While so far we had not had the opportunity to see how the multi-window free in any of the four preview of Android, it it was assumed that Nexus teams since he was one of the features introduced by Google. However, the information provided recently by Ian Lake, one of those responsible for the development of the software platform, it seems that this capacity will not be available or even the latest models, the 6 p Nexus and Nexus 5 X.
While it is true that other manufacturers such as Samsung already introduced long ago the multi-window mode on their computers – see the Samsung Galaxy Note – the truth is that this tool was presented by Google as one of the next features Android feature that N. star would bring three variants: screen divided, Picture in Picture and so free.
Multi-view concept on Android N
While the first divides the screen into two identical sections to view the contents of two apps and interact with them in real time, free mode would adjust the size of each window to taste and need of the user. PIP mode would be specially designed for Android TV, but will be equally usable in other devices allowing to display a window with the preproduction of a video while performing other task on the bottom of the screen.
Multi-window “halfway” to the Nexus
As well, according to information released by said responsible for the development of Android project, will elucidate that free mode is not available in any of the current Nexus smartphones, including the innovative Nexus 6 p and Nexus 5 X. The reasons for the moment are unknown, but everything seems to indicate that users will lose the possibility to adjust the size of the windows of the above-mentioned function multiwindow. A decision that, subtract functionality to the new native feature of Android N.
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Free Android N multi-window mode item will not reach the smartphones Nexus was published in MovilZona.