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[Q] Smaller font (Working?)

Okay, great device... but really annoying that most apps don't make use of the extra real estate on the screen. Most apps are just blown up versions of for example the Galaxy S2 apps. Meaning most apps are the same but 5.3/4.2 = 1.26 times bigger That's at least a pity The contacts app displays the same amount of contacts on a screen as the Galaxy S2 or S but... with a 1.26 x bigger font (compared to the S2) and 5.3/4=1.33 (lol) x bigger font compared to the Galaxy S
Fortunately there seems to be a setting in the accessibility settings that allows the user to decrease the font in some stock apps. Unfortunately this doesn't work. At least not on my device. Anyone got this working?
And yes, ICS would be a great improvement for such a big screen device.

Is that possible to set another density for the device (maybe you have to root it first)?

siamchen said:
Is that possible to set another density for the device (maybe you have to root it first)?
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You'd have to root it first, and then push the density down. Not ideal, as some apps then run in a box on the screen, but it does make for smaller fonts, and you can cram more widgets on the screen etc.
I run my HD2 at 160, but then again I have had my eyes lasered!

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Go to system/build.prop
Open in editor
change the value of lcd from 240 to 192
See the difference.
U can always go back
All apps wont be scaled to the new lcd value.
eg: TW in sgsII does not scale.
However i always used this value and did not use TW.

Looks very interesting but I'm afraid that I'm not s pro
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density change doesn't address the question
Hey ho wait..... this wasn't the question. So does the fontsize changing option work for you guys?

appelflap said:
Hey ho wait..... this wasn't the question. So does the fontsize changing option work for you guys?
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I think change the font size setting in gingerbread is for display text in text editor or web browser instead of the launcher and most other application as they have their own fixed font size. You cannot do anything to those applications as they has been programmed that way.

siamchen said:
I think change the font size setting in gingerbread is for display text in text editor or web browser instead of the launcher and most other application as they have their own fixed font size. You cannot do anything to those applications as they has been programmed that way.
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With stock apps I mean the Samsung apps. In the accessibility settings there's an option to change the font size "in the following applications: S planner, Email, Contacts and Messaging" (as stated in the accessibility settings)
Unfortunately this setting doesn't work on my jk4 rom. Maybe others have luck on other roms. Seems like a very usuable option for the note.

drgopoos said:
Root
Go to system/build.prop
Open in editor
change the value of lcd from 240 to 192
See the difference.
U can always go back
All apps wont be scaled to the new lcd value.
eg: TW in sgsII does not scale.
However i always used this value and did not use TW.
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My lcd.density (or so) was set to 320 on stock!
I changed it to 280 and the system looks now nicer!
Actually, I measured the tab and my calculation would be around 270-280 dpi.
Has anybody other/better data?
By the way, 1st problem after changing lcd density is in S Memo! Background seem to have a fixed 'smaller size' which are then placed wrongly
Another impact: The email-widget does not fit on screen any more (using Launcher Pro) ... Hope in ICS they will fix some of those screen size problems!

fscherz said:
My lcd.density (or so) was set to 320 on stock!
I changed it to 280 and the system looks now nicer!
Actually, I measured the tab and my calculation would be around 270-280 dpi.
Has anybody other/better data?
By the way, 1st problem after changing lcd density is in S Memo! Background seem to have a fixed 'smaller size' which are then placed wrongly
Another impact: The email-widget does not fit on screen any more (using Launcher Pro) ... Hope in ICS they will fix some of those screen size problems!
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I didn't try it myself yet but I bet it will give a whole lot of trouble with almost every Samsung app on this xhdpi device. Like HTC, they exactly target the screen for which they write software. Unlike most android apps in the market, targeting screens with different specs isn't important. Scaling isn't a requirement for these stock apps. ICS will not solve the problem, because it is still up to the developer which screens will be targeted.
Anyway, back to the original question, I think it is safe to conclude that the font setting doesn't work for anyone. So it is a bug.

I have rooted my phone and tried to use Spare Parts to change the font size to Extremely Small. It works instantly and make the application much more usable. But, there is a problem: The font size will change back to Normal after few hours by itself. Anyone has the same problem?

siamchen said:
I have rooted my phone and tried to use Spare Parts to change the font size to Extremely Small. It works instantly and make the application much more usable. But, there is a problem: The font size will change back to Normal after few hours by itself. Anyone has the same problem?
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that method also won't scale down graphics to match the smaller fonts. LCD Density Changer accomplishes that and works well.

