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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sophware:
Same for me. I do the fix; Installs from my PC over the web work for a day or three; Then, it auto-updates, it fails, and I just reboot in 320. Doesn't take more than a minute or two, with LCD Density Modder Pro (which was more stable for me than the other one).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Great news for everyone who bought the pro version of my app! I just rolled out version 1.8.0 onto the android market. It includes a permanent fix for the market compatibility issues.

I modded my own version of the market apk file 4 times, one for each of the standard dpis (120, 160, 240, 320). It will spoof your device as the selected value permanently.

These modded apk files can be downloaded and installed directly from my server using the app with just 2 clicks.

I believe i have figured out the method of installation, as i have been testing it for a day now, and have rebooted 10+ times, changed dpi multiple times, and not once has the market lost its compatibility!

Ability to restore market back to stock after installing mod

LCD Density Modder Pro v1.8.0
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
So far so good! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
Any chance you can add 280 to the market apk?

Or does it make the market think I have a dpi of 320 even when it's at 280?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
I think you're missing the point? AFAIK that is not a default DPI on any device? The market hack apk's are to fool the market into thinking it's one of the defaults, while you can set it to any other value- 280 being one of them (and the one I use- the perfect size IMHO)...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Yep this is right. The market apks work with ANY dpi, be it 241, 175, 269, 280, or anything else. The version you choose to download is the value you want the market to THINK you have. If you are on the Galaxy Nexus you will want to download the XHDPI - 320 version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
Okay, I see now, but I tried installing both the HDPI and XHDPI Market, neither made any difference
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Install the XHDPI one again and reboot the phone. see if that works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
No good, I notice that it's not making a backup either. Maybe it's not installing? Where does it download the apk? I'll try to manually install it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
FWIW I noticed when had the app install the hacked apk, just prior to rebooting I saw a Superuser FC dialog, but then it rebooted before I could do anything and worked just fine...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
It downloads it to the local data dir of the app (/data/data/com.birdapi.android.dpipro). I know its a silly question, but you are clicking the "Install Mod" button after downloading it right? If download was successfull, the Install and Delete Downloads buttons will enable.

I have seen this too sometimes. It is more of a problem with Android OS / Superuser apk, but its fine because like you said it still reboot the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
Yes, haha, I'll try a manual install and see what happens

EDIT: Hm, still nothing. I replaced Phonesky.apk in /system/app with market_mod320.apk. I get the Movies section in the market appearing, but a lot of apps are still incompatible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Rename /data/app/com.android.vending-1.apk to com.android.vending-1.apk.bak.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
I don't have that apk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Well if you have the movies in the market it sounds like it is working for you. What are some apps that you are getting incompatible messages with? Its most likely that the apps you are trying are not compatabile with 320 either. Facebook for one is not compataible with 320.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
Facebook and all Google apps (Music, voice, G+, probably others too) are listed as incompatible, all of them worked under 320

I can live with it to be honest, but I'm wondering if this is just me, or if everyone else has this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
I just checked and all of those apps are listed as compatible for me (even Facebook, which wasn't before but they must have updated it). I have gotten many reports from other people that it is working fine for them too. Seems like unfortunately you are experiencing some weird bug. What ROM are you running btw? Could be an issue with that. Also try clearing your market data and cache manually.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
Peter Alphonso's 1-12-12 ROM with Franco's nightly #12 kernel.

What do you mean by clearing it manually? Just removing clearing it through the App Info?

EDIT: Oh wow, that worked. For anyone else who had trouble like I did. Manually move market_mod320.apk to /system/app/Phonesky.apk and clear data and cache afterwards.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
EDIT:

Sweet. Glad it finally worked for you. If I have the time I will try and install that ROM and see if i get the same problem as you or not. The installer from my app should do all of theose steps (and more) automatically for you, but for some reason it didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
Don't worry about it, I updated my post, it works. Thanks for the help! I left a good review for app!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The_GreenTree:
+1 for this app, market is working while I'm at 241 dpi. Thank you birdman
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marshallladd:
Just bought your app and the market fix is working great. I had a fixthat was less than permanent, had to clear market data every couple hours for it to stick. this is awesome! this is why I love the android community.

Do paid apps work with this mod? I ask because I made a modified market and I would get errors when I tried to purchase a paid for app from my phone. I could still buy in on the browser site and it would install. I just don't have any paid for apps I want to buy now to test it out.

Edit: Just lost some apps. Cleared market data, got it back. Rebooting to see if anything goes haywire again. Question. Does everyone have apps set to auto-update in market settings? Could that be whats breaking the market after hacks have been applied?

