resolution of homescreens

[Guest deadpickle]

I have been using homescreen designer to make homescreens lately and have noticed something that bothers me. When i make the homescreen background image i use the resolution 176x220 which i believe to be the resolution for my smartphone screen. when i go to transfer it to my phone the phone's screen clips the image alittle bit from the top. Why does it do this? also is there anyway i can change the resolution on my photoshop canvas so that im working with the real displayed resolution? Clipping spikes head is unacceptable, if you know what i mean (cowboy bebop).

[Guest BrAGoL]

176x220 pixels are used for splashscreens... and is the actual size resolution of our display...

if you want to use it as your home background image, you should re-size it to 176x200...

take notice of the size of the Menu Bar that's taking space in the HS background...