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Double click or gesture to bring up Task Manager?

I don't like to hold the home button to get the task manager. Are there other options like double clicking or maybe a gesture? I'm using Go Launcher EX.

I had Apex Launcher on captivate and saved my settings from there where swipe up would bring up my task manager. It worked on my S3 as well but if i reset my settings to blank i wouldnt be able to save it...
the best thing to do that might work which im gonna try since i just switced to Go Launcher is to bring my settings over to my captivate and then use the task manager as the swipe up gesture and then load the settings saved from there back on my device.

I'm using nova prime and I have double tap to open up recent apps works perfectly
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Check out this app called task changer in the market. You can set swipe gestures to open ics switcher.

os91 said:
Check out this app called task changer in the market. You can set swipe gestures to open ics switcher.
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BEST RECOMMENDATION EVER.
Back in the Nexus S days I'd always hope that a dev would switch out the search key for recent apps, but this app totally makes up for the lack of that hardware key!
THANKS

os91 said:
Check out this app called task changer in the market. You can set swipe gestures to open ics switcher.
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I can't find that app?
task+manager search results:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=task+changer+&c=apps
edit: N/m, Google Play buried it on the second page.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5mdXRvbnJlZGVtcHRpb24udGFza21hbmFnZXIiXQ..
edit 2: I see why now.
* This app is no longer supported. It will be taken off the market in a few months. Thank you for your support.
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So this is how I run my phone. I gesture everything from the right side of the phone since my thumb is always there. Lower half leads to 12 shortcuts that I always use. Swipepad beats going to the homescreen. And top half has multitasking options. Remember to hit the thanks button if you use either of these apps. Both are free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacosal.taskchangertitanium

try apex. I have double tap on homescreen to open facebook. Should work for the task manager too
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You could always put a shortcut to the taskbar onto your desktop.
I put all my favorite apps into folders on my launcher.
The stripe at the top left is a slider for my screen brightness.
This keeps my desktop clean for when I use my animated fishtank desktop.

You can also use wave launcher btw. You can just swipe to bring it up
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Thanks everyone. I went with Wave Launcher. Very easy to set up.

CZ Eddie said:
I can't find that app?
task+manager search results:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=task+changer+&c=apps
edit: N/m, Google Play buried it on the second page.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5mdXRvbnJlZGVtcHRpb24udGFza21hbmFnZXIiXQ..
edit 2: I see why now.
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The app is called Task Changer, and search for it by:
"task changer"
With the quotations. Otherwise the stupid play store doesn't give you the exact hit.

I got the Samsung task manager to be a gesture when I swipe up in Go Launcher ex
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grkmaster said:
I got the Samsung task manager to be a gesture when I swipe up in Go Launcher ex
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ahhhh i use apex launcher which also supports gestures but theres no way for it to take me to the built in samsung task manager, i also use swipepad and cant find a shortcut to take me to the samsung task manager....very frustrating =/

I'm not sure if its considered a task manager, but my newest app does contain a Recent Apps feature.
Here's a link to a preview video I made http://youtu.be/UIEIqQYU0ZI
You basically create gestures to do all kinds of things and you're also able to move the little Trigger to quick-activate a gesture.
In the video, you'll see that if I drag my Trigger icon up and release, it'll launch out Recent Apps even if I didn't create a Recent Apps gesture. You can customize that part however you want.
Besides Recent Apps, other features are
Launching Apps
Changing Settings, including a whole Profile
Creating and launching App Panels (In the video I set the drag right action to be launch an App Panel that holds all my apps, so I can access all my apps no matter where I am)
Pulling Notification Bar
Opening a Webpage
And just... a whole lot more. The beginning of the video is a preview of the gestures that can be created.
The app will be released as soon as I am able to fully test out all its features on my Galaxy S III that is arriving tomorrow. Release date should be in the next 2-3 days and no later than the 15th.

erikikaz said:
The app is called Task Changer, and search for it by:
"task changer"
With the quotations. Otherwise the stupid play store doesn't give you the exact hit.
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Hi all,
the Task Changer Titanium is better http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pacosal.taskchangertitanium
Try it for several days and you will see.
BTW, I am the developer.
Thanks

MMontanez347 said:
ahhhh i use apex launcher which also supports gestures but theres no way for it to take me to the built in samsung task manager, i also use swipepad and cant find a shortcut to take me to the samsung task manager....very frustrating =/
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What you can do that i did is you can save your Launcher settings to your SD card and go back to your previous galaxy S and load it there.
I had Slim ICS on my Captivate and had gotten Task manager to install on the phone. Since it became a actual app it showed on my list for gestures. I saved the settings back to the SD and transferred back to the S3 and works .. just dont remove the gesture in the options in your launcher on your S3 or youll have to reload the settings again !

how to input license number?
pacosal said:
Hi all,
the Task Changer Titanium is better
Try it for several days and you will see.
BTW, I am the developer.
Thanks
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Hi Mr "Task Changer Titanium" Developer
I just bought a license and gave 5 star reviews on the app and the license app .... I got the thank-you pop up with the license number, telling me to enter it into the settings ... but I don't see anywhere in the TCT settings to enter it and I am still getting the periodic pop-up saying "you need to buy a license to run this ...."
JUST SO happy to have a touch/capacitive HOME solution again !!!
Thanks for you help
Alice the Brit - in currently sunny, steamy & wet Florida
- wanting to get above minimum posts so I can post pics of home screens and such

Also guy's there's a app made just for the Galaxy S III to provided this shortcut. It's in the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/...5kcm9pZGFoZWFkLmdhbGF4eXMzX3Rhc2ttYW5hZ2VyIl0.

