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hey guys,
for the fun i tried to run Eclair android on my niki, with in my mind it would not work.
well i did follow a tutorial which was meant for Kaiser/Vogue/Polaris.
then it just booted in Eclair, i made some pictures for you guys to take a look at.
Ill also make a vid, with booting in it, and some things to show.
enjoy!
sorry for my bad english, im from the netherlands
PICTURES
This are some pictures i made from Android Eclair on the HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI*
http://img175.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=img0741.jpg
VIDEO(S)
Here i will post all video's made by me, or people from xda-developers.
VID 1(made by me, do not mind my voice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0u1ejw6AF8
DOWNLOADS
Here i will post all downloads you will need to run android eclair on your HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI*
SD-Card rips
Fast tutorial for installing SD-Card rips
1. Download the SD-Card rip package you want from this page.
2. Extract it to your desktop.
3. Now select all the folders, and right-click Copy.
4. Connect your HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI* to your computer.
5. Go to your explorer(right-click on start)
6. Go to your device, and select in there the SD-Card
7. Now copy all the just selected files to your SD-Card, this can take up to 20 minutes.
8. Now the copy process is finished, take your HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI* and go to the file explorer.
9. Go to your SD-Card, and run Haret.exe
10. Now just wait till android is started up.
SD-Card rip polymod 2.1 alpha 4(OLD)
This is a rip of my SD-Card, i do not know if it works on your HTC Touch-Duals *NIKIS*
But you can always try
http://www.mediafire.com/?gouyxj5igcy
SD-Card rip Android Eclair 2.1 Vogue(NEW)
This is a rip of my SD-Card, i do not know if it works on your HTC Touch-Duals*NIKIS*
http://www.mediafire.com/?mt1wblydryd
SD-Card rip Myn’s Warm Donut(NEWEST)
Here i will post the fastest android release that i found untill now.
This is a SD-Card rip which was installed on a HTC Kaiser, because the NIKI does not have as many keys as the Kaiser, i could not start the installation on my HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI*.
So there only will be a SD-Card rip untill now.
Here is the download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmdihjjez1o
Android install folders
Fast tutorial for installing Install folders
1. Download the Install folder you want from this page.
2. Extract it to your desktop.
3. Now select all the folders, and right-click Copy.
4. Connect your HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI* to your computer.
5. Go to your explorer.(right-click on start)
6. Go to your device, and select in there the SD-Card.
7. Now copy all the just selected files to your SD-Card, this can take up to 20 minutes.
8. Now the copy process is finished, take your HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI* and go to the file explorer.
9. Go to your SD-Card, and run Haret.exe
10. Now you have to watch your screen very careful, when the text “Hold dpad center to launch installer” appears, press the middle button.
11. Now a install menu will come up, select the 1st option, Install system
12. Now there will pop-up a messenge “This will wipe your existing system!” just select YES, this will not remove your windows mobile installation, it should delete a previous android installation, which is not installed yet..
13. Now there will pop-up another messenger “Would you like to clear data too?(Suggested)” select YES again.
14. Now android will be installed on your SD-Card, when it is done, you will return to the install menu, now just select Quit and it will boot in android.
rip polymod 2.1 alpha 4 Install folder(OLD)
This is the Install folder of polymod 2.1 alpha 4.
This is the slowest android i runned untill now, i do not recommand it.
Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zznwujznouz
Android Eclair 2.1 Vogue Install folder(NEW)
This is the installation folder.
Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?nxniyktlkuu
Myn’s Warm Donut Install folder(NEWEST)
Please take a look at the SD-Card rip.
Good news
I would to try it out. Can you upload your android package here?
yes, nike users can use the package for the vogue. the problem for me was that nike could not wake up after sleeping because we have different key mapping than vogue or kaiser. how is ur battery life?
im on school right now.
when im home, ill upload a complete rip of my SD card.
what i've done is the following:
i downloaded the pack for the HTC kaiser/vogue etc.
then i used the default.txt from a android made for the htc niki.
the only thing i changed in there was change "Zimage" to "Zimage-monsha"
then i could just install the andoid on my sd card and run it.
i don't know about the battery life yet, i didn't test it very well yet.
it's pretty laggy though so it will need some very good improvements.
Did your data work? I also got eclaire runniung on nike on ext2 partition using the methods from the vogue forums, but I noticed some issues:
- No data
- Slow
- I Tried to patch the new 3d driver stuff into the kernel. Afterwards i had accellerated graphics without textures (live wallpapers). But i have the same issue on some combinations of older builds, kernels and rootfs.
I also tried other builds from ext2 (all without rootfs, no working data on any of them , but it seems like the old versions with rootfs work better (-> data works)
i did not test it anymore.
i was at school.
rightnow im at home, so ill make a rip of my sd card, this is not formatted in ext2 or something.
i just deleted all the data on the sd card, and i just installed it.
it will take a while to upload, cause its pretty big.
right now im going to upload the .rar file.
it is 115 MB big, so make sure your sd-card is bigger than 512 MB
ritzky said:
yes, nike users can use the package for the vogue. the problem for me was that nike could not wake up after sleeping because we have different key mapping than vogue or kaiser. how is ur battery life?
