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[Android Apps and Games] codesplice:
Great start!

The one problem I'm running into is just with the app drawer. I admittedly have a lot of apps installed on my 6P (>200), so that could be a factor. Launching the app drawer is slow and kind of stuttery, the apps don't appear to be sorted in any sort of logical order, and the scrolling titles for apps with longer names is a bit too busy for my tastes.

Otherwise, though, the app seems to do an admirable job of managing the split-window mode. Being able to mirror the same app is particularly clever.

Keep it up!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
I will have to check if it would be possible to force mirroring on unsupported Apps but it wouldn't be my top priority as of now. Which App are you particularly interested in mirroring? Do you have an interesting use case, let me know. :)

Yes, Chrome is indeed supported, well at least on my emulator, I am not sure if you need to do any special setting for it to be mirrored, may be update it to the latest version?

And hey, about the Hotspot, please bare with me until I graduate this particular version to some higher number, complete customizability of the hotspot is definitely on my to-do list. Right now, focusing on the core features and adding new ones. :)

Thank you for the comments!

I thought the App drawer's scroll lag would be only present in the emulator. But no worries, an update will be up before the end of the day fixing it. Also, am going to disable the marquee effect on the App's name and just let the longer names trail with "...".

But that's all there will be as an update for the drawer as of now, I do plan to make the App drawer much more robust in future.

Guys, if you have got friends with an Android Nougat device, please spread the word, I need more feedback for tests on a real device.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
And it's up! :)

What's changed/new in v1.1_Alpha:

* The floating App drawer should be super responsive now.

* After swiping in left the tools menu, you can tap anywhere on the screen to exit (earlier you had to swipe back to the right.)

* Added quick sharing option.
[Android Apps and Games] vinaaa:
This app is amazing.

I Would like to suggest you to add a possibility to add favorite apps on bar
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Thank you. :)

That's a nice suggestion, will try to incorporate.
[Android Apps and Games] codesplice:
I don't seem to be able to get it to work with the new release. I tap the toggle to enable Accessibility, go to the phone settings to enable the same, but when I go back the app it indicates Accessibility still isn't enabled. Tried clearing app data and doing an uninstall/reinstall as well with no change.

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PS: an in-app toggle to enable or disable the app itself would be handy. I don't want to have to revoke permissions when i don't want to use the app.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Alright, that can be fixed in no time. But before that some quick questions:

#1 Did you upgrade the App while the service was already on (due to the previous installation) ?

#2 After upgrading, when you went to Accessibility Settings to turn on, did you find the service's status as already on?

Ideally, if the service was on before you made the App upgrade, you shouldn't have required any input at all, the App should have continued working with the latest code changes.

But it's not surprising to come across such issues with Accessibility Services (has to do with Android platform I guess.) Now, to fix, just uninstall App, restart your device, install again, everything should work as you expect.

Also, a toggle isn't possible to implement especially when the App's target is non-rooted devices. Unfortunately, we'll have to go through the Android Settings to enable/disable Parallel Windows for Nougat.
[Android Apps and Games] codesplice:
Fixed it!

Uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled and was able to enable the app again. Thanks!

Prior to the update, I had disabled the Accessibility service, since I don't think this is a functionality I will use all of the time. It seems like there should be a way to enable/disable the app separate from the Accessibility setting itself. This is the first app I've used with such a limitation, and it really impacts how much I'll be likely to use it.

Anyhoo, the performance of the app drawer seems to be greatly improved. It still makes a jumbled unsorted mess of my apps though. Any way that this could be sorted alphabetically?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] joshua764:
6.0.1 version would be more than excellent. great job for you. [emoji5] [emoji5]

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[Android Apps and Games] iRhyiku:
Working amazingly well! Good job.

One suggestion, could you add a shortcut to the menu?

So I can use an app such as button remapper to bind the menu to long pressing the recent key for example to save me from swiping all the time.

