HERE'S THE PROOF.
STILL DON'T BELIEVE?
DO THE MATH, YES DO THE MATH.
ALL KIDDING ASIDE THIS FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL ALLOW ABOUT A DAY AND A HALF OF BATTERY LIFE WITH MODERATE USE. YOU DO SACRIFICE SOME RESOLUTION OF YOUR QHD SCREEN BUT IMO THE TRADE OFF IS WELL WORTH IT. THIS PROCEDURE IS EASILY REVERSED. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MODIFICATION AND TO REVERT BACK ARE POSTED. FOR THIS PARTICULAR MOD THERE'S NO ROOT NEEDED IF YOU ARE ROOTED THEN THIS METHOD STILL WORKS BUT IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT A COMPUTER BY JUST SIMPLY DOWNLOADING A TERMINAL EMULATOR OF YOUR CHOICE FROM THE PLAYSTORE. SO WITH THAT SAID LET'S GET TO IT!
YOUR DEVICE COMES STOCK WITH A QHD 1440X2560 DISPLAY @ 560 DPI. THIS KIND OF DISPLAY IS ONE OF THE TOP REASONS FOR BATTERY DRAIN AS WELL AS THE HEATING UP OF YOUR DEVICE. WHAT THIS MOD WILL DO IS TO REDUCE HOW MUCH BATTERY YOUR DEVICE USES FOR YOUR SCREEN. WE WILL CHANGE THE SIZE AND PIXEL DENSITY FROM QHD TO HD BY MAKING THE SCREEN 1080X1920 IN SIZE AND DROPPING THE DENSITY FROM THE 560 DPI THAT COMES AS DEFAULT TO 420 DPI. YOU CAN ALSO USE OTHER SIZE AND DENSITY COMBINATIONS TO FURTHER LOWER THE BATTERY DRAIN BY YOUR SCREEN SUCH AS 720X1280 AT 280 DPI AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
FOR USERS WITH A NON-ROOTED DEVICE:
STEP 1.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DEVICE IS SET TO ALLOW USB DEBUGGING. ASSUMING THAT YOU'VE ALREADY FOUND DEVELOPER OPTIONS ON YOUR DEVICE, YOU WILL SIMPLY TURN ON USB DEBUGGING IN DEVELOPER OPTIONS.
STEP 2.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ADB WORKING ON YOUR COMPUTER, IF ON WINDOWS THEN YOU'LL ALSO NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT DRIVERS FOR YOUR DEVICE.
STEP 3.
USING YOUR USB CABLE THAT CAME WITH YOUR DEVICE, GO AHEAD AND PLUG THAT IN TO BOTH THE DEVICE AND YOUR PC.
STEP 4.
NOW OPEN UP A TERMINAL ANYWHERE ON YOUR PC. WE'LL NEED SUPERUSER PERMISSIONS FOR THIS SO IF YOU'RE USING WINDOWS THEN RUN A CMD PROMPT AS ADMINISTRATOR. ON LINUX TYPE SUDO SU AND TYPE YOUR PASSWORD TO GAIN SUPERUSER PRIVILEGES THEN ENTER THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS.
STEP 5.
THE COMMANDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
[YOUR_COMPUTER] # adb shell wm size 1080x1920 (enter)
* AT THIS POINT YOU WILL SEE THE SIZE OF ICONS, LETTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON YOUR DEVICE CHANGE. NO WORRIES IT LOOKS DISPROPORTIONED BECAUSE YOUR DEVICE IS STILL USING 560 DPI AND WE CHANGE THAT WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMAND.
[YOUR_COMPUTER] # adb shell wm density 420 && adb reboot (enter)
*YOUR DEVICE WILL NOW REBOOT AND ONCE IT'S BACK ON IT SHOULD NOW BE A HD SCREEN INSTEAD OF QHD.
YOU'LL WANT TO VERIFY THAT THE CHANGES TOOK EFFECT AND WE CAN DO THAT BY DOWNLOADING A DISPLAY TESTER FROM THE PLAYSTORE. WHEN YOU OPEN THE APP IT SHOULD GIVE YOU YOUR DEVICES INFORMATION. WM SIZE AND DPI SHOULD NOW READ 1080X1920 AND 420 DPI. YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY DIFFERENT SIZE AND DENSITY COMBINATIONS TO YOUR LIKING. TO REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS USE THE SAME METHOD AS ABOVE BUT JUST CHANGE THE SIZE TO 1440X2560 AND YOUR DPI TO 560.
FOR USERS WITH A ROOTED DEVICE:
STEP 1.
DOWNLOAD TERMINAL EMULATOR FROM THE PLAYSTORE.
STEP 2.
DOWNLOAD DISPLAY TESTER FROM THE PLAYSTORE.
STEP 3.
RUN THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS IN EMULATOR:
[YOUR_DEVICE] $ su (enter)
*WAIT FOR THE SUPERSU PROMPT AND ALLOW.
[YOUR_DEVICE] # wm size 1080x1920 (enter)
*AGAIN AT THIS POINT YOUR DEVICES ICONS WILL GET BIGGER THAN NORMAL. SO WE'LL CHANGE THE DENSITY LIKE SO.
[YOUR_DEVICE] # wm density 420 (enter)
*MOST EVERYTHING WILL NOW BE BACK TO THE RIGHT SIZE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW THINGS HERE AND THERE. THAT WILL ALL CHANGE ONCE YOU REBOOT YOUR DEVICE. TO REVERT JUST USING THE SAME COMMANDS SET THE SIZE AND DENSITY BACK TO DEFAULT (1440X2560 @ 560 DPI).
