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[Q] What is MDNIE?

What is MDNIE and how do I turn it on?
I have seanzscreams ICS installed and loving it, but was wondering what this is and if there's any advantage in using it.

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Robnw said:
What is MDNIE and how do I turn it on?
I have seanzscreams ICS installed and loving it, but was wondering what this is and if there's any advantage in using it.
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Hi,
I have the same question and from my research it is some sort of display tweaking same as the Bravia Engine, only using this, you have a lot more options. Although in reality, I can't really find anything changing when i modify the settings...

mDNIe stands for mobile Digital Natural Image engine.
In stock galaxy S2 rom (at least my i9100 international), under Settings ->Display -> Screen mode, it shows a sample image and three preset profiles - Dynamic, Standard, and Movie. These adjust the brightness, sharpness, contrast on different screens/ in apps like camera.
Custom roms can always have custom settings for these display-related parameters of a phone.
I am not android developer, so I cannot tell you how to turn it on, but I think stock rom has mDNIe enabled by default.

How do you access the MDNIE options?

to access mDNIe options in my samsung galaxy s2
go to Settings ->Display -> Screen mode

i727 doesn't get this option I think, haven't ever seen it.
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kr3w1337 said:
i727 doesn't get this option I think, haven't ever seen it.
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None of the crappy AT&T variants have this.

On the Skyrocket, just find "mDNIe Switcher" and install it. It comes with Seanzscreams Sky Ice rom. Not sure where to get just the .apk

It's available in CyanogenMod 10 and 10.1. I was tinkering with this today.

jsarino said:
It's available in CyanogenMod 10 and 10.1. I was tinkering with this today.
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This is a really old thread.
Sent from my mom's basement.

MrGriffdude said:
This is a really old thread.
Sent from my mom's basement.
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Yeah I know...I figured I'd get people aware that this feature is there.

jsarino said:
Yeah I know...I figured I'd get people aware that this feature is there.
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If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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mtdew said:
If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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You never know, someone might. Oh well, sorry I brought it up then. *shrugs*

mtdew said:
If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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Obviously jsarino cares, and that's someone :good:

mtdew said:
If this hasn't been used in almost a year why do you think anyone cares
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I care...

mDNIe is a display tweaking utility that is only useful if you had an AMOLED (LED) powered screen. Its useless for an LCD screen.

Helloworld294 said:
mDNIe is a display tweaking utility that is only useful if you had an AMOLED (LED) powered screen. Its useless for an LCD screen.
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Y did u resurrect a thread then post wrong info? Our phones HAVE amoled screens so clearly its useful

icenight89 said:
Y did u resurrect a thread then post wrong info? Our phones HAVE amoled screens so clearly its useful
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I didn't post wrong info... I just stated a fact. I know sgs 2 has an amoled screen... People asked what it is and i answered. mDNIe rebalances the chemicals in LED lights to change contrast, sharpness, blur effect. UI makes things sharper but might impact quality by missing MSAA (Multi Sampling Anti Aliasing) which now, in latest cm 10.1 you can turn on to avoid "pixelated curves" in letters and such. VT is more rich and contrast.. I think that one is from VoodooColor.
Camera i think makes the color level warmer. Every phone has different mDNIe modes. So just experiment.

MrGriffdude said:
This is a really old thread.
Sent from my mom's basement.
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That's true but it's still relevant and there hasn't been a good answer provided yet.
Try fixating less on your principles and more on giving good answers.

majikfox said:
That's true but it's still relevant and there hasn't been a good answer provided yet.
Try fixating less on your principles and more on giving good answers.
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Dude, it's still old. No one cares. It has been answered if you could read.

Favorite HOX features.

This is a thread to list some cool things you like about the phone. Maybe point out a few things that other people didn't know yet.
For me I would have to say that the keyboard is awesome. Also the fact that it already has a printer option built in. Voice recognition on this phone is awesome. And of course face recognition is great too.
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I've been a Swype user since the Nexus One, but I have to say that the Trace feature on the HTC keyboard is impressive. It's noticeably quicker to render words after swyping/tracing. Only downside I've noticed is you can't place the cursor on previous words and choose alternate suggestions. Unless I'm missing an option for this.

