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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] archa1c:
Stuck at Samsung logo here.

I made the changes on-phone using Root Explorer.

I renamed the original odex files to FlashBarService.odex_old / services.odex_old

I then copied over the newly extracted replacement files to their appropriate directories (with R/W access) and rebooted.

Upon my booting I couldn't get past the SAMSUNG logo (still staring at it now :(

I then booted into download mode and reflashed cwm6-recovery-i317.tar.md5, then booted into CWM recovery and ran CWM SuperU zip.

I'm still booting to the Samsung logo and getting stuck. Not sure what to do next... Sorry, I've only been an Android guy for 4 days...

On the bright side, I just ran a full titanium backup about 2 hours ago... :eek:

Any and all help is appreciated! I'm liberal with use of the "Thanks" button :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] archa1c:
FWIW I think my fatal error must have been renaming and leaving the old ODEX files in their directories.

I read another reply that recommends removjng the old odex files completely (or overwrite), but old config habits die hard, so I just renamed them to _old.

I ended up flashing back to MrRobinson's SU-injected stock Rom, then restoring my app data from Titanium backup.

Before I have a go at this MultiWindow mod again, id love some feedback on my assumptions above.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ILMF:
Just replace the files. When you bootloop and then wiping and flashing a new ROM you are losing the old files anyway.

I would also recommend since the files you are overwriting are in use - that you perform the replacement quickly :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] archa1c:
Since I had to restore to stock ROM with root injected anyhow, I just opted to throw the new CleanROM onto my Note 2, and I'm glad I did.

The multiwindow mod is included with the build, so I get what I'm after here and a lot more.

It's perhaps the slickest ROM setup BIOS I've ever gone through.

Very polished, and all touch-based input once you launch the zip from recovery.

Thanks for the input, though. I do appreciate it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] damastah:
ES explorer has given me the most success with mounting as r/w.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] archa1c:
+1 for the paid version of Root Explorer (is there even a free version?

-Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using only ONE HAND! (Just kidding! that's impossible.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] YankInDaSouth:
Thanks OP

Just applied to stock/rooted, (self) debloated OTA (VRALL4) using Root Explorer and all went well!

Thanks for the awesome MOD!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DroidBabe:
I deleted flashbarservices and now I cant get multiwindow tab to show up even tho multiwindow is selected and even tho I press and hold the back button. I dont understand what happened. I also rebooted many times and still nothing. Im lostm pls help :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] YankInDaSouth:
I am gonna assume that after you deletes it you flashed the modded version in the OP ...

I'd say reapply the mod if you haven't already. If no luck with that you may have to go back to stock (or flash a stock ROM) and start over.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DroidBabe:
Thanks. Looks like im gonna have to go back to stock. :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jpleez:
I am stock rom and rooted only. Success! I used root explorer and mounted r/w. I first turned off multi-window and then did step 1 and changed the permissions. Then did step 3 and then step 2. I got a bit scared when I pasted the services.odex file because it asked if I wanted to overwrite and when I pushed yes it just froze and did nothing, and no buttons were responsive, so I did a battery pull and reboot and then changed the permissions on the services.odex file and voila! Thanks for this mod!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] damastah:
Love your sig
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SchwassKIN:
Same here. Thumbs up !!!

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When I was trying to add apps. The app I grab isnt the one that adds?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] plmiller0905:
Double post

sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shanehillsr:
I have the same problem did you find a fix

Shaniac Sr's Galaxy Note II

Stock/Rooted/Unlocked/SD Swap
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sanman1185:
went thru all 21pgs

I'm not sure if I overlooked it but I can't figure out how to add newly downloaded apps to the multi-window list...

everything that was already on the phone before I did the mod is in the multi-window list, but anything downloaded after isn't...

any thoughts???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] galpdawg:
delete the flashbarservice file mentioned on the first page and reboot. I just had to do this to fix my apps not showing up in multi view. Hope it works for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sanman1185:
Thanks for the reply, but I have to do that a lot... lol... I actually see that some were added to the "edit" bar in the multiview window... also even though they are not showing in the multiview I can still add apps to the screen and it will show up half way like normal...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] C1audia:
Is this mod still working on the new MC3 OTA update?

I tried it yesterday, but I soft bricked my Note. I'm no expert, so I might have done something wrong. I was stock/rooted/unlocked.

After a day without a phone, I am now rooted/stock with latest OTA.

Would the unlocked bootloader have been the problem?