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Older Versions
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xxsalxx786 said:
Like many people here I do not like the stock TouchWiz Launcher which we get, but when we change to another launcher like Nova etc. we lose the Page-buddy feature and hence have to launch the S-Note app every time we remove our SPen. So I thought of making an app which would launch the S-Note app when we remove our SPen.
Features:
-Launches the S-Note app (default) or the one chosen by you. (can be disabled)
-Shows a Notification (the message it displays can be whatever you like) in the bar for as long as the SPen is detached. (can be disabled)
-Launched app is closed when SPen is inserted.
-During a call the auto launch is disabled so that it does not conflict with S-Memo auto-launch.
-Can be used by Tasker do detect the SPen detachment/insertion.
-Can be updated directly from the Phone.
-QuickBar with desired applications in Notification Bar.
-The entire app can also be disabled.
-Shows a Notification (the message it displays can be whatever you like) in the bar whenever the Headset is plugged in. (can be disabled)
-QuickBar can also be setup for the Headset.
-Can select custom insert/detach sounds.
Future Plans:
-Be able to choose which app we want to launch. (Done)
-Show a notification in the notification bar for as long as the Pen is Detached like the TW launcher. (Done)
-Make app launch on its own without the need to start it. (Done)
-Add auto-update feature. (Done)
-Integrate as a Tasker Plugin. (Done)
-Upload to Play Store (Done)
-Enable quickbar in Notifications like TW launcher. (Done)
-Implement Headset Controls. (Done)
-Launch different apps when SPen is detached based on currently running app.
-Implement blacklist for auto-launch.
-Add option to disable closing the opened app.
List of People who have helped in the Development of this Application
Spoiler
Download:
If you like my work Please consider buying the Pro version.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.spen_helper
Changelog:
v1.3
-Can select custom insert/detach sounds now.
Older Versions
Spoiler
Known Issues:
none.
Please do thank Tushar9989, he made all of this. This is all his work and the man did a good job with this. None of my work and won't take any credit, I just want my fellow note 2 fans up to date. - His Thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2162135
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Thank you very much
I was looking for something like this for when I'm using AOKP roms.
I'm a big fan of the AOKP stuff yet i don't like to lose the features that come stock

Make shift paranoid android

I really like the idea of some of the features from paranoid android. halo, pie, and extended desktop are the 3 features I wanted to use most on a daily bases. The problem for myself was that on the ports gps didn't work neither did wifi AP or samsungs smart dock which i use daily, not only that but Samsungs rom and kernel are more programmed for the phone itself as apposed to an aosp rom(which means better performance or so i'm told). So what i have done is used a few apps to replicate the features I want from paranoid android on my Touchwiz rom(cleanrom 4.7).
1. halo: To get this feature I used an app called floating notifications. It's not as feature rich as halo but it can display the text of my notifications like sms and gmail and I can click on them to open the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263987&nocache=1&z=4138043767306953
2. Pie: I used lmt launcher, I assume most people are familiure with it by now. If not check out the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
3. extended desktop: This one is a little tricky, i used hide bar by good mood droid (GMD). This doesn't just hide the bar it shutdowns that process making it unusable. Plus resents must be tied into that process because I can't use that either. To help not being able to access the toggles and other info in my notification shade I used an app called glovebox, which is a side bar app. I put some widgets in it for weather and toggles for easy access. Losing the ability to use resents isn't that bad I can deal with it but I use next and previous app in lmt launcher to help
get around.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nbWQuaGlkZWJhciJd
So what does everyone think?
*I would like to thank all of the developers of these various apps. The flexibility of android is what makes it great.

I dunno about #2 but the first couple would be best solved with a new rom. Flash clean rom 4.9
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Floating notifications is nothing like halo unless they have a hidden option to open the entire app in a pop up then floating notifications shouldnt be there
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fabster530 said:
Floating notifications is nothing like halo unless they have a hidden option to open the entire app in a pop up then floating notifications shouldnt be there
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Right I know that, It won't display the app but my notifications that normally show up in my notification shade show up in the app floating notifications.

Is there an app or ROM which can do this?