Edit 2: Still not sticking through reboots. I have Market Updater frozen in TB.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
I just released a new update to LCD Density Modder Pro (v1.9.0). It correlates with a new version of the modded market, which can only be installed by v1.9.0.

If you have downloaded and installed a previous version of the modded market, get the v1.9.0 update and download/install again.

- No matter whether the online market server thinks you are compatible or not, the modded market will NEVER display a message of incompatibility. I tested this by force spoofing an incompatible dpi (321). The movies section was missing, and the online market wouldn't let me install certain apps, but the modded market did let me install those incompatible apps. :D

- I fixed the glitch that would not let you purchase paid programs because of a server side authentication issue with the app's certificate.

- The modded market will never attempt to update itself to a newer version of the stock market. I'm hoping this fixes the intermittent losses of compatibility but who knows. Also, afaik, the Market Updater app really doesn't do anything, because its the Market apk that checks for updates for itself.

- If you ever lose online market compatibility / the movies section again, you can go to the Temp Fix tab and there is a button there to Clear Market Data. No reboot required, just clear that and you should be compatible next time you open the market.

LCD Density Modder Pro v1.9.0
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bpowder1966:
I have the pro version and the modded market never installed, the original market got deleted and it didnt make a backup. im stuck! i dont know what to do, as the modded market file doesnt look like its installing.

Any ideas?

Also, it looks like the install is not happening properly on the phone, im running stock rooted. where does the modded market download to so that i can manual install? i cant find it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Did you reboot the phone? It is needed to complete the installation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bpowder1966:
yes i let it reboot. i also tried redownloading and reinstalling a second time with reboots and still no go. i am rooted/stock. what is the location of the downloaded modded market file on my phone. can i do a manual install of the apk and try it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
PM sent for manual install. Also make sure to clear market data. I left that out of my instructions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coverton341:
I have downloaded the pro edition of the app and the market fix is working decently well, albeit not permanently though. After about a day I am back in the situation of having to re-download the hacked market app and re-install it. Not too much of a hassle but a mild irritant to be sure.

I like 241 dpi enough to live with it though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Make sure you are running v1.9.0's version of the market. Also when you lose compatibility with the online server, the app will still be compatible, you just lose the movies section. When that does happen you don't have to install the modded market again. Just go to the Temp Fix tab and Clear Market Data. No reboot required.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marshallladd:
works great for me. Thanks for this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
I just updated LCD Density Modder Pro to v2.0.0 last night. It includes a new version of the modded market. You will need to redownload and reinstall the new modded market after updating the app. For the time being, any new updates to the market will come with a new update to the app, and will REQUIRE the newer version of the app to download it.

I am hoping that i have fixed the permanent mod this time because i found a value that was abstractly calculated using the dpi, and it is a value being sent to the market's servers, so i am pretty sure it is the thing that I have been missing this whole time.

My phone was at a point of non compatibility, and i installed the newest modded market (without clearing market data). When i changed google accounts the selected google account was now compatible. Usually when one account goes incompatible and you select another account it becomes incompatible also, but not in this case.

Once you guys update to v2.0.0 and install the new modded market, please let me know if your device loses compatiblity at any time. If a few days go by and no reports of lost compatibility then we can confirm it is permanent.

Full Changelog:

v2.0.0

- Modded Market: More robust dpi spoofing (should be permanent this time)

- Modded Market: Fixes finite scrolling of apps glitch (top free, top paid, etc)

- Modded Market: Fixes a server authentication glitch with older devices (This should fix purchasing of paid apps on older devices)

- Added sanity check for required commands needed to install modded market

- Added link to get busybox from market if device fails sanity check

LCD Density Modder Pro v2.0.0
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
I'm so happy you're keeping at this! Now that I'm at 275, I couldn't imagine going back to stock/320!

Will definitely let you know if I get any incompatibilities.

---------- Post added at 03:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:53 PM ----------

Incidentally, for preventing market updates from breaking your fix, have you looked into doing something like this as part of the modified apk install?

I believe this would block a market update and at least allow less frequent updates to your app to maintain functionality?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21213864#post21213864
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
This should not be a problem. Market mod2 (v1.9.0) introduced no automatic updates. I disabled the update check in the market's code. Unless of course they check for updates in multiple places.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trincisor:
Can anyone please make a mod that keeps the navigation bar the same height as 320 at lower dpi s such as 241.

Or a bigger navigation bar
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
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Here is a video of a new feature I am working on for the next version of the app. It is a temp apply hack that works 100% for ICS and Galaxy Nexus. It is also 100% Bootloop proof. If you get a bootloop, just pull out the battery and and reboot. Once rebooted you will be back at your previous dpi.

