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2010-11-02 , 22:22
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#933
The app SPARE PARTS wins the most *weird* award. The app, and a bizarre technique, 'forces' apps that don't scale, to fill fit the screen as they should!

http://www.jkkmobile.com/2010/11/how...ll-screen.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zasSIA7sexM

I'm not sure how/why it works but it works, and takes care of those pesky 15% of applications/games that seem to be lacking full-screen capability. Perhaps it has something to do with an older UI API level.

A must watch for Tab owners.

EDIT: Ok so spare parts offers OS options that are not a part of the regular settings menu. JKK toggles a 'compatibility mode' using spare parts, that enables older apps to display better on more recent OSs.

From the android site:
Older applications run in a compatibility mode that provides best-effort rendering on the current screen.
You can read about it at the official android site:
http://developer.android.com/guide/p...ility-examples
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