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[G4 General] Swe.sharkie:
Yes I tried 540 before using that method, just as the_scotsman my camera couldn't zoom all the way out without crashing. 560 worked fine in that regard...

Downloaded and tried, when I started it the program reported my DPI as 640. Very weird....

I set it to 540 and rebooted and everything looks the same as it did before but the icons on the lockscreen are there now and the camera doesn't FC anymore....

Thanks a ton for the tip :)

Sorry, that seems to be it. At least for me.....

The really weird part is that the program reported that my buildprop had 640 but clearly it was lower then that. Also when I changed it to 540 noting got moved around. Either the program made a mistake or my phone is magic :good:
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Ok, thanks both for confirming. Looks like I need to wait for unlock so I can root my device then use this method.
[G4 General] LancerV:
What lock screen you using
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Looks like the stock one.
[G4 General] boosting1bar:
Hmm so I just tried again today after reading through the thread some more and it seems 540 works okay for me running Nova. No issues with home screen, lockscreen, or apps so far. I did the adb method and this is on H811
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
That is so very weird, as I just simply cannot get it to work without the graphical glitches.
[G4 General] boosting1bar:
I know, I have no idea what's different from yesterday. I did it exactly the same way and this time it worked. That said, I don't think I tried 540 specifically yesterday. Just tested camera and it seems to work without a hitch as well. So strange. I used:

adb shell wm density 540 && adb reboot

I'm sure you're probably doing the same command, I'm not very adept at adb so I don't know if there are other commands that would ultimately get to the same result or not just in case you've been doing a variation of that.
[G4 General] jesamyn:
I wonder if it's because we have different variants, which will have slightly different software due to the carriers. It looks like those of us with H811's aren't seeing issues at lower dpi, but H815's are?

I think it's logical that the build.prop app is showing a different dpi after using adb to change it. The adb method isn't updating the build.prop file, since we can't change that file without root. The app is looking at and changing a different area than the adb method.

Also, I think I'm the one who started the 560 number in another thread. It wasn't a magical number; it was simply when I decided the screen was usable and got tired of rebooting. I later decided to go a little smaller after seeing someone mention 540.

~ sent from my LG G4 (H811) using Tapatalk
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
H815 here, no issues :good:
[G4 General] salvatore94:
H815, both 540 and 560. No problem at all. I'm using 560 right now because was the stock of the nexus 6 so no incompatibility with app store.
[G4 General] Eclap78:
Just changed to 540 via the adb and so far I'm loving it. No anomalies either. H815
[G4 General] fire3d:
damn, i hope we can install xposed soon .... i miss DPI per App settings ......
[G4 General] dementio:
Tried 540 on the H811 and get the fubared All Apps button and white buttons on lock screen

OK, so I removed all the buttons before I changed the DPI, and I don't get the white circles on the lock screen, and since I'm using Google Now Launcher, I don't have any actual issues.
[G4 General] jordy787:
540 is fine for me :)
[G4 General] MicroMod777:
Looks like a Nexus 6 now! lol
[G4 General] jordy787:
Hahaha I have nova launcher with moonshine icons :p ,I noticed some problems now ,for example Instagram has problems when your cropping a photo to instagrams size
[G4 General] salvatore94:
Yeah, same croping problem with whatsapp.

The best is to change dpi into build.prop

Inviato dal mio LG-H815 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G4 General] Fir3blade:
Positive side effect: this ridiculous big navbar is getting a bit smaller
[G4 General] LancerV:
What about the default lockscreeen with shortcuts?
[G4 General] zujko:
Try changing resolution on 1080p for better performance and battery life!

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/how-to-run-s6-1080-mode-t3124559
[G4 General] player911:
Just changed my DPI to 560 and love it. I have the system text to minimal and with a DPI of 560, I can see a whole lot of more content.

Looks like they are making progress on root, so this might be a great day!
[G4 General] jordy787:
I can't change the build prop I have no root on T-Mobile g4.:/ and how do I add shortcuts ? I do have a password ..
[G4 General] boosting1bar:
I posted above how to do it without root.
[G4 General] jordy787:
Oops i ment build prop to the other guy on last page, I'm on 540 dpi. Also anyway to change to 1080p without root ?
[G4 General] markwebb:
While the DPI changed my nav bar icons didn't. Also whether I use 540 or 560 I keep getting chevron symbols in play store. ;(
[G4 General] jordy787:
Mine seems fine..try sending the DPI command again and clear cache
[G4 General] markwebb:
The chevron symbols appear when you swipe to see my apps.
[G4 General] jordy787:
Ohhhh yea
[G4 General] cybermessiah:
working no problems here via adb method on 540 dpi :):)
[G4 General] masze:
root and texdroider. Running my device @540dpi and it is awesome.

