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If Google had used standard Java, this would not have been an issue... They should implement floating windows ASAP.
by dragonbonheur 14y ago
If Google had used standard Java, this would not have been an issue... They should implement floating windows ASAP.
- mtgx 14y agoOh, please no. Why would you want floating windows on a tablet? Can you really envision yourself dragging several windows at a time on a small 10" screen, or even smaller than that? Not to mention the kind of battery and CPU drain that would be. If the perception that "Android is a battery hog" because of widgets and having a more "real" multi-tasking system, hasn't negatively impacted Android yet, this certainly will. At most Android tablets just need a split-screen view.
- sahaskatta 14y agoI agree. Floating windows would be horrible on tablets. I don't think this Samsung implementation is great for usability either. Microsoft is at least heading in the right direction since Windows 8 allows two programs metro apps to run side-by-side. Unfortunately, even their implementation has flaws: it only allows fixed sizes of 70%/30% or 30%/70%. Users can't manually adjust the divider between the apps to 50%/50%.