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[Android Apps and Games] mgene63:
Is there a dialer that scales to a 180 density for 2.3.4 that has stock functionality??
[Android Apps and Games] mgene63:
Ohh for evo 4g
[Android Apps and Games] player911:
This bootloops my Gingerbread 2.3.4 LG G2x when I attempt to change the density. Fortunately the settings don't stick through a battery pull.

While this seems handy for quick testing (if it worked for me) I much prefer to just edit the damn build.prop manually for a permanent solution.
[Android Apps and Games] neiltrowbridge:
I have a Desire HD, and have changed the density to 160. Contacts (built in HTC People app) works fine, however when I go into Menu - More - Linked Conacts I get a force close:

The application People (process com.android.htccontacts has stopped unexpectedly. Pleas try again.

If I change the density to 200 or above, I can go into Linked Contacts fine.

Any ideas would be gratefully received!
[Android Apps and Games] bbernardini:
Is there any way to make this permanent, or at least flashable, so I don't have to reboot after flashing the new CM7 nightly, then reboot again after changing the build.prop file?
[Android Apps and Games] RavenSEAL:
Does this app work for tablets? More specifically Dell Streak 7?
[Android Apps and Games] LordManhattan:
That is permanent. I don't know if a flashable file exists, but this takes you about 40 seconds to do :p I know the reboot is annoying, but it's the only way to do it.
[Android Apps and Games] csheppard93:
Works fine on my streak7 running streakdroid
[Android Apps and Games] dubist:
is that lcd density changer working on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc ?
[Android Apps and Games] andrewxu:
disables sound on g2x CM7.. any fix? i searched! aha
[Android Apps and Games] Tamatea:
Hello,

Can't find any answer to this question : is it possible to modify an "old" application that doesn't support the new density ?

I have some apps that are not supported anymore that have 2 black bands on each side and one on the bottom.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks for your hep.
[Android Apps and Games] ylam310:
I'm running LCD changer on a mytouch 4g slide. I'm only temp rooted, but for the most part, it seems to work at a setting of 200. Most everything seems to resize and scale properly, but in certain applications, the text size seems to not have been scaled. For example, menu text seems too large and is partially cut off at the top. Also, in the gchat application, the buddy list text seems too large and as a result, the status messages are also partially cut off.

Anyone know if this is a result of only having temp root? Or is this a problem with htc sense?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
It is possible in some cases, but you need to play around with the resources in the apk. Lot of work, but if you want to try, use the APK Manager (you can find it somewhere in the XDA forums)

Root or temp root has the same result. It is a known fact that Sense has a problem with other densities.
[Android Apps and Games] Krizid:
thank you! works great with SGS2 and MIUI 1.9.9 with a 182dpi setting. default browser doesnt work that well. switched to dolphin hd and no probs.
[Android Apps and Games] stumpyz9:
very nice app, couldnt stand everything being so small with cm7 on my atrix. but for some reason the part where it stays on after a boot didnt work. edited the build.prop and got it to stay
[Android Apps and Games] kmjev:
Huge problem!!!

I was using the App when, my complete mistake, changed the density to 320 (Samsung Galaxy Mini second generation). I can't change it so finnaly, desperate, I did a factory reset thinking that this was going to bring it back to narmality. Wrong.

It still remain as 320dpi.

Please I really need help, It's completely useful with this density, I can't even reinstall the app for changing it ( I can't press the ok button XD)

Thank you very much
[Android Apps and Games] Temka1337:
Hello, this seems like a nice app.

I installed it but I didn't notice a difference, how can I see if the resolution has really improved?

Thank you for helping out a noob.
[Android Apps and Games] haricharankumar:
Not much of a difference!

I couldn't find any appreciable change in the quality of the display after changing the density. I am running 4.1.1 jelly bean on my Micromax Canvas2 A110. Any help will be appreciated!

Haricharan
[Android Apps and Games] Ik Desire:
It indeed has recovery write access.

