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Sense ui on galaxy tab?

since i saw some thread saying it can be rooted, means that we can flash it to a new rom say like HTC sense UI? (if there's any)
i like sense ui better than touchwiz, so i probably want one if it exist
would be appreciated if anybody knows a link to the rom also

I do not know of any roms for the tab yet.
Regarding sence i seriously doubt there will be a rom in the future since its not supposed to run on the tabs resolution. It wouldnt feel right anyways without beeing optimized fot tablet use, the widgets would be ridiculously big (tried with launcher pro widgets) (-:
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Sense would be fugly on the Tab :|

lol, fugly is it?
somehow i still see this one as a huge smartphone than a tab, yet
unless maybe the release of gingerbread will make it feels like a tablet more
anyway, the more the merrier
it wouldnt kill for someone to actually develop a different rom for 7inch tab, or maybe after htc actually release one of his own htc tab
thanks anyway ^^

Before we get custom ROMs, someone needs to work out how to get a custom bootloader and/or recovery onto the device so we can write to the lowlevel filesystem. As of yet, this hasn't happened.
If you want Sense then I suggest getting LauncherPro Plus as their widgets are very similar to the Sense ones. You can also track down a copy of the .APK for "LovelyWidgets" which is a clone of the HTC flipclock. You won't get the in-app changes, but you can make the launcher look a lot like Sense at least.
Also, seeing how much work it takes people to port Sense between extremely similar devices (HTC Desire & the Nexus One for example), there would be a lot more work involved porting it to an unfamiliar system with a screen resolution that AFAIK doesn't exist on any other Sense-based devices, so as well as porting things, they'd need to rescale some of the graphics to make them fit which might not look too pretty.
If you want Sense, then you might wanna either wait until someone _maybe_ ports it, or until HTC release a tablet of their own, which is surely just a matter of time.

ah, i see
is launcher pro gonna affect my original system and i have to root my tab 1st to make it usable?
does it works well on 7" and tab res?
i'll google about launcher pro and see what they looks like, thanks

The pro plus widgets are pretty ugly as well. In any case, something will come along shortly, just you wait.

well, since i failed to get my galaxy tab today, i'll wait for sure lol
only 1000 unit sold for today only and the line is up to car parking area, geez
gonna wait for when it touch the stores then
bad luck

Justin^Tan said:
ah, i see
is launcher pro gonna affect my original system and i have to root my tab 1st to make it usable?
does it works well on 7" and tab res?
i'll google about launcher pro and see what they looks like, thanks
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No, you don't have to root your Tab to use LP. Just download it from the Market (when Google get's down from their high chair and fixes it so you can actually USE it...) and install. It doesn't replace anything. If you don't select default home, you can even switch between LP and TouchWiz with the Home button.
IMO, the LP widgets look good on the Tab, not "fugly" at all. I'm happy using LP+ as it is, but it will be better when LP manages to support the Tab more fully (using 5x5, 5x6 or perhaps even 6x7 grid of icons?)

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IMO, the LP widgets look good on the Tab, not "fugly" at all. I'm happy using LP+ as it is, but it will be better when LP manages to support the Tab more fully (using 5x5, 5x6 or perhaps even 6x7 grid of icons?)
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Can't you just increase the number of Rows & Columns in the settings?

knightnz said:
Can't you just increase the number of Rows & Columns in the settings?
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Yes, infact I can. I tried that on the SGS and it looked horrible so I didn't try it on the Tab. However, after another member suggested that also, I tried and it isn't that bad. Infact it looks quite good and I'm now using a 6x5 grid on my Tab. So, thanks for the suggestion to the two of you
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Have you guys tried to change the LCD density on the tab? It makes everything smaller and gives it a high res look. That might look really good on the tab. On the galaxy s you can get rootexplorer and edit /system/build.prop there is a setting "ro.sf.lcd_density=240". When lowered to 180 or 200 on the galaxy s it makes it feel like a tablet and makes changing the rows and columns to something like 5x6 look alot nicer. One of y'all with the Tab should try it out and post back.
Oh yea you have to reboot after edit as well.
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[discussion] MULTI WINDOW feature on s2

Can someone suggest if the multi window feature of galaxy note 2 can be ported to galaxy s2 ???