Sorry for the long video length, but i wanted to do it in real-time as to prove that it is actually working, and that i didn't just turn off the camera, fix it over adb, etc and then rebooted. You can always skip over the booting in the video.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
FWIW last night I tried to install the first app that was not free since using your modded market (franco's kernel downloader), and got an error when I attempted the purchase. I was able to make it work by clearing the market data and trying again (full disclosure there was an hour so from my previous attempts and trying this, but it definitely seems to be the fix since I've never had a purchase fail like this before).

Given the simple workaround, not a big deal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
Still doesn't seem to be permanent.

I saw an article today about an update to Amazon, and realized I hadn't reinstalled it since getting my Nexus. Unlike in the past when I'd see an app but it would say Not Supported on this device, this one was nowhere to be found in the market. I tried clearing market data and that didn't have any effect. Rather than rebooting back at 320DPI, I found a backup apk I had saved on dropbox so I installed that.

But then I noticed in My Apps I only had "Not Installed" apps showing now. Again clearing data didn't help, so I had to re-install the modded market to get things back and running (I skipped the reboot to see if it would work and it did).

Anyway, since I can still update my apps w/out a reboot or DPI change, I'm happy. Just wanted to let you know though it's still not quite right (maybe Google can't quite be outsmarted completely here though, so perhaps you'll never find the magic decoder ring for this...)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bpowder1966:
The amazon app store is not downloaded from the google market. thats why you cant find it. you must update it from an amazon source, either in app(not sure?) or re-download from their website.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kidd_Funkadelic:
Sorry, but you're thinking of the wrong thing- Not the APP store, the mobile Amazon app that lets you buy things off the Amazon web site. That IS in the Market. It is visible from the Market web site and shows up installed on my Fascinate but "Not Supported" on my Nexus...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marshallladd:
every once in a while after I've installed the modded market, I'll randomly be asked to accept the terms and conditions of the market again, and the movies tab will have disappeared. not a huge deal as I never use that, but something is still updating the market.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coverton341:
I'm still having issues with this sticking. I download and apply the mod and reboot. (yes this is the very latest version) After I reboot the first time I go to the market everything is seemingly fine and the movies tab is there and if I search for an app that I know goes missing when I have incompatibility issues (amazon marketplace) it is there and the sunshines and the birds sing. Glorious day indeed, but wait. If I leave the market and go back in, the movies tab has taken leave and if I search for amazon marketplace it is no where to be found.

At this point I do the temp fix as suggested and have the exact same results or worse it won't do a thing.

This is pretty frustrating to say the least. Is anyone else having issues similar or what am I doing that is different than people that are not having issues with market compatibility?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zecstone:
Would like to increase dpi to make it bigger than stock. Can anybody recommend what dpi number
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coverton341:
Make the icons bigger than normal? Maybe something like 360 or 380. The bigger the number the larger the icons should be, and the smaller the number the more icons will fit the screen

Those numbers are just guesses as I have never gone up in dpi. It might make the screen look wonky

Sent via pixie dust, blasted through a Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
I tried the suggested 240/241 and didn't like it much so I went up a little to 250 and its just right for me. Tested my apps and none of them crash. Tried lcd density first before I even found this thread. It rebooted and everything was out of whack. Found this thread and downloaded the necessary app and lowered my dpi and everything looks great. App drawer looks very nice. Less scrolling too since everything is 6x7.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] druhaul:
I agree 250 is perfect
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NuclearEMP:
just tried 380 and it isn't all that bad for those who need bigger icons. some graphical overlaps but gives you 3x4 menu. All apps seem to work too.

OMG...snd yes I said OMG. 450 is so funny. 3x3 icons

550 gives you 2x2 but stuff crashes

120 is sooooooo small. you lose the softkeys.

im going to stick with 310, just a pinch better than stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bethanensinger:
anyone have the older version of the market, I cant get my market to have the right compatability at 260 dpi since there is no option for me to uninstall updates because my rom has the newest version
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheJ0hnman:
This is the single best modification I've made to my phone. 241 dpi or bust. If you don't stop improving the app/market fixes, I'm going to feel guilty having only spent $2.99 on it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hltt:
Thanks, very nice guide
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Very nice:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dacornholio:
Can i know which rom you are using?

I am using bigxie 7-2 but when i try to use anything newer, the softkey at the bottom does not center at 240 dpi, it shift to the left. but i see at your picture, everything centers

J
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Aokp seems to be the only rom to work with this model. Other roms result in offset buttons.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maddler:
Not sure if it happened to someone else, but I had to use 246 dpi in order to fix an issue when using contact's widget. On dpi less than 246 no contacts details were being shown after clicking on the contact, just picture at about full screen. First working dpi was 246.

