I'm on the verge of buying an LG Optimus G, or a Galaxy Note II, and the one big software feature that draws me toward the Note II is the multi-window feature. But, I'm wondering, will I really use it, and how well does it work?
Please participate in the included poll so we can gauge just how usable this feature is.
Thanks!
EDIT- Thanks to everyone who responded. I finally got my Note 2 and I'm loving it. I'm planning on rooting to enable multi window access for any app
Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
I use it, just used it this morning to link my brother to a few Web pages on the Internet and while shopping on Amazon to compare prices/reviews.
*edit* also not too forget the pop up browser in combination with multi window.
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ac16313 said:
I use it, just used it this morning to link my brother to a few Web pages on the Internet and while shopping on Amazon to compare prices/reviews.
*edit* also not too forget the pop up browser in combination with multi window.
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Thanks for the input. Do you use the Popup Browser Invoker?
Also, please participate int he poll if you've got a moment. I'm curious to see how the feedback plays out!
I don't want to say "F*#k that gimmick!" because I'm sure it's a helpful feature for some, just not for me and my needs. I voted never. I don't use this phone for it's phablet features.. to me it's just a big, sexy smartphone.
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I use it to impress the ladies
swyped all these spelling errors from my galaxy note 2
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archa1c said:
Thanks for the input. Do you use the Popup Browser Invoker?
Also, please participate int he poll if you've got a moment. I'm curious to see how the feedback plays out!
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Yep is on whomp rom by default I'll vote in a minute. I'm limited to the app right now.
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been a week with this phone haven't used it yet
Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
Doesn't let me use the apps I would actually use it for...
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Doesn't let me use the apps I would actually use it for...
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Obviously you're not rooted since there is a mod to allow all apps.
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Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
Nope, rooted but no custom recovery and stock odexed. So the mod will not work for me...
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Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
I may not use the multi-window, but that said the laggy performance of the LG Opt G kept me away.
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I actually look for more ways to try and use mine. The one thing about the Note 2... once you have all that screen real estate, you will never want to go back. I had to repair a friends Evo 4g last night and I felt like I was holding a little toy phone
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Obviously you're not rooted since there is a mod to allow all apps.
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Good to know. Thanks.
kingdazy said:
I may not use the multi-window, but that said the laggy performance of the LG Opt G kept me away.
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I'm going to get some hands - on time with each phone I'm considering buying.
I did hear that putting vanilla Jelly Bean on the Optimus kinda cleans things up.
Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
Been using it, mostly the scratch pad while in phone calls or searching on Web.
Tried it out with HDMI connected to large screen and was very impressed. An option I may use more frequently in the future.
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Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
Used it up until avengers ended to watch a movie while messaging my fiancee... works wonders.
The mod to allow all apps is awesome btw, I hate the fb app but love messenger... So video player in 3/4 of the screen, messenger in 1/4.
Plus video player natively has the ability to make the movie smaller and be able to be placed in to of any screen.
Swyped from my Galaxy Note II on the Now Network
Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
I use the all apps mod multiwindow all the time. As we speak I have Tapatalk and gTalk in it right this very second
I like to break stuff!
Re: [Q] Do you use the Galaxy Note II's "multi window" multitasking?
I use it sometimes it does comes in handy but the most attraction to this phone is the battery life if the optimus g doesn't have a big battery like this phone then the note it would be even tho I just don't like lg phones period anyway.
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The multiwindow really is a useless gimmick on a device the size of the GN2. Makes more sense on the 10.1 where you have sufficient real estate to use it. Also on the 10.1 you can drag and drop images between apps while in multiwindow but on the GN2 you cannot. Kind of takes away one of the real functionalities it offered.
For me it is right up there with 3D screens - cool but useless gimmick.
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Open MS Excel. Click on Developer tab. Click macro recorder. DONE.
WAIT, are you talking about Camera app?
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I remember seeing in the original Note II YouTube clips something called macro which recorded all your screen taps, the results and even your voice at the same time.
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Volume up and home button is the key combo, but it does not work on mine either. I read on Phandroid that it was removed for copy-write infringement. That sucks if it is true, it looked like a cool feature. I can not post links yet but Google "samsung galaxy note 2 Screen Recorder" and look at the first and sixth link.
hi calling all devs ,I was wondering if their is anyone who could pet some of the note 2 and s3 features ie multiview pop up browser pop up video and so on as it would make the n4 so special pleeeease:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Probably impossible! These features require a working touchwiz framework...