4.3' screen hmmmm

buy Gnote 2 and u will get multi window

it will b great if it happen i m sure that it will b possible on Paranoid android rom may b

it would be a good idea but you will need a s-pen or move the selected window up when you use the keyboard, im not sure how its done on the note 2 but its a must with multitasking, have a note pad on one side and the web on another, will help copy and paste information.

I wouldn't say it would be impossible, but I'd say it would be freaking difficult. I was one of the people who tried to port the S3 ROM to the S2 and trust me, it is one hell of a job. So, I don't thin any dev would be up for porting the Note 2 ROM for S2. NVM, I'm gonna get a Note 2 anyway.

Wow. What I would give to have this on my S2. So many possibilities! Been using dual monitor on my pc for a while now, hoping it would be similar in a way, the productivity increase could really be worthwhile.
But i can see this would take a lot of work to implement on our devices. :\

I believe the framework has to modified ..meanwhile use the floating widget app

multitasking window
republicano said:
it would be a good idea but you will need a s-pen or move the selected window up when you use the keyboard, im not sure how its done on the note 2 but its a must with multitasking, have a note pad on one side and the web on another, will help copy and paste information.
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yes, you are right. Similar to x-plore.apk which has two screens side by side. It helps copy the files and paste it to different locations within the phone and memory card. Its an amazing app with lot of nice features. I simply love it and nothing equalant to that as of now. what do the community think? :good:
Find the link https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....Xplore&rdot=1

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yes, you are right. Similar to x-plore.apk which has two screens side by side. It helps copy the files and paste it to different locations within the phone and memory card. Its an amazing app with lot of nice features. I simply love it and nothing equalant to that as of now. what do the community think? :good:
Find the link https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....Xplore&rdot=1
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I got that program too, its the only file manager you need, open zips,apk as zips, it helps alot with transferring photos to their right folders to external sd. I remember it was on symbian mobiles but just with one pane,
in paranoid android you can change the dpi and layout so it displays more on the screen, helps alot and its not too large, with contacts you can get a similar result to xplorer, have all your contacts on one side and the other is the details of who you clicked on, same with settings,calendar,google rss reader,

This?
http://www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/developers-add-support-for-samsung-multi-window-to-your-apps-r823

I, too, would like this feature in S2. Although I am thinking of getting a Note2 anyhow.

Do you think it'll be possible now since its coming on the s3? It would be a great feature to have.

Completely useless on small screens IMVHO.
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Cyanogenmod tried to add this in CM9 add www
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I guess it won't make any Sense under 4,5".
4.5" or beyond will propably get this Feature.

Looks cool. Thats one use.
Enough for me to want it on mi S2.
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Completely useless on small screens IMVHO.
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try AllianceMOD, Multi windows working just fine for me...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118034

I'm also using this feature on my phone, but it seems a bit laggy sometimes when I move the line either up or down that devides two apps.
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I used DisasterROM v9 and flashed a mod specifically for this ROM, cause the SecSettings.apk was heavily edited.
I'm now using DisasterROM v10 and multiwindow is working, but I've lost the toggle to switch it on/off.
sirkula said:
try AllianceMOD, Multi windows working just fine for me...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118034
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[4.2]Tablet UI on Android 4.2?

