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S-pen near screen as mouse-over effect

Maybe this is old news to many, but I just discovered that when the s-pen is near the screen (but not touching), there's a mouse-over effect. Cool!!
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Yes old.
There's an option to activate a graphical pointer while over it
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tytung2020 said:
Maybe this is old news to many, but I just discovered that when the s-pen is near the screen (but not touching), there's a mouse-over effect. Cool!!
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It is. Very useful in the browser, too.

For me I don't like the pointer option(in papyrus app for exemple) , to remove it :
\system\usr\idc\sec_e-pen.idc
Enable touch.deviceType = pointer
Disable touch.deviceType = touchScreen
Reboot after change
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I'd assume that this will not work that well with a screen protector over it?

Spo0f said:
I'd assume that this will not work that well with a screen protector over it?
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It works perfect
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antz_77 said:
It works perfect
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So mine is not working ...

This effect is somewhat similar to Xperia Sola the floating touch thing. Developers should take this effect even forward and try make scrolling possible while hovering over the screen with the stylus button pressed it'll be awesome

How To Enable the Pointer
pls how do i enable the Hovering pointer?

princennamdi said:
pls how do i enable the Hovering pointer?
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system settings > pen settings > Hovering pen icon.

I found it very useful for S Memo and other painting apps. I discover this option even when first ICS leak comes out.

+1 for the scroll option
In ics there an option to show pointer even for touch with fingers, its in developers option section in settings,
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krypton_the_slayer said:
system settings > pen settings > Hovering pen icon.
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There is no System settings options

I quite like it.
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I too have just discovered this Nice little feature !

Perhaps someone should mention that this is in ICS, not Gingerbread?

princennamdi said:
There is no System settings options
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it' just Settings
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A new IDEA......

Hi guys...
I dont know how many of you are annoyed with the way u ''multi task'' or bring ''recent apps'' in S3.. im certainly...
I feel ''pressing and Holding the home button'' for a while makes me think its a lllllllloooooooooooonnnnnnggggg time... so being lazy & impatient i came up with an idea....
:good: why cant Samsung or Someone could use the gesture "SWIPE UP FROM THE ""BOTTOM EDGE"" OF THE DISPLAY" to bring up the recent apps screen? Just like the way we bring down the notification bar from TOP EDGE of the display
Logically I want the device to look for the initial value of Y=0 on the screen to enable this gesture
We all know there is enough gap between the HOME BUTTON and the BOTTOM EDGE of the display?
Kindly say what do you think about this ? A request to Senior Members of the forum to make this idea reach the Samsung Engineers please.. Thank you

Can't be implemented until there is some hardware change.
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When the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update hits soon, that gesture will activate Google Now.

hm.why dont implement it with gestures+siyah kernel (link)
but instead of swiping above the hardware button,swipe on the bottom of the screen to up.

Meraklis56 said:
hm.why dont implement it with gestures+siyah kernel (link)
but instead of swiping above the hardware button,swipe on the bottom of the screen to up.
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thats what i meant... thanks for your response kindly spread the word... let us have some painless multi tasking

aerobharath said:
Hi guys...
I dont know how many of you are annoyed with the way u ''multi task'' or bring ''recent apps'' in S3.. im certainly...
I feel ''pressing and Holding the home button'' for a while makes me think its a lllllllloooooooooooonnnnnnggggg time... so being lazy & impatient i came up with an idea....
:good: why cant Samsung or Someone could use the gesture "SWIPE UP FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE DISPLAY" to bring up the recent apps screen?
We all know there is enough gap between the HOME BUTTON and the BOTTOM EDGE of the display?
Kindly say what do you think about this ? A request to Senior Members of the forum to make this idea reach the Samsung Engineers please.. Thank you
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I set that gesture on nova launcher prime. If I Swype up from the app drawer icon it opens recent apps so I don't have to press the home button to see recent apps!
Hope it helps!
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When the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update hits soon, that gesture will activate Google Now.
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are you sure about that? I found that only on the G Nexus 4.1....

He's looking for gestures on the small area between screen and the hardware home key. That's not possible because the screen doesn't have touch sensitivity there.
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cammel said:
I set that gesture on nova launcher prime. If I Swype up from the app drawer icon it opens recent apps so I don't have to press the home button to see recent apps!
Hope it helps!
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I meant ''swipe up from BOTTOM EDGE of the screen'' ..... not swipe up anywhere on the screen

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He's looking for gestures on the small area between screen and the hardware home key. That's not possible because the screen doesn't have touch sensitivity there.
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No... I want the device to look for the initial value of Y=0 to enable this feature.....

