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Root [MetroPCS/CDMA] Multiscreen on JB 4.1.2 OTA update?

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MetroPOS

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This question seems to keep getting ignored on the messy disorganized JB 4.1.2 OTA thread so I want to flat out address it right here:

Has multiscreen been added with the new OTA update? If not, then are there any other significant/noticeable/major changes or improvements?

I have not updated yet
 
No multi-view and yes some improvements tweaks and does have project butter that makes such task even smoother. also has spam blocking mode which allows you to block numbers from calling and texting you also you can set up a time where your phone blocks all calls and only allows people in your white list to call/txt you. and other features i have yet to try.
 
Multi-screen was always a gimmick for me. It is cool but when the **** could you actually use it? Only time I used it was if I needed to search my contacts while on a call to share a number. I saw all the cool videos oooo i can load facebook and twitter at the same time. Big whoop.
 
When I'm trying to take information off of a text/email/etc to enter into a form/field on a website or app, it actually would be very helpful and not a gimmick. I'm talking about things you can't simply copy & paste from place to the other. The way it is now, you have to tab back and forth between apps and it gets really tedious and annoying. Switching between tabs/running programs to retrieve info is not a big deal on a PC/laptop or tablet cause the screens are large and you have keyboards, but with 4 - 5 inch displays on touchscreen smartphones, it's a major inconvenience and multi-view would have been a big help
 
Trueno22 said:
Multi-screen was always a gimmick for me. It is cool but when the **** could you actually use it? Only time I used it was if I needed to search my contacts while on a call to share a number. I saw all the cool videos oooo i can load facebook and twitter at the same time. Big whoop.
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Actually, it really IS a handy feature, and has real-world applications/uses for some of us that depend on our phones for work. I use it almost daily, and many times on some days.
But it has useful purposes for those who don't 'need it' as well - i.e. copy/pasting from text to notes, contacts, etc. I also use it at the grocery store a lot (one window has the calculator, while the other has my shopping list)

Other features found in the Premium Suite I'd like to see on our ROM are Reader Mode, Low Light Shot, the new Gallery app (which we can ad as an app already), and the customizable Notification Panel.

:rolleyes:
 
I saw that earlier this morning when it came out... but the author (nor anywhere in the article) doesn't mention exactly what the "problems" are - other than the fact that we didn't get them.
 
djc7980 said:
It would be nice to bring that to the metropolis rom, is that possible?
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Possible but personally out of my league imo. Would take someone that understands the code they are looking at. When I compare the files I need to for multiview, I have no idea what to use and what not to and there are lots of files.

Now, If there were a tutorial I could follow...
 
im not sure if metro is ready for another epic ota. jellybean was worse than a black friday with free lcd tvs for the first 200 people in line.
 
n4zty said:
im not sure if metro is ready for another epic ota. jellybean was worse than a black friday with free lcd tvs for the first 200 people in line.
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Lmao that was epic or still is its sad it's young people on metros Facebook acting like complete idiots
 
mike28 said:
Lmao that was epic or still is its sad it's young people on metros Facebook acting like complete idiots
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thats the sad thing most were adults just as old as us or even older lol but anyways people will always act differently over the internet......
 
Trueno22 said:
If they have a OTA update they shouldn't announce it at all. Ever let it be a surprise.
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Thats would be the smartest thing to do. but now that i think about it theres already people on their facebook already asking about it loool .....its hopeless but still isnt as epic as metro giving a time frame for jellybean lol
 
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