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i tryed with sleepmode on 0, and it just worken, also on 1 it just worked.
i do not know how to see if full sleep is working, but it could be also working on the HTC Touch-Dual *NIKI*
set pm.sleep_mode=4. Data don´t work. Data don´t work on Nike with more new Android OS like donuts(1.6) or eclair(2.1) only in olders like android 1.5. Nike handsets lacks of android developers. We have no luck like Polaris/Vogue/Kaiser/Diamond users
i know, but i edited the default.txt a lil, by changing the resolution, i had less lagg, but it does not show the whole screen :S
even when im using the resolution of the screen :X
if u set the sleepmode to 0, can u wake the device? i never been able to. could u post just your default.txt here? anyway, data is working for me.
Running
I tried this, i'ts running, here's my report:
1. I cannot make a call (incoming or outcome).
2. I cannot send the SMS
but the operators carries found..
ritzky said:
if u set the sleepmode to 0, can u wake the device? i never been able to. could u post just your default.txt here? anyway, data is working for me.
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yes it awakes then.
and i did not test it with sim yet, the first thing i wanted to do is a good fast stable android build.
i found one, only one problem:
you cannot install it on your niki, i have to take the data.img and system.img from a HTC Kaiser(which uses my dad)
i already got a rip, right now im going to test if that works.
then i will delete all settings in there, and upload it here, one thing; it is REALLY fast!!
podelz said:
I tried this, i'ts running, here's my report:
1. I cannot make a call (incoming or outcome).
2. I cannot send the SMS
but the operators carries found..
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I had the same problem first, then reboot the phone and it works great !
My only problem is the qwerty keyboard layout ... mine is azerty
great port thanks !
ok, thx man!
i'm in France right now, so i can't update my thread, when i'm back, i'll look for some newer versions and upload some other SD-Card rips, and Install folders
mrassol said:
I had the same problem first, then reboot the phone and it works great !
My only problem is the qwerty keyboard layout ... mine is azerty
great port thanks !
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Hi there,
Tried it here in Germany. Boots fine, but no Data. Carrier shows up and after creating a new APN, The Modem APP shows active Connection, IP Address and so on. But for some Reason, there's no Flow of Data...
Any Ideas ?
Greetz lagloose
(BTW: Phone seems to work normal...)
lagloose said:
Hi there,
Tried it here in Germany. Boots fine, but no Data. Carrier shows up and after creating a new APN, The Modem APP shows active Connection, IP Address and so on. But for some Reason, there's no Flow of Data...
Any Ideas ?
Greetz lagloose
(BTW: Phone seems to work normal...)
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Data don´t work on Nike with the more newest android builts. We lack developers
I noticed that data works on eclair and donut, but the connection drops after a (very) short time. Sometimes I was able to load one or two webpages after a fresh boot until the connection went down (20Key Nike, O2 Germany). I also got google sync once working for a few seconds (enough to fetch mail).
So it seems to be more a stability issue than a general lack of data connection.
Does anyone have developent experience with android? I am now compiling the eclair build with the latest libraries from the vogue andoid git tree, but if someone already knows were the data problem is or what it could be i could find a faster solution, any in the development would be great.
mblaster said:
I noticed that data works on eclair and donut, but the connection drops after a (very) short time. Sometimes I was able to load one or two webpages after a fresh boot until the connection went down (20Key Nike, O2 Germany). I also got google sync once working for a few seconds (enough to fetch mail).
So it seems to be more a stability issue than a general lack of data connection.
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It´s true. It is like get freezed. If you go to modem and you want to disconnect it say disconnected but you can see still the icon and sometimes the up arrow. After this if you want to turn off the hanset you can´t and its needed a soft reset. So after get connect and with a luck to browse two webpages it get freezed
Hello all,
I do not have a lot of posts, so cannot post in the DEV thread.
Also I think it is good to discuss it separately not to spam the DEV thread.
For the ones having uppercase problems:
Press the text input box for some time and a popup will appear for input method. Use Android Keyboard. Done.
Several people asked is it ok for everyday use - yes it is. Using it for a week without problems. Got only a reboot twice by disconnecting the phone from the USB cable with 3.1. Do not get it now with 3.2.1. I got no random reboot so far, expect after FC with 3.2 and root explorer.
About the updates:
You can update all the time to copy the last package as update.zip to your sdcard and then running xrecovery 'install update.zip' method. When I first went from SE to Cyan 3.1 the phone stuck on reboot. Went to xrecovery and did a factory reset and the phone booted normally (with Cyan and not the SE stock).
If you check the contents of the .zip it's easy to understand what will get updated.
About current problems:
Besides the one described by owain, I get forced closed when the market starting to install any application and when running root explorer with 3.2 and 3.2.1 (which has no update regarding these). Also for root explorer I get a reboot after FC. With 3.1 both was working fine. I've seen some changes in the zips that I do not understand the reasons for (why ADWLauncher.apk and MarketUpdater.apk was totally removed from /system/app, things like that).
I will continue to report here if the thread will not get removed. Please try to be specific about your experiences to help the other users.
