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[Nexus 5 General] Omikron43:
380 on Omnirom 4.4.4
[Nexus 5 General] Marcin1503:
Hello

In android 4.4.4 I changed lcd density in Total Commander simply edit build.prop. After upgrade to Android 5.0 I couldn't change it in total commander anymore and I changed this parameter with some application in market, build.prop editor and it works. But I had to restore original image for some reason. After flashing with clear android and after changing lcd density I have bootloop. Can someone help ? I don't need help with restoring original build.prop, I can do this. I want to know why I can't change lcd density anymore.
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
Change it with a file explorer and text editor. I don't see why you need an app just for this.
[Nexus 5 General] Marcin1503:
Because Total Commander and Es File Explorer even with root access shows me messege that cannot write to /system/
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
Update your SuperSU to 2.37 and switch your kernel to Permissive.
[Nexus 5 General] Unknownkj:
I've tried 440 and it's just right. Stock dpi works well for me cus everything is huge. 320 is tad too tiny.
[Nexus 5 General] Marcin1503:
I have SuperSU 2.37. At this moment I don't know what you mean "Permisive" kernel but I read about this.

According to density, if I change it, google maps app is very glitchy. Maps are glitchy and application still closing itself.
[Nexus 5 General] Vash.89:
excuse me, but what benefits brings change the lcd density ??

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[Nexus 5 General] Strider_RD:
Changing the lcd density to a lower DPI will give the appearance of a higher resolution screen and everything on your phone will look smaller. However, if you choose a higher DPI (say 480) it will give the appearance of a lower resolution screen and everything on your phone will look bigger. You can consider it similar to that of PC monitor resolution..

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Considering the performance issue I think:confused: that there should be a slight increase as the system has to render less number of dots which form the screen DPI(Dots Per Inch) ..! Correct me some1 if i am wrong..
[Nexus 5 General] giovanni645:
btw, the following command works just fine for changing screen density dpi without root on the nexus 5 :

adb shell wm density 400
[Nexus 5 General] pharpe:
That's really cool. Is there a way to modify the number of icon columns and rows via adb as well?
[Nexus 5 General] bush911:
320 here
[Nexus 5 General] drac0:
Was testing 445 and 440, but 420 on Lollipop seems just right. Cheers!
[Nexus 5 General] Nandroid28:
Screen density has weight on the battery? Merry Christmas.
[Nexus 5 General] humzaahmed155:
445 seems perfect. Thought I heard somewhere that the Nexus 5's panel was meant to be set at 445 but Google chose to make everything bigger instead.
[Nexus 5 General] pgptheoriginal:
I think each one of us has to find their perfect setting. In my case, after several tries, I found that 420 is the best way to go. The UI doesn't look like the one of a phablet, homescreens are still 4 by 4, but I get one more row in the application drawer.

Moreover, buttons bar and statusbar are a bit less cumbersome, and when pulling down the quick settings menu I can still read and interact with the first notification.

Oh, 420 dpi and, obviously, fonts dimension set to Small ? I've always hated every other font setting, never used in my whole Android experience.
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
You don't set the panel to anything. It's has a physical PPI that is determined by the size and resolution of the panel. The Android DPI is a software thing.
[Nexus 5 General] Tanged:
445 is also perfect for me..the way the Nexus 5 was meant to be ?
[Nexus 5 General] tehjrow:
I'm using 400, set with the Dirty Unicorns ROM
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
What do you mean the way it was meant to be? It was meant to be 480. What's perfect is subjective and nothing to do with what it is meant to be or should be.
[Nexus 5 General] JayR_L:
I think he meant that 445ppi is the native resolution for the Nexus 5. There are 1920*1080 pixels on a 5 inch screen - if you do the math there you end up with 445 pixels per inch. Note that DPI in software affects magnification, it doesn't change the actual resolution (your display's hardware actually has 445ppi and there's no way to change that)
[Nexus 5 General] Juzman:
Running 320DPI on mine still. Simply stunning.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Yes I think he meant that too, but DPI and PPI are in *no way* linked, what-so-ever so if he thinks DPI 445 is the way it is supposed to be, then he is wrong. If that was what he was thinking, I wrote a fairly lengthy explanation earlier in this thread which he can read...
[Nexus 5 General] gefilus:
Used to 340. Excellent, not to small and all apps work, stock dpi is terrible, to big, like it small
[Nexus 5 General] iKlutz:
I like 480. The icons are the perfect size for my thumbs and I don't have to hold the phone 2 inches away from my face to read the text. I like to keep the phone as far away as possible without straining my eyes.

