yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 General] Gypsycurse:
I also experienced the boot loops after changing to 320, tbh I eventually restored to an earlier backup (which took about 20 mins).

I gave up for awhile but I want to try again, the main blocker for me is the front window with the free case, the clock and music player no longer align to the screen correctly.

Sorry I couldnt offer a constructive solution teknikk7.

Gypsycurse
[G2 General] phatmanxxl:
Reflash the ROM, don't reset data.
[G2 General] :
When you edit build.pro use ONLY text editor. With many others there is problems because of the way they save the file. You dont see it by eye. Also after you save, open again the file to check that it has been change.
[G2 General] spiderio:
yeah your explanation is correct

I have hard time explaining in english
[G2 General] spiderio:
I have appsettings, no performance delay or lag whatsoever
[G2 General] player911:
I use 400 with small text size. Perfect.
[G2 General] satinghostrider:
Guys,

Anyone noticed that badges on the icons for example, email count, are totally out of whack once the dpi is changed?

Any fix for this?
[G2 General] hasenbein1966:
That is exactly one of the reasons why system-wide dpi makes no sense and Xposed App Settings is much better, because there you don't have such problems.
[G2 General] :
And that is why when you change dpi, you better change your original launcher with nova or someone like this..
[G2 General] player911:
I use 400 DPI and the stock LG launcher plays nice. 400 is officially supported, its even in the build.prop as an alt DPI. Hence why I use it.

I did recently switch back to Nova for the extra options but LG Home held its ground.
[G2 General] spiderio:
Hi, I'm on progress making LG G2 D802 10e custom rom with 380dpi

here some progress - 380 dpi apps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48743938#post48743938
[G2 General] Raverrevolution:
You know, I finally got around to changing the dpi to 400 and it's awesome. This phone looks ten times better now.

Question though, with 400 dpi will the market start acting weird? I remember changing dpi on my tablet and most of the market apps would be gone from the store.
[G2 General] kashk5:
I've been using 360 for a while now and in some areas it was a bit small, but overall looked great. I'm going to give 380 a try. Anything under 360 is just way too small for me, and anything over 400 is too big.
[G2 General] spiderio:
you could install xposed module All Apps on Playstore

or MultiDpi PlayStore here on xda

or Wait for my Custom Rom :D
[G2 General] xian_online:
I'm tellin' you the trick is 361, most apps will keep their phone UI's but they'll switch into tablet UI at 360.

I can't imagine using my phone at anything but 361 now. Tried 320, 340, 380. I'm on CM11 by the way.
[G2 General] kashk5:
Well 380 turned out to be much better than 360, mostly because, like you said, you get the phone UI in apps and not the tablet UI. Also, all of the various UI elements in the OS look better (at 360 several things were off center, particularly in loading screens and the navigation ring that you pull up from the nav bar). Plus, text in the notification shade is much more legible.

Now keep in mind this is for the stock LG ROM. I find 360 to be absolutely perfect for AOSP ROMs.
[G2 General] diehardbattery:
I'm starting to be really disappointed... Although it's probably not related, I was on CM11 yesterday and installed the Xposed framework, chose soft reboot and got stuck in a bootloop. Restored my nandroid back to stock. Then I edited the build.prop, but first i copied it into internal storage, edited it, then copied it back, rebooted and the same thing happened.

On AT&T with d80010o firmware... rooted via ioroot12 with TWRP 2.6.3.3
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Does anyone know why the only app that didn't change resolusion is the stock launcher? I even tried through app settings module and nothing happend. It's very frustrating espacially the app drawer.
[G2 General] :
Stock launcher is only for basic things. If you change dpi, you better forget stock. Get nova and you wont regret it throu time. You wont really miss anything important ,you loose problems.
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
But I love the double tap feature and the trasparent status and navigation bar. It's the first time I want to stay with a stock launcher.
[G2 General] room511:
I'm using 360 with stock launcher and all is beautiful with no issues whatsoever!
[G2 General] spiderio:
Stock Launcher has some sort of multidpi capabilities

so if you change dpi, it will keep it's appearances
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
How did you manage such a thing?

Anyone knows you to hide the alarm icon from the status bar?
[G2 General] Kuoi:
I've tried to change the dpi to lower settings , but I don't see the benefit of it ...

