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XHaloFloat­ingWindow

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This module brings the famous Halo Popup floating window feature from Paranoid Android. It can be used as with the Floating Notificati­ons app to get a closer Halo experience; however, we will keep it simple. First download and install the module, then open up the app and it will ask for root access. Now, activate the module with a reboot. To test the app, open the XHaloFloat­ing Window app from the drawer, go to the Testing Area, and try and launch any of the tests. I chose to launch Xposed Installer in Halo. Now, let’s configure opening the notificati­ons in Halo mode. Open the app and go to SystemUI Mods, and check the Long Press Notificati­ons Option and Long Press Recent Apps. Now, if you want to open a notificati­on from an app in Halo mode, you will have to long press on notificati­on. If you don’t like to long press every time you want to open the notificati­on, you can check the Single Click option as well. It will work for most apps but not with some apps like Play Store and Terminal Emulator; even if you try to open them in Halo mode, they will open in default mode. The Long Press Recent Apps option does the same. This module is extremely useful when you are browsing and you receive a notificati­on from your

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