There is an app around here, Calibration Settings, that i think exploits this. It has to flash a certain file to work. Also maybe it can somehow be symlinked to data/local as the custom desire bootscreens do. I don't know, just guessing... it is all beyond my knowledge, i just try to help, it would be absolutely great if it could work. Many thanks for your effort, by the sound (look) of it, you have made an awesome app.

Appelflappen zijn lekker! :)

Sent from my Evil Lair using Doomsday Device
[Android Apps and Games] Kaik541:
Running this on my Samsung Captivate at 200 with ADW and gotta say I love it.

The only apps that don't scale properly for me are:

Beautiful Widgets Weather

Dialer

Calculator

Calendar (in an awkwardly humorous way)

LCD Density (ha)

Rom Manager

Beyond that, the extra space is fantastic and to you I say thanks.

Edit: weird, Rom Manager is now correctly sized after running it once, closing it, and then running it again
[Android Apps and Games] draffter:
doesn't work with G1 + Froyo from Chromatic. Manualy changing build.prop change the density, but app doesn't do that.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Can you post the original buid.prop?
[Android Apps and Games] kramttocs:
Besides the widget scaling issue for Beautiful Widgets is the main weather animation (in the pop-up) missing for you?
[Android Apps and Games] ngagephone:
Set to 109 on pulse mini is very nice actually it makes apps that are not made for qvga perfect on the apps i have tryed and all system apps are perfect only noticed 1 problem thats sky+ app fc on portrate now in landscape its fine.
[Android Apps and Games] Kaik541:
Oh hey you're right, I didn't even notice that. Also, the lock screen is misaligned with the puzzle system in place

Edit: it also appears to affect the mobile access point screen on my captivate

Sent from my Samsung SGH-i897
[Android Apps and Games] jana999:
Noooooooooooooo! Pls come back!! And I've just decided to install this on my SGS and was searching for link when I read this! =(

I respect your decision still though, cos I would be upset if ppl spread my hard work around w/o my permission ={
[Android Apps and Games] bruce007:
I hear that it works properly on the Galaxy S. Wondering what I'm doing wrong. I'm using the 3.0 version.

I am still using TouchWiz. The density is changed, however, everything is stuck on the left hand side (so, not just a question of the widgets not scaling). Is this just a problem with Touchwiz or something else?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I have to figure out a construction. I still want it to be free for this forum, but I don't like it that the app pops up on freeware download sites and forums without a link to the original post. I see some clever copy and paste work from the first post and a direct download link. I understand that ppl like to distribute it, and I'm even proud of that, but I never knew that the Android world was so giant :) (I come from the much smaller Windows Mobile world)

I have to consider my position in this. I want to control the way the app is distributed so I can stay on top of it and give some feedback if necessary.

Sorry, the more, because I understand that in a lot of countries ppl don't have access to paid apps. I will come up with a solution, eventually.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
You mean the apps in the program screen and the icons on the desktop? Yes, that's a TouchWiz problem. Try out AWD launcher instead. That launcher works very good with other densities. You can even use the newly gained space by defining more rows and colums on the desktop.
[Android Apps and Games] bruce007:
Thanks for clearing that up. Will try AWD launcher. Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] kramttocs:
@kaik541 and anyone using Beautiful Widgets, although we still lose the main weather animation popup (I emailed them for some info on this), I have found that using 180 with ADW having 7 columns and 6 rows, and the widget at 4x2 looks the best for me.

@appelflap - shame other sites are abusing this, but its definately worth the donation (country regulation issues aside)
[Android Apps and Games] zbaracki:
working great on htc hero @ villain 1.4.4 (froyo)

i've set 120, everything is very small but still usable, and muuuuch more space (especially when combined with 5row widgets @ launcherpro)
[Android Apps and Games] TheMorpheus:
Bought and made a full italian review (with screenshot :cool:)here.