I'm trying to find an app or ROM which would reproduce entirely Samsung TouchWiz multiwindow. I'm not talking about Halo (floating window) or the XmultiWindow Xposed module. I tried both and they lack a few options. I want an app bar which gives me the ability to launch app in split screen but I also want to have the ability to change a full screen app into a split screen app without having to relaunch the app. I also want the ability to resize the app once it's in split view. I didn't find anything in the Play Store... Basically, I didn't find anything to make it as seamless as on TouchWiz ROM. OmniROM is close it lack the ability to launch app in split view with a sidebar

This app can put an appdrawer on the edge. Great for secondary launchers.

If you want an app drawer on your edge screen use this....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=JakedUp.AppDrawer&hl=en
It should of been an option from stock... Just add it to your quicklauunch edge screen.,
It works great with a secondary launcher if you wanna hide the dock on the homescreens.
Note: Hold the menu button within the app to change settings and font.

mas5acre said:
If you want an app drawer on your edge screen use this....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=JakedUp.AppDrawer&hl=en
It should of been an option from stock... Just add it to your quicklauunch edge screen.,
It works great with a secondary launcher if you wanna hide the dock on the homescreens.
Note: Hold the menu button within the app to change settings and font.
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Thanks! I Just changed dpi to 300 with Xposed App Settings and it looks pretty good too!

Thanks for posting, but the drawer takes forever to load and can't be customized. There are much better options available.

pieces of cake said:
Thanks for posting, but the drawer takes forever to load and can't be customized. There are much better options available.
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Hi. That's weird. Mine comes up immediately. For customization you need to open the app drawer and then do a long press of recent apps to get to a menu to select settings. Then you can change fonts, background color and such. What are some of the better options available? Always interested in checking out new apps! Unity launcher is nice in that you can set up shortcuts (including floating windows with the use of the app "floating window shortcuts")

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.altlimit.applauncherplus

mscion said:
Hi. That's weird. Mine comes up immediately. For customization you need to open the app drawer and then do a long press of recent apps to get to a menu to select settings. Then you can change fonts, background color and such. What are some of the better options available? Always interested in checking out new apps! Unity launcher is nice in that you can set up shortcuts (including floating windows with the use of the app "floating window shortcuts")
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I mentioned holding the button in the OP. Thanks for reposting though. Thought it was a bad omission on Samsung's part.
Yeah didn't know about the paid one either, but hey its what this forums for, right? Mine is quick as well. Easy to customize.

I'am looking for a way that i can make on my home screen 5x5 for my icons.
Is this possible and what i can used for it.?

Ehhh... Is there a way to just have a "system" friendly shortcut icon to launch the app drawer? In other words, I already use a nice launcher app and I like its look and want to just open my app drawer to be the same as when I open it using the android app dock, not having this whole miui layer...
Currently using Next Launcher, but the launcher I use is irrelevant, I just want a system level call to open my normal app drawer rather than have an entire app represent the drawer. Another UI to manage is not what I want, as it is unaware of theme or font changes.
Isn't there a way to simply make a shortcut icon and put it in my edge bar.????????
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leonlfm said:
I'am looking for a way that i can make on my home screen 5x5 for my icons.
Is this possible and what i can used for it.?
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Have you tried or are willing to use a replacement launcher? I use Next Launcher which lets you control the icon grid spacing both on the home screen desktop and in the app drawer plus let's you have fine pixel resizing of widgets (widgets normally only resize in blocks spaced as wide as your icons, but this app lets you resize widgets pixel by pixel for finer control)
Many launchers also offer this flexibility not just the one I mention. Check them out! I hope I understood your question properly! (Next launcher also let's you change the icon look, the screen transition animation, and many other things. It looks great and is compatible with all themes made for Go launcher. Furthermore, it restores touch wiz's lost wallpaper scrolling function! But like all launchers, it does nothing for the look of the edge bar unfortunately, since the edge bar is basically an unsupported hack on the O.S. which has to be programmed for specifically...)

Tarototh said:
Ehhh... Is there a way to just have a "system" friendly shortcut icon to launch the app drawer? In other words, I already use a nice launcher app and I like its look and want to just open my app drawer to be the same as when I open it using the android app dock, not having this whole miui layer...
Isn't there a way to simply make a shortcut icon and put it in my edge bar.????????
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I agree. I would love nothing more to have a shortcut to my 360 Launcher app drawer on the "Edge". The app drawer app the OP provided is fine in a pinch, but nothing beats the app drawer transitions on 360 Launcher.

I have found a not ideal work around, which is to use the gesture shortcuts in Next Launcher so that whatever homescreen I'm on, I just swipe up to open my app drawer. However my ultimate goal is to be able to open the apps from the edge bar.. Why is this so important?
Because, the whole killer app feature of the edge bar, which I keep stressing to people who ask what the point of it is, is that I can open or switch to other apps from whatever app I'm in without exiting to the home screen first or scrolling through the recent apps.
My workaround still doesn't allow this.. But it DOES allow me to completely hide the dock bar at the bottom and have a FULL screen of widgets on my home screen. Which is pretty
I now have all my most used apps on the edge bar so I no longer need the android app dock on the bottom. It's really pretty and ergonomic.