As we all know, there is nothing in the stock ROMs for any of these Nubia RedMagic phones that makes desktop mode fully supported like many other manufacturers.
I'm sure most of us also realize too well that this is a niche handset and future support for getting a full featured desktop mode implemented by Nubia/ZTE is unlikely.
Before I give up on my original plan for this device, which was simply to use it as a portable/dockable gaming and emulation device, I figured I'd hop on here to see if anyone has any ideas.
Current status with NX709J_UNCommon_v3.12 - Official link
No official support for desktop mode
Kernel version shows 5.10.66-android12-9-00005-gf6e6376090be-ab8060604
Developer options has a few relevant desktop mode options that can be enabled:
Force activities to be resizeable
Enable freeform windows
Force desktop mode
Enable non-resizeable in multi window
With "Force desktop mode" enabled I get the following behavior:
Seems to be locked to a default of 1920x1080 resolution
No way to set anything through keyboard/mouse/other settings once in Desktop mode
No taskbar, just the usual 3 navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen
Apps that support window mode seem to properly resize and I can get some of them to go fullscreen but the window control buttons in the top right behave strangely
There is a persistant window full of your installed app shortcuts that stays up whether you try to close it out or not. Without "force activities to be resizeable" enabled, you can't resize it. With that enabled; If you do resize it, it's still locked to a vertical display aspect ratio.
Unplugging the phone from desktop mode leaves the home screen stuck in a static state. Widgets won't update, shortcuts won't open the app they are for, but oddly the manual fan controls for the integrated fan in the redmagic 7 pro will turn on if you have that widget on your home screen. I also routinely experienced the icon spacing and font size for everything getting all messed up. My only solution was to reboot the phone after disconnecting it from a dock/display when in forced desktop mode.
I attempted to use the following apps to see if they could make things any better:
Taskbar - Doesn't show up on external display. No improvements even with full access given to app via adb
Secondscreen - Doesn't allow me to change the resolution for the external display even with full access
Lawnchair 2 - Doesn't show up on external display or help in any way
Seems like someone had some luck with the RedMagic 5G/5S here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/cant-find-android-10-desktop-mode.4102431/#post-82678051
but that was 2 years ago and a different phone.. although I'm positive there are some vague similarities with the ROMs and how they are put together since they are talking about a stock Nubia/ZTE ROM.
If anyone has any ideas to contribute, whether for the RedMagic 6, 6S, 7, or 7 Pro please let us know what you've tried or had success with below
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Hi folks,
I jumped on the 8.1 bandwagon and for most things are good. I do get constant hanging of my Bluetooth and Wifi, sometimes even a crash. But all in all, its okay and manageable.
I have another question about the display. When you click, Change PC Settings-> PC and Devices -> Display -> More options and choose Smaller, the screen becomes a thing of beauty. Its the only feature still keeping me.
BUT....the darn thing never remembers it. I constantly (out of nowhere) find myself in the Normal option. Its really annoying. Has anyone seen this bug or can help?
Uh... the DPI settings ("Display- > More options -> Smaller" that you mention) have been present in Windows for years. It's not even new to Win8, much less to 8.1. Surface Pro is unusual among Windows systems in that it intentionally ships with a lowered DPI in order to make the screen readable to people with bad eyesight, but if you set it to "smaller" (100%), then you get the full 1920x1080 logical pixels. By the way, the easiest way to find it is just open Start and type "dpi" (although on Win8 you'll have to look under Settings in search results). Navigating menus and such sucks. Learn the Start search; you'll save a lot of time.
As for the unexpected reverting, that's just a bug. Congrats, you're running pre-release software! Have you reported it to MS yet (or hit +1 for the existing bug report, if there is one)?
I think what he's referring to is how many Metro boxes can be fit on the screen at one time.
In Window 8, on the Surface Pro, the option was hidden because of the size of the screen. (The option was there on my desktop machine connected to a 24" monitor).
