Multitasking Might: The Recent
Apps button really puts Android ahead of iOS and Windows Phone in terms of multitasking.
Not exact matches
Before you hit the download
button, here's how to select the best
app for you so you have the best chance of meeting someone with whom you'll
really click.
I guess the intention behind this e-paper remote is that it is supposed to replace
apps, which don't
really do a good job of controlling everything in your house and universal remotes with
buttons that are quickly becoming irrelevant due to smart smoke detectors, lighting systems and air conditioners.
I found that
apps like Cool Reader and Moon Reader work
really well after setting them up properly, and the inkBook's page
buttons even work with both of those
apps.
Covering hardware and software, everything is explained clearly and the addition of interactive pins to find out about precise
buttons and features in different
apps makes getting to grips with the Hudl
really easy.
Tapping the GREEN «Get
App» button will confirm your purchase, so make sure you really do want to spend your coins (or pay $ $) for an a
App»
button will confirm your purchase, so make sure you
really do want to spend your coins (or pay $ $) for an
appapp.
So you are free to add shortcuts, widgets and bookmarks to your heart's content, but Samsung hasn't stuffed it full of widgets - there is a useful task manager widget that will let you dive in and see what
apps you have running and quit them, although the widget isn't
really necessary, as a long press on the home
button gives you a modified multi-tasking menu with access to the same task manager as the widget supports.
The aforementioned quick launch
button brings you into TV mode (which
really just means launching the video
app of your choice).
Calculators are typically pretty simple
apps that don't
really need options (they're all present on the calculator keypad
buttons).
- Lockscreen shortcuts: — added additional slot — added option for scale correction - QuickSettings management: — added option for Haptic feedback (vibrate on tile press)-- QuickAppTile: use default theme for launcher dialog — Moto: improved scaling of Signal tiles (WiFi, Cellular)- Battery settings: — percent text in status bar is now independent of existing stock percent text — added master switch for battery settings - Recents: added option for always visible Clear All
button (non-OOS only)- Actions: improved killing of foreground
apps — kills only what's
really visible to the user — removes killed task from the recents panel - Screenshot: use native method if available (e.g. uses OnePlus screenshot on OOS)- GB's
App Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firin
App Launcher: added option for choosing theme - Media: allow volume keys skip track for music playing remotely - Fixed
app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firin
app init on FBE devices for lockscreen shortcuts and QuickApp tile - Improved handling of explicitly triggered SystemUI restarts - Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Turkish translations (thanks to Fatih Firinci)
This handy shortcut replaces the virtual
app drawer
button on the home screen, since you
really don't need that any more.
Over the first day of use, I
really had to reprogram my brain to swipe up to exit
apps, as opposed to just pressing a
button.
One
really handy feature on the new Nexus devices is the ability to double - tap on the power
button to quickly open the camera
app, something that even the Nexus 6 doesn't have with Marshmallow.
A lot of these
App Shortcut actions are
really just links to 1x1 home screen widgets, like Play Music's «I'm Feeling Lucky»
button, or the navigation shortcut for Maps.
The solution here is
really simple — start by opening your Google Maps
app, and don't even bother touching any
buttons or heading to any menus.
If you are not
really THAT big a fan of music, you can also customize this
button and use it to perform various functions like launching your favorite
app, starting the camera, or simply turning on the flashlight.
Overall, the
app is
really strong but one slight negative we noticed was that sometimes the input can lag if you press the
buttons too quickly.
Pressing the physical side
button brings you to an
app dock, so you don't
really even have to go to that cluster of tiny
apps anymore, unless you're looking for an
app you don't have saved to your dock.
I know there are
apps and methods to remap the
button, and Google Assistant is still accessible on the GS8, but I
really fell in love with Google Assistant on the Pixel and
really appreciate how Google built the Pixel's software around it.
Some may be irritated by the lack of an
app drawer — I still don't
really understand why, the
apps are all still visible — but the expandable notifications with quick response
buttons in the drop down notification drawer are very handy.
When it comes to the user interface, some of the positives include quicker and easier access to the Quick Toggles menu, along with the ability to edit these toggles, a split view of the Settings menu, a «close all
apps»
button, and multi-window, which proves to be
really useful on devices with large displays.