I've just upgraded to Android 4.2 and noticed the lack of tablet ui when I changed the DPI.
Is there any watt till get it back or has it been fully removed? I loved the old UI.
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pankomputerek said:
I've just upgraded to Android 4.2 and noticed the lack of tablet ui when I changed the DPI.
Is there any watt till get it back or has it been fully removed? I loved the old UI.
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Yeah, WTF happened? Just did the same. 160 dpi with the 213 dpi gui? No thanks.

the update has unified the tablet UI... look at the nexus 10 and you will see you are now running the "tablet' UI. there is no split in UI like there was before (ie. no tablet and phablet difference)

Of course there are changes in 160dpi. It's not the same as 213, Youtube is still totally different, market, gmail. Just navigation and notification bar are splited. But Yeah, old ui was much better. There is too much wasted space in new UI

Hopefully some custom ROMs will add this in. Its a shame, I used to be able to operate with almost one hand and now I need the other to use the notifications. Some things were added tipi the top right quick settings but I really want it on the bottom.
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That's exactly what I suspected, no tablet UI included. I am definitely won't update to this. Let's hope the community will fix that.

They're doing away with the old tablet UI to unify the devices.
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-

Yeah, and that is dumb as hell in my opinion!

i dont think it is necessarily dumb. i believe it is important to not have a split experience when it comes to your OS. If you want something different that is what custom ROMs are for. But for what google is putting out they want everyone to have a similar experience no matter what device they are on. that way going from your phone to a tablet is more natural

Using Tablet UI, I experienced accidentally pressing the Nav buttons and expanding the status bar while playing games. I think keeping the buttons away from where the fingers will accidentally press them is not dumb at all. I hope they find a better way to implement Tablet UI.

When I saw that the Nexus 10 had the new UI, I feared that this would happen.

Just flashed 4.2 and it was such a pity to discover that there's no tablet ui (( I liked it so much

nickriley said:
Just flashed 4.2 and it was such a pity to discover that there's no tablet ui (( I liked it so much
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Seems tablet ui is being worked on for 4.2...
Here's some files you can beta test:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780970&page=84
Let me know (or better yet, the dev), if they work.

ace7196 said:
Seems tablet ui is being worked on for 4.2...
Here's some files you can beta test:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780970&page=84
Let me know (or better yet, the dev), if they work.
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Gotta give this a try when i get home! very nice! Thank you!
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Now we can have multiple user accounts on our Nexus 7... I'm wondering if it's possible to have one user running at 213 dpi and another at 160 dpi, so have different resolutions per user?
I read it's a change to the system build properties file in a thread about tablet UI, so I imagine it wouldn't be that hard for some savvy person to write a script to swap that at user logon, like in a .profile or similar, if android has those. I guess it must run as root, which is surely achievable on a rooted device... :fingers-crossed:

Key Lime Pie
Hopefully Google will figure something out for Key Lime Pie, unified UI is good for noobies but power users like us want something more and that's why we went with android.

Porting the Galaxy NOTE 8 ROM on NOTE 1

Just thought I might share this experience for those who are foolish enough like me. You must understand I am not a developer but I love to tinker.
While most are busy porting apps, wallpapers, ringtones, etc from the Galaxy S4, I thought why don't I port the Galaxy Note 8 instead. So with a bunch of foolishness, I downloaded the Galaxy Note 8 N5100XXBMC9_N5100OXABMC8_DBT Firmware, extracted, deodexed and zipaligned it and copied all the system/apps and the system/frameworks & system/etc/permissions and a lot of system/lib files & /media and /fonts folder, packed it in a pre-made note1 rom, edited the build.prop and set lcd density to 213 (as this is the density that the note 8 is using) and flashed it thru recovery. Luckily it booted and reached the Setup screen showing some errors which I ignored and just went thru the whole setup wizard sometimes rebooting itself and going back to the setup screen again until I finally made it thru the google setup page and eventually the homescreen and greeted with a very nice wallpaper. At this point, the systemui is not working, nor does wifi but telephony works so does mms. Gallery, Video Player, Music Player, File Manager, Splanner with pefect fitting Calendar widget, Email, Alarm, World Clock, airview and some other extra apps - all working fine with few minor bugs. Calculator, Snote, Quick Command, screenshot not working.
So I immediately tried to activate multiwindows which is the feature I am after. Like the note1 and note2, just long pressing the back button activates the multiwindow bar. There are two modes to the multiwindow bar, dual mode and cascade mode. While the note 10.1 uses the systemui traybar to show multiwindow apps, the Note 8 uses the flashbar tray to launch multiwindow apps. There are some differences as you can see in the video.
There are a lot of work to be done for a full port specially the systemui and wifi. I am not sure which framework files or lib files are hardware related so I am not sure if it is worth the effort to make a full port at all. But I learned some things doing this foolish thing and might give others the courage to try things, to learn, to explore even in the face of failure. I am still as noob as when I started learning about android 4 months ago. There is so much to learn and I am having a great time being part of an open system and a great community like xda. I would say there is so much more to learn here than in school. For all the things I have learned in a span of 4 months here in xda, I would like to say THANK YOU.
VIDEO LINK
In the meantime, I have uploaded the Note 8 Apps HERE for those who want to use it on stock note1 rom preferably at 213 Phablet or Tablet UI.

