PIPO M9 - Multi-window/Splitscreen?

[sho25]

As the PIPO M9 has a 10inch screen, it would be nice if multi-window/Splitscreen would be possible.

Does anybody know if multi-window/splitscreen is possible? And with the apps that already has been installed on your device, like Google Chrome and Telnet side by side.

Thanks in advance.

[rrileypm]

PIPO M9 - Multi-window/Splitscreen?

There are apps that support that. Floating browser is one and a video app. Just search floating in Google Play Store.


Randy

[pr0xZen]

I know the Samsung Note 10.1 for one, has quite a wide support for this after JB came for it... but maybe its support for multitasking with several apps on-screen - is launcher-based..? Or maybe the rom?

[sho25]

Thank you for input.

I tried several apps like Multiscreen Multitasking THD, Split View Multi Screen Tablet, but these apps only have pre-defined, built-in apps. You can't use your installed apps.

I'm looking for something like Samsung has, so you could use your installed apps.

Is it possible to use the Multi-Window app which is on a Samsung S3? If yes, how to?

[pr0xZen]

Thank you for input.

I tried several apps like Multiscreen Multitasking THD, Split View Multi Screen Tablet, but these apps only have pre-defined, built-in apps. You can't use your installed apps.

I'm looking for something like Samsung has, so you could use your installed apps.

Is it possible to use the Multi-Window app which is on a Samsung S3? If yes, how to?

Don't trust this 100%, but as I have understood it - this is integrated into TouchWiz - a proprietary launcher from Samsung. Fully functionable, stable port is a PITA.

If you want to try it out, you can check one of the mods here ("TouchWiz" from SGS4): http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2227345

I suggest you look around for a way to safely toggle the bottom navbar of your rom - this mod won't operate properly with it (or so I read). You also want to search the thread to check how to modify it for a custom resolution.

[DSCB57]

Hi all. This thread is also very interesting to me, as I feel that the multi-tasking ability of this processor is hampered by the limits imposed by the launcher technology Android devices have to use presently. We cannot switch screens with the ease of Windows or Linux OSs. There has to be a solution no-one has thought of yet, it just needs a rethink. I have to say that my new tablet is quickly taking over from my laptop. It can do pretty much anything I throw at it, but is let down by not being able to have more than one window visible at a time. Since the Android OS is basically very similar to Linux, perhaps a similar approach to multi-tasking and windows could be implemented?

[pr0xZen]

Hi all. This thread is also very interesting to me, as I feel that the multi-tasking ability of this processor is hampered by the limits imposed by the launcher technology Android devices have to use presently. We cannot switch screens with the ease of Windows or Linux OSs. There has to be a solution no-one has thought of yet, it just needs a rethink. I have to say that my new tablet is quickly taking over from my laptop. It can do pretty much anything I throw at it, but is let down by not being able to have more than one window visible at a time. Since the Android OS is basically very similar to Linux, perhaps a similar approach to multi-tasking and windows could be implemented?

If you google "Cornerstone android" and read a little (particulary with the implentations of Cornerstone into Asus Transformer F101 roms - you'll see that: #1 - this is a seriously difficult task to get right. #2 - even though you get it right, theres still a wide range of complicating issues going on. One in perticular, is that most apps for tablets are not programmed to be resizable - meaning often you'd need to use the "mobile version" of the apps, if available (This has to be fixed/changed at the app developers end). Not practical, and not good at all when you're switching back to "fullscreen". Also, afaik the source haven't been properly adapted for jellybean yet - but don't take my word for it.

But if you're feeling set on this - you can consider having a go yourself. OnSkreen maskes Cornerstone, and its open source. Its not some form of app - it needs to be tightly integrated into the framework of the ROM. If you do decide to have a go at it - Warp speed - and may the force be with you, Harry!

[DSCB57]

Hi pr0xZen,

I did read that article, but I freely admit that this sort of hacking and programming goes way beyond my limits. However I do have a little good news - something of a revelation to me - yesterday I purchased a cheap and cheerful tablet case/stand cum keyboard, and I found that Android responds the same as Windoze to the alt+tab command, and that was liberating for me, because being able to switch between open screens is half the battle for me...that opens up at least some of the multi-tasking capability that for me was lacking.

The main downside is that so far I have not been able to configure my keyboard so that only the USB keyboard functions while it is connected. There must be a way to achieve this?

Incidentally, as it is a problem getting a USB keyboard case to fit the control placement of the M9, I had to find a quick solution, and with a couple of precise cuts into the upper support arm, I managed a pretty neat workaround, so if anyone is interested I could discuss it in a little more detail, although it is really very simple...the other advantage with an external keyboard is that when using a remote control app one can still access both the mouse/cursor and all the necessary extra keys only found on a full keyboard. This is especially useful with XBMC and Nova-X. Hope some of this will be useful to someone out there .
And the other thing since flashing this Rileyrom, the tablet now immediately recognizes most of the devices attatched to the OTG port - in fact I have the USB keyboard connected via my Coolbox card-reader/hub with a USB flash-drive attached to one of its USB ports, and that too is recognized and mounted - I was pleasantly surprised, so thank you again!

