Note 20 Ultra [email protected] - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Questions & Answers

What are the odds you think we will have someone find a way to mod the device to run at full resolution and 120hz or at least 90/96hz at full resolution? I don't know if Samsung will ever allow some version of the high refresh rate on the device. We see that the SD version is capable of the feature. Exxynos as well, but battery may suffer more. I will get the phone regardless, but wouldn't mind knowing that someone out there would have a workaround. Haven't seen one for the s20 ultra yet. I do know about the single MIPI lane in the device..etc, but figured there may still have been some software way of enabling a slightly higher refresh rate if not all the way to 120hz.

I don’t believe the panels are capable

I don't think the limit is with the panel itself but driver/interface bandwidth.
But I'm sure there will be many discussions on ways to turn it on just like the S20Ultra!
Personally, I'm OK with a lower res @120Hz. There's only one app I use where I can actually see the difference @QHD and the overall fluid feel @120 everywhere to me is worth it. Not to mention the battery life hit.
Eventually, it will arrive. I'd say we're lucky to have it.

cpufrost said:
I don't think the limit is with the panel itself but driver/interface bandwidth.
But I'm sure there will be many discussions on ways to turn it on just like the S20Ultra!
Personally, I'm OK with a lower res @120Hz. There's only one app I use where I can actually see the difference @QHD and the overall fluid feel @120 everywhere to me is worth it. Not to mention the battery life hit.
Eventually, it will arrive. I'd say we're lucky to have it.
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That is kind of my thought too. I run 120 on my S20 Ultra and have always really wondered if I could tell the difference between full HD+ and QHD. Personally I don't think I can tell the difference.

d_ganggreen said:
That is kind of my thought too. I run 120 on my S20 Ultra and have always really wondered if I could tell the difference between full HD+ and QHD. Personally I don't think I can tell the difference.
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One thing I think everyone would notice. Lower SOT!
I've never tried running at HD+ 60Hz to see though. Battery life is pretty good at 120Hz.

cpufrost said:
I don't think the limit is with the panel itself but driver/interface bandwidth.
But I'm sure there will be many discussions on ways to turn it on just like the S20Ultra!
Personally, I'm OK with a lower res @120Hz. There's only one app I use where I can actually see the difference @QHD and the overall fluid feel @120 everywhere to me is worth it. Not to mention the battery life hit.
Eventually, it will arrive. I'd say we're lucky to have it.
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Don't get me wrong, the phone is a beast and I do appreciate them adding it, but much like a lot of ppl online, I just wish it's that one little thing they would have done. Did you see the video below? Apparently snapdragon is capable, but Exxynos may be the culprit from us all getting the feature due to battery life? I only notice the extremely slight difference between the Full HD and WQHD and that's on text. Pics and videos all look the same to me. I don't mind FHD at all though
Here it is:-
https://youtu.be/xIl4h8R9to8

It would have been better to be capable of adjusting the resolution on the fly seamlessly without restarting the whole UI.
Coupled with Bixby Routine, we would be able to tune it for it to display higher resolution only when needed, per apps like games, camera and gallery.
Although i think i found somewhere on YouTube a test about resolution and SOT, which resulted that lowering the resolution doesn't do anything to increase the SOT.

There is a yt video (sakitech) showing how to set a bixby routine to keep phone at fhd+ 120hz all the time but to get changed to 4k (well 1440p afterall) upon opening any app you want (like yt). Watched the video, did the routine... not working. With yt opened i can see the Bixby routine notification on...but nothing happens. Yt will not offer me any res above 1080p to chose from. Any ideas?
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I did it.
Set adaptive smoothness at fhd+.
Install settings database editor from play store and follow instructions to grant app write secure settings permission.
In the app, select Global Table in the dropdown and find the "display_size_forced" line. Edit the value to "1440,3088". Then select Secure Table, find"defsult_display_size_forced" and set it to "1440,3088". Lastly, find "default_display_density_forced" and "display_density_forced" and set both to "600".

