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[Android Apps and Games] ZzManRoolez:
It doesn't work in my HD2 with shubcraft 1.5CM6, when i reboot the density is always at 240, using full version...i need to edit build.prop to change density to 200 :(
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Question: did you pass the test when you first ran the app?
[Android Apps and Games] GantengX:
I decided to use Jorte in the end... Much better than the original Calendar app :D
[Android Apps and Games] ZzManRoolez:
Yes!He said Test OK.
[Android Apps and Games] kenkiller:
Now launcherpro has configurable columns and rows!!!
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Great!! Thanks, immediately gonna try it :)
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Well, I think I need a bunch of fuzzy logic AI techniques to get this working on all devices. :) Problem is that there are so many rooting methods/kernels etc and different versions of busyboxes around that I just can't predict for 100% what the outcome may be. That's why I still have to advice to make a nandroid backup before using the tool (which I hate to do).

Nevertheless, you may want to try another busybox version. Let me know by PM.. if that didn't work maybe I can diagnose what is going on on your device.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Or Calendar Pad (Pro) ... the week view with the density hack is fantastic!
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
I can report that I am still happily using it after installing the Cognition Rom for my Captivate...I love this program! :D
[Android Apps and Games] kopimi:
Running HTC Aria stock ROM with BusyBox and root access, when I try to change the density it asks for Superuser access, I give it Superuser, and nothing happens. The screen doesnt change and the Current Density stays at 160.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Check if you have busybox installed. If so, install the newest one from the market. Old busyboxes are sometimes buggy and can do all kind of unpredictable things.
[Android Apps and Games] rori~:
Love this app, bought it, but the fuzziness is little bit disturbing...makes me go back to default :(
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
What fuzzines? Onless it happens in some phones and not others cause my is razor sharp
[Android Apps and Games] rori~:
I got the feeling, my icons get a little bit unsharp...

Sent from my Nexus One
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Updated the full version with a new saving method. This method is safe and should work on all devices. When the user wants to change the build.prop (or default system density) s/he has to set this on in the settings menu. - Just a note for those who are going to update to the new version.

Removed test procedures, boot monitor (obsolete as long as one does a preview of the new density setting before saving).

I plan to focus in the future only on additions. The basic app is now ready. So no more updates :D

Please report bugs or malfunctioning of the app here or to the email address that is listed in the app.
[Android Apps and Games] rori~:
Just upgraded, saved to system dens., value 222,compatibility mode off and it feels nice again :-)

Sent from my Nexus One
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I'm totally addicted to the density tweak. I just can't back. Sometimes I regret that ... :) What is the default of the Nexus btw? I've read somewhere that it has a default of 260. True?
[Android Apps and Games] rori~:
240

Sent from my Nexus One
[Android Apps and Games] jonatasmz:
a simple question.. there´s a version for android 1.5?

cya
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
At this moment it is for 1.6 and higher (api 4). It can be done without any problem but I have to replace some api's with some own code.

Are there many 1.5 (and lower) devices out there?
[Android Apps and Games] :
great app

it would be PERFECT if we could 'pinch zoom' (change density) by multitouch on the desktop...:D

thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] NeoS:
I'm running CM6 on my Nexus and I had set the density to 200. The screen looked awesome, but most widgets (and I love those, that's why I chose Android) didn't fit the screen correctly, and worst of all, the system became highly unstable. Alot of FC's.

So, I did a NAND restore. Works like a charm again. Mind you, I really love the idea and the resolution looked awesome, but I want a phone with the "JustWorks ™" feature. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Yeah, our R&D department is busy all day and night to make this tweak perfect. Our strategic department is currently brainstorming how we can buy Google and take over the Android Development division so we can add pinch to zoom density changing to the whole Android interface. :)

Kidding, but i've seen a lot of posts from people running the density tweak on a Nexus One with CM6 installed, that don't have any problems. I suggest, if you really like the density tweak that is, to experiment with different launchers and widgets (and different density settings). For me, ADW launcher is the best launcher for the tweak on my Galaxy S (while the standard TWLaunchers also FC-ed on me). With ADW Launcher you can also influence a bit how widgets will scale on your desktop by changing the amount of desktop rows and colums. See for example this workaround to make the beatiful widget home panel work with a non standard density (looks even more beatiful in my eyes)

It is possible to make it work, but it could be that you have to replace a app or widget or two. For me that is no problem, the benefits are so great that I just refuse to go back to the ugly big screen with the big icons.