SlimICS icon size too small for my eyes

Hi,
anyone know how we can get the "normal" size of the icon provided with SlimICS ?
Actually the icons are very small and dont find a solution by downloading some fonts provided by the OTA but that changed nothing :/
Regards

Change the current dpi 182 to 240 dpi.. There is setting to change dpi somewhere in `Settings`, cant tell you where exactly since I am not using it !
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i try and will keep you inform as soon as i will success thus this will help another one.

The solution is here :
after that ; reboot and then the image are now at the expected size !
On my side I've use ES Explorer and to be able to modify the file, i've mounted the system to be writable.
Regards

There is actually a much easier way built into the phone.
Go to settings, ASS, general UI then in here you should see a section which says LCD Density. Click it and you will be given a list of what to do to change it in the correct order to do it. Follow that and you should be fine.

Thanks !
I didnt see it before. Too many little precious things hidden in this rom

haha yeah it is a bit over whelming at times. I don't touch half of the settings.

For sure, it's true !

Should ask this in the SLIM ICS instead imho!

Before I flash Slim I always first edit build.prop (in system folder in essentials zip) and change lcd density value to 240. Starts up the way I like it right away.

Icons on the SGH-I337 so small I can't see!
haloimplant said:
Before I flash Slim I always first edit build.prop (in system folder in essentials zip) and change lcd density value to 240. Starts up the way I like it right away.
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I have the SGH-I337 and my icons are too small as well. Especially using the Noled program (which btw in the Skyrocket and Captivate earlier models, same App, but the icons were so much bigger.
ALSO the dang notifications in the bar at the top are so small I can barely see them! Is there a way to enlarge them as well??
I'm new to this, can you tell me how to change the dpi on the SGH-I337 please?
Thank you!
BlessedMom missing her notifications and has a special needs child - so this is VERY important.

BlessedMom1305 said:
I have the SGH-I337 and my icons are too small as well. Especially using the Noled program (which btw in the Skyrocket and Captivate earlier models, same App, but the icons were so much bigger.
ALSO the dang notifications in the bar at the top are so small I can barely see them! Is there a way to enlarge them as well??
I'm new to this, can you tell me how to change the dpi on the SGH-I337 please?
Thank you!
BlessedMom missing her notifications and has a special needs child - so this is VERY important.
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I am having same issue

[Q] Run N4 as if it's screen was bigger?

My N7 has the same screen resolution as my N4 (almost), but because of the physical size of the N4 screen it's set up as a small screen/phone. This also means I can't get so many icons & widgets on a home screen etc.
1. Is there an easy way to use the standard ROM and launcher in what I guess would be 'bigger screen' (tablet?) mode? I presume as this is done on the N7, everything will scale properly and, of course icons, fonts etc will all look smaller on the screen... I'm not necessarily wanting tablet mode - I really just want to squeeze more on each home screen and the pixels available should make it as sharp as the screen on my N7....
2. Will making this tweak stop automatic OTA OS updates from Google?
3. Any gotchas to doing this (other than maybe using my glasses more often)?

1 : Use a lower DPI change?
2 : Yes.
3 : Yeah why not just use glasses.

exb0 said:
1 : Use a lower DPI change?
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Thanks, will now go search how I do that

WibblyW said:
Thanks, will now go search how I do that
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Try Paranoid Android. It does that with ease

WibblyW said:
Thanks, will now go search how I do that
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Or try CyanogenMod 10.1 RC3
Works fine

Tablet Mode UI?

Has anyone got this working or have any insight to what to try? I tried playing around with DPI settings with "App Settings" xposed module, and also Xposed Tablet Mode module.
I always wanted tablet mode on my Note 2 thread that is over a year old here but could never get it figured out.
Just adding the navigation bar/soft keys at the bottom(with simple build.prop edit) isn't as good because you can't see the time and notifications at the bottom to effectively always disable your top status bar all of the time.
Your input is much appreciated since this is a main mod that I always pursue!