Thanks for this app!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Well, this App isn't like your regular App either, is it? :)

There can be a way to artificially enable/disable the functionality though. How it would work is, you will always have to keep the Accessibility Service on and a button in the App's Settings could toggle the hotspot available on the screen. My only concern would be, it might create further confusion to most of the users. But we'll see, I will experiment and update (but please note that it wouldn't be top priority for now.)

The App drawer, as mentioned earlier, I do have plans to make it robust so expect more features specifically to it in future.

You're welcome! :)

Thank you! :)

If I were to create a separate version for Marshmallow, it would require significant time to workaround the incomplete implementation of split-screen in Marshmallow and even then it would be hard to make it work universally on all Marshmallow devices. Further, floating Apps don't play well with Marshmallow since the July Security Patch. Considering all that, I don't think it would be worth the time, sorry!

A shortcut is possible, noted, you may expect in some future version, am glad that you like the App and thanks for the suggestion! :)
[Android Apps and Games] cr&sh:
Well done, very nice little app! Please add these two impromements in future releases if possible. I cannot use the app as it is right now until these features are added.

1. I am using Android in landscape quite a lot, which is interfering with soft buttons on right side, can it be maybe moved on left side if in landscape?

2. Can it detect apps not supporting split-screen and disable in those altogether? Or maybe creating blacklist of apps is also an option.

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Thank you! :)

#1 I can totally imagine the issue, as promised earlier in this thread, a lot of customization to the hostpot will be available soon (which of course will include moving the position of the hostpot)

#2 By "Apps not supporting split-screen" do you mean, Apps which show a Toast message "App may not work with split-screen." ? I am not sure about a real device, but on the emulator all the App runs fine in split-screen mode but of course with the Toast if the particular App isn't officially supported by that App's developer, so in that case I don't see why you would want to block Apps, because they just work. If on a real device some Apps just don't work in a split-screen (instead launches in fullscreen mode) then yes, a block is definitely possible.

OR did you mean Apps which do not support 'mirroring' feature provided by Parallel Windows for Nougat?

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Update! :D

v1.2_Alpha:

* The App is now battery ready - uses CPU for only the few seconds when you interact with it.
[Android Apps and Games] cr&sh:
Yes, this is exactly what I meant, didn't realize all these apps are running in fullscreen :)
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
So, just to confirm, on your device (which is?) some Apps when you launch in split-screen mode automatically launches in fullscreen (even when not using Parallel Windows for Nougat)? (Because as I said, on my emulator everything does work in split-screen.)
[Android Apps and Games] cr&sh:
My device is N6p and the apps I am talking about are games like e.g. Hearthstone. I will get message "App doesn't support split screen".
[Android Apps and Games] iRhyiku:
Facebook and hearthstone work fine split screen
[Android Apps and Games] cr&sh:
Hmmm, thats really strange I got to be doing something wrong than... no idea what that is though :)
[Android Apps and Games] iRhyiku:
possibly unrelated but have to ticked this box in developer settings?
[Android Apps and Games] cr&sh:
Unfortunately no difference. :(

I have took the screenshot of the message http://i.imgur.com/NoPxe9p.jpg.
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
[MENTION=7725191]cr&sh[/MENTION] are you on the OTA update issued by Google officially? From the screenshots, looks like [MENTION=3547362]iRhyiku[/MENTION] is on a custom ROM. But his device's behaviour is consistent with what I see on my Android emulator, all the Apps do work with split-screen.

Any other Nexus 6P owner can confirm if all Apps work in split-screen mode or not?
[Android Apps and Games] cr&sh:
Yes, I am on official OTA as a part of android beta program. My OS version info http://i.imgur.com/11xqcv7.png.
[Android Apps and Games] iRhyiku:
Yeah, I’m on an unofficial build of Android 7 as Oneplus One isn’t going to get the official update
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Well then, we will have to wait for confirmation from more Nexus 6P users!
[Android Apps and Games] tdct12:
Doesn't work on my nexus 9 on nougat latest security patch

EDIT: I was wrong it doesn't give a toast notification saying unsupported but also happened to not work for the first few apps I tried (they were all google apps), but it did work with Facebook
[Android Apps and Games] bhavstech:
op you deserve a medal
[Android Apps and Games] lahiru00:
working fine

so far so good. working good on my nexus 6p. whatsapp working perfectly. thanks devs :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] bhavstech:
I would like to report this

The app suddenly started fcs

Maybe bocz i rebooted or changed kernel

I had to uninstall and reinstall to fix it
[Android Apps and Games] Fabioo123:
It's possible to force clash of clans in multi window? This App don't support multi windows.