One last thing, I also wrote to Pipo technical support and asked whether the present 1.6Ghz limit on the CPU was in order to maintain stability, she wrote back to confirm that this was the case, and that the technical team was working on a new firmware release, although she was unable to provide an ETA.

If you google "Cornerstone android" and read a little (particulary with the implentations of Cornerstone into Asus Transformer F101 roms - you'll see that: #1 - this is a seriously difficult task to get right. #2 - even though you get it right, theres still a wide range of complicating issues going on. One in perticular, is that most apps for tablets are not programmed to be resizable - meaning often you'd need to use the "mobile version" of the apps, if available (This has to be fixed/changed at the app developers end). Not practical, and not good at all when you're switching back to "fullscreen". Also, afaik the source haven't been properly adapted for jellybean yet - but don't take my word for it.

But if you're feeling set on this - you can consider having a go yourself. OnSkreen maskes Cornerstone, and its open source. Its not some form of app - it needs to be tightly integrated into the framework of the ROM. If you do decide to have a go at it - Warp speed - and may the force be with you, Harry!

[stevejc]

MultiWindow is coming

Just found this news on pipo forum : http://www.pipo.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod...age%3D1&page=1 and here : http://www.pipo.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod...extra=page%3D1

In English :

Rockchip launched a new Android Windows operating system SDK2.0, five revolutionary improvement: multi-task window foreground run simultaneously, and joined the gestures, multi-tasking system, split-screen menus and gesture smart capture feature.

And there is a link to a video describing a M8pro equipped with Android Windows operating system, multi-window video display operation

Just to wait now

Edit : Google has mistranslated Android by Andrew !

[pr0xZen]

Just found this news on pipo forum : http://www.pipo.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod...age%3D1&page=1 and here : http://www.pipo.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod...extra=page%3D1

In English :

Rockchip Andrews launched a new Windows operating system SDK2.0, five revolutionary improvement: multi-task window foreground run simultaneously, and joined the gestures, multi-tasking system, split-screen menus and gesture smart capture feature.

And there is a link to a video describing a M8pro equipped with 'Andrews' Windows operating system, multi-window video display operation

Just to wait now

Yup - nothing out yet AFAIK, but this might get very interesting

[DSCB57]

Thank you for contributing this. It seems very interesting but it also seems to be a version of Windows or are we talking about an Android version of Windows - God forbid? If we were to flash this OS, what would we do about apps? Forgive me if this sounds noobish

Just found this news on pipo forum : http://www.pipo.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod...age%3D1&page=1 and here : http://www.pipo.cn/bbs/forum.php?mod...extra=page%3D1

In English :

Rockchip Andrews launched a new Windows operating system SDK2.0, five revolutionary improvement: multi-task window foreground run simultaneously, and joined the gestures, multi-tasking system, split-screen menus and gesture smart capture feature.

And there is a link to a video describing a M8pro equipped with 'Andrews' Windows operating system, multi-window video display operation

Just to wait now

[stevejc]

It's Android that have APP in Windows

[pr0xZen]

It's Android that have APP in Windows

You are all confusing me :P

What I could read out from the translation, it was muli-window simultanious operation on Android. Any actual documentation supporting or disproving this?

EDIT: http://liliputing.com/2013/07/multi-...chip-cpus.html

There'ya go. Multiple windows simultaniously on-screen. From what I got from the official Pipo forum, this is confirmed to be "in the works" for M8pro. Don't know about the others - but see no reason that it shouldn't be made for the M9, as it has pretty much the same hardware and capabilities. Display is different, but that shouldn't make any practical difference - the display has nothing to do with the RK3188 gpu kernel, display controller is an auxilliary unit. And the M6 too - mostly the same on those parts that matter in this case - but even more likely that the M6 will get it, as it has a Retina display - muuuch higher resolution.

[stevejc]

You are all confusing me :P

What I could read out from the translation, it was muli-window simultanious operation on Android. Any actual documentation supporting or disproving this?

I agree with you sorry not to have been clear

It"s Android with multi-window feature.

Edit : Some news

Firmware is on debug stage and maybe will be updated in few days

[DSCB57]

So if it does get ported across to the M9, we will be getting the best of both worlds! It seems to me that some pioneering work is being done on this platform...all this is confirming how good a purchase these Pipo tablets are, despite niggles like lack of hardware keys. There is no workaround for that, unless someone comes up with a USB connectable set of hardware pads which could be programmed via software to provide whatever function we needed.

Something I really dislike, by the way - is the fact that the soft keys show up constantly via a screen connected to the hdmi port - which means that you get to have them visible below your videos or whatever.

I also wanted to also ask whether anyone here knows how to stop the software keyboard from coming up when a USB keyboard is connected to the otg port? This is another source of mild irritation for me...

Aplogies for going OT.

I agree with you sorry not to have been clear

It"s Android with multi-window feature.

Edit : Some news

Firmware is on debug stage and maybe will be updated in few days