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TaskOS, a powerfull task manager.

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Hi there, i just want to have feedback on my TaskOS app.
This application show to the users all the apps he opened and never closed. ( leave applications with HOME key and it will appear. Leave with back key and won't appear.)
The user can scroll between all these apps and launch one by clicking on it or kill it by dragging to the top ( like Palm PRE)
That's a beta, but all the mains features are there.
What do you think of it.
PS: i am looking for ROM developpers that would be able to launch it by long click on the "home" button or trackball/other.
Features
* customizable icon size
* wave effect ( i think i'll remove it)
* confirm killing app or not
* notification to launch easily ( looking for people who know ho to integrate this with long press on home button - trackball)
* more to come...
Will come
* theming the bar
* ignore apps by moving icon to the bottom
Screenshots:

Looks nice but why doesn't it show as many apps as say taskiller?
I'm using a Nexus One btw

For what version of Android is this? Can I run this on my 1.5 device with Sense?

iVisionX01 said:
Looks nice but why doesn't it show as many apps as say taskiller?
I'm using a Nexus One btw
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I said it here: this application only kills ACTIVE app's. I don't want to kill other apps.
Read informations here: http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
leave (quit) applications with HOME key and it will appear. Leave with back key and won't appear.
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tbaker077 said:
For what version of Android is this? Can I run this on my 1.5 device with Sense?
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This version is Android 2.1 on my hero. But yes of course, you can use it on a 1,5 device with sense!

nice thought, i like it!
I'm running 1.6 stock and unfortunately it doesn't show up when
i leave any app with home-key, but i find the idea of holding
home-key pressed in order to show up really nice!
...and yeah, i stopped using *press-here-to-kill-all-tasks*

I kinda like it
some suggestions:
- gestures (like from down to up to open it)
- Lock the slide up feature while scrolling
- Maybe previews of apps (would require lots of mem somehow)?
- click anywhere other than the switcher to close the switcher
- don't display apps twice
BTW: what about making an app launcher like the wave launcher from webOS? shouldnt be too hard and very useful

I like the idea of a Pre app launcher, but I want to say something related to memory may bog things down a little bit.

the_fish said:
- gestures (like from down to up to open it)
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Drag up to kill
Drag to the bottom of the screen to ignore
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the_fish said:
- Lock the slide up feature while scrolling
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Not so easy, but that's in my mind.
the_fish said:
- Maybe previews of apps (would require lots of mem somehow)?
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I don t think it's possible whith SDK
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- click anywhere other than the switcher to close the switcher
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Why not....
the_fish said:
- don't display apps twice
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Done in last update!

profete162 said:
Drag up to kill
Drag to the bottom of the screen to ignore
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Not so easy, but that's in my mind.
I don t think it's possible whith SDK
Why not....
Done in last update!
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alright. Nevermind the thumbnails by gestures i mean like a system one so you drag up from the bottom of the screen to open taskOS but i guess that isn't possible unfortunately... maybe use a longpress menu to open it? would be great if a different solution was possible to open the switcher up

see news here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5404622#post5404622 to launch with Home key, but i guess i won't have answers.
I think Google should allow users to make custom shortcuts by clicking on buttons!

Ignore function does not work on some screen sizes!!!!
I'll have a look thursday! Be patient

Could you possible add a memory counter at like the corner somewhere to show how much free ram we have? Also, any way to make this look/work a bit more like the WebOS cards if possible?
As for resolution I notice you have a Hero, so I take it you made the res for Hero(my Eris has the same res as the Hero)?

profete162 said:
I said it here: this application only kills ACTIVE app's. I don't want to kill other apps.
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This isn't entirely true.
Some apps need to be force killed.
Android takes care of this only when the situation is really dire.
Why waste the valuable RAM?
Let's say you use App "X" once a day, but it's a resource (memory + cpu) hungry app, like Maps and derivatives.
Now, this is an app which will figure in the active list, but some of them like remaining in the background. Have 5 of those, and your system will work at a crawl.
Now try killing that app. You can really feel the difference, especially if you're using 7201A based handsets (that's 528Mhz).
Take a look at com.eolwral.osmonitor.
IMO, the best task manager around. And it's free (as well as ad-free).
why not mail the author and share some ideas?
You do have a innovative approach to task management (ui-wise).

i don't know if anyone has the same problems, but since last update i keep getting force closes when trying to kill an app!
edit: dis- and reenabling kill popup fixed the problem. weird.

the_fish said:
i don't know if anyone has the same problems, but since last update i keep getting force closes when trying to kill an app!
edit: dis- and reenabling kill popup fixed the problem. weird.
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Thank for the feedback!
You are the only one people that I heard having this problem... Really strange but i am glad that Taskos work again!
Next time, send me the logcat so i will be able to correct the bug!