FOR ROOTED USERS IF YOU'RE A MORE VISUAL PERSON HERE'S A LINK TO A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT YOU CAN WATCH. HOW TO CHANGE WM SIZE AND DENSITY NEXUS 6 THIS ALSO GIVES A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION ON HOW AND WHY THIS METHOD WORKS.
WELL THAT'S ALL FOR THIS TUTORIAL. I HOPE YOU FOUND IT HELPFUL AND ENJOY YOUR FRESHLY MODDED NEXUS 6 LONGER ON ONE CHARGE. FEEL FREE TO COMMENT OR ASK QUESTIONS.
YOUR DEVICE COMES STOCK WITH A QHD 1440X2560 DISPLAY @ 560 DPI. THIS KIND OF DISPLAY IS ONE OF THE TOP REASONS FOR BATTERY DRAIN AS WELL AS THE HEATING UP OF YOUR DEVICE. WHAT THIS MOD WILL DO IS TO REDUCE HOW MUCH BATTERY YOUR DEVICE USES FOR YOUR SCREEN. WE WILL CHANGE THE SIZE AND PIXEL DENSITY FROM QHD TO HD BY MAKING THE SCREEN 1080X1920 IN SIZE AND DROPPING THE DENSITY FROM THE 560 DPI THAT COMES AS DEFAULT TO 420 DPI. YOU CAN ALSO USE OTHER SIZE AND DENSITY COMBINATIONS TO FURTHER LOWER THE BATTERY DRAIN BY YOUR SCREEN SUCH AS 720X1280 AT 280 DPI AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
FOR USERS WITH A NON-ROOTED DEVICE:
STEP 1.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DEVICE IS SET TO ALLOW USB DEBUGGING. ASSUMING THAT YOU'VE ALREADY FOUND DEVELOPER OPTIONS ON YOUR DEVICE, YOU WILL SIMPLY TURN ON USB DEBUGGING IN DEVELOPER OPTIONS.
STEP 2.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ADB WORKING ON YOUR COMPUTER, IF ON WINDOWS THEN YOU'LL ALSO NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT DRIVERS FOR YOUR DEVICE.
STEP 3.
USING YOUR USB CABLE THAT CAME WITH YOUR DEVICE, GO AHEAD AND PLUG THAT IN TO BOTH THE DEVICE AND YOUR PC.
STEP 4.
NOW OPEN UP A TERMINAL ANYWHERE ON YOUR PC. WE'LL NEED SUPERUSER PERMISSIONS FOR THIS SO IF YOU'RE USING WINDOWS THEN RUN A CMD PROMPT AS ADMINISTRATOR. ON LINUX TYPE SUDO SU AND TYPE YOUR PASSWORD TO GAIN SUPERUSER PRIVILEGES THEN ENTER THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS.
STEP 5.
THE COMMANDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
[YOUR_COMPUTER] # adb shell wm size 1080x1920 (enter)
* AT THIS POINT YOU WILL SEE THE SIZE OF ICONS, LETTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON YOUR DEVICE CHANGE. NO WORRIES IT LOOKS DISPROPORTIONED BECAUSE YOUR DEVICE IS STILL USING 560 DPI AND WE CHANGE THAT WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMAND.
[YOUR_COMPUTER] # adb shell wm density 420 && adb reboot (enter)
*YOUR DEVICE WILL NOW REBOOT AND ONCE IT'S BACK ON IT SHOULD NOW BE A HD SCREEN INSTEAD OF QHD.
YOU'LL WANT TO VERIFY THAT THE CHANGES TOOK EFFECT AND WE CAN DO THAT BY DOWNLOADING A DISPLAY TESTER FROM THE PLAYSTORE. WHEN YOU OPEN THE APP IT SHOULD GIVE YOU YOUR DEVICES INFORMATION. WM SIZE AND DPI SHOULD NOW READ 1080X1920 AND 420 DPI. YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY DIFFERENT SIZE AND DENSITY COMBINATIONS TO YOUR LIKING. TO REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS USE THE SAME METHOD AS ABOVE BUT JUST CHANGE THE SIZE TO 1440X2560 AND YOUR DPI TO 560.
FOR USERS WITH A ROOTED DEVICE:
STEP 1.
DOWNLOAD TERMINAL EMULATOR FROM THE PLAYSTORE.
STEP 2.
DOWNLOAD DISPLAY TESTER FROM THE PLAYSTORE.
STEP 3.
RUN THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS IN EMULATOR:
[YOUR_DEVICE] $ su (enter)
*WAIT FOR THE SUPERSU PROMPT AND ALLOW.
[YOUR_DEVICE] # wm size 1080x1920 (enter)
*AGAIN AT THIS POINT YOUR DEVICES ICONS WILL GET BIGGER THAN NORMAL. SO WE'LL CHANGE THE DENSITY LIKE SO.
[YOUR_DEVICE] # wm density 420 (enter)
*MOST EVERYTHING WILL NOW BE BACK TO THE RIGHT SIZE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW THINGS HERE AND THERE. THAT WILL ALL CHANGE ONCE YOU REBOOT YOUR DEVICE. TO REVERT JUST USING THE SAME COMMANDS SET THE SIZE AND DENSITY BACK TO DEFAULT (1440X2560 @ 560 DPI).
FOR ROOTED USERS IF YOU'RE A MORE VISUAL PERSON HERE'S A LINK TO A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT YOU CAN WATCH. HOW TO CHANGE WM SIZE AND DENSITY NEXUS 6 THIS ALSO GIVES A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION ON HOW AND WHY THIS METHOD WORKS.
WELL THAT'S ALL FOR THIS TUTORIAL. I HOPE YOU FOUND IT HELPFUL AND ENJOY YOUR FRESHLY MODDED NEXUS 6 LONGER ON ONE CHARGE. FEEL FREE TO COMMENT OR ASK QUESTIONS.
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