Is there a way to switch between apps with just a swipe, instead of pressing the home button and then launching the app each time. I need something similar to Dell Stage, where you swipe to move from one page to another, but it will be from one app to the other.
The reason for my need: I use Evernote for my public speeches, but I also reference the internet and need to access a browser, in my case I am using Opera. I need to switch back and forth between Evernote and Opera during my speech, and using the home button each time is to cumbersome. If I can just swipe the screen to switch back and forth between apps would be ideal.
Wave launcher might help
navycow said:
Wave launcher might help
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Thank you for this suggestion, but swipe the screen to access a list of app is the same as pressing the home button.
otnos said:
Thank you for this suggestion, but swipe the screen to access a list of app is the same as pressing the home button.
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Ah I see what you mean now. You could configure it to swipe from the side (instead of the bottom) with only evernote and opera in the list then it is just as you describe only instead of swiping the whole way to switch between the two you stop the swipe halfway to switch. You could also limit it to just two apps in the launcher so its easier. Just a thought though.
I think that kind of functionality would have to be built into the OS like it is in webOS and on the playbook.
Here's a video of me trying to do what I think you are trying to do
http://www.vimeo.com/27312532
I have no affiliation with wave launcher by the way. I got it for free from Amazon in May and love it.
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Ah I see what you mean now. You could configure it to swipe from the side (instead of the bottom) with only evernote and opera in the list then it is just as you describe only instead of swiping the whole way to switch between the two you stop the swipe halfway to switch. You could also limit it to just two apps in the launcher so its easier. Just a thought though.
I think that kind of functionality would have to be built into the OS like it is in webOS and on the playbook.
Here's a video of me trying to do what I think you are trying to do
http://www.vimeo.com/27312532
I have no affiliation with wave launcher by the way. I got it for free from Amazon in May and love it.
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Wow that video demonstrated exactly what I am looking for. Thank you for putting so much effort in helping me with this.
My pleasure. Glad I could help
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Swipepad is also another good option. i prefer that over wave launcher.
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treubber said:
Swipepad is also another good option. i prefer that over wave launcher.
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Yea, I did gave it a tried, but I ran into trouble with Swipepad. My Streak 7 is in a leather case, and the case cover portion of the screen around the sides, when I placed my finger on the side to swipe, Swipepad does not recognize my finger because the edge of the screen is covered by the case, so I can't swipe.
You know, honeycomb has a task switcher built in that stays visible when you run most, if not all, apps. If you wanted that, either wait for the official release from dell in september out give dj_steve's honeystreak a try. I've been running it on my ds7 for a while now and it gave new life to my tab.
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You know, honeycomb has a task switcher built in that stays visible when you run most, if not all, apps. If you wanted that, either wait for the official release from dell in september out give dj_steve's honeystreak a try. I've been running it on my ds7 for a while now and it gave new life to my tab.
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Yea, me and thousands of others are waiting for the official release of honeycomb! I will definitely switch to honeystreak if this official release does not materialize.
Related
Just got an email to test it.
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I got it to you have to sign up for their vip
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yup just got it
http://www.swiftkey.net/vip/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=518
Just started using it not bad at all. I just wish it was a cross between this and thumb keyboard. This one feels just a little small in split keyboard mode
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I registered. How will it take for me to get approved?
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Thanks for the post!
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I registered. How will it take for me to get approved?
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The process took less then 2 minutes from registering to downloading - have it now and about to install.
Looks ok.
I think Thumb Keyboard has a lot more functionality (directional keys, readily accessible punctuations, @ symbol, parentheses, .com key with extras [.net, .org, .etc) when longpressed and all other 'tabbed' symbols just require a longpress, too.
Just MHO.
Here are some screen shots just not a big fan of the full screen text input. Would also like split me keyboard in portrait.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hyoeIEU29ccVjXzt9qr8OMrGV1lREUdvTqzuf1Sxwrw?feat=directlink
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Yeah, they definitely need to make the keys a little bigger.
dch921 said:
Just started using it not bad at all. I just wish it was a cross between this and thumb keyboard. This one feels just a little small in split keyboard mode
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I think it works great!
Hated it, went back to stock. Takes way too much realestate in portrait, my main viewing format.
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dboftlp said:
Hated it, went back to stock. Takes way too much realestate in portrait, my main viewing format.
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You are the first person I have seen that primarily uses their tablet in portrait.
ghoticov said:
You are the first person I have seen that primarily uses their tablet in portrait.
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haha me too... why would you need this keyboard if you are using it in portrait? wouldn't stock work well enough? just wondering.... but the whole full screen force thing is bad, thumb keyboard does it too by default, but you can override it.
Hey I am waiting to have my account admin approved on swiftkeys site, in the mean time could someone post the APK for the keyboard!?!
Pretty plz!
jvward said:
Hey I am waiting to have my account admin approved on swiftkeys site, in the mean time could someone post the APK for the keyboard!?!
