2.6 b1 disables Samsung windowing [solved]

[JohnFredC]

After installing the latest 2.6 beta 1, TC disappeared from my Samsung "quick menu" and cannot be added (doesn't show in the compatible apps panel). The app pairs I had setup with TC (most usefully, TC+QuickPic) also disappeared from the quick panel.

Please restore compatibility with the Samsung windowing schema. It is extremely useful and works a bit better with TC than with the other file manager I use (fX).

Samsung Note 8 Android 4.4.2

[ghisler(Author)]

That's odd, the lines for multi-window are still in the manifest:

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            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
                <category android:name="tv.ouya.intent.category.APP"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.MULTIWINDOW_LAUNCHER"/>
                <category android:name="com.samsung.android.intent.category.PENWINDOW_LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>

However, I had to remove the following line:

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<uses-library android:required="false" android:name="com.sec.android.app.multiwindow" />

because TC fails to install on older Android versions if this line is present! It should not have any influence on the launcher, though. In addition to that, I switched from Eclipse to Android Studio, and renamed the icons from *.PNG to *.PNG2. All these could have an influence.

Can you tell me which versions work for you?
- TC 2.04: http://tcce.s3.amazonaws.com/tcandroid204.apk
- TC 2.50: http://tcce.s3.amazonaws.com/tcandroid250.apk

[JohnFredC]

Hi Christian

Thanks for responding so quickly!

Apparently I need to uninstall 2.6b1 before re-installing prior versions (system reported "Application not installed" when I tried the 2.04 apk). Unfortunately, I have no time for that today, perhaps over this weekend, but...


More info about 2.6 behavior in the Samsung windowing environment.

Before installing 2.6b1, TC 2.5 (all betas and release) functioned properly in my Samsung windowed environment

After further experimentation:

• TC 2.6b1 WILL window ( ). All that is necessary is to drag a "supported" app (present in the "launcher" that slides in from the right) over the top of an existing TC 2.6 instance. The pair works perfectly.
  
  Also, if I then attempt to save the "pair" (TC+QuickPic, for instance) using the button that Samsung provides at the bottom of the launcher, the system allows me to do so after giving the pair a name.
  
  Once saved, the pair displays as an icon in the launcher. All correct so far.
  
  But then it gets weird.
  
  The saved pair icon (in the launcher) displays another app's icon in place of the TC icon. Furthermore, the app displayed (in my case Application Folder) itself is not compatible withe the windowing environment. Starting the saved pair opens the "incorrect" member of the pair in full screen. The second member of the pair does not open.

Summary:

• 1. A TC 2.6b1 instance can be successfully windowed with another app
  2. The Samsung Launcher cannot see TC 2.6b1
  3. Saving a successfully windowed TC 2.6b1 pair stores data for another app, not TC

Hope this helps.

[ghisler(Author)]

Sounds like it's really a problem with the icons! Please contact me by e-mail to beta at ghisler dot com for a private beta. You will not need to uninstall to test that.

[JohnFredC]

OK. I've sent "beta" an email.

[JohnFredC]

Fixed! It must have been the icons.

Thank you very much!