I think is verry possible considering swiping from very top downwards on any app in the sgs3 brings down notifications.
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aerobharath said:
are you sure about that? I found that only on the G Nexus 4.1....
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Nexus 7, too.

prking07 said:
I think is verry possible considering swiping from very top downwards on any app in the sgs3 brings down notifications.
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you got it right... cheers

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No... I want the device to look for the initial value of Y=0 to enable this feature.....
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Well that may interfere with functionality of a few apps. This could be implemented though.
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Well that may interfere with functionality of a few apps. This could be implemented though.
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I have never come across this kind of functionality on any apps i have known... yeah.. kindly spread the word about this... let the Samsung Engineers know about this

aerobharath said:
I have never come across this kind of functionality on any apps i have known... yeah.. kindly spread the word about this... let the Samsung Engineers know about this
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You will not need Samsung engineers for this. If it attracts any kernel developer here then that's all you need. Try gokhan or Franco.
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If you use Nova launcher prime you can set up gestures. I just tested it I set a two finger swipe up to show recent apps and it works like a charm
Edit not sure it works when any app has the focus but it does work when on the homescreen
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I use nova and set recent apps to double tap
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GMD Gesture Control is all you want.

graffixnyc said:
If you use Nova launcher prime you can set up gestures. I just tested it I set a two finger swipe up to show recent apps and it works like a charm
Edit not sure it works when any app has the focus but it does work when on the homescreen
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I meant from the BOTTOM EDGE of the display... not anywhere on the screen....

[Q] Samsung's Multi Window

Is it possible to port the Samsung's Multi Window mode into the G2?
cause i think the slide apps has not the same functionality.

Why not just get a Samsung?

Let me know how that works out for ya!
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xwonic said:
Is it possible to port the Samsung's Multi Window mode into the G2?
cause i think the slide apps has not the same functionality.
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Nope!

I wonder if there can be a mod in a custom rom to allow all apps to run with QSlide just like how there is a mod to run Samsung multiwindow with all apps in custom rom
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ericdabbs said:
I wonder if there can be a mod in a custom rom to allow all apps to run with QSlide just like how there is a mod to run Samsung multiwindow with all apps in custom rom
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If this could happen I would buy the G2 in an instant!

xwonic said:
Is it possible to port the Samsung's Multi Window mode into the G2?
cause i think the slide apps has not the same functionality.
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There is one BIG gaveaway that it wont work. The fact this is an LG and that is a Samsung.

[Q] What features do you lose if you don't use S-Home launcher?

I'm new to the Galaxy Note 3 and S-Pen. What features do you lose if you don't use S-Home launcher?

Neo3D said:
I'm new to the Galaxy Note 3 and S-Pen. What features do you lose if you don't use S-Home launcher?
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as written in different threads, you don't loose and S-Pen functionality if you move from standard launcher to any other.

None. I use Nova Launcher. You only lose the features if you root and install another ROM that doesn't have the Samsung apps/features.
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YungMage said:
None. I use Nova Launcher. You only lose the features if you root and install another ROM that doesn't have the Samsung apps/features.
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Thanks, what about the Samsung Calendar widget?

Neo3D said:
Thanks, what about the Samsung Calendar widget?
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Same thing everything works same with or without stock Launcher as long as you remain unrooted.

YungMage said:
Same thing everything works same with or without stock Launcher as long as you remain unrooted.
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If we root but keep the stock ROM, will everything still work as well? I don't really need a custom ROM but need to use Titanium Backup to copy my Smurfs game over to my new phone. I spent almost two years playing Smurfs and I'm really far on it.

Neo3D said:
If we root but keep the stock ROM, will everything still work as well? I don't really need a custom ROM but need to use Titanium Backup to copy my Smurfs game over to my new phone. I spent almost two years playing Smurfs and I'm really far on it.
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Try Helium instead of TB, it's non-root.
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Neo3D said:
If we root but keep the stock ROM, will everything still work as well? I don't really need a custom ROM but need to use Titanium Backup to copy my Smurfs game over to my new phone. I spent almost two years playing Smurfs and I'm really far on it.
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Idk depends on who created the stock ROM and what system files/apps are left intact.

Neo3D said:
Thanks, what about the Samsung Calendar widget?
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Most of samsung widgets does not work in other launchers. So S planner widgets also wont be working.

Neo3D said:
If we root but keep the stock ROM, will everything still work as well? I don't really need a custom ROM but need to use Titanium Backup to copy my Smurfs game over to my new phone. I spent almost two years playing Smurfs and I'm really far on it.
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If you have taken back up of smurf game app folder under internal sdcard/android/ data+obb folders from your previous Android device you can copy it to your new device. It should work from your last status until unless the newly installed smurf creates new folder structure.
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muhtesem insan said:
Most of samsung widgets does not work in other launchers. So S planner widgets also wont be working.
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Then why do I have the S Planner widget on my homescreen in Apex?
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ShadowLea said:
Then why do I have the S Planner widget on my homescreen in Apex?
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You can't but you can have Google calendar widget.
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You lose the swipe up gesture to get the My Magazine function with an alternate launcher, don't you?

ogretech said:
You lose the swipe up gesture to get the My Magazine function with an alternate launcher, don't you?
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Yea but you can just put app on your home screen or better yet dl Flipboard.
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With Nova, can you still use the gestures to reduce the screen size for one-handed operation? I could not seem to do that.

Faster TouchWiz?