This app with ADW Launcher, makes my Nexus very very cool!!
[Android Apps and Games] asphaltkiller:
Unable to find free version just to try it's working on my device is it normal?
[Android Apps and Games] punjabiest:
Where's the link to download ?
[Android Apps and Games] IseeBrickedPhones:
Purchased - Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ElahC:
bought! couldn't wait for the free version lol. this is great
[Android Apps and Games] triStateMindgate:
Same here, Samsung Vibrant gotta say this app is pretty awesome, having 5 rows on the desktop is cool. donated via Market, great job.

Although the Dialer pad and Calculator are awkward and a bit annoying. If only we lived in a perfect world...
[Android Apps and Games] jdyates:
BAH! Feel bad for downloading 3.0 from MediaFire, but i needed it after fresh intsll of CM-6.0.0-DS. I'll re-download from here and donate when back up xD
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Go ahead, no problem. Sorry for the inconvenience.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Personally i didnt think this was possible. I hoped, and wow thanks :) I can enjoy a more dense screen on Htc Hero. Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] UltraLinx:
Can anyone please confirm with me if this is working on the HTC Desire?

I've been looking around and asking if this was possible and it is thank god!

I'm using the "Official Sense ROM" by "AdamG" if that helps.

I would most definitely buy it just don't want to buy it and then find out it's not working. Then having to refund it.

If anyone could get back to me it'd be great, thanks!

And great work "appelflap". I'm sure a lot of people been looking for something like this, I know I have. Never thought it'd be possible through an app though. :D
[Android Apps and Games] TheBiles:
Working wonderfully on my EVO, but is there any way to get the non-scaling apps to fit? I enabled the compatibility mode, but certain apps (like Engadget and the LCD Density Changer app itself) don't scale at all and just leave a big black box around them. Any soulution to this would be incredible.
[Android Apps and Games] JonasBom:
Im running a 1.6 Rom on the G1. Default is 160. I tried changing to 120 and 140 but after rebooting nothing happend...any idea?

Greetz

Jonas
[Android Apps and Games] ernest33:
To bad for the Desire :( but i bought it anyway from Market:p (i still hope that a "master" found a way to fully root our Desire).

I change setting manualy in the "build.prop" and it's fantastic now :D.

Thanks a lot to bring us this tweak ;)
[Android Apps and Games] astuermer:
Hmm, where to download?

The text in the first post is not linked to any download and in Market I can't find the app...
[Android Apps and Games] Peden:
My phone is totally ruined!

Maybe it's me, who is stupid but I tried to set my density to 300 on my Galaxy S I9000. Now, it won't work anymore. I can start the phone but I can't use it. What should I do?!

PLEASE HELP
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Ok, if you have a USB Debugging connection open here's a get-me-out of this:

1. First copy the attached update.zip to the directory where adb resides

2. Enter in a command window: adb push update.zip /sdcard

3. After that go into recovery mode by entering adb recovery or push volume up-power button-home button simultaneously.

4 wait for the recovery screen and choose "apply update.zip"

Hope this helps. I will put a upper limit on the density value that can be entered.

If it doesn't work there's a official Froyo version out for the SGS i9000. If you install that one the system is resetted to default.
[Android Apps and Games] Peden:
Thank you :) I'll try figure out how to use adb. I couldn't find out how to use it last time I tried. But the official Froyo release, where can I get that? At Samsung Firmwares?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Hi Peden, I tested a 300 density setting on my Galaxy S and I didn't get into trouble at all. And if you got into trouble I wonder why the boot-monitor didn't get you out of the situation.

Can you describe more exactly what you did? Did you pull the battery out directly after setting the density value or something like that?

Edit: I tested different scenarios and 300 is a very bad idea. Never accept a value in the boot monitor with that setting, although it looks alright. I will set the upper limit to 240 for safety. Contact me by PM if you want me to assist you with adb, froyo etc.
[Android Apps and Games] Peden:
Strange :S I just started the program, set the value to 300 and rebooted the phone. Nothing else. Do I have to take the battery out or?
[Android Apps and Games] TheBiles:
Edit: Never mind. I thought compatibility mode made apps scale correctly, not vice versa.
[Android Apps and Games] FuryriderX:
Awesome app. Thanks very much!
[Android Apps and Games] Skullmonkey:
It's not working correctly for me. I set my density to 200, grant superuser, and the phone doesnt restart. I'm using the market version because I'm not cheap and want the developer to keep developing this app.