That said, I have the exact same problem as the original poster, actually it seems that if I do a reboot, the setting will stick, but as soon as I wake from sleep, it goes back to the default DPI. Hoping this get fixed in the final software (or that they don't remove the option!)
How to change Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 Resolution from 1920x1200 to 1920x1080?
Basically they have this feature built in if you connect the HDMI cable to the tablet... then the tablet reboot in 1920x1080 and displays only on the HDMI screen (the tablet screen is off)
When you disconnect the HDMI cable it drops a notification every 1-2 minutes do you want to reboot back to normal 1920x1200 resolution and it keep asking till you agree and reboot.
My question is how i can turn it to 1920x1080 or just how to disable the notification that pop up over the screen?
I prefer not to root the device if its possible.
Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 working on Android 6
Thanks.
Hi, came across your question wile looking for a solution as well. I do have a work around for the constant ask for revert from console mode. But not sure if it works on Android 6. I'm on 5.1 still. Hate 6. I do the Console mode remove HDMI thing. Then I go on a rampage force stoping EVERYTHING I find running. I go to Settings/App/Running and force stop everything. Then the Show cached processes, also stop everything. (and I mean Everything I see, including all those google thing I dont need running at the time, tho most will turn themselves on again) Then to the 'All' apps tab and look for everything Nvidia/Shield related and force stop it. And it works. The nagging stop. I haven't figured out what is it that stop the message as I did this once on a rage for that stupid message and since it worked I do it like that every time. And I've play for well over 2+ hours without the message popping up
Oh, also, I don't have a controller but I have All-In-One Toolbox, that I also run to close everything after all the force stops. Just in case. Well with that app you can have a toolbar on the notification and add a 'Recent app' there. Which you can not only use to switch but if you tap it and then tap somewhere NOT on other apps you get send to Home screen. (Wish the add Home/Back as well)
I know it seems like a hassle. I only do this when I want to record something on Ultra and get 1920x1080 instead of that horrid 1728x1080.
OH! And the touch accuracy gets worst the closer you get to the upper/lower borders (on landscape) due to touch screen reading the 1200 pixels on a 1080 shrunk image. Takes some getting used too, but worthy to capture on an OCD friendly video resolution.
I'm on Stock 5.1.1, not root.
Gonna look for a ROM that can do 1080p and also keep the Navbar. And maybe even add 1 tap Screenshot/record shortcuts for the navbar. Old cheap tablet used to have that screenshot button on the nav bar. Which was awesome for quick snap at those special gaming moments.
Anyways, since you have 6, try going Settings/Apps/All and force stop everything Nvidia/Shield related. And let me know how it works. Running apps 5.1.1 management is one of the things that keep me on in. And how micro SD works.
Hope it helps.
@FreelancerGamer
Resoluition:
Root, terminal emulator, commands(enter):
su
wm - displays options
wm size - displays current res.
wm size 1080x1920 - it will change yours res. Restart.
All this things you can do with adb, without root.
Notifications&popup - go to - settings - sound & notify - applications - disable what you want.
Omizuke said:
Hi, came across your question wile looking for a solution as well. I do have a work around for the constant ask for revert from console mode. But not sure if it works on Android 6. I'm on 5.1 still. Hate 6. I do the Console mode remove HDMI thing. Then I go on a rampage force stoping EVERYTHING I find running. I go to Settings/App/Running and force stop everything. Then the Show cached processes, also stop everything. (and I mean Everything I see, including all those google thing I dont need running at the time, tho most will turn themselves on again) Then to the 'All' apps tab and look for everything Nvidia/Shield related and force stop it. And it works. The nagging stop. I haven't figured out what is it that stop the message as I did this once on a rage for that stupid message and since it worked I do it like that every time. And I've play for well over 2+ hours without the message popping up
Oh, also, I don't have a controller but I have All-In-One Toolbox, that I also run to close everything after all the force stops. Just in case. Well with that app you can have a toolbar on the notification and add a 'Recent app' there. Which you can not only use to switch but if you tap it and then tap somewhere NOT on other apps you get send to Home screen. (Wish the add Home/Back as well)
I know it seems like a hassle. I only do this when I want to record something on Ultra and get 1920x1080 instead of that horrid 1728x1080.
