The Nook is the perfect size for a secondary display for a laptop or desktop pc.
This method creates a virtual display that TeamViewer can attach to and control.
I'm going to use TeamViewer (for simplicity's sake) but you can use VNC if you want also. I am making this guide assuming you are using Windows 7.
Software you will need:
Mirage Virtual Display Driver
TeamViewer for PC and Android
PC
Install both Mirage and TeamViewer. If either of them ask for a restart, then restart.
Right-click on your desktop and choose 'Screen Resolution'.
Click the 'Detect' button.
In the 'Display' drop-down list you should see your virtual display as 'Display device on: VGA'. Select that.
Under 'Multiple Displays' drop-down, choose 'Extend desktop to this display' and click 'Apply'
Under the 'Resolution' drop-down, choose 1024x600 and then click 'OK'.
For 'Orientation' choose either 'Landscape' or 'Portrait' to suit your needs.
To setup TeamViewer follow the steps in this PDF.
NOOK
Install TeamViewer on your NC using the standard or easy (drag-drop-open with file manager) methods.
Launch Teamviewer.
Type your pc's ID and password you setup from the PDF and click 'Connect to Partner'.
After a few moments you should establish a connection. If you get a help screen on connection press close.
On the toolbar on the bottom click on the gear icon. (You may have to click towards the top of the icon, at least on my NC that's how it is)
Under 'Session settings' tap the 'Monitor' pulldown and choose 'Monitor 2'. (It was #2 on my setup yours may be different)
Under 'Quality' I left mine on 'Automatic'.
The 'Back' button wasn't working on mine so just tap your Nook's back button.
That should do it. Now you can drag Twitter, Pandora, Winamp to your NC, add some widgets like cpu usage, or whatever.
Notes:
On my setup when I tried to add th NC as my third screen, Windows wouldn't allow it. I'm sure it has to do with my video card or something.
If you want a cleaner picture try 'Optimize quality' under 'Quality'. Likewise, if you want smoother transitions choose 'Optimize Speed'.
This isn't a hack or anything special but I thought some might be interested.
Thanks for sharing this is completely awesome
Thanks. Nice idea. I rebooted but still only have RCA under display.
tunwear said:
Thanks. Nice idea. I rebooted but still only have RCA under display.
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RCA, I am assuming, is your main display?
Go to device manager and see if you have 'Mirage Driver' under 'Display Adapters'
If it shows up in device manager try clicking "Detect" when you are in the 'Screen Resolution' window.
The Detect button fixed it. Looks good. Thanks again.
I to be mr 20 questions ( ) but I clicked show remote cursor on the settings, but it only updates the cursor when you click the mouse. Anyway to update it in real time? I also have it on optimize speed.
Cute hack, but I can't imagine anyone doing this on purpose.
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The Detect button fixed it. Looks good. Thanks again.
I to be mr 20 questions ( ) but I clicked show remote cursor on the settings, but it only updates the cursor when you click the mouse. Anyway to update it in real time? I also have it on optimize speed.
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There is an option that sets it to view the remote mouse.
This works well when my laptop isn't plugged into my actual monitor but it never gives me the option to select a third monitor. May be helpful at work though, thanks!
Might give this a try just for fun. What I'm really interested in is the opposite. Getting the nook screen on the pc (or projector).
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Cute hack, but I can't imagine anyone doing this on purpose.
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I'd do this on purpose for when I'm not using my NC for other stuff.
I can't get it to show in the drop down box after i hit detect. I'm on Win 7 64bit It is in device manager.
iDisplay now Available for Android
This is a program that is designed to work as a second display instead of being a hack job.
any idea if idisplay (or any other method) will work as a third screen?
Yes, it works with multiple screens.
nikescar said:
iDisplay now Available for Android
This is a program that is designed to work as a second display instead of being a hack job.
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Cool, thanks for the heads-up.
Tried it out, I'm now using iDisplay as a 3rd monitor and with works great. Thanks!
I've tried this on both my home computer and my work computer. Both run Windows 7 x32. The Mirage Driver shows up under Displays in device manager, but when I click the Detect button, all I see is my primary monitor. Any suggestions?
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Tried it out, I'm now using iDisplay as a 3rd monitor and with works great. Thanks!