lmike6453 said:
Has anyone got this working or have any insight to what to try? I tried playing around with DPI settings with "App Settings" xposed module, and also Xposed Tablet Mode module.
I always wanted tablet mode on my Note 2 thread that is over a year old here but could never get it figured out.
Just adding the navigation bar/soft keys at the bottom(with simple build.prop edit) isn't as good because you can't see the time and notifications at the bottom to effectively always disable your top status bar all of the time.
Your input is much appreciated since this is a main mod that I always pursue!
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im not an expert but i used the ui switcher app by xperiacle on my note 2 it might not work on note 3 but its worth a shot if you really want tablet ui it might require some dpi changing after you set it up though

kalkat579 said:
im not an expert but i used the ui switcher app by xperiacle on my note 2 it might not work on note 3 but its worth a shot if you really want tablet ui it might require some dpi changing after you set it up though
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If anyone gets this working successfully I'd also like to know. Personally, smaller dpi/tablet ui is the final peice of making the Note 3 perfect (outside of an unlocked BL + recovery).
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If you lower the ro.sf.lcd_density value in /system/build.prop it will go into tablet mode. I'm not sure what the threshold is, but you could just keep lowering it until it works. I'm not sure if there is a "switch" that you can flip to go into tablet mode without lowering it.

even if u go tablet mode, it will be tooo small for note.
what u want is "Phablet" like what the paranoid custom rom do, but I doubt they support note 3 atm.

sqjzb said:
even if u go tablet mode, it will be tooo small for note.
what u want is "Phablet" like what the paranoid custom rom do, but I doubt they support note 3 atm.
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I ran the greatest rom known to man, Trans-Nebula, on the Note 2. There were bsolutely zero problems running at 160 dpi, for myself and many others.
Such an unbelievably clean/smooth look. And it was 100% tablet ui, not phablet.
So it can be done. I'm just not smart enough to figure it out lol. At least without potentially breaking things, which without the benefit of a nandroid, trial and error can be risky.
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Actually I too was a nebula rom follower and if you look Nate explained why there would be no tablet roms in 4.3. Google took the ui out of 4.3. It does not exist. Even tablets released with 4.3 have the stock phone style ui, buttons across the bottom and drop down toggles.
It really sucks because I loved that setup. My workaround had been tablet noise on apex launcher and a transparent and hidden status bar. I also run at 320 DPI - just edit the build.prop file. The status bar is much smaller but Most apps are great with this. some do have to be changed back to 480.

armus said:
Actually I too was a nebula rom follower and if you look Nate explained why there would be no tablet roms in 4.3. Google took the ui out of 4.3. It does not exist. Even tablets released with 4.3 have the stock phone style ui, buttons across the bottom and drop down toggles.
It really sucks because I loved that setup. My workaround had been tablet noise on apex launcher and a transparent and hidden status bar. I also run at 320 DPI - just edit the build.prop file. The status bar is much smaller but Most apps are great with this. some do have to be changed back to 480.
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I can live with the status bar. My biggest thing is getting that dpi down. Everything is just way too big and bloated...I'm getting used to it now but there's nothing better than the crisp, compact look of 160 dpi on this magnificent screen.
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kalkat579 said:
im not an expert but i used the ui switcher app by xperiacle on my note 2 it might not work on note 3 but its worth a shot if you really want tablet ui it might require some dpi changing after you set it up though
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Thanks for mentioning. Doesn't seem to work with the Note 3 yet but I am subscribed!
gerg004 said:
If anyone gets this working successfully I'd also like to know. Personally, smaller dpi/tablet ui is the final peice of making the Note 3 perfect (outside of an unlocked BL + recovery).
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If you lower the ro.sf.lcd_density value in /system/build.prop it will go into tablet mode. I'm not sure what the threshold is, but you could just keep lowering it until it works. I'm not sure if there is a "switch" that you can flip to go into tablet mode without lowering it.
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Lowering the DPI alone doesn't do the trick unfortunately
sqjzb said:
even if u go tablet mode, it will be tooo small for note.
what u want is "Phablet" like what the paranoid custom rom do, but I doubt they support note 3 atm.
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Not true. Check out the Note 1 in tablet mode at 213 DPI rather than 160-177 DPI and it was amazing! I know that the difference in Android versions(we're now hoping for this on 4.3) probably makes a difference.

gerg004 said:
I can live with the status bar. My biggest thing is getting that dpi down. Everything is just way too big and bloated...I'm getting used to it now but there's nothing better than the crisp, compact look of 160 dpi on this magnificent screen.
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So just change the build.prop so you get 160 DPI. It will be very small I can assure you. The mathematical equivalent to 160 on the N2 is 240 on the N3

armus said:
So just change the build.prop so you get 160 DPI. It will be very small I can assure you. The mathematical equivalent to 160 on the N2 is 240 on the N3
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I did just that. Didn't realize it was that easy. Also didn't realize the dpi changed like that, so yes, 160 is waaaay too small.
@BotsOne learned me about the build.prop
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Yeah I wish the DPI was a little smaller for some apps. Maybe 10-15% smaller would be nice.