I'm 44 years old ,and if I change the dpi , I have to put on my glasses :cool:
[G2 General] :
This is Nova 320 dpi. Live wallpaper, transparent status/navbar, i do have double tap (you just have to set nova to run a screen of app when you double tap).

As i said you dont loose anything if you search. I use xposed framework and g2 xposed plugin to set transparency. And you have many many benefits witch original launcher just never can have.

[img=http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4764/bkoo.png]
[G2 General] Incep:
Nova just wasn't as smooth as the stock launcher for me, that's why a lot of people stick with it. A bit more fidgety, but it's pretty good for a stock launcher. You can change icon packs with unicon and make your own themes for it as well. Can you post another picture of your desktop, the image isn't showing for me. Also, I can't seem to get settings to respond to dpi changes, anyone else have success with that?
[G2 General] heymoe:
this is the same setup I use and it works great. I thought I was going to have to wait for a stable PA rom to get all the DPI goodness and customization but Xposed + modules have been working wonders with a stock G2.
[G2 General] spiderio:
for those of you

if you want full 380dpi rom

please enjoy my rom

Full ROM - 4.2.2 - D802-10E Spiderio 380dpi
[G2 General] htorrado1979:
Thanks
[G2 General] timenewton:
Ok I need help, since this is an dpi thread perhaps someone can help me. I used Rom toolbox to change lcd density, wanted to test see what it looked like so I went from 480 to 380, but I want to go back to 480 and now all the icons are bigger than the screen, what happened? Im on vs980 lg g2
[G2 General] spiderio:
have you rebooted? clear cache?
[G2 General] timenewton:
Ok I need a backup of someones build.prop tweaks so I can restore mine since ima idiot and didnt save them, also where do I put it lol

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Just did wiped cache didnt work
[G2 General] k3xx:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/50ets5wyw55hgkm/build.prop-backup

/system/build.prop
[G2 General] m.cassedy:
I'll have to try the dpi through the xposed modules. Thanks
[G2 General] saltynut1:
Any idea why the DPI changes won't save for me? I'll reboot and the value goes back to 480.
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Which file manager do you use?
[G2 General] saltynut1:
I'm just using the build.prop editor.
[G2 General] spiderio:
are you root? are the build.prop editor asking for root? do you give it?
[G2 General] saltynut1:
Yeah, i'm rooted. SuperSU was saying it was activating in an isolated shell or something, so I switched to a different superuser, still no effect.

EDIT: Okay I fixed it using texdroider instead. For some reason build.prop editor just wouldn't save it.
[G2 General] nievesaj:
Im on CM11 and I just changed switched to 380dpi, but stock launcher seems to not be centered with app drawer button in the middle. any ideas?
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
Guys why u doing it so difficult way??? Just get ES file explorer (1.5 cupcake) go to settings allow root explorer and mount file system then navigate root folder -> system -> build.prop open with es cupcake scroll down (it is almost down) and change your desired size..

I've changed to 380 but it is quite small

sms original background need fixing on right side is light blue stip and in aspect ratio menu sms isnt included only downloaded aps included
[G2 General] saltynut1:
Need to go into xposed, and download app settings, then use that to manually switch the DPI to atleast 400 or 480. I think 400 is supported by most apps except the camera.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
no i dont need to have any exposed i explained above but what is 380 is way too small gonna try 400
[G2 General] saltynut1:
I don't have any problems with 400 except with the camera, used app settings to fix that.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
yeah i changed from 380 to 400 and that is acceptable what app settings ? can u be specific ?

thnx

got it now
[G2 General] saltynut1:
I told you previously, you need to use the xposed framework, and download a module called app settings. The OP has information for this.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
yeah realised i thought in app settings .. weird that cannot be fixed by aspect ratio built in

ok thnx

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what did u set in the settings ? i put there 400dpi even force full screen and still camera shifted to the left .. :eek:
[G2 General] saltynut1:
lol, you have to force the camera in 480dpi the default, if it doesn't save just reboot, then it should work.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
:laugh:i was putting 400 instead of 480 .. ok thnx lot done :good::)
[G2 General] saltynut1:
lol, no problem man.
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Find the sms backround you want to use, save it in your gallery and then choose it from sms settings/conversation theme/wallpaper/gallery.
[G2 General] hasenbein1966:
That doesn't fix the problem that with lowered dpi there is a light blue strip at the right side in the stock SMS app.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
Thnx ive downloaded nice ios background that dark grey jeans like pattern style it is my favourite..