Ha. And I though it was an improved swype this whole time
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Interesting comment about the keyboard. I'll be receiving my HOX today but most reviews say the HTC keyboard is ****. Seeing the entire row of arrows on the bottom leads me to agree (but then again, I haven't used it yet). How does it compare to the stock ICS keyboard? I don't like Swype so I'm sure I won't ever use that feature.

tae_254 said:
...And of course face recognition is great too.
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About that. I tried using the face detect to lock my screen and at first i thought to myself, man does this work well.
Then for fun I had my dad look at the camera and guess what, the phone unlocked itself for him too. Now I know we look somewhat alike, but not that close.
Long story short, I wouldn't trust that feature..

mesko402 said:
About that. I tried using the face detect to lock my screen and at first i thought to myself, man does this work well.
Then for fun I had my dad look at the camera and guess what, the phone unlocked itself for him too. Now I know we look somewhat alike, but not that close.
Long story short, I wouldn't trust that feature..
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Well that sucks ass. And I tested with everyone in my house and it only worked for me..
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My favorite feature is definitely the screen! I can't keep my eyes off of it. I do not like the HTC Sense keyboard and for those of you that also do not like it you can go to the Play Store and download the stock ICS keyboard and it works great on the One X. It is much more similar to the iPhone keyboard that I am used to and is spaced further apart than stock sense keyboard. Also, you get more screen room for viewing while texting or writing messages if you use the stock ICS keyboard.

mesko402 said:
About that. I tried using the face detect to lock my screen and at first i thought to myself, man does this work well.
Then for fun I had my dad look at the camera and guess what, the phone unlocked itself for him too. Now I know we look somewhat alike, but not that close.
Long story short, I wouldn't trust that feature..
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It works for pictures of you as well... It can't distinguish depth.

Well they're working on a modified face unlock that requires you to blink so picture would be useless.
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The apps button on the lower right is the coolest so far for me. Swipe up to close apps and you can open any recent apps...
It takes the only good feature of the Blackburry playbook and adds it to Android. Sorry if this is old for HTC... first one for me.

cmjkxa said:
Well they're working on a modified face unlock that requires you to blink so picture would be useless.
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Haven't heard about this I think It will be great
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...-before-it-grants-access-to-the-phone_id28559
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I rather enjoy the was the app drawer is done on this phone. Now that said this is both my first HTC and my first ICS phone, so this may be nothing special

Dial a number with the keypad in your hand... phone vibrates when they pick up if you don't have it on your ear.

ricktat said:
Dial a number with the keypad in your hand... phone vibrates when they pick up if you don't have it on your ear.
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That's not really a new feature. I've had that on every HTC phone i've used. Windows mobile, windows phone.

ricktat said:
The apps button on the lower right is the coolest so far for me. Swipe up to close apps and you can open any recent apps...
It takes the only good feature of the Blackburry playbook and adds it to Android. Sorry if this is old for HTC... first one for me.
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I personally hate this feature. A dedicated button? I liked long press home. Now I don't have a quick way to search plus I haven't found a way to assign a long press action to any of them.
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Once we have root it should be long press home button for recent apps, multitask button as menu button, and long press multitask for search. I miss voice search lol it was easier on an inspire
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The battery life left it alone overnight, awesome, especially vs atrix and LG nitro hd.
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The headphone out sound quality. It's clean and detailed. Does anyone know what DAC the LTE version has in it?

ricktat said:
The apps button on the lower right is the coolest so far for me. Swipe up to close apps and you can open any recent apps...
It takes the only good feature of the Blackburry playbook and adds it to Android. Sorry if this is old for HTC... first one for me.
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From what I can tell, by swiping the recent application does not close the application. I have opened several apps and then hit the home button then the recent applications button and swiped them... then opened up the apps again and they are right back where I left them. I think it only deletes the recent app bookmark and not closes the app itself.

ALPHA: Nyan kernel 3.X builds

Thank you bbelos for the port of kernel 3.x
This thread will contain test builds of a Nyan colonel built off of kernel 3.x. This does not currently have voodoo sound or over clock capabilities. This has a bunch of tweaks I have found and would like tested such as didle and other new things. This is based on the 3.x port by bbelos.
What does not work:
Vibration
4G WiMax
Compass
You need to put the following files on your SD card along with the kernel:
Download all files here besides zImage
Now you will need to download the test kernel. If it is named zImage.bin, rename it zImage:
6/3/12 9:49 EST: http://i.minus.com/1338785488/MLUAXU3KBgO9DEjDXcsUKA/iyU7MabwAtc4I
Flash boot_zImage_with_boot.zip in CWM or twrp and it should reboot into the kernel.

It should be mentioned the orientation sensor doesn't work either, although I'm not sure if it's just the auto-rotation feature that doesn't work or it won't even turn orientation when you want to change the orientation of your camera.
One question though: What are the benefits of the new kernel?