This is not a desktop PC. It's a mobile phone. There's no need to squish everything into the screen as small as possible. It does not improve the graphics. It does not look "better". It does ruin your eyes. It does make you look like a "phone-aholic" and unapproachable when you hold it too close.
[Nexus 5 General] Laggalot:
If I use my phone I actually DO want to be unapproachable... but thats just my opinion.. :D
[Nexus 5 General] AndrasLOHF:
Source???
[Nexus 5 General] NuclearBastard:
You don't need a source, it's a myth, just like that sitting close to a TV ruins your eyes. Lots of research had been made in this area and except for MAYBE f*cking up your eyes focus temporarily it doesn't really do much else.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Definitely does NOT ruin your eyes. All depends on your vision. This is common sense. I have it set at 340 and can see everything perfectly clear with my arm completely stretched out. I could probably still see it clearly at 10 feet
[Nexus 5 General] GorfDroid:
400
[Nexus 5 General] AndrasLOHF:
Sarcastic post is sarcastic. :p
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
I understood your post, I just multi quoted your post in there with the guy making the ridiculous claims, lol
[Nexus 5 General] eisbaer-dan:
I switch dpi to 400, for me its perfect
[Nexus 5 General] Traxex_:
Are you guys using small or normal font size with 400 Dpi? I'm changing back and forth and can't decide which one I like more :D
[Nexus 5 General] thefunkychills:
430 with small font. Seems reasonable. Anything lower than 400 seems to small when in certain apps.
[Nexus 5 General] Traxex_:
Using 432 with small font now too and it's perfect imho.
[Nexus 5 General] cryoghast:
I'm using 425.
[Nexus 5 General] JonesL:
I use 380, seems about right. Flashed a custom rom earlier on, forgot how big everything looks at stock :eek:
[Nexus 5 General] darthanubis:
Whatever stock LP is.
[Nexus 5 General] pgptheoriginal:
I've been sticking with 442 for months, and I'd say it's the optimal setting for me (together with small font): homescreens are still 4x4, but a bit more stretched than default; the app drawer becomes 4x5, with slightly smaller icons than the stock setting, and, most important, you can read the first notification even after opening quick toggles (with the attidional, useful Hotspot toggle enabled, which takes one more line).

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] tegodwin:
Has anybody tried the non-rooted method? - see link below.

http://www.androidpit.com/how-to-make-your-nexus-5-screen-bigger

Trev
[Nexus 5 General] mikeszf:
I like to use the DPI on 400 on kitkat, on Lollipop is a must. That and apex desktop in 5x4 and the icon size on 110%
[Nexus 5 General] tcuwolf:
Is there a way to set screen resolution to 720p instead 1080 I read that the snapdragon 800 will run super smooth on 720p

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Nexus 5 - 1080p vs 720p - GPU performance test: https://youtu.be/QMbcKhKHDy0
[Nexus 5 General] Laggalot:
XD Well a 1080 screen is always gonna be 1080p no matter how hard you try... if you were to go 720 every pixel would take up multiple pixels on the 1080p screen. Now that Im thinking about it, it should be possible, but I have never heard from it before..... If you do benchmarks in 720 it does them in that resolution and just scales them up to fit on your screen, hence better performance. but the difference shouldnt be that dramatic.
[Nexus 5 General] tcuwolf:
I ran antutu and got 44350 on 720p with stock 1080 the max I got was 36780 2.3gh
[Nexus 5 General] Laggalot:
Thats only a frickin benchmark.... Real world performance is what really matters and the nexus 5 still beats every existing phone to date!!
[Nexus 5 General] tcuwolf:
If I had two nexus phone one on stock and the other on 720 the 720 would be beat the stock nexus
[Nexus 5 General] Laggalot:
Show me how to do it and I will give it a shot! XD
[Nexus 5 General] tavocabe:
Secondscreen, free on google play
[Nexus 5 General] tcuwolf:
I used (no mone resolution changer)
[Nexus 5 General] udnekzl:
density 400 is perfect for me. both on KK and LP
[Nexus 5 General] bjoswald:
I use a custom local.prop file in /data, and set my DPI to 445.
[Nexus 5 General] sahilarora2003:
300 for me and I am loving it. :D

