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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussianBear:
Yup, it is.

I had some other app that would let me preview it before rebooting, and for whatever reason 280 worked, so I've upped it to 300 and got a black screen on boot...lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
I changed my DPI to 320, and I noticed that when I press home the keyboard pops up every single time. But when I return it to stock 480, it doesn't. I really want to keep it at 320 but the keyboard popping up on pressing home is annoying. Any ideas?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdandashly:
If you're looking to make things "smaller" (icons and such) You can do it with a 3rd party launcher like Nova or Apex. There you have the ability to make things smaller than the huge stock.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00128:
I just changed my DPI to 445 which is the true DPI of this display. Everything is perfect now!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billbrasky82:
I had the same problem at 360. I tried 365 and that resolved it and I cant tell a difference. Although I am sure some apps are going to have issues with it, the new rewards app crashes at this DPI.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
Does this DPI work fine with the play store?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billbrasky82:
as far as I can tell so far it is.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trobbs:
ahh this phone became so much better. thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NatTheCat:
What's wrong with unlocking then rooting when he's ready? Am i missing something?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
This whole topic requires root...?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notbrodie:
because when you unlock the bootloader, the entire phone is wiped clean. all yours apps, contacts, call logs, sms history... all gone. it is best to unlock when you first receive it. you don't have to do anything else, but at least you can root and backup for when you decide you want to modify the system
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Unlocking wipes the device. It's better to unlock now while he doesn't have anything to lose.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piotrus22:
yep confirmed 445 looks great! super simple just use root browser and edit build.prop then reboot. play store works fine display actually looks normal now not grandma level ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussianBear:
All, make sure you either have a nandroid or build.prop backup first before messing with these values. I've already had a pleasure of not having either. Zipme app is great for making flashable zips.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeimygirl:
I've read this a lot, and while I'm no noob, I don't know a whole lot. Why is this important? Because once you go to do it you have to start from fresh as if taking it out of the box for the first time? Or does it cause more issues if you haven't unlocked it by now.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WayneGretzky:
"you have to start from fresh as if taking it out of the box for the first time", nothing else. The message it displays when unlocking is some along the line of "this is done in order to prevent the user data from unauthorized access in case of a lost device".
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notbrodie:
this is correct. it will wipe all apps/data/sms/calls from phone. it will be just like you pulled it out of the box. therefore, it's better to do it when you pull it out of the box.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeimygirl:
OK thank you. That's what I though. Since I'm a few days into customizing may as well wait until I want to root to do it. Although I miss smaller dpi's!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WayneGretzky:
You might read/try this: Nexus 5 DPI -> make everything smaller?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
DPI set to 445 is MUCH better. Now I just need a stable updated Nova Launcher that keeps the transparent status bar/nav bar and I'll be all set!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Munro77:
I also am using 445, but now my notifications for the Email and Calendar app are messed up (text overflows / doesn't show). Anyone see this / know how to resolve?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HughesNet:
Can't pick just any DPI. It needs to match the screen. Using 340 myself with no rendering problems.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
But don't you see the keyboard pop up when you hit home?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HughesNet:
At 340 yes but I have 7 icons wide which I like. At 380 I get no keyboard popup but only 6 icons wide. I have not yet found the 7 icon wide DPI setting with no keyboard popup.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
I'm in the same exact situation. :( Is this some type of bug or will it be like this forever? I can't tell.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HughesNet:
Considering it wasn't set to this DPI stock I wouldn't call it a bug.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
That's true, but I don't see why this issue occurs at a lower DPI. Hmm, I guess I'll live with it until Nova's update comes out.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HughesNet:
At least it supports folders on the dock. I think I am going to stick with 380 for tomorrow. The drawer icon may be off center with 6 icons but that bothers me less then the keyboard popup.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeLibbey:
can someone please ELI5 how to do this? im rooted and have nandroids etc im just not familiar with editing build.props
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
What is the default? 480?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benpottier:
Anyone mind posting a screen of anything lower than 445?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Yes
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
An easy way yo do this is install the ROM toolbox lite app, scroll right and select build prop editor. Scroll down, towards the end until you find DPI.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
445 looks pretty good. 380 was too small for my likings.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pert_S:
380 & 420
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeLibbey:
hmmm not finding DPI in buildprop in the app

Edit: im an idiot, found it
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
Lol yeah it took me a while at first, it hides.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
I used 445dpi yesterday and liked it. Today I decided to try using 440dpi and I'm liking it even more. Perfect size for everything aside from the icons still being a tad big but Nova Launcher will be the solution for this once their stable update is out.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dn00:
365. Lots of room for activities.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo_Shift:
Nice, makes the chronus clock widget fit the lockscreen better. Now it isn't smashed into a minimized window.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
So many activities!!! :laugh:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ed33:
Looks good on 445, messed up my igo sat nav skin though. Gonna wait till paranoid android is released I think. Then there will be no problems with DPI.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] promiseofcake:
I think one of the issues is that the launcher has its own agenda in respect to DPI. If you try Apex icons are a lot sharper on the home screens.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scissors_cut_paper:
445 does look nice. Running square 400 at the moment. No rendering issues so far.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiantech:
Using 365, everything looks good, keyboard only pops up sometimes. Double pressing home closes it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schnedi:
i changed it to 400 and it's perfect BUT the icons used with Apex launcher change too.

any chance to override the changes over the icons?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qdoba:
Anyone else have market incompatibilities with some applications after changing the dpi? Apps such as rayman jungle run and candy crush saga say it cannot be installed on the device.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
You're going to have to patch the play store or use a DPI compatible with the play store. That's why I'm using 320. So far I know 480, 320, 240 and 160 are compatible with the.play store.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
Gonna try 320

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I tried 320 and get the error when looking at candy crush in the playstore
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXxG0dzRAgexXx:
you could reset it to 480, install candy crush, then change it back? The game should still work I assume. Worth a try.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2.0t03speed:
I'm running 350 with no keyboard popup.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
I don't have an issue viewing candy crush.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simpl3lang:
great stuff guys. keep posting dpi numbers that dont activate INCOMPATIBILITY on the playstore. thanks. i will be getting my nexus5 this wednesday and with all my previous android phones i like to lower the DPI. it just looks cleaner like that :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kentobi:
I changed it back to default because I didn't see candy crush saga too, even with 320
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
If you find an app that says incompatible in the play store just switch it back to default, install, and change DPI again
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scissors_cut_paper:
I've had no play store issues on 400 so far.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trobbs:
I've had no issues [MENTION=722057]380[/MENTION]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderstorm654:
445 is nice!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyestosky:
Does anyone else have messed up condensed notifications when using an altered DPI. Happens for me when I was on 445. Any fix for this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yep. It's been mentioned in here. No fix yet.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyestosky:
Ah alright. Must of missed it. At least it isnt just me. Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AirJonn:
Wow thanks for the info I was waiting for a ROM to do this man everything is HUGE by default such a waste of the screen. 420 seemed like a perfect fit but WhatsApp doesnt show any wallpapers, 400 does the trick for me.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patriotaus:
Having 7 icons at the bottom would be awesome. Anyone come up with a way to stop the keyboard from popping up?

The only reason I am using a non-stock browser is to get 7 icons. It would be great to be able to the 7 icons and also have access to Google Now on the side.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
You'll need to use a lower DPI for the stock launcher. If low enough then you'll get the 7 icons. But the keyboard issue is still present. It's an issue with the Google search widget.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Molitro:
From, I think, 4.3 on, play store got much more friendly to us dpi changers, and lets us install most of the apps.

But there are still some troublesome ones, particularly certain games.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patriotaus:
So supposedly there was an update to google search which stopped the keyboard popping up for those on tablets. Hopefully this means we can now have the 7 icons without any bugs.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tangosierra_:
I use 340 and I have no keyboard popping up.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patriotaus:
Yeah I use it now too. Makes everything much better. I put my font back to normal though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nd_1969:
I'm on 320, and have a grid of 6x6 icons, and 7 icons in the launcher.

when I press home button, the keyboard doesn't pop up.

there is just a thing misplaced: when you hold and drag home up, when appears the circle line, with Google Now circle to launch it, it is slightly decentered on the right.

however, it's no big issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
I used 445dpi for a while and it was an improvement. Then I switched to 440dpi and it was a bit better. I switched to 420dpi about 4 days ago and it's by far the most perfect look in my opinion. I have no issues with keyboard popping up or anything. Very happy with this setup.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sylar12:
Hi there,

Can someone tell me if a change in build.prop prevents a Nexus device (including Nexus 5) to receive OTA? If not, I am definitely going to change the DPI value...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussianBear:
Nope. You might want to flash a modified play sure version, though. Grab it from n4 development section.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aa_chow:
I have mine set to 439. The reason is, at 445, the email notification (collapsed form) doesn't display properly. I want to set it as close to 445 as possible. At 440 it still happens, but at 439 all is good.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fogw:
Hi all!

I have found the best solution for me:

Installed "xposed" and "app settings" (from the download section within xposed). This way I can set separate DPI pr app. Currently running NOVA on. 420 DPI, looks perfect. Have changed the number of rows and columns in Nova settings

Freddy
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hand76:
I changed my dpi from 480 to 400. At first everything was ok. But now I notice certain apps not coming up in the market like the new Angry Birds Go.

Could this be because of this change? Can someone tell me what dpi I can use that the play store will work with?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valdeck:
Install Exposed frame work then install the module that reports a correct dpi of 480 to the market. Should clear up in a day or two.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hand76:
Thanks man. Can someone tell me what we can use as a number that will be accepted by the play store? Or is the stock 480 it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valdeck:
480 but the module will report 480 for you just install the frame work and the mod, enable it and reboot.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neopl666:
Thanks for all the tips guys. I've been using 380, everything was almost perfect (I only did not like the keyboard becoming a bit too small for my taste). Last night there were some updates to various apps I have and everything got broken. Some elements of the UI remained at 380 while others went back to default. Very bizarre. I switched back to default of 480 and later back to 380 but that did not help. I am not on 320, everything is smaller than 380, text maybe a bit too small, I'm hoping I'll get use to it, but the keyboard is normal size, so I'm really glad as typing is easier.

Has anyone hit a nice sweat spot between 320 and 380?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
I don't see that framework available under Nexus 5 here on XDA, do you have a link?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hikarugo:
Well previous Nexus devices have display PPI which is quite close to the DPI of the software. In case for the Nexus 5, it has 445 PPI display yet runs XXHDPI (480 DPI) software. It also perhaps describes why everything looks bigger. The best may be reducing the DPI into 445.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Its universal so its not under the nexus 5 forum. Google "xposed framework xda" or look in the xda android development forum

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mixy:
Hi!

Love changing the DPI to make things smaller. Was much better on the Nexus 4. However I'm having a problem with The Simpson Tapped Out:

I wanted to change the DPI as its way too zoomed in, have to scroll around forever. I've both tried reinstalling, wiping data, rebooting, changing DPI on per app basis and system wide. Nothing changes the zoom level of the game. I know it should account for DPI as the view on the Nexus 4 is much wider.

Any idea what I can try?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbbbkk:
Same thing happened to me. So now my setting is at 375. Seems to be good for me so far.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuxedo.Bond:
I can't get this to change.

No matter what I use to edit the file it says I don't have permission to make edits/ the system is in read only. How do I change this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Using what file manager?

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SoreGums:
I'm rocking 360 dpi on Cataclysm ROM - avoiding installing xposed as you have to use Dalvik instead of ART.

Curious if there is another way to fool Play store into thinking I have 480. The current method is to set dpi back to 480, reboot, install app, set dpi to 360, reboot, off you go again ;)

cheers
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuxedo.Bond:
My phone is rooted. I've used the file browser built into Android Tuner and a file browser called "Explorer." I've also used a tool called "Mount /system (rw / ro)" to mount the system as writable and tried adjusting permissions of the build.prop file.

Update: Seems that "Root Browser" worked with no problem. Going from 480 to 445 seems like a minor change.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmillerzx:
Is this currently the only way to avoid the notifications problem when lowering the DPI. Haven't heard much about a fix regarding this.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wad3g:
This has been my favorite File Explorer on Android for years. It's simple, yet has plenty of features and options. You can mount to read/write, change permissions, and, not to mention, whenever you make changes to to something like the build.prop it automatically creates a backup of the original build.prop.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en

P.S. I'd stop using those build.prop/DPI editors. It's so easy to make changes to your build.prop manually I don't see why you wouldn't do it this way + plus you can actually see what it is you're modifying on your device. Same with Toolkits, stop using them. You do have a Nexus incase you forgot. /rant
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmillerzx:
*bump*
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I've not noticed issues myself but this is the only thing being discussed

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quiksilver78:
Is there a similar hack to have the GEL app drawer stay at 4 columns? I prefer not to use Nova as I am quite content using the Google Launcher.

420dpi gives me 5 columns; prefer to keep it at 4
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spotdog14:
Is anyone having problems with swiftkey at 420?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeroAlphawolf:
Is there any other way to fool the playstore into reading the correct DPI? I like ART, and don't want to go back to Davlik for Xposed, and changing dpi back and forth seems a tedious way of handling it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirovai:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2123368
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aswin411993:
Play store incompatibility

I am experiencing play store incompatibility too... I reverted back to stock and still it shows that some games are incompatible..... And BTW whats the name of the xposed module mentioned in the thread
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phin586:
has anyoen found a fix for the notifications, under dpi 445?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GtrCraft:
Change your dpi to 439
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gefilus:
380 excellent for me
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlestat:
380 has changed!

Hi, I recently updated my ROM to the latest omni nightly and found when I changed my DPI to 380 I no longer had the same google now launcher as prior (more stuff on screen plus a 6 column launcher. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it exclusive to the google now launcher? Can app settings in xposed fix this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Google Now Launcher adjusts columns/rows according to the density. You can use this to change them manually: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/mod-xposed-gel-settings-t2647275
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ch3micalGnetics:
Has anyone lowered their DPI in Lollipop yet? Is it stable?

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Density has nothing to do with stability?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ch3micalGnetics:
Sorry man. Didn't know that. I'm just asking because I remember some users reporting issues at certains Dpi's in KitKat..

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Only with expandable notifications, and it only happens with a few values.

Which has nothing to do with stability. Just a visual glitch.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ch3micalGnetics:
What value do you suggest ? I was using 400 without issues on KitKat. The procedure is the same? Sorry for such noob questions ...

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
I don't suggest any value in particular. It's a preference different for everyone. Use what you think is right for you.

It's been the exact same for all Android versions.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narcotrix:
Ideal dpi

380dpi, & small fonts display, that's just perfetto !
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinshah:
Best dpi amount

Which amount is the best DPI for nexus 5? :confused::D:o
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jwhyte:
That is entirely user dependent. Some like stock others 440 400 etc. Try a couple and see just know that some apps may not be available from the play store at dpis lower than 480. I run 340 and set up my phone download all my usual apps then change DPI so there are no issues.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerosum0:
It's stable yes. I leave it and use nova prime to set icon size.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepa 77:
I use the 420 perfect
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Droidster:
I don't like how the camera app looks with a lower DPI. :(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeraldRudi:
tried 380 an now 360. everything looks good :)

@ Cataclysm 6.0 Marshmallow + Nova
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] gamesstate:
Hi all, I have a Nexus 7 (2013).

I tried today connecting to a Hotel Network, one that requires you to sign in, put a password before using it.

As soon as I connect to the network, the little notifications that says Sign into Network briefly appears, and then disappears, leaving me no way to sign into the network.

I try to open Chrome, check email but nothing, I don't get connected to the network.

Any ideas on how to fix that.

On the same hotel, I joined the network with my phone - Nexus 4 - and was asked to join and sign in without any problems.

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] garryknight:
Did you try setting up the access point in Settings? in the WiFi settings, press the + icon and enter the AP name in the Network SSID box, in the Security box select WPA/WPA2-PSK, enter the password and save it. Then press and hold the new entry you just created and select "Connect to network".
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Q8-V08:
It won't connect unless the SSID is set to broadcast on the router stupid android :rolleyes:

I also had to lower the security setting on my router in order to connect to it, find the Mac address then raise the security setting back to normal.

IMO this isn't acceptable idk why they feel the need to hide the Mac address, why they can't show it on the first initial setup screen :confused:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] MartCLEANRFr:
Congested wifi areas are inevitable. This happens to me when my router at home has more than 8 devices. Turn off 1 and I have room for my Nexus.