Thanks a lot,
arch
I try to create an inventory of exact issues and solutions below:
Issue #1: No uppercase
Solution: Press any text input box for some time and a popup will appear to choose an input method. Use Android Keyboard. Done.
Issue #2: There are no zoom buttons in the browser.
Solution: Go to settings within the browser, disable/enable zoom controls. They will be visible thereafter.
Issue #3: Market stoppes working in the moment after the installation of an application finishes (forced close).
Solution: None so far. Tried this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11708912&postcount=479), but it was not working for me (caould not install Vending.apk). If someone could post exact steps to reproduce, it would be fine.
Issue #4: Root explorer gets a forced closed on restart. Get an 'SD card safe to remove message' and a reboot soon thereafter.
Solution: None so far.
Issue #5: Disconnect from a running PPTP VPN connection. Get an 'SD card safe to remove message' and a reboot soon thereafter.
Solution: None so far.
Issue #6: Keyboard backlight is still on after sliding back the keyboard.
Solution: It has some timeout. After a while, the backlight is switched off.
Issue #7: Sym(bol) button not working
Solution: After pressing it (blue+sym) press space and a pop-up will appear for selection. If you don't see the char you wish for, blue + long press the key which likely has it as an alternative (instead of pressing sym). E.g. long pressing blue + Z (which is 3) will give you 3, 3/4, 3/8.
hi everybody
it seems like we've got an incredibly smooth and fast rom so far. everything works flawlessly
I still have only 2 small (really small) issues:
1) changing language on a hardware keyboard. on a stock SE rom there was a tiny selection box on a screen. now there's nothing. I just can't change language on a hardware kb...
2) there's no zoom buttons in a browser.
is it bugs or just my stupidity? if someone will help me, I'll appreciate it a lot
bw, have anyone noticed the same things or maybe it's just my install ?
Market Mobile Networks ?
Hi,
market does not work when mobile networks is on.
What settings do I have to invite the Market.
E-Plus
LG Josef
Good idea to make the discusion for the low level ones
I have problemes with blue tooth. If i boot with bt aktivated ihave it but if i deaktivaate it and aaktivate it again in don t work
Anyone else have this prob ?
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
This my first post i think, but I've been watching this forum for a while for updates.. Thanks for making this post.. I was just going to spam the forum with posts so i could post in the development thread. But then i happen to find this thread.
Does anyone have the original camera apk? or would it NOT work?
The basic one on 2.2 is UGLY and not very good for the small screen. Also the file names are annoying.
I find the original one on 2.1 was alot better, it fit the screen better. Also i like how it saves the files as DSCxxxxx made it really easy to use.
Vignette takes way too long and does NOT flow well. (takes long to save photos + You can't press the camera button to get back to taking photos.
The original one on the 2.1 firmware flowed well and you could take pictures easily.
If not can anyone recommend an app that works just like it, or really similar?
sym key
Damn me... i see your thread just when i post a thread for the sym key... :-|
By the way, the sym key doesn't work as expected, it doesn't pop up special characters, special punctuation marks and emoticons selection (as it does in SE stock rom).
Anyone with the same issue?
ff0000.it said:
Damn me... i see your thread just when i post a thread for the sym key... :-|
By the way, the sym key doesn't work as expected, it doesn't pop up special characters, special punctuation marks and emoticons selection (as it does in SE stock rom).
Anyone with the same issue?
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It's a known issue of this ROM. You can type special carakters like "ä" by (in this case) long pressing the "a", "ö" long pressing the "o" and so on.
for capital letters you have to do this:
kinglargo said:
Shift didn't work at start either but got fixed when I started to disable/enable stuffs in "Settings > Language & Keyboard" like "Android Keyboard" "HTC_IME mod" and "Default Input"..
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Deehee3 said:
It's a known issue of this ROM. You can type special carakters like "ä" by (in this case) long pressing the "a", "ö" long pressing the "o" and so on.
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I don't use those special characters, but symbols like '_', '"', '{', '}', '$', '%', '<', '>' and so on, should be very useful
Mark this as solved and mark me as idiot!
i've update my x10mini pro to Cyanogen 2.2.. im a brazilian and the keyboard layout is wrong.
here the /system/usr (http':'/'/'www'.'mediafire'.'com'/'?'5qr3vk5r50fnx1v') of brazilian 2.1.1.A.0.6..
and here, the keyboard http':'//'1'.'bp'.'blogspot'.'com'/_bl-dkgjBPqA/TQd_gMW-3fI/AAAAAAAAD5k/YSyLym8c_5A/s1600/'DSC_0297'.'JPG
can anyone help me?
PS.: I CANT POST EXTERNAL LINKS, SO PLEASE.. REMOVE THE '
I have notices that the Market is the old and not the Market that enabled all Resulutions
ff0000.it said:
I don't use those special characters, but symbols like '_', '"', '{', '}', '$', '%', '<', '>' and so on, should be very useful
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first press "sym" and then the "space"...
i can`t install some apps which earlier worked good..such as angry birds,androzip,galcon,svox voices...
who has the same problems with this rom?