How the battery life after this?

tribalfs said:
I did it.
Set adaptive smoothness at fhd+.
Install settings database editor from play store and follow instructions to grant app write secure settings permission.
In the app, select Global Table in the dropdown and find the "display_size_forced" line. Edit the value to "1440,3088". Then select Secure Table, find"defsult_display_size_forced" and set it to "1440,3088". Lastly, find "default_display_density_forced" and "display_density_forced" and set both to "600".
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Are you saying you got 120hz at running at QHD?

tribalfs said:
I did it.
Set adaptive smoothness at fhd+.
Install settings database editor from play store and follow instructions to grant app write secure settings permission.
In the app, select Global Table in the dropdown and find the "display_size_forced" line. Edit the value to "1440,3088". Then select Secure Table, find"defsult_display_size_forced" and set it to "1440,3088". Lastly, find "default_display_density_forced" and "display_density_forced" and set both to "600".
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Great work.... I'm afraid Myself in trying...
how you guys know this stuff amazes me

tribalfs said:
I did it.
Set adaptive smoothness at fhd+.
Install settings database editor from play store and follow instructions to grant app write secure settings permission.
In the app, select Global Table in the dropdown and find the "display_size_forced" line. Edit the value to "1440,3088". Then select Secure Table, find"defsult_display_size_forced" and set it to "1440,3088". Lastly, find "default_display_density_forced" and "display_density_forced" and set both to "600".
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Root required?
Cannot edit this value!

tribalfs said:
I did it.
Set adaptive smoothness at fhd+.
Install settings database editor from play store and follow instructions to grant app write secure settings permission.
In the app, select Global Table in the dropdown and find the "display_size_forced" line. Edit the value to "1440,3088". Then select Secure Table, find"defsult_display_size_forced" and set it to "1440,3088". Lastly, find "default_display_density_forced" and "display_density_forced" and set both to "600".
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This works, thank you. However, some software, for example, wallpapers 4k still identify the screen as FHD+. If I manually change to WQHD 60hz then the same software will identify the screen correctly (WQHD). Some other software, for example, AIDA64, will identify it correctly (WQHD 120hz).
Also, in this mode it seems that the screen does not have the same sharpness as with WQHD 60Hz. So still something to play around with. It says WQHD but it looks like FHD+. If I switch to WQHD 60hz I can see the screen sharpness is better.
Also, if we switch to FHD+ or turn on medium power saving mode, the values will reset so we need to do it again manually.
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cpufrost said:
Root required?
Cannot edit this value!
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It works without root.
Install the software.
After that install adb on your computer: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/ and follow all the instructions in the article. At the end you will end up executing adb devices command and it will say that your device is connected
After that type this command: adb shell pm grant by4a.setedit22 android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS and press Enter
It will grant the required permissions.
Unplug the cable, open the app and amend it as per the post above. It will amend the settings fine.
This feature is very nice to have but to be honest, I personally still prefer FHD+ 120hz to be on safe side - we don't know if WQHD 120hz will damage the screen or cause some other issues over time.

VirtualWaver said:
This works, thank you. However, some software, for example, wallpapers 4k still identify the screen as FHD+. If I manually change to WQHD 60hz then the same software will identify the screen correctly (WQHD). Some other software, for example, AIDA64, will identify it correctly (WQHD 120hz).
Also, in this mode it seems that the screen does not have the same sharpness as with WQHD 60Hz. So still something to play around with. It says WQHD but it looks like FHD+. If I switch to WQHD 60hz I can see the screen sharpness is better.
Also, if we switch to FHD+ or turn on medium power saving mode, the values will reset so we need to do it again manually.
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It works without root.
Install the software.
After that install adb on your computer: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/ and follow all the instructions in the article. At the end you will end up executing adb devices command and it will say that your device is connected
After that type this command: adb shell pm grant by4a.setedit22 android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS and press Enter
It will grant the required permissions.
Unplug the cable, open the app and amend it as per the post above. It will amend the settings fine.
This feature is very nice to have but to be honest, I personally still prefer FHD+ 120hz to be on safe side - we don't know if WQHD 120hz will damage the screen or cause some other issues over time.
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OK I figured it needed permissions, thanks for clarifying this.
Now, we see indeed the screen is running at WQHD AND refreshing at 120Hz. HOWEVER, with sharpness degraded we can presume this is a hardware limitation and chroma subsampling is being used. 4:4:4 at 120Hz is going to require video bandwidth in excess of what the hardware can deliver. 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0 is used which will support that many pixels and refresh rate but at significantly degraded image quality which is immediately noticeable when reading text.

enjoylife1788 said:
How the battery life after this?
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It sounds like 'chipping' a turbo. Great performance but fuel economy goes out the window!

cpufrost said:
OK I figured it needed permissions, thanks for clarifying this.
Now, we see indeed the screen is running at WQHD AND refreshing at 120Hz. HOWEVER, with sharpness degraded we can presume this is a hardware limitation and chroma subsampling is being used. 4:4:4 at 120Hz is going to require video bandwidth in excess of what the hardware can deliver. 4:2:2 or even 4:2:0 is used which will support that many pixels and refresh rate but at significantly degraded image quality which is immediately noticeable when reading text.
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So is the quality noticeably higher than Fh+? And everything works well, what about battery life?

