What was originally a request to find floating apps, turned into a list:
Browsers:
OverSkreen (Jelly Bean currently not supported, says in change notes it is work in progress. There are mixed results when sideloaded)
Floating Browser Flux
Video Players:
Stick it (Supports YouTube)
Super Video
DicePlayer
BSPlayer
Other:
hovernote - Notepad
LilyPad - Facebook, Google Talk, MSN messenger (other services like skype are said to be coming)
AirCalc - Calculator
AirTerm - Terminal
More information here
Any others?
sadly the browser is not comaptible with the tf700
someone tried to sideload it ?
I've used LilyPad HD and HoverNote. I use HoverNote primarily for taking notes while reading PDFs. LilyPad seems to drain battery a bit much so I don't leave it on as a service
I really miss Overskreen on my TF700 after upgrading to Jelly Bean!
I do, however, still use Air Term, Hover Note and Floating Calculator.... Eagerly awaiting a JB version of Overskreen!
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There is also AirTerm if you are using terminal regularly:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.airterm
Dice player also has an option to make it floating playback
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dankens said:
Dice player also has an option to make it floating playback
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+1 for Dice Player
BSPlayer also added floating playback as well, ah the magic of competition
overskreen is great!
I sideloaded it with my S3.
-> works with JB
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overskreen is great!
I sideloaded it with my S3.
-> works with JB
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And you are actually able to use Overskreen without problems? I just tried sideloading it, but I find that it keeps locking up on me on the TF700 running JB... Just un-installed for now.
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Cousie G said:
Might as well make a little list for the floating apps:
OverSkreen - Browser (Jelly Bean currently not supported, says in change notes it is work in progress)
hovernote - Notepad
LilyPad - Facebook, Google Talk, MSN messenger (other services like skype are said to be coming)
Stick it - Video & YouTube Player
Super Video - Video Player
AirCalc - Calculator
AirTerm - Terminal
More information here
Any others?
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OverSkreen works fine with my JB update.
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OverSkreen works fine with my JB update.
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Interesting - I sideloaded Overskreen and while it installed fine and *seemed* to work, I found that it kept locking up on my while trying to actually use it. I'd be curious to hear from others who have sideloaded it in Jelly Bean, along with their results... I would *love* to be able to use it, but being that even the developer says that it doesn't work properly with Jelly Bean, I'm a little skeptical that it actually works properly...
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Interesting - I sideloaded Overskreen and while it installed fine and *seemed* to work, I found that it kept locking up on my while trying to actually use it. I'd be curious to hear from others who have sideloaded it in Jelly Bean, along with their results... I would *love* to be able to use it, but being that even the developer says that it doesn't work properly with Jelly Bean, I'm a little skeptical that it actually works properly...
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what do you exactly mean with "locking up"? Sorry but english is not my native language.
if you start overskreen, your Tf700 will just activate your lockscreen?
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what do you exactly mean with "locking up"? Sorry but english is not my native language.
if you start overskreen, your Tf700 will just activate your lockscreen?
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Sorry, what I mean was that after I start using Overskeen, the Overskeen app itself will just "freeze" - I can close it, but otherwise, it just sits there and does nothing. It happened multiple times in the 10 minutes that I tried to use it. Haven't had any issues with any other apps, so I suspect that it is a problem with Overskreen (especially since the author says that it's not ready for Jelly Bean). If you are able to use it without any issues, maybe I'll give it another shot later...
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No freezing at all. Its a bit laggy if you drag it across the screen.
But there is no problem using 2 or 3 "windows" at all.
BTW: Do anyone know a floating PDF Viewer app?
I had Overskreen installed before I updated to JB, Still works after, no locking up or lags. Though, I do notice it seems less responsive when I touch/click links.
there is also floatIRC for those who still stuck in the 90's like me
I brought Hover note a while back for University note taking and revision purposes and its great. It also works fine on both my JB nexus 7 and Galaxy s2, Check out my review
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OverSkreen works fine with my JB update.
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Same here, works fine.
Mobo player also has floating playback windows.
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Any app that i can read online magazines with?
