Hi everyone!
I've recently bought my beloved Note II in places of an iPhone 4 and I have only two things bugging me.
As you've may already guessed, I seriously need autocorrect.
My experience with other Android devices (namely Motorola Xoom) was perfect minus the astonishingly good performance.
I was able to write quickly knowing that the original Android keyboard will correct every thing for me... but now I can't.
So, is there a way to enable autocorrect on Samsung's TouchWiz keyboard (don't want to lose S Pen functionality)?
Secondly, I only need 5 of the loads of widgets on the notification drawer.
Is there anyway I can modify them to the number and order I want?
Is there any ROM that can fix those problems without losing S Pen apps?
Thank you in advance!
1- No way to enable auto correct in stock samsung keyboard as far as I know. I recommend downloading swiftkey from the android market. It has (in my opinion and many others) the best auto correction/prediction of any keyboard in the world. Granted, it is a paid app but there is a free 30-day trial.
2- You can't modify the notification toggles with stock rom. With certain custom roms, yes.
Just a little info.. the notification thingies that allow enable/disable of wifi/bluetooth etc are called toggles. Widgets are the ones you can put on the home screen.
The problem with having a 3rd party keyboard is when you want to use the S-pen you have to select the samsung keyboard. Try using the continous input option of samsung keyboard, you can swipe which does auto correct / predict.
People that dont use twiz launcher lose the page buddy this bringsbit backNote: This is copy & pasted from the original thread. Link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2162135 Please thank Tushar9989
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.
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.
-Add option to disable closing the opened app.
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Re: [App] Spen Helper
I posted this because I've noticed lots of people don't look around. I thought this would help people that dont use the stock launcher. This app fixes some thing that had bothered me since the first time I used this phone. If you don't use the stock touchwiz launcher and you use the Spen. Give it a try...
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Re: [App] Spen Helper page buddy on non twiz launcher
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Hello all,
I just got the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 last night and have installed a few apps. Before I get going, I want to hear suggestions from all of you on how you would customize the tablet. What's the best way of setting it up for use? What would you do when you first turn on your tablet?
Thanks,
Crazysah
It depends on how adventurous you are. I've rooted mine and installed the CM build by crpalmer.
From my Pro Tab 8.4
My customization is pretty simple--just one home screen with frequently used apps and a time widget. The first thing I did was install Apex Launcher to customize the app icons/wallpaper and create gestures. I also organized apps into custom folders for quick access (games folder, books folder, etc). I eventually rooted my tablet to add more apps to the multi-window bar, like Skype and Spotify. Then I turned off all animations in developer options for smoother transitions. I don't plan on installing custom roms or anything else, but the possibilities for customization are really endless... I just needed a simple setup for my use.
I am coming from a tab pro, with floating multi windows. Did Samsung remove this awesome feature on the new flagship tablet? Or am I missing the switch to turn it on?
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I am coming from a tab pro, with floating multi windows. Did Samsung remove this awesome feature on the new flagship tablet? Or am I missing the switch to turn it on?
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Please!, anyone?, answer to this question!
It seems they did remove this feature. I have the tab s t800 WiFi with lollipop and tried multiwindow plus (Google it) and to my surprise it restores some of this functionality. Give it a try at your own risk as it says it is incompatible with my tablet but still works.
I also found two other useful apps. MW-Pen App Enabler (allows you to alter the app without root to have ig work as a popup or 4 way window) and MW Commander which llows you to add an app to the multiwindow side bar (I believe this one may require root).
If i do not root the telephone, can I use personalized widgets and themes?
Sorry for the quite trivial question but I do not have Samsung experience
trocchietto said:
If i do not root the telephone, can I use personalized widgets and themes?
Sorry for the quite trivial question but I do not have Samsung experience
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If partner. goes through my web
www.eladiosthemes.com
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trocchietto said:
If i do not root the telephone, can I use personalized widgets and themes?
Sorry for the quite trivial question but I do not have Samsung experience
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Absolutely! That's the great thing about Android. You can even choose to go with something completely different than Samsung's launcher. There's lots of different launchers that support themes. Nova and Apex are two popular options. Themes are also available for Samsung.
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1. Launcher and theme as mention above.
2. Ads free by Adguard on Play Store.
3. Disable almost apps anf module you want by EZ Disable Package or Package Disable Pro
4. Change dpi by Content Scaling or some commands through adb
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I prefer not to root or tinker with my primary business phone because I don't want to have something not work as intended and miss a call or appointment.
The level of customization you can do with launchers and themes these days is almost on par with what you can achieve with a rooted device.
In addition to themes you can also download and install custom icon packs to customize the look of all of your icons.
For widgets you can get something like the Beautiful Widgets app that lets you customize various widgets for the device. It is very popular for people who like the HTC type clock widget look on their home screens.
Just do some searches on the play store for themes, icon packs, widgets, keyboards, etc and there are enough customization options to make your head spin.
For Home screens / App drawer / Folder, any Launcher will do. My all time fav, and most reliable recommendation is easily Nova Launcher.
- Nova lets you customize the font size, label colours, icon sizes, icon packs, homescreen grid, app drawer grid, homescreen gestures and so much more.
For custom button remapping, Button Remapper works perfectly without root. It will let you set custom actions for your physical buttons (swap the recent/back if you wish, or add hold functionality)
- The app is a bit limited without root in regards to added functionality, but its something!
- I believe the non-rooted version also allows you to map volume keys to add Music skip / pause functionality. (Correct me if im wrong!)
For global app / service disabling, definitely use Package Disabler Pro. It has a built in list of (currently) 97 apps considered unneeded, and gives you full control of every app.
- This has been proven to save battery btw!
For added Toggles in the Notification panel (not QuickPanel) there are hundreds of working apps that add their own little notification bar, fully interactive, that shows up as a notification card.
- It may seem a bit redundant considering Samsung's built in QuickPanel does mostly everything, but for a few things that may be missing (ie. Hotspot, Mobile Data, or specific functions like opening apps, setting gps/data to specific modes etc).
For ad blocking, you can use AdGuard. I havent personally tried this app, but it is highly recommended by most users in this forum.
For button backlight disabling / modding, you can use Button Backlight 2.
- It allows you to turn off button backlight completely, add a custom time, or have them on all the time
Android is so vastly open, even without root, if you ever feel like you are missing a certain function / feature, theres a very high chance that a solution would have been made long ago.
It never hurts to google what you wish to do. When I first got my Note 5 for example, the first phone with button backlights, I wanted to turn them off completely as well as swap the layout of them from recents home back, to back home recents. A few minutes later and I found myself using the two apps mentioned above, and a happy camper!
well it looks like I am really grateful to samsung to give me the possibilities under the hood. My dev friends scared me in every way saying that touch wiz is bloatware, that people think is really taking the control of the system, instead I found it effective, and most important of all I am happy samsung is not taking coltan from congolese mines.
I am also really grateful to you.
which tutorial do you recommend me to customize my themes? if there is an app, Gui super, otherwise I am also an android developer, so do not mind also to write some java/xml. Also i guess there is some design involved, which software should i use photoshop or gimp? Last but not least, as I use to test my apps, installing a lot of themes will decrease the perform, or the fact that is run one per time will not affect performance? thank you guys. Customization is everything for me, as bosters creativity and make the day more exciting
EDIT: I am wondering if downloading themes is safe in terms of malicious code.