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[Nexus 5 General] Gorgtech:
Never changed the density of my phone or tablet and I love the devices exactly like they are :D Why would you even want to change the density anyway ? This makes absolutely no sense to me.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Because to many of us it's like using one of those phones with the huge buttons designed for old people. Why have a bunch of real estate on the screen and not make use of it?
[Nexus 5 General] anonymoussl:
I'm using 440. Its pretty good . 400 or below is hard to use , its looks like a phablet
[Nexus 5 General] Bl4ck3urn:
I use 400
[Nexus 5 General] pepa 77:
361 dpi ;)

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Thenks
[Nexus 5 General] zerosum0:
480 dpi is just fine
[Nexus 5 General] jauhari:
Current Setup at 340 and happy with it ;)
[Nexus 5 General] jazzh:
I use 400 and font settings is "huge".
[Nexus 5 General] Ekril:
????240 DPI, and loving it :)

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[Nexus 5 General] mikeszf:
I like 400, its the balance I found, not to big, not too small. If I were to find it to small then I would use 445 which is the native screen resolution.

I think that even though I use xposed I wouldn't root if I didn't had to change the dpi.
[Nexus 5 General] xitopodo:
I like small fonts and small icons, but I think 400 dpi is the perfect size.

I'm using it and I'm happy with it, but maybe I will try a smaller one! :)
[Nexus 5 General] wildestweasal:
I like mine at 400 and the icons sized down a bit
[Nexus 5 General] caribouxda:
300?!!!! Holy cow...
[Nexus 5 General] galaxys:
445 works well with rastakat for now...
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
420 here
[Nexus 5 General] cyzlak:
Default because idk how to change it here
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Read the thread. They state how to do it here.
[Nexus 5 General] Croontje:
360 is perfect for me
[Nexus 5 General] FCDHBubbles:
400 works just fine for me!:laugh:
[Nexus 5 General] bradputt:
I'm using 400, but the problem is the status bar is to small for me to see. Any solution to make the battery icon bigger?

Man I miss tablet mode.
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
445 for me. I like that it is the true dpi of the screen and everything looks about how I remember on my previous phones.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
You could try cargo's battery % mod to put text there instead

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[Nexus 5 General] gd6noob:
So if the Nexus 5 ppi is at 445 and you go down to 300-400.. doesnt that mean its worse? isnt higher mean better?
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
The stock dpi on the N5 is 480.

Dropping the dpi doesn't make the resolution lower. Its not like settings your computer resolution to 800x600

Android scales. If you tell android your dpi is lower than it is, it scales to that dpi. So it makes things look smaller on the screen. In my opinion it makes it look Sharper and crisper

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[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
340 for me. Perfect size, but I'm having some issues with the play store saying apps are not compatible
[Nexus 5 General] SymbioticGenius:
I went to 400 first day I had the Nexus. After reading this I tried 360. While I like it, apps are running in tablet mode. What's the lowest we can go without triggering that?

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[Nexus 5 General] phositadc:
Yes what's the DPI that triggers tablet mode? I'd like to run highest possible that gives tablet mode!

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[Nexus 5 General] Hotllama:
I'd just like to add another vote of confidence for 400 dpi
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Are you sure? Historically, dpi has never triggered tablet ui. Theyre different things. Also I'm under the impression that Google ditched tablet ui already and its not in 4.4

Got a screen shot? On a custom rom? Or do you mean for a specific app?

