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How do I edit the "build.prop" file in Android  without Rooting it? 14 ANSWERS

Harshit Raghuvanshi, Custom ROMs and OS feature developer Answered Nov 21 2015

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I have edited build.prop on my android one this way when there was no root for marshmallo marshmallow w Why can't you do it normally? Because you don't have permissions to or your system is read only. Root provides you with root permissions, which lets you modify those system

files and/or make system read write system How to Here's how to do it.  You  Y ou need permissions. permissions. But you don't don't want root. Alright so move to somewhere where you won't need those permissions or you have enough permissions to do so. I'd recommend recovery mode. You have full access to system files in recovery mode, but only if it is mounted. Many stock recoveries don't have option to mount system partition or don't have adb access for commands. You might want a custom recovery for this. And no, you don't need root for custom recovery. I'll talk about this in next part So now all you need to do is, boot into recovery (custom preferred), mount system and then using adb, pull the build.prop file

adb pull /system/build.prop

Now edit the file you just extracted and save it Push it back to your phone via adb

adb push /system/build.prop

 You're  Y ou're not done yet. You need to set permissions permissions too So open she'll via terminal adb shell

Now from shell, set the right permissions

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Well, there are two ways to do so 1. Install custom recovery Simply install custom recovery via fastboot and boot into it. P.S this requires unlocking bootloader  2. Temporarily Temporarily boot into recovery

So you need recovery image for this Boot into recovery via fastboot fastboot boot recovery.img

Where revocery.img is path to img file of recovery P.S some phones might require unlocked bootloader even for this 128.6k Views · View 35 Upvoters Your feedback is private.

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Dharmendra Singh, AN_Droid Answered Jun 4 2016 · Author has 227 answers and 1m answer views

Build Properties aka “build.prop” is a file in system folder of your phone which defines the A-Z details of your phone, model, brand, android version, version, etc. You can tweak build.prop to change the way your device behaves. You can boost internet speed, change phone specifications, increase system performance, make almost all apps compatible or trick websites to display a tablet interface. So here’s how to edit Build.prop file. This are only a few things you can do if you edit your build.prop. In this tutorial I am going to teach you how to edit LCD density by editing build.prop. You can follow this tutorial for tweaking almost everything inside the build.prop file. Before we start, note that we need a rooted android device to edit this file. Changing the LDC density will result like you’ve changed the screen’s resolution. You’ll You’ll have the ability to easily read small text or see small images clearly. You can also make things like icons smaller on screen while still making it clear and legible. Here’s how we do it. 1.Using Root Explorer: Note: download “Spareparts” before you continue. https://play.google.com/store/ap...

Open Root Explorer and allow superuser access and you should be at the root partition. Scroll down and select “system” Select “Mount R/W” button located at the top. Clicking the “r/o” button should change to “r/w”. Long press “build.prop” and select “Open in Text Editor” Scroll down and find the line “ro.sf.lcd_density=240” “ro.sf.lcd_density=240” and change it to the value like 167, 180, 200, 220. Press the “Menu” button on your phone and select “Save Changes”. Open Spareparts and make sure you uncheck “Compatibility Mode”. Reboot your phone 2.Using ES File Explorer: o wn!  Still have a question? Ask your own! Open ES File Explorer and press your “Menu” button and then

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“remember” Check “Mount File System” and press your back button. When in sdcard partition, select the sdcard image in the top left and it should change to home image. You are now at root. Scroll down and select “system”. Press “build.prop” and select “ES Note Editor”. Scroll down and find “ro.sf.lcd_density=240” “ro.sf.lcd_density=240” and change it to a value like 167, 180, 200,220. Press “Menu” button on your phone and select “save” Open Spareparts and uncheck “Compatibility Mode” Reboot your phone. 41k Views · View 5 Upvoters Your feedback is private.

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Amit Lakhmani, Owner of a enterprise mobile apps development company Answered Apr 23 2016

 You can do it without  You without root, but only only from custom recovery if you have an unlocked bootloader. Usually a locked bootloader is the only thing keeping people from rooting. So yes, you can do it without root, but only if you do almost all of the steps required to root (and at that point you might as well root). .Using ES File Explorer:

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Check “Mount File System” and press your back button. When in sdcard partition, select the sdcard image in the top left and it should change to home image. You are now at root. Scroll down and select “system”. Press “build.prop” and select “ES Note Editor”. Scroll down and find “ro.sf.lcd_density=240” “ro.sf.lcd_density=240” and change it to a value like 167, 180, 200,220. Press “Menu” button on your phone and select “save” Open Spareparts and uncheck “Compatibility Mode” Reboot your phone. If you messed up your build.prop, follow the steps below. In command prompt: Adb pull /system/build.prop Edit the file and restore the changes Save the file Adb shell mount –o remount rw /system Adb reboot 18.5k Views · View 1 Upvoter Your feedback is private.

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 John Smith, Android Security Security Engineer, Spyware Spyware evaluator evaluator Answered Aug 17 2017

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