If you have ever had the chance to have several phones, you have surely realized that the quality of the screens has greatly evolved over a few years and that they now have, for the most recent ones, an impressive definition. However, it is not necessarily good to have the best definition on your Archos. In the event that you have particular desires, you are on the right page, we will precisely, in this article, show you how to change the screen resolution of your Archos?
To do this, first of all, we will see when it can be interesting to modify it, then, how to reduce or increase the definition of the screen of your Archos? First directly from your mobile phone settings, then using root.
Why should I change the screen definition of my Archos?
Before fully explaining the different methods to change the screen definition of your Archos to your liking, we will quickly see why it may be interesting to change it. As we explained to you in the introduction to this guide, our smartphones have become real laptops, which means that you can modify a number of settings to customize them and obtain the user experience that is most appropriate to your requirements. Screen settings are one of those possibilities
Indeed, the screens on Archos have become very power hungry and account for most of your battery consumption. It may therefore be logical, for save battery power by reducing the screen resolution of your Archos. In the event that you are primarily on social media, watch very little high definition media content, or only use it to send emails or messages, having 4k on your mobile phone doesn't mean you have to. will bring nothing. In addition, if you have already reduced the definition of your Archos and you want to return to the maximum definition and you no longer remember the process, you will be happy to learn it again in this tutorial. In the event that you simply wish to gain in viewing comfort, you can change the size of the application icons on your Archos.
Be careful though, the screens have maximum definitions, and whatever your needs you will not be able to set a definition higher than what the screen of your Archos can display, if it does not have enough pixels, you will not be able to perform the manipulation.
How do I reduce or increase the screen resolution of my Archos?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, you will be able to learn the procedure to modify the definition of the screen of your Archos. First directly from the settings of your smartphone then using a technique called "Root".
How do I change the screen definition of my Archos without root?
We start with the easiest technique, be careful notwithstanding, it sometimes happens, depending on the Android version installed on your Archos, that you may not be able to do this. Indeed, on some old versions this setting is not accessible, if this is the case, go to the next section of the article. For others, apply this approach:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Archos
- Click on the "View" menu
- Click on the "Screen resolution" setting
- Move the cursor to the left or to the right to modify the definition of your screen, the more you will go to the left the less it will be good, the more you will go to the right, the more pixels you will have
How to change the definition with root on an Archos?
In the event that you did not have access to the parameters seen in the previous part and that you nevertheless wish to modify the definition of your screen, rest assured, there is a technique accessible to everyone, however it will be a hair more complex and longer. We recommend that you do this only if you really want to change the screen definition of your Archos. Check it out below:
- Activate the USB debugging mode in the "About device" menu
- install Android Studio on your computer to root your Archos
- Connect your Archos to your computer, root your Archos with Android Studio
- Open the command console of your computer, for that type "Command prompt" in the search bar at the bottom left of your screen
- In your batch application type "adb shell dumpsys display | grep mBaseDisplayInfo ”, you will then access the screen resolution settings of your smartphone
- Locate in the script the data "Density" plus the number of your resolution, retain it to reset it to default setting
- Now type » adb shell wm density DPI & & adb reboot »To change the setting of your screen definition, for example 720
- Wait for your Archos to restart and enjoy your new resolution
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of Archos, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Archos.