Pretty plz!
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patience grasshopper. they are really fast about it, shouldn't be more than a few minutes. respect developers' wishes. if they wanted it out here they would have posted it here.
Trying it out now, so far I love the look of the app and it has been working great.
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It needs some work still, I was on a closed beta (which I think I can admit), and of course, now use the open beta available on the forum.
But despite the issues with sizing and the alternate keys for symbols and stuff, the predictive text is still like the number one need when typing on a tablet, and it is so much more useful than stock. I don't use split mode atm, because of the key sizes, but I'm hoping I'll like that once they get it worked out.
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It needs some work still, I was on a closed beta (which I think I can admit), and of course, now use the open beta available on the forum.
But despite the issues with sizing and the alternate keys for symbols and stuff, the predictive text is still like the number one need when typing on a tablet, and it is so much more useful than stock. I don't use split mode atm, because of the key sizes, but I'm hoping I'll like that once they get it worked out.
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The common theme seems to be the small buttons are an issue. Hopefully they will make th necessary adjustments.
I'm sure they will, it was among the first comments in the closed beta. I'm using standard layout for now.
Also, nobody can deny... SwiftKey's style on the Xoom is freaking awesome.
Hi, for the first time ever I am considering using a 3rd party browser. But this is not the topic of this thread. What I am curious about is whether or not you guys have the same stock browser problem as I do.
This bug has never happen to me until the latest OTA update for the D3. When I try to close some browser tabs, it brings to that page instead of closes it. Sometimes I need to press the close button several times (sometimes 5) in order for the close to register properly.
I'm using the Verizon Motorola Droid 3.
Does this happen to you?
Since the day Oeramini and Operamobile were released I haven't opened the android's stock browser a single time.
Like you, the stock browser was having "issues" here and there. I didn't bother looking up any fixes, and just went with Opera Mini.
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OP:
It's cause the close button is tiny and you keep missing it.
It used to happen to me all the time, then I learned to aim.
You'll get the hang of it
This phone comes with a stock browser? When I logged into google the first thing it auto-downloaded was dolphin HD.
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Since the day Oeramini and Operamobile were released I haven't opened the android's stock browser a single time.
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Haha ^^ the same here
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This phone comes with a stock browser? When I logged into google the first thing it auto-downloaded was dolphin HD.
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It only did that because your apps r set to back up on googles servers...so when u activate a google account on an android phone it puts all your apps on it. So yes, of course there's a stock browser!
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Stock browser tabs won't close until after 3th-7th try? Does this happen to you?
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Thirdth?
10char
Androidsims said:
Thirdth?
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your observation skillz makes me happy ^_^
Its because you think you push the button but since it is so small you actually barely missed it.
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Its because you think you push the button but since it is so small you actually barely missed it.
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Nope, I tested on my left pinky finger, my right pinky finger, the tip of my nose, and naturally, my thumb. It is not my carelessness that caused this to happen. So tell me, does anyone experience the same as I have?
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Hi, for the first time ever I am considering using a 3rd party browser. But this is not the topic of this thread. What I am curious about is whether or not you guys have the same stock browser problem as I do.
This bug has never happen to me until the latest OTA update for the D3. When I try to close some browser tabs, it brings to that page instead of closes it. Sometimes I need to press the close button several times (sometimes 5) in order for the close to register properly.
I'm using the Verizon Motorola Droid 3.
Does this happen to you?
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Sometime, the problem may be caused by the touch-screen. From dev side, the touch point which is sent to browser is not correct. The 3rd-party browser would be a better choice. Stock browser really lack some feature which other browser did a great job.
You can try Boat Browser. Check it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308752
this happens to me as well, even before the update. Seems that it is sometimes a long press that fixes it, annoying as all...
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this happens to me as well, even before the update. Seems that it is sometimes a long press that fixes it, annoying as all...
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Exactly, long press seems to fix the issue 25% of the time. But 25% is rough guess and is still an annoyingly small amount.
The issue did occur before update, but it didn't occur ever so often.
Please, I just want people to confirm that this is an issue on everyone elses device.
Is there away to install the "Stock" google written "exchange" application onto our device which has htc sense.
I find the HTC version annoying because of the lack of a next/previous button at the top or bottom, something which I used every five seconds in the past, the sense version has next and previous but only after you press the menu button, which is completely stupid
So... I guess I am asking, maybe I am blind and I can get the next/previous buttons on the default email view without pressing menu to get to them ( so I can tap, next next next next, instead of having to deal with a menu, or is there away to get completely stock gingerbread exchange features put onto our phone
Thanks in advance!
I don't think there is a way to go to the next email without hitting menu first. Not sure if the regular Android email app will work or not. There is an app called enhanced email that was similar to the stock one, if I remember correctly. It was free on Amazon a while back. I tried it but I hate the AOSP email so I didn't like it. It may work for you, though.