I still have some problems on market too
7.0
Guys,
let's wait for 7.0 and forget this version or accept for the next couple of days that market has an FC. Owain is going ahead like a machine...
Thread closed, cheers,
arch
Hi to all, this is one of my first posts here (maybe the first).
I've just installed this custom rom, i had some trouble with the market solved installing market.zip as suggested in the official thread of this CyanogenMod 3.2.1 and now it seems working fine.
I've just a question about the next apk installation... where install them? Or better, wich settings use?
I mean...
go in Settings > CyanogenMod settings > Application settings
have I to select "Allow application moving"?
And then change something in "Install location"?
By the way I prefer to install the applications in the sd card because of previous problems of full memory with Android 2.1.
Please tell me something about this question and sorry fo my poor english
so for me all is well done but bluetooth is still not working, only after the 1st boot
but after deaktivating und aktivating threre is no blutooth again.
Is there a fix posible ?
3.2.1b ROM
Dear all,
I put a 3.2.1b ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982489
Couldn't help much with application install, bluetooth, just checked and merged the sources from owain and nobodyAtall.
Have a nice day,
arch
As yet I can not post on dev, I'll put here, I hope you see,
I just want the original x10 mini pro portuguese From Brazil(PT-BR)
link below the keyboard, remove the spaces ok.
http ://stanasoft.com/site/images/x10_mini_pro_keyboard_pt-br.jpg
Andreson01 said:
As yet I can not post on dev, I'll put here, I hope you see,
I just want the original x10 mini pro portuguese From Brazil(PT-BR)
link below the keyboard, remove the spaces ok.
http ://stanasoft.com/site/images/x10_mini_pro_keyboard_pt-br.jpg
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Please check out this Thread and install the sony erricsson Zip (Huge Download link) follow the instructions exactly!
HardWare Keyboard Thread
Yeah, support slade with his efforts on the keys!
Thanks a lot mate!
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but they won't let me post in the proper forum until I have posted at least 10 to the improper forum first
I am a noob to installing custom roms but I have successfully installed the Cognition S2 rom on my Galaxy S2. That rom comes with many cool features such as being able to disable wake on home and much more.
How does one access those features?? Shouldn't there be some settings somewhere? How do we configure the features of this rom?
I have the extended power menu which is cool, and the silent boot, but just can't figure out how to configure the options. I want to turn off wake on home for example. HOW?
Anybody know?
The easiest way is to install [Theme/Mod/Apk] XWKI4 - JKay Deluxe v11 - How the SGS2 should be! 11-09-28
There are two DL required;
JKay Deluxe Themes - these are really just basic and stock looking, just suits me, maybe you? I personally use JKay_HTC_Stock_Gold_Ginger.
JKay Deluxe Settings Apk - app required to access the advanced settings. A above is required for the app to work.
Just below the DL links, you'll find instructions on installation & restoration etc.
Not all of these features are preconfigured because apparently a lot of people do like to wake their phone with the home button. But you can easily DIY it by simply editing a text file (use any decent file manager with root support like Root Explorer). Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098981.
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If you want a ROM that makes enabling extra features easier have a look at Villain ROM with Villain Tweaks.
Do NOT use v11 of JKay Deluxe as it seems to be customised to XWKI4! Cognition S2 is currently still on XWKH3. There are links to v10.1 (for XWKH3) in post 2 of the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15350789&postcount=2.
milestoner said:
Not all of these features are preconfigured because apparently a lot of people do like to wake their phone with the home button. But you can easily DIY it by simply editing a text file (use any decent file manager with root support like Root Explorer). Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098981.
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Sounds easy enough except I can't seem to edit that file. I used root explorer, found the file, but clicking on it does nothing, under menu I only get some basic file operations but no edit.
Editing with file editor acts like it is saving but when I reopen it to look, my changes are gone. Was editing system/usr/keylayout/sec_key.kl
Actually I don't like waking on home either which is why I got this rom, yet I still wake on home and was trying to fix that.
milestoner said:
Do NOT use v11 of JKay Deluxe as it seems to be customised to XWKI4! Cognition S2 is currently still on XWKH3. There are links to v10.1 (for XWKH3) in post 2 of the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15350789&postcount=2.
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Apk V11 seems to work with XXXKH3 V10.1 so far without any issues!
JKay said he will update in the next day or two, so be patient.
Just nandroid-backup first in CWM Recovery just in case you don't like, or use hes restore method in th OP.
By far the easiest way......................
Edit: Don't know about the "wake on home", but check his thread, maybe he'll be implementing it in future releases?
You first have to press the "R/W" button at the top right to mount the partition in read/write mode. Then long press the file and choose something like "open in text editor". As far as I remember, you have to scroll down in the pop up menu to see this entry. I don't have access to my phone right now, so I might be off a little.
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UpInTheAir , thanks for the correction. I don't use JKay Deluxe myself but since deltatech wrote that he's new to this I wanted to spare him any unnecessary trouble by using a possibly wrong version.
milestoner said:
You first have to press the "R/W" button at the top right to mount the partition in read/write mode. Then long press the file and choose something like "open in text editor". As far as I remember, you have to scroll down in the pop up menu to see this entry. I don't have access to my phone right now, so I might be off a little.
