16 Cool Android Build.Prop Tweaks You Should Try
Jun. 19, 2017In the continuous battle of operating systems, the one killer feature that sets apart Android is the level of customizability it offers to its users. Each system has its own config file, and Android stores its core functioning values in the Build.Prop file. For any user, modifying the Build.Prop file opens the door to tweaking your device without the need to install any third party apps or mods. So, if you have been looking for the best Build.Prop tweaks for your rooted Android smartphone, we have you covered. We bring to you the16 best Android Build.Prop tweaks you can try:
Note:You can modify your Build.Prop file using anyfile manager with root browser support. Check out our list of file managershere. Alternatively, you can also modify the Build.Prop file using ADB Shell. To proceed with these tweaks, just make sure to find the specified entries in your Build.Prop file and change the values as mentioned.
1. Improve Scrolling
You may have noticed that at times your device is not that fluid while scrolling the screen. You can fix it by modifying themaximum and minimum fluid velocityon your device, which basically improves the overall scrolling on your device.
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150ro.min_pointer_dur=8 ro.max.fling_velocity=12000ro.min.fling_velocity=8000
The earlier versions of Android used to have auto-rotation enabled on their lock screen, but for some reason, Google disabled that feature. Nonetheless, you can easily enable it with the following code.
lockscreen.rot_override=true
While custom launchers do have auto-rotation support for the home screen, stock launchers and various OEM launchers do not support it. Well, there’s nothing to worry, as you can enable auto rotation on the home screen with the help of this command.
log.tag.launcher_force_rotate=VERBOSE
Are you suffering from slow internet speeds? Luckily, you can improve the overall internet speed on your Android device byincreasing the TCP’s Buffersize.Furthermore, forcing your device to useGoogle’s DNSis another proven method to increase the Internet Speed.
net.tcp.buffersize.default=4096,87380,256960,4096, 16384,256960net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960net.tcp.buffersize.umts=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960net.tcp.buffersize.edge=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960net.dns1=8.8.8.8net.dns2=8.8.4.4
There are times that your device’s proximity sensor might not be functioning properly, which ends up resulting in a black screen for a few seconds after the call has been cut. This can be fixed byaltering the proximity delayas shown below.
ro.lge.proximity.delay=25mot.proximity.delay=25
You might be aware of the fact that WhatsApp reduces the size of media files upon sharing for faster transmission. The Android System, in itself, does not display the entire content of an image, in order to reduce the processing power required. Instead, it only renders the image at comparatively lower quality, which although is good enough, is not the best quality. In case you feel your device has enough power to handle the entire processing task ofdisplaying the images in original quality, you can change the values mentioned below.
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
On your Windows PC, you might have noticed that ever since Windows 8, the boot times got really low. This is because Microsoft introducedFast Startup, a process in which most of the data was stored as a hibernation file, which was then loaded upon the next boot, thus saving a lot of seconds. Android has a similar feature in itself, which allows it toboot faster. This can be enabled with the code below.
ro.config.hw_quickpoweron=true
On Android, the default rotation degrees are 90°, 180° and 270°. Despite this,there are apps that choose to rotate only 90°, and a scenario might take place where you’ll have to rotate the device itself to ensure that you’re holding it right. This can be avoided by forcefully enabling 270° Rotation on all apps with the code given below.
windowsmgr.support_rotation_270=true
If you’re using a device that has backlit capacitive keys on it, you might have noticed that the back light is only enabled whenever you tap on it, and that too momentarily. If you’d want theback light to be permanently turned on as long as the screen stays on, you can do that by altering the back light’s timeout values.
ro.mot.buttonlight.timeout=0
Android users are pretty much acquainted to apps crashing on them. While the app crashing is bad, the continuousnotification of Error-Reportingis much more annoying. If you feel the same and would love to get rid of that annoying reporting function, you can add the following lines of code to the end of your Build.Prop file.
profiler.force_disable_err_rpt=1profiler.force_disable_ulog=1
Due to security purposes, the Android system usually waits andverifies the connectionbefore it sends the signal to ring to the device. This can be changed by adding a few lines at the end of the Build.Prop file.
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0ring.delay=0
DPI refers to the Density Independence on your device, which is the ratio of your device’s resolution to the display size. You can alter the DPI toincrease or decrease the total content shownon your display, by altering the LCD Density value.
ro.sf.lcd_density=XXX
Here, XXX refers to the DPI Value. While generally the values are a multiple of 160, you may choose to set any value of your choice.
By default, the Android System scans for WiFi networks at an interval of 15 seconds. While this feature is good,it does drain out a lot of battery. You can change this interval with the help of the following code.
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=XXX
Here, XXX refers to the interval of scanning in seconds. So if you’d want to change the interval to say 5 minutes, change XXX to 300.
Android System comes with astock performance tuner, which for some reason Google disables. You can enable it with the help of the following code toexperience better RAM management and increased processing.
debug.performance.tuning=1
Sometimes in the process of RAM Management, some devices tend to clear the launcher app from the memory. The Android Launcher is an application that uses a lot of processing power upon restart, and clearing it from the RAM continuously uses a lot of processing power that results inloss of essential battery juiceas well. This can be prevented bylocking the launcher app to the memorywith the help of the code below.
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ = 1
Android has astagefright frameworkfor its streaming purposes(No, we’re not talking about the Stagefright security hack), which can be altered to result in faster streaming of online videos. You can do that by adding the following lines of code at the end of the Build.Prop file.
media.stagefright.enable-player=truemedia.stagefright.enable-meta=truemedia.stagefright.enable-scan=truemedia.stagefright.enable-http=truemedia.stagefright.enable-rtsp=truemedia.stagefright.enable-record=false
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The Build.Prop file is the basic config file for the majority of aspects of the Android System. You can tweak it to modify most of the functioning of your device to suit your liking or needs. Well, these were some of the most handy and useful Build.Prop tweaks you can try on your Android smartphone. We have included tweaks that should work with Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and even the latest Android O update.Do share with us your experiences of tweaking around with the Build.Prop file, and any queries in the comments section below.
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