HTC Evo 2.2

Fresh 3.2.0.0
[Android Apps and Games] fi3ry_icy:
just an update, it is not working for my hd2 on android..
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Sometimes you have to set the density again after granting the app a permission. Try that. (after the app has permission it will reboot immediately after hitting the change button)
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
ahhh a HD2 user. Hi there :) former colegue. Maybe you can post the build.prop from the system directory so I can look into it.

As far as I can see now there seems to be three situations in which the app doesn't work:

1. there is no ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx entry in the build.prop inside the system directory. To solve this you can add the entry yourself. (Take for xxx the default density value you see in the LCD Density Changer screen). After this you can use the Density Changer without any problems. I advice to use it instead of manually rebooting because the boot monitor can take you out of very unpleasant situations

2. The rooting method of a particular device didn't create a full r/w access to the /system directory. This is why the app doesn't work on the HTC Desire.

3. As explained by fards earlier in this thread. Some (at least one that I know of) devices ignore the ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx entry in the build.prop file. Like for example the dell streak.
[Android Apps and Games] thunderchicken02:
Love the app, however, it makes ADW Launcher lag horribly on my Evo. Running CM6 stable release, stock kernel. It smoothes out when i set it back to 240, compatibility mode does not help. Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] Skullmonkey:
still no go. the phone will not reboot. even after a manual reboot, it is still set at 240.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Tricky one, i see you have a custom rom installed (Fresh Evo 3.2.0.0 ). Maybe the developer has decided to built-in a fixed resolution? Maybe the Evo hasn't write access to the system directory like the Desire (although I thought I have read some succesful uses of the app with the Evo). The latter would be more plausible because you can't boot also.
[Android Apps and Games] hello00:
Hi, does this work on froyo 2.2 cm6? and where is the download link?
[Android Apps and Games] :
HELP! this app is casuing a boot loop! I rebooted the phone and now its just a black screen and i can hear the sprint bootup sound over and over again :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] DavidX_07:
Not working on latest Samsung Galaxy S froyo rom - I9000XXJPC - any chance to update fast?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Which version do you have installed. The one with the boot monitor or not?
[Android Apps and Games] Skullmonkey:
Well the first time I tried it, it worked in a sense by restarting the phone itself, but it did not change the resolution.

I will ask the dev of Frash Evo if he has made a fixed resolution.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
So many variants around :) If guess you should try. Make sure u use v3.0 (with the bootmonitor). Don't use extreme values. I think the v3.0 version can be found pretty easy.

I'm still looking into what or which version I will make available for free. So no download links at the moment. Sorry
[Android Apps and Games] :
the version from the market I just scanned the code on the first post and purchased it.

I am running an Evo that is rooted on stock rom, just loops the bootup animation sound over and over again forever till I pull the battery
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
also ask him for the build.prop ... maybe you are missing the relevant parameter.
[Android Apps and Games] Skullmonkey:
build prop found in rom: http://jcink.pastebin.com/gvMBDDQD
[Android Apps and Games] :
should I just restore my latest nand bckup? All I can do is get into recovery
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Ok, can you tell me the details of the scenario ? You said you rebooted and came back in a boot loop. Was this directly after you changed the density? Or after you accepted the density in the boot monitor.

(Guys please make a nandroid backup as described in the help file if you absolutely don't want to take any risk and don't want to flash new firmware if you got stuck)
[Android Apps and Games] :
I fired up the app, read the help file, then changed the value to 200 and when I touched the button to restart the phone nothing happened so I turned it off with the power button and back on and now stuck in the loop
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
glad you made a backup!! Yes, restore the backup and you'll be fine.

Please tell me some details about the scenario in which things went wrong. I want this to be absolutely save.
[Android Apps and Games] :
OK backup restored, everything back to normal state now.

here is a detailed breakdown of what I did.

