Why does the app not just open in a window when you click Pen Window? What's the point in making you draw a box that has no relation whatsoever to the size or shape of the window the app opens in?
It's really annoying how if you're using the tablet in portrait format, the app always opens in portrait format regardless of the shape of the box you draw. So you waste loads of space if you want to watch a landscape format video on youtube in the window...
jack880 said:
Why does the app not just open in a window when you click Pen Window? What's the point in making you draw a box that has no relation whatsoever to the size or shape of the window the app opens in?
It's really annoying how if you're using the tablet in portrait format, the app always opens in portrait format regardless of the shape of the box you draw. So you waste loads of space if you want to watch a landscape format video on youtube in the window...
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I have kind of wondered about this as well. I think it's just an excuse to use the Pen for something else. It's still a nice feature, even if it doesn't quite work like you'd expect. I use it to keep Hangouts handy when I'm doing other things.
I agree the little windows are really useful, just annoying to have to draw a box to get them to open! Would be really good if they did open in the box that you drew though...
Maybe a firmware update...
Search for "pen window launcher" in the play store. It works really well for me
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I noticed if you draw the box portrait the app will be portrait and if you draw a wide box, it will be open in landscape so there's that.
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maybe is not for windows size but windows position...
jaaka78 said:
Search for "pen window launcher" in the play store. It works really well for me
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Thanks, didn't know about that. It's really useful.
smac7 said:
I noticed if you draw the box portrait the app will be portrait and if you draw a wide box, it will be open in landscape so there's that.
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That's the thing though - it doesn't! It always opens in the same orientation as the tablet regardless of the shape you draw. So you can't open a landscape window when you've got the tablet in portrait....
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maybe is not for windows size but windows position...
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Why draw the box then? Why not just click on the screen where you want it?
jack880 said:
That's the thing though - it doesn't! It always opens in the same orientation as the tablet regardless of the shape you draw. So you can't open a landscape window when you've got the tablet in portrait....
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Damn, your right lol
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This is a classic, "We do it because it can." Wow your neighbor feature from Samsung Labs. Useless but interesting.
I've disabled air command now (so I can use the button function in lecturenotes without the air command popping up)
I use pen window launcher for the windows, button + long press for screenwrite, and button + double tap for action memo.
Don't use scrapbook or s-search...
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Just wondering for those of you who have the device already, have you guys found some neat features/tricks using 4.0 that haven't been documented or heavily advertised?
I would love to make a list of these features for other users to explore...
Lets get this started
List:
Reserved........
I know it's documented,but it was still a surprise to me - you can now finally delete apps straight from the app drawer, by dragging them just as if you were going to place them on the desktop,but then putting them in the recycle bin on the top.
No affiliation with apple. Or siri.
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Nobody's talking about the search app. It's way better than the one in Gingerbread. Much easier to find stuff in your phone : music, app, sms, docs, etc. The old one was returning web search suggestion in 90% of the result... useless.
Search in browser let's you edit suggestion if you want to add something to it. But we lost popular web site suggestion
Just read it on Pocketnow but you can make folders in the favourites bar. Apologies if obvious.
When in the stock browser and you change orientation, tap the screen to make it rotate.
gambiting said:
I know it's documented,but it was still a surprise to me - you can now finally delete apps straight from the app drawer, by dragging them just as if you were going to place them on the desktop,but then putting them in the recycle bin on the top.
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You can do that on stock fascinate.
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mkropf said:
You can do that on stock fascinate.
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which runs TouchWiz, so it's not stock Android
Rotate the phone to the right whilst in any stock app (so the speaker grill and front camera are on the right). Notice that the back, home and task switch buttons have moved to the top of the screen so that they stay on the right.
When using an ics app hold down on an icon in the action bar to get a description of what it does
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Not heavily advertised, but it should be:
The quick control in the browser. Almost the same as on honeycomb. Activate it in the labs settings of the browser. Love it!
appelflap said:
Not heavily advertised, but it should be:
The quick control in the browser. Almost the same as on honeycomb. Activate it in the labs settings of the browser. Love it!
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NICE find! Thanks!
This is known about, however you said undocumented and I haven't a single document for the Nexus/ICS apart from on one which came with the phone,telling me how to fix the battery.
Hold the volume down and power key, and you take a screen capture. Which is very handy on occasions
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If you tap the volume button which makes the volume bar appear, you can then press the icon to the left of the volume bar and it toggles between ring and vibrate.
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In settings/about phone. Tap repeatedly on the android version number (4.0...) then a little android appears. Keep ur finger on it and it grows into a screen animation.
If u didn't know about this,I guess u r now thinking this is a joke. Or is it?
Need someone to test; try swiping the web pages up/down using 2 fingers
, is it a feature or a glitch?
