I just bought my infinity not long ago and I have been exploring here. I read some threads mentioning floating app and I am really interested in this. So far I come with:
1. OverSkreen - Browser
2. LilyPad - IM Client
3. Super Video - Player
4. Stick it - Player
5. AirTerm - Terminal
7. Floating Notes - Taking Notes
8. Floating Widget - Make Widgets Floating
9. hovernote - Taking Notes
Would you mind sharing your collection so that we have the best set of floating apps in our infinity? :highfive:
Thank you for everyone who contribute.
Hovernote - for taking notes
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HoverNote
Floating Notes (Note Taking)
Floating Widgets (Makes Homescreen Widgets Float)
While not a floating app in itself, SwipePad (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android) is a nice utility for opening these apps within another app. I don't have my Infinity yet, but this works quite well on my phone
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I believe moboplayer also has a floating video player function now, it should work great on the greater real estate of the Infinity
"Floating browser flux" is another very basic, but free, floating browser.
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Swype beta is a floating keyboard.
Float n split keyboard
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aitype.android.tablet.p
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Love this list. Are there anymore? I'm looking for some pop up sticky note type of thing to record written notes on.
Hovernote should take care of that need - unless I'm misunderstanding the request...
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I think he wants one that you can write on with a stylus. If that is the case, then there is not one that I know of.
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I think he wants one that you can write on with a stylus. If that is the case, then there is not one that I know of.
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Yes, that would be nice to have. I'm surprised that one hasn't been developed yet.
Do that many people really take handwritten notes on their tablets?? Especially with the Transformer series with the keyboard dock - typed in notes just seem so much more practical as they are searchable, etc.... I know that I, for one, can type a lot faster than I could write, especially on a tablet....
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Hi!
I am the developer of Floating Notes and see some requests here: writing with a stylus, recording... If you have ideas how to make Floating Notes even better, just tell me.
If you have wishes of other floating apps, let me know via pm and i will look forward to realize them.
Floating timer I use it for my workouts :3
I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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AirCalc is what you want then.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.aircalc&hl=en
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Do that many people really take handwritten notes on their tablets?? Especially with the Transformer series with the keyboard dock - typed in notes just seem so much more practical as they are searchable, etc.... I know that I, for one, can type a lot faster than I could write, especially on a tablet....
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I use my Transformer extensively for handwritten notes. As an engineering student it's not practical taking notes with the keyboard at all due to a lot of visuals and equations. And get a good note taking app such as LectureNotes (which I've found to be the best) and there are options to add keywords for each of your pages and you can easily index ("search") the notebook for the content you need.
I use to go through ~50 sheets of paper that would ultimately end up in the recycle bin since it was all just scratch work, but now I do it all on my transformer.
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I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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I'm using AirCalc and it's pretty nice. There is also DarkCalc (I can't remember if this is on the play store or just posted here on xda by the dev) which has the normal calculator interface (takes whole screen) but has a button which pops it out to a floating window. They are both pretty much identical in functionality.
You should update the links in the first post. Floating Notes' link is dead. There is also an free version now.
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I'm looking for a good keyboard app for the Infinity. I really like FloatNSplit, but it's missing one special character, the degree symbol
I know it's a minor annoyance, but combined with the dock's seeming inability to produce any special characters at all, I thought it would be a good idea to start a conversation.
Any good recommendations out there?
Thumb keyboard
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I'm looking for a good keyboard app for the Infinity. I really like FloatNSplit, but it's missing one special character, the degree symbol
I know it's a minor annoyance, but combined with the dock's seeming inability to produce any special characters at all, I thought it would be a good idea to start a conversation.
Any good recommendations out there?
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I use Thumb Keyboard myself. Have not used it with a dock so not sure how that works. It seem to have everything...haven't used the degree symbol. I will check tonight to see if it is there.
Thumb keyboard. It doesnt have the degree symbol (or at least i cant find it), but im sure you can contact the developer and have them add it. It should be simple to just add to the key binding feature.
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Just checked the degree symbol (°) and you can add a key binding for it.
HTH
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SwiftKey. It has the split keyboard feature in landscape mode (and numpad in the middle), very responsive.
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I personally like Swype but not so much for landscape although you can make it float which makes it possible to use with one thumb if it's flexible I'm going to try this thumb keyboard that everyone is talking about. Although I find the Swype super quick and responsive.
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The best. I had to do a slight adjustment with font size because of the brilliant HD screen (and my eyes are getting bloody worse every day), but once that was done, great app.