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I use zinio or ezpdf and i use perfect viewer for comics
Android Comic Viewer is also a good comic viewer
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I use zinio or ezpdf and i use perfect viewer for comics
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Where were you able to get a working apk for Zinio? I couldn't find anything on their website about android support. I really want to use their service, but without an app for my TF I just can't get myself to take the plunge.
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Where were you able to get a working apk for Zinio? I couldn't find anything on their website about android support. I really want to use their service, but without an app for my TF I just can't get myself to take the plunge.
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Seemed to be installed as part of the 3.1 release (was certainly on the leaked version)
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Seemed to be installed as part of the 3.1 release (was certainly on the leaked version)
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Well, that just makes me even more excited for the update.
(Just got the tablet end of last week, so I'm still in that hesitant stage before rooting / custom romming her)
It is on the 3.1 that Roach posted.
Did any of you guys used Zinio yet? I would like some feedback...
I used it on the iPad and it was good. Transformer is coming today so I'll post how it works here.
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I used it on the iPad and it was good. Transformer is coming today so I'll post how it works here.
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I would greatly appreciate it. I really enjoy me some mags, but it's a pain in my (you know) to keep track of all those print copies, not to mention how much space they take up.
Zinio looks like my solution, I just can't do it without an app for my tf you know? But yeah, if you could post your thoughts I'd be quite grateful.
Yeah it came with the 3.1 update and it works fine although the text has been a bit blurry a couple of times but it seemed to sort itself, there's not a lot of options either its very basic but i love reading my mags subscriptions on my transformer so it does me fine
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Looks like it was just released today on the android market... talk about weird timing.
http://www.androidcentral.com/zinio-now-available-android
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.zinio.mobile.android.reader
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Looks like it was just released today on the android market... talk about weird timing.
http://www.androidcentral.com/zinio-now-available-android
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.zinio.mobile.android.reader
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Yea, was just going to post the link myself as well. I'm not sure it's exactly the same thing, but I love Pulse for all my online reading at least. Just about every site has an RSS feed these days
Just noticed that I can't view my magazines if im offline, that's a bit rubbish
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Well u have to download that they can be viewed offline. Also the zinio version that ships with the 3.1 update no longer works since there is a version on the market the one pre loaded in the tf101 is no longer supported by zinio and doesn't work is now u have two apps in the app drawer which is kinda anoying
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Well u have to download that they can be viewed offline. Also the zinio version that ships with the 3.1 update no longer works since there is a version on the market the one pre loaded in the tf101 is no longer supported by zinio and doesn't work is now u have two apps in the app drawer which is kinda anoying
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That is really annoying. On another note, I kind of wish this app wasn't included in the first place. I have no need / use for it, but don't wish to root the TF, just to remove it. Although, I should admit that I have found most of the other "bloatware" apps that have been included quite useful (Polaris, for example)
Nook app
I've been using the Nook app for magazine reading. Images are sharper than Zinio in the few mags I've tried and the "Article View" is really useful. The only con is that the app is a little slow. Hopefully the 3.1 overclock kernels are not too far away (release the codes Asus, lol).
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Well u have to download that they can be viewed offline. Also the zinio version that ships with the 3.1 update no longer works since there is a version on the market the one pre loaded in the tf101 is no longer supported by zinio and doesn't work is now u have two apps in the app drawer which is kinda anoying
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I have downloaded them, if mynwfi is off and I open sinuous its tells.me I need to sign in to use it, which I can't do if im offline
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JMQUINT00 said:
Well u have to download that they can be viewed offline. Also the zinio version that ships with the 3.1 update no longer works since there is a version on the market the one pre loaded in the tf101 is no longer supported by zinio and doesn't work is now u have two apps in the app drawer which is kinda anoying
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You could always just freeze or remove it if you have root
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I tried zinio, lastest version still slow to zoom et blurry.
Do you have any other suggestion for magazine reader?
digital magazine reader
Hi
I tried Zinio lastest version, it is slow to zoom and blurry. Some time force to close because ''low memory''.
Some one have any suggestion for good digital magazine reader?
thank.
Which browser preforms the best?
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Im using hd dolphing and its iite
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I like the google chrome beta browser.