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Thanks, that did it.. And I discovered that trick works on other roms too for disabling wake on home.
Sorry but what is the benefit of disabling wake on home? Is it so that you don't accidentally hit the home button and wake the phone? I don't think the home button is that easy to press so it hasn't really seemed an issue to me. Or does it let you do something else with the home button?
This thread is now deprecated, look for the all new 5 layouts Floating Multi Windows mod here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-floating-multi-windows-t2820366/post54240351
What about minimizable, maximizable, resizable floating multi windows on your Mega?
Interested?
DISCLAIMER
I'm not responsible for anything that may happen, your Mega, your responsability . The mod works fine on mine but one never knows, so make sure you have a Nandroid backup in case.
WHERE ARE THE UPDATES?
If you had already installed the previous version (s) just scroll down until the update chapters by the end of this post...
MEGA 5.8 OWNERS
This mod has been tested on Mega 6.3 but it should work as well on Mega 5.8.
Follow the instructions, but DO NOT flash the Floating_Multi_Windows_I9200.zip since it's for the Mega 6.3 only.
If you want the full version on your Mega 5.8, upload your androidpolicy.jar and I'll mod it.
REQUIREMENTS
A rooted Mega I9200 or I9205 on JB 4.2.2, with a custom recovery (either CWM, or TWRP, or whatever) installed.
It works on both odexed and deodexed Roms, but odexed Roms will allow less features. It has been tested on XXUAMEE and I can't tell for sure whether it works on other Roms or not, but my guess is that it does. Please try and report (but don't forget to make a backup beforehands):silly:
MEGA 6.3 ON DEODEXED MJ2
DO NOT flash the Floating_Multi_Windows_I9200.zip attached here cuz it's not compatible with MJ2. Go to post #13, I've attached a MJ2 version there (it has been tested and it works, see post #14).
INSTALLATION
Using your favorite root browser navigate to /system/etc/permissions folder and find com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.
Rename it com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak (do not delete it, in case you want to revert back to static stock multi windows).
That's it for people on an odexed Rom, reboot. Now when you open an app you see an icon at the top right or at the top bottom, press it, the app switches to floating window view (I'll explain everything in a minute, let me finish this paragraph first).
For people on a deodexed Rom, flash in recovery the attached zip (if you are running MJ2 don't flash the zip attached here but the one in post #13), wipe cache and dalvik cache, reboot.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
As said above, now when you open an app you see an icon that enables you to switch to floating mode. In floating mode you see on the top bar a close, a maximize and a pin button, plus a minimize icon (for deodexed Roms only, the difference between odexed and deodexed Roms is that deodexed Roms get on top of the other features a minimize icon and a double tap feature while in floating mode).
The close and maximize icons speak by themselves. The pin button, press it, it becomes green and enables you to keep the floating window (s) allways on screen. With the pin button activated you can resize windows from the bottom, the left and the right.
Use the space between the pin and the other icons to drag and move the window to wherever it pleases you.
While in floating mode you can press the maximize icon, or double tap the center of the bar (deodexed Roms only), to get the window back to full screen mode.The minimize icon (deodexed Roms only) shrinks the window to a bar like on a computer.
Depending on your phone settings the Flash Bar may or may not work. If it still works then you can use it to launch apps directly in floating mode, and you don't need to have the pin activated to be able to rezise windows. What makes it work or not? Good question, when I first set up this mod on my phone it worked, but at one point it stopped and never came back. I have to investigate and well, you are free to investigate too, any help is highly appreciated...
Anyway, with or without Flash Bar you can have as many Floating Windows as you want, cool...:good:
YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE STOCK STATIC MULTI WINDOWS VIEWS?
No worries, just delete the .bak in the com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml and reboot. If you flashed the zip don't bother, it won't harm your phone since the editing I made doesn't work when com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml is active.
NOT ALL YOUR APPS DISPLAY IN FLOATING MODE?
The latest update (7 JULY 2014) takes care of that, just keep on reading
BUGS
1-When one changes screen orientation the floating windows are back to full screen size.
Solution:
change your phone's DPI. I changed mine to 195 and the bug is gone. Don't go below 193 as the systemui doesn't like it and would force close everytime the orientation changes.
2-Some apps that are natively multi windows enabled don't display nicely (they show a huge floating window). To tame them, one has to decompile the app, open res/values/dimens.xml and edit the app default and minimum sizes to have them to look as follows:
<dimen name="app_defaultsize_w">300.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="app_defaultsize_h">200.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="app_minimumsize_w">300.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="app_minimumsize_h">200.0dip</dimen>
300 and 200 are the values I use but of course you can use other values that suit you better. The default size means the size the app has when it's opened in floating mode, and the minimum size means the smallest size you can resize/shrink it.
3-When an apk is minimized as a bar, if one opens a new apk and makes it float the first mimized apk has disappeared. It doesn't happen if two or more apks are open in floating mode and then minimized/maximized (I mean, in that case one can swith between minimize/maximize without loosing the other minimized apks), it happens only if a new apk is opened while one or more are minimized. I don't know if I explained it clearly but play a bit with the mod and you'll see what I mean...