Yeah, it would be nice if we could use TaskOS by holding home... The normal Android switcher is so useless.

very nice app ... will be essential if you find a way to use as task switcher (longpress home)
could you maybe add the option to hide statusbar icon?
also kinetic scrolling would be very welcome

Inertia in scrolling: seem to be so hard to implement.... You will have to wait.
Long press home: Developpers don't have access to this! I will investigate with Custom ROM developers. Imagine all apps can acces home button and you press it!
Ability to remove statusbar icon: will be done in next update.
I think that I left a bug in previous update. Nobody told me and i just corrected this evening. Sorry for the inconveniance!

Short presentation video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9GUlAf5y8k

So does this software now have the ability to load via the home button?

[Q] Newbie Transformer Navigation Qs

Hi all,
this is my first Android device and as such I have some very basic Qs that I am sure any one of you can answer! I have searched high and low for the answer, and after 2 hrs searching in vain I ask for your help!
1) How do you close an application natively (i.e. without a 'task killer') -> i.e. you want to EXIT it as you no longer need it and don't want it running in the background consuming power?
2) How do you natively view a list and switch to an application currently running/open in the background?
On my iTouch both these functions are done by pressing and holding the start button - but I am yet to come across what is the equivalent on my android device!
Thanks!

to kill a app in the system u go to settings, then applications then manage applications then click the all tab and find the app click it then it will say force stop u click that
to switch apps for mulitasking u click the button on the bottom black bar left of the home button the one that looks like 2 squares layered it brings a list with thumbnails u can scroll it to see whats there and click to app switch

Thanks for attempting to help me.
krispy1 said:
to switch apps for mulitasking u click the button on the bottom black bar left of the home button the one that looks like 2 squares layered it brings a list with thumbnails u can scroll it to see whats there and click to app switch
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That button shows 'recently used apps' not currently opened apps.
i.e. if you use a task killer to kill all running apps, it will still show them when you push the button, much like 'recent files' on your PC. As such when I push that button I do not know which of them are opened at the moment and running in the background.
Hence I still don't know where to find a list to easily switch my currently opened apps
And in relation to killing them via the system menu, is it possible somehow to create a shortcut for it on the main window, so I don't need to go to that long navigation to close an app?
Thanks for your advise/help so far!

gabtug said:
Thanks for attempting to help me.
That button shows 'recently used apps' not currently opened apps.
i.e. if you use a task killer to kill all running apps, it will still show them when you push the button, much like 'recent files' on your PC. As such when I push that button I do not know which of them are opened at the moment and running in the background.
Hence I still don't know where to find a list to easily switch my currently opened apps
And in relation to killing them via the system menu, is it possible somehow to create a shortcut for it on the main window, so I don't need to go to that long navigation to close an app?
Thanks for your advise/help so far!
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lol you make no sense to his question look at his question
gabtug said:
How do you natively view a list and switch to an application currently running/open in the background?
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to switch between apps u must use the app switcher in honeycomb, other wise to see whats currently running in the background go to settings then applications then running. manually u can use a task manager to kill apps and of course its still gonna show those in the app switching list because its been cached there temporarily with the thumbnails.
there may also be apps that can currently tell you what apps are running aswell u should check that out
if your goal is too see what could be using up battery check your battery status through the about section in settings. other wise theres not much to worry as the 1gb ram is suffice

How do I multitask in Mango?

Hi All,
I'm on a Focus, and recently updated to Mango 7720. I was under the impression I would be able to keep multiple apps open simultaneously with Mango. If this is correct, I can't figure out how to do it.
Any help please?
Thanks,
Dave

I am also confused about this too.
I read somewhere that app developers have to add code for suspend something to enable it to work in background.
In settings there is an option to see which apps can work in background. Somewhere in other threads there was a mention of apps working in background.
Very few apps currently have this code added. I am also confused about native and third party apps in this regard.

Actually it is simple just hold down the back arrow and it will show all running tasks..... From there you can tap on the one you want to resume......