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It should be mentioned the orientation sensor doesn't work either, although I'm not sure if it's just the auto-rotation feature that doesn't work or it won't even turn orientation when you want to change the orientation of your camera.
One question though: What are the benefits of the new kernel?
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The orientation works fine for me...
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
The orientation works fine for me...
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Then why does it say this on Epic CM's blog?
Epic CM said:
What Doesn't Work Yet
WiMAX
Orientation Sensor
Haptic Feedback
More to add as we find it
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The screen orientation, oddly enough, is not handled by the orientation sensor. Or at least not in this case. It must be handled by the accelerometer. The orientation sensor is needed for things like compass apps, etc.
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Then why does it say this on Epic CM's blog?
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It used to say cap time out did not work. I just recently told bbelos that orientation works now. My build can also have different bugs/fixes. For example, I fixed the color issues on mine.
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
It used to say cap time out did not work. I just recently told bbelos that orientation works now. My build can also have different bugs/fixes. For example, I fixed the color issues on mine.
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I never said portrait/landscape mode didn't work. The orientation sensor doesn't work. It doesn't return any readings. Test it with Elixir2, or a compass app.
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bbelos said:
I never said portrait/landscape mode didn't work. The orientation sensor doesn't work. It doesn't return any readings. Test it with Elixir2, or a compass app.
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I assumed orientation was portrait/landscape.
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The capacitive buttons on my phone are dimmed while using this temporarily
The phone rotates fine for me when I turn it sideways
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This is awesome btw. Can't wait til you can get all the options that make the 2.x nyans what they are working.
I would also like to know, in layman's terms, what the benefits of using the 3.x kernels will be (once they're fully operational of course).
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beltsnspoons said:
This is awesome btw. Can't wait til you can get all the options that make the 2.x nyans what they are working.
I would also like to know, in layman's terms, what the benefits of using the 3.x kernels will be (once they're fully operational of course).
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Fixes, compatibility, speed, security
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the only problems i have is the original problems and the dimmed lights but other than that its really responsive now and loving it the only features i never use is gps and 4g so its fine for me its kinda weird not having vibrations but its fine

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Back up.
Bbelos accidentally posted links to Uberpinguin's private file server and I used the kexec zip link from his blog post. Warren did not know the whole story (I assume) and publicly posted (if you saw it, you saw it). Uberpinguin kindly asked and I removed the link and apologized to him. He understood and Kenny unlocked the thread.
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A bunch of misunderstandings and too many mediums to contact people through.
Moral of the story is let's resolve conflicts privately.
Thanks
FNM
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guess i missed all the "fun." pretty glad i did too. anyways, i still havent tried this kernel out. i'll try to give it a shot tonight. does it work with any ics rom or should i stick with cm while testing it now? and as far as the tweaks you mention in the OP, are they behind the scenes tweaks, or should i use a specific app to utilize them, like nstools for live OC and such on your other kernels? which i still dont really know how to use, lol. i just leave the live OC option at 100% on nstools. not sure what im sposed to use for the best performance or best battery tho. but ill go to the nyan v5 thread to ask about that stuff.

http://db.tt/OKYgWPN9
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
http://db.tt/OKYgWPN9
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whats this?

beltsnspoons said:
whats this?
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its called a kernel lol zImage means its the kernel image

I'm assuming he knew what it meant.. but what's fixed or?
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Virtual Key on the GSIII yes, or no [POLL}

What do you think about having them?

Not sure I understand what you're asking us to poll on? Like stock Key board vs non-stock? Is there an app called Virtual Key? What are you asking ?

shaqdeez said:
Not sure I understand what you're asking us to poll on? Like stock Key board vs non-stock? Is there an app called Virtual Key? What are you asking ?
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probably on screen buttons (like nexus)

The Eclipse ROM has it built in if you wanted to try it for yourself.
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swiftkey ftw
Nope, and nope.
I'm a fan of Swiftkey X / justdownloaded Swiftkey Flow. that will be my reason for any keyboard.

ddurandSGS3 said:
probably on screen buttons (like nexus)
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sorry that is correct

BoLTroid said:
Nope, and nope.
I'm a fan of Swiftkey X / justdownloaded Swiftkey Flow. that will be my reason for any keyboard.
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Huh?
This thread is so confusing...What it's even the point.

[email protected] said:
Huh?
This thread is so confusing...What it's even the point.
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Roms offer these virtual keys while you can also disable menu plus back... the question is.. should you? *cue dexter music*

That would decrease the screen real estate :-\
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AftermathLK said:
Roms offer these virtual keys while you can also disable menu plus back... the question is.. should you? *cue dexter music*
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Answer...If you want to.

No way.
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If I had a phone that didn't have the physical and/or capacitive buttons I would love it...Otherwise I have 2 sets of buttons doing the same thing...no dice.

