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[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] skip74:
Dialer that supports 4k needed

OK, I have tried for 2 days now to find a dialer replacement that will work. I have had varying success but nothing that actually works for both incoming and outgoing calls.

A handful off apps would work for outgoing calls, but in order to do that I had to replace the default dialer to the 3rd party one and when I do that, all incoming calls ring once and then go to voice mail.

The main issue a I see it is the "in call" screen. This is the screen that can not be rendered at 4k and therefore crashes. Most 3rd party dialers are simply a different interface with which to select your call but once you click "call" the phone executes the call using the standard "in call" screen and you get the crash.

I have found a few dialer replacements with their own "in call" screens and they work for outgoing calls, but i can not get the phone to let the 3rd party dialer app take the incoming call, so it's only half the solution.

I am going to keep searching and trying combinations of things and will update the thread as I know more, but it's starting to look bleak. I need someone to build a 4k dialer. I will pay good money if it actually works.

Update... see post below. Problem solved!
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] skip74:
thanks...works perfectly

I had to make some density (dpi) changes because my settings app kept crashing but I like it even better as it made things smaller.

Also, I had to remove all the permissions form the stock dialer, and make the new one default and grant it all the permissions. I was not able to disable the stock one, but it seems to work fine just removing the permissions.

Thanks for the post. I had tried several other solutions and nothing worked. Really appreciate the help.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xeon:
Actually it's not the resolution that's crashing your device, it;s the pixel density.

Try 4K @ 808 dpi or 802 dpi
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] skip74:
You are correct. I set it to 807, but that crashed the settings app, so I went into the display settings and changed the display size by dragging the bar to the left one rung and bam everything worked. Not sure what exact setting that is as i did it form the UI and not adb but it works.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xeon:
Rule of thumb, for best compatibility, if your device is connected to the PC, before changing the pixel density, drag down the notification bar.

When you change density, the notification menu should touch the borders of your screen, it should be stretched not centered. Not sure if I'm able to explain myself correctly.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] sidneylopsides:
Anyone else suffering from really slow framerate on the lock screen after doing this?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Etorres6:
Info

I had the same issue. Once you change the resolution install another Google phone dialer and change the settings in the old one. Disable it and make the new one the default dialer. This works and I love it.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] xzk0916:
i type "wm size" without argument and it returns

Physical size: 1080x1920

Override size: 2160x3840

so why it says the physical size is 1080x1920
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Etorres6:
Response

First type : adb devices

Than: adb shell

Next: wm size 2160x3840

Last: wm density 820

Hit enter and it should be OK.

Download AID64 And display should be 2160x3840.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] sicash:
Possible solution

I have been experimenting with combinations of resolution/dpi, try 1890x3360 @ 720 dpi - phone app is stable, lock screen is slower on startup but fine on subsequent screen lock/un-locks (I assume the phone's software is not optimised for this resolution)

It seems that whatever you override the density setting to be using the adb when you go into the phone's Settings>Display>Display Size the built in range is from 408 to 720 max in increments of 80* even though it allows a custom value to be set. I think 720 may be some kind of limit that phone app is bugging out on.

1890x3360 is chosen as it is in 16:9 ratio and for a 5.46" screen comes in at 706 dpi which is just below the 720 dpi limit.

*The built-in values are:

408** - Small

480 - Default

560 - Large

640 - Larger

720 - Largest

As previously posted by another contributor I also found that UHD 1440x 2560 @640 also works well

** not sure why 408 is chosen for 'Small' but Full HD should be 403 dpi for 5.46"
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sleepisme:
Thank you. You've done a great job by sharing this. So far, no app crashes especially the dialer app which is a big deal. I've tried Settings>Apps and it's working fine too. No noticable lag and stutters unlike other wm density. So it is true some apps crashes because of unsuitable dpi. I'll let you know if these problems do come back after an extended time of use.

However, the thumbnail in app switcher is still missing. I don't really mind but would really appreciate if someone could find a way to bring it back.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] skip74:
Yep, makes total sense. I actually like it centered though, makes things really really small, which I love. I have it set now to where it fills the screen from side to side and everything is working perfectly.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] deathschild:
I found this killed my battery life. Phone also was getting hot for the first time and I was also having issues with lag which I had never come across before.

Hopefully reverting back to normal fixes this without the need to do a factory restore
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] kholk:
You can do the same also on your Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 Tablet, Z5, Z5 Compact ..... and on your crapold device, because this is not changing the display resolution :)

Seriously guys..... this is changing the resolution of the VIRTUAL display (not the physical one), so like this you are getting 4k emulation on 1080p physical resolution.

