The Google Pixel Fold is getting some brand-new techniques with Android 15, with the 2nd designer sneak peek including a choice to continue running apps on the external screen when the gadget is closed.
In Android 15 DP2, Google has actually currently made one big-screen improvement in restoring a consistent taskbar at the bottom of the screenBeyond that, the business is likewise including a number of foldable-specific enhancements.
Among those is one we will not see for a while, as Android 15 will enable apps to inform the OS if they can work on the external screen of a “flippable.”
The other exists on the Pixel Fold running Android 15 DP2. Google has actually included an alternative to enable apps to continue working on the external display screen when the gadget is closed. This isn’t the default habits, however a brand-new settings menu enables users to pick in between “never ever” opening apps on the external display screen– the existing habits–, “constantly” continuing the app on the external screen, or needing a swipe approximately keep the app running. The brand-new settings were identified by an Android Police tipster who set up the upgrade.
This very same performance likewise exists on the OnePlus Open, and has actually likewise existed on previous Oppo foldables.
While not everybody will discover this beneficial, it’s excellent that Google is including the alternative. Presently, it appears like this will be just in Android 15, as it hasn’t yet appeared in Android 14’s betas. That stated, with Pixel Fold 2 on its methodit appears affordable future Android 14 upgrades might provide the performance, and Google had actually quickly supported a comparable variation of this in QPR1
More on Android 15:
- Android 15 DP2 restores consistent taskbar on Pixel Fold, Tablet
- Android 15 DP2: App archiving incorporated into Settings
- Android 15 DP2 a little enhances video quality when utilizing Pixel as a cam
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