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[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] pibelss:
The first time I had the tablet I copied a lot of pdf files in the sdcard. This make the tablet goes very slow because the file indexer read all the pdf ( 14GB approx). I let the indexer working for 2 or 3 days but usually it crash. Finally I decided to root the device for stop the index service because I really don't need to search into those files.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Gatsrom:
If all your media stuff is in one or two folders you can put a blank ".nomedia" file in the dir to stop it. For me that wasn't an option so ya cleaning out the service was easier too :D
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] ShadowLea:
Generally, it's best to put a .nomedia file in every folder that doesn't need to be indexed. That way, all those get skipped. (I have a folder with 80.000 files in it, all from stored websites. Imagine the battery drain...) .nomedia file also affect subdirectories, so you only need one in each top folder. (Don't put it in the /sdcard directory, though. Bad!)
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Serinety:
Some people don't know why they are buying something. I've found that those people are generally unhappy with their purchases.

I bought the note 12.2 simply for the spen. I was looking for something to replace the notebook paper I use for notes , and something that would be easy to digitize hand written papers. This thing does that flawlessly. The spen integration with apps like papyrus have allowed me to completely replace paper for most things.

If I need to sign a document or paperwork, I can import the pdf to papyrus or adobe, sign it, and email it right back. I can take notes directly on a schematic or give presentations with my screen outputting to a projector, allowing me to share what I'm writing with a entire room.

No I pad air, or any tablet on the market can do that other than the note 10. (Which I had). But I bought this for the spen functionality, so I'm pretty pleased with the purchase. OP had no idea what he was buying. If he did, he would have purchased the Tab12, not the note 12. I only assume he didn't need the spen functionality since he found the Ipad air a better device.

At any rate, consumers will be consumers; Generally uninformed and easily parted with their money.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] schurgatzi:
I am planing to get a pro12 in the next weeks. And I am not that sure if it would be a good choice, so I ask you my friendly xda-users ;)

I already have a galaxy tab 2 10.1 and a Xperia Z2 Tab but things have changed...

My idea is to use the pro12 for work instead of my big Dell Laptop.

Carrying this Dell around is a pita and also I never liked the TouchPad crap when it comes to laptops. I always have to use a mouse, wich I also have to carry around.

I am working as it-administration / it-support, so I have to use remote desktop sessions and stuff. Unlucky me, I don't have the option to test the pro, so I don't have an idea how the spen is working for me. How precise is this spen? Is it possible without any problems to use the pro+spen for rdp sessions? Anyone have tried this already? How is a klick with the right mouse button working with spen? I have to use the windows context menu pretty often...

Will a 10" Note give me the right usagefeeling for the 12", so that the 12" ist just bigger? I guess I can test a 10" note in one or two shops around here.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] nswenson:
Rather than using S pen, get a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Works great. If you are using Citrix receiver, there is also track pad mode where you use the screen as a giant track pad. Very easy to move the mouse pointer around accurately. I suppose s pen should work, but I think it'd be awkward to use.
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
Spent the best part of two days trying to fix this i guess... I swear to god if I hadn't figured this out, the phone was being returned!

YMMV, caveat emptor etc.

1) Enable 'Disable HW Overlays' in Developer Settings - won't work without this! Edit: Resets after boot! Anyone know how to automate this?

2) Download Nomone - Resolution Changer from the Play Store

3) I swear to god - change resolution to 1441 x 2561 :eek: (edit: changing dpi breaks stock LG apps)

4) Reboot phone - fix should already work but this fixes layout for DPI change.

This doesn't negate the effect entirely but it looks like its 95% gone. Other resolution variants work too but this one has the greatest effect of all the ones I tried.