Everything is now working fine for me, as far as I can see at least.

Cheers

William
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, it seems like it fixes the contact widget, but it turns the contact info page, when clicking on their name from the People app, into the old style with the large image above the text instead of to the side.

Still though, this is good info for people who want their dpi small as possible and make heavy use of the contact widgets.

EDIT: Added info to first post.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maddler:
True. But as you noted I use contacts widget more often than people appl. Of course I'd love to get both working but, as of now, it looks like I have to make my choice. ;)

Thx

William
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vesp:
hi!

having troubles with the permanent market fix (temp doesn't work :/)

the modded market always FC (240 or 320 dpi version)

i'm using stock GSM ICS 4.0.2 (rooted + 1% battery)

Crash

Exception class name
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Source file
BaseDexClassLoader.java

Source class
dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader

Source method
findClass

Line number
61

EDIT: now flashing AOKP

EDIT2: with AOKP it works
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Loving 270 dpi myself. 240 seems too small for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] japaneezy:
Anyone know of a way to get the back, home and app switcher buttons centered at 280dpi? I love this res but the 3 buttons on the bottom shifted to the left and it's bothersome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hosmsdos:
I cant buy LCD Density Modder Pro, because im living in saudi arabia :(, and there is no market support there. i tried market enabler but the thing is i cant see the Saudi Arabia in country list. are there any other way to buy the app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] magnimus1:
Thus far it looks like AOKP is the only ROM that plays best with most densities.

I'm running 280 with everything centered.

The only thing is the modded HD Netflix does not play. Haven't tried with the regular one.

Are you willing to try a new ROM to correct it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] japaneezy:
Mist definitely but the problem is AOKP doesn't work for me, neither does bigxie. They both stop at the splash screen (pink unicorn in aokp's case). It sucks. Someone suggested gummynex so I tried that and it flashed fine. Any other ideas? :-/ considering going back to 2 for Netflix as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IIIPowerIII:
Wow thanks for this thread. I'm using 240dpi and it's awesome.

7 row of app per page :P so far I didn't find any bug, everything is fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bethanensinger:
Still getting market incompatability issues with your permanent fix. Cant purchase anything
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hosmsdos:
guys im using 246 dpi, at first i had market compatiblity issue, however i think i fixed it somehow without using any app. now the market can download any app however im not sure how i did it but for those who are willing to try what i did do this:

change dpi to 240 install some app with market

use nova launcher (it should be in system/app)

go to setting apps/all then find launcher (Stock One)

Click on focre stop

click on clear deafult and cache

Set Nova launcher as default launcher

open root explorer

rename launcher2.apk to launcher 2.apk.bac

restart device

download some apps again

change dpi to whatever you like and restart

test market

Let me know how it goes
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IIIPowerIII:
I can't search in the thread on my phone.

How do you change your softkey size? I love the 240dpi setting but I would love to make my softkey bigger.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marshallladd:
Still getting Market updates that are causing problems. I don't get any apps saying they are incompatible, but I lose the "Movies" section of the market and some apps just don't show up. The main one being "Google Maps", I completely lose it when the market loses the Movies section.

I can get the movies section and all the missing apps back by clearing the Market data from your app or the settings menu.

Other than that it's working perfect. Still, I wish Google would just let the Market work with whatever density we wanted. If we are modding things like that, we understand that certain apps just might not work or look right. I get they want to protect the average user from a bad experience, but obviously, we aren't the average user.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bethanensinger:
to fix the movies thing go to the videos application on your phone and then click the market, it will automatically update it and it doesnt take off your market cappabilities.

Also does market purchasing work for you cause it wont for me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trincisor:
Is there anyway a mod or app to change the size of the soft key ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jhericurls:
So the permanent fix in the app doesn't work then?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davey1694:
Any fix for the softkeys going to the left?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] antiochasylum:
+1, keys moved to the left. Meh whatever Lol. Would be nice for some sort of fix.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MisterEdF:
Will the device go higher in DPI and make ICONS larger for those with vision problems? :) :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CaspaTheGhost:
Brother, posting in a GN thread... We partners in crime again?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Siciliano1977:
+1 and thanks for the cool mod!

I'm not sure how you guys can look at such small text!! I think just a touch smaller (using 300 atm) is perfect to make the display look less like a smartphone, and more like a handheld computer. It's great that such a minor change can make a big difference :)