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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why not take out the 0s and say 9:1

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Do you split the bill 50:50 or 5:5?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Screen aspect ratios are typically represented at their lowest whole number, no? That's why we have 4:3 instead of 8:6 etc so I thought the same applied here

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This isn't a screen aspect ratio. It's a ratio of 1 portion of the screen to another portion of the screen.

It's short for 90%:10%. 1 app uses 90% of the screen and another uses 10% of the screen.

It's not comparing the length of 1 edge of the screen to a perpendicular edge of the screen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It’s a ratio of 1 portion of the screen to ~~another~~ 9 portion(s) of the screen.

FTFY

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Because people are dumb and would be asking why they only use 10% of the screen...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cool, my galaxy s4 with some mods just let me resize to whatever ratio in 2014. And the stupid thing is... most apps support this right now. Google is just being stupid

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Congratulations to Android for discovering the LG V20, whose 2nd screen did the same thing in 2016

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure they're really comparable.

That phones 2nd display was: 1040x160 pixels

The main display was: 2560x1440

~4%

The 2nd display also couldn't display another app, but was limited to:

  • Quick Tools (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
  • App shortcuts (specific apps)
  • Recent apps
  • Quick contacts
  • Music controls
  • Signature (By default your name)
  • Upcoming plans

And didn't allow inline replies or 'normal' notification features (at that time it was Android 7).

The one perk that phone did have was that the 2nd display could be on while the main screen was off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

While you are right that the V20's implementation was limited use, it added an ease of interaction with notifications and controls you mentioned.

I'd argue a 10% screen share implementation is limited use as well though. The article even spends a lot of time talking about how you can't see much on that sliver of screen, it's just an easy way to swap between apps - which we can already do by double tapping the square button.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Ok, wasn't crazy when I thought my phone could do this before lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Isn't it adjustable already? Or is that only in the versions I use (Lineage forks).

It would be nice to be able to set a default other than 50:50

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It is but I guess not as far as 90%?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The new trick is that when you tap on the bottom 10%, it'll make that app take up 90%, and the app you were just in will be downsized to the remaining 10%. As for why this is considered better than pressing the multitasking button twice, I have no idea. I've honestly never enjoyed the split screen feature on my phone, but I multitask a lot.

Engineers need to stay busy I guess, even if every feature a phone needs has been implemented.

[–] upbeatoffbeat 4 points 3 weeks ago

Close enough, welcome back Samsung Continuum.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly kind of cool. I don't use split screen much but when I do it's usually for maps and music because having the ability to swipe to the next song is often more reliable that my steering wheel controls. Easier to use in rental cars in my experience too. Not sure I need it to be that extreme for my use case though.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can just swipe back and forth, whats the issue they are trying to solve?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sometimes you need to work in 2 apps simultaneously. Switching is not the same at all.

Android, unlike iOS, actually runs apps simultaneously.

Using a pass code for an app/website that won't allow copy/paste, for example. I don't use it a lot, but occasionally it can be useful to have maps and media player going together. Or 2 mapping apps.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

True. Splitscreen is also the only option I know to watch videos and commenting on lemmy. At least for apps that don't support floating windows.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I always like to watch videos vertically.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Then you'll love being able to read a description of Android Authority at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Obviously, the screen could then be mostly text actually, say 30:70 instead of the proposed 90:10.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago

This is already a feature in colorOS based phones.