Also...
When you are in an app, if you hit the back key to bug out of the app it exits fully... But if in the app you hit the windows home key it will be available to jump back to...

if you open an app and then you close it, it remains in background in order to switch between apps in multitasking you have to hold down back arrow until the phone opens the relative section...remember that mango leaves 6 apps in background and everytime you open an app it closes from multitask the last app that is in the multitask window
sorry for the english i hope you understood XD

argentocruz said:
Also...
When you are in an app, if you hit the back key to bug out of the app it exits fully... But if in the app you hit the windows home key it will be available to jump back to...
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Interesting, I'll have to check that pattern out. I hate running things in the background that I am no longer using.

Thanks!
This is awesome. Thanks for the help all!
Now if I could just figure out this Notes sync issue!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284450

Make apps default to floating window?

Is anyone aware of a way to make all (or select) apps default to open in floating window mode instead of full screen?
I just got a Samsung keyboard dock and have set up some shortcuts to open frequently used apps but they open in full screen and I would rather they be in a window. Same with opening from the app drawer.
Thanks!

Rrrracer said:
Is anyone aware of a way to make all (or select) apps default to open in floating window mode instead of full screen?
I just got a Samsung keyboard dock and have set up some shortcuts to open frequently used apps but they open in full screen and I would rather they be in a window. Same with opening from the app drawer.
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It can only be done if your device is rooted. Then you can use Multi window manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bjbinc.multiwindowmanager)

rtan73 said:
It can only be done if your device is rooted. Then you can use Multi window manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bjbinc.multiwindowmanager)
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Thanks, yeah I'm using that and it has enabled me to put any app in a window which is great, but if you start one from the app drawer (or more importantly, from a keyboard shortcut) it still comes up full screen and I have to manually window it. I'm trying to get apps to launch in windowed mode by default.

Rrrracer said:
Thanks, yeah I'm using that and it has enabled me to put any app in a window which is great, but if you start one from the app drawer (or more importantly, from a keyboard shortcut) it still comes up full screen and I have to manually window it. I'm trying to get apps to launch in windowed mode by default.
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Don't know of any app that can change the default window mode. Not sure if it's even possible with Android. I think it can only be done on each individual app, which is why it can only be done through shortcuts. Mulit window manager as well as Android itself can not differentiate one app from another. With Windows it can be done by using keywords. Try contacting the developers of Multi window manager to suggest it. You're not the only one who would love that feature.
What sucks is all of this should already be natively part of Android, including multi window. Not sure why it wasn't from the beginning. I'm guessing it used to be a limited memory issue.
I just thought of a possible workaround. You might be able to use "Tasker" and make profiles for individual apps to open a certain way or change the window mode automatically when opened
If you try it let me know what happened..

rtan73 said:
What sucks is all of this should already be natively part of Android, including multi window. Not sure why it wasn't from the beginning. I'm guessing it used to be a limited memory issue.
I just thought of a possible workaround. You might be able to use "Tasker" and make profiles for individual apps to open a certain way or change the window mode automatically when opened
If you try it let me know what happened..
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Yeah, I'm trying to see if I can displace my laptop for most of the things I do to run my business where I usually have a lot of smaller windows open and jump back and forth between them, minimizing when not in use. Apps opening in full screen mess up my flow haha...
I'll hit up the developers of Multi Window and see if they have any suggestions. Tasker... I suppose I could give it a shot; bought it a long time ago but never really delved into it. Something to mess with while watching the playoffs
Thanks for the tips, I'll report back.

Floating window shortcuts
I know this thread is kind of old, but you can do this with an app on the app store called "FW Shortcuts". You have to buy the pro version if you want to be able to create a shortcut for any app, but it is well worth it.

How to active dual Windows for all apps ?

I am trying to enable dual windows feature in honor 6x for all the apps but without the root as I just bought the phone and as far I like it !
Please does anyone know trick or whatever to enable this feature as I like to watch video and search at the same time!

Go to Developer settings (if not present just click the build number in about phone in settings until developer settings is available) then at the bottom of the developer options theres an option saying force activities to be resizable. It will force app to use split screen unless its not really supported by app (like UC Browser)

force activities to be resizable.
Where bottom I dont have this option I scrolled multiple time one by one.

zakben said:
force activities to be resizable.
Where bottom I dont have this option I scrolled multiple time one by one.
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Are you on marshmallow? This feature is supported for all apps in Nougat only I suppose.

zakben said:
force activities to be resizable.
Where bottom I dont have this option I scrolled multiple time one by one.
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There is no force activities to be resizable in your developers option?