Android N with a revamped Multi-Window

While most of the devices are still getting the Android Marshmallow (6.0.1) updates, Google has released a Developer's preview of the new Android N. Developers have been continuously exploring this developer's preview and providing us with the new features in this new upgrade. One such feature in Android N is 'Multi-Window', this feature has been introduced in Android Lollipop but it has been upgraded to a whole new level.

In this update the screen of a handheld device can support a split screen in which two applications can be run side by side or one on top of another, for bigger devices like tab or a TV the application developers can provide a picture in picture mode. In the handheld version the size of the split screen can also be re sized according to our need just by dragging the interface line between the two applications.

Figure: Two apps running side by side in split screen mode

Android is providing the developers with Android N sdk to build and configure their applications according to their needs. If the developers wish to disable the multi-window option to provide a full screen experience to the customers, that option has also been provided to them by Android.

In addition to running applications in multi-window mode, users can even launch a new application in multi-window mode. This new version of Android will also be supporting Drag and Drop feature in which the user will be able to drag and drop data from one application to other application that are together sharing the screen. We can hope to see more exciting refinements in this version of Android in the days to come.

Source- XDA- Developers and Android Developers

12:58   by Unknown ·   0

Floating Note And Floating Paint, New Application For Multitasking

Multitasking is the new trend that is governing the present mobile phone market, after Samsung Galaxy Note 2 launched this exciting feature. But as this feature is present only in selected phones, developers have been developing several applications to enable multitasking feature in Android device. Floating applications such as Floating Stickies and Floating Draw have been recently developed which simplify multitasking feature by allowing applications to float or hover over other running applications, this allows users to more easily perform multiple actions at once. Floating Notes and Floating Paint are the newly developed applications  which are, to jot down notes and to illustrate over another application, respectively.

                                                 

Floating Notes is present in up to two resizable and minimizable notepads . Transparency can be adjusted and notes can be saved, shared, copied, and pasted.
This application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

                                             


                                              
Floating Paint application allows up to four resizable and minimizable windows to doodle on. A pane slides out from the right of a window of the device to allow users to set the window transparency, color of the paint, and the thickness of the paintbrush.

                                               
                                                    Photo Credits - XDA Developers


Source- XDA Developers

10:00   by Unknown ·   0

Multitasking Launcher For All Android Phones, SWAPPS

                 Recently Ubuntu has become the most talked about Operating System, people are trying to know all the features of it and exploring its interface. The Unity interface offers an incredibly quick and intuitive way to access your most commonly used applications from a launcher that appears on the left hand side of your screen. Developers have liked this feature and have built an "pseudo launcher" for Android devices called as Swapps.

                   The most exciting feature of this launcher is that it does not replaces the devices main launcher, just as in Multi-tasking feature of Samsung Galaxy Note-II. You can access all your applications from wherever you are without returning to the home screen in your Android devices. It is activated by swiping from the left hand side of the screen to reveal a list that is separated into three parts: favorite apps selected by the user, recently used apps. and a complete list of all the applications currently installed on the device. You can add up to ten of your most commonly used applications to the favorites section, and you can also customize any gesture for exiting this launcher.This is an application for making multitasking just a little bit easier in all Android phones because Multitasking feature is available only in recently available high end phones.

Photo Credits -XDA Developers

Features:

• Contains full application drawer just like in your home application
• 'Recently Used' panel contains 5 last applications you opened
• 'Recently Used' applications background process can be closes by long press on the application
• 'Starred' panel holds up to 10 of your favorite applications
• It is accessible anytime, regardless of which application is currently running, using a simple swipe
• Notification icon can be disabled or made transparent in the settings screen.
• Fully customizable swipe-area (Side, Width, Height)
• Doesn't affect battery life!!!

You can get this application from Google Play Store.

Source-XDA Developers

10:28   by Unknown ·   0