Gvaz said:
Yeah I wish the DPI was a little smaller for some apps. Maybe 10-15% smaller would be nice.
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gerg004 said:
I did just that. Didn't realize it was that easy. Also didn't realize the dpi changed like that, so yes, 160 is waaaay too small.
@BotsOne learned me about the build.prop
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FYI, if you don't already know, you can install Xposed Framework (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401), and there's a module in there called "App Settings" that lets you easily change DPI per-app. Obviously if you want everything shrunk down it's faster to do build.prop changes, but if you want certain apps overridden from that, App Settings lets you do that. I found it useful for browser, sms, system, and a few others.

mynameismolotov said:
FYI, if you don't already know, you can install Xposed Framework (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401), and there's a module in there called "App Settings" that lets you easily change DPI per-app. Obviously if you want everything shrunk down it's faster to do build.prop changes, but if you want certain apps overridden from that, App Settings lets you do that. I found it useful for browser, sms, system, and a few others.
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Actually I find it great to run the system (build.prop) at 320. This makes everything about 25% smaller. But not every app will run this way perfectly. Usually Samsung apps. So for that, yes install the Xposed mod and change the individual app DPI back to 480. I have had to do this on only about four apps so far.

armus said:
Actually I find it great to run the system (build.prop) at 320. This makes everything about 25% smaller. But not every app will run this way perfectly. Usually Samsung apps. So for that, yes install the Xposed mod and change the individual app DPI back to 480. I have had to do this on only about four apps so far.
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I got mine running at 380 but how do I get the home screen position indicators to move down they are about half way up the screen.

So i was thinking...if tablet mode is non existant in 4.3, is there some way to mash it up to be similar?
Soft keys can be enabled, but they just lack the static clock, notification icons, and a tappable zone to expand the notification drawer.
I sifted through apps on the Play Store and couldn't think of a way to put it together, any suggestions? Maybe combine some widgets with overlays app?

Was anyone able to get Phab7 working? It's an Xposed MOD to get TabletUI to kick in with scaling options but I can't get it to work, here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545080
Definitely seems like it is possible

Hyperdrive's Navbar is awesome that it works...now trying to figure out how to combine the bars for Tablet UI or some kind of workaround since Phab7 is still causing SystemUI crashes...

mynameismolotov said:
FYI, if you don't already know, you can install Xposed Framework (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401), and there's a module in there called "App Settings" that lets you easily change DPI per-app. Obviously if you want everything shrunk down it's faster to do build.prop changes, but if you want certain apps overridden from that, App Settings lets you do that. I found it useful for browser, sms, system, and a few others.
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I second using App Settings for Xposed. It works awesome. Just make the DPI 320 or lower (or so).

mistertek said:
I second using App Settings for Xposed. It works awesome. Just make the DPI 320 or lower (or so).
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I tried setting DPI at different levels including 360, 320, 260, 240, 230, 200, 160, and 177 lol. I also tried with 800x1280 res and 1000x1600 screen(dp)
I also added qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 to my build.prop while testing and left it in there

Screen DPI

Hi, I've just jumped from my modded 240dpi N7100 note2 to brand new N910F note4 and with the 2560x1440 screen everything seems to me so huge on the screen
I have root done and now thinking about changing the size of everything on the screen to more friendly size, anyone has some experience with it on this new battle ground?
I will try to change build.prop but would like to ask first before I do something stupid.
thanks
update!!!
after changing the dpi in build.prop to 340 finished with boot loop

