[Android General] harddrivers:
Ever wonder why your phone can't run a game smoothly as another device which has lower performance specifications? I sometimes ask myself this with 1.2ghz quad core cpu and powervr sgx544 gpu along with 1GB ram runs Asphalt 8 laggy at high or even medium settings? While a 480x800 HVGA phone runs it with better performance? See thats the problem right there a resolution of 720x1280 GPU will run slower than a 480x800 Same GPU. Why am I doing this well I got tired of hearing games not optimized for my gpu and seeing that lower end phones running games I cant run.

So i decided to do some research of my GPU and have understand that it's a capable GPU and then i thought to myself what if i can change game resolution for more performance similar to a PC or i tried HVGA games on my WVGA and it was faster. That was the moment i can run asphalt 8 on high settings now thanks to changing resolution. I have seen a lot of apps and saw where someone tried it and stuck at bootloop well this App is safe to use, although i can't guarantee that!

READ CAREFULLY!

Root Devices Required for this to work!

Requires root on Android 4.3 and higher.( i got 4.2 and it worked)

Google Play

NOMone Resolution Changer

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nomone.resolution_changer ( i need 10 post total to insert links)

This app you can see your current settings to the top - Width x Height - DPI (Mines 720x1280 320dpi)

You can revert back to that default settings if you messed up or you can try a custom settings and if you can't see navigation bars or or even the virtual keys JUST PANIC OMG I'm just kding do nothing and it automatically reverts back in 10 seconds.

You can also choose a preset, there are from QVGA to WVGA resolutions.

Simply set a custom or preset settings and see it instantly activated no reboot required you don't have to go into build.prop file either.

1.) If app says superuser denied..go find superuser or SU# if u have it installed as an app and allow it manually.

2.) Changing resolution problems can happen if you lower your height resolutions your soft touch keys might not work, ENABLE virtual keys in app settings and tick the bars your going to need eg back, menu, task etc.

3.) If you happened to set a resolution and you select SKIP revert and your phone locks and half of the lock screen is cut off which means you cannot slide to unlock try sliding screen to right side my camera opens up and my phone is unlock again. I don't know about other devices so i ''HIGHLY RECOMMEND'' do not leave phone unattended for lock screen to activate. IF YOU DO SO restarting phone won't help you will be stuck.

You can try Different resolutions take a look here copy paste into address bar...pacoup.com/2011/06/12/list-of-true-169-resolutions/

Blu life play - 720x1280 (default)

changed resolution to something like 600x1280

Asphalt 8 Significance performance increased.

Nova 3 Runs smoother than before.

Blu life play - 720x1280 (default)

changed resolution to something like 320x480(dont look that bad its like 800x600 on 16:9 wide screen)

I can noticed fps is around 50-60 in Asphalt 8

This should work for all phones in the requirement field. It's like changing PC game resolution which increases fps according to the bottleneck.

Note : This is just a guide I'm not the owner of this app

and i don't take any responsibility if something happens to your phone.