KURDKiNG said:
So is the quality noticeably higher than Fh+? And everything works well, what about battery life?
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well his comments are saying it is Not particularly good quality and not working that well

tribalfs said:
I did it.
Set adaptive smoothness at fhd+.
Install settings database editor from play store and follow instructions to grant app write secure settings permission.
In the app, select Global Table in the dropdown and find the "display_size_forced" line. Edit the value to "1440,3088". Then select Secure Table, find"defsult_display_size_forced" and set it to "1440,3088". Lastly, find "default_display_density_forced" and "display_density_forced" and set both to "600".
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It is just cosmetic, Not really WQHD+ @ 120hz
What your last (3rd) screenshot showing is cosmetic. Device running 120hz but showing WQHD+ is not real.
How to confirm it is really FHD+ or WQHD+ ?
1.Font size is obvious, you won't see any difference by method you shown, in real WQHD+ font size reduces.
2.Take screenshot and open in paint shop or similar that showing size in pixel, it will show 1080x2316 and not 1440x3088 in case you capture in WQHD+
3.Install any app that shows info e.g. ScreenInfo from play store and it will show screen size as per FHD+ and not WQHD+
So with this setup, you are only running FHD+ @120Hz nothing else. If anyone seeing difference from FHD+ @ 120 hz is likely a placebo.

dr.ketan said:
It is just cosmetic, Not really WQHD+ @ 120hz
What your last (3rd) screenshot showing is just cosmetic. Device running 120hz but showing WQHD+ is just a cosmetic.
How to confirm it is really FHD+ or WQHD+ ?
1.Font size is obvious, you won't see any difference by method you shown, in real WQHD+ font size reduces.
2.Take screenshot and open in paint shop or similar that showing size in pixel, it will show 1080x2316 and not 1440x3088 in case you capture in WQHD+
3.Install any app that shows info e.g. ScreenInfo from play store and it will show screen size as per FHD+ and not WQHD+
So with this setup, you are only running FHD+ @120Hz nothing else. If anyone seeing difference from FHD+ @ 120 hz is likely a placebo.
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yes, you are correct. I realized it's a placebo.
screen checker apps also reports fhd+.
so those who are reading, don't waste your time anymore to try this.

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[GUIDE] Increase android gaming performance (resolution change) (ROOT NEEDED)

