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[Android Apps and Games] pkWhistle:
Any chance of fixing swiftkey bug?

Can't browse because when they swiftkey keyboard pops up, it only shows 3 massive keys :(

Great app nonetheless
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
SecondScreen might be interfering with the Console Mode on the Shield Tablet, which from what I understand is supposed to hide the navigation bar. You may want to try a different DPI and see if the navigation bar will show up.

I'm not sure how to fix the SwiftKey bug to be honest. I've tried everything I can think of. SwiftKey just doesn't like dealing with resolution/DPI changes for some reason.

What you can do to workaround it is: use the Restart ActivityManager UI refresh method, and temporarily use a different keyboard while SecondScreen is active. SwiftKey will display correctly again if the ActivityManager is restarted and the device is in it's native resolution and DPI.
[Android Apps and Games] pkWhistle:
How would I go about restarting ActivityManager UI?

I'm afraid that I am unfamiliar with this method. Thanks for your response btw.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Edit the profile (by long pressing it's name) and look for the "UI refresh method" option. Set this to "Restart ActivityManager".
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
Has anyone tested on a Samsung NotePro 12.2 Wifi?
[Android Apps and Games] quangctkm9207:
Good app, nice work bro!
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
After installing CM12 on my NotePro 12.2 all works fine, except the background light. Why the option is disabled?
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
The backlight off feature has to be implemented on a per-chipset basis. The app doesn't support any Exynos devices as of yet. If you want you can PM me and I can walk you through getting the information I need to (potentially) support backlight off on your device.
[Android Apps and Games] fantomatico:
I am using this app on my LG G Pad 8.3 with CM11 and it rocks.

Before i used Resolution Changer Pro together with Screen Standby ♯ Root but SecondScreen does everything better in a single app.

My one suggestion is to add option to disable touch interaction when device backlight is off and allow to turn backlight on with knock on, swype to wake or with physical buttons and then off again after a few seconds

keep up the good work.
[Android Apps and Games] nerd2games:
Very useful. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Braaainz:
What a frickín awesome app!

Of course, I had to push your warnings and paid the price, but still.... AWESOME app.

I have a rooted LG G3 (Tmobile version 851). I am still running it's stock software, so definitely not plain android or AOSP ROM.

The app was working perfectly initially. It was so awesome. i wish I had an app like this back when i was using my Evo 4g on Gingerbread.

I plugged it into my slimport late lasst night and this time, I got warnings about system crsahing. that would repetitively pop back up every time I dismissed. I unplugged the phone and it awoke with the DPI stuck in its altered state and my root lost.

I had to reflash my Superuser binaries in recovery to get root back.

I've tried your app twice more with the same result.

Do you know of any ROMS/Kernels for the LG G3 (851) that work especially well with your app? If you don't, that's cool, I know it's a needle in a haystack question.

Again, great app! Once I decide on a new daily driver ROM, I'll try your app again.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Unfortunately that is a rare system-level bug that has been reported a couple times before, from people that use OEM-skinned ROMs. I've never encountered it myself and not sure how to work around it. It shouldn't happen if you use an AOSP-based ROM though.

SecondScreen doesn't mess with the system partition whatsoever, and definitely doesn't mess with the superuser binaries. Something else would have caused your device to lose root access.

Glad you've enjoyed the app though and hopefully a different ROM will give you better luck :)
[Android Apps and Games] Braaainz:
Well, I tried a couple of other times. Using stock ROM of LG G3, I would lose Superuser binaries and root whenever the phone was plugged into the sliport adapter and the phone would soft reboot with your app. . By reflashing superuser in recovery, I could get it back.

i switched to 4.4 KK version of PacMan ROM. Unfortunately, I only have video and not audio thru my slimport now... although I'm not sure if it is the ROM or the cheap Slimport that isn't working. Your app is doing okay, but I still have problems with it.

