Something cool would be to open the pen window chooser without the s-pen pulled out. Maybe a long press of the menu button would open the application selector. I know the multi-window has this in a way, but the quick minimizing and access of the pen window is a nice feature
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I was just reading about webOS and how good its interface is when dealing with multi-tasking and I realised how poor androids multi-tasking interface is. The only way I know to switch between running apps is to hold home button for a few seconds...
I personally think this can be improved by having thumbnails of open apps popup when the home button is single pressed on a home screen. Just as at the moment previews of all the home screens popup I think this should be switched with open app previews. I rarely ever use the home screen preview thing so i think its wasted, but I definitely would use app selector if little thumbnails showed.
Anybody have any thoughts on this? Im not a developer so I have no idea if this is possible but I think it would be a good feature to add and improve android. Do any devs think they can implement this??
Moved to general as not ROM development.
This would be a feature for a launcher app, so might be worth suggesting to someone like Fede who develops Launcher Pro, or cyanogenmod people that make ADW?
yes you are right. thanks. I was too lazy to find the relevant section to post under. will try contacting anderweb. or fede.
There are a couple of apps which overlays a screen on top of the current app you are in by tapping home twice, you can then open apps/access widgets without having to go back to homescreen first.
Currently im using 'smart taskbar', you can set the activation mode to be (1) tapping on a half-circle spot on either side of your screen or (2) swiping from one side to another. You can then open from a list of 5 'pinned' apps or choose from the mini apps drawer below, or click a tab called 'running' which seems the same as the current holding on home button behavior.
check out power strip. allows you to get a popup window where ever you are by doubble tapping home button (ore long press search button). there you can have quick access to widgets, shortcuts etc. really cool.
smiskkissen said:
check out power strip. allows you to get a popup window where ever you are by doubble tapping home button (ore long press search button). there you can have quick access to widgets, shortcuts etc. really cool.
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just downloaded both power strip and the one mentioned above. Will try them both out and report back on whether its what i was suggesting. Thanks for your suggestions.
Can I add my Calculator or any app I want to Pen Window?
I can't find out how to do so
Found my Calculator.
I Use Realcalc, so I did shut down the stock Calc.
Turning it back on brought it back to Pen Window.
Is there a way to add any app to Pen Window?
With the previous Note devices, you could use the button on the S-Pen to toggle between inking and erasing in S-Note. That functionality seems gone now that the button toggles Air Command. But even when I turn off air command, I can't use that button as a toggle anymore. Is this feature gone for good? It was super convenient. ..
Good question. I've never used a Note, but it would seem to be the most useful way to write effectively with the pen. I would hope that Samsung didn't do away with such a feature just to pimp the new S-pen features.
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Has anyone figured out a way to make a shortcut to the pen window function? This is the feature where you take out the s-pen, click pen window, draw a rectangle, then pick one of the preselected apps. I don't find myself using the s-pen much at all, but having a shortcut to that feature would be AMAZING. It would simply be a matter of clicking the icon shortcut (or assigning a gesture to it with Nova), drawing a rectangle with your finger, then selecting an app.
I'm using Nova launcher and can't seem to find a shortcut for it in there. Any help would be much appreciated!
TIA!
Edit: NM, finally found an app for this in the play store. $1.49 well worth it IMO. Same dude who made the pen window manager to add more apps to pen window.
Hi,
I just bought this phone, upgraded from my Note 4. Basically on the Note 4, there's a toggle and setting for multi windows, but I dont see it on the Edge+? Where can I find it?
Also, on the Note 4 I can hold the back button then a side panel will appear with the list of apps that can be used in multi windows. But holding back button on the edge+ doesnt do anything?
I've done some googling but didnt find anything useful, pls help.
Press and hold the recent apps button. Available apps will appear at the bottom of the screen. You can scroll left and right through the apps. Just select an app and it will fill the top half of your screen. Second app selected will fill the bottom half.
Hi,
What you mentioned is split view. In Note4, if i have a full screen app running (e.g. games), then when i hold the back button, it will allow me to open another apps as a popup window so I can let the full screen app running while looking at the pop up app. But the split view doesnt support this as both apps need to be split view-able