So, development for this phone is off to a bang only a few days in and we got root
but since its still an unstable process, someone on XDA has posted instructions for how to make any app work with multiview
no root needed!!!
[Tutorial] Add additional apps to Multi Window without needing root [Verizon] - xda-developers
Slightly more detailed guide:
1. download APK manager
Downloads | APK Multi-Tool
2. make a folder called apk manager on your desktop extract everything in the zip into that folder
3. download this
http://www.cvsquad.com/files/multiview/1.apk
4. Replace the file at the following path with the one you just downloaded:
C:\Users\(w/e your username is)\apktool\
5.open the apkmanager folder that you previously extracted to your desktop
6.drop the apk you want to modify into the folder called "place-apk-here-for-modding"
7.double click on the script file
8.Select option 9
wait for it to finish
9. go back to the apk manager folder and open the projects folder
inside, open the folder for the apk you are modifying
open the AndroidManifest file with notepad
10. find the first set of code that looks like this
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
and modify it so that it looks like this...
<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>
11. go all the way down to the bottom of the file and find this:
</application>
12. Add all this stuff before it so that it looks like this:
<uses-library required="false" name="com.sec.android.app.multiwindow" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.support.multiwindow" android:value="true" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_W" android:value="632.0dip" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_H" android:value="598.0dip" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.MINIMUM_SIZE_W" android:value="632.0dip" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.MINIMUM_SIZE_H" android:value="598.0dip" />
</application>
13. Save the file in notepad
14. go back to the script and select option 11
15. When it asks if it is a system app press [N]
16. After it is all done, select option 12
17. When that is done select option 24 to quit
18.Go back to the APK Manager folder;
inside the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder you will see a new apk that begins with the word "signed"
19.Take that apk out and put it on your phone and install
but since its still an unstable process, someone on XDA has posted instructions for how to make any app work with multiview
no root needed!!!
[Tutorial] Add additional apps to Multi Window without needing root [Verizon] - xda-developers
Slightly more detailed guide:
1. download APK manager
Downloads | APK Multi-Tool
2. make a folder called apk manager on your desktop extract everything in the zip into that folder
3. download this
http://www.cvsquad.com/files/multiview/1.apk
4. Replace the file at the following path with the one you just downloaded:
C:\Users\(w/e your username is)\apktool\
5.open the apkmanager folder that you previously extracted to your desktop
6.drop the apk you want to modify into the folder called "place-apk-here-for-modding"
7.double click on the script file
8.Select option 9
wait for it to finish
9. go back to the apk manager folder and open the projects folder
inside, open the folder for the apk you are modifying
open the AndroidManifest file with notepad
10. find the first set of code that looks like this
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
and modify it so that it looks like this...
<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>
11. go all the way down to the bottom of the file and find this:
</application>
12. Add all this stuff before it so that it looks like this:
<uses-library required="false" name="com.sec.android.app.multiwindow" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.support.multiwindow" android:value="true" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_W" android:value="632.0dip" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.DEFAULT_SIZE_H" android:value="598.0dip" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.MINIMUM_SIZE_W" android:value="632.0dip" />
<meta-data android:name="com.sec.android.multiwindow.MINIMUM_SIZE_H" android:value="598.0dip" />
</application>
13. Save the file in notepad
14. go back to the script and select option 11
15. When it asks if it is a system app press [N]
16. After it is all done, select option 12
17. When that is done select option 24 to quit
18.Go back to the APK Manager folder;
inside the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder you will see a new apk that begins with the word "signed"
19.Take that apk out and put it on your phone and install
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