To change the physical display resolution you need to do "quite a few more steps", which cannot be done in a simple way like this (and surely not without root).

Moreover, even if -- yes, there is a way -- it's not doable on stock ROMs, as it misses the required implementation.

I am almost done here so, on Open Devices, you will be able to get real 4k@60hz whenever you want.

Cheers!

-- AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] tanipat:
You mean you do some mods on tge custom rom? If yes i cant wait to try
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] leijonasisu:
I don't know why people are doing this. Surely the battery drain alone is not worth doing it, and on top of that most apps don't support this resolution let alone games. It's set to 1080p except for in multimedia apps for a good reason...

What we REALLY need is some kind of app that runs in the notification bar that tells us when the device is in 1080p mode or 4k mode. I'm sure it's very simple to code one up that just checks the relevant system setting and reports to the notification bar what resolution the display is in. I'd be happy to pay for such an app just so I know when the device has swapped to 4k mode.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] kholk:
[MENTION=4351315]tanipat[/MENTION] Open Devices is almost ready for it. I have just pushed the required kernel support and the updates for display hal and the extendedsettings app.

Check it out at the official Open Devices GIT @ github.com/sonyxperiadev
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] DeadlyFace:
It did work on my Z5 Premium, yes.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] benjmiester:
I'm new to the XZP section. Have one coming tomorrow. Has anybody tried 1440p (QHD)? That seems like a good compromise between the two, and many other phones run it, so compatibility might be better. I looked a few pages deep and was surprised nobody mentioned it.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Spodi2290:
So basically it renders in 4k and DOWNSCALES it again to 1080 with the wm setting? Are you sure thats true, if the actual physical resolution is 4k? I made two testing images one on 1080p and one on 2160. With wm size 2160x3840 ALL single pixels are visible on the 2160 image, while with wm 1080x1920 most stray pixel are gone (not using sony album for comarison, cause that should force 2160 in either setting anyway)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] kholk:
Yes, I am.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] theskig:
Oh, at least a user that says how the story really goes!

Grande Angelo!
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Spodi2290:
Why can I spot single black pixels on a white 4k image in "4k mode" while i cant in FHD both in a third party image app?

Sorry if I dont understand, but either it REALLY changes the resolution to 4k or it manages downscaling much better then upscaling :confused:

Btw the absolute max resolution the phone app can take is 1917x3408 and if you arent a fan of fancy resolutions try 1872x3328 (its divisible by 8). DPI setting seems to have no impact on the app and about 800 - 820dpi looks close to the original size
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] kholk:
Obviously, downscaling is better than upscaling, speaking of image quality.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Spodi2290:
Jeah, but in this case it shouldn't, should it? If it is like you say:

- the image is rendered at 4k internally with wm size 2160x3840

- its downscaled to FHD, cause android thinks the display isnt bigger

- its upscaled again to 4k, by the display itself, to fill the screen

There should not be an improvement to wm size 1080x1920, wich is (/should) only be upscaled by the display

I'm not a dev and maybe there is some strange magic is going on, but there is definitly an inproved image quality and finer details/ better sharpness with my ZX Premium. Its not a proof it actually uses 4k, but you can't even set wm size geater then 4k, and you can spot more details this way.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] kholk:
The first step you wrote is the one that makes it "feel better" :) :) :)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] aiem:
Is there a way to switch from qHD to 1080p easily without adb?

I wish Sony gave us the option to do so in the settings like how Samsung did with S8.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xifar:
Not exactly what you have in mind, but I wrote bash scripts to make it easier to switch.

Just make a text file with:

adb shell wm size 2160x3840

adb shell wm density 721

and save as "blahblah.bat"

I also made one to reset it:

adb shell wm size reset

adb shell density 408

---------------------

That way I just run whichever one I need instead of typing the whole thing.

Would love a way to make those changes without a pc and without root, though.

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Regarding whether the mod actually makes the phone 4k, I think it does.

I've taken screenshots from Crossy Road with and without. The ones with are noticeably sharper.

I've done the same with VR Player PRO, and the picture has more detail with the mod.

I've uploaded them to GDrive here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9j_XuD_PqcOVjNWcFdTTHNlOEU

You'll find full size screenshots as well as cropped comparisons.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] cy88:
Instead of trying to push it for 4k, try qHD. It works perfectly fine and it's looks pretty darn good already on this great display!
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xifar:
To be honest, 1080p is enough for me in normal usage. I'd even be fine with native 720p actually.

I only set it to 4k when I want to use VR applications. Sadly, that means I have to have a PC nearby whenever I want to do so.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Davimas:
Now, i became a error when i change.......

Bad Screen size

I am in 4k and i will back to normal :((

But Not work
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] St.Jimmy90:
Try

wm size 1080x1920
instead of wm size 1080*1920
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Davimas:
Thanks, that was it

Danke, das war es, OMG zuviel chivas ;)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] ninjy:
Better use to revert to OEM values:

wm size reset

wm density reset
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] robert3463:
Hey guys, very inexperienced in any changing res or anything. I'd like to utilise the 4k that's available, is it simple as using the adb way? Does your fone work normally, ie. Can it make and re eve calls. Is it worth doing?. I'm not a gamer, but I like good resolution.

Cheers Bob
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sleepisme:
Hi Bob, hope you are doing well.

I've heard there's an app which works like adb, so you don't have to fiddle around with cables and pc. Can anyone confirm this? But I'm not sure if you can change the resolution & density of the phone using this app.

If you decide to go along with it, do not set the density value go beyond 720 (density 802 isn't compatible with some app). Go ahead, it is so much fun to experiment with this 4K setting and discovering new things. But unfortunately it causes frame drops. Apparently Android isn't optimized for 4K as per said by some people. Personally I love my phone smooth and snappy so I stay with 1080p. Hope this helps.

Regards.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xifar:
There is, and there are even apps that let you switch resolution without typing in any commands.

Unfortunately, they all require root.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] manolo.pucela@gmail.com:
I advise against using the trick, was to use it and not be able to answer the calls.

Luckily, in this trick also puts how to return it to the factory resolution.

Returning to factory resolution, everything returned to normal.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xifar:
That's a known downside to it :/

Some users reported it working with a DPI setting of 720.

Others used a patched Google Dialer that seems to work with the 4k resolution.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] aditya891607:
Had tried both the options , neither 720 density nor the patched google dialer works.

Can somebody plz come up with an exact 4k setting with working dialer please !! It has been too long now:(
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Zewarxx:
Hey man here are my settings, everything is working fine except for the recent menu all of the thumbs are black also I added a Screen shot of my normal browser to check how it looks
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] aditya891607:
But this is not 4K resolution as per the topic instructions. I am looking for working apps and dialler on 2160x3840 resolution.

4K means 2160x3840 everything else is not 4k
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] ninjy:
Or ask Google to fix their ****.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] dyepnoodle:
What would be the best setting for QHD?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] sebasrock156:
You should change density first (Put dpi 800, and, later change resolution, tried in 1080p device ;) )

520/534dpi.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] aditya891607:
U mean that the 4k resolution is working this way?? Can u plz suggest how can i use the phone app if i want to use 4k ?

Which setting are u using currently?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mjkb:
Loving the all time 4k but the stutter on the lock screen and dialler crash are making me think of reverting back, such a shame as the screen looks incredible and has very little effect on battery
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] sebasrock156:
You could use Phone App normally; problem is the time to take Screenshots and Record Screen (Stock App), the rest, works perfectly... At least in my test.

I leave a see:

[YOUTUBE]t339ZlFyZuo[/YOUTUBE]

Stock res (440dpi):

4K res (880dpi):
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] juanmavk92:
Will try it soon. TIA for the info and help. Any battery ETA for 4k res. vs. FHD resolution?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mjkb:
I can confirm 4k at full resolution (2160x3840) with DPI at 706 works fine. Dialler working and making calls. The only issue is with the thumbnails when switching apps. Actually after further testing the reason the dialler working as working was due to it already being loaded and cached. The moment I closed it then reloaded it, it broke
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] ninjy:
Are you sure of this ?

It is not the DPI that make phone app crash.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] frostydawn:
I'm thinking of buying XZP, and will change its resolution to QHD , since my Nexus 6P already has QHD display and 1080p seems to be a little insufficient.

I've read all of this thread and now I have two questions.

1. As long as I know, XZP basically runs on 1080p and turns into 4k when running 4k apps such as youtube and gallery.

If I change the phone's resolution into QHD manuall, will that resolution-changing feature keep on running and automatically change resolution into 4k with compatiable apps? Or will it be fixed for QHD?

2. Xzp has 4k display and downscale it by an interger multiple to 1080p. If I change its resolution to QHD(which isn't interger multiple), will it look as clear as native-qhd screens like my 6P?

Thank you for your answer in advance :)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mjkb:
I had a 6p and even running at 1080 the screen is far superior on the xz premium.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] frostydawn:
Wow, is that real? It's hard to believe..

I mean, 6P was released in late 2015, and the 4k flagship smartphone released in 2017 has much worse display quality?

