We include Samsung Multi Window in another application
The new Samsung smartphones have a very interesting feature - Multi Windows.
It allows you to simultaneously run two applications in one window.
Unfortunately, apart from Samsung, this feature is not yet supported by anyone.
But in fact, it is not so difficult to add to an existing application.
It will look like this
To remake the application we need:
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We will train on the Safari to go application (since I would like to use it in parallel with the dictionary)
Now the application can be installed on the device.
With the same ease, Multi windows support can be added to your new application.
Plus a bunch of goodies with dragging and dropping content from one application to another.
Sources:
www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/developers-add-support-for-samsung-multi-window-to-your-apps-r823
developer.android.com/tools/publishing/app-signing.html
developer.samsung.com/s-pen-sdk/technical-docs-09
PS Supported devices:
Samsung S3
Samsung S4
Samsung Note
Samsung Note II
Samsung Note 8.0
Samsung Note 10.1
It allows you to simultaneously run two applications in one window.
Unfortunately, apart from Samsung, this feature is not yet supported by anyone.
But in fact, it is not so difficult to add to an existing application.
It will look like this
To remake the application we need:
- apk application file
- JDK
- android-apktool
code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list
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We will train on the Safari to go application (since I would like to use it in parallel with the dictionary)
- Extract the apk file to a folder
apktool.bat d -s com.safaribooksonline.apk ./com.safaribooksonline - Make the following changes to the AndroidManifest.xml file
... <application android:label="Safari To Go" ...> <activity android:name=".LoginActivity" ...> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.MULTIWINDOW_LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> ... <uses-library required="false" name="com.sec.android.app.multiwindow"> </uses-library> <meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.support.multiwindow" android:value="true" /> <meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_W" android:resource="@dimen/app_defaultsize_w" /> <meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_H" android:resource="@dimen/app_defaultsize_h" /> <meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.MINIMUM_SIZE_W" android:resource="@dimen/app_minimumsize_w" /> <meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.MINIMUM_SIZE_H" android:resource="@dimen/app_minimumsize_h" /> </application> ... - Create or add file \ res \ values \ dimens.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> ... <dimen name="app_defaultsize_w">632.0dip</dimen> <dimen name="app_defaultsize_h">598.0dip</dimen> <dimen name="app_minimumsize_w">632.0dip</dimen> <dimen name="app_minimumsize_h">598.0dip</dimen> </resources> - We pack everything back into the apk file
apktool.bat b ./com.safaribooksonline
The apk file will be created in the folder.
\ com.safaribooksonline \ dist \ com.safaribooksonline.apk - Generate the key for signing the apk file (since the application will be signed with a non-original key, it will not be updated from google play)
I took the name of Storaj and Alice from the SDK. But if you want you can change to something more original.
keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore -alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 - Sign the application with the generated key
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg MD5withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore my-release-key.keystore com.safaribooksonline.apk alias_name
Now the application can be installed on the device.
With the same ease, Multi windows support can be added to your new application.
Plus a bunch of goodies with dragging and dropping content from one application to another.
Sources:
www.modaco.com/page/news/_/android/developers-add-support-for-samsung-multi-window-to-your-apps-r823
developer.android.com/tools/publishing/app-signing.html
developer.samsung.com/s-pen-sdk/technical-docs-09
PS Supported devices:
Samsung S3
Samsung S4
Samsung Note
Samsung Note II
Samsung Note 8.0
Samsung Note 10.1
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/179239/
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