Obecny said:
Hi, I've just jumped from my modded 240dpi N7100 note2 to brand new N910F note4 and with the 2560x1440 screen everything seems to me so huge on the screen
I have root done and now thinking about changing the size of everything on the screen to more friendly size, anyone has some experience with it on this new battle ground?
I will try to change build.prop but would like to ask first before I do something stupid.
thanks
update!!!
after changing the dpi in build.prop to 340 finished with boot loop
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Hi. U manage to fix it??? Am about to do the same thing now

mackoi71 said:
Hi. U manage to fix it??? Am about to do the same thing now
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not yet, just going to reflesh it now with original firmware
update:
I am now after refleshing and back to stock dpi settings with no problems

did you try using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texdroider.texdroider_dpi
I used this app on my LGG3 which also has the same QHD screen and it worked perfectly

I've changed it to 480 which is about as small as I think is useful. No boot loop issues.
I did have to use the Xposed app 'App Settings' to reset the stock apps like Clock, Contacts, Camera back to 640.
The issue that everyone has that right now has no solution is the lock screen becomes misaligned.

Hi. U try to change the DPI again?
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dawheat said:
I've changed it to 480 which is about as small as I think is useful. No boot loop issues.
I did have to use the Xposed app 'App Settings' to reset the stock apps like Clock, Contacts, Camera back to 640.
The issue that everyone has that right now has no solution is the lock screen becomes misaligned.
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would love a screenshot of that dpi

mackoi71 said:
Hi. U try to change the DPI again?
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I will wait a little bit longer for some 100% solution,
I've just changed now dpi in gmail and chrome using exposed app settings and it works for a short while but after several restarts just stops! now my app settings has no any impact for the apps
all is displayed in 640 dpi only, tried to re-save it again but no luck

ratcom said:
would love a screenshot of that dpi
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Attached two screenshots - it looks pretty "normal" since I use Nova Prime to increase icon size and such (and you need to make Font size in display large), but you can see the status bar height in the first screenshot and the size of each notification in the second screenshot - much more compact.

dawheat said:
Attached two screenshots - it looks pretty "normal" since I use Nova Prime to increase icon size and such (and you need to make Font size in display large), but you can see the status bar height in the first screenshot and the size of each notification in the second screenshot - much more compact.
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Looks nice .... I now know what I'm doing later this afternoon

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Looks nice .... I now know what I'm doing later this afternoon
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Yeah it's a must for me. However be aware that it will misalign the locksceen if you use fingerprint lock. It doesn't impact functionality at all, just visual so I can live with it until hopefully a dev fixes it.

Is it posibble to change the default Samsung launcher to behave like on a tablet (allow landscape) that way? Or maybe installing a different launcher is the solution (do Nova or Google Now allow it?)? I am used to tablets and would love to use my Note 4 with tablet interface...

Hello
Use xposed framework to and install "app settings". Then use a build prop editor and change the ro lcd density from 640 to 480.
Then once you've rebooted you will see that some Samsung apps (including the phone and camera) do not scale well. To fix this - change their dpi back to 640 by using the "App settings" then reboot.
Voila.
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Oops I missed the reference already made to xposed. Terribly sorry.
Wanam xposed works well on note 4 fwiw

Does anybody know what is name of lock screen? I have dpi 460 and finger print etc. other lock methods look like a ****. So what is name of lock screen so i can chance it with App Settings to normal?

zige said:
Does anybody know what is name of lock screen? I have dpi 460 and finger print etc. other lock methods look like a ****. So what is name of lock screen so i can chance it with App Settings to normal?
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normally Keyguard.apk but i may be wrong

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normally Keyguard.apk but i may be wrong
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Yeah i remembered same and tested to change it to 640 but still looking bad... So i'm thinking i need change something else (also?). Is there any other app than App Settings which i can use to change some apps dpi setting?

I personally drop my dpi by 80 on all my devices. So on the note 2 I went from 320 to 240. On the Note 3 I went from 480 to 400. On the Note 4 I went from 560 to 480 and everything worked fine with no boot loops. I used Rom Toolbox to change mine. I also used App Settings in Xposed to change some apps back for usability. Like dialer, gallery, calculator, camera, etc.

zige said:
Yeah i remembered same and tested to change it to 640 but still looking bad... So i'm thinking i need change something else (also?). Is there any other app than App Settings which i can use to change some apps dpi setting?
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WOOT - thanks for the tip man. Changed keyguard to 640 in app settings, also clicked the apply res to widgets box (not sure if needed), and then rebooted. Simply using the option to kill app didn't reset the lockscreen.
However after reboot my lockscreen with fingerprint is back to 640 and everything else is still at 480.