I recently bought Galaxy Z Flip 7 and I decided whether there is the same problem that I had on Galaxy Z Flip 5 that I reported in 2024 - forum " Galaxy Z Flip 5 density reported issue
On Z Flip 5 the issue started after Upgrade from Android 13 to Android 14
I have reported it to the support and for a year I have been told many times that it will be fixed but it never had been.
Now with Galaxy Z Flip 7 it is the same issue. The Screen Size reported using Android Functions is incorrect:
float deviceScale = getApplicationContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
float deviceWidth = getApplicationContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels;
float deviceHeight = getApplicationContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels;
From Device Specification:
Main Display 2520 x 1080 (FHD+)
Cover Screen Display 1048 x 948
From calling Android functions:
Main Display
deviceScale = 3.0
deviceWidth = 1080.0
deviceHeight = 2314.0
Are you using GoodLock to run your app on the cover screen by any chance?
From my experience, GoodLock uses the same DPI across both the main screen & cover screen in order to make the app continuity experience smoother. The cover screen reports higher width & height due to the increased DPI.
As far as I understand this is not a bug but rather intended behavior.
This is (was) a bug. It appeared on Z Flip 5 after upgrade from Android 13 to Android 14. And it has been like this since then. How can it be intended behaviour? The screen resolution is screen resolution you can’t say it is better that it is in real life. You can see that main screen and cover screen reported resolution is different. And there is no continuity when you close the screen. The screen is locked. And it wouldn’t make sense - you have to resize the app to the current screen.
On Z Flip 5 I was told many times it will be fixed in next firmware update and it never happened.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter now. I returned Z Flip 7 and I lost Z Flip 5 because Samsung Australia STOLE it.
If you ask why? First they say “It is on us, you can return the phone within 30 days if you are not happy” But then, they put in their “Buy and Try” conditions that the trade-in phone is forfeited and it’s estimated value as well if you return the phone. So it is a nice “Try” by Samsung. Lucky I didn’t trade-in better device because I could lose $900, but I lost only $380.
What does Samsung US do? They don’t steal the phone. They put the note on their website saying:
What happens if I sent a trade-in device as part of my order?
If your order included a trade-in, the trade-in will be canceled once the return is successfully processed. We are unable to return any completed trade-in devices, so please make sure you don’t send us your trade-in device until after you’ve decided to keep your new device.
But, hey, it is legal to do it in Australia. They put a lot of BS on their webpage about Samsung Ethics code, but they don’t care about it. And you can only contact online support. What can they do? They just follow the rules.
So I have finished with Samsung. And I am using Motorola razr 60 ultra. At least their cover screen works like a phone screen should, not a toy on Samsung Flip phones. You can use any application you want, you have screen rotation, you have all buttons on quick navigation bar and you have all notification shown on the AOD screen. And you can see new notification when you run any app on cover screen. On Samsung you hear the sound but you don’t know what notification it is, until you quit an app.