Samsung explains foldable multitasking benefits in One UI 2.5

Last updated: September 14th, 2020 at 05:50 UTC+01:00

A Samsung official today explained how One UI 2.5 boosts the multitasking potential of its two newest foldable smartphones – the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold 2. Due to popular user demand, the company revisited some central elements of its custom Android implementation, including the Edge Panel, Multi-Active Window, and the Multi-Window Tray. While most of these changes and additions have already been mentioned equally part of the full-fledged Milky way Z Fold two unveiling from the beginning of the month, we now got to see how they'll work in practice.

The new Apps Console, for example, increases the number of user-selected app shortcuts from 10 to 22, all the while allowing you to customize its layout. Samsung too implemented the ability to open up multiple files from a unmarried app, and combined the Edge Panel with App Pair in lodge to deliver the commencement officially supported method of launching multiple apps at once in Ane UI. All of that should make the process of splitting your flagship's screen significantly easier.

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Samsung's foldable experience is becoming more than bonny by the 24-hour interval

This is nevertheless another indication of Samsung planning to position its flexible smartphones as the new aureate standard for mobile productivity. Well, minus the S Pen – at least for now.

With the exception of Android GO devices, the minor multitasking improvements such as App Panel shortcut limits will exist available on non-foldable Galaxy devices, as well. Many of those previously updated to the newest stable Bone build should exist able to access the said functionalities already. Samsung also intends to support all Galaxy A-series devices released from the second half of 2019 onward, though some of those may have to wait until One UI 3.i before they can join the powerhouse multitasking guild, according to one of the company's developers.

Speaking of ongoing software update efforts, 1 UI two.5 near recently reached the Galaxy Tab S6, and while it's still based on Android 10, information technology'due south besides the most refined smartphone experience from the company to engagement.