Enabling resolution change (DPI) in Sentio Desktop

Are you tired of having to manually change resolution within Sentio or just sick of looking at really big apps? Well, this guide is the guide for you!

By following this guide, you’ll be able to unlock a special feature inside Sentio that will store the resolution you want inside the OS and we will make sure every time you enter the app, it’ll be the correct resolution. Please note that this is only for Sentio Desktop and not for Andromium OS.

To start with: This is an experimental feature. There is a lot that could go wrong and things that could be buggy, depending on your Android device. Experiment safely!

On your laptop or desktop (not a mobile device or on chrome os), open Chrome and install the ADB for Chrome extension.

ADB for Chrome extension on your computer’s Chrome browser

Ensure that your mobile device has Developer Options enabled. If you do not have it enabled, you will need to enable it by following these steps. Make sure to plug your phone into your computer after this has been enabled but not before.

1. Open “Android Settings” on your mobile device.
2. Scroll to find “About Phone” or “About Device”. Click it.
3. Scroll to find the “Build number”. Note that it might be under the system tab.
4. Click “Build number” 7 times until it tells you that “Developer options” are now available.
5. Developer Options should now appear in the first Settings screen.

Go into “Developer Options” and enable both Developer Options and USB Debugging.

Connect your Android device to your computer via USB.

Launch ADB for Chrome. You should be able to see 3 options

Device Connected

You may get a “No devices found” error when on this screen sometimes. When that happens, click the “Stop Server/Start Server” button and make sure the Server is running.

No Device Found Error

Click on the icon that looks like a big black box. It will take you to a terminal screen similar to what is pictured below.

Terminal

Note: For those of you who can’t seem to get ADB for Chrome working on your laptop/desktop (this guide won’t work for mobile/chrome os users), you will have to set up ADB standalone tools.

Here is an extensive guide on how you would set that up on your own:

https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/

Once you’ve set up the above tool, you will need to open up your terminal (or command prompt for Windows) and run the command from Step 7. The only difference is that you have to add “adb shell” in front of the command.

Type (or copy paste) the following into the terminal:

pm grant com.sentio.desktop android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

or for standalone adb tools:

adb shell pm grant com.sentio.desktop android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Click enter. You won’t get a response message, but it should have successfully applied the setting.

The line might be cut off but should still work

Check in the Sentio settings panel to see if you can now see the DPI change feature. You may need to reboot your device first.

You should have 2 new options in the sentio settings panel

Congrats! You now have DPI (Resolution) change feature enabled for Sentio Desktop.

For tips on how we can improve please email us at feedback@sentio.com

For support questions, you can ask at support@sentio.com

Our undying love,

❤ Sentio Team