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dolphin hd for me. but i'm excited to see firefox come into the picture for ICS. hopefully they will get their act together for the mobile market. their original mobile firefox was terrible.
i have used the stock browser, ICS+ Browser, Chrome Beta, Dolphin Pad, Opera Next, Opera Mobile, Firefox beta, and Boat.
so far, the one with the best balance between stabliity and speed is Dolphin. Though the .29 update made chrome more usable.
I have found dolphinhd and opera to be the smoothest I have used.
Opera mobile for me. As much as I want to like the Chrome beta (and it is, really, really good) I feel that Opera is still the best browser for touchscreen devices. It still has some issues with a few sites, but it's been getting steadily better and has received a steady stream of updates.
Opera mini (not mobile) is the fastest smoothest browser. It has page transitions and seems to take a static approach, as though it takes a snapshot of the page before displaying it. The scrolling and animations are always fluid. The graphics do appear compressed. This browser definitely has its place for me.
I also use the stock browser when I need a more full featured browser, which is the best in that category due to the quick controls and bookmarks.
I have tried the chrome browser on differnent tablets and its quite slow, not ready for prime time in my opinion. Its excellent on the galaxy nexus phone, though.
Firefox is no good, dolphin is fine but has no advantage over stock in my opinion.
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Though the .29 update made chrome more usable.
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The .29 made Chrome more stable?
Has anyone used Flash much? The only browser I seem to get Flash working on OK is Opera Mobile. Firefox and Chrome don't seem to want to run flash at all.
Overskreen is interesting as it performs as an independent resizable Window on top of every app which means true multitasking...? Multiple Windows are possible as well.
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elburna said:
Overskreen is interesting as it performs as an independent resizable Window on top of every app which means true multitasking...? Multiple Windows are possible as well.
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Overskreen is good but i dislike the UI and it has a slow startup and it just seems slower. Can be useful though
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Anyone tried the ign full website? Makes browser slow when other tabs are open. Is it because of heavy usage of flash?
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The .29 made Chrome more stable?
Has anyone used Flash much? The only browser I seem to get Flash working on OK is Opera Mobile. Firefox and Chrome don't seem to want to run flash at all.
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Flash works in chrome and dolphin, but when you go to fullscreen it doesn't work well, or at all some cases. Chrome doesn't crash or freeze nearly as much since .29 ( for me at least)
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How? I can't use chrome at all. It Fc's as soon as I search or go to a website
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How does ics browser plus work? Does the developer have access to your history and passwords or does it work like a sort of add on for stock browser and so the data is stored on the stock browser and not on the developers app? (If i haven't been clear, please tell me).
Thanks greatly.
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I just use the default one, flash didn't work with Chrome
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I just use the default one, flash didn't work with Chrome
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Flash works in chrome and dolphin, but when you go to fullscreen it doesn't work well, or at all some cases. Chrome doesn't crash or freeze nearly as much since .29 ( for me at least)
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I'm on version .17 and I can't get flash to work on Chrome. It says loading plugin, but stays like that. I seem to be OK going full screen on Opera on one movie host I use but I don't know about others.
Google Chrome for me! Love the browser sync between PC,Phone and Tab!
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Flash works in chrome and dolphin, but when you go to fullscreen it doesn't work well, or at all some cases. Chrome doesn't crash or freeze nearly as much since .29 ( for me at least)
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Chrome for Android has never had flash support:
What version of Flash is supported on Chrome for Android?
Chrome for Android will not be supporting Flash. As you may have seen in November, 2011, Adobe announced it has stopped investing in Flash for mobile browsing. Google has long been committed to making the web platform more powerful through open web technologies like HTML5 and is working with Adobe and other partners to further advance the web standard.
https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/faq
I like browsers that have add ons that block advertisements.
Has anyone had noticeable lag while using G+, and if so were you able to correct it. I'm on. 26 and rooted, also tried using performance mode.
I didn't experience this type of lag when using the prime.
Edit: even with a clean wipe it still lags.
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What is lag? I'm on an iPad
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What is lag? I'm on an iPad
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That time of the month again?
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No lag for me. works fine.
Had the same lag - really annoying: when swiping, each time an image is loaded it stuttered a lot ...
Because a lot of apps just did not work smooth I swapped my Asus for an iPad3 and G+ was working very smooth on there ...