1. scanned QR code in first post

2. purchased/downloaded/installed app

3. ran app

4. read help from menu

5. changed density from default of 240 to 200

6. tapped the "Change" button

7. when popup appeared to reboot tapped the confirm button to reboot

8. waited...

9. popup goes away and phone does not reboot

10. tried steps 5-9 again (still says current value is 240)

11. closed app

12. turned off phone via power button

13. turned phone back on

14. white "EVO 4g" screen appears

15. screen goes black and plays the Sprint 4G animation sound

16. step 15 repeats until battery pulled
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I'm looking into this right now. I wonder what went wrong. Did you get a SuperUser window, asking for permission?
[Android Apps and Games] Skullmonkey:
Sounds like we may have sorta the same problem as the density will not change from 240.
[Android Apps and Games] :
hmm I did not get the superuser permission box now that I think about it
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
do you have su, supperuser and busybox installed?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Install them.

Thanks for noticing. I will write an extra check in the app for this scenario.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Thanks, so there's no problem with the parameter. My guess is that the parameter is ignored by the kernel. Please contact the rom developer and ask him if he can loosen up some constraints.
[Android Apps and Games] :
yeah I have latest superuser/su/busybox
[Android Apps and Games] bloodrider:
Hello! appelflap, I would like to try your app, since in my country we can't access paid apps on the market, is it possible to get the LCD Density Changer 3.0 in other way?
[Android Apps and Games] ashymac86:
tried it on my htc wildfire running the wildpuzzle rom and no dice. set density at 200 and it froze first time so i pulled the battery, second time it did nothing, pressed button to reboot and it does nothing, i'd love for this to work!
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
How to debug this pragmatically

I see some reports here about devices on which the app doesn't do a thing.

I think it is not fruitful to go into every particular device and every particular device configuration. So here is pragmatic tip how to filter problems caused by the app and problems simply caused by your device and/or the rooting configuration on your device.

What we want to test in the first place is if your device support a density change and if it allows a modification of files in your /system directory. Because if that's not the case, the app can't do anything for ya at the moment.

To change the density manually you first have to got the nerve to experiment with your device. So if you don't want to flash new firmware or more easy restore a nandroid backup if it goes wrong, don't do this... . If you have those nerves (really it isn't that complicated) then:

1. pick up Root Explorer from the Market (try out for 24 hours, return it if you don't use it anymore.... however, it is a good app to have in your drawer).

2. Fire up rootexplorer and browse to the /system directory. Open the file build.prop in a texteditor (in rootexplorer, just tap-and-hold on the build.prop and choose one of the last options in the list).

3. Look for the entry ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx where xxx should be either 160, 180 or 240.

4. Change xxx to a reasonable value in the range of the default one (for example 200 if the initial value is 240)

5. Save the file

6. and reboot....

Now, if the density stays the same after a reboot your device doesn't support changing the density. In that case the conclusion can be made that the app will not work for you.

if this method will work, but the app doesn't, this is where it is getting interesting. In that case I'm very (!) interested to help sorting out what the problem may be.
[Android Apps and Games] foxdog66:
damn, i wanted to try this but dev pulled download. im broke so i can get it off market.
[Android Apps and Games] TheBiles:
It seems that I randomly can't reboot. I will go to reboot and I will get stuck on the EVO splash screen. I backed up my build.prop, but I can't perform an adb remount from within ClockworkMod recovery. Any way to fix this without nandroid since I don't seem to have a recent one?
[Android Apps and Games] Skullmonkey:
It appears that you have to be running a custom kernel on an evo for it to work. this is what the developer of Fresh Evo said:

This may be why some users are having trouble with this.
[Android Apps and Games] cashmonkey:
Anyone have the apk?

Its not in first post
[Android Apps and Games] KLoNe1:
Bull; give the man $1; geez! :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] chobie:
+1 on the Beautiful Widgets animation missing.

Just bought this on the market. Set 220 on my N1. Clever app!