Edit: 11 dec update (see below) more or less fixed this bug.
4-You tell me:cyclops:
UPDATE 11 DEC (Tested on deodexed I9200, but it should work for all 6.3 and 5.8 Mega models)
Today I decided to install the flash bar and some xmls permissions from the note 3, and see what would come out.
To my surprise it brought three interesting improvements.
1 - Multi instance, which means that one can open at the same time two or more windows of the same app (I could open up to 4 windows of the same app, not that I would really use it but just to say:cyclops.
Quite a handy feature if you want to compare two books, or two maps, or two pics or two whatever, but note that not all apps support multi instance, and note that for some apps one can't open two windows one after the other (one has to open one window of let's say app A, then app B, then one can open a second window of app A with the first app A still open).
2 - The disappearance of minimized bars is gone (still some random disappearing) when the windows are launched from the flash bar (but it still occurs when they are launched from somewhere else).
3 - The windows are resizable to a very small size, even smaller than the minimized bars (like 50x60, and don't need anymore to have the pin enabled to be resized.
No need to drag the apps from the flash bar, just touch them and they open in floating mode (set your prefered floating size with multi windows manager).
The 5 xmls files are attached below. This zip is not flashable, I did it intentionally in order one to know what files one pushes into one's phone, in case one day one wants to remove them. So you have to unzip first, and then manually copy the 5 xmls to your /system/etc/permissions folder, set perms to rw, r, r (644), reboot.
Careful!
One of these 5 files is called com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml, and you may think that you already have it in your /system/etc/permissions folder. Well, you certainely have a file that has the same name, but it's not the same file (look at the weight). Rename your existing file com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml.bak and then copy the new com.sec.feature.multiwindow.xml onto the folder.
A word about static stock multi windows
I tested these files in static stock multi windows (by renaming the com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml, see above) and the multi instance works, plus there is a funky recent multi windows opened apps feature on the top of the flashbar, and a bookmark function on the bottom. Well, I found these features a bit wonky, but I didn't test too much so see by yourself if you feel like it.
Your flash bar doesn't show up, and you don't have the option anymore in your settings?
It's normal, it's because com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml has been renamed com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak.
Rename it com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml, reboot. Go to display in your settings, enable the flashbar. Check that it appears. Rename again com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak, reboot, your flash bar is still there (Note that you don't have the option to enable/disable it in the settings. You can force stop it from the applications section in the settings, but in that case it won't restart until you reboot).
UPDATE
I found a way to have that multi windows option to show in the settings all the time.
Since it's a heavy file I didn't upload it (my internet connection is dreadful) but if someone wants it then I'll upload it.
I'm a bit busy at the moment and I didn't test all the new features extensively, but if you do and find some tricks or fine settings/improvments please report here. Thanks in advance.:silly:
UPDATE 21 DEC (tested on Mega 6.3 XXUAMEE but it should work on all 6.3 Roms, and probably 5.8's)
It's a two layouts mode, which means that you will have the ability to switch between dual and cascade mode at the press of a button.
Go to your system/app folder and rename FlashBarService.apk to FlashBarservice.apk.bak (in case you need to get back to it if the mod is not compatible with your rom).
Flash the 2LayoutsFlashbarServiceMega.zip, wipe cache and dalvik cache, reboot.
Now open your FlashBar (the bar from where you launch the multi windows) and look at the top, you'll see two icons. That's it, one is for cascade mode, and the other for dual mode. When you press one it turns green, which means that the mode is activated.
If some windows disappeared and you want them back, or if you had too many windows opened in dual mode and want to put everything in order, press the cascade icon and they'll open in cascade mode (but it only works if the apps were still active, if they had been closed it obviously doesn't work).
If the FlashBarService fc, it means that it's not compatible with your rom. In this case delete the FlashBarService.apk from your system/app, remove the .bak you put at the stock one, reboot. If you want it for your rom, upload here your FlashBarservice.apk and your framework-res.apk and I'll mod it to make it two layouts enabled.
UPDATE 7 JULY 2014 (tested on Mega 6.3 DDUCNB1, it should work on other 6.3 Roms but it won't work on Mega 5.8. If you want it for your rom upload your FlashBarService.apk, services.jar, framework-res.apk and I'll mod it)
Here is a mod to make all your apps floating multi windows compatible.
I know that there are some apps here and there that do the same job but the advantage of this mod is that:
1-it works without any third part app which means that you'll save some ram and some battery,
2-with third apps when you install a new app you have to reboot to have that new app to show in the multi windows tray and to have the cascade/minimize icon to appear in full mode, whereas with this mod you don't need to reboot, the app shows straight away in the tray and so does the cascade/minimze icon.
Download AllAppsFloatingMultiWindowsMega6.3.zip, flash it from recovery, clean dalvik cache, reboot.
Bugs:
1-In dual mode, before to minimize a window press the pins from both apps to avoid the black screen issue (you'll understand what I mean when you get it).