Stea1thmode said:
Need someone to test; try swiping the web pages up/down using 2 fingers
, is it a feature or a glitch?
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what's supposed to happen?
You can use the front facing camera to record in 720p hd
NexusDro said:
what's supposed to happen?
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I thought it scrolled page by page. try by flicking with 2 fingers.
1.Hello, so the old note 10.1 has a "resize/multi window" button on the top right corner, how do I resize the internet browser in the 2014 edition w/o going into multi-window mode? As in just dragging the window a bit smaller?
2. Also, for settings - is it possible for settings to be in multi-window mode? I'd rather have it on the side so I can browse the internet while playing with the settings?
3. Anyway to close the internet browser by just pressing "x" in the corner or somewhere?
4. Also, how to resize apps like gallery w/o doing multiwindow?
5. Anyone else experience lag a bit w/ BT keyboard? When I get the word "English (US)" on bottom I always experience a bit of lag? Fix? I disabled onscreen keyboard.
6. For registering the $600 dollar parks, it keeps saying incorrect serial number and MAC address? I cannot seem to register.
Thanks!
Hahahalalala said:
Hello, so the old note 10.1 has a "resize/multi window" button on the top right corner, how do I resize the internet browser in the 2014 edition w/o going into multi-window mode? As in just dragging the window a bit smaller?
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You don't. If you want a resizable window open the browser in Pen Window using Air Command. Once you do, when you minimize it, you'll get a floating icon that lets you use your N10.1-14 normally but by clicking on the icon you can then open the browser at any time. A Multi View option like what you know as "Cascade" on the old Note is coming in the 4.4/M-UX update.
Also, for settings - is it possible for settings to be in multi-window mode? I'd rather have it on the side so I can browse the internet while playing with the settings?
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No. But using the above you can open a browser and have it running on top of anything else you want.
Anyway to close the internet browser by just pressing "x" in the corner or somewhere?
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If you have a single browsing session up clicking "X" on its tab closes it and ends your Internet session (hitting "back" exists out of the browser). If you have multiple tabs open hit the menu button and select "close all."
Also, how to resize apps like gallery w/o doing multiwindow?
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No resizing, other than Pen Window apps, until 4.4/M-UX.
Anyone else experience lag a bit w/ BT keyboard? When I get the word "English (US)" on bottom I always experience a bit of lag? Fix? I disabled onscreen keyboard.
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I get the pop-up but it doesn't cause any lag. I'm using a Samsung keyboard.
For registering the $600 dollar parks, it keeps saying incorrect serial number and MAC address? I cannot seem to register.
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Do you have a Groupon refurb? It may have been previously registered. If not, contact Samsung support they've been pretty helpful according to those that posted issues getting the perks credit.
BarryH_GEG said:
You don't. If you want a resizable window open the browser in Pen Window using Air Command. Once you do, when you minimize it, you'll get a floating icon that lets you use your N10.1-14 normally but by clicking on the icon you can then open the browser at any time. A Multi View option like what you know as "Cascade" on the old Note is coming in the 4.4/M-UX update.
No. But using the above you can open a browser and have it running on top of anything else you want.
If you have a single browsing session up clicking "X" on its tab closes it and ends your Internet session (hitting "back" exists out of the browser). If you have multiple tabs open hit the menu button and select "close all."
No resizing, other than Pen Window apps, until 4.4/M-UX.
I get the pop-up but it doesn't cause any lag. I'm using a Samsung keyboard.
Do you have a Groupon refurb? It may have been previously registered. If not, contact Samsung support they've been pretty helpful according to those that posted issues getting the perks credit.
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Woah, thanks. This was so helpful.
Another 3 questions:
1. Last one Moon reader+ supported multi-window and where I would just minimize moon reader and have the internet in the background? Is there any way to do this or do I wait until next update for casacae mode? Moon reader+ is a ebook reader btw. I was also able to move Moon Reader+ around wherever I wanted. I can't seem to do that here.
2. Bluetooth keyboard tends to lag in LectureNotes (badly) and has a slight, but annoying lag in QuickOffice. This doesn't seem to happen in Polaris Office, or when I do short typing. But once I type longer it starts lagging and sometimes English(US) pops up and cause more lag. Anyway to fix this? thanks.
I have Microsoft Wedge and this worked perfectly on my Note 10.1 2012.
Also, anyway to resize and move applications around that used to support multi-window? Like resizing any way you want to, not just to the right or left. How come some had multi-window in previous Note, but not anymore in this one? Like lectureNotes?
3. Another odd one is Polaris Office 5 says it cannot open a .docx file right after I downloaded it because it isn't supported. But it works fine when I look for it in file browsing in PO5.
Hahahalalala said:
1.Hello, so the old note 10.1 has a "resize/multi window" button on the top right corner, how do I resize the internet browser in the 2014 edition w/o going into multi-window mode? As in just dragging the window a bit smaller?