It is good now ..

It will fix that cos b4 i choosed any pic from galery and it was ok those default ones are small they are corped with 480 dpi

Guys since ive changed phone from orig. DPI the phone is tearing like freezing and when am scroling i can see tearing or micro stuttering like in nvidia and as am typing on xda via chrome desktop browsing view, the site is freezing properly cant scroll for few seconds.. thought this phone would handle desktop browsing with no problem.. it is same as in every smartphones what i had b4 ..

Dont know now if it problem because ive changed dpi or it is general problem or normal with smartphones.. basically they STILL cannot handle desktop view browser.. probably because flash is interfering ?

Thnx
[G2 General] orbitalcomp:
Stock Launcher stays at 480 DPI?

I'm using a Sprint G2 and was able to successfully change my DPI to 400 using texdroider. I really like the condensed lock screen and the smaller status bar, but there are a few little bugs, mostly with the stock LG Launcher.

The Launcher doesn't scale to 400 DPI, it stays at the native 480 DPI. Even using Xposed and App Settings and manually changing it, it stays it's native size unless I use a setting less than 400, which causes the alignment to be off. Also, the "Apps" button at the bottom becomes smaller and misaligned (higher) than all the other icons, which looks weird.

I know most people are going to suggest using Nova, but I want to use the stock Launcher, I like having the Knock feature since I never use the buttons on the back of the phone.

I can live with the red notification icons being shifted a bit and the missing background colors of the Quick Settings toggles, but I would like to have the Launcher scaled to match the rest of the OS..any suggestions?
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
Knock on works with custom launchers. For knock off you need to assign a screen off app to the double tap gesture.

Swyped from my LG G2 VS980 using Tapatalk 12-31
[G2 General] player911:
Why you doing it the difficult way. Just download TexDroider (an app that specifically changes DPI).

It has a failsafe in case you bootloop, and records stock DPI in case you forgot the original number. Load app and type #, then click reboot.
[G2 General] saltynut1:
Try disabling app settings in xposed. I think it's a problem with that. However I don't know any other fix for the camera. I'd like to know too, cause app settings messes with the responsiveness for me also.
[G2 General] orbitalcomp:
This got me to try out Nova after all, but before I could assign a screen off app, I figured I'd try Knock Off...sure enough, it still works!

The only compromise is the status bar has to be double tapped, instead of any open area on the home screen. This works great for me, because I always use the status bar to Knock Off since my home screen is full.

So anyone sticking to the stock launcher just to keep the Knock functionality, don't worry about it.

I love the new 400 DPI, it really takes advantage of the fantastic screen on the G2. Combined with Xposed App Settings, G2 TweaksBox, and G2 Xposed, I've got everything tweaked just the way I want it, it really works well.
[G2 General] player911:
Knockoff works 2 ways; launcher and statusbar. Statusbar will always work. Other launchers (not stock) need screen off assigned to double taps. Statusbar will always work on a stock rom.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
Thnx will check
[G2 General] MDA400:
The actual dpi for the G2 is 424.

Why its set to 480 by default is because the soft buttons are taking up a portion of the drawable area making it 1784x1080 with a ppi of 480.

If you use a CM custom rom or any rom that has the option to expand the desktop (from power off menu), this will make the drawable area true 1080p for all apps and you can change dpi to 424 by build.prop or a compatible app.
[G2 General] khaytsus:
No, no. There are only a fixed number of real DPIs for Android. 120, 240, 320, 480.

Anything else scales in some areas but could break some apps or cause app incompatibilities which specify the DPI's they're compatible with.
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
bullcrap i had 400 and now i have 450 and all is cool
[G2 General] Life Engineer:
Actually it's the actual PPI of the screen! This is hardware value that is fix!

DPI is a software value and can be modified!

But I agree, I run on 420 which is nearest rounded (to 0) to actual PPI of the screen!

It yields amazing results with reasonable icons, fonts and provides more screen content!:good:
[G2 General] khaytsus:
That's cute, but it doesn't mean what I said isn't correct. :rolleyes:
[G2 General] mannequin:
are there any issues running it with 424 (my navbar is hidden by default)?
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
there are any dpi it is just resolution .. u changing resolution
[G2 General] khaytsus:
....