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You managed to install it on your nook? I just get "this item is not compatible with your device"
Thanks a lot for posting about this, I tried it and here's a few notes:
-I couldn't get Mirage Virtual Display Driver to really work, it would install but it wouldn't appear when I went to add another display. I ended up not using it at all (see below).
-I was able to add an extra display with my nVidia video card. Basically, I did the following:
--I used the NVIDIA Control Panel to create a 1024x600 60hz custom resolution
--I went to Windows 7's Screen Resolution thing, clicked Detect, clicked on "Another display not detected", clicked "Try to connect anyway on: VGA", clicked Apply, and from there it was simple to choose the 1024x600 resolution and extend my display onto it.
-It was difficult for me to use the other display.
--For one, the refresh rate was quite choppy (even with optimizing for speed enabled), so I would keep overshooting the cursor, moving it back, waiting to see if I was in the right place, and if not, trying to move a bit less in the opposite direction again (sort of like an annoying "Binary Search" hehe).
---I have to wonder if getting the NC to use LAN over USB would improve performance. There's a lot more throughput to be had over USB than WiFi. Any ideas on how to do that?
--For two, and the most annoying part, was that the bottom bar for Teamviewer on my NC took up a lot of screen space. If I maximized a window, I couldn't see the bottom part of it because of the bar.
---I wonder if finding out the exact height of the bar, and subtracting that from the custom resolution, will make a display that floats on top of the bar when viewed in Teamviewer?
For the record, I'm running a rooted NC with the stock rom (no CM7 or anything custom), my PC is running Windows 7 6bit, dunno if any other details matter.
Since this works over WiFi, I'd imagine iDisplay would perform similarly, so I think until they get it to work over USB, I won't buy it (I emailed them a while ago and asked if you established a LAN connection over USB if it would work, and they said no).
Just tried iDisplay and it worked for me, thanks alot!
Don't know how useful it's going to be, but at least it gets bragging rights
Related
[UPDATE: See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7141176 in this thread for an updated version of the program, with links to new screen shots and documentation]
[UPDATE: See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=795753 for the Windows Phone 7 version of this program.]
I've written a program for reading eBooks on Windows Mobile devices. It can read txt, html and (DRM-free) ePub files.
For other formats you can use Calibre to convert them epub.
The program is called 'Freda' - short for 'free reader', since it is free software (both in the sense of 'free beer', as I am not charging for it, and in the sense of 'free speech', as I am licensing my code under the GPL).
It's released now, so please download it and let me have any feeback. (BTW that link points to the WinMo version of Freda; for the Windows Phone 7 version, please go here)
The program uses three third-party libraries, DotNetZipLib, OpenNetCF and the Majestic-12 HTMLParser library; all are licensed on terms permitting their redistribution for commercial and non-commercial purposes. More information is here
Happy reading!
Hi Folks,
It's here: version 1.1 of Freda is now released.
Main new features:
CSS Style sheets are recognised
Controls/gestures can be customised
Line spacing, indent and justification can be customised
Bookmarks and annotations are provided
Dictionary look-up is implemented (using SlovoEd)
See the freda home page for more details, and for download locations.
Any problems or questions, please let me know.
Discussion for this release can be followed from this post on.
Thanks,
Jim
Briljant,
Its the first epub reader that i found on my diamond that is able to render my epub newspaper correctly. Including links and images.
(the standaard is doing a test this week only with an epub version of its newspaper)
A few remarks to help you with the beta version (witch already is a keeper for me)
I had to install freda into main memory for it to start up.
The splash screen seems to to big, the text on it is cut off left and right, i have a vga screen.
The liberary display setting (icons or details) are not saved.
Thanks for the feedback - I'm working on those items now. [fixed in release 1.0]
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks for this program.
I'm a long time reader on PDAs and there was the need for something new.
I've just installed it now and I'll come back with some comments asap.
Looking forward to your feedback. Over at mobileread, I've been getting some feedback that CSS formatting is an important feature, so I'm particularly keen to hear the forum's view on that (because the beta 0.9 version of the program doesn't handle CSS formatting at all).
Cheers,
Jim
this is a really nice app!
I'd like to see an autoscroll in full screen mode if possible, this makes late night reading sessions a bit easier (less chance of being moaned at because of tapping buttons)
I'm not certain how easy it would be to control speed of scrolling on something like my touch HD with virtually no buttons though..
it's replaced mobipocket for me.