If you get the black screen no worries, just maximize your windows, or press recents, or home, or settings, well press whatever takes you out from the black. And next time don't forget to pin both the windows before to minimize them:cyclops:...
2-You tell me...
WHAT'S NEXT?
I will mod some files to try to enable 5 layouts or Note 3's quad view, and I will try to add 2-3 things I have in mind. But no promises
YOU WANT TO HELP MAKE THIS MOD BETTER?
You are welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!
CREDITS
@rovo89 for the amazing Xposed Installer
@xperiacle cuz he was the one that found out that Samsung Roms are Floating Windows compatible
@THEDEVIOUS1 for porting the mod to the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus, and for all his help when I made my first Floating Windows mod for the Galaxy Grand
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i will be following your project and testing everything ) thank you for this
will give feedback
i9205
yeah man you ROCK. Im on i9205 and it works perfect. thanks.
no problem in rotation screen for me for moment.
I tried to flash it but now i'm stuck on the samsung logo...
what should I do?
I'm using stock MJ2, deodexed, and TWRP...
-rename com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak
-restart to TWRP
-wipe cache/dalvic
-flash the zip
-reboot
than stuck at samsung logo....
i04055 said:
I tried to flash it but now i'm stuck on the samsung logo...
what should I do?
I'm using stock MJ2, deodexed, and TWRP...
-rename com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml to com.sec.feature.multiwindow.phone.xml.bak
-restart to TWRP
-wipe cache/dalvic
-flash the zip
-reboot
than stuck at samsung logo....
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I'm sorry to hear that you have issues...
The wiping must be done after the flash.
What you can do is go into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, then reboot.
Anyway, that's strange since the zip is harmless. Which Mega do you have? I9200?
That could be an incompatibility with MJ2...
Or, did the zip download properly? When you are flashing it do you see some text on your screen?
Sometimes, since the zip contains a jar, one has to reboot twice. I don't know why but it's an issue that I have once in a while.
In the worst scenario, I mean if it still bootloops, then you'll have to restore your backup.
Good luck!
If you still don't manage to install it then it means that it's an incompatibility with MJ2, in that case upload your androidpolicy.jar and your framework-res.apk and I'll mod it.
unclefab said:
I'm sorry to hear that you have issues...
The wiping must be done after the flash.
What you can do is go into recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, then reboot.
Anyway, that's strange since the zip is harmless. Which Mega do you have? I9200?
That could be an incompatibility with MJ2...
Or, did the zip download properly? When you are flashing it do you see some text on your screen?
Sometimes, since the zip contains a jar, one has to reboot twice. I don't know why but it's an issue that I have once in a while.
In the worst scenario, I mean if it still bootloops, then you'll have to restore your backup.
Good luck!
If you still don't manage to install it then it means that it's an incompatibility with MJ2, in that case upload your androidpolicy.jar and your framework-res.apk and I'll mod it.
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I tried to flash again than wipe cache/davic, but still no luck.
I use I9200, i don't see any error message when flashing the zip, try to restart several times but still stuck at samsung logo...
So I reflash the full rom than it back to normal.
Maybe it just not compatible with MJ2
i04055 said:
I tried to flash again than wipe cache/davic, but still no luck.
I use I9200, i don't see any error message when flashing the zip, try to restart several times but still stuck at samsung logo...
So I reflash the full rom than it back to normal.
Maybe it just not compatible with MJ2
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Yep, I think it's the XXUAMEE androidpolicy.jar that doesn't fit MJ2.
Upload your androidpolicy.jar and your framework-res.apk, and I'll mod for you and for other MJ2 users.
OP updated.
The update can be used with all rooted Mega variants, deodexed or odexed, 6.3 and 5.8.
It brings amongst other multi instance but well, just have a look at the OP
Is it now support mj2 firmware?
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i04055 said:
Is it now support mj2 firmware?
Sent from my GT-I9200 using xda app-developers app
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Nope, cuz nobody uploaded MJ2's framework-res.apk and androidpolicy.jar...
As I already said, if one wants this mod for a particular firmware (including Mega 5.8 inches) one has to upload those 2 files...
But that's in order to get the full mod. Otherwise it's possible to get 75 % of it by just renaming some files in the system/etc/permissions folder and adding some other files in the same folder, for any firmware on both Mega 6.3 and 5.8, see OP...
unclefab said:
OP updated.
The update can be used with all rooted Mega variants, deodexed or odexed, 6.3 and 5.8.
It brings amongst other multi instance but well, just have a look at the OP
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tested and working perfectlyy .. you are the one
unclefab said:
Nope, cuz nobody uploaded MJ2's framework-res.apk and androidpolicy.jar...
As I already said, if one wants this mod for a particular firmware (including Mega 5.8 inches) one has to upload those 2 files...
But that's in order to get the full mod. Otherwise it's possible to get 75 % of it by just renaming some files in the system/etc/permissions folder and adding some other files in the same folder, for any firmware on both Mega 6.3 and 5.8, see OP...