Picture for proof - sorry for potato quality, my only other camera was an iPad - maybe the difference is less noticable zoomed in, but compare the 'mited' bit to see the biggest difference.

http://i.imgur.com/Ba7tTgj.png

Enjoy, and please let me know if it does/doesn't work for you :good:
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
What sharpness are you talking about?
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
LG use post-processing to artificially enhance the sharpness of the screen - not sure if it varies by model or its an eyesight thing, but some seem to loathe it while others don't even notice it. See this: http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/general/figure-how-to-remove-sharpening-t2807761

Compare the 'm i t' bit of that picture i linked - top (default) one has a very strong white outline, while it's barely/not there in the bottom one.
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
There's an easy fix for that. The fault is imbalance of the colors/contrast.

The fix is definitely to modify contrast and such either from settings>accessibility>color adjustment or by using trickstermod.
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
Nope, that only makes it worse. It's nothing to do with contrast, read the link for more details.
[G3 General] mgbotoe:
By changing the resolution, doesn't that break native lg apps?
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
That resolution is bs, phone resolution=DPI and going below 540 you'll end up with a bootlooping sausage fest.
[G3 General] shook187:
I own the phone since its release and I still can't see this sharpening thing that people are talking about.
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
Exactly my point, even though I've been with AMOLED phones since 2011. I do really not like the constant LCD backlight which messes with dark colors and makes the "Retro TV" lock animation look dumb...
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
Jesus Christ, who pissed in your corn flakes? Are you going to continue to winge and make unsubstantiated claims in this thread, or do you have anything useful to contribute?

Heres a pic of the set resolution - and no, a lower dpi doesn't cause a bootloop? Wtf? http://i.imgur.com/kaUzPCc.png
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
You don't believe me? Alright go back to stock resolution, go set DPI at 510 through build.prop and reboot. Goodluck.
[G3 General] 18.4009:
Thanks for the tip! Really like the way the screen looks after this. Only issue I have found so far is Swiftkey won't display properly now.. But the google keyboard and lg keyboard do. Thanks again!
[G3 General] tsaojam:
Thanks OP! I do notice the difference, and without changing the DPI it hasn't affected any of my other programs so far.
[G3 General] tissot:
Is it whiny to ask for more screenshots?
[G3 General] mgbotoe:
Resolution and dpi is not the same hun
[G3 General] jmkarnai01:
I didn't want to waste a spot and say thanks but my phone just FC's the app when trying to use the thanks button. So thank you for the write up and also turning me on to that app. :beer::thumbup:
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
The OP is probably bootlooping right now lol
[G3 General] jhericurls:
Doesn't work for me, anti-aliasing still there.
[G3 General] n3m37h:
Yeah, I am lost on this sharpening issue too… maybe go get your eyes examimed?
[G3 General] xRamz:
I don't know how you can't see the sharpening?

It disappeared for me after I changed launchers and dpi (maybe just got used to it) but I definitely noticed it when I first got the phone. Irritated me a lot, put awkward strain of my eyes :/
[G3 General] Jagdish84:
You'll end up in bootloop only when using file manager apps to edit build.prop because it truncates the original file resulting in bootloop... Use a text editor and you'll be fine. Textdroider_dpi will do the trick as well.

Sent from my caseless LG G3, because I believe in myself
[G3 General] alias3800:
Haha this is a hilarious fix for the resolution fiasco. To be honest, I've grown used to it at this point and generally just try to avoid it. I can use light wallpapers again without cringing - nice.
[G3 General] scottshebs:
the settings the or recommends **** up the quick toggles and my keyboard.
[G3 General] Robin2:
I don't see any sharpening. I also don't see a difference in the sample in the first post.
[G3 General] biustech:
did like op posted and also didn't notice any visual change on the screen. but didn't do any harm so...
[G3 General] ChrisM75:
For me it doesn't change anything the sharpening is still very obvious.
[G3 General] CheesyNutz:
Never had this sharping effect myself
[G3 General] exmatproton:
Not the case.

I am using rootexplorer for years to change the screen density setting (build.prop). Also on this D855. No problem. Except the stock apps from LG will stop working if you get below 530.

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Same here.

It is Kernel related (not hw i hope)
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
Its probably hardware related, because I'm using stock kernel with nothing extra and see no "sharpening" effects... I'm using Nova Launcher btw. Stock launcher is as crappy as TouchWiz
[G3 General] HeadbangerBR:
Doing just the step 1 will kill the lag everybody complains about. Doing the other steps did nothing for me but slowing games.
[G3 General] IndianaBond:
Can you elaborate on this?
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
Glad it helped someone!

