If you've ever had a number of phones, you've probably noticed that the quality of the screens has evolved considerably and for some time and that they are now, for the newer ones, of a surprising definition. Despite everything, it is not always the wisest solution to have the best definition on your Samsung Galaxy A6. If you ever have specific needs, you are on the right page, in this tutorial we will teach you how to change the screen resolution of your Samsung Galaxy A6?

In this context, to begin with, we will discover when it can be beneficial to modify it, and then, how to reduce or increase the definition of the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A6? First directly from your phone settings, then using root.

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What are the reasons for changing the screen resolution of my Samsung Galaxy A6?

Before explaining in detail the different techniques to change the screen resolution of your Samsung Galaxy A6 to your liking, we will quickly find out why it can be beneficial to change it. As we explained to you in the introduction to this guide, our smartphones have become real computers, which implies the possibility of modifying a multitude of configurations to customize them and obtain the user experience that is most appropriate to their desires. Screen settings are one of these options

In fact, the screens on Samsung Galaxy A6 have become very power hungry and represent the majority of your battery consumption. It may suddenly be logical, to save battery by lowering the screen resolution of your Samsung Galaxy A6. If you're ever mainly on social media, watch very little high-definition media content, or just use it to compose emails or texts, having 4k on your phone won't do you any good. Also, if you have already reduced the definition of your Samsung Galaxy A6 and want to return to the default resolution and you no longer remember the technique, you will be happy to learn it again in this tutorial. If you ever want to easily gain viewing comfort, you can change the size of the application icons on your Samsung Galaxy A6.

Be careful though, the screens have maximum definitions, and whatever your desires you will not be able to set a definition higher than that which the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A6 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 Samsung Galaxy A6?

We now move on to the practical part of this guide, you will be able to learn the technique to modify the definition of the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A6. First directly from the settings of your device then using a technique called "Root".

How to change the screen definition of my Samsung Galaxy A6 without root?

We start with the simplest technique, be careful notwithstanding, it sometimes happens, depending on the Android version installed on your Samsung Galaxy A6, that you cannot accomplish this technique. Indeed, on some old versions this setting is not available, if it is the case, go to the next part of the article. For others, apply this technique:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy A6
  • 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 resolution of your screen, the more you go to the left the lower it will be, the more you will go to the right, the better it will be.

How to change resolution with root on Samsung Galaxy A6?

If you never had access to the detailed settings just before and you still want to change your screen resolution, don't worry, there is a technique available for everyone, despite everything it will be a bit more complex and longer. We recommend that you do this only if you really need to change the screen resolution of your Samsung Galaxy A6. Check it out below:

  • Activate the USB debugging mode in the "About device" menu
  • install Android Studio on your computer to root your Samsung Galaxy A6
  • Connect your Samsung Galaxy A6 to your computer, root your Samsung Galaxy A6 with Android Studio
  • Open the command console of your computer, in order to do so 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 ”, this will take you to the screen resolution settings of your device
  • 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 Samsung Galaxy A6 to restart and enjoy your new resolution

If you are ever looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A6, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A6.