Autoscroll speed
Yes I had wondered about implementing autoscroll, but wasn't sure what would be a good mechanism for controlling the speed. I was thinking it would be kind of cool to control it using the acceleromter (gravity sensor) - something like 'tilt more to scoll faster' ... but I've not really throught it through. Ideas welcome.
Jim
Jim Chapman said:
Yes I had wondered about implementing autoscroll, but wasn't sure what would be a good mechanism for controlling the speed. I was thinking it would be kind of cool to control it using the acceleromter (gravity sensor) - something like 'tilt more to scoll faster' ... but I've not really throught it through. Ideas welcome.
Jim
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one option would be to use the volume buttons to speed up and down, but it may not work in the 6.5.x builds as the MS volume control seems to takeover.
accelerometer is an option, but it could be frustrating when you move the device accidentally, unless you set up a control key such as long press talk/send, to enable the gsensor speed control only when the control key is called.
love Free apps
free apps
Yep. And also it means that it's less of an issue when the customers complain and ask for their money back .
error on my Opal (QVGA).
my 2 cents after one day.
Reader is good, fast and has a good pagination system.
It's really confortable to swipe up the thumb to change page, nice idea. Sometimes i was mad using mobipoket because when you tap, it may happen that you highlight the text instead of changing page. (i don't use hardware buttons expecially during night)
I'm gonna use this reader from now on I think.
Possible improvements from my point of view:
1) i'd like to have an option that allows auto opening of the last read ebook when opening Freda. Why opening the library every time?
2) It would be good to have a couple of presets regarding the color scheme. Usually I use white backgroung and black text during day and black background and grey/red text during night readings.
3) add the possibility to change page by tapping the screen. So, hardware button, or swipe thumb or tap.
Other less important improvements:
4) i usually read in portrait....but maybe add the possibility to read in landscape would be appreciated.
5) it would be nice to add the possibility to change also backlight power in the point 2) presets. IE: during night time low backlight, black background and gray text.
Finally let me add that the improvements I pointed out should help to make the program better (from my point of view) but Freda is really good already as it is, so don't consider them as a critic.
And congrats for the nice work.
TheRem said:
error on my Opal (QVGA).
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Same error on Touch HD [Energy ROM Leo Build 23081]
TypeLoad Exception error
MrAce said:
Same error on Touch HD [Energy ROM Leo Build 23081]
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Did you get this error after installing the application onto the Storage Card? Because right now (Beta 0.9 version) that doesn't work. The application has to be in main memory. For version 1.0 I will fix that. [fixed in release 1.0]
If you got the error even though the app was installed in main memory, then it's a problem that I haven't seen before. Normally that error message means that one of the program's DLLs or resource files is missing - and I thought that they were all present and correct in the install package. If you could PM me (or email on jim(at)turnip.demon.co.uk) with a listing/screenshot of all the contents of the \Program Files\Freda folder, I will take a look and see if I can spot the problem.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jim
McAndrew73 said:
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1) i'd like to have an option that allows auto opening of the last read ebook when opening Freda. Why opening the library every time?
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Good idea. I will do that for version 1.0
McAndrew73 said:
2) It would be good to have a couple of presets regarding the color scheme. Usually I use white backgroung and black text during day and black background and grey/red text during night readings.
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makes sense. I don't want to add too many presets as it could get confusing ... but I guess I can come up with something for v1.0
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3) add the possibility to change page by tapping the screen. So, hardware button, or swipe thumb or tap.
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Right now, I need to reserve the 'tap screen' gesture for bringing up the main menu. I guess I could have a mode whereby it's tap-and-hold to bring up the menu, and quick-tap to page forward. I'm a little concerned though that if I have too many different 'command modes' I will end up with something like uBookReader which (though otherwise a fine piece of software) drives me crazy with trying to figure out which mode it is in. Another option would be to reserve tap-near-bottom-of-screen to mean 'page down' and tap-near-top-of-screen to mean scroll up. What do you think?
McAndrew73 said:
4) i usually read in portrait....but maybe add the possibility to read in landscape would be appreciated.