I've had this mod on the last 2 builds, rooted/stock.

Enviado de mi VZW Note 2 usando Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] manbat:
With 4.1.2 you can just use the "Samsung Multiwindow App" from the Play Store. It works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ticrandall:
Stuck in boot loop :(

Followed instructions, and now I am in bootloop. Battery pull does not fix, neither does odin(if I am doing that correctly) now what?!

EDIT.. i thoguht this thread was for galaxy s4.. so.. awesome..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] temp@flawlessangel.com:
^^^

Confirmed Working with APP ONLY - Samsung Galaxy Note II, Build MC3, Running Android 4.1.2

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.xperiacle.mwappsmanager
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deetari:
Sadly enough, I don't have a folder in there that's just named flashbar. The only thing in the /data/data folder that have "flashbar" in its name is "/data/data/com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService". Is that what you're talking about?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
I've gotten that issue before, so with ES File Explorer I unchecked and re-checked the option to mount the system as rw. For some reason the permissions can get bugged.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
Ended up getting myself into a boot loop. Even replaced the files with the copies I made. Back to Odin!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
Yeah. You can even rename it if you are afraid to delete it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pumacat311:
To fix this I added every single app to the bar and then moved back the ones I didn't want in there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
Interesting, a boot loop will happen if the signatures don't match with your framework and boot class path, which I made sure works with those odex files for our stock rom...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] inline6power:
This is what I did as well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pumacat311:
This is seriously one powerful freaking phone.. I played a both fight scenes at the same time. And while it was def hard as hell to do, I experiences no lag, no glitch, not even so much as a hiccup.. Until a text and call came in back to back then Avengers forced close. So Sweet this phone is!! And mad props to the awesome developers that got us root to be able to do this crazy sh*t.

Can't wait to get a custom kernel on this beast then we can really see how far it can be pushed!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mannypelo:
R/W

not to seem like a noob but how do you get to R/W
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pumacat311:
Download root explorer from market. Easiest way to do it when noob like.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
You can use an app such as ES File Explorer and in the settings menu there are root settings. One of the options is to mount the /system as writable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
I got a bootloop too :confused:

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
I wasn't able to to escape by replacing my copy files. I Odin and tried once more with some help from jcase and was in business.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
hmmm...

If you want to try again, try clearing dalvik-cache before rebooting

In ADB shell enter these commands:

su

cd /data/dalvik-cache

rm *

reboot

If worse comes to worst, I can post a step-by-step tutorial, but it will involve de-odexing and re-odexing an apk and a jar file, which is not user friendly at all...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deetari:
Ah, I see. Deleting that adds every app to the multi-window list. That's one way to workaround not being able to add apps, hah.

That said, it doesn't fix the ability to actually add apps to the list. The same issue where it drags only apps from the first 8 rows still persists. I wonder why that happens?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
So it's working for you now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] r1_2fast4u:
I just want to say thanks!!!!!! I works like a charm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
That is correct. All apps are showing in drawer and tested multiple ones. I'm just clearing out the apps I manually edited so they will be market-friendly again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
In my case when I replaced the second file it froze and went to reboot. But never got passed the 4g bootscreen so I had to odin

As a side note I did use that other mod that just replaces apks, could that be the reason?

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
Yeah sometimes that can happen because the second file is actually in use by the system. I've been able to replace it a few times now, so maybe you just got unlucky with system timing :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
Ok ill give it a shot again

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
Well we are using it in a way that it was never intended. Maybe they coded it that way never expecting that many apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deetari:
It could be, definitely. Seems like a pretty silly oversight when coding it, if that's the case.

In any case, thanks for the help getting it up and running. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
Yay! It worked thanks OP

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
Make sure you are actually replacing the old files, and not simply renaming them. Leaving in old odex files can potentially also cause issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
Yea I may have goofed cause now when I drag an app over it adds some random one I didnt drag

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
It buggy... Try deleting this folder and restarting your phone.

"/data/data/com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService"

This will clear the settings and add all your apps to the bar. From there you can take off the apps you don't want.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
Cool thanks a bunch that worked

sent from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kurrupt_1:
Worked perfectly for me. Besides it adding random apps at first ( I had to add the 9th app past the one I actually wanted) it works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Link.:
Awesome! No issues except not being able to add past the eighth row, which can be circumvented by adding apps to the bar until you can get the one you need into the eighth row. Thanks!