Sorry for my English
[Android Apps and Games] Krypt:
You can force any app for split window. In developers options menu the last item; don't know what's it called in English but if you read the list you can't miss it.

But if you enable this option switching between apps will be noticeable slower. And also the inactive page will not update its screen.

(edit: you need to reboot after switching this switch to get it to work)

Another 6p user here. I'm going to try this app.
[Android Apps and Games] shihaam_ab_r:
Works great! Love it!

Tried on my Asus Zenfone Selfie running CyanogenMod 14!

Works great! Love it!

Suggestion: Ability to hide apps from app drawer.

Very annoying to see keyboard app settings in there.

and no ads..pls .-.
[Android Apps and Games] deckaddict:
A totally different use

This looks awesome. Now I just need to wait for Nougat.

I would be interested in a totally different use of the screen split.

I wonder if it would be possible to mirror two screens for the same app session. That way you might be able to get a huge screen in front of your eyes using a VR headset.

I see that the idea is not logically related to this app but it might be possible and it might match.
[Android Apps and Games] Harikesh409:
which emulator did you use?
[Android Apps and Games] trevinlovett:
What is the point of this? It just seems like a novel trick to me.
[Android Apps and Games] Daedulus Minion:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] First of all, great work with the app. Will be on Nougat in some days and this will be one of the first apps I install.

Also, I don't know what other exciting features you have planned like mentioned on earlier pages but I would really appreciate if you could make it have something like screenshot, multiple screenshot, screen recorder and regional screen recorder (like Spen offers) options in the sidebar making it the ultimate sidebar.

Currently an app named Fooview Alpha does this but it's by the same dev of Es File Explorer (I read somewhere but I may be wrong) and has unnecessary bloatware like games, browser, clipboard, etc in it too. Not trying to disrespect that dev or to take away his efforts on the app but I feel if it's ok for you then there is no harm in requesting some similar options in your app. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] EternalFlame:
Dude this looks sexy AF !

Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] KSword007:
Why? Multi-tasking is fine as it is now!
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
A lot of Apps would naturally be unsupported, some Apps' developer explicitly configure them to run as a single instance. In that case, Parallel Windows for Nougat can't do much unfortunately.

Ha! Thanks!

You're welcome! :)

A reboot shouldn't FCS but a kernel change ha, quite possible! Next time when it FCS 'report' it, I will receive it via Google Play :)

Restarting the device indeed might be the key, thanks!

[MENTION=7725191]cr&sh[/MENTION] you may wanna try this.

Ha! Looks like you're having good fun with the App :P

App drawer will have a lot of features in future. Ads are here to support the development, hope you understand and cooperate, I may have an option to remove it via in-app purchase, thanks! :)

Well, on the fly I can think of a theoretical way to achieve that but I wonder how is that going to be really useful, if the same App session is mirrored, it will be as big as the other window, in other words, the mirrored window will NOT extend the other window like an external monitor but just mirror. I have never used a VR headset, so I am kind of clueless, if there is a genuine use case for the mass, I might be willing to give it a try. :)

It's the official Android Emulator 2.0 which comes with Android Studio.

It might very well be just a novel trick indeed. But, it might quite be useful for people who are into heavy chatting, an example would be, a WhatsApp group chat opened in one window and a individual chat window in the other, one can keep a eye on what's going on in the group while they chat with someone specific.

Also, the feature might be specifically useful in tablets, where you have a large space.

While 'mirroring' is the highlight of the App, the tool to quickly launch any new App in a side-by-side window might be a great use case for many.

