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Galaxy Note 10.1 supports running multiple applications on single screen basically splitting it in half. This is only available for a limited set of samsung apps. I couldn't find any SDK or API to support that in my application, is there any way to simulate that?

This is what I am talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBii6rp5YNg

Ivan G.
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  • May be [this][1] link would help you. [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4481226/creating-a-system-overlay-always-on-top-button-in-android – Praful Bhatnagar Oct 18 '12 at 10:11

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I've got some information from a Sammy related guy.

I don't know detail.

But he told that it supported by manifest file's category. There is no special API.

I think you can find method through analyzing decompiled manifest files.

Actually this is a story of the Galaxy Note 2's multiview. But I guess Galaxy Note 10.1's technology and this are same.

dr.nol
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Following link talk about having a button always on top of all views:

Creating a system overlay window (always on top)

May be this would help you in getting footing view for your app.

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  • Thank you it's a nice trick, however I mean a device specific functionality like shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBii6rp5YNg – Ivan G. Oct 18 '12 at 11:14
  • It is not part of standard android SDK and I don't think Samsung has any plan to push that code in open source android SDK or to provide SDK for their devices.. So for now I guess system overlay is the best that we got unless you want to update the source code.. – Praful Bhatnagar Oct 18 '12 at 11:46
  • I was hoping to do that specifically for the Note device, not all Android platforms. – Ivan G. Oct 18 '12 at 13:44