I think SwiftKey is just the best for touch input. I've been using the ASUS Keyboard for the dock, mainly because of issues with the diacritics, but now with KLSwitcher this is solved. I think it's just fine with the dock now, tapping on the screen for auto-completion isn't very functional when using the physical keyboard, but apart from that everything works.
Hacker's Keyboard is ok for the term when not docked because of all the special chars, but typing is slow on this one.
You can see some of my thoughts on various keyboards for the Infinity in my apps thread.
Swiftkey 3 Tablet
+1 for Thumb Keyboard
Its the best keyboard I have used on android so far.
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Swiftkey 3 Tablet
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+1 all the way
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I am using Smart Keyboard Pro on both my TF700T and my Galaxy S III. Have been using it for over a year - originally used it on my SGS2. It has skins and arrow keys to move the input cursor.
I am looking to use the infinity for a bit of writing on the go. What is the best app for this? Looking for something as close to MS word as possible, preferably with grammar and spelling check (as in underlining misspelled words) this is useful since getting used to this keyboard will take a few days. Also something that can keep up with my typing speed.
Thanks in advance.
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Quickoffice pro/hd is pretty good since it does have spell check and a lot of other features. If you want office 2010 and are willing to go through a little hassle when saving files onlive desktop is a virtual desktop
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Quickoffice pro/hd is pretty good since it does have spell check and a lot of other features. If you want office 2010 and are willing to go through a little hassle when saving files onlive desktop is a virtual desktop
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thanks for the suggestion, but i read quickoffice pro is laggy, is onlive desktop fast enough to keep up?
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Its only laggy if youre not on balanced mode. Try out the free version. As for on live, i only sort of tested it not really used it as a permanent solution. If you can live without spell check try the free version of docs to go
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QuickOffice HD is pretty good, but I like Kingsoft Office a lot, and it's free!
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Its only laggy if youre not on balanced mode. Try out the free version. As for on live, i only sort of tested it not really used it as a permanent solution. If you can live without spell check try the free version of docs to go
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I couldn't find a free trial in the market. Docs to go is 15 dollars if I want to edit, and i don't want to commit to spending money till I make sure it meets my needs.
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QuickOffice HD is pretty good, but I like Kingsoft Office a lot, and it's free!
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kingsoft has the a lot of tools, but it way tooo laggy even on high performance mode. thanks for the suggestion though.
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I also tried Writer. Which is good in terms of speed, and I am fine with sacrificing the rest, but it has a 9000 character limit. Which is lame... Basically i need something that keeps up with my speed of typing -I am willing to sacrifice the spell/grammar check- has no limit to how long something can be, and can read/write to .doc/.docx So I don't have to lug a laptop around with me.
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IMVHO KingSoft and OfficeSuite Pro are the best and the closest to M$ Office.
I use "documents to go", it can sync docs with Google drive too.
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Does anyone know a app for docx where it's possible to rotate the insert pictures?
Quickoffice HD is a best office suite IMO. There is a reason Google bought them. If you don't need a bunch of features there is always the Google drive app.
You can do it in Kingsoft Office, which - unlike, IMO far worse, QuickOffice - comes for free.
We're supposed to get real MS Office this fall (despite denials ), so you might hold off making a purchase till then, and just live with polaris or another free option.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...for_ios_and_android_may_arrive_this_fall.html
I haven't experienced lag in quickoffice hd since the newest firmware came out, FWIW. Even on the slowest infinity profile.
So if you want a MS Word-ish app, with spell-check (inherent to the Infinity btw), why not Google Drive?
Works online and offline, does spell check, has lots of other features, is free and I haven't experienced lag.
BTW, performance mode makes your tablet laggy-er. Performance simply means everything looks sharper, it doesn't mean the tablet works better. Balanced mode may yield better performance results at the cost of image sharpness and detail.
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So if you want a MS Word-ish app, with spell-check (inherent to the Infinity btw), why not Google Drive?
Works online and offline, does spell check, has lots of other features, is free and I haven't experienced lag.
BTW, performance mode makes your tablet laggy-er. Performance simply means everything looks sharper, it doesn't mean the tablet works better. Balanced mode may yield better performance results at the cost of image sharpness and detail.
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So I downloaded google drive, and here is what I have noticed so far.
1. it cannot read/write docx (keeps asking me to open it in another program)
2. I know the spellcheck is inherent to infinity but it does not appear to work in google drive, or at least I couldn't find a way to do it.
Thanks for the tip on the performance an lag issue.
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So I downloaded google drive, and here is what I have noticed so far.
1. it cannot read/write docx (keeps asking me to open it in another program)
2. I know the spellcheck is inherent to infinity but it does not appear to work in google drive, or at least I couldn't find a way to do it.
Thanks for the tip on the performance an lag issue.
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hmmm sorry about the docx incompatibility. i was not aware of that.
as for the spell-checker, make sure it's enabled in your android settings under "language and input"
it's underlining incorrect words as i type this here, and it also works on other apps
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I would love if there was some way that we could do the similar things that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 can do with dual applications.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbgBxr4H59A&feature=player_embedded
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I saw that and that looks sweet.
I am assuming that is built in and Samsung specific?
It is built in and Samsung specific. However, once we get some AOSP roms like CM10, we could get a similar effect if someone would compile a build with Cornerstone in it.
http://www.onskreen.com/cornerstone/
First time I saw this.
Blows my mind!
We need this.
Cornerstone looks awsome too, but not close to what samsung is doing
To be honest, there are already third party apps out there for "windowed" apps for the most common tasks (browser, calculator, notes app, terminal emulator, movie viewer, IM client, etc), so I don't see this being so a huge deal... The windowed apps I speak of are actually very good too. You can have 3 or 4 apps on the screen at once if you'd like!
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Im sure that some functionality like this will be quickly copied. Might be a paid app, might be bundled, but I'm sure it will be copied.
Cornerstone, overskreen, super video. Plus, we'll probably get some porting action.
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To be honest, there are already third party apps out there for "windowed" apps for the most common tasks (browser, calculator, notes app, terminal emulator, movie viewer, IM client, etc), so I don't see this being so a huge deal... The windowed apps I speak of are actually very good too. You can have 3 or 4 apps on the screen at once if you'd like!
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I am interested in this, can you name some of the better ones?
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I am interested in this, can you name some of the better ones?
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Most are linked in this article: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...-notepad-to-add-to-your-floating-app-arsenal/
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I think more things like these will be coming, but sure it would feel nice to have it integrated. Somehow I don't think it's going to be common anytime soon.
That dual window is pretty cool. I kinda like that ir remote. They should make a ir blaster that plugs into the proprietary outlet. Would be a cool feature to control all our TV/stereo/cable.
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As everyone knows, when Facebook Home came out, it works on only select phones. Well now there's a Patch APK for Home, Facebook, and messenger. All 3 have to be installed. Login to Facebook then turn on Facebook home. Tell me what you think of the app?
For me personally, I would enjoy it more if you can switch UI's while in use.
Here are the links for the APK's
Facebook Home: http://db.tt/VPcpPEeH
Facebook: http://db.tt/U6aVkdZo
Facebook Messenger: http://db.tt/mbCdSJuF
Enjoy!
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OHH, by the way, your other Facebook apps have to be uninstalled to work.
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These are the MoDoCo apps, and Paul asked that you link back to his thread not upload your own copies...
http://www.modaco.com/topic/361924-facebook-home-download-including-patched-apk-version/
I got it from Android Police. Don't shoot the messenger. Thanks!
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I've tried Facebook Home on my TF700 and I admit to say I don't like it. The landscape changes to Portrait mode and nothing is really exciting about it. I don't exactly like looking at all the pictures my friends post on Facebook, and some of them are just gross depending on whose picture it is my friends posted.
Anyhow, Facebook Home is nothing but a picture scouter for people to just look through and Like things. It's pretty much almost like Instagram. Plus, the advertisements Facebook put forth on TV...they're not quite exactly bright ideas for the scenarios. One of them (the family dinner table in particular) received a lot of negativity about how it encourages disrespect and ill-mannered actions on the family dinner table.
As if it didn't come with enough bloatware already.....
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OHH, by the way, your other Facebook apps have to be uninstalled to work.
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I have both the FB app and the Home on my Note2. Both works =)
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I wish the different apps i use could retain the keyboard i'm using when flippng between apps. I like to use the hacker's keyboard in terminal, and others for emaol [swift, google, asus would have caught that...//smile] etc. I know the os ctrls the keyboard, but if only ... //whine over and happy again.
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I wish the different apps i use could retain the keyboard i'm using when flippng between apps. I like to use the hacker's keyboard in terminal, and others for emaol [swift, google, asus would have caught that...//smile] etc. I know the os ctrls the keyboard, but if only ... //whine over and happy again.
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Keyboard Manager the paid version allows you to choose a keyboard per app.