No root and want to modify your DPI? You can!

[iSlaker]

I know this thread is quite old and apparently dead, but I'd be mostly grateful if anyone knows a solution to this problem. I changed the DPI to 520 via terminal and it's all fine except for the fact that I am losing a lot of screen real estate on the home screen and the app drawer. any ideas?

 

[jvtrigo]

Just use another launcher. I use nova launcher.

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[iSlaker]

Just use another launcher. I use nova launcher.

thanks but, no launchers for me, thanks. with a 3rd party launcher I know that the stock one will still be running in the background and consuming resources. as far as I know there isn't a launcher that stops the stock one completely, is there?

I think the settings for the width and height for the home screen icons area as well as the apps drawer is in a file. I don't know which one and I was hoping someone would know that. I may create a new thread just for that.

 

[jvtrigo]

thanks but, no launchers for me, thanks. with a 3rd party launcher I know that the stock one will still be running in the background and consuming resources. as far as I know there isn't a launcher that stops the stock one completely, is there?

I think the settings for the width and height for the home screen icons area as well as the apps drawer is in a file. I don't know which one and I was hoping someone would know that. I may create a new thread just for that.

But to change that you need to have root access. This tread is about changing dpi without root access. If you are rooted I would try Note 5 or galaxy S7 launcher they may work.

 

[fahed2000]

so changing the dpi using this method doesnt affect the knox counter? also anyone can comment if this works on marshmallow