Here is how to fix Youtube, Slack, VLC and more on 2.2.2 (Note 1 and Note 2 etc)

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My favorite apps were working fine on 2.1.2 but many issues came with 2.2.2 I spent a fair bit amount of time fixing those issues, so here are all my fixes in case it helps anyone else:

First general tip: disable “whiten background” in the app optimization settings (navigation ball > settings) this fixes various issues.

Second general tip, for Note 1 only: add a “full screen” button to your navigation ball, and use it to make the taskbar appear again when it becomes unvisible for some apps.

Those two tips are enough to fix Youtube and VLC but not Slack.

Slack specific fixes: disable “embolden font” and decrease DPI to 290 or so. Slack becomes great again!

Some tips came from those older threads:

Taskbar disappears for some apps (youtube, slack, VLC) on Note 2 running 2.2.2, any idea of how to make it visible again? No problem on Note 1 running 2.1.2 or 2.2.2 (full screen trick)

Initial discussion was there Give the option to keep taskbar always visible (was working in 2.1.2, no longer works in 2.2.1) I made a new thread because this time the issue is specific to Note 2.

Slack app was behaving like a "tablet-sized" app on 2.1.2 and now behaves like a "smartphone-sized" app on 2.2.1

On my first note 1 still using 2.1.2 the slack app behaves like a “tablet-sized” app, which means text is rather small and there is plenty of space for the app, for example I can see at all times both the conversation area on the right and the list of channels on the left. On my second note 1 upgraded to 2.2.1 this is no longer the case. The slack app displays rather large text and behaves like it was displaying on a very small screen, like a smartphone screen. Thus I can no longer see both con…

Give the option to keep taskbar always visible (was working in 2.1.2, no longer works in 2.2.1)

Taskbar = bar at the top of the screen, with time, shortcuts, battery indicator etc… On my first note 1 still using 2.1.2 I can still have the taskbar always visible over any app. Which is awesome. On my second note 1 upgraded to 2.2.1 it is no longer possible. Did I miss something? How to enable this again? Instant regret. This is one of the reason I regret upgrading from 2.1.2 to 2.2.1 :-/