I am trying to activate the multiwindows feature but can't seem to find any instructions. The phone is using Android 9 and my computer is running Ubuntu 18.04.. The closest I could come was a tutorial on the "Your Technocrat" website but it's for the previous Android version and it seems to be set-up for a desktop running Windows. not Linux Any ideas of how to do this?
Open an app. The do a long press on the left-hand 'menu' key. It will in the lower screen portion open another app that was previously opened.
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Open an app. The do a long press on the left-hand 'menu' key. It will in the lower screen portion open another app that was previously opened.
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I use smartskey and think its a great idea. Now im looking for a similar app, that will let me use the hardware buttons to open those drop down menus. For instance if you open the pictures application, there is a drop down menu to select a folder, or the storage card. I would like to be able to open this drop down menu with a hardware key instead of pressing on the screen. Does such a program exist?
Such an app is feasible, but for eg, looking at the pictures app, the drop down doesn't have focus when you start the app. So, first you have to give it focus, then click it, so either way you'll have to click the screen. So there isn't a generic solution to this and the next app that comes along because of the way the dropdown is implemented.
However, an easy enough way for this particular app is to use a mortscript.
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You might try fakecursor http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Cupertino/2039/FakeCursorPPC.zip. not exactly what you're looking for but will accomplish the same thing in a way. if you hold the windows key and move the d-pad, a cursor appears onscreen and moves around and you can tap the center button to click just like a stylus tap.
I've been begging for smartskey to make the left soft key work like holding the windows key, but I don't think the author is going to do it, so you'd have to map a different key to activate it or slide the keyboard open a little to reach the actual key. dont map it to the e-mail button though. Holding that and the center button opens the align screen thing.
Ok.....here is one for the gurus.
A while ago, by accident, I came across what I suspect is a feature in scrolling through Contacts which I could not replicate for the life of me.
Basically, when opening Contacts using the scroll wheel, I somehow managed to get a large icon appearing on the screen & I could then scroll through the individual letters of the alphabet. When I closed Contacts & re-opened it, I couldn't replicate it.
After playing around with it today, I got a step closer but buggered if I can make this feature stick permanently. May be it requires a registry hack.
To see what I mean:
1) Tap Contacts.
2) Scroll up or down until the text field is cleared.
3) Tap Menu -> Options -> Ok.
4) Now scroll up or down.
5) Goto 2
Another user over at Whirlpool Forums found the following method:
"The closest that I can think of is open contacts list, press and hold the down button on the 4 way direction pad, the large alphabet will show up after a second or two. Not very useful to me though..."
What I would like to see is that feature invoked permanently so that I can access Contacts from the Start menu using the scroll wheel & then being able to scroll through the alphabet.
I stumbled across this in the original ROM (shipped with Australian D810) but am currently using 1.23.707.6.
Ideas anyone?
I was wondering if this was possible as well. I hope there is a way to do this because this seems more useful to me when navigating the phone in portrait mode.
maybe its a bug, it happens when you open the contacts app, set focus on the search area, remove and restore focus on the app and press up or down.
this also works:
open contacts app
tap search area
press windows key twice( open and close start menu )
press down or up
I don't think it's a bug!
The way it works on my device is:
Place the focus anywhere in the Contacts list or Select box
Hold the Down or Up direction keys
After 2 screens of scrolling, the Large Letter scroller starts
Release when you reach the letter you want.
It is not a bug. It works on my Wizard, that if I were to press and hold my d-pad (no, I dont' have a wheel) long enough, the big letters will appear. So, in a scroll wheel case, I think probably you will need to scroll it fast enough/long/consistent enough for it to appear?
Apoc said:
set focus on the search area,
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Thanks Apoc - I think you're onto something there regarding focus.
NeilM said:
I don't think it's a bug!
The way it works on my device is:
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Irrespective of how you open Contacts & where the focus is, pressing & holding the up or down key on the direction pad will bring up the alphabet icon after 1 - 2 secs. My aim is to wholly & soley use the scroll wheel to open & search Contacts using the alphabet icon without touching the directional keypad whatsoever - only the scroll wheel.
hanmin said:
It is not a bug. It works on my Wizard, that if I were to press and hold my d-pad (no, I dont' have a wheel)
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May not be a bug on the Wizard, but potentially is on the Trinity/D810 utilizing the scroll wheel.
Apoc's comment re: focus had me perform some more testing & managed to get a step closer. Depending on how you close Contacts will determine whether you can open Contacts & scroll (using the wheel) through the alphabet successfully.
It seems that Contacts needs to be running in the background as a "running program" & is achieved by closing it using the side "OK" button after having put the focus in the search field using the scroll wheel. Will also work tapping the X to close unless you have configured X to actually close running programs.
To start off:-
1) Press side ok button to open Start menu.
2) Scroll to Contacts & depress.
3) Scroll up to set focus in search field.
4) Press side ok to close Contacts (actually closes as a running program).
5) Press side ok to open Start menu.
6) Scroll to Contacts & depress.
7) Now scroll through alphabet - Woohoo!
8) Scroll back to search field to set focus.
9) Goto 4
As long as Contacts runs in the background as a running program I can replicate this repeatedly, but once its closed fully, it seems that focus is returned to the first entry in Contacts rather than the search field hence preventing me from scrolling the alphabet when re-opening.
So, is this a bug or an inelegantly implemented feature?
[Edit] Perhaps a registry hack could set the focus on the search field rather than the first entry in the list. If that is at all possible & works then it definitely becomes a handy feature.
This is not a bug, its a function of windows mobile. It works the same way that an iPod does.
jlagden said:
This is not a bug, its a function of windows mobile. It works the same way that an iPod does.
