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Screen Settings 2.00

1 MB / 10+ Downloads / Rating 3.2 - 75 reviews


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Screen Settings, developed and published by Forbitel, has released its latest version, 2.00, on 2014-12-04. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 1000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.2, based on 75 reviews.

Screen Settings APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 2.3+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.forbitel.screensettings

Updated: 10 years ago

Developer Name: Forbitel

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Screen Settings on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.2
Total 75 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2015-03-02
im using it on nexus 7 2013..running lollipop and rooted.when reboot and nothing change. it didnt work..

3 ★, on 2015-09-10
nexus 5 stock LMY48B. Screen off not working so touchless profile is not touchless as need to touch the screen to power off the phone screen.

1 ★, on 2016-02-21
It asks me root and something like that why?

3 ★, on 2014-05-27
The only reason I use this app to turn screen off when casting screen, only app that work w my phone. But its hard to turn off screen without a big button.

1 ★, on 2013-10-31
keyboard swelled up to where i could only see 4 keys. took half an hour to restore phone to operational state. never changed hdmi from default

5 ★, on 2014-08-27
I decided to use my nexus 10 to stream my pc screen and output it on my living room tv. I was shocked to see that output was laggy because the tablet had to output to the high res tablet screen and also hdmi out. This app has helped the tablet reduce processing power used by the tablet thus making the hdmi output really smooth !

Previous Versions

Screen Settings 2.00
2014-12-04 / 1 MB / Android 2.3+

About this app

REQUIRED:
Device:  Screen larger than 3.5"

OS:    4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.0



ROOT: ROOT Access

Keyboard: Google Keyboard recommended (free on Google Play), others might not adjust dynamically to changes in resolution


Samsung devices with multi window such as the new note 10.1 2014, and note 3: Samsung is using a custom made window manager that at the moment is not compatible with changes to the device resolution.


What does this app do?
It allows to change the resolution and the pixels density of your device

Why is this useful?
Watching Video using the hdmi output will usually mirror the screen content without correcting for aspect ratio, by setting the correct resolution and pixel density of the screen to match the tv allows to fill the entire external screen and avoid side black bars.


Playing games on an external tv: normally, the device will render the games to the full resolution available on the device's screen. On the case of the Nexus 10, games will be rendered to its huge resolution of 2560x1600 and then it will be scaled down to the tv screen resolution wasting GPU processing power and resulting on more heat and power consumption during gaming. By reducing the screen resolution to match the external monitor/tv less processing power is needed to render the game at the lower tv's resolution, many games will even use the extra processing power available for more effects or more frames per second.


For developers to simulate other screen resolutions and pixel density for android developers to test their applications on the physical device and observe how their application will look on other devices.

Available Options:
Manual Settings: Allows to manually select the desired resolution and pixel density according to pre-defined standard aspect ratios.


Auto Detection: Will run in the background and will detect HDMI connections and disconnections. On a HDMI connection detected, a notification will be presented to apply the detected screen resolution and pixel density appropriate for your screen. On a HDMI disconnection, the notification will allow to return to the device's default settings.


Reboot Mode: New Soft Reboot will only reboot the graphical interface not the entire system (Fast). Normal Full Reboot (safest, use if you find interface issues with the Soft Reboot).


Screen Size: Define your screen size (affects dpi calculation).This setting comes pre-defined for the nexus 10, but for other devices you should change it to match your screen size.


HDMI Resolution Preset: Define your preferred output resolution instead of using the Auto-Detection option.


Default Settings: reset to the factory configuration.


Auto DPI Selection it will select the appropriate dpi value for the selected resolution and the screen size defined on the settings.


Screen OFF feature: (experimental, tested to be working on nexus 10): allows you turn your device's screen off while keeping the output to the hdmi to reduce the power usage. To turn the screen back ON just press the power button twice or simply disconnect the hdmi.


New Recovery Feature: Recovers the default screen setting in case the device did not support the resolution applied. To trigger the recovery feature, plug and unplug the power/charger to the device allowing ~1s between plug/unplug as many times as defined on the settings menu, default is 3 times.

Why a reboot is needed to apply the new screen settings?
For now the safest way to restore the entire Interface with the new resolution and pixel density is to reboot the system. The new Soft Reboot should reduce considerably the time required to reset the interface.

New features

v2.00:
- Material Design User Interface (Lollipop)

- NEW TOUCHLESS PROFILE that requires NO REBOOT!, activated by default on new installations. On existing installations can be turned ON at Setup > Touchless Profile (turn ON), and select Resolution Mode> "Use Auto-Detected Aspect Ratio" then plug the HDMI connector.

- Compatibility with Android v5.0 (Lollipop).
- BusyBox is no longer required.
- The "Screen" button will now switch the screen ON and OFF.
- Faded Screen ON/OFF transition.