Related
Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I have a heck of a time swiping from the top corner to reduce an app into pen window. Try it in chrome and see what you get.
I either end up pulling the notification shade or swiping tabs. After 10 tries I might get the window. what am missing?
If your talking about pop up window I was having the same problem, here's what you do.. Swipe the corner of either the right or left side down but go ABOVE the screen a little start from the bezel where there's no screen and you should get it every time.. Hope this helps
Yeah that's it. Sorry, they used to call it pen window on note 3.
I'm still struggling with it.
Lol im opposite of you. They get swype too easily!....though I wonder if screen sensitivity increase have anything to do with it
It also doesn't work on everything.. No homescreen, you have to be on the browser or other applications for it to work..
Pen window was a different thing all. Together where you would draw a little box with the pen and a few applications would come up, this you don't need to use the pen for it to work, so if you're using the pen it might make it harder try what I said using your finger and see if it helps..
I'm not using the pen at all. I just tried it a bunch of times and I get better results (not 100% but much better) if I swipe quicker and from the corner of the PHONE, not the corner of the screen. Just about what Melissa recommended. But for me speed seems to factor in too.
Good I'm glad it's working better for ya! ?
Try near very corner, where it says PM/AM ...starting from the status bar...pull down past the bar, then i towards the center. You'll notice that if you go straight down the shade won't move.
That's usually where I reach to pull the shade down and kept wondering why it wouldn't come down the first time I try it.
are there any videos or picture tutorials of this? I'm really having problems. Granted this is my first Note device, but I haven't ever gotten it to work even one time.
rabilancia said:
are there any videos or picture tutorials of this? I'm really having problems. Granted this is my first Note device, but I haven't ever gotten it to work even one time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It really is as easy as it sounds. Put your index finger over the front facing camera in the upper right corner of the phone then slide your finger diagonally across the screen towards the bottom left. Works for me every time as long as the app support it. Not all apps work so make sure you are using a supported multi-window app.
rabilancia said:
are there any videos or picture tutorials of this? I'm really having problems. Granted this is my first Note device, but I haven't ever gotten it to work even one time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, there are 'dead' zones on both ends of the status bar. After you pull down from the dead zone, just swipe towards the center. You can actually pull down about 1/2 inch and it will still work.
I'm very embarrassed to report back, but I had never turned on "Multi-Window." Perhaps my noobiness will help someone else!
Thanks to all those who offered help!
Several release ago Samsung did away with a dedicated menu button. Many of the application developers enhanced their apps to have the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner to allow touch access to the menu button.. In the S6 those apps with out a menu button had a floating circle with the 3 dots. Now with the note 5 I could not find a button combination or the floating circle for apps like moon reader. Previously you would press and hold the multitasking button. NOW you need to press and hold the back button. Why do they need to change this so often and not communicate it? Oh well but there is your answer
Thank you so much... I've been searching for the answer to this question since I got mine on the 18th!!!
Sent from my Verizon Note 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Thanks
Oh man ... thank God you found it ... was missing it in my s6 edge ... got my note5 today and its back bcz of you ...
I have held the back button on my note 5 and nothing comes up.
Ya, I suffered with this one for a while, coming from the Note 3. Then I saw someone on a video use the back button hold.
Take this site for example, subscribing used to be a breeze on my other device but long press back, the page will be back instead. Same goes to other app, the back and menu combination really a bad choice by samsung.
Sent from my SM-N920I using XDA Free mobile app
Thank you. Wish I would have known this a while ago.
Menu button on note 5
I have long pressed the back button on my note 5 but it doesn't come up. I need it for game apps I play. Please help. Thanks.
@Alliswhat44 Its not a big deal with 'All in One Gestures' app in the store. You can combine the features of buttons(Home, Back, Recents, Volume up and down) as you wish. Even the Back button can be Recents..
Hi, I downloaded all in one gestures. I enabled it. Do all boxes have to be checked?
---------- Post added at 12:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:22 AM ----------
I enabled it all but it does not show what I want. I play shoot bubble deluxe and I need the menu button in the game to use skips and play levels already played
Alliswhat44 said:
Hi, I downloaded all in one gestures. I enabled it. Do all boxes have to be checked?
---------- Post added at 12:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:22 AM ----------
I enabled it all but it does not show what I want. I play shoot bubble deluxe and I need the menu button in the game to use skips and play levels already played
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think your device is not rooted, is it? You can manage Recents button as Menu(If rooted I think) with selecting 'Single Tap or Long press'. The app is perfectly usefull and working.