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This should work already - if you can get the device into landscape mode, Freda will work in landscape mode. Freda relies on the operating system to tell it whether to work in landscape or portrait. On my HTC Touch Pro 2 I can switch modes by flipping the keyboard. For devices without a keyboard, you should try the G-Config application - run G-Config and follow the instructions (i.e. switch to Freda and then insert the stylus, then soft reset). Now, when you hold the device in landscape orientation, Freda should switch to landscape mode. You can find G-Config at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487991
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5) it would be nice to add the possibility to change also backlight power in the point 2) presets. IE: during night time low backlight, black background and gray text.
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Seems like a useful feature. I don't know how to program the backlight settings, but I guess this gives me the opportunity to learn
Thanks for using the app, and thankyou also for the feedback - I really appreciate it.
Jim
Jim Chapman said:
Good idea. I will do that for version 1.0
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COOL!
makes sense. I don't want to add too many presets as it could get confusing ... but I guess I can come up with something for v1.0
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Yes, I can understand. Reading a book should be sometihing really smooth and easy.
Right now, I need to reserve the 'tap screen' gesture for bringing up the main menu. I guess I could have a mode whereby it's tap-and-hold to bring up the menu, and quick-tap to page forward. I'm a little concerned though that if I have too many different 'command modes' I will end up with something like uBookReader which (though otherwise a fine piece of software) drives me crazy with trying to figure out which mode it is in. Another option would be to reserve tap-near-bottom-of-screen to mean 'page down' and tap-near-top-of-screen to mean scroll up. What do you think?
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Well.....I think that both options are good.....so you should choose the easiest to implement.
I think I would slightly prefer the second one: tap the bottom for one page increase, tap the upper part for one page decrease.
This should work already - if you can get the device into landscape mode, Freda will work in landscape mode. Freda relies on the operating system to tell it whether to work in landscape or portrait. On my HTC Touch Pro 2 I can switch modes by flipping the keyboard. For devices without a keyboard, you should try the G-Config application - run G-Config and follow the instructions (i.e. switch to Freda and then insert the stylus, then soft reset). Now, when you hold the device in landscape orientation, Freda should switch to landscape mode. You can find G-Config at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487991
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As I said, I read in potrait so no problem with that. I was just trying to brainstorm in order to get some possible enanchements to Freda.
Seems like a useful feature. I don't know how to program the backlight settings, but I guess this gives me the opportunity to learn
Thanks for using the app, and thankyou also for the feedback - I really appreciate it.
Jim
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Thank YOU for the program and listening to my comments.
Jim Chapman said:
Did you get this error after installing the application onto the Storage Card? Because right now (Beta 0.9 version) that doesn't work. The application has to be in main memory. For version 1.0 I will fix that.
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yes. it is installed in the Storage Card... i find a 6MB installer too large for the Main memory.
waiting for the fix. thanks Jim Chapman!
TheRem said:
yes. it is installed in the Storage Card... i find a 6MB installer too large for the Main memory.
waiting for the fix. thanks Jim Chapman!
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In the meantime, if you have a Windows Mobile 6 device you could try the wm6 version. That's a much smaller install (about 1.3 MB). It's at http://www.turnip.demon.co.uk/jim/freda/installWM6/setup.msi
Cheers,
Jim
Jim Chapman said:
In the meantime, if you have a Windows Mobile 6 device you could try the wm6 version. That's a much smaller install (about 1.3 MB). It's at http://www.turnip.demon.co.uk/jim/freda/installWM6/setup.msi
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oh... oh... i've installed the wrong file.
ok i'll try that. thanks!
has anyone else found this screen and what to do with it, other than the obvious usb tabs. i having trouble with screen shot but if you tap the left bottom corner of the screen, the notifications window will come up, as you push in the usb cable to charge, this will expand and give you the standard usb notfication. if you press this notification, a settings screen will appear, evev after removal of usb cable.
hopefully screen shots will appear.
Wow I had no idea lol
Ok so if you install anycut you can make a direct link to the development settings so no need to play with a usb cable.
That token setting looks interesting but it just closes to home ill have to play with logcat later
anycut gives a lot of very interesting options... but though I made shortcuts I can't see them in any of my launchers. I have Launcher Pro, the Nook standard one and Zeam. No default... i rather like the options.
But some of the options given by Anycut are keyboard settings and CDMA/GPRS/Network settings.
Wow, has anyone tried that on a non-rooted nook?
That's the main difference to Anycut... of course we can get to these settings once we have rooted. But if this screen can be accessed via a standard nook, that hasn't been "nootered", we can just enable adb there. Whether adb then has root access (as with nooter) I don't know, but still it's a new and easier angle at getting access to the device.