Hello everybody, and before all, sory for my english
The main objetive of this thread is to provide a guide to increase performance on high density screen GPU bound devices, for example, the nexus 10.
The last year android devices start shiping with very high definition screens, but without the necesary GPU muscle to make them work good.
Since I was a PC gamer, I know the terrible impact of high definition on the gaming performance, and, on this screen size, this is a useless impact, since the extra resolution are practicaly unperceptible.
The past week I spend a lot of time trying to change my device's resolution (a nexus 7) and with kernel modding, it is posible, but don't are great since I only play 1/3 of the devices usage, and the 1280x800 resolution are great for chat, browsing (or posting on the forum ).
Finally I find a great program that allow me to temporary change the display resolution of my device, and with the free version I was allowed to change resolution to 720x450, and on gaming performance, that was a GREAT performance updrade, even, with the wuality sacrifice (and on a 7 inch display, this wasn't a great lose.
In order to do that, I need to disable soft keys, since they bug A LOT with the resolution change, and to use a custom launcher because the default launcher bug too (go launcher ex is my favourite and the only one I test).
So, I leave a guide on how to prepare your device to use this mod to increase gaming performance, and to provide help to everyone who want it.
First of all, you NEED to be rooted.
Now, start with the device preparing.
Wee need a soft keys replacement, I recomend this one, work great and are really simple to customize.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol
Now, you need to remove the soft keys in order to gain extra screen space and to protect yourself from potential bugs on the user interface.
To do that, you need to edit your build.prop with an editor or manually with a text editor and add this line.
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Now, on the next boot your device have the soft keys disabled.
To protect the status bar from being bugged, we need to change the lcd density of our display in order to allow a phone status bar (the phablet one bug on low resolution displays, and on tablets without sofkeys, we need a status bar.
To do that, we need to edit from the build.prop editor the "ro.sf.lcd_density" parameter and set it to something above 214 (nexus 7 have 213 and it enable the phablet interface, and on 214 it enable a full phone interface, but with small icons and more work space, you need to test and find the most usefull dpi for your device)
Now, we need to install the "magic app", and start testing resolutions and trying to find the most confortable for us, I have the paid version and use on the nexus 7 (16:10 or 8:5) 480x768 since it allow GREAT performance improvement and a good image quality for my screen size.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nomone.resolution_changer
One example of a game that work GREAT with this trick is N.O.V.A. 3, on the tegra 3 plataform it is almost inplayable, and with the trick, on my nexus 7, it looks like this.
So, start testing this, and post your results, configs and devices.
Help us resolving the screen resolution fragmentation on devices!
And mods, please, help the post with a good language correction XD
Edit: Changed the APK link, to a new one, the new app have onscreen buttons to fix the navbar problems, so, pie controls are no longer needed, I leave the link here onlfy for people to know another alternative, thx for NoMone Devs!
i am planning to buy a 7 or 8" android with high resolution and was a bit worried about gaming performance because of the high resolution.. can you post a video of the performance gain plz?
Whoa! I might give this a go when I get home. Good Job.
i am interested for feedbacks in other heavy games like modern combat 4
this!
what android device and other mobile devices lacks.
there's no setting to set the resolution!
people out there always suggest me to change the dpi, but hell no!
"dpi" is not physical resolution, it just changing icon and other ui element to small or big.
this terms confuse many people.
they think DPI is the screen resolution.
and.... i just cannot understand the hype,
many vendors put high res 1080p on 5" device?
what the heck!? is it necessary?
what's next? ultra 4K res on 4" screen?
come on.. it's unnecesary and waste of battery.
gpu works hard to get the job done in that resolution. especially gaming.
thank you for sharing this trick for us.
google should consider to put resolution changer on the next android.
and android vendor should realize put hi-res on small screen is just plain dumb.
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i will try this thank you. . .:good:
It's hard to take a video without a camera, but to give youman example, on 500x800 asphalt 7 give me 60fps on the shangai track, with my 800x1280 default resolution, I have 20fps aprox with a lot of fluctutations, it's a great app, and with GMD hide buttons, is almost perfect.
Antara33 said:
It's hard to take a video without a camera, but to give youman example, on 500x800 asphalt 7 give me 60fps on the shangai track, with my 800x1280 default resolution, I have 20fps aprox with a lot of fluctutations, it's a great app, and with GMD hide buttons, is almost perfect.
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ah that indeed seems to be very nice! i have tried it on my htc desire not it does not work nothing changed
yeahman45 said:
ah that indeed seems to be very nice! i have tried it on my htc desire not it does not work nothing changed
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Yes, on the HTC Desire 480x800 display, you need to set it to something lower that it, for example, 360x600, it increase the gaming performance, this trick work great on high res display like the nexus 7 or nexus 10 displays for example, try to reduce the resoution to something that retain the original aspect ratio and be lower that 480x800, 360x600 or 240x400 make a grat change, but im not sure about image quality on this device...
Antara33 said:
Yes, on the HTC Desire 480x800 display, you need to set it to something lower that it, for example, 360x600, it increase the gaming performance, this trick work great on high res display like the nexus 7 or nexus 10 displays for example, try to reduce the resoution to something that retain the original aspect ratio and be lower that 480x800, 360x600 or 240x400 make a grat change, but im not sure about image quality on this device...
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ok thx i have tried to set it to 360x640 on the free version.. but nothing happens.. it just say "Display scaler free has been granted root superuser permissions" and nothing happens
Mh, maybe this is a device specific issue, have you posted a review or sended the autor an feedback email about it?
Antara33 said:
Hello everybody, and before all, sory for my english
The main objetive of this thread is to provide a guide to increase performance on high density screen GPU bound devices, for example, the nexus 10.
The last year android devices start shiping with very high definition screens, but without the necesary GPU muscle to make them work good.
Since I was a PC gamer, I know the terrible impact of high definition on the gaming performance, and, on this screen size, this is a useless impact, since the extra resolution are practicaly unperceptible.