I bought the S III because of the Home button. I like physical buttons. I'm surprised so many people post they like virtual buttons. My gut tells me this is a geek phenomenon and that most regular people would NOT like virtual buttons as much. Buttons are just more discoverable and quicker to use without looking. i.e. the car. And we as power users are a minority as customers. Maybe if S Voice was perfect I guess we wouldn't need physical buttons as much but that'll be a while before it happens. I have a feeling Samsung has studied this plenty and they know what they're doing..
As an example of what I mean by voice replacing buttons... I finally do not miss the camera button... CAPTURE! CHEESE! I LOOOOOOOOOOVE Touch Wiz!!! Lets you take pictures of stuff high above you and you can shout Capture in Jelly bean!!!

rom with multi windows like note 2

I saw my friends note 2 which had the multi window function basically you can have two windows up at the same time. I thought this was very useful and even better than what we have using halo. I was wondering if there was a ROM they had this type of functionality. what he was using was a touch wiz ROM.
thank you

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1672

Clearly you're brand new to the s3. It has multi window built in in the latest update.
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If I've helped, please hit the thanks button

That's funny. You buy a phone and don't even know how to use it. Did you immediately root and flash a custom Rom. Just long press the back button.
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tylerlawhon said:
Clearly you're brand new to the s3. It has multi window built in in the latest update.
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If I've helped, please hit the thanks button
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Yeah I fairly new only had the phone about a year. Apparently ASOP does not have it built in.

bbqsfire said:
That's funny. You buy a phone and don't even know how to use it. Did you immediately root and flash a custom Rom. Just long press the back button.
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Yeah no idea how to use it, cant even make a call on it. Its crazy.
Luckily thanks to searching the web I found a place with a Q and A section. I think you are supposed to be able to ask a question in that section and get some help. Then usually they have some helpful people who try to answer the questions.
Its probably not your fault, mom woke you up early and you were a little cranky. So being an @sshole was the easy thing to do. I dont blame you but I would definitely have some words with your parents.
PS long pressing the back button closes apps. Just letting you know

badbeats said:
Yeah no idea how to use it, cant even make a call on it. Its crazy.
Luckily thanks to searching the web I found a place with a Q and A section. I think you are supposed to be able to ask a question in that section and get some help. Then usually they have some helpful people who try to answer the questions.
Its probably not your fault, mom woke you up early and you were a little cranky. So being an @sshole was the easy thing to do. I dont blame you but I would definitely have some words with your parents.
PS long pressing the back button closes apps. Just letting you know
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Long pressing the back button with multi Windows turned on a touch wiz rom will enable or disable it. You can call me anything you want but I will not be pulled into insults. You did have it right I was a little cranky and you can talk to my wife about that. I apologize for my comment insulting you. As soon as you said halo I knew you was using something other than touchwiz. I should have simply said with touchwiz and clarified. I was not being helpful like this community deserves. CM based and tw roms are different and should have asked what you was running. Sorry again and I hope you the best with any future questions.
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bbqsfire said:
Long pressing the back button with multi Windows turned on a touch wiz rom will enable or disable it. You can call me anything you want but I will not be pulled into insults. You did have it right I was a little cranky and you can talk to my wife about that. I apologize for my comment insulting you. As soon as you said halo I knew you was using something other than touchwiz. I should have simply said with touchwiz and clarified. I was not being helpful like this community deserves. CM based and tw roms are different and should have asked what you was running. Sorry again and I hope you the best with any future questions.
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Hey its cool.
Yeah I probably should have added I have been on PA ASOP for 10 months. I like it, but I feel that multi windows would be very useful. I might have to try one of the touch wiz roms to see if this is true.
Thanks again

Yep pretty much all the tw ROMs now have multi window
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badbeats said:
Hey its cool.
Yeah I probably should have added I have been on PA ASOP for 10 months. I like it, but I feel that multi windows would be very useful. I might have to try one of the touch wiz roms to see if this is true.
Thanks again
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If you jump to tw Rom I recommend bonestock v3.3. Give you a lot of options for customizing but you will be missing out on a lot of PA features you have probably got used to. I have used PA on multiple devices but I never could stay with it as my long-term rom
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bbqsfire said:
If you jump to tw Rom I recommend bonestock v3.3. Give you a lot of options for customizing but you will be missing out on a lot of PA features you have probably got used to. I have used PA on multiple devices but I never could stay with it as my long-term rom
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My favorite "feature" of PA is the look in settings with the tablet layout. Its shallow but I love the way it looks and its easy to adjust settings.
I never really used pie that much, it was just difficult for me.
I did like Halo because I am always using multi windows. GPS, Web browsing, gmail, or even FB and twitter. I always seem to have 2 things going on. Halo made it easier.
Bonestock hmm well that will be the first one I try. I love getting recommendations, because it can be a daunting task to figure out which rom to flash. Especially with 50+ tw roms.

multi window is cool, but its much more useful on a bigger screen.
good luck finding what you need

ddurandSGS3 said:
multi window is cool, but its much more useful on a bigger screen.
good luck finding what you need
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Like on a tablet? I just find it more useful on a 7 inch screen of a tablet then on a 5 inch screen of a smartphone.

yeah or the note.
itsc ool. i fiddled around with it for a while but found myself not using it after a couple of days. its worth trying if you think youll benefit from it. i just didnt find it as useful as i expected