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About multuview: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094514
About pop up videos: its just player option. You can find same features in play store. Search for pop up player.
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https://github.com/Onskreen/cornerstone Sources
http://www.onskreen.com/cornerstone/ Website
Feel free to play with it on your device.
Rafase282 said:
https://github.com/Onskreen/cornerstone Sources
http://www.onskreen.com/cornerstone/ Website
Feel free to play with it on your device.
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Last I heard of this was in the ics days, any thoughts on getting this going on 4.2?
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thanks guys I've got to say multiview on my s3 is absolutely flawless and very useful I would luv to see it implemented into n4
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...=1358188952&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+galaxy+s3
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...8189948&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+galaxy+note+2
Multi view is a good feature. But I don't see a need for it on a phone. It's a nice thing to have on a tablet. Especially N10 as it has a very high resolution display. IIRC CM wanted to add this kind of feature in CM10 but they were advised against by Google.
Pop up play can be had by installing alternative video players like MX Player.
Pop up browser feature is also supported by some browser in Play Store. Forgot the name you can check it out
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I would Love the gallery from the note to be ported...
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idk this phones screen is kinda small for multiview to be of any use really. just try paranoid android in tablet mode with split screen apps and youll see what im talking about
I've also got multi view on my s2 and it looks fine and is so handy
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So far I'm not having much luck finding a pdf annotating app I like. I've tried iannotate and ezpdf reader which either crash often on me or load pdfs and page turns slow as balls.
Anyone out there find something that works great? I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast.
I use ezPDf. It has been consistently the best for doing everything from highlighting to written annotations.
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Was reading that Polaris will let note devices annotate documents now. Just click on the plus sign with stylus and select free draw.
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Bonisaur said:
I use ezPDf. It has been consistently the best for doing everything from highlighting to written annotations.
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Same here on my Note II (basically the same hardware and 4.1.2). Works good for me. I haven't received my Note 8 to try it yet...waiting for the 3G version.
Maybe you have another app or process running that is conflicting or causing lag? I uninstall any apps that I don't use on a daily basis and don't use live wallpapers. My Note II is rooted, but running the stock ROM.
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Same here on my Note II (basically the same hardware and 4.1.2). Works good for me. I haven't received my Note 8 to try it yet...waiting for the 3G version.
Maybe you have another app or process running that is conflicting or causing lag? I uninstall any apps that I don't use on a daily basis and don't use live wallpapers. My Note II is rooted, but running the stock ROM.
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Who has lag?
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Who has lag?
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Did you read the OP?
"...load pdfs and page turns slow as balls." and "I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast."
Sounds like lag to me, no?
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Did you read the OP?
"...load pdfs and page turns slow as balls." and "I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast."
Sounds like lag to me, no?
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Okay. Couldn't read anything about lag in the post you quoted. Got confused. Sorry.
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Using repligo on my note 2 and now note 8. Don't remember why I jave chosen it compared to the others but still get satisfied
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How about Adobe pdf reader. It has annotation ability,
I found that Moon+ Reader Pro to be exceptional.
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Qpf Notes is the best I have tried and used. I use it on my note 2 every day. I use it to note site maps created from google maps, coolect signatures, fill in diocuments, note existing documents for future changes, and besy of all it has allowed me to be completely paperless in a paper dependent company.. It is perfect for me. Very well supported with updates and improvements. It is a paid app, but if you need somerhing capable of doing this tge price is very low. I love it.
Good luck
Matt
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brewer00psd said:
Qpf Notes is the best I have tried and used. I use it on my note 2 every day. I use it to note site maps created from google maps, coolect signatures, fill in diocuments, note existing documents for future changes, and besy of all it has allowed me to be completely paperless in a paper dependent company.. It is perfect for me. Very well supported with updates and improvements. It is a paid app, but if you need somerhing capable of doing this tge price is very low. I love it.
Good luck
Matt
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I can't find QPF Notes in the Play Store. Sure that's the right name?
