[MOD] Change Default Resolution to 4k - No root needed!

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Illux

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Hey there,

Daki from www.androidkosmos.de published a short article that the resolution can be changed to 4k by default (so Kudos to you man). As it's in German and not exactly step-by-step, I felt like posting a short how-to.

Step 1: Turn on Developer Options.

- Settings -> About -> Click 5x on Build-Number

Step 2: Allow USB debugging

- Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging [X]

Step 3: Open ADB, (always without the " ofc!)

- Type "adb devices", click on "allow request" on your phone

Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI

- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 2160×3840"
- Type "wm density 807 (after a little tinkering, I found 721 to be the best DPI. Yea, really, 721)"

There is no information so far as to how battery life is affected!

Back to default:

Repeat steps 1-3

Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI (back to default)

- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 1080×1920"
- Type "wm density 403"

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IlluX
 
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Illux said:
Hey there,

Daki from www.androidkosmos.de published a short article that the resolution can be changed to 4k by default (so Kudos to you man). As it's in German and not exactly step-by-step, I felt like posting a short how-to.

Step 1: Turn on Developer Options.

- Settings -> About -> Click 5x on Build-Number

Step 2: Allow USB debugging

- Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging [X]

Step 3: Open ADB, (always without the " ofc!)

- Type "adb devices", click on "allow request" on your phone

Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI

- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 2160×3840"
- Type "wm density 807 (after a little tinkering, I found 721 to be the best DPI. Yea, really, 721)"

There is no information so far as to how battery life is affected!

Back to default:

Repeat steps 1-3

Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI (back to default)

- Type "adb shell"
- Type "wm size 1080×1920"
- Type "wm density 403"

Best

IlluX
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Thanks, when I set the 4k res, I get the error message "bad resolution"... why?
 
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DakiX

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Haha look at that. Nice and thanks for share :)
I also published on talk.sonymobile.com forum.
 
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Phat-T

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How's the battery for you guys? When I do this to my Z5P, the battery doesn't even last a few hours
 
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tanipat

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Nov 22, 2011
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got the aame result did not see any different on battery anyway, i think it is just mock, the desity shown in cpu z is same. but resolution is making at 4k in cpu z. need to change back due to phone app force closing though
 
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kot5nik

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gpx said:
the phone app is not working correctly after change to 4k. phone app force close if you try to make a call and dialer disappear
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I heard somewhere that the phone app will work properly if you use 1440x2560 resolution, not sure about DPI though. I think it was Z5 Premium thread.
 
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MiniDemonic

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tommy96814 said:
aren't the ui supposed to be 4k unlike the z5 p? or did they changed it?
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They said during CES or something similar that you would be able to change the resolution in settings, so you could run 4K all the time if you wanted to. But that isn't the case on the phone right now.

Either the people from Sony that made the claim had their information wrong or Sony changed their mind afterwards. Either way, it sucks that you can't control your resolution in the settings.
 
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tanipat

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MiniDemonic said:
They said during CES or something similar that you would be able to change the resolution in settings, so you could run 4K all the time if you wanted to. But that isn't the case on the phone right now.

Either the people from Sony that made the claim had their information wrong or Sony changed their mind afterwards. Either way, it sucks that you can't control your resolution in the settings.
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yes i do not know they give us independently, like s8 did. easily for them to control like that actually.
 
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Trehjulingsleffe

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Jun 11, 2013
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Has someone used this for a while and can tell us about eventually battery effects of this? Does the phone app force closes etc?
 
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    Illux
    Hey there,

    Daki from www.androidkosmos.de published a short article that the resolution can be changed to 4k by default (so Kudos to you man). As it's in German and not exactly step-by-step, I felt like posting a short how-to.

    Step 1: Turn on Developer Options.

    - Settings -> About -> Click 5x on Build-Number

    Step 2: Allow USB debugging

    - Settings -> Developer Options -> USB Debugging [X]

    Step 3: Open ADB, (always without the " ofc!)

    - Type "adb devices", click on "allow request" on your phone

    Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI

    - Type "adb shell"
    - Type "wm size 2160×3840"
    - Type "wm density 807 (after a little tinkering, I found 721 to be the best DPI. Yea, really, 721)"

    There is no information so far as to how battery life is affected!

    Back to default:

    Repeat steps 1-3

    Step 4: Change Resolution and DPI (back to default)

    - Type "adb shell"
    - Type "wm size 1080×1920"
    - Type "wm density 403"

    Best

    IlluX
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    jms.flynn
    Further to this, if you're a weirdo like me and want everything reset rather than a set value due to your own personal OCD, you can use "wm size reset && wm density reset" :good::fingers-crossed::silly:
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    sicash
    Possible solution

    I have been experimenting with combinations of resolution/dpi, try 1890x3360 @ 720 dpi - phone app is stable, lock screen is slower on startup but fine on subsequent screen lock/un-locks (I assume the phone's software is not optimised for this resolution)

    It seems that whatever you override the density setting to be using the adb when you go into the phone's Settings>Display>Display Size the built in range is from 408 to 720 max in increments of 80* even though it allows a custom value to be set. I think 720 may be some kind of limit that phone app is bugging out on.

    1890x3360 is chosen as it is in 16:9 ratio and for a 5.46" screen comes in at 706 dpi which is just below the 720 dpi limit.

    *The built-in values are:

    408** - Small
    480 - Default
    560 - Large
    640 - Larger
    720 - Largest

    As previously posted by another contributor I also found that UHD 1440x 2560 @640 also works well

    ** not sure why 408 is chosen for 'Small' but Full HD should be 403 dpi for 5.46"
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    kholk
    You can do the same also on your Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 Tablet, Z5, Z5 Compact ..... and on your crapold device, because this is not changing the display resolution :)

    Seriously guys..... this is changing the resolution of the VIRTUAL display (not the physical one), so like this you are getting 4k emulation on 1080p physical resolution.
    To change the physical display resolution you need to do "quite a few more steps", which cannot be done in a simple way like this (and surely not without root).

    Moreover, even if -- yes, there is a way -- it's not doable on stock ROMs, as it misses the required implementation.
    I am almost done here so, on Open Devices, you will be able to get real 4k@60hz whenever you want.


    Cheers!
    -- AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
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    tanipat
    finally find the way to work fully for 3rd party dialer, here is my step

    1. change to max resolution and dpi according to OP.
    2. install this dialer,i do not know for other one but this is i pick up because apart from default one i love using Google Pixel dialer so i use patch one just download and install normally.
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-YrlXZxM0jhSHM2NURhNE1XZGs
    3. Change default apps for phone to the one we install (see photos)
    4. See photos for it all works, good thing in my opinion is you do not have to start calling using the one you just install. you just use the stock one as normal it will link to use the one we install automatically. in the meantime before anyone know how to work out for stock dialer (which i prefer more anyway)

    Happy using, hit thanks for me if it works for you
    http://imgur.com/a/42zHL
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