:victory:

I'll try and get another few comparisons soon

Hur hur :silly: had to get back to the dissertation
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
Step one resets after reboot. Don't enable it since it bottlenecks the GPU. Instead enable force GPU rendering which is the same as Disable HWOL.
[G3 General] cnn888:
Thanks u made my saturday morning ! Its not all gone but lot better...
[G3 General] :
I must be blind or not as picky, but im not seeing this sharpness thing.
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
Except that then the sharpness fix doesn't take effect... go home troll.

:victory:

I've now edited the OP to reflect two things: Enable HW Overlay resets after boot, and changing DPI breaks LG apps.
[G3 General] exmatproton:
Changings dpi below 530, will break the native lg apps. 530 or higher is working just fine
[G3 General] Pfeffernuss:
Should've stopped reading after this.

One: it will not make the sharpening less as it's a hardware/driver issue (NO setting on your phone will alter it, repeat: NONE) and two: it's (obviously) still clearly visible on the "after" pic as well.

Oh well.
[G3 General] xRamz:
It's pretty obvious that it's been reduced in the second pic...
[G3 General] Pfeffernuss:
It's pretty obvious that both photo's can't be compared as they are of completely different sharpness.

Above that, no setting will change the sharperning as it's a hardware/driver issue. The screen is even sharpened in the recovery.
[G3 General] xRamz:
When I look at that picture, my eyes feel strained looking at the top image.

And I'm not disagreeing with you about the driver. But just because it's a driver issue doesn't mean there is no way minimise the sharpening effect so we don't notice it as much.. The sharpening is still going to be there, just less obvious.
[G3 General] Pfeffernuss:
Well, "it looks like its 95% gone" is complete and utter nonsense. Change colors and/or brightness and the effect will also change.

Will you be able to "fix" the sharpness? No. Does the "fix" in this thread make claims which simply are not true? Yes.
[G3 General] ChrisM75:
The best way to minimise it is to change the font to a thicker one. Nothing else does anything at all.

You really want to see how bad it can be download an app called Wear Store. It uses a very thin font, the text almost disappears because of the white halo.
[G3 General] xRamz:
Guess it's subjective then. OP feels this is a fix and so makes the claim it is. You don't consider it a fix. Someone else might consider it a fix others may not.

How would you reword the thread so that OP could tell people about this mod without making claim to it working?
[G3 General] Pfeffernuss:
Actually, no need to.

The first two words of the thread-title are spot-on. Nothing needs to be changed :cool:
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
Its probably due to the screen also, I bet it would need a lot of power to light up all of these UHD pixels which might mess up other stuff. That's why AMOLED is better for HD stuff.

There isn't really a "fix" for this cause not many people have this issue. I'm using the Sans font which is fatish, leave thin fonts for iPhones.

If you haven't noticed IPhones don't have this issue because they actually put a very small amount of black "halo" around the letters so the dark text doesn't smudge on a white background.
[G3 General] Pfeffernuss:
Every single G3 has this issue. Can't see it? Great! Don't have it? Impossible :cool:
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
More like: Can't see it? Lucky, but get your eyes checked. Don't have it? Go back to question one. ;)
[G3 General] ChrisM75:
The screen tech has nothing to do with it at all. Its clearly a post processed effect that LG have added on purpose to try to drive home the point that this is a high res screen. Its not only ugly, but counter productive, it makes the screen look worse.
[G3 General] RokkaMan:
Yup, but don't let the facts, my own proof, several confirmations of the fix, an entire thread of evidence, and LG's own acknowledgement of the sharpening get in the way of these guys. Trolling is how they overcompensate.

:silly:
[G3 General] ChrisM75:
There is no fix, nothing except changing the font does anything at all to the visibility of the effect.
[G3 General] Det45ku11:
Say what?!

How come my phone works like a charm with 440?
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
With stock "resolution"
[G3 General] imucarmen:
Must have been something else causing this for you because I've tried tons of dpi settings from 400 and up. Never once have I had a bootloop from changing my dpi.
[G3 General] Helloworld294:
Alright, just try it now. Go back to stock resolution, and put DPI 500, reboot.
[G3 General] imucarmen:
No need to try it because I've tried many dpi settings and never had an issue and the stock dpi is horrible and I have no desire to go back just to see if I'll get a bootloop. I don't even remember what the stock dpi was...640 maybe?

Anyway, perhaps it's something with your phone or your settings or the app/process you used to change it. Also I have verizon and I noticed you have a different model so perhaps there's something different going on there. But I've never had a DPI change soft brick any phone i've had. I always use the build prop editor in rom toolbox pro so maybe you should try that. I know a lot of devs like to edit the BP in a text editor so maybe that would work for you as well.
[G3 General] meyerweb:
imucarmen, what dpi are you running?
[G3 General] imucarmen:
I settled on 535
[G3 General] Semantics:
I have had it since day 1 and I've never seen it either. I guess its good to only have 20/20 vision.
[G3 General] imucarmen:
People have different interpretations on what they are seeing. The people not seeing it are simply not understanding what to look for. I've met people that claim they can't see pixels on 720p displays yet I can see them clear as day on 1080p. I can actually see jagged edges on circles with the g3 yet other's i'm sure think the circles are perfect.

The op posted a link to an image that shows the sharpening issue clearly but the best way to see it would be to go to google news or any site with a lot of fine thin text (make sure to view the desktop version and not the mobile site) and look at the really small letters (the smaller the better for this experiment) you will see that instead of the letters being a nice deep black (as they should be with a quadHD display) they will look faded with a sort of glow around them. You really only notice this issue when viewing websites with small text in desktop mode so I think that's why a lot of people are not noticing it.

It's just like the lag issue, some people don't notice when the animations aren't going at 60fps but people (like myself) who are used to PC gaming and viewing animations at 60+ fps are used to things being smooth so even when the fps drops to say 45-50 fps we see it. I think people who aren't seeing the lag are probably console gamers or avid youtube viewers so 25-45 fps doesn't even pick up on their radar as lag. Of course this isn't the only explanation for not seeing the lag and most likely it's just people ignorance in not knowing what they are seeing. From reading peoples post over the past 2+ years on xda I've come to realise most people are clueless and don't even know what the geeks are talking about half the time, so just enjoy your phone and stop looking for problems if you don't see any. It's a curse to see flaws so clearly, trust me ;]

My only complaint about the G3 is IMO the G2 ran better. I didn't get near the lag on my G2 as I get on my G3 and the G2 didn't have the sharpness issue like the G3 does. Also the G2 has a ton of dev work and many many many ASOP based roms. Us verizon users had CM11 three weeks after the phone was released but I'm starting to lose hope for the G3 and it's development progress. I thought it would be like the G2 but bigger and here we are months later and still nothing. Thankfully the stock rom with g3 tweaks is tolerable.

I know I got off topic but hopefully I helped someone.
[G3 General] Semantics:
Hmm. Well I'm a gamer. I just built a 6000 dollar rig and I know a bit about lag and I see lag on the phone. My eyes are pretty good, I have yet to experience what people are seeing and I can see the difference in the pictures they post, but I've yet to experience it personally. You're probably not the biggest geek on XDA and should give your fellow members a little more credit. I'm not a noob because I can't find oversharpening on my phone. :)
[G3 General] imucarmen:
actually I got off on a rant and didn't mean for my whole post to be directed at you. I wasn't trying to insult anyone but just giving my observations. If you aren't a noob then obviously I wasn't talking to you but we all know there are many many noobs on any forum you go to. Sorry for any confusion.

