ROON on Lenovo Tab M8 HD

[Chris_Lehner]

Just picked one of these up, to run dedicated for ROON. Can seem to get it to rotate, into Landscape.

Thanks

[killdozer (Brutalise me with music)]

Hi @Chris_Lehner. I can’t find the official word on this. I believe that the screen size is too small to support the rotation. In effect it’s treated like a phone screen. I seem to remember you need a large iPad screen for this to work.

[Chris_Lehner]

Sorry; it’s actually a Smart Tab M8…but same size.

If that’s the reason, it’s a real heartbreaker. I bought it, JUST for that.

[Chris_Lehner]

Actually…I did a Google; looks like 8" and above should be good.

Over apps on it, auto-rotate; so I guess that’s what I was asking. Is there a setting in ROON that enables it? I looked; LOTS of options…so that one didn’t jump out at me.

[Chris_Lehner]

Ah; this might help. Especially since it also relates to a Lenovo unit.

Setting Up Roon in Landscape Mode from Portrait on Tablet - [Solved - Edited Pixel Density]

Hi I’d like to set my Lenovo tablet up to display in tablet landscape, rather than phone portrait, mode but am apprehensive in compromising it’s usability for other apps by modifying it’s settings. The attached screenshot shows the current display settings. Could you recommend a good compromise (or let me know you are enabling an option to choose?) Thanks! Steve [Screenshot_2018-07-24-07-52-57]

[Andrew_Stoneman (AJS)]

I have the M10 - not good news from me, sorry. Not the screen - it is very hit/miss with Roon, sometimes connects, sometimes takes ages, sometimes won’t at all

I have an iPad Air - no problem at all. Also annoying for me - since I specifically got this for my second system - now I regularly have to run downstairs to get the iPad

On the up side, it works much better for controlling Alexa and my other gadgets, no idea why

Regards
Andy

[Chris_Lehner]

OK, well…

based on this thread Tablet stuck in phone mode [SOLVED: bad DPI from manufacturer] I feel fairly certain I’ve made the correct steps, to set my DPI to 160. But DisplayInfo still has it listed at 189.

While I didn’t check it before…only after, once ROON still wouldn’t go into Landscape; I say I feel confident my adb shell wm density "160” && adb reboot command worked…because the Tab did reboot. Just didn’t set DPI to 160.

Another thing I’m noticing…and man, I didn’t expect a science project; but DisplayInfo lists the ‘device class’…as Smartphone. $99, on sale for $59; I guess you get what you pay for…but I would have thought, it could run a single app. (FTR…I also think ROON could be a bit more flexible).

To make matters worse…I just found out, Auralic Lightning DS (the direct controller for my unit); isn’t supported for Android anymore. I’m wondering how much to chase this…considering Andy saying, even the M10…which is plenty big enough…is flaky

[Andrew_Stoneman (AJS)]

I paid very little for mine (~GBP50/US$60) including the Alexa dock, they were on sale, Lenovo (I’m a long-time Lenovo Carbon X1 fan), must be a bargain!

Caveat Emptor

Still, on the upside, it’s fine as a general browsing tablet and I didn’t need a mortgage

[Rolf_S]

Try this instead:
adb shell wm density 160 && adb reboot

[Chris_Lehner]

^Damn; I was hoping that would work. No bueno

[Rolf_S]

This is odd…changing the ppi did work for me (Lenovo M8 FHD - 8", 1900*1200) using these instructions:

How to change the DPI of an Android device without root

BTW, for a 1280*800 8" tablet, the native resolution is 189 ppi - that’s what I would set it to.

[Chris_Lehner]

Well…maybe that’s why it’s working for you? As I mentioned…I didn’t check it beforehand; so I don’t know if it was always 189, and therefore my changes haven’t made a difference. Or…if it’s not letting me go below 189 for some reason; because…that is where I’m at.

But I still can’t get ROON to Landscape.

I’ll look at your thread. (oh; that’s what I used)

[Chris_Lehner]

Yeah; I tried going up. Also didn’t move off 189. My debug isn’t working (even though it reboots, and runs without an error in the command window).

Hmmm

[Chris_Lehner]

^Do I need to have my drivers, any place in particular??

[Chris_Lehner]

I also just did a “size reset”. Still 189; so I think that’s how it came, and what I’ve done…hasn’t moved the needle a bit.

But, Rolf…are you saying you get Tablet Display on ROON, at 189?

[Chris_Lehner]

Interesting. I did just notice…that in DisplayInfo, ‘device class’ changed from Smartphone to Tablet.

[Chris_Lehner]

SUCCESS!

Tricky stuff, this. So…with DisplayInfo still saying 189 (but encouraged by the change, from Device = Smartphone to Tablet); I thought it might have to do with some of the Tablet settings themselves.

Went into Settings > Display > Display Size: Custom (160)

Opened ROON; lovely! So…$59, some Google-Fu, and some elbow-grease; gets 'er done.

[Chris_Lehner]

Handsome

[Andrew_Stoneman (AJS)]

Sorry for going off topic a bit - but I kept getting that ‘TIDAL Login failed’ flag a couple of weeks ago

It seems to have fixed itself, but is there something to do - in case it comes back?

[Chris_Lehner]

Log back in? LOL

I haven’t been using my ROON in a minute; but my recollection, is that it’ll drop your saved log-ins from time to time…as do most apps.