OH! And the touch accuracy gets worst the closer you get to the upper/lower borders (on landscape) due to touch screen reading the 1200 pixels on a 1080 shrunk image. Takes some getting used too, but worthy to capture on an OCD friendly video resolution.
I'm on Stock 5.1.1, not root.
Gonna look for a ROM that can do 1080p and also keep the Navbar. And maybe even add 1 tap Screenshot/record shortcuts for the navbar. Old cheap tablet used to have that screenshot button on the nav bar. Which was awesome for quick snap at those special gaming moments.
Anyways, since you have 6, try going Settings/Apps/All and force stop everything Nvidia/Shield related. And let me know how it works. Running apps 5.1.1 management is one of the things that keep me on in. And how micro SD works.
Hope it helps.
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Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I tried to force stop but it still pop up the notification to restore to 1920x1200.
About the Android 6, I love it Because of the SD format that turns your SD to be a part of your device storage.
I have a controller so i can navigate even without the nav bars
If i will find something i will update here.
dzidexx said:
@FreelancerGamer
Resoluition:
Root, terminal emulator, commands(enter):
su
wm - displays options
wm size - displays current res.
wm size 1080x1920 - it will change yours res. Restart.
All this things you can do with adb, without root.
Notifications&popup - go to - settings - sound & notify - applications - disable what you want.
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Sorry for my noob question but can you please explain in more details how i can do this?
More? It's joke? There is no details.
https://youtu.be/84srsYuvKUo
dzidexx said:
@FreelancerGamer
Resoluition:
Root, terminal emulator, commands(enter):
su
wm - displays options
wm size - displays current res.
wm size 1080x1920 - it will change yours res. Restart.
All this things you can do with adb, without root.
Notifications&popup - go to - settings - sound & notify - applications - disable what you want.
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Thanks for this post, it was answer to what I wanted to do with my tablet - getting full screen for HDMI output without console mode, which frankly would be actually worse even if it did't puck up with my Dualshock 3 (console mode for some reason closes/disables the DualShock 3 connection with the sixaxis app from Play Store) - when using Mirror mode I can use my Dualshock 3 fine and using terminal before starting to play makes the screen look glorious, especially with games like sonic 2 android or Final Fantasy IX android.
I have a NeXBox A95X and for some things it works really well, like Plex.
However other apps seem to default to, for want of a better word, a touch screen configuration.
For example iPlayer will not let me navigate with the cursor keys and I have to switch to mouse mode from the remote that came with it.
Also Google Play will not let me navigate properly using the cursor keys either.
I've looked for settings that set it into a different mode but cannot find any. Does anyone have an idea if there is anything I can do?
Paul
I am currently using an EM95X Android Box with a Viewsonic touch screen. The touch screen has been working perfect with the box. My issue is with the rotation ability. Anytime I force the screen into portrait mode the system UI crashes. Unfortunately, I need the monitor view to be vertical. I cannot figure out how to stop it from crashing. I have tried several rotation apps with the same results.
I have went into the build prop to view the rotation texts and the only thing I have found is this:
"Persist.sys.app.rotation=middle_port"
I thought I might be able to find somewhere I can change the rotation, but I have not.
Any suggestions?
I have a P30 Pro (VOG-L29), stock rom, not rooted - it's running Android 10.
It was great when I first got it, but then at some point, possibly after an update, I started getting this really odd and annoying bug.
I'm typing something in an app - e..g writing an email, or on a webpage entering info in a form. It can be ANY app, and then suddenly while I'm typing the phone either reverts to the desktop or swaps to another app or goes back - basically it's the 3 commands that appear in previous version of Android at the bottom of the screen, but I don't have those enabled - I use gestures.
