Google experimented with multi-windows for Android – Android World

Samsung swears by it, may have different screens, so applications open side by side, however, this is not a standard Android Feature. Google appears to have experimented with this functionality, however, but whether we will ever see in a future update or new version of the operating system that is still unknown.

Multi-windows Android

Google appears to have once been testing a multi-windows mode for Android, which could be. Therefore multiple screens opened next to each other busy Android Police has been told by a source and got to see how this feature was implemented in Android. The functionality was shown on a tablet with a screen ratio of 4: 3, but, according to the website also works on smart phones and tablets in portrait mode

How it works

From the recently opened. applications menu you could drag an application to the right of the screen, after which it was shown on a half screen and was therefore used. The home screen on the right side were simply would operate as normal, which include notifications or Google Now just to consult. A second app open on the left side of the screen was possible.

Impression multi-window according to Android Police Android

According to Android Police it was possible to focus on one of the two parts, so only where operations could be done such as closing the application or call notifications or settings menu. The screens also be switched on and out so that one application screen space occupied when needed could. If there was zoomed to 25% were scaled to the phone-layout of the application and as a screen to 0% was scaled, the other application was full-screen.

Impression multi-window according to Android Police Android

By saying ‘OK Google “was called the search bar on the screen, which not the main focus. According to the information it was possible to have different content, such as images or text excerpts from one window to another window to drag usefull for formatting documents or entering queries.

Impression multi-window according to Android Police Android

Future Music

The functionality shown was still far from optimal, but, let see that it was possible to use this. at each application Or functionality will be updates or for example the upcoming new Android L ever used is still unknown but. The upcoming Nexus 9 may have a 4: 3 aspect ratio and should go but be presented in mid-October. Whether the functionality is ever implemented remains to be seen, in our view it

Source:.! Android Police

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