I got it to show up this way:
(0. no USB connected)
1. press the left bottom corner ... this will show you the original android notification bar as popup
2. connect USB cable (to PC and device)
3. you usually can't do anything because of the USB-Mode popup, but since the notification bar has focus we can touch the icon that now appears there.
-> remove cable and you are on the screen shown in OP's post.
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Wow, has anyone tried that on a non-rooted nook?
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I just tried this on my un-rooted nook, and wasn't able to get the screen to appear.
The USB dialog he's referring to should only appear if you're rooted and ADB is enabled.
This potentially means, however, that the rest of the settings aren't actually removed from the nook, just hidden, and that there should be a way to access them somehow.
Ohhhh that would be nice..
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The USB dialog he's referring to should only appear if you're rooted and ADB is enabled.
This potentially means, however, that the rest of the settings aren't actually removed from the nook, just hidden, and that there should be a way to access them somehow.
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Several options will be more functional if you harvest the "extra" apps installed on the nookcolor emulator that ships as part of the SDK.
Also, if you're curious about how to toggle this setting without the UI,
have a look at /data/property/persist.service.mount.umsauto
How do you actually get the card to mount in the future if you disable auto mounting of it?
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How do you actually get the card to mount in the future if you disable auto mounting of it?
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see nookdevs
So recently I had to send in my laptop for repair and do not have a replace ment for college that starts back up in a few days. I figured this would be the ultamite test for the note 2 to use it as my personal computer for a week. Does anyone have any ideas to make it more desktop friendly? Ex pop up browsers. ( I already have the hardware to put it on a monitor and add a mouse and keyboard)
Nebula rom, every app is floatable, and dockable. Some have trouble installing it, but it would work nicely as a alternative desktop.
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Trebe94 said:
So recently I had to send in my laptop for repair and do not have a replace ment for college that starts back up in a few days. I figured this would be the ultamite test for the note 2 to use it as my personal computer for a week. Does anyone have any ideas to make it more desktop friendly? Ex pop up browsers. ( I already have the hardware to put it on a monitor and add a mouse and keyboard)
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To be honest, the whole pop-up think isnt as useful as one might think..the screen just isnt big enough for individual windows to be usable, at least to the extent of replacing both a desktop UI AND your phones UI.
A better alternative is to use a few tools that will allow you to switch between apps easily. This way you retain all the usability of whatever application youre using, while being able to flip through apps quickly.
I would recommend using "Swipe Home Button" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthewma.swipehomebuttonfree)
I disable all the functions except for the simple "Swipe up" to get to the "Recent apps". This way anytime i want to switch, i just swipe up, and tap on the app i wanted. Its MUCH faster than pressing and holding the home button.
Also, SwipePad (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android)
This allows you to have a grid accessible anywhere, by swiping from any place of your choosing and getting to any app you want. Not just apps that are open.
Check out this guy Coldfustion on YouTube. He's got great videos explaining in detail how to use your Note 2 as a pc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkgmqOrpKyc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nh2NSLgaII&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hi folks,
I have a Huawei Mediapad M5 Pro with current FW (CMR-AL 19 8.0.0.111(C432) ) and I activated the freeform mode, as I was bothered by not being able to use apps in freeform mode...
To do so, I used adb.
in adb-folder open cmd:
Code:
adb devices
verify on your Mediapad M5 Pro.
then
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adb shell settings put global enable_freeform_support 1
Now I can theoretically choose freeform mode when I am on the "running apps" window. However the X for closing the App and the icon for freeform are at the same place ...
Is there any easy way to (re)move the X or the freeform-icon ?
To the mods: As this clearly is not a device specific question, feel free to remove the thread ...
I hope someone can answer this issue
best wishes,
Kevin
Thanks for posting this, i didn't even know this was possible.
I gave it a shot, but my adb doesn't seem to be able to detect my M5. I enabled USB debugging on the tablet, but when i plug the usb cable, i'm only getting the usual prompt to charge/transfer files etc. Running the "abd devices" command on my pc turns up nothing. Any idea what i might be doing wrong?
Edit: managed to set it up somehow, ran into the same issue you described.
Sorry I only answer you now.
You need to connect the Tablet after enabling USB-debugging.