2. Also, for settings - is it possible for settings to be in multi-window mode? I'd rather have it on the side so I can browse the internet while playing with the settings?
3. Anyway to close the internet browser by just pressing "x" in the corner or somewhere?
4. Also, how to resize apps like gallery w/o doing multiwindow?
5. Anyone else experience lag a bit w/ BT keyboard? When I get the word "English (US)" on bottom I always experience a bit of lag? Fix? I disabled onscreen keyboard.
6. For registering the $600 dollar parks, it keeps saying incorrect serial number and MAC address? I cannot seem to register.
Thanks!
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Root and install multi window manager to set any app multi window including settings and install 4 way multi window to be able to Just tap the browser from the multi window tab to open up in a floating resizeable window like per window. Oh and use 4 apps simultaneously as well,
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Duly.noted said:
Root and install multi window manager to set any app multi window including settings and install 4 way multi window to be able to Just tap the browser from the multi window tab to open up in a floating resizeable window like per window. Oh and use 4 apps simultaneously as well,
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Thanks, but I don't want to root :/.
So, no multi-window feature anymore?
Is there a hack that enabled the pen window to be smaller? Currently It looks like the pen window takes at least 1/2 x 1/2 of the screen.
For a calculator, I would be happy to have a much smaller window.
A second, related question is about a media app that works well on the pen window. I'd like to easily be able to start/step/select music while reading a PDF.
(Reading notes while hearing the matching music). I'm using ES File explorer, but everything is much too small. It is hard to hit the right buttons. I'd like an app that displays nice big buttons in a small window. Does that exist?
Thanks a lot!
If I click the Spen on the screen and choose pen window I can draw the window any size I want.
My question is how can I add apps I might want to open in the pen window?
John
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jonling said:
If I click the Spen on the screen and choose pen window I can draw the window any size I want.
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Strange. On my Note 10.1, no matter how small I try to draw the window, the smallest it can be is a quarter of the screen.
jonling said:
My question is how can I add apps I might want to open in the pen window?
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There's an app that can enable any apk for working in the window. It is called MW-PEN App Enabler. Look for a thread discussing it.
Thanks.....I'm stock 100%. If that makes a difference I don't know.....
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jonling said:
Thanks.....I'm stock 100%. If that makes a difference I don't know.....
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I'm stock, too. rom version MK1. Can you make sure that the window can be as small as you want?
Is that for the original size of the window, or also for resizing? When I try to resize my window smaller than 1/4 of the screen, it stops
resizing, and the edges turn red (resize by dragging the corners/edges)
It looks like it depends on the app, 1/4 of the screen to bit smaller.....The pen app, mw pen will not work for me. Sounds like each tablet is a little different.....
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jonling said:
It looks like it depends on the app, 1/4 of the screen to bit smaller.....The pen app, mw pen will not work for me. Sounds like each tablet is a little different.....
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The MW app is not totally trivial to get working.
First pick an installed app. Click 'Pen Window enable'. Then click process. Then click uninstall. Then click Install.
I am talking about the feature where if you swipe in from the top right corner, it can shrink the window or minimize it to a small dot on the screen. Does not seem to be working for me. Is it linked to a specific service or is it an options setting to turn on?
Thanks!
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I am talking about the feature where if you swipe in from the top right corner, it can shrink the window or minimize it to a small dot on the screen. Does not seem to be working for me. Is it linked to a specific service or is it an options setting to turn on?
Thanks!
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**EDIT - Looks like I just had to enable multi window, which was not on by default, in the settings section.
It's typical Samsung style - a half-assed gimmicky feature. I have the multi window enabled, but I almost always end up pulling the notification bar. Bad implementation of the feature.
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incisivekeith said:
It's typical Samsung style - a half-assed gimmicky feature. I have the multi window enabled, but I almost always end up pulling the notification bar. Bad implementation of the feature.
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Mine has worked every single time and has never pulled down the notification shade.
I'd love to have a clipboard app that's quickly accessible through the air command menu. Right now I use clipper but it goes to the full screen app. I'd love instead some sort of easily dismissable menu/widget. Any suggestions?
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Wooba99 said:
I'd love to have a clipboard app that's quickly accessible through the air command menu. Right now I use clipper but it goes to the full screen app. I'd love instead some sort of easily dismissable menu/widget. Any suggestions?
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SwiftKey keyboard has one built in.... stock keyboard as one also
Thanks.. not really what I'm hoping to achieve. I want something like this:
http://cdn.thedroidguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/05224327/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-52.jpg
Replace instagram with the clipboard app (which I currently do with Clipper). But instead of opening a full screen app, it opens a small floating window that can be easily dismissed.