I've tried changing keyboards, but it makes no difference.
Can anyone suggest what could be going on here?
NB - If I turn off gestures and revert to the buttons at the bottom of the screen, the problem doesn't seem to occur - the keyboard is slightly higher up the screen now - I can still screw up when typing, missing the space bar low, catching one of these buttons and navigating away. The bug I'm experiencing is like I'm going exactly this though even when those buttons are disabled (gestures).
tangoman99 said:
I have a P30 Pro (VOG-L29), stock rom, not rooted - it's running Android 10.
It was great when I first got it, but then at some point, possibly after an update, I started getting this really odd and annoying bug.
I'm typing something in an app - e..g writing an email, or on a webpage entering info in a form. It can be ANY app, and then suddenly while I'm typing the phone either reverts to the desktop or swaps to another app or goes back - basically it's the 3 commands that appear in previous version of Android at the bottom of the screen, but I don't have those enabled - I use gestures.
I've tried changing keyboards, but it makes no difference.
Can anyone suggest what could be going on here?
NB - If I turn off gestures and revert to the buttons at the bottom of the screen, the problem doesn't seem to occur - the keyboard is slightly higher up the screen now - I can still screw up when typing, missing the space bar low, catching one of these buttons and navigating away. The bug I'm experiencing is like I'm going exactly this though even when those buttons are disabled (gestures).
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Have you checked here?
Huawei P30 Pro
The Huawei P30 Pro is a 6.47" phone with a 1080x2340p resolution display. The Kirin 980 chipset is paired with 6/8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. The main camera is 40+20+8MP and the selfie camera is 32MP. The battery has a 4200mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com
Is it Huawei P30 Pro?
Go to Settings - System - System navigation
check whether the option of 'Navigation dock' is off and Navigation bar is disabled.
James_Watson said:
Is it Huawei P30 Pro?
Go to Settings - System - System navigation
check whether the option of 'Navigation dock' is off and Navigation bar is disabled.
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Dock is off and bar disabled.
It's not that.
Hello,
I attached my G100 to a TV today to watch a movie, figured that should be possible having full Android desktop support.
It works, but the phone automatically chooses 4K resolution, which makes it stutter quite a bit, and the HDMI adapter gets very hot.
I thought I could just switch to full HD, which should take a lot of stress off the device, and would still be plenty for almost all applications. But there doesn't seem to be a menu to change that? Using the ADB "wm size" command just changes the phone resolution, but not the TVs.
I cannot configure anything on the TV itself, and most monitors will just report their capabilities to the connected device, so the option has to be on the smartphone, but either they did not implement that setting or I'm not able to find it.
The Motorola FAQ says something about the "display" settings menu, but I have only options there that change the phones screen settings. When I open settings in desktop mode, the "display" section is grayed out.
Thanks in advance, have a nice day!
LordNemesisXDA said:
Hello,
I attached my G100 to a TV today to watch a movie, figured that should be possible having full Android desktop support.
It works, but the phone automatically chooses 4K resolution, which makes it stutter quite a bit, and the HDMI adapter gets very hot.
I thought I could just switch to full HD, which should take a lot of stress off the device, and would still be plenty for almost all applications. But there doesn't seem to be a menu to change that? Using the ADB "wm size" command just changes the phone resolution, but not the TVs.
I cannot configure anything on the TV itself, and most monitors will just report their capabilities to the connected device, so the option has to be on the smartphone, but either they did not implement that setting or I'm not able to find it.
The Motorola FAQ says something about the "display" settings menu, but I have only options there that change the phones screen settings. When I open settings in desktop mode, the "display" section is grayed out.
Thanks in advance, have a nice day!
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I miss this setting too.
But I can't watch a Movie enymore on a Tv with Netflix or Amazon Prime. Secondary Display not supported... But Why?