The DPI when the phone is plugged into the slimport is normal and when I unplug, the phone screen switches to what I would want with a slimport (higher DPI). Grumble

Oh well. I'm waiting on delivery of a new slimport adapter and then I'll try it out. IF the problems continue, I"ll switch to a different ROM and try starting from scratch entirely.
[Android Apps and Games] the.teejster:
The Nexus 9 is the perfect recipient of this app given it's 4:3 aspect ratio.

Can anyone confirm this apps supports Nexus 9 ?

I see mention of updates required to fully support it but no mention anywhere if / how well it works.

I'm fully stock ATM w/o root but IMO this alone would be worthwhile rooting as I love using XBMC but hate the fact that it's casting 4:3 on my 16x9 set.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
This app is 100% compatible with the Nexus 9, with the exception of the vibration off feature which doesn't seem to be supported by the kernel.
[Android Apps and Games] stalls:
I have a Verizon note 3 with hyperdrive rom, and I have a pioneer 4000NEX radio and chromecast...

Something went haywire and it is stuck in landscape mode and i have no way to get it out when it thinks its tryin to connect to my chromecast in my car. I have never got it to work. I have tried even uninstalling the app and it still does it. When i shut down the radio (the power supply to the chromecast) phone goes back to normal... Any help would be great!
[Android Apps and Games] FerrarisIV:
Very nice and usefull app, i am enjoying it on my rooted Nexus 7 2012.

Just one problem: I lose my navigation bar (probably this function is only for CM and I am not running it) and this is a problem because I don't know how to switch to some other app or just to come at home or to call multitasking...

Can you help/suggest me?

Thank you in advance
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
Hi, i use this on my Nexus 6 when i connect to my chromecast so the screen turns off ( backlight / black overlay).. that works perfectly btw, i was just wondering, could you possibly add a method to turn the screen back on ?

Maybe a proximity wave across the device? or shake the device?
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
I wish there were a option to change the launcher. I found a way to use the app with Stock ROM on my Note Pro 12.2 (using Xposed "App Settings" module), but "TouchWiz Start" crashes with 160dpi on my Full HD monitor (works fine with 240dpi on my TV) so I have to use Apex or any other launcher. In normal use I like to use TouchWiz as default launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
To clarify the backlight on/off behavior: the backlight will never turn off unless a display is connected. Therefore, if you need to turn the backlight off in an emergency, you can simply unplug your device from the display and the backlight will instantly turn back on. For Chromecast users, when you power the device off and on, the backlight will turn back on temporarily while on the lock screen, allowing you to use the notification to turn SecondScreen off if needed.

That having been said, I just pushed a beta update (available in the Downloads section of the thread) that will hopefully make it easier to toggle the backlight off and on. You can now configure the notification action buttons to add a backlight toggle as one of the buttons. You can also now toggle the backlight via homescreen widget or via Tasker.

Gesture-based actions such as proximity wave or shaking aren't all that reliable and there would be a high probability that the backlight would turn on or off without the user's intent. However, if you use Tasker, you can always configure any of the actions in Event > Sensor to trigger the built-in SecondScreen plugin to get the behavior you want.
[Android Apps and Games] saljut7:
Motorola Droid4 xt894 + Lapdock 100 + SecondScreen?

Hello together,

is it possible to enable the display of a Motorola Lapdock 100[1] using a Motorola Droid4 (xt894)[2] running Cyanogen Mod 10.2.1-maserati (Android 4.3.1)[3] via SecondScreen App?

Keyboard and Mouse inputs are recognized on the Droid4 but display stays dark. I tried several different resolutions including "device native" settings.

I know it is not (yet) possible to use the Lapdock with Cyanogen Mod but I thought the Lapdock is not more than a simple display. Some ideas why it doesn't display anything using SecondScreen App?

Thanks alot in advance!

Edit: Couldn't link because of new user restrictions following links providing information about the devices:

[1] phonearena.com/news/Motorola-Lapdock-100-hands-on_id24191

[2] gsmarena.com/motorola_droid_4_xt894-4418.php

[3] wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Maserati_Info
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
This would be an issue with the ROM, not SecondScreen itself. People have been able to successfully use the app with the Motorola Lapdock.
[Android Apps and Games] saljut7:
Thanks for your reply. It seems to be CM10. HDMI-output is working firstly on CM11. So I have to change the Rom and try again. Thanks alot, looking forward to use your app!