So is there any improvement in the latest touchwiz? Any opinion from S5 users? And maybe for those who had the chance to see a Note 4 from close ?
Im in S3 and I dont like the touchwiz laggy and problematic as hell. I have a fear to buy samsung device again. I am thinking of the note 4 just because of the feature to capture images and transform them in editable text.
But im worried about the touchwiz..
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Have you considered trying a different launcher? Touchwiz is very resource-intensive, but many of the third-party launchers are very quick. I'm using Google Now launcher on my Note 2, and it still flies. It will make your S3 much faster, anyway.
You could do the same thing with the Note 4, but you'd likely lose some of the S-Pen functionality.

gtalum said:
Have you considered trying a different launcher? Touchwiz is very resource-intensive, but many of the third-party launchers are very quick. I'm using Google Now launcher on my Note 2, and it still flies. It will make your S3 much faster, anyway.
You could do the same thing with the Note 4, but you'd likely lose some of the S-Pen functionality.
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Im using nova launcher.. but with touchwiz I mean also the samsung pre installed apps like gallery,contacts etc..
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Ahh, gotcha. Unless you're married to them for some reason, you should try replacement apps in the Play store.

gtalum said:
Ahh, gotcha. Unless you're married to them for some reason, you should try replacement apps in the Play store.
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Can you change message/phone app?
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patriotaki said:
Can you change message/phone app?
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message yes..phone no

sevomemo said:
message yes..phone no
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Is there any good message app you can recommend? I also hate that I must delete old message to have space for new ones...
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patriotaki said:
Is there any good message app you can recommend? I also hate that I must delete old message to have space for new ones...
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just uninstall it with titanium backup (if you have root)..hangouts is the most used replacement(it's the default messge app on nexus)

sevomemo said:
just uninstall it with titanium backup (if you have root)..hangouts is the most used replacement(it's the default messge app on nexus)
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Yea I have root but I dont like hangouts too much connection with google..I dont want to mix messages with google plus account or maybe they save messages on cloud..
Many connections with google are not so good they keep track of everyone haha
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patriotaki said:
Yea I have root but I dont like hangouts too much connection with google..I dont want to mix messages with google plus account or maybe they save messages on cloud..
Many connections with google are not so good they keep track of everyone haha
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honestly i don't know message replacement apps other than hangouts..but i did a quick search for you and i found those
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...t-sms-text-messaging-apps-for-android-1232990
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-text-messaging-SMS-replacement-apps-for-Android_id59083

sevomemo said:
honestly i don't know message replacement apps other than hangouts..but i did a quick search for you and i found those
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...t-sms-text-messaging-apps-for-android-1232990
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-text-messaging-SMS-replacement-apps-for-Android_id59083
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A big thanks from me to you
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sevomemo said:
message yes..phone no
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True. I was thinking of dialer replacements, but I guess you're still stuck with the same phone app. There are many messaging replacements, though I actually really like hangouts.

patriotaki said:
Is there any good message app you can recommend? I also hate that I must delete old message to have space for new ones...
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8sms from the store,freezing stock message app. About dialer, give a try to exdialer, on the store too, quick ans with nice themes. :good:

Fighting with myself over TouchWiz
I've been using alternate launchers for a long time. Was on Go Launcher for most time, but relatively recently I've moved to Noval Launcher, as it has caught up with Go Launcher features, and it seems that Go was a bit buggy in more recent releases.
All that being said, I am presuming at this point that I may want to actually utilize some of the features that TW offers, and won't be ther on other launchers. On the other hand, I too fear lag/performance issues, and loss of features in Nova that I am so accustomed to.
Of course, I suppose I need to get the phone in my hands first before worrying about TW.

You can replace the dialer by simply installing another one from the store. But when someone calls you, you will be faced with a lag followed by a black screen with status bar at top and then BOOM! The laggy samsung phone app (Don't worry your phone didn't blow up
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About the improved TW on S5, I have a S3 phone rooted with QS ROM installed and Boeffla 6.1 beta4 linaro installed and a S5 transformation pack supported by QS.
I think finally Samsh*t thought about locking the launcher, phone app in memory. That makes TW a bit faster. Opening the phone app now is faster and the lag is gone. Also switching to contacts from the phone app is lagless. But there are still some micro lags in launching an app.
Hope that I helped you with that.
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gtalum said:
Have you considered trying a different launcher? Touchwiz is very resource-intensive, but many of the third-party launchers are very quick. I'm using Google Now launcher on my Note 2, and it still flies. It will make your S3 much faster, anyway.
You could do the same thing with the Note 4, but you'd likely lose some of the S-Pen functionality.
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Problem with Google launcher is that annoying bar at the top of each screen. Cannot remove it. Pain in the butt

@home said:
Problem with Google launcher is that annoying bar at the top of each screen. Cannot remove it. Pain in the butt
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I like the search bar, but it can be removed with the GELS xposed module.

I am new to android- If I use a new launcher on the note 4 (Nova or Google Now) would I lose functionality of the S Pen or the fingerprint scanner? Thanks

Stigga said:
I am new to android- If I use a new launcher on the note 4 (Nova or Google Now) would I lose functionality of the S Pen or the fingerprint scanner? Thanks
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Nope
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DNASTY6997 said:
Nope
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Thanks! Does using a new launcher reduce some of the TW bloat/memory usage or does it go over TW and just mask it?