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Tweak the instructions a little bit
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farmerbb committed Aug 11, 2018
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1. Check the box for "Freeform window support" inside the Taskbar app
2. Follow the directions that appear in the pop-up to enable the proper settings on your device (one-time setup)
3. Go to your device's recent apps page and clear all recent apps
4. Select an app using Taskbar to launch it in a freeform window
4. Start Taskbar, then select an app to launch it in a freeform window

For more information and detailed instructions, click "Help & instructions for freeform mode" inside the Taskbar app.

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<string name="pref_title_invisible_button">Hide button while Taskbar is collapsed</string>
<string name="pref_title_freeform_mode_help">Help &amp; instructions for freeform mode</string>
<string name="freeform_help_dialog_title">Help &amp; instructions</string>
<string name="freeform_help_dialog_message"><b>About freeform mode</b>\n\nTaskbar lets you launch apps in freeform floating windows on Android 7.0+ devices. No root access is required, although Android 8.0+ devices require an adb shell command to be run during initial setup.\n\nSimply follow these steps to configure your device for launching apps in freeform mode:\n\n<b>1.</b> Check the box for \"Freeform window support\" inside the Taskbar app\n\n<b>2.</b> Follow the directions that appear in the pop-up to enable the proper settings on your device (one-time setup)\n\n<b>3.</b> Go to your device\'s recent apps page and clear all recent apps\n\n<b>4.</b> Select an app using Taskbar to launch it in a freeform window\n\n<i>&#8226; For best results, especially on Android 8.0+, restart your device before using freeform mode</i>\n\n<b>Window size presets</b>\n\nTaskbar can launch app windows in various preset sizes. You can choose a window size by long-pressing or right-clicking an app icon and selecting \"New window.\"\n\nTo save a window size preset for a specific app, simply long-press the preset, and a checkmark will appear indicating that it is set as default. Taskbar will launch the app using this selected size on subsequent launches.\n\nNote that window sizes don\'t work correctly on Android 8.0 and 8.1. However, you can work around this by launching the app, immediately closing it, then launching it again from Android\'s overview menu.\n\n<b>Troubleshooting</b>\n\n<i>&#8226; Apps still launch fullscreen</i>\n\nIf an app is launched that is already loaded into memory, Taskbar will bring it into the foreground. In order to launch the app into freeform mode, it has to be launched from a fresh state.\n\nSwipe the app away from recents, and then re-launch it from the recent apps page using Taskbar. If this doesn\'t work, then long-press the app icon, select \"App info,\" and then force stop the app. Alternatively, you can restart your device.\n\n<i>&#8226; Apps that are maximized cannot be restored into a window</i>\n\nIf you press the Maximize button on an app\'s title bar, Android will bring the app out of freeform mode and into fullscreen mode. As mentioned above, Taskbar can only launch apps into freeform windows if they are launched from a fresh state.\n\nTo fix this, you can maximize windows by tapping or clicking just outside the app\'s window frame. This will expand the window to fill all the available space while keeping it in the freeform window workspace.</string>
<string name="freeform_help_dialog_message"><b>About freeform mode</b>\n\nTaskbar lets you launch apps in freeform floating windows on Android 7.0+ devices. No root access is required, although Android 8.0+ devices require an adb shell command to be run during initial setup.\n\nSimply follow these steps to configure your device for launching apps in freeform mode:\n\n<b>1.</b> Check the box for \"Freeform window support\" inside the Taskbar app\n\n<b>2.</b> Follow the directions that appear in the pop-up to enable the proper settings on your device (one-time setup)\n\n<b>3.</b> Go to your device\'s recent apps page and clear all recent apps\n\n<b>4.</b> Start Taskbar, then select an app to launch it in a freeform window\n\n<i>&#8226; For best results, especially on Android 8.0+, restart your device before using freeform mode</i>\n\n<b>Window size presets</b>\n\nTaskbar can launch app windows in various preset sizes. You can choose a window size by long-pressing or right-clicking an app icon and selecting \"New window.\"\n\nTo save a window size preset for a specific app, simply long-press the preset, and a checkmark will appear indicating that it is set as default. Taskbar will launch the app using this selected size on subsequent launches.\n\nNote that window sizes don\'t work correctly on Android 8.0 and 8.1. However, you can work around this by launching the app, immediately closing it, then launching it again from Android\'s overview menu.\n\n<b>Troubleshooting</b>\n\n<i>&#8226; Apps still launch fullscreen</i>\n\nIf an app is launched that is already loaded into memory, Taskbar will bring it into the foreground. In order to launch the app into freeform mode, it has to be launched from a fresh state.\n\nSwipe the app away from recents, and then re-launch it from the recent apps page using Taskbar. If this doesn\'t work, then long-press the app icon, select \"App info,\" and then force stop the app. Alternatively, you can restart your device.\n\n<i>&#8226; Apps that are maximized cannot be restored into a window</i>\n\nIf you press the Maximize button on an app\'s title bar, Android will bring the app out of freeform mode and into fullscreen mode. As mentioned above, Taskbar can only launch apps into freeform windows if they are launched from a fresh state.\n\nTo fix this, you can maximize windows by tapping or clicking just outside the app\'s window frame. This will expand the window to fill all the available space while keeping it in the freeform window workspace.</string>

<string name="action_developer_options">Open Developer Options</string>
<string name="action_close">Close</string>
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