Running a density of 191 btw on a default 240 device (SGS) without any errors, ugly looking widgets or whatsoever. (knock on wood?)
[Android Apps and Games] CmraLvr2:
I find 220 gives a pleasing expansion without jacking things up. Try different settings to see what works for you. I've never had a fc with this no matter what setting I picked or what widgets I use and I use several of varying size etc.
[Android Apps and Games] CmraLvr2:
Oh, and I'm running CM6 nighties using Launcher Pro and Quickdesk. :)
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
Guys. Launcherpro with the paid upgrade lets you rescale all your Widgets

Its amazing with this app. They don't just stretch. The rescale. Its beautiful. I dumped adw. And paid for launcher pro as soon as I saw it. Figured I would tell ya. Also. I am having problems on my hero with it. If I set it. To 140 I get tons of reboots. And if I set it to 120 its just too small and I often wake up and my phone rebooted itself and is set back to 160 normal. Any tips?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Thanks for the LauncherPro tip! I tried the new freeware version but that one didn't rescale the widgets. But great, if the paid one rescales widgets. Gonna check it out.

As to your problem which version are you running? (check menu -> about).
[Android Apps and Games] bunu:
Calm down! I used both and I constantly switch. LauncherPro is great eye candy and the pro version is great with all the widgets and extra things.

ADW is great for speed and tons of themes and options. LauncherPro usually slows my phone down after a week or two.

That is for 1st gen android phones only. For you guys with 2nd Gen Android phones, just don't pay attention to my post!

Anyway, what is the best settings for the myTouch screen (a.k.a 3.2 inch screen)
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
Lol. You said calm down. Don't be weird. I use Adw and LP and there is no noticeable slowdown. If your phone does then it sucks to be you. Either way just cuz you have problems doesnt mean others will. There was peopleposting about resizing Widgets so I figured I would mention this to help out. And i figured

Out my problem. The android os recognizes 120 160 and 240 on the hero. So any other setting will have problems I guess. Set mine to 120 and its running great.
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
My version is 5.0 paid.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
OK, then I don't think the app is causing this but some other things like a custom kernel or rom.

Can you predict when the reboot happens? If so, maybe you can log it by turning on USB debugging and connecting your Hero to the pc. By the time you expect a reboot enter this command in a dos box:

adb logcat > logfile.txt

. Send me (PM or email) the logfile.txt and I will try to find the culprit.

Also, is the reboot happening when you temporarily change the density or is it happening when you save the density as the system's default density (i.e. saving method 2, see help)
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
The reboot happens after it is saved. It will work fine for a few hours then goes downhill fast. But it stopped doing it when ichanged from 140 to 120. I read that 120 160. 240 are the standard sizes and if you stray from that the phone wont like it. Not sure if its true or not but 120 works great. Just sux cuz its really small. So I ended up not using it and going back to 160.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Interesting... didn't have seen any reports describing such behavior.. until now. If you see a change to make a logcat just before the reboot happens, please mail/pm it to me.

Some suggestions:

* try other values in the range from 120 to 140, maybe 134, 135, 136 etc. Apps, widgets etc can respond different to little changes.

* Try to run some densities with the compatibility mode turned on.

* Flash another kernel or rom?
[Android Apps and Games] bladez:
Hello. I have a big problem with the app.

I have a HTC Tattoo running 2.2 FroYo with newest ADW Launcher.

Default density is 120 and I have set my density to 100.

Everything looks quite good, but the big problem is,

Market is not working anymore

.

That is, whenever I try to open a 'preview' of apps in market, it crashes and force closes. I tried setting different compability modes in both the app and Spare parts. Nothing changed that.

The only way to get market working again, is reset to default density, but it takes too long to set density (Tattoo's booting process is sllooooww).
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Hi, have you tried some different density values in the neighbourhood of 100 like for example 95,96 or 105 etc. ? As weird as it sounds, little changes can make a great difference. Try it.
[Android Apps and Games] smeltn:
I love this app, my only complaint is I wish someone could fix the dial pad to fit. Everything else is fine besides Beautiful widgets of course is on the left side
[Android Apps and Games] rori~:
Update beautiful widget :-) fixed already.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Android is thinking you have a hdpi (high density screen, i.e. default 240) device, which is clearly not the case, and is trying to load resources for hdpi. As far as I can see, you can do two things:

a) turn on compatibility mode if you want to load the market app (do a hot reboot after you turn it on - app can be found in this forum)

b) try to download a newer version of the market app. Don't know where to get one, but you need a new one that is for 1.6 + Android (which you are clearly running otherwise you couldn't run my app) and will support different screen densities.
[Android Apps and Games] bladez:
Well, I have a market for HDPI devices because there are a LOT fewer apps for QWVGA. This market just makes it possible for me to download ALL apps. This market is newest version from CM6, so I'm pretty sure it's for 2.2.

