you edit the build prop using ROM tool kit or a good file explorer.

Pilz said:
Yes you need root, then you edit the build prop using ROM tool kit or a good file explorer.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi is another alternative. Works great, lightweight app.

zephiK said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi is another alternative. Works great, lightweight app.
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Good idea but waiting until Xposed works so I can set this DPI only for Calendar and not the whole system.

jeffreii said:
Good idea but waiting until Xposed works so I can set this DPI only for Calendar and not the whole system.
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Isn't there apps to just change per app basis? If so, what are they?

cheami said:
Isn't there apps to just change per app basis? If so, what are they?
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AppSettings on xposed...but first we need xposed. No per app settings without it as far as I'm aware.
Can we get pics of the Homescreen/other screen shots running at 380DPI please?

liqn7 said:
AppSettings on xposed...but first we need xposed. No per app settings without it as far as I'm aware.
Can we get pics of the Homescreen/other screen shots running at 380DPI please?
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As you can see, the items on screen are quite small, and some applications don't know how to size their content. But, I get my full month
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kajer said:
As you can see, the items on screen are quite small, and some applications don't know how to size their content. But, I get my full month
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I just updated to 5.0.1 and my DPI was reverted to 560... I have no idea who thought that was a good idea.

jeffreii said:
Good idea but waiting until Xposed works so I can set this DPI only for Calendar and not the whole system.
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Think it's going to be a very long wait for xposed to work on ART.
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kajer said:
I just updated to 5.0.1 and my DPI was reverted to 560... I have no idea who thought that was a good idea.
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This happened because the 5.0.1 update replaced the build.prop file in /sytem with with a new version.
If you want to make the custom 380 dpi stick across updates, you should create a text file called local.prop and place it in the /data directory.
The local.prop text should include the following line:
Code:
[STRIKE]qemu.sf.lcd_density=380[/STRIKE]
Save the file and reboot.
EDIT: this method doesn't seem to work on the stock ROM any longer. It works with CM and mist likely with other AOSP derived ROMs.

hi,
I have been out of android for abit but 1 of the the first things i do is mod my dpi (more icons, more screen, more widgets etc.. for me)
using dpi changer or build prop editor
however this time on nexus 6 it seems to change all except the icons and icon text sizes and widget space
i have tried putting the local build to no avail. is there anything else i need todo or any ideas
i am unlocked and rooted.
thanks

cryptkilleronline said:
hi,
I have been out of android for abit but 1 of the the first things i do is mod my dpi (more icons, more screen, more widgets etc.. for me)
using dpi changer or build prop editor
however this time on nexus 6 it seems to change all except the icons and icon text sizes and widget space
i have tried putting the local build to no avail. is there anything else i need todo or any ideas
i am unlocked and rooted.
thanks
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Hi cryptkilleronline,
It looks like the local.prop method doesn't work anymore on the stock ROM (CM and other ROMs still support it).
You'll have to reduce the value in build.prop instead.
The only thing I'd recommend is not to use 380 or 370 dpi, as these values seem to cause some issues in landscape mode.
360 dpi works fine.
More details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...freezes-landscape-video-t2967032/post57636267

[GUIDE] Reduce Xperia Z screen resolution [ROOTED DEVICE ONLY]

Hello,
Why reduce android screen resolution ?
- Reduce battery consumption of your xperia
- Increase game performances
Before starting, make sure that your device is rooted and download the next application : Screen Shift.
Note that the configuration described is especially for Xperia Z. If you use these values for other device, it will not work properly.
Instructions :
1. Install Screen Shift app
2. Give it root access
3. Change the resolution by type these values : 720 x 1280
4. Change "Density" value and type : 294
5. Activate the profil et and accept.
6. Reboot your device.
Your resolution is now in HD. It's normal that your icons are bigger than before. Sony's launcher has not been designed for that resolution. I purpose you to install Google Now Launcher if you want a clear interface without big icons.
Credit to aravindsagar

You should mention that some app after changing resolution can behave weird and draw part of their graphic in some weird way, the same with games, for example Minecraft PE, and Sudoku(only games that I have beside VR for goggles) look really weird one buttons are big other out of screen.
I always change DPI and res on devices, and I would recommend to do this after clean installation or before installing any major app.
Im not saying that its always like that but Im doing this for longer time and its just annoying sometimes when its happen, so be prepare for that.

Akinaro said:
You should mention that some app after changing resolution can behave weird and draw part of their graphic in some weird way, the same with games, for example Minecraft PE, and Sudoku(only games that I have beside VR for goggles) look really weird one buttons are big other out of screen.
I always change DPI and res on devices, and I would recommend to do this after clean installation or before installing any major app.
Im not saying that its always like that but Im doing this for longer time and its just annoying sometimes when its happen, so be prepare for that.
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Thank for answering.
If you change only the resolution and not change the density, then your message is true.
It's important to change your density. The value depends of :
- your device screen size
- the default resolution
- the default dpi
The configuration that i described in first post is especially for xperia z.

Well yes, but some people, like me just hate this ugly big default DPI like all of new phones have, and for most of time I set DPI to smaller so I can fit more in it without making text too small
for example this is default 480 DPI and 360 that I use. It not only look better but text still look good on it.
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For me DPI and res should be option in setting and every user should set it own like he want, because for now only real reason why I root my phone is because f that DPI... funny as hell...

What if we manually change the dpi by terminal or in built feature in custom rom ?

Maybe you'll find my question moronic but is it possible to restore default settings with the same tool? How, and what are they? I mean, what values of resolution and DPI are default ones?

Most of those apps have restore or backup option for restoring DPI.
DPI can be changed by any file manager with access to root, or any app that have option to change build.prop(like kernel adiutor) or DPI(custom rooms or aroma installer option)
you can manually change/revert DPI just by changing line ""ro.sf.lcd_density="" in bulid.prop file in system folder. Just make sure that after editing in properties of that file you have permissions rw- r-- r--
And of course make copy of this file just as a backup