I am not an Expert, maybe s.o. can look into this further. I am willing to help wherever I can.
You need to:
1. turn on the tablet
2. enter the pattern/pin/password/fingerprint
3. connect it to the PC via USB
4. change the USB mode from charging to file transfer.
Alternatively, there is an option in the developer settings to allow debugging while in charging mode.
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You need to:
1. turn on the tablet
2. enter the pattern/pin/password/fingerprint
3. connect it to the PC via USB
4. change the USB mode from charging to file transfer.
Alternatively, there is an option in the developer settings to allow debugging while in charging mode.
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Thanks, exactly what I did just failed to mention it....
has anyone tried freeform mode, yet?
Yes I did. I have the same problem on my 8.4 inch model: The freeform and close buttons overlap, and the close button takes precedence.
However, I found an app which can launch programs in free form mode:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.taskbar
This works, even resizing (by dragging an edge of an app), moving and multiple apps on the screen. But once I maximize an app, I need to re-launch it via the taskbar app to get it back in windowed mode.
Unfortunately, the touch screen sometimes stops responding when I tap on the background in free form mode. I can still launch apps via Android Studio, but cannot use them. So it's OK to test apps in free form mode, but not really usable for work.
I also found Taskbar, however due to its battery drain it cannot be the solution, I think. The drain is about 5% more / hour, which I find inacceptable
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Yes I did. I have the same problem on my 8.4 inch model: The freeform and close buttons overlap, and the close button takes precedence.
However, I found an app which can launch programs in free form mode:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.taskbar
This works, even resizing (by dragging an edge of an app), moving and multiple apps on the screen. But once I maximize an app, I need to re-launch it via the taskbar app to get it back in windowed mode.
Unfortunately, the touch screen sometimes stops responding when I tap on the background in free form mode. I can still launch apps via Android Studio, but cannot use them. So it's OK to test apps in free form mode, but not really usable for work.
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what I think works better:
https://github.com/farmerbb/Launcher3-Freeform
I miss, however, the flexibility of Nova (normal launcher3 has at least some features ...) Can freeform functionality be introduced into Launcher3 (which is Open Source) by merging the projects? :-/
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I also found Taskbar, however due to its battery drain it cannot be the solution, I think. The drain is about 5% more / hour, which I find inacceptable
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Don't know if it exists on the standard variants, but can you look if you are able to activate Desktop Mode via QuickSettings. It's a Desktop like laucher mode allowing to open apps in free-form mode out of the box.
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I have the pro.
Desktop mode is more or less useless, imho.
I'd love to have both. And Microsoft Office does not support the free form mode in a good way in Desktop Mode (which it does with Taskbar for example). Launcher3 forked into one supporting free form mode, however I don't know how to reintegrate it into source code, so that everything works fine... ( https://github.com/farmerbb/Launcher3-Freeform). I think the idea of desktop mode is good, but not thought through, yet. I hope that improvements are on their way....
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I have the pro.
Desktop mode is more or less useless, imho.
I'd love to have both. And Microsoft Office does not support the free form mode in a good way in Desktop Mode (which it does with Taskbar for example). Launcher3 forked into one supporting free form mode, however I don't know how to reintegrate it into source code, so that everything works fine... ( https://github.com/farmerbb/Launcher3-Freeform). I think the idea of desktop mode is good, but not thought through, yet. I hope that improvements are on their way....
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agree, I used to have an asus transformer book T100 with Windows 10 on it and found the screen to be OK size, but this on desktop mode is useless, not all are resizable, and besides no cut and paste stuff like what you would use desktop mode for (side by side copy and paste images from Web browser). WPS office supports it, and I will use that since I can't be asked to pay for Ms office.
I have the same issue. The freeform icon is overlapped with the close icon so I can not hit it.
nex86 said:
I have the same issue. The freeform icon is overlapped with the close icon so I can not hit it.
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Sur huawei mediapad M5, après modification commande par "adb", l'application "floating apps" fonctionne correctement.
I came across this useful guide for anyone wanting to use Android 10's Desktop Mode on their ROG 3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/jj61uf/desktop_mode_for_asus_rog_phone_3/
I've pasted the content here in any event, along with some comments I have made - if anyone is able to continue further with the experimentation, that would be great!
This is a guide for connecting the ROG phone 3 to external display and using desktop mode without any 3rd party apps or root access.