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[Nexus 5 General] the7thson:
Agreed. Changing dpi should not alter "layout" and change it out to Tablet Mode. I'd be curious to see how this is happening. I would love to get tablet ui if I could somehow.
[Nexus 5 General] chucky8:
Post #3 in this thread says lower 280 triggers tablet mode
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
I see in one of the chrome updates google changed something to prevent the tab number from getting off center with a DPI change. Someone at Google must not like the big icons...
[Nexus 5 General] TheAtheistOtaku:
im not even touching dpi untill the aokp/paranoid/P.A.C roms drop. just because if im going to customize it, i want to customize it fully.

Plus ill finally have a use for PIE controls
[Nexus 5 General] sylar12:
Hi,

I have one question: does the change in DPI prevent the Nexus to receive OTA updates?
[Nexus 5 General] ChazzMatt:
But TOO small means it's hard to see words on the screen. The custom ROM I use went with 360 for their Nexus 5 release, and it was just freakin too small. :eek: Why have a 5" screen if you can't read anything? I almost couldn't breathe until I flashed it back to stock dpi with Build Prop Editor. Whew.

And some people go for 300? On this Nexus 5? Not for me.

I may go a little smaller (440, 445) but even that 360 was killing me.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Yes true. 400 is my sweet spot.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Anyone know a way to get around the play store saying some apps aren't compatible when setting to a lower DPI?
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Market helper?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2146216

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Curiously I tested this and can confirm that I DID trigger tablet layout with a dpi of 279. I used Chrome Beta as my point of reference. I used it as this is the app that I always put into tablet Layout as it suit's me better.

Will wait for Xposed now so I can change the layout for Chrome. 280 dpi is far too small for me.

I do find it odd that this does this though, because google did say they were dropping tablet UI did they not?
[Nexus 5 General] Mi|enko:
It's going to carry for most people based on personal preference. I use 360 on all my 1080 devices. On my N4, I used 320.
[Nexus 5 General] SymbioticGenius:
Pics or it didn't happen huh?

The other few apps are banking related... So no screenshots. I think the tablet ui Google was referring to was with the Google apps and search button because they haven't changed and I had tablet mode on my gs3 and it was different.

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[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
I've got to try market helper. I tried the xposed module, but it didn't work. Apps would show an install button but then error out. In wondering if I reflash and change the DPI before opening the play store if it'll work. No one else is having this issue? Set at 340. One particular app that is having this issue is the new ESPN SportsCenter
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
No need to reflash. Change dpi in build.prop then reboot

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[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
400 is perfect! This is exactly what i expected when i booted the first time.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
I meant more along the line if it would stick after changing the DPI back to 340
[Nexus 5 General] emd2009:
Agreed 400 is the best
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
The app will run no matter what the density. You just have to report the correct density that matches the apps requirement to play store when you download

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[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
No, I mean if the play store would somehow stick with the DPI reported originally when I change back. For some reason that has worked on past phones. Of course I understand the app will keep working once installed. Hopefully the xposed module will be updated
[Nexus 5 General] GUGUITOMTG4:
390 is perfect for me. at 280 systemui force closed perpetually and had to pull build.prop and edit in computer and push it back.

then at 340 looked awesome with 7 icons on the dock but some apps like Rom toolbox and root explorer wont display their navigating button/controls when dpi is that low
[Nexus 5 General] mkwhater:
lol 260 is great :D
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Afaik it reports density each visit?

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[Nexus 5 General] whosgotlag:
Has 400 caused problems for anyone?
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
No problems for me using 400.
[Nexus 5 General] the7thson:
How did you get the nav bar icons at the bottom to be so centered? Did you just change the dpi or do something else? Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 5 General] Mi|enko:
It might be because his DPI is so low. Maybe kicking it into tablet mode?
[Nexus 5 General] the7thson:
That's probably it, mine just FCs when I go below 280 dpi though so I had to pull my build.prop and edit it to bringing back to life. I run 360 dpi and it's perfect for my eyes but the width of the nav bar icons is really bugging me.. I've tried several xposed mods with no luck :(
[Nexus 5 General] Spl4tt:
320 is da way. Real HD man xP
[Nexus 5 General] yamahakid:
I'm looking to have another row in the launcher for my home screens. Not another column, just a row so the layout would be 4x5. Is changing my density what I want to do or should I be doing something else?
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Changing the density makes everything smaller so there is room for an additional row, however - it depends what launcher you're using as to whether you have the ability to actually add a new row, so to answer your question,doing this alone is not enough

Try some other launchers like Nova

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[Nexus 5 General] yamahakid:
Thanks for your help. I played around with the density a bit this morning (first time ever doing so on any of my Android devices) and was pretty happy with 450.