But I could not stand the closed Apple eco system, so I also returned the iPad3.
Now I don't have any tablet anyore ... just waiting for a better Android Tablet.
My question is: Did I have a bad Infinity and do other Infnity uses have a smooth experience with G+?
So should I just try with an other Infinity?
I saw a review on youtube mentioning the lag for stuff like this and the guy said it had to do with the contention between the android firmware and the tegra drivers. They dont like playing well together in those situations. But the hope is that JB (when we get it) will be much better integrated.
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I saw a review on youtube mentioning the lag for stuff like this and the guy said it had to do with the contention between the android firmware and the tegra drivers. They dont like playing well together in those situations. But the hope is that JB (when we get it) will be much better integrated.
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Yeah, I hope JB will fix this, and plan on unlocking and running cm 10 when the devs get a running build to see if it is truly 'buttery smooth'.
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Ever since i upgraded to JB, surfing on the web has been SUPER slow. Im talking about the browser freezing every 5 seconds or so. I have tried several browsers, the default and chrome but didnt really make any dofference. Really regret that i updated to JB, espesially now that iv heard you cannot go back which is STUPID
Tried cold boot?
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for me:
- default browser: it's even better than Chrome
- Chrome: the second worst
- Dolphin: fast but if you scroll the page while loading it will crash/become unresponsive and freeze the tablet for about 5 - 10 seconds
- Firefox: the worst
- Opera Mobile: the way it shows the webpage does not look good, and i don't even know how does it actually render/load/show the page, ex: you go to amazon.com and search for something, it won't show suggestions while other browsers do (just like in desktop). But while loading i can still scroll, also i can block ads and that's useful,
Firefox and Firefox (beta) have improved recently
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Firefox and Firefox (beta) have improved recently
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yeah that was the reason i downloaded it, but it's just very laggy on mine,
try boat browser
Stock browser and browser2ram is still the best and fastest option out there, you need to be rooted though.
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As I said I'm using opera mobile and it's pretty good.
But now I just figured out another feature it has called "text wrap" very useful.
Does any other good browser have this feature too.
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I know Flash is not officially supported on JB but how well is it working?
I use flash a lot and it is one of the main reasons I didn't get an ipad. I use flash for video but also on financial sites.
I use it to catch up on TV Shows.
Is this the end of updates for me? Or at least till 99.9% has switched to HTML 5.
For example : myspass.de (German TV) is this playing well on JB?
Thanks!
There is way to install Flash on JB see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774336
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I know Flash is not officially supported on JB but how well is it working?
I use flash a lot and it is one of the main reasons I didn't get an ipad. I use flash for video but also on financial sites.
I use it to catch up on TV Shows.
Is this the end of updates for me? Or at least till 99.9% has switched to HTML 5.
For example : myspass.de (German TV) is this playing well on JB?
Thanks!
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I use it to watch the live races from MotoGP site as well as others like vipbox.tv and I've just updated to JB on my TF700 that already had Flash installed on ICS and I'm currently re-watching the motogp race from the past weekend with no worries.
Cheers Q
Fyi Dolphin browser has turned off flash and is strictly using html5. Even if you have flash installed it will not be recognized and it appears that there is no way off turning it on. Stock browser still allows flash so just go there.
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You shouldn't use Dolphin because of their track record of recording your every move. Just saying.
Stock browser still works with flash just fine. Even after update to jb.
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I updated today and flash was unaffected it still works
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maedox said:
You shouldn't use Dolphin because of their track record of recording your every move. Just saying.
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I thought that his has already been addressed? So its still collecting?
I found this bit of info while searching....
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In order to enable flash player in dolphin browser you need to navigate to data/data/mobi.mgeek.Tunny/Browser/shared_prefs/ using root explorer and delete mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser_preferences.xml.
I'm not the one who discover it. Just wanted to share to those who wants to enable flash on dolphin browser which can be downloaded on play store.
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I'll give this a try once my tablet is fully charged.
UPDATE: This works! For those that want flash working in DolphinHD:
Go to data/data/mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser/Shared_prefs and delete mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser_preferences.xml. Then go open Dolphin settings/Web content. You should now be seeing flash player saying always on.
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