Samsung Galaxy S III multi-window mode

Multi-window mode for the Galaxy S III on its way with the Android 4.1.2 update

Images were leaked on the web which will show that Samsung Galaxy S3(GT-I9300) will support multiview in Android 4.1.2.

This new feature will give two options to users.This means they can surf the web while watching movie on their phone.You can also even change the width of the screen of each application.

Multiview feature is already used in Galaxy Note 2,Galaxy Note 10.1
 


Android 4.1.2 update will be provided in December
One of the sweetest, if not the most sugary feature in the new Nature UX of Samsung as found on the Galaxy Note II, is that it includes the multi-window mode, allowing you to split the screen in various ratios, and run two apps at once.

You can be watching a video or checking out a document, and chatting with comments below them, for example, but the possibilities are endless, as you can mix and match any two apps on the phone.

There were hints that this multi-windows mode will be ported to the Samsung Galaxy S III as well, despite that it has a smaller screen than the huge 5.5-incher on the Note II. We'd say 4.8" is still big enough for some serious multitasking, and are glad that it's coming to the S III.

Apparently this multitasking regime will arrive to the phone with the next Android 4.1.2 update, judging from some leaked screenshots that display a trial update for a Galaxy S III on an Israeli carrier. The split screen mode is also coming to the gallery, where you have the albums/folders on the left, and their content on the right, just like on the Note II.

The source says the 4.1.2 update for the Galaxy S III should be coming before year-end, and we've heard December mentioned before, so not much waiting left.

Install ClockworkMod Touch (touchscreen)

1. Download the attached tar file at the bottom of this post. DO NOT EXTRACT THIS FILE! If you end up with a recovery.img file then smack yourself and start again.
2. Download Odin (windows only) at the bottom if you don't already have it and unzip it to a folder on your PC
3. Reboot into Download Mode: Power off your device, Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.
4. Plug your usb cable in
5. Start Odin (double click Odin3_v3.04.exe).
NOTE: When Odin opens you should see that the first box at the top under ID:COM should turn blue and 'Added' should appear in the message box in Odin.
6. Make sure 'Auto Reboot' and 'F.Reset Time' are ticked in Odin and nothing else.
7. Click on the 'PDA' button in Odin and browse to the recovery-cwm-touch-6.0.1.2-i9300.tar file that you downloaded.
8. Click on 'Start' to flash CWM to your phone.
NOTE: You can see whats happening in the message box in Odin. When the flash completes you should see 'RESET' in the top left the box and your phone will reboot.
9. You now have CWM Touch Recovery permanently flashed


How to Access ClockworkMod Touch

1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode.

Stock Recovery being reflashed after a reboot?
There is an auto recovery restore system on stock roms that will reflash the Stock Recovery on a Stock Rom. If the restore files are renamed then CWM Recovery should not be overwritten after a reboot.

You need to be rooted and then delete or rename the following files:

Quote:

/system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

You can then flash recovery without it being overwritten.

You can also do all this through the S3 ToolKit

**All credit goes to to Koush and anyone else responsible for ClockworkMod**

Credits :  http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719744

Attached Files

	Odin v3.04.zip
	recovery-cwm-touch-6.0.1.2-i9300.tar