Edit: Ah, just one more question. Would it be possible to provide SecondScreen on F-Droid? I don't have access to PlayStore.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
I may consider putting it on F-Droid at some point, but for now you can grab the APK by clicking the Downloads tab at the top of the page. The "check for updates" button in the app will redirect to that page if the Play Store isn't installed.
[Android Apps and Games] BigMatza:
I just installed SS for the first time (just got it from the Play store-- April 5 release). I configured SS, and rebooted the phone, for good measure. I'm setting up a Tasker action that triggers the new SS profile I just set up, and I'm having problems.

I select Plugin --> SecondScreen --> Load Profile for the new Tasker action. Then I click the edit (pencil) icon, after which it presents me with the SS profile dialog. I select my desired SS profile, and the dialog closes as expected. However, nothing fills in the Tasker action config field, as I would expect. When I exit the Tasker action screen, it says "Error: no plugin configuration data", which is of course consistent with any attempt to leave that field blank.

This same behavior happens whether I choose an SS profile or an SS Quick Action.

I assume this is a SS bug because I'm not having any problems creating other Tasker actions-- even other Tasker plugins are okay.

I would've filed this as an XDA "bug report", but the bug report list appears to be empty, as does the Google+ wall. I figured this thread is the best place to report a bug for now.

Looking forward to using this great app!!!
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
That's interesting that you've reported this. I've seen that behavior while testing SecondScreen and Tasker in a Genymotion VM instance of KitKat. However, both of my Lollipop devices (Nexus 4 and 9) don't have this bug and the Tasker functionality works just fine. I just assumed it was a bug with the Genymotion system image or something - but clearly, it's not. I'll have to do some testing with some older SS versions and see if I can track down what's causing this. I did do some major reorganization and cleanup of the code with the latest version (2.4) that would have also affected the Tasker plugins.

EDIT: I just identified what was causing this issue and am pushing an update now :)
[Android Apps and Games] BigMatza:
That did the trick. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] bailyc:
Do you have any older versions available for download, by chance? I updated to the latest on Google Play, and I'm having some difficulty with the app.

I have a Nexus 9 and it doesn't seem to want to allow landscape mode once Second Screen's profile is enabled. It's forcing portrait mode no matter which option in Profiles I choose. It seems to change the system setting to lock in portrait, but even after the profile's been enabled, if I change it to landscape myself, it doesn't display properly and is pretty much is only functional in portrait orientation.
[Android Apps and Games] sp3tsnaz_au:
Hi,

I've got a Galaxy Note 4 with Lollipop on it and when using second screen the brightness doesn't turn all the way to zero.

I noticed that you mention this in your description. This seems to be the way that the default brightness setting in android works as if you lower that all the way down it is still fairly bright. Thing is in Lux for example it has Sub Zero brightness on it's slider, but when applying that while connected over MHL, once you get below zero the brightness on the secondary screen also starts to decrease (above 0 it doesn't have any effect on the secondary screen you are connected to).

Thing is that even at say -50 brightness while the phone goes pretty dark, the image is still more than visible on the secondary screen as it's not a 1:1 ratio of brightness it seems. Would it be possible to have some sub zero settings on SecondScreen as having the phone on -50 is a lot better than on 0 for example and while not fully black at least provides something darker while still being visible on the secondary screen?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] mzr5863:
Hi,

I'm trying to use Second Screen with my Note 3 and AppRadio. All features are working except the backlight off function.

I'm running Cyanogenmod 11 on Android 4.4.4. Is there any way for me to get the backlight off option to work?
[Android Apps and Games] WillyTP:
Hello,

I tried this application Samsung Galaxy S4 Active GT-I9295, a rooted stock lollipop rom (5.0.1 I9295XXUDOB4).

When I started the application, Samsung Touchwiz crashed many times (as expected...), I played a bit with settings and my TV,

in particular with overscan settings. However, when I decided to stop testing,I noticed that my phone display layout isn't fine.