Maybe I'd better buy recently announced razer phone with 120hz display since I heard its display is quite good.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mjkb:
I simply answered your question regarding your concern if the xz premium has a better screen and if you need to run it a qhd to equal the 6p you currently have. It's a silly question but you asked it, so I replied as someone who has experience with both phones. Put simply for you, no you do not need to run at qhd as the screen is already better than your 6p in every way as default
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] frostydawn:
Oh god

I misread that xzp's screen is worse than 6p, while what you really meant is xzp has better display.

Sorry for misreading your post. My primary language isn't english so I make some silly mistakes often :)
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] kanttii:
THANK YOU. That prompted me to go check Google's DPI stuff in the app which confirmed this.

BUT it also works with 2160x3840 with DPI 720!

FIXED IT FOR ME:

---> in settings -> display set dpi to biggest (720)

adb shell

wm size 2160x3840

wm density 720

--> yes, 720 here too! Now my dialer works again while the screen looks super sharp!

Edit: Oh man. With these, recents menu worked for a while. Then after a reboot they're black again. What settings do you guys use that also show the content of recent apps?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] sess1on:
hi all

i have a XZP mono sim with Oreo

i do this setting

wm size 2160x3840

wm density 801

vm scaling off

and ALL work in 4k Native and i solved the issue on touch screen lag :D
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Xifar:
I tried both settings but the phone app keeps crashing on both :/
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] emandt:
I just tried and the screen became more sharp but there are few small issue that brake usability:

1) many apps doesn't have a "text size" option, so their texts are very big/small based on the new DPIs (800 makes the characters very very big in most of the Apps, but 600 is very tiny. 720 seems a mid value)

2) many apps (like the pre-installed SwiftKey keyboard) breaks their layout when running in bigger DPIs. The SwiftKey keyboard became very-very big even if set to "very small" in its property: the keys became like a rectangle very tall/hight and less width

3) websites, using pre-installed Chrome, have very tiny text and should be always zoomed-in

Nkce mod but not always usable :(
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] Saadkhalid786:
Hello :)

what is wm scaling? i have set screen resolution to 2160x3840. and wm scaling is off. if i turn it to auto, does that mean it will display all games in 4k? or if i set the scaling to off, will it then display the games (asphalt 8 for instance) in 1080p? or is that in reverse?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] madshark2009:
apk file wont work for me :eek: it installs as it will replace the current google phone app

any other ideas?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] dokujaryu:
The Google dialer is working well for me. No issues anymore. Does anyone know the max resolution before the app switcher stops showing the state of the app? Is there any way to fix this? I think 1440p worked for me, but I can't remember since I changed it so many times tonight.

Also, does anyone know the ACTUAL resolution of this panel? I mean, they say it is a 4k panel, but there's so much scaling and such going on, does anyone know the real verified number of pixels on the screen?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] madshark2009:
How did u make the dialer work? I tried installing it it asks to update my current dialer and then says app could not be installed

Also, default settings are 1080x1920 and dpi is 480
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] dokujaryu:
I just installed the one from this thread:

[APP][PATCHED] Google Dialer [v13.0.170513131 BUBBLE EDITION][MM+][NO ROOT]
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] madshark2009:
I read about it, it says it might have some issues..

Does it?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] madshark2009:
screen resolution app shows 3594x2160

its supposed to be 4k, why does screen resulotion app show less pixels in height? its supposed to be 3840 not 3594...
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] failax:
So there's a way to make 4k resolution work without issues?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] knightazura:
is this mod will works on latest official ROM (Oreo)?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] madshark2009:
yes tried it works

it works without issues besides the phone issue but in the posts before some one posted a fix to that you can check it out its just a couple of posts back

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 PM ----------

it works without issues besides the phone issue but in the posts before some one posted a fix to that you can check it out its just a couple of posts back
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] xueyaotianxia:
Is 4k draining too much battery? Maybe change to 1440x2560, the DPI is 538. Anyone tried it? I'm getting my xzp next week so I'll try it out for 1440p...
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] dokujaryu:
Has anyone else had the XZ Premium freak out during navigation? It went insane, lost GPS, cell, signal. It acted like I hit the App switcher button and freaked out entirely. The only change I have is the 4k hack. Has anyone had an issue like this?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] knightazura:
what config do you use man?

I can't point out the 'fix' that you intended
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] IIIonsteR:
So i have prob with heating on my xzp i have rooted phone and viper4android for better sound and 4k my temp goes to 50 celsius does enyone know what is the prob tnx

I know that 4k i hard on gpu but i didnt have eny prob till today

My eng is bad but il bee happy if somone can help me
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Themes, Apps, and Mods] madshark2009:
go back a couple posts back you will see a guy posted a phone fix with instructions that will replace your stock phone app with the new modded one that doesnt crash on 4k resolution