If you have ever had the chance to have several smartphones, you have certainly realized that the quality of the screens has changed significantly and for some time and that they now have, for the most high-end, an impressive definition. . However, having the best definition on your Google Pixel 4 XL is not necessarily the smartest solution. In the event that you have specific needs, you have arrived at the right site, we will precisely, in this article, show you how to change the screen resolution of your Google Pixel 4 XL?
To do this, first, we will explain to you when it can be interesting to modify it, then, how to reduce or increase the definition of the screen of your Google Pixel 4 XL? First directly from your smartphone settings, then using root.
What is the purpose of changing the screen definition of my Google Pixel 4 XL?
Before showing you in detail the different techniques to modify the screen definition of your Google Pixel 4 XL to your liking, we will quickly see why it may be interesting to modify it. As we told you in the introduction of this tutorial, our phones are now real computers, which implies the ability to modify a multitude of settings to personalize them and obtain the user experience that best suits their requirements. Screen settings are one of these options
This is because the screens on the Google Pixel 4 XL have become very power hungry and represent most of your battery consumption. It can therefore be consistent, for save battery by lowering the screen resolution of your Google Pixel 4 XL. In the event that you are generally on social networks, that you watch very little multimedia content in high definition or that you only use it to write emails or texts, have 4k on your smartphone will not bring you anything. Also, if you have in the past reduced the resolution of your Google Pixel 4 XL and you want to return to the maximum definition and you no longer remember the procedure, you will be happy to discover it again in this guide. In the event that you simply want to gain in viewing comfort, you can change the size of the application icons on your Google Pixel 4 XL.
Be careful though, the screens have maximum definitions, and whatever your expectations you will not be able to set a higher resolution than what the screen of your Google Pixel 4 XL can display, if it does not have enough pixels. , you will not be able to complete the process.
How do I reduce or increase the screen resolution of my Google Pixel 4 XL?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, you will be able to discover the process to change the screen resolution of your Google Pixel 4 XL. First, directly from your smartphone settings, then using a solution called "Root".
How do I change the screen resolution of my Google Pixel 4 XL without root?
We start with the easiest solution, be careful however, it sometimes happens, depending on the Android version installed on your Google Pixel 4 XL, that you cannot complete this process. Indeed, on some old versions this parameter is not accessible, if you are in this situation, go to the next section of this post. For others, follow this process:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Google Pixel 4 XL
- Then 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 better it will be
How to change the definition with root on a Google Pixel 4 XL?
In the event that you did not have access to the settings described just before and you still want to change the definition of your screen, do not worry, there is a solution available to everyone, nevertheless it will be a hair more complex and longer. We advise you to do it only if you really need to change the screen definition of your Google Pixel 4 XL. Check it out below:
- Activate the USB debugging mode in the "About device" menu
- install Android Studio on your computer to root your Google Pixel 4 XL
- Connect your Google Pixel 4 XL to your computer, root your Google Pixel 4 XL with Android Studio
- Open the command console of your computer, to do this 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 in this way access the settings for the screen resolution of your smartphone
- Identify 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 Google Pixel 4 XL to restart and enjoy your new resolution
In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Google Pixel 4 XL, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4 XL.