I can finally have Google Voice and Opera open at once! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thunderbread:
Thanks for this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
This might sound extremely stupid, but when replacing services.odex (do it last of course) if you screen is on, turn it off before pushing it to your device (if using adb).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
Anyone got a fix for this? I can't add some apps I really want cuz it keeps adding something else
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
For now delete this folder "/data/data/com.sec.android.app.FlashBarService" and reboot.

It will add all apps to your bar, from there just remove the ones you don't want on the bar.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xxxxmarkxxx:
No fix yet I just added um all lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Link.:
I had no issues using this method. Tedious, but effective.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FMXP:
This works. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TallgeeseIV:
Well it definitely works... but I'm having an interesting issue. My cpu Usage is staying around 25-35% after doing this... I tried stopping multi window and freezing the flashbarservice and it's still doing it. I guess it could be unrelated but this is the only thing i've changed and it was at 2-5% before this so.... could too many apps in the multi window bar be causing it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
It's probably not related... All the apps in the bar are simply a list of apps made in xml. Shouldn't even take any cpu resources other than the initial loading at boot and update when you install/uninstall an app. I'm hovering at around 1% usage.

Have you tried closing all apps and clearing memory?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TallgeeseIV:
yep, several times... wait, FOUND IT. The "Media" app was running chaotically high for some reason. Probably a mediastore problem. force stopped it and we're good now. No problems with this mod, just coincidental. Excellent work Hairdewx!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] soulsk8r99:
Just wanted to give a huge thanks for this mod. defiantly something I was looking for from day one.

Thanks again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mannypelo:
THANKS

THANK YOU

got this to work and i am loving it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
Stupid question - how do you remove apps from the drawer?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FMXP:
Press and hold, then drag them into the pane to the right.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
I mean to remove the application from the pull out drawer, for apps that you no longer wish to be displayed in there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] IvanNCase:
Press the edit button and you can drag apps off the bar.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hellzya:
Worked perfect thanks a bunch

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Quick question though say I want to unroot and return to stock. When I unroot using the known method then factory reset Will this still be present?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chipsa964:
I have somehow lost the "Edit" button. I'm not sure if it's because I changed the LCD density, but it's definitely not there any more.

Sent from my Sexy Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tdetroit:
I never had it, even before Rooting. Verizon REALLY messed the GN2's Rom up!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tenyrnote:
I know that it may be a lot to ask for but I wish someone would make a Youtube tutorial step by step using Root Explorer for this mod. I have read every post in this thread and still feel like actually seeing how it is done would make a world of difference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jason1332:
Great work hairdewx! Thanks given.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shelooga:
I went into a bootloop, but a battery pull fixed it, no odin required, fyi. Thanks OP!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tenyrnote:
I am using Root Explorer to do this and I would like to know how to replace services.odex file with screen off to prevent bootloop?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] guthrien:
It really as is easy as it sounds, though it's not a bad idea. Copy the files, replacing the originals, delete the last noted. Reboot and profit.

Worked perfectly. XDA continues to make the best phone in the world better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tenyrnote:
I was being a wuss! thank you for telling me how easy this is, it took me about 2 minutes to do this and I am so happy now, and many Thanks to the dev who made this possible!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
I did steps in this order 1, 3, 2. Turned off multi Window then switcharoo'd through root explorer. No problems here. All apps showed up. Edit button still works and the edit pullout page is scrollable as well as the multiwindow tab being scrollable. Phone will freeze and reboot on sevice.odex replacement Kudos
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] loggainsd:
works for me as well.

Having the same issue with apps past the first screen. To get around it I found out how many apps were between the last one and the one i wanted and added and removed that number.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
Worked great, thank you so much!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wbvczar:
My two cents....AWESOME!! Everything works on mine. I can edit, scroll past the eight row and have the edit button. I had the lock up reboot on the services.odex file, but it works!

Thanks to all of the devs.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
I dont know how but I moved my multiwindow tab lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
Nvm I figured it out you can drag it aling that edge while closed. Or reposition to another edge while open
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
How to stop Netflix player from pausing while in multi-window

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35016271
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TechBSwift:
Anyone else experiencing force closing?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
is there a way to mount read write w/o using adb?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
Root explorer
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] luke1333:
Can you have two custom apps open top and bottom or is that still broken from root?