For this process you'll need type c to HDMI adapter, PC with adb installed on it and wireless mouse/Android remote.
Enable developer options and under APPS section, enable freeform windows.
connect your device to a computer with the Android ADB installed, and run the following command (one-line):
adb shell settings put global force_desktop_mode_on_external_displays 1
3) Restart the phone
4) simply connect your phone (The side port on the ROG 3) to your external display using a USB Type-C to HDMI adapter.
5) Connect a wireless mouse/remote to the phone.
6) Enjoy.
The interface is slightly different than the usual android 10 desktop mode on other phones (which resembles the Windows style GUI). Instead we simply get a home-screen style interface with a list of all the apps installed, can others confirm they have had the same experience?
As an aside, I have found it works best if you disable freeform windows (as some apps, eg WhatsApp tend to open on the phone rather than on the external monitor).
Also, is there a way of toggling between the standard hdmi output and the desktop mode? I know it works on other phones but can't seem to do it on the ROG 3 phone.
Lastly, what is the command to disable desktop mode, and return the settings to normal?
thabk you man! as this will allow to play emulators games etc on full screen
Hello,
The command to disable it is:
adb shell settings put global force_desktop_mode_on_external_displays 0
It´s basically the same command, you just change the 1 at the end for a 0
By the way, it also works on ROGII.
Thanks for that - I can also confirm that if you use the dock there is a few other modes as well, the "tablet" mode is really handy ; )
how to make this twinviewmode to be tablet mode. like we use desktop dock?
Hi thanks for your help
Will this let me put bt sports mobile on a big screen? or do you know away to do it in the developer options
It allows you to play games in full screen with a hidden navigation bar... I've been trying to figure out how I can get the desktop home button to take me to my launcher instead of putting me back onto the app drawer. Is there a way to re map the home button to my launcher or mirror the screen at full resolution?
thank you very much for this tip, I won't hide from you that I had to invest in the official dock just to have this mode. i look stupid now
Can you give screenshots of what your desktop looks like while using the Dock against what it looks like from following the guide?
I followed the guide, but i would rather mirror my screen than just have a full screen app-drawer...sure, it will let you play games in full screen, but my only issue with regular mirroring is the giant black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. I'd love to be able to use something like Sentio or Microsoft launcher- not being able to go full screen is murder though!
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Can you give screenshots of what your desktop looks like while using the Dock against what it looks like from following the guide?
I followed the guide, but i would rather mirror my screen than just have a full screen app-drawer...sure, it will let you play games in full screen, but my only issue with regular mirroring is the giant black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. I'd love to be able to use something like Sentio or Microsoft launcher- not being able to go full screen is murder though!
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the original interface with the official dock is exactly the same as using this manipulation. no homepage only an application drawer
lordearl said:
I came across this useful guide for anyone wanting to use Android 10's Desktop Mode on their ROG 3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/jj61uf
I've pasted the content here in any event, along with some comments I have made - if anyone is able to continue further with the experimentation, that would be great!
This is a guide for connecting the ROG phone 3 to external display and using desktop mode without any 3rd party apps or root access.
For this process you'll need type c to HDMI adapter, PC with adb installed on it and wireless mouse/Android remote.
Enable developer options and under APPS section, enable freeform windows.
connect your device to a computer with the Android ADB installed, and run the following command (one-line):
adb shell settings put global force_desktop_mode_on_external_displays 1
3) Restart the phone
4) simply connect your phone (The side port on the ROG 3) to your external display using a USB Type-C to HDMI adapter.
5) Connect a wireless mouse/remote to the phone.
6) Enjoy.
The interface is slightly different than the usual android 10 desktop mode on other phones (which resembles the Windows style GUI). Instead we simply get a home-screen style interface with a list of all the apps installed, can others confirm they have had the same experience?
As an aside, I have found it works best if you disable freeform windows (as some apps, eg WhatsApp tend to open on the phone rather than on the external monitor).
Also, is there a way of toggling between the standard hdmi output and the desktop mode? I know it works on other phones but can't seem to do it on the ROG 3 phone.
Lastly, what is the command to disable desktop mode, and return the settings to normal?
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Did this work for you ? Mine does connect to the monitor at all. Am I missing something ?
I am able connect side port usb c and after connecting how navigate screen an apps
If i have opened any app it is not showing monitor