I used to use apex on all my old devices, but I don't want to give up the new goggle launcher so I'll probably just suck it up for the time being.

Edit:wow... guess i should change my signature. really dating myself with what it currently says
[Nexus 5 General] kbbbkk:
I set mine to 380 and am happy with it.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
The play store fix module in Xposed works when fixing the app not compatible message

One other question for everyone. How are text and email notifications in the pull down looking? I don't get previews of either at 340.
[Nexus 5 General] iBustCh3rries:
320 with regular font for me... Looks like this is how the phone was meant to be shipped...
[Nexus 5 General] Burrid:
Same here, though the apps in the play store are presented differently. Is that tablet mode? I don't prefer it that way but it's not a problem.
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
What do you mean?
[Nexus 5 General] Burrid:
It should be a list of apps, not tiles. This is what I see:
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Maybe then
[Nexus 5 General] V.Dragos:
tried to change to 400 using ES explorer and got a softbrick (black screen after google logo).

I used instructions in this thread to get it to work again : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1927198

Or if you use TWRP just boot into recovery and use the terminal command chmod 644 build.prop (it's the same thing as above but done from your device not PC)
[Nexus 5 General] 2sl0w:
I have been using 340 and it seems the bug of google play popping up while returning to the homescreen has been fixed in 4.4.1 / 4.4.2.. After reading responses.. I tried 400. While the UI looks nice I prefer having more icons on the home screen with 340.
[Nexus 5 General] deadpedal:
Was using 400 for awhile and just moved down to 350. There is so much room for activities now :p and I like that the Dashclock widget is expanded on my lockscreen.
[Nexus 5 General] ArkAngel06:
Anything below 370 messes up Hangouts for me, and probably everyone else's too, though it's a bit hard to explain or notice.

When you are on the conversations list screen, at the top you see your email (if you have multiple accounts) so that you can switch between accounts and sign out and whatnot. Then when you click a conversation, that should then change to your friends name and allow you to switch between their hangouts account and SMS easily.

If your density is below 370, that doesn't happen, and your email just stays there instead of changing. If you only have one account, I believe it just stays blank.
[Nexus 5 General] crzycrkr:
Same for me. Didn't bother me though as I don't know a single person that actually uses hangouts or any type of instant messaging

But if I do send someone a hangout message it shows in a different thread
[Nexus 5 General] Wilton3:
Nexus 5

400 is good
[Nexus 5 General] binarydaemon:
How to modify lcd density?

Hi guys,

What method are you all using to modify the lcd density?? via LcdDensity app OR using RootExplorer??

Which one is guaranteed to work and not cause any bootloops due to build.prop mess??

Please help.

Thanks a bunch!
[Nexus 5 General] Datzi:
Edit build.prop with any root file editor and you're good to go! That's the easiest method.
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
ROM Toolbox is a great app and it has build.prop editor. Give it a try.
[Nexus 5 General] ArkAngel06:
It's identical to texting, only better, as long as you can get all of your friends to use it.
[Nexus 5 General] DigitalUnderground:
Plus has video calling which works well.

I use 400 DPI... Works great

Sent from my Hammerhead
[Nexus 5 General] bcote311:
i use buildprop editor by jrummy. works perfectly. all you have to do is go in and change "ro.sf.lcd_density" to whatever you want and reboot. easy
[Nexus 5 General] jackpollard:
Very cool, man I so love my N5! I came from IP5 to HTC One to N5. I just love how easy it is to tweak!!! I had Rom Toolbox and bam I changed my DPI to 400 and thats exactly the way I was wishing it would be. I did not want to add a launcher, I try to keep add-on's to a minimum.

Thanks for the thread.