The past week I spend a lot of time trying to change my device's resolution (a nexus 7) and with kernel modding, it is posible, but don't are great since I only play 1/3 of the devices usage, and the 1280x800 resolution are great for chat, browsing (or posting on the forum ).
Finally I find a great program that allow me to temporary change the display resolution of my device, and with the free version I was allowed to change resolution to 720x450, and on gaming performance, that was a GREAT performance updrade, even, with the wuality sacrifice (and on a 7 inch display, this wasn't a great lose.
In order to do that, I need to disable soft keys, since they bug A LOT with the resolution change, and to use a custom launcher because the default launcher bug too (go launcher ex is my favourite and the only one I test).
So, I leave a guide on how to prepare your device to use this mod to increase gaming performance, and to provide help to everyone who want it.
First of all, you NEED to be rooted.
Now, start with the device preparing.
Wee need a soft keys replacement, I recomend this one, work great and are really simple to customize.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol
Now, you need to remove the soft keys in order to gain extra screen space and to protect yourself from potential bugs on the user interface.
To do that, you need to edit your build.prop with an editor or manually with a text editor and add this line.
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Now, on the next boot your device have the soft keys disabled.
To protect the status bar from being bugged, we need to change the lcd density of our display in order to allow a phone status bar (the phablet one bug on low resolution displays, and on tablets without sofkeys, we need a status bar.
To do that, we need to edit from the build.prop editor the "ro.sf.lcd_density" parameter and set it to something above 214 (nexus 7 have 213 and it enable the phablet interface, and on 214 it enable a full phone interface, but with small icons and more work space, you need to test and find the most usefull dpi for your device)
Now, we need to install the "magic app", and start testing resolutions and trying to find the most confortable for us, I have the paid version and use on the nexus 7 (16:10 or 8:5) 480x768 since it allow GREAT performance improvement and a good image quality for my screen size.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexter.miniscalerfree
One example of a game that work GREAT with this trick is N.O.V.A. 3, on the tegra 3 plataform it is almost inplayable, and with the trick, on my nexus 7, it looks like this.
So, start testing this, and post your results, configs and devices.
Help us resolving the screen resolution fragmentation on devices!
And mods, please, help the post with a good language correction XD
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Hey I bought the app and it works fine i tried most of the resolutions and even a custom one but it seems that no resolution lower than my physical one will go full screen i always get black borders do you get this too?
thanks a8 soc
I tried tweaking my resolution to a higher one yet nothing happens on my Alcatel OneTouch T10. Any fix on this?
Sory for the lazy responce, I have so much time working and other personal things I read on the store that the apk only make the new resolution use the full screen on 4.2+ so if you are on 4.1-, you have it with black borders, sory, but I cant do anything for this :/
is there any way after change resolution for fix buttom touch key(it doesnt work physical touch key)? or any idea where is touch key config file or something like that related in root?
THUNDERASS said:
is there any way after change resolution for fix buttom touch key(it doesnt work physical touch key)? or any idea where is touch key config file or something like that related in root?
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I don't know, I suppose, android mao this keys as a touchscreen surface or something like that, the most easybway is using gmd hide softkeys and with it, trigger a softkeys quick navbar and play with this, I am using Paranoidandroid right now and with the pie controls I fix all my problems, and on smanager I created 2 scripts to execute the commands to change resolution, one for the 500x800 for gaming and the other to 1280x800, the default resolution of the nexus 7.
Try it and leave me a comment with your experience.
Antara33 said:
I don't know, I suppose, android mao this keys as a touchscreen surface or something like that, the most easybway is using gmd hide softkeys and with it, trigger a softkeys quick navbar and play with this, I am using Paranoidandroid right now and with the pie controls I fix all my problems, and on smanager I created 2 scripts to execute the commands to change resolution, one for the 500x800 for gaming and the other to 1280x800, the default resolution of the nexus 7.
Try it and leave me a comment with your experience.
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Thanls for your reply.i have mtk quad core 6589T 1.5 ghz device with powervr 544MP1 and 1 gb ram . My screen is 1080p. i think gpu cant handle this resolution sometimes occur wierd lag and some highend games cant playable.After change resolution to 720p and 320 dpi everything perfect games performance increase %80-100 even memory consumption decreasing.(100mb).i am using with pie control but i want to using continiusly 720p i think after change resulotion touch key coordinates change over screen size.if i found that responsible cfg file or something maybe i can handle this.i am still searching..
THUNDERASS said:
Thanls for your reply.i have mtk quad core 6589T 1.5 ghz device with powervr 544MP1 and 1 gb ram . My screen is 1080p. i think gpu cant handle this resolution sometimes occur wierd lag and some highend games cant playable.After change resolution to 720p and 320 dpi everything perfect games performance increase %80-100 even memory consumption decreasing.(100mb).i am using with pie control but i want to using continiusly 720p i think after change resulotion touch key coordinates change over screen size.if i found that responsible cfg file or something maybe i can handle this.i am still searching..
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For me, the way to go is sticking with default res for everything except gaming, as I say, I have two scripts on 2 widgets on my main screen, one with the commands
su
wm size 500x800
And the other with the commands
su
wm size reset
on jely bean 4.3 this commands set the override resolution of the screen.
on android 4.2.x the wm have to be replaced with am.
The app launch this terminal commands and override our resolution, but since I cant buy the app because of credit card and legal issues on argentina, I made my own scripts with smanager and swidgets . Quick on the fly change, and "letz rack!"
i am using this fantastic program on my thl w8s to scale resolution from 1080p to 720p during games and the speedup is fantastic...i set tasker to autolaunch the app when i click on the game icon, and once finished the game just click on fixes/reset resolution to bring everything back to 1080p . this program is great and the only one i have found...let's hope the developer doesn't abandon it and keeps making it better....and with a better integration in tasker maybe

Display size menu option

On my OnePlus 3T and my S7 Edge, there is an option in the Display settings that allows me to adjust the overall display size. It will reduce or increase the look and size of the entire display (smaller text, icons, menus). Does anyone know if the Mate 9 has the same menu, or anything similar?
tsquare2112 said:
On my OnePlus 3T and my S7 Edge, there is an option in the Display settings that allows me to adjust the overall display size. It will reduce or increase the look and size of the entire display (smaller text, icons, menus). Does anyone know if the Mate 9 has the same menu, or anything similar?
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If you enable that developer options, there is an option labeled "Smallest width", changing that will adjust the dpi and scale everything smaller or bigger.
Saythis said:
If you enable that developer options, there is an option labeled "Smallest width", changing that will adjust the dpi and scale everything smaller or bigger.
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Thanks! I'll give it a try tomorrow.
tsquare2112 said:
Thanks! I'll give it a try tomorrow.
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FYI...The bigger the number, the smaller everything gets. It's the opposite of changing the density in the build prop. I personally like to leave my display size at large and set the smallest width value to 500.
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tsquare2112 said:
On my OnePlus 3T and my S7 Edge, there is an option in the Display settings that allows me to adjust the overall display size. It will reduce or increase the look and size of the entire display (smaller text, icons, menus). Does anyone know if the Mate 9 has the same menu, or anything similar?
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In the settings menu, you tap...display then tap view mode. Then you can choose large, medium or small. I personally like changing the smallest width in developer settings.
Maybe is it possible to get tablet ui working here? Tryed to change dpi through dev options, but nothing, if i even set it to 600.
On Nexus 6p, i put that on 590 and had tablet ui in apps working.
You can just change it in the display mode setting no need to mess about I have it on small
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Esterra said:
Maybe is it possible to get tablet ui working here? Tryed to change dpi through dev options, but nothing, if i even set it to 600.
On Nexus 6p, i put that on 590 and had tablet ui in apps working.
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I could get a quasi tablet looking interface for gmail app using a dpi of 800. By tablet looking interface I mean that, besides the usual list of emails, some of the options you get by swiping to right from left edge were present on the screen without swiping. For example I now had the option to switch email provider, (from gmail to aol) without swiping. The problem is that changing dpi to 800 hosed "settings". It would crash if I tried to open it. Fortunately the dpi did not stick when I rebooted. For those that use Dolphin browser, by changing dpi to 480 (from the default 432) you can get a 4 by 4 grid of icons for speed dial (instead of the 3 by 3 that comes by default setting of dpi).
Personally, I would not want my global dpi to be 800. I would just want certain apps to run with higher dpi. Normally I do this with the Xposed module App Settings. But, as AFAIK, that is not possible on nougat at this point. If someone knows how to modify an app to change it's individual dpi setting please do chime in!

Change screen resolution

Hi,
I have a question regarding the screen resolution on our Pixel 3 XL. I want to know if we can reduce the resolution from 2960x1440 to something smaller like 1480x720 (720p) or something else close to 1080p?
I am asking this because I want to see if it will provide a boost to battery life, and frankly, most of the times we don't need the higher resolution. If this switch could be scripted/made one click, it will be pretty easy to just switch to higher resolution when needed. Of course this is just a hypothetical situation if such a setting can be found.
I have looked around and found DPI to be the closest setting. However, reducing the DPI doesn't seem to change the rendered or displayed resolution. If any of you have some insight on how to change the resolution, please share.
Thanks,
AJ

[Info] RM3&3S Display accepts renders up to 5k

As the title says, you can use the adb wm size command to change the resolution, higher.
On most phones the resolution shipped is the highest available.
The RM3&3S ship stock 1080p but easily go up much higher.
Personally i recommend 1440x3120
wm size 1440x3120
In an su terminal or adb by pc.
This brings the display up to current phones resolution! (2k)
Enjoy!
As for performance and battery life, there is no noticeable NEGATIVE impact. However, when screen recording or streaming your screen, it can lag if your connection cant support the higher resolution. Native screen recording should be unaffected.
SilentDevGuy said:
As the title says, you can use the adb wm size command to change the resolution, higher.
On most phones the resolution shipped is the highest available.
The RM3&3S ship stock 1080p but easily go up much higher.
Personally i recommend 1440x3120
wm size 1440x3120
In an su terminal or adb by pc.
This brings the display up to current phones resolution! (2k)
Enjoy!
As for performance and battery life, there is no noticeable NEGATIVE impact. However, when screen recording or streaming your screen, it can lag if your connection cant support the higher resolution. Native screen recording should be unaffected.
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wow nice
anyone has tested this ?
I have downloaded the DevCheck app and under HARDWARE tab > Graphics > Resolution, it is shown as 2340 x 1080. Does it mean that on adb I have to type wm size 3120x1440 instead ?
Thank you
SilentDevGuy said:
As the title says, you can use the adb wm size command to change the resolution, higher.
On most phones the resolution shipped is the highest available.
The RM3&3S ship stock 1080p but easily go up much higher.
Personally i recommend 1440x3120
wm size 1440x3120
In an su terminal or adb by pc.
This brings the display up to current phones resolution! (2k)
Enjoy!
As for performance and battery life, there is no noticeable NEGATIVE impact. However, when screen recording or streaming your screen, it can lag if your connection cant support the higher resolution. Native screen recording should be unaffected.
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I have tried changing the resolution yes the screen changed to a smaller icon etc but the problem is the below area is not responding to touch for example, the soft button; back, home and app manager does not work when touched.
On mine
lius90 said:
I have tried changing the resolution yes the screen changed to a smaller icon etc but the problem is the below area is not responding to touch for example, the soft button; back, home and app manager does not work when touched.
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On mine it works without issue at all and I can touch all the way up to 5k no problem, can you tell me your device model and rom?
Not to be rude or offend you but it is 100% user error on your side, the resolutions are accepted, and tested on A11 and A10 multiple devices. Also the icons smaller and all that is just based on DPI, resolution is the resolving power.
lius90 said:
wow nice
anyone has tested this ?
I have downloaded the DevCheck app and under HARDWARE tab > Graphics > Resolution, it is shown as 2340 x 1080. Does it mean that on adb I have to type wm size 3120x1440 instead ?
Thank you
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No, use 1440x3120 it matters what order the numbers are in.
Thankyou
Thank you. For the display to work properly, you also need to change the pixel density. We enter three commands in adb:
wm size 1440x3120
wm density 640
reboot
Increased clarity even in games! See screenshots...
Source: https://lumpics.ru/how-change-screen-resolution-on-android/#helpgood
Disable nubia red magic 3 animated boot splash screen on phone boot and reboot, save your zip, download my zip and replace via total commander
bootanimation.zip
shutdownanimation.zip
File path:
system/media/theme/bootup
system/media/theme/shutdown
Here is a program Easy DPI Changer root for those who have root rights:
Easy DPI Changer [Root] - Apps on Google Play
Make your screen yours
play.google.com
In the "Density" field, enter the DPI, and in the "Resolution" field, enter the width and length. After changing each parameter, click "Apply" in its block to save the new values. They will apply after a reboot.
I played around with this screen resolution and returned to standard resolution!

Themes / Apps / Mods [CLOSED][Magisk] DisplayRefreshRate [auto][60Hz][11]

Hi,
You may all have noticed that the default refresh rate at 60Hz is not working properly, in all custom roms for this device even after applying this value in your settings :
It keeps the value always higher at 120Hz or can be very laggy in some cases !!! This has, of course, a huge impact to the battery life.
BTW, I don't understand why ROM developers keep 120Hz as default refresh rate ... What is really the benefit ???
So, I have made this simple Magisk module to set properly the 60Hz and make it as smooth as 120Hz.
Enjoy !
Display FPS
!!!
NOT SUITABLE FOR MIUI ROMS
MAY WORK TOO ON OTHER 120Hz COMPATIBLE DEVICES
!!!​
Reserved
Thank you, nice tool. AICP offers to set the display rate in the settings itsself, its a cool CR, i love it since my Axon 7.
borisku said:
Thank you, nice tool. AICP offers to set the display rate in the settings itsself, its a cool CR, i love it since my Axon 7.
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Yeah ... all custom roms offer that setting : but it is not being applied !
I checked it with Display Checker with realtime refresh Rate and this tool tells mit that my poco runs with 60 hz
Problem does not exist in LineageOS. You can set max refresh at 60 or 120 and it works.
popej said:
Problem does not exist in LineageOS. You can set max refresh at 60 or 120 and it works.
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THAT'S NOT TRUE
It doesn't apply the 60Hz in LineageOS ... Use "Display FPS" to check by yourself !!!
WHEN YOU TOUCH YOUR SCREEN, IT SWITCH ALWAYS TO 120Hz !!!
ALL CUSTOM ROMS DO THE SAME THING.
Check here, in LineageOS freshly installed with nothing added, at 60Hz selected :
The MOD gives you the real & smooth 60Hz all the time !
(With no soap opera effect, please)
All android apps are vsync enabled. Likewise, there are thousands of apps out there thus who are they (devs) to decide what users want their refresh rate to be for those apps?
Google also provided the means to limit the rates and in fact, there is an paid app called "AutoHz" that does exactly that for every single app the user installed, each with their own fps limit. There is only one such refresh rate manager app so feel free to make an open source alternative of that.
Display FPS confirms, that max refresh settings in LineageOS is working.
popej said:
Display FPS confirms, that max refresh settings in LineageOS is working.
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los18 has max refresh rate settings? where is it?
See first screenshot at post #7. Display -> Advanced -> Smooth display selects 60 or 120 fps.
popej said:
See first screenshot at post #7. Display -> Advanced -> Smooth display selects 60 or 120 fps.
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That's minimum refresh rate
FPS is variable. It varies between value set as "minimum refresh rate" and 60 or 120 depending on "smooth display".
If you set as in quoted screenshot, then you get 60 fixed. Or at least it is what I get, OP seems to have problems.
popej said:
FPS is variable. It varies between value set as "minimum refresh rate" and 60 or 120 depending on "smooth display".
If you set as in quoted screenshot, then you get 60 fixed. Or at least it is what I get, OP seems to have problems.
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I don't have any problem. I gave you the proof up but you are still not convinced ... and you speak without any proof !
If you, and other users are unhappy with this mod or any work from me ... just don't use it and leave my thread. Ok ?
I know you all now, you come on all the threads i open just for trolling with no real contribution !
If anyone has a personal problem with me, just ask moderators for help ! OK ?
KEEP MY THREAD CLEAN WITOUTH USELESS COMMENT
OR
LEAVE IT PLEASE
!!!​
You seems to misinterpret my post. Try this: my phone behaves differently then your phone.
This don't exist in Arrow Os I have only 60hz is 60hz .
popej said:
FPS is variable. It varies between value set as "minimum refresh rate" and 60 or 120 depending on "smooth display".
If you set as in quoted screenshot, then you get 60 fixed. Or at least it is what I get, OP seems to have problems.
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Erm, after testing it......
Interesting enough, in LOS, if you toggle that "Smooth Display", it actually force 60 on apps. Originally, if you didn't touch that, the apps will be 120 by default. Then, if you toggle it on and off, the apps will then start running at 60. Strange behavior.
Edit:
I see why now. By default, LOS rom is set to 120 refresh rate.
Code:
<integer name="config_defaultRefreshRate">120</integer>
<integer name="config_defaultPeakRefreshRate">120</integer>
"Smooth Display" is like a smart refresh rate manager from google. Enabling "Smooth Display" will thus let the algorithm takeover to decide what refresh rate for what apps. How smart is it is up to debate. Disabling the said feature will not go back to the rom default rate but rather the feature will set its own default refresh rate which evidently is 60.
Any one try this on crdroid7.12?
gringo80 said:
Hi,
You may all have noticed that the default refresh rate at 60Hz is not working properly, in all custom roms for this device even after applying this value in your settings :
It keeps the value always higher at 120Hz or can be very laggy in some cases !!! This has, of course, a huge impact to the battery life.
BTW, I don't understand why ROM developers keep 120Hz as default refresh rate ... What is really the benefit ???
So, I have made this simple Magisk module to set properly the 60Hz and make it as smooth as 120Hz.
Enjoy !
Display FPS
!!!
NOT SUITABLE FOR MIUI ROMS
MAY WORK TOO ON OTHER 120Hz COMPATIBLE DEVICES
!!!​
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why would you disable 120hz
that is one of the major selling points

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