Let me explain better: I tested overscan values in order to better fit my TV.

Once I decided to stop everything and disconnect, my phone display layout shows more free space than before on any side of it (yes, weird!)

I kept Secondscreen in safe mode, I tried to put once again overscan settings to 0, rebooted the phone, but nothing.

How can I put everything back as real default without resetting it? Is it possible?

I suppose I need some original Galaxy S4 phone layout file to put somewhere inside the ROM, but I don't know where :)

Best regards
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
On Lollipop 5.1.1 (CM12.1) the density was not set and the softkeys not shown. :(
[Android Apps and Games] blackest_knight:
seems to work on coreprime with kingroot but i got into setings and seems i break a few things.

was looking at word processing and the like on android but struggling to find a good ui to cast

will keep playing till i find something i like

cheers

thank you for the hard work
[Android Apps and Games] stuffie:
Some issues

Hi,

I am testing this app on my Nexus 5 with stock android 5.1.1. It's connected with USB to an external keyboard, mouse and DisplayLink monitor. It works great, but there are some issues.

Below 400 DPI my textcursor is gone in all apps, below 320 DPI the navigation bar is gone. Can't get them back with these settings. Mouse pointer is also very big, can't find a way to resize it.
[Android Apps and Games] system60:
Been working great for me on my N5 on 5.1.1. I did find it does have issues when also running twilight, the screen would wake back up after a few minutes. Once I paused the app Secaond Screen went back to working as normal.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
I have replicated this on stock 5.1.1 for the Nexus 5. It seems like Google changed the way they generate their stock ROMs starting with 5.1, where they've removed any extra resources for other DPI's. Which means the System UI will only stay in phone mode even if your DPI value is set for tablet UI. This doesn't seem to happen on a pure AOSP ROM though.

In order for the mouse pointer to display the correct size you'll need to plug it in after changing resolution/density.

Yes, any apps that mess with the backlight will interfere with SecondScreen's backlight off function.
[Android Apps and Games] stuffie:
Found another problem: Cyanogen (12.1 on Nexus 5) ) reboots immediately after you start the Second Screen app and grants root access.
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
Because of this I use a older Version of CM12.1 from 2015-05-28 on my Note Pro 12.2. All Versions after this have the reboot Problem.
[Android Apps and Games] JLPDA:
Trying to run SecondScreen on my Droid 4 with Android 4.4.4 and SlimKat ROM build 9. Immediately get not responding and application close when attempting to save a profile. Oddly enough, I get the same thing on my Hisense Sero 7 Pro 4.2.1 (Stock ROM). Both devices are rooted and SS has SU permission.

Is there an older SS that I can download and try?
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Just so we can rule the latest update (2.4.2) out, here's the apk of the previous update (2.4.1).

When I get some time I'll try to flash the latest CM12 on a test device and look into this a bit better.
[Android Apps and Games] JLPDA:
2.4.1 works just fine. There must be a problem with 2.4.2. Thank you!!!
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Thanks for verifying this. It looks like 2.4.2 did indeed cause crashes on Android 4.x devices when saving profiles and also when launching the Quick Actions menu. (It also looks like I need to do more thorough testing on Android 4.x devices...)

I've uploaded a new apk in the Downloads section of the thread and will also be rolling out on Google Play soon. Please let me know if this fixes the crashes. The new apk won't do anything to solve the CM12 incompatibilities - I still need to investigate this (hopefully over the weekend).
[Android Apps and Games] karlo12:
+1 for CM12.1 incompability fixes. Will donate when it runs ;)
[Android Apps and Games] buru898:
Can confirm also.
[Android Apps and Games] agentafter:
Reboots on CM12.1 on LG G3 D852. I have tried both version, 2.4.1 and 2.4.2. I have bought the full app becauseit worked great on my N/. Please, try to find a fix.
[Android Apps and Games] bdK14:
Also getting reboots. Two devices, both CM-based ROMs.
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
Any news about the reboot problem? I have to use a very old version of CM12.1 with too many bugs ...
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Yes - I've finally been able to do some testing on CM12 and have identified what exactly is going on. CM12 added an "LCD density" option into the "Display & lights" settings, which runs the "wm density" command whenever the option is changed. They then modified the way the "wm density" command works to force a soft reboot to occur immediately after the command is run.