Sent from my unlocked and rooted LG-H815
[G4 General] player911:
You dont need root. Im running 560 and runs perfect. No issues that Ive found.

Obviously if you have root, texDroider is easier and recommended. Typically how I do it.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Seems to depend on which version you have. I tried many times and I always have blank white icons on the lockscreen.

Doing it with the root method is the only option for us, when it ever comes.
[G4 General] Chocobeexo:
Only problem when i change dpi to 540.

When i send or recieve sticker in line chat it's too big.
[G4 General] MooseJC:
Thanks for this, helped a lot.

Small issue for those that use the quick circle case like me! Might be time to switch over :p
[G4 General] donbudafuko:
Is there a dpi that works with stock launcher...
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
Everything >= 530 dpi.
[G4 General] the_scotsman:
Some versions of the G4 have graphical glitches with custom DPIs using the adb method.
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
ADB method should of course be avoided. One can only change the dpi properly when using a rooted phone and by editing build.prop itself :good:
[G4 General] boosting1bar:
I don't believe that's correct, I had these same issues with my rooted G3 when I changed build.prop and had to use xposed with per app dpi settings to correct the apps that wouldn't play properly with the lower dpi.
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
All apps work properly with a dpi >= 530. Non-LG apps can go even lower.

When editing build.prop use an app which does not truncate the edited file. This is very important...
[G4 General] boosting1bar:
I do, I move the file off the device, manually edit the value and then replace so it's an identical file save for those 3 digits. A number of the LG apps don't like that. Well documented in the G3 forums. The camera in particular didn't like it along with a few others. Its been some time since I had a G3 and I don't remember off the top of my head what they were.

I just remember this issue vivdly along with the damn lack of Bluetooth messaging control in the LG software that persists on the G4 where there's no option (without root/xposed) to permamnently block access to messages from a Bluetooth device. ie when I pair the phone to either of my cars I deny access to messaging and it works that time, once paired though it automatically grants messaging permission without a prompt and has to be manually disabled every time. At first I thought it was just my truck because I got it about the same time as my G3 but I tracked it down to the phone. None of my other phones since have done it, once you say no that's it (M8, S5, Note 4, Nexus 6, S6e). Got my G4 and paired it with my truck and said no and forgot about it. When I came out of the store and got back in I got a text almost immediately and there it was on the damn truck screen. I want root for the phone so I can go in and block that more than anything else lol!
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
Have had the G3 for 11 months, ran it @ stock dpi for about an hour.

Rooted it, changed dpi, all apps worked fine, camera as well. Same now on the G4. Camera @ 540 = no probs (using 560 now though).
[G4 General] boosting1bar:
Lucky you, must have a special one lol!
[G4 General] FPtje:
The lowest I can set it to without any artefacts or crashing is 527. It looks pretty good too. 526 will crash half the LG apps, like LG health and settings.

Sent from my LG-H815
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
Yes, 530 is considered (and proven) to be about the lowest one can go at which point all apps will still work. Lower is possible when using alternate launcher and camera and other apps (or when using AOSP) :good:
[G4 General] thedavon:
I'm honestly glad I found this thread. I have been seething over the DPI on this phone since day one. I decided to try changing it, just to see what would happen. Set DPI to 540, I knew if I went any lower, I wouldn't be able to read a damn thing, haha. So, I opened the camera after changing, since that's the only app i actually care about, and it crashed and restarted, now works fine. I always use Nova Launcher, idk, I hate LGs launcher. But anyway, thanks to whoever figured that out without rooting bc I didn't wanna root to change the DPI and my problem is now solved.
[G4 General] deejay6901:
dpi looks ok when set to 540, however some other icons are not resized. unlike in g3, where all icons will become smaller. im using a nova launcher, if u check ur caller pics, images are not correctly adjusted, so i reverted back to 640 again.. we really need root!!
[G4 General] FPtje:
You can change the icon size in nova launcher by increasing the amount of rows/columns in its settings.

Sent from my LG-H815
[G4 General] mDaniel:
Can confirm: using adb to change dpi results in buggy camera (focus), grey lockscreen icons and some weird glitches for some symbols. Rooted the phone yesterday and changed dpi with texdroider... no problems at all.
[G4 General] deejay6901:
im using a nova launcher. this has nothing to do with sizing the icons. see your contact pics if icons are ok. fine details also in camera settings cant be seen(meter bar in manualmode)
[G4 General] orias:
Thumb Keyboard didn't like the alternate DPI.
[G4 General] hordarian:
Working fine here at 540 (currently 560) via ADB. LG stock launcher graphical glitches aside.
[G4 General] andino:
I'm on H810 with 540 via the ADB method and I have this issue too. And the overflow dots under the center autocorrect cluster on the google keyboard are the same way. Not sure but I really hope there's a root method soon so I can edit build.prop for more consistent UI. For now though, I'll live with it because the stock DPI is so huge! I'm used the 370 on my OnePlus One haha.
[G4 General] cybermessiah:
Same here...YOu could try another Lockscreen

Im using ZUI locker..which suppors double tap to sleep and you can set favorite apps...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zuimeia.suite.lockscreen.international
[G4 General] player911:
This was discussed before. The solution is to go back to stock DPI, remove the shortcuts, change DPI (I do 560). Restart. Add shortcuts back.

Not all DPI settings are compatible too. There is a DPI thread that has most compatible settings
[G4 General] MrBaltazar:
Running 540 and using Nova launcher. Everything works. Everything is still way too big though. I don't understand why OEMs think Android phones should be used for blind people. What's the point of 1440p resolution when you can only put 5 icons across the home screen? The nav bar is like an inch high also lol. I'm so used to having a super low density on all my phones.. When I bought the G4 I literally thought it was in some sort of "simple user" (read: elderly) mode.

Absolutely disgusting looking right out of the box. Ugly launcher and huge.. Well, everything.
[G4 General] andino:
I've noticed that on Snapchat, if you use the resizable captions, they turn super small when you actually post them. Also with yelp, the map previews when viewing the overview for the place is super zoomed into and pixelated. This is all at 540dpi done via the adb method. Can't wait until there's root so I can change the build.prop properly to fix most of this stuff.
[G4 General] MrBaltazar:
540 works fine with manual mode.. Maybe it's just too odd of density for the app
[G4 General] schreda:
Didn't fix it for me. Neither for 540 nor for 560 DPI... hmm maybe theres another workaround?
[G4 General] markwebb:
I have the 815 euro unlocked and rooted. I changed the build prop and my phone went into a bootloop: had to use a twrp backup to get it to boot. Editing build prop doesnt seem to work.
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
Most editors truncate build.prop to 10KB, not saving the additional data. Use a 'proper' editor and/or PC :good:
[G4 General] markwebb:
Not sure that is the issue: have used ES file explorer and Root explorer text editors for years without issue on all of my phones. This phone seems to have one too many quirks.
[G4 General] Pfeffernuss:
It IS the issue but okay, no problem :good:
[G4 General] masze:
use texdroider and run my device @540dpi.

Sent from my unlocked and rooted LG-H815
[G4 General] schreda:
Do you guys have issue with playstore like me? Changed it with adb method to 530 (same for 540 and 560)

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[G4 General] MrBaltazar:
What's wrong with store? Also, try and post a pic to instagram at 540

---------- Post added at 06:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:33 PM ----------

Does instagram work for you when posting?
[G4 General] schreda:
The blue icons are way too big. Have similar issues with another apps where icons or graphical images are showed in the wrong size (too big)
[G4 General] masze:
no problem with both instagram and OGInsta+
[G4 General] AdrianaChavarria:
That is correct, affirmed it lives up to expectations with Nova. Yet, discovered another issue. When it was situated to 560, with the camera application in manual mode, you are not able to change the center to full "zoomed out" or the camera application crashes.

I'm going to leave DPI for now...don;t need the camera to be influenced.
[G4 General] masze:
working perfect for me on 540 dpi.

Sent from my unlocked and rooted LG-H815
[G4 General] MrBaltazar:
Your photos from gallery seem to post okay? Mine are zoomed in at 100% after changing to 540. Pic of my issue here
[G4 General] MrBaltazar:
Since you're rooted and unlocked, I'm assuming you didn't change via adb method like the rest of us are stuck with..
[G4 General] masze:
no adb, im rooted so using texdroider!
[G4 General] SoreGums:
gave adb a go and 480 is what i need however all the LG stuff & Settings stop working :P

I use ADW Launcher and really want the same DPI as my Nexus 5 [1]

[1] https://www.dropbox.com/s/v05hvgesztknmlu/Nexus.5_vs_LG.G4_DPI.png?dl=0 (G4 stock DPI is crap..)

Might be able to tweak ADW settings to make things fit - however doesn't affect all the other programs with text...

Edit: running 540 now then, as mentioned later and earlier the smallest we can go without root for now...
[G4 General] masze:
ALL stock phones DPI is CRAP!

running my G4@540
[G4 General] Andrew025:
The main discussion in here is in regards to changing dpi without root.

We already know changing dpi via build.prop works.
[G4 General] masze:
dont say that in topic, but wtf i have root. :P

Sent from my unlocked and rooted LG-H815
[G4 General] Andrew025:
It only takes reading a couple posts to realize this.

It's just misleading to quote people, who don't have root, and say you have no issues.
[G4 General] MrBaltazar:
Nothing works on density under 540 via adb method (non rooted).

Messaging, phone, camera, settings, etc all crash. 540 is the lowest you can go until root is achieved.
[G4 General] SoreGums:
540 is going to have to do for now - least there are full sentences visible without scrolling now ;)

Cheers
[G4 General] fbihawk:
Hey guys! PSA: If anyone is having issues changing your DPI try using the nexus root toolkit by Wugfresh found here:http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/

Randomly decided to try it on my G4 and it worked like a charm without root AND it doesn't restart the phone (not to mention it's a lot easier because you have no code to input). I've had no issues down at 540 other than the Google keyboard looking funny and every once in a while the notifications look funny. Looks great besides that.
[G4 General] Andrew025:
Can you test the manual mode camera manual focus and see if it crashes?
[G4 General] fbihawk:
I tried it before with no issues. However, I realize now when you adjust the manual focus to closest/nearest (don't know the photography term) setting is when it crashes. So as long as you don't take any close shots you're good! Lol
[G4 General] Akomack:
Did you previously have issues (lockscreen icons) before you used this method?
[G4 General] fbihawk:
This is the only method I tried. I didn't realize it before but yes, the lock screen shortcut icons are blank.
[G4 General] One Twelve:
The difference in battery life is marginal. only in gaming performance. See this post.
[G4 General] Farrys:
max. close-up is Macro
[G4 General] andino:
Any of you guys get the OTA from your carrier with a modified DPI? I just did a factory reset on my H810 and I'm not sure if I should change the DPI just yet or wait for the OTA to get pushed.
[G4 General] blubb83:
is this already possible for the g4 or just for the Samsung s6?

i expect root will be needed?

but the heat issues and gaming performance might be improved
[G4 General] NiphraDil:
You can try it without root via adb (adb shell wm size 1080x1920)** but you can't set the dpi low enough for the resolution to be bearable (absolute lowest without system apps' FCs is 527). For gaming, I am under the impression -correct me if I'm wrong- that the game optimizer toggle in the battery settings makes games run on 1080p, so, changing the resolution system-wide shouldn't make a difference.

**and "adb shell wm size reset" to return to QHD
[G4 General] DjCalvin:
Will the stock Launcher work with 540? I see everyone talks about nova but I actually like the stock launcher for once.. (gimmie a month and that will change)

Yep, that lasted a few minutes...

540 now, no issues with manual mode on camera.

Only thing Im lacking in the stock widgets which I expected with Nova Prime.

Is there a good weather widget clone that looks like stock? (I'm playing with the accuweather platinum but so far im not digging the look)
[G4 General] jordy787:
So is there a dpi that is lower then stock but that will not cause any interface glitches?
[G4 General] kaiowas82:
530 is the lowest i can go without having crashes
[G4 General] SoreGums:
Biggest issue with 540 is the icons turn into XL thumbnails. Oh well, at least I'm able to read more than than 2 lines of text peer screen scroll (slight exaggeration...)

Edit: icons in apps. Lastpass is the most frequented one atm, was another, don't remember though...
[G4 General] herzzreh:
Is there a way to change it on an unrooted device without access to a computer?
[G4 General] FPtje:
Probably by entering the command in a terminal app. That will be the command without the "adb shell" bit. So the command will be:

wm density 540

Where 540 is the density. Note that I haven't tested this.
[G4 General] herzzreh:
Crap... If it messes it up, I have no way of restoring for a while. Can't risk it. Would someone be willing to try?
[G4 General] FPtje:
The command will simply fail if it goes wrong. I doubt anything bad will happen, unless you set the dpi insanely low.

Sent from my LG-H815
[G4 General] herzzreh:
Eeeh... Just tried it. Nothing changed and a quick search shows that it seems to only work with su and I don't have root...
[G4 General] phineous:
From a terminal app on the phone:

wm density 540 && adb reboot

From adb on your computer:

adb shell wm density 540 && adb reboot
[G4 General] DjCalvin:
That throws a permission error when doing it via terminal emulator. Only via desktop does it work.
[G4 General] thedunnyman:
I used the command prompt method (without root) and everything seems to be fine (including camera) except some icons are way too big now (e.g. Play store chevrons, weather icons) and also sometimes photos are fully zoomed in (e.g. Changing wallpaper, camscanner).

So that's a bit usable for me and I'll go back to stock. Shame. Will wait for root I guess.
[G4 General] phineous:
Try different DPI settings. I settled on 560, which works well enough with everything I use daily. There are some apps that can't handle anything but stock though.
[G4 General] thedunnyman:
Good idea. I tried a few (560 580 590 600) and got the same issues. I decided to stay at 540 despite some issues. Couldn't cope with the massive interface.
[G4 General] ipatella:
My only problem with 560 dpi is my face on hangouts. everything else I can live with.
[G4 General] kuku2004:
Anyone else facing issues with swiftkey after latest update of the app on non stock dpi? I can see only 3 keys...
[G4 General] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
Yep I've gone back to stock dpi for time being, can't be without SwiftKey :(

Wish I could change the dpi without having to root the device, but this is killing me not being able to reduce it, can't believe LG went with the one they did.
[G4 General] egandt:
QUOTE=IIIIkoolaidIIII;61899955]Yep I've gone back to stock dpi for time being, can't be without SwiftKey :(

Wish I could change the dpi without having to root the device, but this is killing me not being able to reduce it, can't believe LG went with the one they did.[/QUOTE]

I'm rooted on the H815, but I see no issues with 540 DPI, other than it is still to large for me. As for Swiftkey, gave it a try last night and it is working fine at 540, but then again I'm rooted, perhaps that matters, though it should not.

ERIC
[G4 General] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
I'm rooted on the H815, but I see no issues with 540 DPI, other than it is still to large for me. As for Swiftkey, gave it a try last night and it is working fine at 540, but then again I'm rooted, perhaps that matters, though it should not.

ERIC[/QUOTE]

It does as you can alter the DPI in a different way by editing the build.prop. Unrooted you can only do it via adb and this doesn't post dpi to the store and apps correctly, hence the improper display issues. I don't particularly want to root my device this time as quite like having access to some apps that I couldn't use on rooted deivces, like banking and certain video streaming apps.
[G4 General] juju2011:
Why can't you bank with a rooted device my Scotia Bank app worked fine on my rooted s4,n4 and mega 6.3 -_-
[G4 General] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
Your lucky my bank app won't run on rooted devices.
[G4 General] FPtje:
I have reported this bug with swiftkey. It worked before yesterday's update and doesn't anymore. Their responsibility to fix.

http://vip.swiftkey.com/index.php?/topic/12646-latest-update-breaks-rendering-on-h815/
[G4 General] juju2011:
Damn that sucks but at least your device is rootable
[G4 General] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
Well it's not if we're using non standard ways of representing things. If it was done via build.prop then fine. But adb method is for dev purposes only and SwiftKey have no responsibility to support hacked devices or devices with dev settings in use.
[G4 General] kuku2004:
Great, though I've seen some past threads in SwiftKey forums where they responded that they do not officially support custom dpi. I "fixed" it temporary by reverting to the previous version (also tried latest beta but no go)