Enable Galaxy TAB S7/S7+ 4K resolution (Using ADB)

[aBetterAndroid.]

Unfortunately Netflix is stuck on 1080p on mobile,that sucks,I was really curious about how it looks on our Tab.Might make an app that changes the resolution instantly without root.

 

[corb06]

...or just use Youtube Vanced. And set resolution to always use 1440p or 2160p if you want really high.

 

[aBetterAndroid.]

...or just use Youtube Vanced. And set resolution to always use 1440p or 2160p if you want really high.

I use Vanced to maximum.

 

[edmondt]

Density set to 1200 became really big, I had to set it to 500 to look normal. Is everyone else experienced the same thing?

Edit: on the side, this seems to have made the touch response better

 

[SyCoREAPER]

Sorry to break it to you all but playing say 4K video on a 1080 display will yield a better picture. Read up on Chroma Subsampling


That said, changing the resolution via adb won't really do much. Forcing higher resolution video via something like Vanced however will.

 

[Stryker_Echo9er]

Sorry to break it to you all but playing say 4K video on a 1080 display will yield a better picture. Read up on Chroma Subsampling


That said, changing the resolution via adb won't really do much. Forcing higher resolution video via something like Vanced however will.

So, the whole point of changing the resolution via adb is not just to make your 2k display render everything in 4k BUT to fool your device (specifically the OS) into thinking that the display IS 4K. This in turn fools all the apps to think that the display is 4k thus enabling users to select the 4k option within the app like say Netflix or YouTube. This solution would help you to consume UHD content without the need to download any 3rd party apps (which may compromise security & privacy), instead use the existing apps by simply making a small change via adb (which can be done now within the device without needing a secondary device using Shizuku wireless adb).

 

[SyCoREAPER]

So, the whole point of changing the resolution via adb is not just to make your 2k display render everything in 4k BUT to fool your device (specifically the OS) into thinking that the display IS 4K. This in turn fools all the apps to think that the display is 4k thus enabling users to select the 4k option within the app like say Netflix or YouTube. This solution would help you to consume UHD content without the need to download any 3rd party apps (which may compromise security & privacy), instead use the existing apps by simply making a small change via adb (which can be done now within the device without needing a secondary device using Shizuku wireless adb).

Is it that simple? Id think the Widevine L3 cert would still give away and limit what you can consume

 

[diehard2013]

is this still valid?

the density parameter set to 1024 is magnifying everything....

 

[JeffTinTN]

is this still valid?

the density parameter set to 1024 is magnifying everything....

Yes, I had to set it to 500 because 1024 make it very magnified on my Galaxy Tab S7+. However, I was getting the option to select 2160p on YouTube videos without doing this. Once I did it, I didn't notice any difference.

 

[shreyashshah16]

Since DSR and Retina Displays already exist, I believe there are some advantages. You have to try it to believe it. The displays feel a lot sharper, edges feel smoother, fonts look amazing, overall it just looks good on the huge display of my Tab s7+.

Coming back to that I need to ask you, did you try this before asking me the POINT. Coz I feel if you would have, you wouldn't be asking me this!

No that's half the fact, the way retina display works is, panel is 4k, but resolution is scaled down to somewhere between 1080-1400p, this makes more pixels contained in one screen point (CGPoint, if you know about iOS/ MacOS development), now you have more bigger text and UI elements since you are using down scaled resolution while still persisting the details since you are actually using 4k pixels to render that. Unlike what you are saying, in memory rendering will happen in 4k, but on display it would just ignore all those details and only show 2k pixels. All this will do is stress out your HW by running decoders at high throughput but rendering system is anyways gonna ignore half the data from that.

 

[Stryker_Echo9er]

I am not sure about how apple does it but I am sure no Apple mobile devices ever had a 4K panel as you say and currently has a 4K panel! Also, if the output frames are scaled down to 2K to display on a 4K panel it will look worse and not better - which contradicts what you are saying! I am a software developer and I know what a "cgpoint" is, it's simply a 2d graphics coordinate system used by Apple. The whole purpose of my post was to let users watch online content in 4K and not rant about the technicalities and debate on Apple v/s Samsung!