My theory about PC gamers with good rigs seeing the lag has been verified by you then. I'd be curious how many people that complain about the lag on phones are PC gamers who are used to seeing 60+ fps. I've had this theory for a while and now I have my first sort of verification from you :p
[G3 General] dannejanne:
The KitKat update for the G-Flex also has this. It's annoying and looks very ugly once it's in effect. Wish they could have had added an option to turn it off. I see it easily. Was browsing this forum now in hope of a fix that could work on the G-Flex too.
[G3 General] exmatproton:
I was truly sceptic about this so called fix. And although it is hw/kernel related, this changing resolution is indeed getting rid of the sharpness effect. But not in every situation.

I've done a comparison test with 8 / 8 photo's taken with a Canon DSLR. I was able to tell the difference in 100% of the time.

Strange and more important, no placebo effect... .. .hmmm intersting.
[G3 General] shaarky:
Really works! Thank you!
[G3 General] Henri Blanche:
I tried out your idea even though I've never been significantly bothered by this issue and I think I see a marginal improvement.

With regard to your query... you can automate this by using the Tasker app with the Secure Settings plugin. Just wait a few seconds after Device Boot and then toggle the switch.
[G3 General] jmart518:
For those using xposed, you can use this module: NoMoreOverlay to automate the process
[G3 General] Technicolors:
So I tried contacting LG about the oversharpening. Here's what they said to me:

Sorry if someone already contacted them. Anyway, this is very good news. I don't know how LG handles their patches and how long they take but I reckon when Android L comes out they should push this fix out.
[G3 General] BubbleBalls:
Great news indeed.
[G3 General] davy917:
I have to say I noticed immediately. Hated the screen before, thanks!
[G3 General] Henri Blanche:
Reverting Settings Back To Normal

Well, in just one day my phone rebooted four times when trying to launch an app. This never happened before I made the changes described in this thread. I am hoping that returning the settings back to normal will resolve the issue. Now I'm REALLY rooting for LG to fix this once and for all.
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
This was an awesome tip! Not only does the screen look better but big improvement in response!

Thanks!
[G3 General] TheAndroidGeek:
I no longer have my G3 but I can't believe how many people can't see the stupid over sharpening halo. The only reason I can think of is either terrible eyesight or your screen is so bright it doesn't matter. If you want to see the over sharpen halo, just reduce the screen brightness and those white edges will appear like magic.
[G3 General] JeffDC:
To me the bottom is clearly more sharpened, pixels defined. Look at the clarity of the center of the green dots, which have a visiably more dark center, as well as the square pixels are much more 'sharp'/outlined, square looking. In my old days of doing 3D animation for television commercials, tv shows, etc, we'd call the bottom example, more 'sharpened'. It's the same rough effect you can produce with Photoshop sharpening filters, sharpening filters on the old Amiga "Toaster', etc. The upper portion of the photo is more fuzzy/less clear.

And the debate goes on.
[G3 General] ChongoDroid:
*facepalm* we're not comparing which is sharper.. it was taken on an iPad for Christ's sake. We're comparing the white outline around the text and lack thereof on the latter picture.

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It seems only a handful of people and myself know what sharpening actually is.. look up Photoshop sharpening examples if you're still not grasping the concept or you're confusing this with clarity still.

Source: multiple PS classes, went to college for photography and digital imagery. :)

PS good find OP
[G3 General] ChrisM75:
I agree except that its a 'good find'. It does absolutely nothing at all except break stuff.
[G3 General] Curleyyy:
What the hell is wrong with half of this community? Just because some of you can't see the sharpening effect that LG originally implemented to boost the effect of the higher resolution screen even more, doesn't mean it doesn't exist for some folk out there. It's definitely a thing and people don't need to get their eyes checked. I believe with the International version it was removed. I originally saw it in Korean models, but when I went to pick mine up from an Australian store, it wasn't there thankfully.

In regards to OP, my first thought with increasing the actual resolution beyond native; is that would only implement a blurring effect, which would reduce the sharpening, but this isn't a proper fix. Just with any standard computer or TV monitor. When downsampling (which is what you are doing) you are increasing resolution beyond native to decrease the effect of aliasing (jagged edges) which results in a higher quality image (but to the eyes it just looks blurrier.) In screenshots it looks fantastic however.