How often do you use multi-window? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Wondering how many people use the feature, or its just something nice to have..

reading/web browsing + messaging mostly.
watching video/messaging
checking fantasy sports/messaging

i been using it for everything just because i can. Until i get bored of it

I also mostly use it for messaging while browsing.

Ohhhhhh OK so dumb question. How do I turn THAT on? Sounds neat!
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putney1477 said:
Ohhhhhh OK so dumb question. How do I turn THAT on? Sounds neat!
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Need to have a ROM that supports it, like
SynergyROM w/Multiwindow r169

I've been using it more and more. Just now drafted a Tapatalk post while looking up info in Chrome.
In the morning, I'll open Gmail and K-9 Mail in split windows on landscape. It's nice to go through the bulk morning emails.
Spotify and Facebook
Google Task Organizer and Biz Calendar
Wikipedia and Evernote
Just to name a few. It's fun to experiment with and find good matches.
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omair2005 said:
Wondering how many people use the feature, or its just something nice to have..
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Nice feature for the kids to show off to their friends before everybody has it.

I like it when texting and surfing the web

Griffey121 said:
I like it when texting and surfing the web
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doesn't the keyboard then take up half the space? but yeah I see its uses forsure. can imagine it being more utilized on a bigger screen like note2 or tablet.

I prefer not to use it

I like using it while using pandora and notepad, jotting down songs while I play ps3! And also use it for youtube or music applications and messaging.

freestyle350z said:
I like using it while using pandora and notepad, jotting down songs while I play ps3! And also use it for youtube or music applications and messaging.
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Can't you just save songs in Pandora?
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Multi-window in its current state is too clunky. A gesture-based system would be more pleasant

I personally don't find it useful on a phone without a styles.

xda 'how to'
&
Text editor

Only fun to brag to my iPhone friends.
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omair2005 said:
doesnt the keyboard then take up half the space? but yeah I see its uses forsure. can imagine it being more utilized on a bigger screen like note2 or tablet.
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The Note 2 has the same screen resolution as our S3's, therefore it really shouldn't be much different.

AtariDroid said:
The Note 2 has the same screen resolution as our S3's, therefore it really shouldn't be much different.
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It's not the resolution it's the real estate...
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ddurandSGS3 said:
reading/web browsing + messaging mostly.
watching video/messaging
checking fantasy sports/messaging
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Related

Favorite/best dialer

OK, I've tried all the big ones, go contacts ex, dialer one, and TouchPal Dialer. Each one seems to have a unique feature or coolness to it, mostly go contacts or TouchPal, but they seem to be lacking or be incomplete... For example when using go and trying to edit a contact... You can't join multiple contacts together... If i was going to use a third party dialer I would want to freeze at the least the stock... With a third party sms app, i use handcent, i don't lose any functionality save for maybe the green dot.. But who uses that? Haha, so what in curious is, is out of all the dialers what is everyone's personal recommendations?
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Check out contapps
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Checked it out, kinda liked it hahaha, I'm torn though, lol... I'm the most indecisive android user ever... Hahaha
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I'm still looking too.
My dialer has to be efficient to work with a large contact list (good search). I don't need integration with anything else than Google Contacts (no Facebook, etc). But I'l like some management tools, like 'call back tomorrow' with alarm, integration with a todo list, etc.
trillonometry said:
Check out contapps
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Contapps looks like a toy to me. Too focused on contacts with pictures.
thronnos said:
I'm the most indecisive android user ever... Hahaha
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that's what Android is all about. What's it lacking?
What i use.
Light weight, fast, has themes.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.youlu&feature=search_result
kedlun said:
that's what Android is all about. What's it lacking?
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Well it seems that either some apps lack any editing or joining capabilities... Others seem to lack integration with certain things... Its small things but things that I as a whole always use... Its the one up the HTC sense launcher/dialer had compared to stock android... Sigh
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Twitter apps

Are there any good Twitter Apps out there for android?
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KingVekxin said:
Are there any good Twitter Apps out there for android?
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Nope. Just ICS ones. With kernels. I heard a king madem
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Twitter, is a good twitter app...
But you could try tweetdeck, its got lots of nice options, and a pretty good ui.
X,
on R3VELATiON.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=twitter+android
adalgiso said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=twitter+android
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That was Awesome
X,
on R3VELATiON w/ gangsta fleurs'.
adalgiso said:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=twitter+android
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Nice time, use a site like http://bitly.com/ so they don't see it coming. I've ran into a few of those... Saw it coming... :/
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Twicca is barebones, and customizable. Runs really smooth. Allows you to only install the add-ons you actually use.
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I use http://goo.gl/d4gHQ
i've tried a few, but to me, tweetcaster is by far the best and easiest to use. Tons of features.
Tweetdark is pretty nice. Simple nice UI and works well.
I use the official app. It's cleaner than everything else. Plume is pretty good also, but I had an issue where the text box wasn't visible when my keyboard and predictive words popped up. The official app appropriately shifts everything up, so nothing disappears.
I use Plume but I like inline previews pics and Twitlonger
tweetdeck is better for me, it just keep it simple and has twitlonger and more
Can't figure out for the life of me how to view replies to a tweet in Twicca, does it not have this function? You can see what I mean by going to Twitter.com on a desktop PC and clicking any tweet, a nested area opens up showing replies.
Tweetcaster is my favorite because I can customize it.
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Is Swiftkey tab keyboard compatible with Polaris Office?