Most of the features I planned revolve around the split-screen functionality. While I did think of adding more functionality to the side bar and your suggestions sound good, I wouldn't want to crowd the side bar and distort the main purpose of the App. But we'll see, if such add-ons to the sidebar is desired by many, we'll have them.

Ha! Thanks! :)
[Android Apps and Games] deckaddict:
Use case for the mirroring:

When being on the road there are several ways to improve productivity with an external keyboard for example. What if using any headset like cardboard VR with your phone and you can see a full desktop size and work with your phone on the road.
[Android Apps and Games] Daedulus Minion:
Wow thanks a lot. You know better than I do. Also, one more thing that came into my mind when you said that you don't want to crowd the side bar is an option to add/delete/rearrange stuff that appears in the side bar (might be useful if/when you add more features to have only the ones that meet our use case on the sidebar).

Thanks again. All these are just suggestions that you are free to ignore. Just trying to share some ideas
[Android Apps and Games] Salman Al-Badgail:
can this will work on AOSP Nougat 7.0 | MoltenMotherBoard my device is HERE
[Android Apps and Games] iRhyiku:
Can't you install to try it?
[Android Apps and Games] IndyRoadie:
Just installed it on an old Nook HD+ running an experimental(not mine) Nougat ROM and so far it seems to work great. Will play with it for a bit and let you know how it works in the long run
[Android Apps and Games] bigsupersquid:
Works with cm14 (unofficial) on my HTC desire 816
[Android Apps and Games] drmodify:
wow this has potential!!! and I was reading the instructions when I didn't read the magic word "ROOT", I was like wow!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Adriano-A3:
Oh my RAM..
[Android Apps and Games] joshua764:
Por fin la voy a probar... finally I'll try.

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[Android Apps and Games] joshua764:
I personally love the multitask is displayed on charts

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[Android Apps and Games] Daedulus Minion:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] Great work with the app. Enjoying using it everyday since I moved to Nougat a few days back on my Oneplus One.

Also, you said that you test the app on an emulator so I wanted to tell you that if you need someone to test something on an actual device, I will be there to help.

Thanks again for the app
[Android Apps and Games] Salman Al-Badgail:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] Apk is crashing every time, screenshots will be added later. I am using AOSP 7(Custom-Molten Mother Board)
[Android Apps and Games] Salman Al-Badgail:
No updates from OP
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
Any feedback?

Great to hear that.

Ha! :)

What happened to your RAM? The App shouldn't consume any RAM when it's not being actively used.

Could you please rephrase your feedback, I am unable to understand.

Thank you! Please inbox me your email address. :)

More details please? What's the actual point of crash?

Did you get a chance to try it on your device?

Also, currently am working on pushing a critical update to my other App, Energy Bar, that combined with a lack of physical device with Nougat has to do with the delay in updates. But you can certainly expect updates over time.
[Android Apps and Games] Daedulus Minion:
I have sent you a DM with my email ID
[Android Apps and Games] Salman Al-Badgail:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION] Check the attachment

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My device is LG Optimus 4X HD running Android 7 AOSP (Molten Mother Board) Custom.
[Android Apps and Games] AXelzero1:
Can we have the option to move the hotspot and the option to display where it is at all times, like Samsung's edge hotspot? Also, the option to only open the sidebar when recent apps is open
[Android Apps and Games] Crayvolt:
For 24 sdk N :(

if ever can be port to MM :) that would be great :)
[Android Apps and Games] Krypt:
Running 7.1.1 beta on my n6p. Seems like the mirror function broke in this version. Can't open 2 whatsapp, telegram or any other app

Forget about that.. Just now it started working again.
[Android Apps and Games] DaKoin:
Really love this app!! Been using it for awhile now and decided to feature it in a video on my channel so more people can know about it.