SecondScreen also runs the "wm density" command whenever a density change is requested, triggering the reboot. Unfortunately it doesn't look like I can disable the reboot from occurring, however I can certainly make SecondScreen play nice with it. I will have some time this weekend to work on this and, hopefully, release an update.

In the meantime, here's how you can work around this behavior on current builds of CM12:

* Disable safe mode in SecondScreen settings, so that the app doesn't turn itself off after rebooting.

* In the profile you want to run, set the density back to "Device native".

* Run the profile, and then go to Quick Actions and set the density seperately. The device will reboot.

* When you are finished using the profile, the safest way to turn SecondScreen off is to go to Quick Actions and press "Reset settings", to clear the density change. The device will reboot again. You can then turn the profile off normally.

There is another issue with the recent LMY48I security update to Android 5.1.1 (also affecting CM12) that I am going to need to work around. LMY48I backports a change from Marshmallow where apps are no longer able to read pids from running processes, which is how SecondScreen detects the SystemUI process so that it can be restarted. Therefore, the "Restart SystemUI" UI refresh method is broken on current builds of 5.1.1. A fix for this will also be released in the next update, but it will require Busybox to be installed on the device (only required for 5.1.1, this won't be needed on Marshmallow).
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
The workaround works fine for me ... Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
OK, for those of you on CM12, give the latest APK a try. (It should go live on the Play Store within the next hour or so)

If you encounter any bugs with this release, please let me know as a few things had to change specifically for devices on CM12. Specifically, the "Restart ActivityManager" UI refresh method is now enforced whenever SecondScreen performs a density change on CM12.

Again, this update won't fix the reboots - it's unavoidable and that's something that Cyanogen will have to fix or change with their LCD Density setting. The update will, however, cause the app to behave correctly when the device reboots.
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
The new Version work very fine for me on CM12.1. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] b5t28:
New release no longer works on nexus 5 with marshmallow. Was working great before the update.
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
One new problem: the timeout does not work.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Can you elaborate on what exactly is broken with 2.4.3? Note that Marshmallow is still considered unsupported by SecondScreen as I haven't fully tested the app on it yet.

Do you mean the screen timeout option? I just checked and it still works fine for me.
[Android Apps and Games] tomatende2001:
I get the new version today, but the screen timout always not working on CM12.1. I set it to "always on while charching" and the screen go off after one minute (timeout in CM settings).
[Android Apps and Games] b5t28:
With marshmallow and the latest update (yesterday) every time the app tries to turn the backlight off it crashes and closes. Not sure what else I can provide, I just get the android pop-up saying the app crashed and had to close.

One thing I have found is once it crashes it loads showing my profile is still active and I cannot turn it off.

Totally understand M isn't supported yet, just letting you know it isn't working and it was previously.
[Android Apps and Games] farmerbb:
Can you send me a bug report (or a logcat) of when the app crashes? I'm almost certain that the app is crashing because I have not yet coded in support for Marshmallow's new permissions model, even though I am compiling the app against the Marshmallow SDK.
[Android Apps and Games] b5t28:
Here is the log, I hope this helps.
[Android Apps and Games] gawdqt:
Hello,

do you think its possible to mirror android on the second screen, but have another app on the smartphone open? "extending" the screen instead of only mirroring it?

for example i run excel on the big screen but have a calculator on my smartphone running

greeting and thanks for that great app
[Android Apps and Games] stargate125645:
I recently had my LG G3 Verizon update to 5.1.1. I am effectively using a stock ROM. SecondScreen says it activates and has root access, but backlight shuts off only briefly (for a few seconds) and then turns back on. All options are same as with the old 4.X Android version. Any idea why it won't work? Subsequent attempts to turn the backlight on and off either through the profile or through quick actions do nothing. I have to have the program shut down completely for a bit, then try again and the backlight will again shut off but only for a few seconds.