I recently dwnloaded swiftkey tab edition and tried typing a doc in polaris office but random letters pop up while typing and while backspacing....can anyone help?
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glassman12 said:
I recently dwnloaded swiftkey tab edition and tried typing a doc in polaris office but random letters pop up while typing and while backspacing....can anyone help?
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Try this go to settings>language and input>then make sure the swift key 3 is the only one checked or lit up. No other keyboards can be checked.
If i helped give the thanks a little tap.
I got rid of swift key because of that. For some reason, when I used polaris office it kept auto correcting all my correctly spelled words into randomness.
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bluecarbon said:
I got rid of swift key because of that. For some reason, when I used polaris office it kept auto correcting all my correctly spelled words into randomness.
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I did just the opposite I got rid of Polaris office and downloaded quick office. Thanks to it once being free on amazon's app of the day.
Never used Polaris but I do have a backup for it. As far as SwiftKey I wouldn't use anything else
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ShapesBlue said:
I did just the opposite I got rid of Polaris office and downloaded quick office. Thanks to it once being free on amazon's app of the day.
Never used Polaris but I do have a backup for it. As far as SwiftKey I wouldn't use anything else
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Maybe it had something to do with my settings. I was trying to take notes for a class and it made me too angry to give it another try. Lol
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bluecarbon said:
Maybe it had something to do with my settings. I was trying to take notes for a class and it made me too angry to give it another try. Lol
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Yea sometimes I'd like to throw both my tablet and phone at the damn wall but I haven't yet
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ShapesBlue said:
Never used Polaris but I do have a backup for it. As far as SwiftKey I wouldn't use anything else
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Agree on SwiftKey Tab edition, and I found that ithad much better interface with the userdictionary and wordlist.txt
Also went with a purchased QuickOffice, it works great and doesn't feel like your paranoid uncle as Poloaris office lol!
Anthropolis said:
Agree on SwiftKey Tab edition, and I found that ithad much better interface with the userdictionary and wordlist.txt
Also went with a purchased QuickOffice, it works great and doesn't feel like your paranoid uncle as Poloaris office lol!
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No doubt about that. I purchased SwiftKey for my phone and tablet and wouldn't use anything else.
I've gotten so use to SwiftKey anything else just seems useless in my opinion
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Two semi serious questions:
1. How does Polaris feel like a paranoid uncle (I'm genuinely curious - I work for QO and use it fairly often when testing things for customers or just spying on our "competition"'s apps)?
2. It looks like the Galaxy 2 tab can get Jellybean - do you really need Swiftkey with Jellybean (since Jellybean supports the swiping motion)?
-Keri
Haha I was just being goofy, I simply like QuickOffice better and the general layout and interface of Polaris bothers me for some reason. Purely my own opinion.
Yes jb does have swype, but I don't use it. SwiftKey works better for me and my large fingers, as you can increase the key sizes (sm, med, or lg) . With the stock keyboard, I'm always banging wrong keys. Swift seems to have much better predictions, so I'm much more efficient by using the prediction. It also learns ur patterns. Sorry it sounds like an advert lol
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I've never found Polaris Office to work worth a damn on any keyboard, but as I remember SwiftKey and Polaris really, really didn't get along. I have to say OfficeSuite Pro HD is well worth the money.
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Haha I was just being goofy, I simply like QuickOffice better and the general layout and interface of Polaris bothers me for some reason. Purely my own opinion.
Yes jb does have swype, but I don't use it. SwiftKey works better for me and my large fingers, as you can increase the key sizes (sm, med, or lg) . With the stock keyboard, I'm always banging wrong keys. Swift seems to have much better predictions, so I'm much more efficient by using the prediction. It also learns ur patterns. Sorry it sounds like an advert lol
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No worries on the advert front - I get a little frustrated with the keyboard myself, so I'm kind of shopping for a new one to use.
I'd have to agree with you - Quickoffice > Polaris (but I'm biased )
qocarekeri said:
No worries on the advert front - I get a little frustrated with the keyboard myself, so I'm kind of shopping for a new one to use.
I'd have to agree with you - Quickoffice > Polaris (but I'm biased )
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I've tried quite a few. Swiftkey comes out on top no doubt
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Anyone know of a FREE calculator app?