I have turned the compability mode on and tried both cold and hot rebooting the device. It still won't work even with the compability mode.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Don't know CM6 but I can imagine that they put a modified market version in CM6 for the Tattoo. Or at least they stripped some resources.. The logcat indicates that it can't find some resources it needs. I would try to download another market version. (Or with some creative reverse engineering add the resources to it)
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
Ok today I did what you said and tried a mix of densities. 130 -140 everyone hot reboots after a few minutes and either reverts back to standard 160 or goes into a bootloop which loads the same density ex. 136. Thenas soon as phone loads it hot reboots again. I had to nandroid to get it back and stop the bootloop.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
A cold reboot (turn the phone off and on again) will set everything back to default. It is impossible that if you use the first saving method (see help file) and do a cold reboot that you have to do a nandroid restore. If you do a cold reboot and don't change the density everything will as before (advice for the next time, its also in the help file)

Do you run a custom rom or have a custom kernel? Did you see a change to make a logfile as i asked you earlier?
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
Ya I probably coulda pulled the battery and rebooted but I did a nandroid before I started messing with it but I thought the density stayed the same through cold reboots as well. I'm running cm6.0 9/18 release with bfs kernel. Sorry I can't get you a log. I'm working 12 hour days and don't have time to mess with it that much.
[Android Apps and Games] KCAStomp:
has anyone found a trick to make the keyboard bigger again? thats really the the only downside I see to this, my keyboard is small. Is there a way to hack a keyboards hight? (I'm using Smart Keyboard)
[Android Apps and Games] girello71:
excuse me, does it work on a wildfire rooted with unrevoked, but with standard rom, no custom?

if yes, which is the correct setting?

thank you
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
You could try another kernel and or rom

I don't like to hack other software of other developers... but yeah it should be possible. You can also write the developer of Smart Keyboard, maybe he can adjust his settings. (The dev. of Beautiful Widgets has also recently updated his widgets to work with non standard densities)

Another possibility is of course to look for another keyboard. I've tested this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=717544 on my device and the keyboard size stays the same on all density settings.

You can always try. The new method is completely safe. If you gonna try the market version make sure you use the default saving method. (You can always save the density as the system boot density later when you have made a nandroid backup or when you don't care to reflash a rom ... I would say that this last method is for 90% safe, but one should be prepared)

If you install the app on your device the first time you will see a number that will indicate your current/default density (which you can alwayd recall with the default density menu option). As a general tip try to start with a density of 20 less than your default density.
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
I've tried 3 different bfs kernels. No luck. There is the new wildfire sense rom the deb's are working on. Once its complete ill try this on that rom. Cm6 is too good to switch roms. Right now. Thnx for all the feedback
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
Ok. I think my problem was in the bfs kernels

Which sux because they are the only real option for cm6. I wiped everything on my phone. Reset cache etc. Loaded cm6 with stock kernel that it comes with. And loaded no themes into the os. Viola!!! Been running at 140 all day no restarts. Apparently there is something the bfs kernel is doin that it doesn't like. I'm so glad I got this working. It's such a nice app. Thanks for all your help dev. I really got my. 075 worth lol.
[Android Apps and Games] Pedro80:
Working just fine on HTC Desire

Just wanted to let you guys know that this now runs flawlessly on my HTC Desire.

Note: you need to get write access to the system partition using ieftm's S-OFF before installing :D

I'm not allowed to post links, just look for the thread "[AlphaRev] Public release S-OFF HTC Desire GSM" in the "Desire Android Development" forum :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I've read it somewhere on a blog that the Desire finaly has full root. Congratulations.
[Android Apps and Games] Pedro80:
Hehe, yes it's nice to be have write access to system just a remount away :)

It's as full as it gets as I can understand, they've patched Hboot so the phone is S-OFF for all practical purposes. But the S-OFF flag is still set in the radio nvram i think..
[Android Apps and Games] ztk_ztk:
Whats the benefit from changing density
[Android Apps and Games] smeltn:
Android was pretty much made for 1 phone size, and now that we have SO many different screen sizes, it basically makes everything "fit" to that size. Which means you loose alot of sharpness in things due to it being "blown up".

Density fixes this, by allowing you to adjust your resolution so to speak. Best way to look at it is thinking about monitors for your PC. You have a small 15 inch monitor, you may run at say 800x600 resolution, but if you got yourself a big ole 22inch monitor, running 800x600 doesnt cut it, so you want to set it at something like 1600x1000 or whatever.