Not an iPhone.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
What do you mean two custom apps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chino0131:
Everything is working perfect. Thanks for this OP!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] techgov8:
Thanks so much. Works perfectly

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
hairdewx - what did you modify to make this compatible?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] luke1333:
Right there man perfect thanks!

Fixes the whole broken mw then huh?

Not an iPhone.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
Yep
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
My only issue is it resets the app order, after moving it around how I wanted. Any idea how to get that to stick? Works great though otherwise!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rjackson23:
I deleted data/data flashbar but when I reboot it appears back
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] techgov8:
Its supposed to. When you delete it then it re-adds all the apps in the multi-window

Tap'n
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
I find for me I have to go into the hot toggles in the notification drawer and toggle off/on to get the tab to appear anytime I reboot or after an extended amount of time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chino0131:
If you long press the back button the multiwindow tab will open or disappear.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
I modified FlashBarService.odex and services.odex :)

I basically made the changes from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1961813

Because our rom is odexed I had to

1) de-odex the files with the note 2 framework

2) make the code changes

3) update the FlashBarService.apk and services.jar with the generated classes.dex with the changes to create my de-odexed apk and jar.

4) load the updated de-odexed apk and jar

5) re-odex the apk and jar with busybox and the proper $BOOTCLASSPATH

6) copy over the signature from the original odex files to the new odex files

7) restore the original FlashBarService.apk and services.jar

8) delete original odex files
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] akatimshady:
Worked great using Root Explorer for Me. Great work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
See, that's what I was looking for. Where in the framework the changes (and what changes) were made. Thanks for the low down!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tarheeldan:
Broke multi-window

Not sure what I'm doing wrong, used Solid Explorer w/ Busybox to overwrite the files in system\app and system\framework. Rebooted, and holding the back button makes the phone vibrate (haptic feedback enabled) but the multi-window tab doesn't appear. Tried a fresh odin of the rooted tar.md5 and factory wipe, then repeated. Still no go. Any ideas?

*EDIT*

Nevermind! Solid Explorer was the problem. Bought Root Explorer and started out fresh. Works. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] holjes:
Love Root Explorer, all good here!

Loving having all the apps I actually use available for multi.

Thanks a ton!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mwshows:
Success!

Thanks for this! It took 2 tries for me. Had to re-odin the first try.

On the second try, I moved the new services.odex to the the root directory first, then did the file replacement via FX explorer into /system/framework. Don't know why I decided to do it that way... Well actually I figured it might work better to have it internal instead of on the SD card. Maybe it switched the files quicker, I don't know. But in any case, it worked!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mibuix0r:
For those of you on 240 DPI, you will have to switch back to 320DPI in order to get your edit bar back to remove apps.

240DPI 320DPI
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hairdewx:
Thanks, I added that info to the first post
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SeanPlunk:
Rookie question.

Do I need to download the files on my phone, or download them on my computer and then move them into the internal storage on the phone? I have root explorer and the rest of the steps make sense.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] buhohitr:
You can do either, but download directly to your phone would be better and faster.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] scottyr44:
I'm new at this and it was super easy, unzip save to sd card (on phone) through usb cable copy files with Root explorer just do Flash bar first then services. Should auto reboot, go in delete the one file he says and bam good to go.

Appreciate the hard work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wyatt57350:
Worked good for me as well. To add future apps do I have to delete the flashbarservice file, or will it auto populate without doing that?

edit. After restarting the phone it showed up. However, when moving an app from the edit screen I have to pick the app 4 rows below, so there is about 12 apps I can't add because of this. .. Oh well

Wyatt W.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] scottyr44:
When I did mine all of my apps went into the bar, so I had to drag a bunch of them over. Whoa is me I know
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
Worked great with root explorer!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wyckedfunk:
How does 1 change the dpi settings? A friend wants to know. . Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SeanPlunk:
More rookie questions:

1) What program did you use to unzip the files if you download them directly to your phone?

2) I don't understand why would you need the USB cable? If I have the files in my phones memory, and have root explorer on my phone, can't I just do everything from my phone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
I think some people tried this and they bootlooped.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wyckedfunk:
1- find the file (my was under xda downloads ) long press then choose extract all and it should give you the option to go to extracted files.. long press 1 file at a time in extracted and press move .. then move to the appropriate file for each extracted file.

2 -Yes I did it all from my phone worked flawlessly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
1) Root Explorer (or AndroZip and Root Browser as free options)

2) Yes just use Root Explorer
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] swgamez:
+1 on root explorer, also excellent work:good: