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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] unclefab:
In stock multi windows we can have only 2 apps opened and visible at the same time.

If you are rooted and on the last KK ROM it's possible to have 3 or 4 apps opened at the same time on the same screen, read further...

Make a backup, just in case.

Open your /system/etc/permissions folder,

add .bak at the end of com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml,

download the attached zip (DO NOT FLASH IT:cyclops:),

extract it,

copy the files to your /system/etc/permissions folder,

set their perms to rw, r, r or 644,

reboot.

Open any app from the flash bar (the multi windows app launcher on the side) and open a second one.

Now open a third one and drag it to any side, it will take one quarter of the screen. Open a fourth app, same story, now you have 4 apps opened on the same screen.

Every app is fully resizable, both in lenght and in width...

I'm sorry, I can't take any screenshot from my phone, but if you want to see how it looks do a google images search with "quad view multi window".

Enjoy and stay tuned, there's probably more to come!!!:cool:

Credits: [MENTION=4948919]xperiacle[/MENTION] [MENTION=2176838]THEDEVIOUS1[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] unclefab:
Reserved:p
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] KNIGHT97:
Can I have your permission to share this in the Note 2 community as well, it has been tested on the Note and works fine.

Sent from my RPG with auto targeting
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] unclefab:
Yeah sure, just put a link to this thread or a credit and go for it!;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] KNIGHT97:
Thanks for the permission.

And surely I'm going to mention proper credits.

Sent from my RPG with auto targeting
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ausi:
Hi,.....I did it all and it's working only that now when i open my Gallery it says "Unfortunately Gallery has Stopped".......any ideas?

Does anyone else have this issue??

Update:

Well i went back to an earlier BackUped ROM which i had, did the procedure again and all good now!......no Gallery problems either.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] naveenvijay:
Worked initially for me. But after some time I could not enable multi window from notification tab. Even after long pressing back button the multi window tab not enabling.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Hermankzr:
What about the DPI itself ? Is it finely fitted the window however its size ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] unclefab:
Yep, it fits fine. Try it by yourself...

By the way, I'm currently working on doing the same for 4.2.2 and it already works more or less. It's not exactly the same than in 4.4.2 cuz it's more like the 5 layouts from the note 2, but the screen splits in 2, 3 and 4 which is the desired effect. A bit more testing and improving and I'll put it on a new thread...

Salâm puasa kawan;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Hermankzr:
[MENTION=4703661]unclefab[/MENTION] thanks for the info. . Will try and post the result here ..

Btw I used DN3 Note 3 v5.2, the perfect ROM as far as I know .

Selamat puasa jg ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] RheRa:
Thanks mate....

It's 100% work for me - on N7100, DN3 v5.2 with Agni kernel v4.2.4.......
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] samueldewit:
What ROM did you use to this? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] VimanAdrian:
really nice. good find
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] professorfoxx:
Late to the party, but works great on stock rooted tw.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Ramsport:
Will this work on a s5 running 4.4.2?

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Sorry, the s5 is rooted but running stock rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] unclefab:
I'm not 100% sure but probably.

Just give it a try, it can't harm your phone and no need to worry about bootloops:)

"What ROM did you use to this?" (@samueldewit)

Did you read the OP's title?:)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Anyone try this on 4.4.4? MEtro PCs is the only one on 444 I believe.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] curgervending:
Yes. I have the MetroPCS mega with megalomanic's Metro MegaKat Deodex V6 TW 4.4.4 rom and this mod works. I have not yet needed to actually view four different apps on the screen simultaneously but I did it just to test this mod. As a matter of fact I just tested it again while writing this post. Works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MC FLMJ1G:
Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] zog222:
Samsung Tab 4 10.1" works . Thank
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MenaMody:
how to set parms ?????
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Adeptius:
Greetings, Uncle!

Hope, your "probably more to come" will be (probably) floating window, as you did that before for 4.2.2 :o

By the way: who knows how to make transparent or invisible arrow on the sidebar?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehunter74:
Hello, I am a novice at best when it comes to this. That being said I have successfully Unlocked my boot-loader, rooted and installed roms to my phone. Recently when using TWRP 2.7 I noticed that it would not mount data when restoring my backup. I then noticed it would not mount data when creating a new backup while using TWRP 2.7. I then installed CWM latest recovery. It does the same thing. In the process I got stuck in CWM and had to AP Fastboot to stock 4.4.2. Now with CWM it will not mount data when doing a backup. I cant load a rom without having a secure backup. What can I do? Need help! Calling all devs! :D
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Reserved

Change Log:

Version 2.7 (Oct 25th)

[Fix!] Bring back position setting for MM/L users

[New!] Hangar Settings shortcut from Notification/App settings

Updated translations

Version 2.6 (Dec 17th)

[Fix!] Android L support!

[New!] Added background color option for L devices

Hangar restarts when killed by Android

Version 2.5 (Sept 14th)

[New!] Launch apps in floating windows (supported ROMs only)

[Fix!] Crash on start

[Fix!] Notification, Apps widget freezes

[Fix!] Icon pack sorting and bug

[Fix!] Apps tab optimizations/fast load

Added Chinese/Hebrew translations

Version 2.4 (August 14th)

[New!] Multiple pages in notification bar

[New!] Rounded corners option in widgets

[Fix!] Fixed settings bug on app pin

Version 2.3 (July 29th)

[New!] Pinned app feature

[New!] Icon pack support

[New!] Per-app manual icon selection

[New!] Second row feature

[New!] Sorting added to Apps section

[New!] Ultra efficient Smart notification sort

[New!] German/Danish translations

[Fix!] Revamped icon caching

[Fix!] Apps section now uses far less memory

[Fix!] Icon creation made more efficient

Updated app icon (Material design)

Updated Instructions

Version 2.2 (July 3rd)

Added all white icon

Added notification icon size options

Added Contribute section

Fixed DB sync exception

Min version of Android lowered to 4.1+

Added translations for Portuguese / Spanish / Italian / Polish / French / Russian

Version 2.1.1 (May 30th)

Fix rare crash when setting icon/priority.

Added multi-threading to some UI components in Settings.

Added Instructions.

Installation:

Install Hangar via Google Play [link]

Install Hangar via F-Droid [link]
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Reserved

Who cares?

Hangar is somewhat of a niche tool and may not provide much use to people who extensively modify custom ROMs.

What makes Hangar unique is that the shortcut bar is not hardcoded. It is dynamic and based off the apps you use and rely on most. If this functionality, coupled with the fact that Hangar uses Android's native notification drawer in a lightweight and universal manner appeals or interests you then Hangar might be an app worth checking out.​

Free?? As in beer or freedom?

Both! Hangar is GPLv3 licensed with the full source available on my github. Please feel free to send me pull requests with new features, bug fixes, etc, or visit the github page to look at planned features.​
[Android Apps and Games] Rauch:
Great app, keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] SushiR:
Awesome job!
[Android Apps and Games] jugg1es:
Very nice app, good work.

“Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them.”

― Robert Harris
[Android Apps and Games] mystertom101:
wallpaper from OP?
[Android Apps and Games] nikozzzzzz:
Nice work

Awesome idea!

Is there some restriction explaining inability to run on android version < 4.2 ?
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
[MENTION=4780426]mystertom101[/MENTION] Extracted it here. I forget the original source, I think it's a Gnome wallpaper from years ago that I modified.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2094658/blk_jack_wallpaper.png

I tried to be quite progressive in my use of the Android SDK API. There's 1 particular function that I ended up using that specifically requires 4.2. Otherwise the app could run on 4.1, but I thought the hit in terms of performance and ease by not using this function warranted sticking to a 4.2 minimum.

That said, custom notifications in general require at least 4.X, so I couldn't go much lower than 4.2 anyway.

Hope that helps clarify.
[Android Apps and Games] sixgunmojo:
Nice app - one request

Nice app, love the concept, as I can't stand apps on my home screen. I'm currently using LMT Launcher (pie) and Swapps to access apps from my home screen. While I will probably never get rid of LMT until we get decent, voice-activated AI, Swapps has some (to me) minor irritations. The one request I have, if possible, is to give us an option to manually chose which apps are displayed because right now most of the apps apps that are (or would be) in Hangar are the apps that I access from LMT. Give us that and I'll be using this in a heartbeat. Theming would also be nice (see screenshot), but is not the deal-breaker that not being able to chose my apps is. I'll be keeping an eye on this.

PS if I'm an idiot who can't figure out how to manually set apps some simple instructions would be nice. :)
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Thanks for the feedback!

Right now, Hangar uses a combination of recency, in-app use time and total # of launches to determine the importance of an app. You can modify the "weight" to favor one of those metrics, but based on those things it shows you apps in your notification drawer.

As you use your apps, Hangar will "learn" and adjust accordingly, prioritizing your most used/needed apps and rearranging the notification drawer shortcut bar.

So to answer your question -- currently there's no way to manually "stick" an app. That said, you can blacklist, say, the apps you access from LMT, which would cause Hangar to display others, again based on the metrics I mentioned above.

While you can't modify the background (Android limitation), you can modify the color of the app icons in the notification drawer. There's a Colorize option in Hangar Settings -> Appearance.

Hope that helps!
[Android Apps and Games] sixgunmojo:
JESUS H CHRIST!! Sometimes my inability to read and comprehend information that is right in front of me is embarrassing! :eek: This helps lots and pretty much removes any doubts/reservations/issues that I had. Going to give it a run and see how I like it.

Also thanks for the quick response and for putting this on f-droid

PS Just found out you are a Slim dev. Thanks for an awesome rom. (Sprint S3 SlimKat 5.6)
[Android Apps and Games] Netuser:
Nice idea, subscribed for later :)

Thanks [MENTION=2637227]blk_jack[/MENTION] just one question you said background of app icon cant be personalized limitation of Android. How become such thing cant be done while I see some other mods on Custom roms where you can change whatever background you want, even in xposed Wanam and Gravitybox let you change anything.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
You can change the background color of the notification drawer, and some ROMs let you change the background color of the notifications themselves. If you have a ROM that does this you should, in theory, be able to set the Hangar notification background to completely transparent (or whatever the ROM limits you to).

On one of my devices I'm still running SlimBean 4.3 (I'm a Slim developer) and we definitely included options in that version to let you customize the notification drawer to your heart's content, but on stock Android (and Slim 4.4) you can't adjust the actual notification background color.

If someone is on a custom ROM and wants to work with me to add a custom background feature for notifications (when using a custom ROM), let me know. I originally had the background color as adjustable, but realized it was confusing when a user was on stock and their changes did nothing.
[Android Apps and Games] Netuser:
Thanks that clarify the things :) I hope the developer will work with you to add this directly in ROMs as it is very nice feature :)

Thanks again for your hard work :thumbsup:
[Android Apps and Games] sanketss84:
Giving this a try looks like a cool app :)
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
i never use custom launchers so this is probably just right for a 'minimalistic-kinda-guy'. will give it a go and report back.

thank you for letting us enjoy your work . :)

err on the side of kindness
[Android Apps and Games] mrrocketdog:
liking this alot!!

running on quantum 4.1

EXACTLY what i was needing/wanting. :cool:

err on the side of kindness
[Android Apps and Games] garyrhuman:
amazing works, keep it up!!!:good:
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
This is great, but I will love to see in the next version Hangar, supporting icon packs. :)

sent from an open source device
[Android Apps and Games] Bonkiebib:
How about instead of using the notification drawer, have a similar drawer which pulls out from the bottom instead of from the top. That would be easier the control when using the phone one handed, as you do most of the time.
[Android Apps and Games] sixgunmojo:
I don't know if I have the qualifications you need (probably none :)) but I'm running SlimKat and would love to have a transparent background. I would be willing to test for this and possibly any other features you wish to try (I have an idea or two). I'm also starting to like this (esp. since I disabled Swapps) but I'm still not 100% convinced about the weighted sorting even with bias. I am going to give it a few more days though just to give it more data to work with.

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Can't think of their names off the top of my head (not gonna google them for you :)) but I've seen 1 or 2 apps that already do this. Plus launchers that have swipeable docks.
[Android Apps and Games] Bonkiebib:
Yeah you're right, that's more along the lines of a launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] OsiBasi:
"ios" control center remakes, you can add a bunch of shortcuts to them. Though personally I find it anoying to use with PIE so, no thanks for me. :)
[Android Apps and Games] FdeKlerk:
Problem.

Hay guys.

So that was an id10t error, sorry..

Working now.
[Android Apps and Games] hsj1906:
I can't figure out how to get the icons to show. :(
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Whoa that's very strange. Could you elaborate on your setup? What ROM, version of Android, device, etc? Would you be comfortable with installing a debug build possibly and sending me a logcat?

I've never seen this happen before but I do have a few ideas.
[Android Apps and Games] hsj1906:
I have a Note 3 and I'm running Baja ROM with smart launcher.

Absolutely, I can install a debug build and send you a logcat.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Briefly looked into Baja. It looks like it has a pretty complex Notification Panel settings. Could you tell me which settings you have enabled there and/or toggle them yourself to see if they make a difference?

Also, and this is a stretch, but it would isolate any ROM-specific issues, is there a backed up other more stock-esque ROM you could flash to to test there?

I realize this is getting to be a pain -- I just realized my initial thoughts on how this could happen wouldn't apply to a much newer device (such as the Note 3) and that it might be ROM related.

Thanks man!
[Android Apps and Games] V4lve:
Awesome app. Been looking for something like this for ages. Great for reducing clutter on my home screen.

Couple of asks for the widget if I may.

1. App names in the widget?

2. Configurable space between icons in the widget so I can make them align with others on my home screen. See below.

Ta
[Android Apps and Games] rtorres0106:
Very Good app.. thanks
[Android Apps and Games] rmittal:
I have a feature request.

Can we have an expandable notification for the app so than we can have more than 1 row of frequently used apps in the notification drawer.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
I've been contemplating something along those lines lately. My concern lies in the notification priority and how if the notification has top priority it is *always* expanded. I've looked into having the notification collapsed by default and it only happens when it's not the top notification (or highest priority).

Users get confused easily and I fear knee jerk reactions to a feature that can change its visual state depending on various factors.

Thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] rmittal:
You can make the feature optional, and also add a warning about the notification being always expanded if the notification priority is maximum or topmost, I personally prefer lowest priority so the icon is also hidden and the notification is also accessible more easily as it is nearer to the bottom of the notification drawer.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
So I rearranged some things and made a build to support 4.1! Please feel free to test it here, if you don't run 4.2 of course!

Hangar 2.1.2

This is in development right now and will be in the next major release (2.2). You can check out the milestones on the github page.

Also in that build I linked above are full translations for Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian) and partial translations for Czech, Danish and Polish.
[Android Apps and Games] hsj1906:
Ok. I figured it out! There are two xposed framework modules that, when used together with Hangar, cause the issue that I was having. The modules are All Notifications Expanded and Always Expandable Notifications. I can use each individually with Hangar, but not together.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hm that's interesting. Hangar is a custom notification and the display you showed me essentially had the customization stuff removed. I may change the default state that you saw with a message regarding a notification setting gone awry.

I'll let you know to see if it makes sense!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hi all, Hangar 2.2rc1 is available for testing! It includes the following changes:

Added all white icon

Added notification icon size options (small, medium, large)

Added Contribute section

Fixed DB sync exception

Min version of Android lowered from 4.2 to 4.1+

Added translations for Portuguese / Spanish / Italian / Polish

You can grab it from the G+ community by opting into the beta release or just download it from the website here:

http://goo.gl/u5OgK4

Thanks to everyone for their support & feedback! Development is going strong.. stay tuned.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hangar 2.2rc3 is out (final release candidate).

Includes more translations, tons of cleanup and a re-done Contribute section!

http://goo.gl/oHLc3Q
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hangar 2.2.1 is out for beta testing with Icon pack support.

Grab it here.