Search "qpdf" in the play store. It took me a bit to find it.
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Adobe own Acrobat Reader works great for my Note 1.
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theraker007 said:
So far I'm not having much luck finding a pdf annotating app I like. I've tried iannotate and ezpdf reader which either crash often on me or load pdfs and page turns slow as balls.
Anyone out there find something that works great? I don't care if it's a paid app as long as it's fast.
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Definitely eZpdf, very strong on pdf support. It has also epub support, but it is at early stages.
Im using acrobat, the problem is that I cant modify the color of the pen, its always red, cant play with thickness aswell, does anyone now a way around it?
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I would post a link to qpdf, but I do not have the credentials on this forum to do so.
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modesty1 said:
Im using acrobat, the problem is that I cant modify the color of the pen, its always red, cant play with thickness aswell, does anyone now a way around it?
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You do that after annotating, tap it again and you get a context menu.
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Definitely eZpdf, very strong on pdf support. It has also epub support, but it is at early stages.
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Does it support PDF/A?
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I bought QPDF, RepliGo, EzPDF...
None they all look the same, but I found EzPDF rendered each page faster than everybody else.
RepliGo was better designed, but every page showed up blured at first and then it would finish rendering.
QPDF have a weird scroll system, but it loads multiple pages at once
So i'm sticking with EzPdf for now
Annotating PDFs
Hi guys,
I have just released a new slim pdf annotation app that targets those of us who want to annotate while we are reading documents. This app is not for note taking (for those who need that I recommend Papyrus).
My app is the slimmest PDF reader, with pen and marker annotation, I have seen. It is easy to use, and it allows you to annotate and highlight as you read. Exactly as you do on paper. It is extremely easy to switch between the pen and the marker; and to toggle colours.
Also – the app recognizes the difference between your finger and the stylus. Fingers are used to move, zoom and erase. The stylus is used to annotate.
A free version of Stylus Annotator is available on Play. Please try it and rate it.
I really want to use multi-window, but I just can't imagine a scenario when it'd be useful!
Do you use it? Which apps do you use together?
I use it to make iphone users jealeous.
WhiskeySlx said:
I really want to use multi-window, but I just can't imagine a scenario when it'd be useful!
Do you use it? Which apps do you use together?
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I use it for playing Ingress, so I can have the scanner up while chatting with my teammates.
I constantly watch YouTube vids or I'm on fb at work. Comes in handy if I get txt messages
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I almost exclusively use it for text messaging while doing something else.
Ahhh! Texting! Yeah I'm interrupted by hangout chats a lot - I'll definitely give hook this up w hangouts/GV in the bottom pane!
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HKSpeed said:
I use it to make iphone users jealeous.
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+1 same here!
YouTube and any texting app I have enabled for it. Fb or other stuff too.
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Great for media consumption while doing other things like texting or something.
I use the it more as a shortcut tool than actually running two apps at the same time tho.
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K_esco said:
I constantly watch YouTube vids or I'm on fb at work. Comes in handy if I get txt messages
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I second this motion to quickly respond without interupting my video watching mate sweet feature indeed
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Great for media consumption while doing other things like texting or something.
I use the it more as a shortcut tool than actually running two apps at the same time tho.
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It makes it super easy to get to LastPass. :good:
Just found A new use.. While using Google maps, and streaming audio to car stereo have Google music on the other screen.. Works nice
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I tried enabling multi-window to use with any apps but it's not working. Anyway I'd use it for a lot of multi-tasking, like watching a Netflix documentary and taking notes, or playing a game and watching a video, etc. Mostly media/texting.
Ditto on LastPass.
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I got the T-Mobile Note 3 today, all of the gesture features seem to be working as designed. The only place I haven't been able to notice it working is with the default Internet browser that came with the phone. Waving between tabs/scrolling up and down the page... I have ensured the features are on. I've been able to test everything but that it seems. I also do not see the notification hand icon when my browser is open.
Edit: I notice under the Air Browse settings "Internet" is not listed as a supported application. Gallery, My Music, Music on lock screen and S Note is however. Is this the same for others?
Yes, for some reason it was taken out of the note 3.
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Ok good to know, ty.
P.S. I'm part of the cool kids Club now as can be seen from my little signature.
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