By the way, I modded the flash bar (the bar from where one can launch multi windows apps), if someone is interested it's there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567109
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here are the files... just got a chance to use my comp after so long...
android policy : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31220121/MJ2 FW/android.policy.jar
framework-res : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31220121/MJ2 FW/framework-res.apk
MJ2
Ok mate, here it is
Please do report whether it works or not, for other people on MJ2 to know. Then if it works I'll update OP:good:.
Stay tuned, some more updates are on the way. I managed to have stock dual static multi windows and cascade/floating multi windows to work at the same time, and I'm currently working on enabling quad view and/or five layouts (no promises on those ones though, but I'll try my best:silly...
Edit;
confirmed working on MJ2 (see next post).
unclefab said:
Ok mate, here it is
Please do report whether it works or not, for other people on MJ2 to know. Then if it works I'll update OP:good:.
Stay tuned, some more updates are on the way. I managed to have stock dual static multi windows and cascade/floating multi windows to work at the same time, and I'm currently working on enabling quad view and/or five layouts (no promises on those ones though, but I'll try my best:silly...
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confirm working....
Working perfect on my GTi9205 ...
Thanks mate ...
Post #13 works in my gt-i9205 good.tnx
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thank you very much. Excellent yet so simple and elegant modification!
Can this be used on note 10.1 2014?
inertiaholic said:
thank you very much. Excellent yet so simple and elegant modification!
Can this be used on note 10.1 2014?
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Probably, since it will have note 3 style multi windows, but I can't tell for sure (it hasn't been released yet).
I briefly tried a note 3 and I didn't see any floating option, but I know there are some mods like quad views (easy to implement on note 3, but not on mega )
Check note 3's forum, I think I saw something about floating windows...
thanks for the quick reply suitably named unclefab!
With note 3, yes mw etc easily created the floating window presumably on the back of the pen window feature, but not as elegant as yours or as universal as your where every window can be minimised etc. Indeed the multiwindow method is somewhat convoluted.
on my huawei ascend mate, i used the floating notifications plus xhalo windows but also somewhat iffy.
unclefab said:
Probably, since it will have note 3 style multi windows, but I can't tell for sure (it hasn't been released yet).
I briefly tried a note 3 and I didn't see any floating option, but I know there are some mods like quad views (easy to implement on note 3, but not on mega )
Check note 3's forum, I think I saw something about floating windows...
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Working on att galaxy mega i527 .thanks
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Hello everyone! I have a LG Optimus G e977 (similar to e975) and I'm having kind of a very annoying problem. The bottom of my touch screen is broken and I'm not being able to "finish" the initial set up of CyanoGenMod 11. I was able to bypass every page by sliding to the left, but I can't do it on the very last page.
USB debugging is not activated because i haven't even got a chance to go into settings. My phone doesn't appear on "ADB" devices list. Is there anyway I can control the phone from my PC? (Windows 7).
Maybe theres a file inside the phone's internal storage indicating that the initial setup has already been donde. Could I replace it with somene else's file who already has gone through this process?
Excuse my English since it's not my mother language, but I do understand perfectly well anything written.
I really thank you for your time and patience.
On PC with an archive manager like 7zip or WinRar, open CM11 zip as archive and browse to /system/app and delete CMaccount.apk . Make sure to not unzip the rom otherwise you will need to sign the zip as well. Then install edited rom.
es0tericcha0s said:
On PC with an archive manager like 7zip or WinRar, open CM11 zip as archive and browse to /system/app and delete CMaccount.apk . Make sure to not unzip the rom otherwise you will need to sign the zip as well. Then install edited rom.
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This almost worked. As soon as I started the phone for the first time with this new ROM, just had to choose a language and hit next, but then the "Configuration app" crashed, the screen stayed black with the battery and signal icons on top and I was unable to do anything from there.
Maybe this app saves some config files/flags inside the phone and someone can send me those in a zip file or something? So I can trick the phone as if it had already been configured.
Thanks!
Sorry. Wasn't aware that was tied to anything important at all as it is non essential to anything necessary in the phone. I never set up the CM account and always uninstall the app and have never had an problems. You might have to remove another app like Setupwizard or something along those sorts. Haven't opened up a straight CM rom zip in a bit so can't remember off the top of my head.
es0tericcha0s said:
Sorry. Wasn't aware that was tied to anything important at all as it is non essential to anything necessary in the phone. I never set up the CM account and always uninstall the app and have never had an problems. You might have to remove another app like Setupwizard or something along those sorts. Haven't opened up a straight CM rom zip in a bit so can't remember off the top of my head.
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I finally managed to complete the setup wizard. When the Google Account config set up showed up, it was the only moment when the screen rotation worked.
1) Slide screens until the google Account set up
2) Rotate the screen
3) follow the registration wizard normally without rotating back to normal position.
4) when the "finish" button appeared at the end, i was able to click on it
Thank you very much for your attention!!
DiegoRC said:
I finally managed to complete the setup wizard. When the Google Account config set up showed up, it was the only moment when the screen rotation worked.
1) Slide screens until the google Account set up
2) Rotate the screen
3) follow the registration wizard normally without rotating back to normal position.
4) when the "finish" button appeared at the end, i was able to click on it
Thank you very much for your attention!!
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Nice! Glad all is as well as it could be at this point. You're welcome.