I believe we have a good dev here that can help you to port..hope so..:fingers-crossed:

Thank you Xperiacle, thanks for keeping our note alive with your mods. Thanks you for all!
Amazing job dude, really!

xperiacle, i always wonder what you are up to when you become quiet .....
Just how foolish can one get !

Share the rom with us xperiacle
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This is amazing
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you could definitely share the rom with us !!
thanks for ur work !

Thanks for the innovative thoughts and work.
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
Share the rom with us xperiacle
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"IF" and when I have a stable enough port of the Note 8 ROM, I will definitely SHARE it here in xda. At the moment it is pretty unstable and I am having second thoughts about it. Using it for a while, there is nothing really special about it except of course the multiwindow feature. It uses a mostly WHITE theme which is not good for battery life and eyesight. Apart from the new flashbar multiwindow, most Note 8 stock apps can run on stock JB note1 using 213 dpi like TW Launcher, Galllery, VideoPlayer, MMS, Email, Task Manager, Music Player, Splanner, Clock and Weather Widgets, File Manager, Awesome Note, Flipboard, Svoice, Chrome, etc. Gesturepad does not run but there are better alternatives on the PlayStore. Polaris Office tablet runs well on the port but on the stock note1 rom, it doesn't run probably because it is checking some signature. Readers hub now detects whether device is rooted or not and does not run on rooted roms. Snote tablet does not work but the Snote ported by arsaw for GS3 works well enough. As the systemui is not working I could not test the Reading Mode feature - it could be something that can be ported from android.policy. The rest are just minor stuff.
Talking about the multiwindow feature - the default uses the same native multiwindow as the stock multiwindow on the note1 and note2 which is the multiwindow feature shown on commercials and Note 8 review sites. But once you delete the com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml file in permissions folder, you will get multiwindow just like the one on the video I have shown which is better of course as apps can be maximised and restored to window mode back and forth - which is already available on note1 using my floating multiwindow and tablet ui mods.
What are your thoughts, Guys? What feature do you think is worth porting/using a Note 8 Rom?
P.S. I have uploaded the base ROM and it is very unstable at the moment but it lets you experience first hand what I have been talking about. It is only for those who know what they are doing. So if you are interested to try, send me a PM and I will share the link. But a BIG WARNING, I am not responsible for any damage that may result in flashing it. It uses Philz xxlsz 4.35 kernel which do not have the bootloop fix but it's the one I use because I dont get bootloops with it. As for the Note 8 stock apps for those who are using 213 phablet or tablet ui modes, I will upload them later.

For anyone interested the stock n5100 (note 8) download link from Sam mobile is http://www.hotfile.com/dl/200082066/9df9e66/N5100XXBMC9_N5100OXABMC8_DBT.zip.html
OBVIOUSLY DONT FLASH THIS ON YOUR N7000

asf58967 said:
For anyone interested the stock n5100 (note 8) download link from Sam mobile is http://www.hotfile.com/dl/200082066/9df9e66/N5100XXBMC9_N5100OXABMC8_DBT.zip.html
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Note 1 user can't flash directly the note 8's rom remove this link otherwise there will be a handful of died note's just because noob's will surely see this link and flash it without any reading
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
Note 1 user can't flash directly the note 8's rom remove this link otherwise there will be a handful of died note's just because noob's will surely see this link and flash it without any reading
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I posted the link because many of the apk files themselves are useful alongside with xposed framework and per app DPI settings.
But since YOU are so concerned I will post a warning.
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xperiacle, mods are your forte. Roms are bound to present stability issues. Mods also give flexibility for improvisations and enhance the learning experience. so more mods please

Some updates...
I have managed to port fully working Snote with idea sketch with more features than the note2 snote app. Also comes with S Page widget. A better looking Quick Snote.
I also managed to port the keyboard with three layouts - qwerty, floating, split - and with awesome handwriting recognition using vision objects engine.
So far, Splanner with handwriting mode perfectly working with perfectly fitting widget on Homescreen at 213 dpi.
Polaris Office tablet working with some watermarks but can be hacked with smali edit I guess.
All ported apps will be shared once I finished pinpointing the necessary lib files.

xperiacle said:
Some updates...
I have managed to port fully working Snote with idea sketch with more features than the note2 snote app. Also comes with S Page widget. A better looking Quick Snote.
I also managed to port the keyboard with three layouts - qwerty, floating, split - and with awesome handwriting recognition using vision objects engine.
So far, Splanner with handwriting mode perfectly working with perfectly fitting widget on Homescreen at 213 dpi.
Polaris Office tablet working with some watermarks but can be hacked with smali edit I guess.
All ported apps will be shared once I finished pinpointing the necessary lib files.
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Great work mate

very exciting to see this.
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Hi Xperiacle, this is great! I admire the SNOTE you provide.
Just noticed it's UI is clipped (undo redo arrows) and possibly other controls. Was not successful changing the DPI for this app, also no problem changing it for others. Any suggestion how to change it?
Also - don't you have additional languages for the hand writing recognition, particularly Czech?
Thanks a lot!

Is it possible just to get that keyboard?
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This sounds amazing
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[Q] Any one can help me make this App multi dpi?

First off, thanks for anyone who would give help and do it for my urgent need.
Second, I tried to do it with my self but failed due to my poor programming skills.
Here are two apks SecContacts_OSup.apk & SecPhone.apk for the note 3 N9005 KK.
They're NOT stock, but themed and have different layouts. They're working on my device but the dpi is not set correctly.
I need them to support multi dpi to fit correctly on my 400dpi stock rom
That's it all.
Thanks a lot in advance for anyone.
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Those are themed stock TouchWiz apps for the Phone and Contact to be like the ones in the AOSP based roms.
After testing it, especially the dialer and in-call interface, I experienced a faster and smoother performance than in the stock original apps interface, not to mention how more beautiful are them now.
http://imgur.com/Ulxc8oi&3VncKpb&B3AwEhG
As per the screens, it all works well and the apps functions get along very well with the new layout also.

Marvino. said:
First off, thanks for anyone who would give help and do it for my urgent need.
Second, I tried to do it with my self but failed due to my poor programming skills.
Here are two apks SecContacts_OSup.apk & SecPhone.apk for the note 3 N9005 KK.
They're NOT stock, but themed and have different layouts. They're working on my device but the dpi is not set correctly.
I need them to support multi dpi to fit correctly on my 400dpi stock rom
That's it all.
Thanks a lot in advance for anyone.
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@tkari4 is the best in multidpi. He's the only developer here insist of staying with KK. Probably he can help.
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Rosli59564 said:
@tkari4 is the best in multidpi. He's the only developer here insist of staying with KK. Probably he can help.
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Wow good news, I wish he could have time to do it really and see it very soon.