[MENTION=4828873]xdagee[/MENTION] ^^
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Great, you are doing a great Job, :good:

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to try out your apps first. :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hangar 2.2.7 is out for beta testing!

Changes

2.2.7

* Added per-app change icon feature

2.2.6

* Fixed appwidget icons on HDPI devices.

* More fixes for HDPI devices.

* Caching and resize optimizations.

2.2.5

* Fixed bugs with new installs

* Fixed issue with HDPI device crashes

2.2.4

* Fixed bugs with launch intent on some apps

* Added more efficient caching and icon creation

2.2.3

* Added Second row feature

* Updated translations

2.2.1

* Added Icon pack support (Settings -> Appearance)​

Download it here
[Android Apps and Games] quangcon1980:
Very thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hangar 2.2.8 is out for beta testing!

Changes

2.2.8

* Added pinned apps feature
​

[IMG="Lumos"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2094658/Hangar/hangar_lumos_x600.png[/IMG]

Download it here
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hangar 2.2.9 is out for beta testing!

Changes

2.2.9

* Performance fixes

* New smart refresh efficiency feature

* Apps page now has sort options

* "No Icon pack" helper

* Translations updated

* Fixed AppsWidget refresh issue

* Instructions updated
​

Download it here
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
2.3rc1 (release candidate) is out!

Changes

2.3rc1

* Fix crash with removed/disabled apps

* Change launcher icon

* Manual refresh added to Apps tab

* Color picker orientation fix

* Icon picker helper always listed

* Updated translations
​

Download it here
[Android Apps and Games] rmittal:
I have a suggestion for your app. Currently it supports a widget and notification only, however I would suggest you to make it act like an app and on launching it we should get a window similar to a launcher with all the installed apps sorted by frequency or as preferred by the user. This will eliminate the need to go back to launcher every time an app is not available because it does not qualify in the current notification or widget.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
That's an interesting thought, but I don't think I follow the flow you've laid out exactly. So what you're suggesting is when you click on a shortcut it just brings up a window with all apps listed (and doesn't actually launch the shortcut) OR are you suggesting some kind of other icon/shortcut IN the widget/notification bar that would launch a pop-up window w/ *all* your apps, letting you launch effectively from Hangar, even if it is in a floating window.
[Android Apps and Games] rmittal:
I actually meant having app list in grid format in the hanger app itself which would act as the main window and we can launch app directly from there, here all the app should be listed in a scrollable list so that my frequently used app is at the top of the list but at the same time other apps are still there but in the bottom of the list. (Sorted by frequency),
[Android Apps and Games] leijonasisu:
Been using this for months now. Don't know how I shambled along without it.

Bugs:

1. When trying to change the icon of an app to another icon. Some icon packs just continue to say "Reloading icon cache, this may take a few seconds", but you're never allowed the option to select specific icons for that app. It just continues to ask you what pack you would like to use to swap the icon with. Other icon packs, you're able to change the icon immediately with no trouble at all. Tested with 'Glaskart' icon pack, it doesn't allow me to set them individually.

2. When choosing an icon pack to change an icon (from default) to, when you have selected the pack you want to use. From the appearance pane, you no longer seem to be able to change the icon pack you wish to use. You have to uninstall the actual icon pack .apk to get the option to change a specific app's icon again.

3. There seems to be issues with widget resizing on 'Themer' launcher. For example. When I move or resize the widget, the widget displays only 4 apps very largely spaced. If I resize even slightly it shows all rows of apps properly.

Feature request:

1. We need a 'search bar' in the apps pane listing window. Because apps are sorted by time, (I know you can change) it takes forever to find the app regardless of what sorting method. A simple search would be nice. Also perhaps add 'pages' to the apps pane as it is super laggy when scrolling due to trying to calculate the time/stats etc. for hundreds of apps.

Questions:

1. Does the constant updating of the widget in basically real-time via prioritisation of apps drain a lot of battery? It seems to. Could there be a way to set Hangar to only update the sorting of apps in widgets when the screen goes off? It looks a bit silly that it's always just shuffling and can cause me to accidentally open the wrong app.

So far so good. Thanks!