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/DisplayMetrics.html
[G2 General] GalaxySIIII:
:good:
[G2 General] dallashigh:
Just got my G2 this week and I am waiting a while before I root it. Once I do, changing the DPI is going to be the very first change I make. It is such a shame to see the beautiful screen go to waste. I wish every app scaled the same way Draw Something does!
[G2 General] bberryhill0:
440 makes GO Launcher work right in 6x5 mode.

Swyped from my Verizon LG G2 using Tapatalk 4.4.4
[G2 General] d3FytH3m1Nd:
Not sure if anyone has this prob(on my phone so it's inconvenient to read through everything in is thread), but after changing the dpi to 380, the small window when you use those casing with Windows became weird. A part of the "quick window" widget got cut off. I have fixed the cut off problem with message and camera as described on the first post. Anyone know what's the app name so I can also fix this quick window screen problem? (can't take photo of the problem since this is when the phone case flip cover is closed). Thanks!
[G2 General] robin786:
Maybe I'm getting old. The default dpi is already at the best size for my eyes. Anything lower will make me squint hard.

Maybe the lcd used in G2 is of better quality than Note 2, coz I used Note 2 before & the default dpi made it look bloated.

Sent from my LG-D802
[G2 General] calcappone:
I think what you are looking for is Appsettings. You need to install Xposed Framework to get it. it let you resize apps to any dpi you want
[G2 General] d3FytH3m1Nd:
Yes I have that. But I can't seem to find the app that is responsible for that quick window part
[G2 General] calcappone:
Oh i'm running Mahdi 4.4.2 so I wouldn't know. I wonder is there some way to look at a widgets properties to see what app it running off of? I'll search around to see if I can find some info. if I find anything I'll post it
[G2 General] Skizzy034:
Does the LG Launcher work with a lower dpi?
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Νο
[G2 General] :
I think there is a moded one for 380 dpi. Also with xposed you can have different dpi for launcher and different for rest.
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
No, you can't.
[G2 General] :
Then explain how i run cloudyflex 1.3 rom in 320 dpi with stock launcher.. I don't even have to use app settings..

If you are not sure in something, don't insist.
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Your launcher rans at 480 dpi unless you are using a modded version which I don't know if it even exists.

Using app settings doesn't work for stock launcher and I insist

Take a screenshot.
[G2 General] :
I didn't wrote something else. I wrote that you can have with xposed settings launcher in 480 dpi and everything else to 320

Also this rom http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48842825&postcount=2&nocache=1&z=6373723100405186

uses a moded lg launcher for smaller dpi.
[G2 General] muffinflesh:
Just switched to 380 and I love it although I couldn't get the LGHome. Apk working
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Can you take a screenshot from the "home screen settings"? I mean the settings of the launcher.

Thank you.
[G2 General] :
This?
[G2 General] Rypi:
DPI of widgets

Hi,

I have changed DPI to 380. Widgets (calendar, keep, etc...) have still large text (like DPI 480). Is there way to change it? I tried Nova & Apex Launcher.

Thanks very much
[G2 General] :
Yes, install xposed framework and app settings. It gives you option to change dpi or text size for every application you like independently.
[G2 General] Rdmkr:
I use 320 DPI. Rationally I think smaller is better because it fits more on the screen and it just takes some getting used to. But anything below 320 is overkill. 320 is the sweet spot afaic.
[G2 General] yiu1213:
awesome
[G2 General] wgilles:
Just changed mine to 400 using texdroider dpi...what a difference. Everything looks much sharper and more screen real estate.
[G2 General] Tinchoska:
I believe that stock dpi is not good enough, take a look on it. This is dpi's problem, I know it because use to happens to me on my razr he when I start playing with this stuff.

About play store, there's a mod on this forum... a multidpi play store....

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[G2 General] Nussi29:
320 for me is to small but 420 it's good

Send from G2
[G2 General] Hartendief:
Need some help,

backed up and changed dpi to 380 with build prop editor, now swiftkey and and the original launcher of LG is messed up (the menu button is syayed in 480)

Is there anyway I can fix it ?

I tried changing dpi in app setting back to 480 for swiftkey but that didn't work. don't know what the name is of the lg launcher.

If this fails, how can I restore my original build prop ? I don't know how to push adb and I dont want to flash the enitre nandroid backup.
[G2 General] Tinchoska:
IN THE OP, he said we can use xposed to change apps dpi

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[G2 General] Hartendief:
I saw it in the OP, but there you have to do every app manual...in the build prop I can do everything at once.

It did work however the app drawer of the lg home launcher and swiftkey are broke :(

is there anyway I can make these two things normal again or get them to work with dpi 380, xposed app doesn't restore swiftkey back to 480 and I don't know the name of the lg app drawer launcher ?
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Open build.prop, find and change the line to ro.sf.LCD_density=480 to be back to stock density.

If you want to change back only some applications you should install xposed framework and the app settings module.
[G2 General] Hartendief:
Thanks for your help, I was able to fix it:

It was not the build prop that was changed, that seemed to be unaffected:

I changed the dpi settings of the "android system" in the app settings module, everything is working perfect right now with dpu 380 and google now launcher, however I can't get swiftkey to work with 380 dpi.
[G2 General] Mattecko99:
Set mine to 400. That's the good spot for me. 380 seems a bit too small for me!
[G2 General] ingoljosh:
Why OP cannot post pics to see what he talking about???

Unwilling to try before seeing pics.
[G2 General] cwhitney24:
Then don't try it LOL.

It's just as easy to go back to normal dpi than it is to switch if you do not like it.

ÆONFLEX-4.2 Why Flash Anything Else.
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
This is 400 dpi.
[G2 General] player911:
400 is the sweet spot. Supposedly our screen resolution and size allows for an actual DPI of 420. Why LG set it to 480 is beyond me.

So 420 is native but the system has 480 as the actual DPI which makes everything huge. If you flip through your system file, it lists 400 as an alternate DPI... which is why I chose it to begin with. Much more room.

I also set my system fonts to small which also helps to "see more" on the screen.
[G2 General] Tinchoska:
Guys it works great!!!!! Just take a look on 480 (stock) when you select a message on tapatalk light blue was not good I've draw where it shows the light blue line

And the other image is how it looks with my current dpi

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[G2 General] super114:
I prefer 320. The screen appears to be so much bigger. Then I use Ultimate Dynamic Navbar to give it even more room while still have a functional navbar, rather than pie.
[G2 General] shehroze3:
Can someone help me real quick? I changed the density to 420 by editing build prop, but now systemui keeps force closing. I dont have a custom recovery and i'm in stock rooted Kitkat for LS980.

EDIT: I fixed it by restoring with a .tot file. But for future reference, what causes this problem?
[G2 General] Tinchoska:
Fast newbie question.... changing dpi affect battery life? Or not?

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[G2 General] cwhitney24:
Nope

ÆONFLEX-4.2 Why Flash Anything Else.
[G2 General] DracoPiece:
hey how to install all apps? i dont know how it is sorry noob here

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i got Home FC when i flash the 5x6 grid
[G2 General] TUPAC_RIP:
Don't change build.prop in KK manually. Just use Texdroider DPI.
[G2 General] shehroze3:
Ohhh OK. Thanks! Are you sure it won't mess up? Lol
[G2 General] op_darkschneider:
Hi man... which is your home screen theme? I love it :)))
[G2 General] james.faction:
I can't believe they set stock DPI to 480, are they trying to sell this phone to seniors with really bad eyesight? Totally defeats the advantage of having a 5.2-inch 1080p screen if everything is cartoonishly large! Awful!

And then no built-in setting to change it, and you have to ROOT THE PHONE to get it set the way it should have been in the first place.

I'm liking it a lot at 380, might tweak it down to 360... I can see that 420 should have been the default that suits most people tho. 480 is ridiculous, not to mention inaccurate. The actual pixel density of the display is about 420.
[G2 General] player911:
TexDroider app in Play Store to change your DPI.

I think there is even a failsafe option.

If you screw up, and bootloop, you can get in and replace your buid.prop by ADB commands. I'd do 400 first. Then go smaller if you want. 380, 360, 340, and 320 are others. Anything smaller them 400 becomes a pain to use normally and will require alternate navigation options because your navbar will be to small.

sent from my Verizon G2