Thats what LCD Density does. It allows you to change the resolution of your phone :)
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
The benefit is best explained by seeing some before and after pictures:

For example here , here or here (or just look at the pics in the first post)

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In fact changing the density doesn't change the resolution of the screen it changes the amount of dots per inch (dpi). When i'm switching from a default 240 density to a 120 density, a picture will be displayed with half the amount of pixels. (So it is the opposite of changing the resolution). But, and that's the good part of it, the system "thinks" my display is twice as large. So, screen elements that are defined in term of (density independent) pixels occupy half the amount of space.. The following example will make clear what I mean (for illustration purposes I didn't resized the image):

The picture of the golden gate bridge is a 320 x 480 picture. It's acceptable sharp with a density 240 on a WVGA screen (480x800). When setting the density to 120 the background get blurred and the picture in the corner "thinks" that it is displaying itself on a plane that is defined by me to have a widt of 320 dip and height of 480 dip. Needless to say, if the picture was a screen element (text, button, checkbox etc) I now can display 4 pictures on the same screen.

So by changing the density one can get much more screen elements on a screen (see the before and after pictures in the link above). Because the Android api's handle the alignment, the screen doesn't get screwed up (provided that one switches off the compatibility mode).

If one stays in the neighbourhood of the default density the blurring isn't really noticable.

-> The picture above is a screenshot of the attached program (density effect.apk). One can use it with several density settings to get a idea of what the density changer does.
[Android Apps and Games] dan-htc-touch:
what if the density setting is set by /default.prop and not /system/build.prop

where does that leave us?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
That will leave us back where we started :) The density property in /default.prop is completely ignored. And if one deletes the density property from the build.prop file the system will load the default density (irrespectable of the density setting in /default.prop)
[Android Apps and Games] landwomble:
question: anyone seen a device ignore the value for LCD_Density set in build.prop?

Just upgraded my ROM to AuraxTSense 7.8.1 and whilst LCD Density does set correctly (works in preview, writes the value to build.prop correctly) it doesn't actually apply it on boot.

This *isn't* an LCD Density app problem, but figured someone might have seen it before.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I get a nightmare from all those roms and kernels :D

It is possible. I once read a post from someone with a dell tweak (don't know what rom or kernel) who said that changing the density prop in the build.prop didn't change the density at all.
[Android Apps and Games] dan-htc-touch:
that's where I am at, I threw the value in build.prop, and it did not work, I assumed default.prop trumped it's setting, but if that is not the case, maybee I put it in wrong or something. is it acceptable to simply append it to the end of the file, or does it need to be in a certain section? what exactly does the free app do? it is succsesfully changing my density.....
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
It doesn't matter where you put it in the build.prop file. But it can be that your kernel ignores the density property. You can try to flash another kernel for your device.

It changes the density property temporarily, independent of the density property setting in the build.prop file. It doesn't save the setting though.

The market app let you save this temporary setting (besides writing it to the build.prop file). It comes with a desktop widget with which you can easily switch back to the saved temp. setting after a reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
Hi all!

I am running Froyo 2.2 Beta 2 on my Captivate and it seems the Launcher Pro contacts widget (PEOPLE) does not like 180 or lower in 2.2 (it worked fine on 2.1) so can someone recommend a different Contact widget if there is no way to make it work with the LCD Density.

My phone looks to cool at 160 to go back to 200 or so (200 or higher works fine)

The actual error I get is

android.process.acore has stopped.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Wow, are you running a density of 160 on the Captivate....:D Have you resized your system font?
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
ahaha no dude, I got perfect vision and love how sharp things look...everything fits! I was doing 180 before and now like 160 even more but the stupid contacts error is making me mad. :-(
[Android Apps and Games] dan-htc-touch:
compatibility mode on or off?
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
Luancher pro plus lets you resize the widgets. shoulnt matter what density you use. i run 130 on my hero and the widget looks the same as 160 when i resize it.
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
It is currently unchecked.
[Android Apps and Games] Waza_Be:
Hello,

I have seen a lot of paid apps that are just changing one line in the phone or in the build.prop.

Does this app has the same result then editing myself the "ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx" line or this app bring more stuff?

Thank a lot for the answer.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Yes it does some more things. You can try it out to see it for yourself. But yes you can edit build.prop yourself. No problem :)
[Android Apps and Games] Waza_Be:
Sorry useless post.

(can be deleted)

Ok
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
I got some apps that for some reason some times go back to showing really small at 160 and other times look normal and I have not been able to find a pattern on how to restore them back to full size. For example, Speed Test .net app or the NHL Live app as well.

Currently they are both showing small but they were at full size for a long time. At some point during a restart or something they went small and now I cant find a way to make them big again...any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] mgene63:
Is there a way to change the default grid of icons to be 5Hx4W and keep sense? I have tried Launcher Pro and it works but I use a lot of sense widgets and they are just not available to add.

I like the increased density that I am getting and would like to lower it some more. I am at 200 now and want to go down to 180 but it just leaves too much space between the icons.

Please help!

Evo 4G
[Android Apps and Games] zheka1:
I'm running froyo 2.2 rooted, and when I change the density to 180, or 200, i get please wait... and then screen goes black. I tried compatible mode checked and unchecked, and still same thing.