BTW there is an app name is 'GMD Gesture Control' Thats spectacular as pro.
some apps don't support it...would just quit the app
Correct. If the app uses an on screen menu button anyway (disregarding the android prop setting), then the long key press menu button doesn't work. Is really an app issue at that point.
Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
many thanks!
I thought the long press of the back button brought up the menu?
Has no one made a tweak to change recent back to the menu button like they did with the note 4?
Konsstantine34 said:
@Alliswhat44 Its not a big deal with 'All in One Gestures' app in the store. You can combine the features of buttons(Home, Back, Recents, Volume up and down) as you wish. Even the Back button can be Recents..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This post saved all the ****ty feelings I had for my new note 5 without the menu button. Thank god for this software and others like these.
newuxtreme said:
This post saved all the ****ty feelings I had for my new note 5 without the menu button. Thank god for this software and others like these.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol glad to know you like it too.
I'll start: how do you get out of multi-window. I tried the phone at Best Buy and used the dual app launch feature. I couldn't figure out how to shut one off and keep the other open. Or just close both. Any easy tip for that?
Feel free to add your simple, small questions here that probably don't require their own thread!
PsiPhiDan said:
I'll start: how do you get out of multi-window. I tried the phone at Best Buy and used the dual app launch feature. I couldn't figure out how to shut one off and keep the other open. Or just close both. Any easy tip for that?
Feel free to add your simple, small questions here that probably don't require their own thread!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ha! I am not the only one then! Pressing, dragging poking anything you think might be the way ... then you either close the wrong one down or both!
But what I learned is this:
Tap the lower or upper part of your screen (in other words bringing the app you want to close down in focus) then tap the blue line in the middle (carefully) and tap the cross.
.
PsiPhiDan said:
I'll start: how do you get out of multi-window.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its simple, drag the movable middle divider up or down fully to choose which app you want to bring back into full screen, or simply hold the recents button and it will fullscreen the top app.
My question is, is there any way to get rid of that ridiculous blue app indicator glow in multi window? I'm a pretty smart cookie, I can figure out which app im using all on my own.
imatts said:
Its simple, drag the movable middle divider up or down fully to choose which app you want to bring back into full screen, or simply hold the recents button and it will fullscreen the top app.
My question is, is there any way to get rid of that ridiculous blue app indicator glow in multi window? I'm a pretty smart cookie, I can figure out which app im using all on my own.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Holding down the recents button didn't work for me.
You are stuck with that blue line however.
.
Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
Any red / pink issues with the screen like on s8 and s8 plus
strikerdj2011 said:
Any red / pink issues with the screen like on s8 and s8 plus
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I sure hope not. So tired of uneven screen lighting and weird tints. My Note 4 has always had half of the screen more yellow and dim. I got used to it, but I always regretted not returning it for a different one.
apprentice said:
Holding down the recents button didn't work for me.
You are stuck with that blue line however.
.
Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh my bad, I was under the impression that the hold to full screen a split app was a built in Android thing, but it must be my ROM.
Also, is it possible that this annoying blue line can be masked with a theme?
imatts said:
Oh my bad, I was under the impression that the hold to full screen a split app was a built in Android thing, but it must be my ROM.
Also, is it possible that this annoying blue line can be masked with a theme?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I kept trying the recents button at the store - that was my default method since I do that on my Pixel on stock Android. It seems Samsung changed the way it behaves.
imatts said:
Oh my bad, I was under the impression that the hold to full screen a split app was a built in Android thing, but it must be my ROM.
Also, is it possible that this annoying blue line can be masked with a theme?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think the solution I offered earlier in this thread is now the default way to close one of the split screen apps. Once you get used to it, it works pretty good.
As for theming, I am guessing not. Maybe there is build prop mod but you are probably looking at having to root it. I have to say I forget the line is there, it doesn't bother me so maybe you will get to ignore it eventually : )
--
Go to Multi Window setting and turn on Use Recent Button function
PsiPhiDan said:
Yeah I kept trying the recents button at the store - that was my default method since I do that on my Pixel on stock Android. It seems Samsung changed the way it behaves.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey just letting you know, you can indeed hold the recents button to full screen a split app, you just have to enable it in the multitask section in the settings app
---------- Post added at 08:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:15 PM ----------
dadr0p said:
Go to Multi Window setting and turn on Use Recent Button function
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This!
imatts said:
Hey just letting you know, you can indeed hold the recents button to full screen a split app, you just have to enable it in the multitask section in the settings app
---------- Post added at 08:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:15 PM ----------
This!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fantastic!! Thank you!
I miss this from my oneplus one. Is it possible to get that function on note8?
myechophone said:
I miss this from my oneplus one. Is it possible to get that function on note8?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nova launcher
---------- Post added at 07:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 AM ----------
jason504 said:
Nova launcher
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It has double tap
Thanks. Will check
myechophone said:
I miss this from my oneplus one. Is it possible to get that function on note8?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Double tap to wake screen? Think LG were first to introduce this.i rembere there were some apps on play store just to do that. Some gesture apps might have that feature.
But Note 8 has alternatives. You can wake up with on screen vibrating button and you can change sensitivity. Also using AOD it has sift button to double tap.
Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
One less tap
I hard press the home button and boom it gets me direct to the home screen.
jason504 said:
Nova launcher
---------- Post added at 07:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 AM ----------
It has double tap
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes
Hard press home is a much better alternative, at least in my opinion to double tap anyway.
Just press where the home button should be (even if you can't see it) as if it was a physical button, the phone will vibrate as if you have pressed a proper button and it will turn on, or go home.
Lennyuk said:
Hard press home is a much better alternative, at least in my opinion to double tap anyway.
Just press where the home button should be (even if you can't see it) as if it was a physical button, the phone will vibrate as if you have pressed a proper button and it will turn on, or go home.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
out of curiosity, why would a hard press be better than double tap?
myechophone said:
out of curiosity, why would a hard press be better than double tap?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I also use long press home on s8+
The big advantage is the prevention of accidental taps since the area to tap is much smaller than the whole or half the screen area
myechophone said:
I miss this from my oneplus one. Is it possible to get that function on note8?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I miss it too.... And ambient display.... It saves more juice for the battery
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/mods-small-collection-tweaks-t3657119
These are from the S8+ forum. Haven't tried the double tap. Remove battery icon, carrier hider, and remove unlock text works.
Ok, so I guess they work except for the nav bar stuff. And reboot after installation of mod
The only thing with double tap to wake or hard press the home button is you still have your security feature after that. I find it easier just to hit my fingerprint. But I use Nova for double tap to sleep.
jason504 said:
The only thing with double tap to wake or hard press the home button is you still have your security feature after that. I find it easier just to hit my fingerprint. But I use Nova for double tap to sleep.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm. Yes. Sometimes just to see the notifications I do not want to hit the power button.
You can double tap the Active Display home button. It will take a HARD press or a double tap. It doesn't use the whole screen, but I like the double tap better.
Anyone know how to combine the "lockscreen" with the "pattern"... basically have the pattern always display (and hidden)? It seemed to be an option on previous devices.
I just want to turn on my screen and swipe in my pattern. Right now, the minimalist lockscreen (while pretty), requires an EXTRA unneeded swipe before pulling up the pattern view.
There are too many taps/swipes going on just to get to the desktop. May seem trivial but I'm on my phone a lot for work so I am trying to save as much time as possible.
player911 said:
You can double tap the Active Display home button. It will take a HARD press or a double tap. It doesn't use the whole screen, but I like the double tap better.
Anyone know how to combine the "lockscreen" with the "pattern"... basically have the pattern always display (and hidden)? It seemed to be an option on previous devices.
I just want to turn on my screen and swipe in my pattern. Right now, the minimalist lockscreen (while pretty), requires an EXTRA unneeded swipe before pulling up the pattern view.
There are too many taps/swipes going on just to get to the desktop. May seem trivial but I'm on my phone a lot for work so I am trying to save as much time as possible.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use the "press screen" option with the Iris recognition and works flawless. Is fast and secure. Should give a try
Yea I've experimented with that. The picture it took of my eyes was blurry af, so I don't even know how it would work. It is pretty fast though, but the point is I don't want to really pick up my phone every second. Again, I work from home and in remote Support. I typically am remoted into a couple sites and use my phone for my dedicated email screen. So every few seconds I have to unlock.
I just feel like the Active Display is a good lockscreen already. Maybe I'll just remove the "lockscreen" altogether since it just adds a bunch of extra unneeded steps. What I want is just an Active Display > Hard Press or Double Tap > Pin or Pattern. The extra lockscreen is useless.
player911 said:
Yea I've experimented with that. The picture it took of my eyes was blurry af, so I don't even know how it would work. It is pretty fast though, but the point is I don't want to really pick up my phone every second. Again, I work from home and in remote Support. I typically am remoted into a couple sites and use my phone for my dedicated email screen. So every few seconds I have to unlock.