You can check it out here if you'd like

https://youtu.be/ZOpCDPOBbkQ

Keep up the great work!!
[Android Apps and Games] Mihail 1989:
Nice work! It works fine on my Nexus 5X. I used it for a few minutes. But I don't understand how to choose on which side to open the new app from the drawer while in split screen, I think it would be better if you can click to choose. And I don't see how to change the app in the first window. On my phone Chrome cannot be mirrored either.

Actually I came upon you App because I was also searching for a VR application.

I also think that we can take a bigger advantage of the high resolution Smartphone screens. Unfortunately virtual reality is still under development and they are almost no apps for that. And it seems like Google is going to concentrate on daydream and leave devices like nexus behind.

So i also think that it would be awesome to have a simple app mirroring the same window in order to use virtual reality (for example with Google cardboard) with all the apps out there. It won't be a high performance solution but it is better than nothing. Atleast you wouldn't have to stare on a small smartphone screen and holding it all the time or sitting on a desk. Of course you would need some kind of input device to operate.

Nonetheless thanks for the app!
[Android Apps and Games] 4rz0:
I saw the topic's header image and I was excited.

Then I saw what this app actually does and I was disappointed.

You might want to change the image to something that more closely resembles your app's function.
[Android Apps and Games] Prinus:
Installed and running on Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000...:good:
[Android Apps and Games] robotkoer:
Recently got Nougat, so I tried this out. Got some suggestions to improve interaction:

* Create QS tiles and shortcuts (for Tasker, Pie Control etc) for the sidebar options - for those that don't want the overlay

* Mirror button should automatically mirror the upper app instead of asking me to pick an app

* Consider "integrating" (overlay toolbar) it to stock Recents view, I think that could be more useful and relevant than a sidebar.

Overall seems like this app has some potential, if development continues :)
[Android Apps and Games] ForgottenDude:
This app is awesome!

[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION], if you have a Reddit account, I think you should try posting this on r/Android. Those people would love this!
[Android Apps and Games] Zaihanzainal:
Hi is there a way to get an ad free version of the app? The ad in the built in app drawer is bugging me to no end =\

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ale5000:
[MENTION=1884109]jagan2[/MENTION]: Why it does use Google Play Services (and also GCM)?

Can we have a Google free app?
[Android Apps and Games] jagan2:
The hotspot placement configuration is indeed planned for some future version. And I am considering the appearance of sidebar only on recents app menu - have to figure out a place where it doesn't interrupt the recent apps screen.

Hi! MM doesn't officially support Multitasking, so I don't think it's worth adapting to the App when it's not standardized on MM.

Awesome! :)

Wow! That's amazing, I came across a couple of videos about the App, but yours demonstrated very well the Mirroring, thanks a lot! Keep subscribed to this thread, there will be some major updates in future. :)

You're welcome!

Ability to choose which side the new App launches would require a lot of workaround, will check the feasibility later.

And about VR, I am not able to visualize how mirroring would help. Could you please mention a specific use case with details?

Hi! What did you think the App does based on the App's Icon? The Icon is supposed to indicate running two instances of SAME app, parallel. Let me know your suggestions. :)

:good:

Thank you for the suggestions, and I do plan to continue development.

#1 QS tile would be nice indeed, but at the moment I want to create a standardized default way to access the tools (mirroring, launcher etc.) Tiles and other ways to access would be optional and additional based on an individual user preference. Want some standard way to represent the App's usage.

#2 Again it won't be a standard feature, for example on a tablet with multiple windows open, it would be hard to determine which window to mirror. Again, may be as an additional feature in future.

#3 I agree with that, infact I have thought about it way before the development began, but again 'standardization'. I can't find a suitable place to put the tools on recent Apps window - One Plus ROMs have clear all button at bottom, standard Android has at top, putting at either place may obstruct views, and then putting on side may ruin the look of the recent apps page, etc.

Still brainstorming on the idea.

I don't have an active account, will not let me post it. Feel free to share through your account. Thanks! :)

I understand, please bare with this initial versions. There will be options soon. :)

They are used to run the Ads, and in future (MAY BE) to send remote configuration update, plus direct communication from the dev (me) as a notification in your phone. Cheers! :)