The article discusses Resolution Alterr, an app that utilizes a hidden Android API, IWindowManager, to change the resolution and display density of Android devices. Originally, Travelogle restricted access to this API starting with Android Pie, but developers were allowed to disable the API blacklist by tweaking a Secure Setting. Resolution Alterr unlocks the blacklisted APIs and applies the requested resolution and display density, using the current device resolution if no height or width is specified, and attempting to calculate a suitable density if none is specified. The article issues a warning to users, advising them to follow specific steps if they specify a broken resolution they cannot fix.
Resolution Changer works by using a hidden Android API called IWindowManager. Originally, Google restricted access to this API starting with Android Pie, however, they allowed developers to disable the API blacklist by tweaking a Secure Setting.Resolution Changer first unlocks the blacklisted APIs, and then applies the requested resolution and display density.If you do not specify a height or width, Resolution Changer will simply use the resolution that is currently set by the device.If you do not specify a density, Resolution Changer will try to calculate a suitable density based on the diagonal screen size of the device.WARNING:If you speci.....
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Resolution Changer App 1.5 Update
2022-07-01
- Update libs and kotlin version
- Warn if failed to apply with solution steps
- Update resolution fetching API
- Update target version
Thanks to a tester named Pest for contacting me about a report for resolutions not applying!