I just feel like the Active Display is a good lockscreen already. Maybe I'll just remove the "lockscreen" altogether since it just adds a bunch of extra unneeded steps. What I want is just an Active Display > Hard Press or Double Tap > Pin or Pattern. The extra lockscreen is useless.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What is active display? You mean the always on display (aod)?
Anyways I think the phone does what you are asking.. with my phone on the desk I push down on the home button and it goes from the aod to the pattern in one press of the virtual home button. Then I swipe in my pattern.
You can also lower the pressure needed for the home button
pcriz said:
What is active display? You mean the always on display (aod)?
Anyways I think the phone does what you are asking.. with my phone on the desk I push down on the home button and it goes from the aod to the pattern in one press of the virtual home button. Then I swipe in my pattern.
You can also lower the pressure needed for the home button
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In Display > Navigation bar options, there is an option for Hard press bypass the lockscreen. It was turned off in my phone. Someone in another thread clued me in.
That works as requested. It was just in a weird place. That option should be in lockscreen, since it directly references actions with the lockscreen.
player911 said:
In Display > Navigation bar options, there is an option for Hard press bypass the lockscreen. It was turned off in my phone. Someone in another thread clued me in.
That works as requested. It was just in a weird place. That option should be in lockscreen, since it directly references actions with the lockscreen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I mean it affects every aspect of the UI, so I could also see the location of it argued the other way. Guess that's why we have a search bar in settings.
Any one else having this issue please report or am i missing something
farhanzs said:
Any one else having this issue please report or am i missing something
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no you not losing it..... after all the build up to pie.... it seems its come more dysfunctional.!
remember they removed action memo.... by the time we get to android X the s pen will become just ahead scratcher!
farhanzs said:
Any one else having this issue please report or am i missing something
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is not missed but working differently.
You need to long press the open program button at the bottom of the screen and then choose the second window program you want.
Hope this helps
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
grtmoby said:
It is not missed but working differently.
You need to long press the open program button at the bottom of the screen and then choose the second window program you want.
Hope this helps
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks bro....but what about the feature where we can resize the window by swiping from top right or left
It is now only available as up and down, no right or left (at least I couldn't find it)
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
When in recent menu, just click the app icon. You will see the multi-window floating app option
It is soooooo annoying that you cannot swipe down and left/right from a corner to resize it to window view. Same thing with not being able to change recent apps view for a list.
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
Yeah this is totally a feature I used often. Especially when playing YouTube video and don't want to interrupt the playback I could swipe from either top corner and start using another application without interrupting the video or sound.
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
edwardob said:
no you not losing it..... after all the build up to pie.... it seems its come more dysfunctional.!
remember they removed action memo.... by the time we get to android X the s pen will become just ahead scratcher!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
was having a bad day until I read this! [email protected] head scrather :laugh::laugh::laugh:
and can anyone Confirm I will suffer no " Sudden device death syndrome" if i Chose not to update until i Change this device?
really don't Understand how removing useful functions count as upgrades or Improvement. i still havent forgiven samsung for removing action Memo and easy chart. Why take away a useful function???
Glad I found this. I thought I was going mad.
Largely on the same subject, so rather than start a new thread...
Where has the button gone that swaps the top and bottom apps around when running two apps in splitscreen mode?
There used to be a few handy buttons between the two running apps, have they been ditched?
Multi window gone
My phone just updated and now my multi window feature is gone, I've gone thru every setting to find it
When viewing you're recent opened apps, each app has their icon at the top centre of it. Click on the icon. You'll get a small pop-up menu with options. You can choose: App info, open in split screen, pop up mode (where you can resize the app) and lock it.
I don't know yet what the lock functions does.
EDIT:
As mine is in Dutch, could be that the lock function has a different name in English.
The lock function: If you lock an app, and then close all recent apps, the locked app wil stay open. So if you're playing a game, you can lock it, close all recent apps and the game will stay open and running.
MSRemmert said:
Glad I found this. I thought I was going mad.
Largely on the same subject, so rather than start a new thread...
Where has the button gone that swaps the top and bottom apps around when running two apps in splitscreen mode?