Anyone?
Cheers
Calc For Smartwatch 2
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cas239 said:
Calc For Smartwatch 2
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Thanks, but having a look on Google Play it gets pretty poor reviews...
cas239 said:
Calc For Smartwatch 2
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Just read too that it's not free - you have to activate (pay) to continue using it.
The search continues... Can it be that difficult to find a free calculator app for the SW2?? For goodness sake!!!
QuickCalc (by Sascha Löffler)
And it is even calculating right!
A common error for devs is that they don't use math right, for example:
one app: 3+3*5 = 30
the other: 3+3*5 = 18
Have seen many, even so called "scientific calc" apps, apps that don't know basic rules of math!
enigma_x said:
QuickCalc (by Sascha Löffler)
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Just tried it out, but I have to say it's far from intuitive. You have to swipe from screen to screen simply to do an easy sum...
Still can't believe there isn't a simple, free calculator app for this watch!!!
Could you use a calculator widget and remote widget? But of a faff but you would have more choice.
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dervish666 said:
Could you use a calculator widget and remote widget? But of a faff but you would have more choice.
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I have to admit, I don't get what you're saying (how would I go about this?)
Sorry!
Install remote widget on your phone, this gives you the ability to push any of the widgets on your phone onto your watch. Find a decent calculator widget and follow the instructions on remote widget to forward it to the phone.
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dervish666 said:
Install remote widget on your phone, this gives you the ability to push any of the widgets on your phone onto your watch. Find a decent calculator widget and follow the instructions on remote widget to forward it to the phone.
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But doesn't Remote Widget cost? On Google Play it's €1.15
Yeah. OK. Not free then. But hey you get what you pay for and remote widget is well worth it.
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Yeah. OK. Not free then. But hey you get what you pay for and remote widget is well worth it.
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Well, I suppose if you can use ANY widget on your phone then it may well be worth it... But do they 'convert' nicely from the phone onto the watch?
They convert better than I thought they would at first. Very useful for music widgets, which, although not perfect are usable.
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Calc For Smartwatch 2
There is "Smart Calculator extension". It's free. I can't post the link apparently but just search play store for it.
SEALen said:
There is "Smart Calculator extension". It's free. I can't post the link apparently but just search play store for it.
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Thanks for that. Seems to be the best so far of the freebies I've tried
SEALen said:
There is "Smart Calculator extension". It's free. I can't post the link apparently but just search play store for it.
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Nice new app, unfortunately it does only a basic "one plus one" calculations...
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[APP][4.0+] Shuff

Shuff is a simple music player app that will take the local music on your phone and shuffle them up in a playlist. This app has a clean minimalistic interface. Let me know what I can do to make things even better.
This app was just released today.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lithidsw.shuff
Didnt like it.
Sorry to be so rude, but shuffle can do every music player there.
Maybe im wrong but I dont think anybody will like it.
Good Luck.
Don't take the first reply too seriously, this player has potential. I really love the design. It'd be awesome if you could actually make a music player because I can't find any good ones.
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krishneelg3 said:
Don't take the first reply too seriously, this player has potential. I really love the design. It'd be awesome if you could actually make a music player because I can't find any good ones.
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Totally agree with this guy!
Needs some work, but it has a lot of potential.
Like it. Nice and simple. Needs a way to close it and would like a dark theme.
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milot.tahiraj said:
Didnt like it.
Sorry to be so rude, but shuffle can do every music player there.
Maybe im wrong but I dont think anybody will like it.
Good Luck.
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Not to be rude, but you sound like a troll. Of course other players have shuffle if they didn't that would be silly. The point of this application is using a different method to do the same thing without the bloated features from other players. I simply wanted an app that I could open, hit a button and listen to all my music. I am sorry you don't understand the simplicity. I plan on make a ton of updates. Would you mind explaining your issues a little further? Maybe I can create something you might actually enjoy?
krishneelg3 said:
Don't take the first reply too seriously, this player has potential. I really love the design. It'd be awesome if you could actually make a music player because I can't find any good ones.
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Thanks!
I am not fully following. This is an actual music player. Just not in a traditional sense. When things would you like to see? I have no issues adding in great functionality. Please let me know.
Leraeniesh said:
Totally agree with this guy!
Needs some work, but it has a lot of potential.
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Thanks!
What would you like to see done with this app then?
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Like it. Nice and simple. Needs a way to close it and would like a dark theme.
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Thanks a lot. When you say "a way to close it" do you mean from the notification? My application watches for a dismiss from recents. So if you open your recents and swipe the app away it will cleanly close the app and stop playing music. Themes is coming to the app as well.
Dark and Light variants.

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