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Help Adding apps on the multitask menu

It could be the carrier that is restricting what can be added. Chrome is not preloaded in my Note 2. I downloaded from the Play store and it was automatically added. I also have an 'Edit' button on mine to add/remove compatible apps on the list.

The apps on my list are not modified and are supported by the developers.
 
Actually, I'm wondering why they didn't add the calculator. My Note 10.1 has the calculator app available as split/multi-window mode. You think they could at least standardize the apps across all devices that use split/multi-windows.
 
I'm having the same issue, of being unable to add anything to the multitask toolbar.

It only allows for the Native email app, gallery, internet, messaging, S note, Polaris Office and Video Play. I am unable to add/drag gmail, Chrome, Google Maps or any of the other compatible apps.

I'm on Verizon, if that really does make a difference.
 
mikeeha said:
I'm having the same issue, of being unable to add anything to the multitask toolbar.

It only allows for the Native email app, gallery, internet, messaging, S note, Polaris Office and Video Play. I am unable to add/drag gmail, Chrome, Google Maps or any of the other compatible apps.

I'm on Verizon, if that really does make a difference.
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If you do not see the 'edit' button at the bottom of the multi-window app list, then the carrier has locked that feature.

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NeoGrandizer said:
If you do not see the 'edit' button at the bottom of the multi-window app list, then the carrier has locked that feature.

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What carrier are you on?

I see the edit button and those windows come up. However I do not have the app options you have. I cannot add chrome, Google maps or Gmail as they're not options listed. As a matter of fact my tray doesn't have any of the text explanation yours has.
 
If it helps, I'm on T-Mobile and I have the same options as Neo. I can drag off apps that I do not want then drag on apps I will use. I can also change their order within the side bar. Actually, I just added Chrome.
 
Verizon did not lock the multi view feature, I wish people would stop spreading that.
Samsung has stated that the Verizon version needs an update.

If you want, you can edit apps yourself to support multi view.
But even better, root if you can and install the mod that allows all apps in multi view. I prefer the one that gives me complete control over which apps to add instead of the one that adds them all, that's too messy for me.
 
pool_shark said:
Verizon did not lock the multi view feature, I wish people would stop spreading that.

Samsung has stated that the Verizon version needs an update.

If you want, you can edit apps yourself to support multi view.
But even better, root if you can and install the mod that allows all apps in multi view. I prefer the one that gives me complete control over which apps to add instead of the one that adds them all, that's too messy for me.
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That's great with you, but there are people that do not wish to do that. So they do have legitimate complaints when using the stock ROM. Yes it is locked because it restricts what a user can do compared to another (like myself; also running stock/non-rooted).

It seems like Verizon disabled and restricted what can be done with multi-view. In essence that is locking down a feature. Samsung is looking to update it probably because of the complaints about it being crippled compared to others.
 
NeoGrandizer said:
That's great with you, but there are people that do not wish to do that. So they do have legitimate complaints when using the stock ROM. Yes it is locked because it restricts what a user can do compared to another (like myself; also running stock/non-rooted).

It seems like Verizon disabled and restricted what can be done with multi-view. In essence that is locking down a feature. Samsung is looking to update it probably because of the complaints about it being crippled compared to others.
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Did you miss the part where I said "Samsung has stated that the Verizon version needs an update"?
How about the part where I said "root if you can"?
It isn't locked nor restricted. If that were the case then the modified apps wouldn't work. Root isn't needed to modify the apps and if Verizon was blocking it they wouldn't work, but they do.

Supervideo was updated to support multi view, that works on stock Verizon, that alone should prove that it isn't being restricted.

I think many of you forget that the Verizon version was released with multi view, other carriers had to wait for it.
When the other carriers received it, they received the update, the Verizon version hasn't received it because Verizon is slow as dirt when it comes to updates.
 
pool_shark said:
Did you miss the part where I said "Samsung has stated that the Verizon version needs an update"?
How about the part where I said "root if you can"?
It isn't locked nor restricted. If that were the case then the modified apps wouldn't work. Root isn't needed to modify the apps and if Verizon was blocking it they wouldn't work, but they do.

Supervideo was updated to support multi view, that works on stock Verizon, that alone should prove that it isn't being restricted.

I think many of you forget that the Verizon version was released with multi view, other carriers had to wait for it.
When the other carriers received it, they received the update, the Verizon version hasn't received it because Verizon is slow as dirt when it comes to updates.
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Nope. Didn't miss anything. But you seem to have. I'll leave it that.
 
NeoGrandizer said:
Nope. Didn't miss anything. But you seem to have. I'll leave it that.
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No, please, enlighten me.

What did I miss?
Samsung said that the Verizon version needs an update, they were specifically referring to the multi view feature when they said it.

If the other carriers received the multi view feature after Verizon, but what they received included the update, what is Verizon locking or restricting?
 
Maybe my recollection is spotty. The UK released the patch before the US and it had the additional features as I don't recall them getting another update for it. In essence, it shouldn't take much to port to the North American market.

Verizon released the first multi-window feature to its consumers. But as always they 'tweak' the ROM to their network and bloat. At the same time, they also remove and restrict features that would normally be present. How long was it after Verizon that the other carriers released theirs? At most a month or two and the time it takes to test and compile their tweaks and bloat? That's a very short time and very quick on the carriers part.

I think Samsung is only saying it to placate some consumer complaints about the feature being crippled.

That's why I say it's locked or crippled. Of course this is just my opinion about it.
 
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