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Do you not mean that it is a WM function that could be improved? The way I see it, depending on the method used to open Contacts depends whether one sees it as a function or not.
Unfortunately I don't have an iPod to compare with.
thunderbird1 said:
Do you not mean that it is a WM function that could be improved? The way I see it, depending on the method used to open Contacts depends whether one sees it as a function or not.
Unfortunately I don't have an iPod to compare with.
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what more would you want it to do? it saves you time scrolling from a to z.
jlagden said:
what more would you want it to do? it saves you time scrolling from a to z.
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What saves time? Either I'm missing the point or you have mis-interpreted mine.
you can also use your keyboard and select the arrow up / down key for a few seconds to trigger the alphabet search (big letters).
andason said:
you can also use your keyboard and select the arrow up / down key for a few seconds to trigger the alphabet search (big letters).
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Cheers for that, but I've already noted that in my earlier posts.
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What saves time? Either I'm missing the point or you have mis-interpreted mine.
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You are suggesting that it is a function that could be improved, but I don't see what gain you would get. This function is also present in an old WM2003 device that I have, so it clearly isn’t new.
If you want it to initiate instantly when you use the scroll wheel, you are only going to jump to the first contact in each alphabetical section. This is great if you only have one contact per alphabet letter, but if like most people you have multiple contacts in each section you will still have to do an additional scroll to select the contact.
The time saving is due to the jumping quickly to each alphabet section.
Hi guys,
I'm running Mango RTM 7720 and received Play To update. After the update the app changes name to SmartShare but it will not simply run.
Any idea on how to get the new smartshare running?
Refer to link below,
http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2011/08/23/a-wild-smartshare-appears.html
play to
i have mango rtm and it isen´working
Workaround
Apparently an LG app for android similar to "Play To".
There is a workaround to test the app on Mango 7712: Start the app and when it displays the “update…” press the windows button to get to the start screen, then the back button, the lover pane reveals the device soft button -which is now responding. Choose “My Windows Phone” as source and press the lower pane soft button next. If you have a play-to device in your network press it. Now the “update …” text appear again so press the back button to get to “collection -You can now send pictures , music and video. Sounds difficult but is rather simple.
Morten
Bogehoj said:
Apparently an LG app for android similar to "Play To".
There is a workaround to test the app on Mango 7712: Start the app and when it displays the “update…” press the windows button to get to the start screen, then the back button, the lover pane reveals the device soft button -which is now responding. Choose “My Windows Phone” as source and press the lower pane soft button next. If you have a play-to device in your network press it. Now the “update …” text appear again so press the back button to get to “collection -You can now send pictures , music and video. Sounds difficult but is rather simple.
Morten
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Thanks man its working !!!
HELP Please!! i lost playto or smartshare!!!
I use Mango 7720, on my Lg. Yesterday I reset or (hard reset) my phone and the app smartshare dissapear. I look for the app on Lg app store but it´s not there.
I don´t know what´s must I do to retrieve application??
is necesary return to nodo???
Hello, someone of you can tell me how to get the last Mango update and tell me the step to do pls? Because I search, but everything I tried failed :S
My Nook Simple Touch was rooted years ago, using NookManager. Recently, I find neither the Top Left nor Top Right side-button will change pages in the standard Reader, Cool Reader or any other application, including the Launcher. The two bottom side-buttons always work fine.
The top side-button hardware is fine because I can use Nook Touch Mod Manager to alter the behaviour of either top side-button. However, if the two top side-buttons are set to "Default" or "Tap Left (Previous Page)" or "Tap Right (Next Page)", neither button will change the page in any application. Incidentally, changing the Reader option in Nook Settings or powering-off the Nook makes no difference.
Any suggestions?
@Joydeck,
If you don't already have it, download and install @Renate NST's UsbMode.apk app from here (the file is UsbMode-2.1.apk). Then, follow the instructions below.
1. Launch the app "USB Mode Utility" from your app drawer.
2. Click the top left button on your Nook, and note what text appears (if any) in the Symbol: section.
3. Do the same process as step 2 with the top right button on your Nook.
4. Tell me what appears in the Symbol: region for both buttons.
This should get you going in the right direction.
NOOK!E said:
1. Launch the app "USB Mode Utility" from your app drawer.
2. Click the top left button on your Nook, and note what text appears (if any) in the Symbol: section.
3. Do the same process as step 2 with the top right button on your Nook.
4. Tell me what appears in the Symbol: region for both buttons.
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Thank you for helping.
After launching the USB Mode Utility app, pressing the either the Top Left or Top Right side-button alters nothing on the USB Mode Utility screen, except that an underline character on the far right of the Scan code field changes briefly to a solid triangle, registering each key-press. Symbol, among other fields, is blank.
Incidentally, pressing the Bottom Left side-button shows Symbol: PAGE_DOWN (Scan code: 139 and Key code: 93). Pressing the Bottom Right shows Symbol: SWITCH_CHARSET (Scan code: 158 and Key code: 95). Pressing the either the Top Left or Top Right side-button alters nothing.
Joydeck said:
My Nook Simple Touch was rooted years ago, using NookManager. Recently, I find neither the Top Left nor Top Right side-button will change pages in the standard Reader, Cool Reader or any other application, including the Launcher. The two bottom side-buttons always work fine.
The top side-button hardware is fine because I can use Nook Touch Mod Manager to alter the behaviour of either top side-button. However, if the two top side-buttons are set to "Default" or "Tap Left (Previous Page)" or "Tap Right (Next Page)", neither button will change the page in any application. Incidentally, changing the Reader option in Nook Settings or powering-off the Nook makes no difference.
Any suggestions?
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I now believe the problem occurs when you alter the long press setting for the top buttons in Nook Touch Mod Manager. If these are left at default, all seems to work fine.
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