Q&A for How to Change the Screen Resolution on Your Android

Return to Full Article

Coming soon

Add New Question

Question

This completely ruined my S7. Now I can't turn it off or factory reset. What do I do?

Community Answer

You have to connect the device to a computer and use ADB Shell to change the resolution back to original. Messing with Android system files can and most likely will brick your device. Always think about that before changing anything.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 27 Helpful 59
Question

The command prompt isn't recognized, any ideas why? I'm not technically minded.

Community Answer

You can try restarting and resetting your device. If this doesn't work, youwh may have to take it to an expert and have them look at it.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 20 Helpful 4
Question

What should I do if 'Adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file?

Sean Curran

Community Answer

On Windows, you need to enter .\ before you run a program from command prompt or Powershell. In this case, you need to enter ".\adb shell" and it will start the connection with the device. You should have a new prompt where you can enter the rest of the command from above.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 26 Helpful 9
Question

What do I do if my phone as restarted but I can't work it?

Community Answer

If you booted it in safe mode, then you can't use the device normally. Long press the power off button and turn off the safe mode. Or take it to an expert and have it repaired if that doesn't fix it.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 3 Helpful 2
Question

What should I do if my screen resolution is messed up on my Android?

Community Answer

Revert it to default resolution in ADB or just edit the values to default in developer option.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 1 Helpful 3
Question

What do I do if the screenshots don't take the complete screen on my Android device?

Community Answer

Change it back. If you're using 1920x1080, then set your screen resolution to 384 DPI. Also the 1st method does not alter the resolution it only changes the DPI which is not the same thing. It's similar to changing the text size on Windows 10.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 2 Helpful 3