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Android 16's new 90:10 split-screen is a game-changer for multitasking
(www.androidauthority.com)
Why not take out the 0s and say 9:1
this post was submitted on 17 May 2025
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Do you split the bill 50:50 or 5:5?
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
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.
Itβs a ratio of 1 portion of the screen to ~~another~~ 9 portion(s) of the screen.
FTFY
7.4:7.4
n/n
Because people are dumb and would be asking why they only use 10% of the screen...
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
Congratulations to Android for discovering the LG V20, whose 2nd screen did the same thing in 2016
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.
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.
Ok, wasn't crazy when I thought my phone could do this before lol
Hyperbole
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
It is but I guess not as far as 90%?
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.
Close enough, welcome back Samsung Continuum.
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.
You can just swipe back and forth, whats the issue they are trying to solve?
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.
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.
I always like to watch videos vertically.
Then you'll love being able to read a description of Android Authority at the same time.
Obviously, the screen could then be mostly text actually, say 30:70 instead of the proposed 90:10.
This is already a feature in colorOS based phones.