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Touchdown is great for exchange servers. I would use it if my company allowed it.
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I will check out some options on the market I guess... I have the advantage here where I am the IT administrator, so I get to bend the rules in the name of R&D
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I will check out some options on the market I guess... I have the advantage here where I am the IT administrator, so I get to bend the rules in the name of R&D
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you have a PM coming your way.
xda needs a "hump leg" button next to the thanks button...
davidcampbell said:
xda needs a "hump leg" button next to the thanks button...
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LOL, i nearly shot water out my nose
Touchdown is certainly... interesting
Only issue I have now is that the touchdown calendar doesn't appear to make itself available to other calendar apps on the phone, but ah well, I'll have a play for a while see if I like this better
I was just playing around with my Nexus 7 and I came across a neat and convenient trick to dispose of a app from the app drawer that you may have mistakenly selected and you only get three options uninstall, app info or simply drop the app on the home screen of your Nexus device. Well, there's a fourth option! Simply long press a app from your home screen or app drawer. Then, fling your finger that's holding down the app down up and release! That's it! From the home screen you don't have to take a app all of the way up to the white x remove then red release delete. From the bottom or where ever that app is on your screen you want to remove or replace, just press and hold the app you want to remove, fling your finger in motion down then up release and watch it fly away off of your screen! I think this only works with Jelly Bean, but this my friend is very convenient!
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I can add another cool trick: slide up from the bottom of the screen where the 3 buttons are to bring up the Google search. Neat.
Another cool trick in Jelly Bean. Settings > About Tablet/Phone > Android Version (tap repeatedly for surprise)
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I can add another cool trick: slide up from the bottom of the screen where the 3 buttons are to bring up the Google search. Neat.
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guerom00 said:
I can add another cool trick: slide up from the bottom of the screen where the 3 buttons are to bring up the Google search. Neat.
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It shows a lockscreen-style circle for that. Kinda unnecessary, but cool. A quick swipe up from the home button works just as well.
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There's an easter egg in the settings app. Go into "about tablet". Tap the version number many times. After that, press and hold the Jelly Bean.
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I can add another cool trick: slide up from the bottom of the screen where the 3 buttons are to bring up the Google search. Neat.
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That is actually launching Google Now. If you do not have search history turned on for your google account, you will only see a google search.
If you have history, it will show more information cards.
I'm not quite sure if you're serious or you're really just now discovering the features marketed in the presentations.
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Another cool trick in Jelly Bean. Settings > About Tablet/Phone > Android Version (tap repeatedly for surprise)
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Works in ICS too Not sure about HC or GB though, or other older OS's
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I'm not quite sure if you're serious or you're really just now discovering the features marketed in the presentations.
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It's called surprise and delight and who are you to deny him life's simple pleasures ?
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It's called surprise and delight and who are you to deny him life's simple pleasures ?
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lol +1
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I'm not quite sure if you're serious or you're really just now discovering the features marketed in the presentations.
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Not everyone watched the presentations. No reason to be unnecessarily mean. I thanked him since I didn't know about the trick at all and these types of threads are awesome.
couldnt do it for the life of me and figured it must be a N7 thing only at the moment. But then I re-read the directions on how to do it... derp:silly:
Thanks guys for your help hints!
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I watched the presentation but only recently realised the two finger trick for expanding or reducing notification sizes!
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2 finger trick? Pinch zoom doesn't seem to do anything..
Tell Google now to do a barrel roll see what happens
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TonyHoyle said:
2 finger trick? Pinch zoom doesn't seem to do anything..
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slide two fingers up or down instead. Won't work on all notifications of course
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If you long press either the back button or the multi-window button (I forget the technical name of it) and swipe up it will bring up google now as if you were holding down the home button.
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Tell Google now to do a barrel roll see what happens
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Nice one!
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If you press power + volume down at the same time, it will take a screenshot.
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So, uhm, never seen this before.
No, I had not told it to do a barrel roll, and yes Chrome displayed normally in the full window.
You must have hit the home button right as it was doing an animation (like swiping away a tab), thus it used that "screenshot" as the thumbnail
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You must have hit the home button right as it was doing an animation (like swiping away a tab), thus it used that "screenshot" as the thumbnail
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I'm 99.9% sure that I didn't, and this was after unlocking the phone - so i'd have had to have swiped and jumped (fast!) to something else and then.... It's a longshot, but probably the only explanation that makes sense. Still, I think I'd prefer to believe that kitkat plays games when I'm not looking.
Happens if you press the recents button while rotating the phone.
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Happens if you press the recents button while rotating the phone.
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Okay, that is something I may well have done, thanks!
Weird that I've never managed to do/notice this up till now. Just slightly saddened to realize that there aren't actual playful sprites inside my phone.
This is nothing new. I've seen this going all the way back to ICS/CM9 on my Nexus One.