There used to be a few handy buttons between the two running apps, have they been ditched?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, that was also removed. You can't popout the selected app, you can't switch app places. So, if you opened firstly viber (for example) and then youtube at the bottom and then decide to switch the apps place so you can type on viber without covering the youtube video - tough luck, now you have to close both app and open them again vs 2 taps in 1-2 seconds that will not interrupt anything. Also you miss the popout swipe from corner as said from others. You also miss the swipe up + hold for instant split screen (really useful when you play a video @ youtube, will not interrupt the video). You have the swipe up + hold for google assistant... but you don't have the same for the recents - go figure why (never mis-triggered the assistant, so it's not that). So many things are missing, half baked or straight forward broken - really disappointed. I like some aspects of the android 9 one UI, but others are just mind blow not polished at all or missing. I guess to have a "new" things for one UI 2.0 or note 10. After all, why you need a good multiwindow functionality on a phone marketed for multitasking and multiwindow? The note 9 really is more than ever an s9+ with a head scratcher.
grtmoby said:
It is not missed but working differently.
You need to long press the open program button at the bottom of the screen and then choose the second window program you want.
Hope this helps
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just to add to this, you can switch between multi view and currently open apps by holding down on the previous apps button for 2 secs then you can choose by 2 second press if you want multi window or just currently open apps.
I don't like that if you want to choose an app not in the recent window, you have to close all to be able to choose an app. Their multi-window has taken huge steps backwards. Kinda disappointing since that has always been a defining feature.
---------- Post added at 02:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:57 AM ----------
Well, I will correct myself, you can swipe to the home screen while choosing and select a different app that is not already in the recent window.
When you open Samsung members app the first thing that appears is something called advices... if you tap you will see some changes on the pie update ...
Other pie screwups
That's not all you've lost, my friend. The multi window setting is gone, as you know. The ability to swipe from the corner to resize and go multi window is gone, as you know. However, additionally, i noticed the following:
- The ability to enter your fingerprints to access Samsung browser secrecy mode is gone/disabled. You can only enter using iris scan or password.
- The phone optimisation edge panel is gone and nowhere to be seen.
- when you deactivate the nav bar in favour of swipe gestures, you cannot long press on the recent apps swipe area to enable split screen multitasking, as you would have with the recent apps button on the nav bar.
I hope there's a bug fix coming and soon
Try multi window app
farhanzs said:
Thanks bro....but what about the feature where we can resize the window by swiping from top right or left
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try the edge screen app Multi Window for quick popup windows..
---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:46 PM ----------
farhanzs said:
Thanks bro....but what about the feature where we can resize the window by swiping from top right or left
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bo21 said:
I don't like that if you want to choose an app not in the recent window, you have to close all to be able to choose an app. Their multi-window has taken huge steps backwards. Kinda disappointing since that has always been a defining feature.
---------- Post added at 02:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:57 AM ----------
Well, I will correct myself, you can swipe to the home screen while choosing and select a different app that is not already in the recent window.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can also use the search bar for the app you want when in the app switcher multi window selecter.
---------- Post added at 08:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:49 PM ----------
high_voltage said:
Yep, that was also removed. You can't popout the selected app, you can't switch app places. So, if you opened firstly viber (for example) and then youtube at the bottom and then decide to switch the apps place so you can type on viber without covering the youtube video - tough luck, now you have to close both app and open them again vs 2 taps in 1-2 seconds that will not interrupt anything. Also you miss the popout swipe from corner as said from others. You also miss the swipe up + hold for instant split screen (really useful when you play a video @ youtube, will not interrupt the video). You have the swipe up + hold for google assistant... but you don't have the same for the recents - go figure why (never mis-triggered the assistant, so it's not that). So many things are missing, half baked or straight forward broken - really disappointed. I like some aspects of the android 9 one UI, but others are just mind blow not polished at all or missing. I guess to have a "new" things for one UI 2.0 or note 10. After all, why you need a good multiwindow functionality on a phone marketed for multitasking and multiwindow? The note 9 really is more than ever an s9+ with a head scratcher.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can also swipe the multi screen spliter inbetween each app to fully open the bottom app and then select a different app for the bottom... it's still hokey but quicker than exiting out of both apps
Instructions...
https://www.sammobile.com/2019/01/04/how-to-open-apps-in-multi-window-one-ui-android-pie/amp/
grtmoby said:
It is not missed but working differently.
You need to long press the open program button at the bottom of the screen and then choose the second window program you want.
Hope this helps
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is not working for me. I'm holding the 3 line open app navigation bar button....nothing.