Samsung is unfolding the future with a first-of-its-kind mobile device: the Galaxy Fold. Samsung said it has been working alongside its partners and the Android developer community to design a new and complete foldable user experience.
Efforts to design this software experience for the Galaxy Fold began at the framework level in April 2018. As part of this process, Samsung developed a whole new UX and collaborated closely with Google to provide integrated OS support from Android.
Since the introduction of the Infinity Flex Display at SDC 2018, Samsung and Google set up test labs in cities across the globe – from Seoul to Mountain View to Beijing – to work with and encourage partners and developers to test and verify that their apps and services are optimized for the Galaxy Fold and the Android ecosystem. Alongside this effort, Google introduced changes in Android 10 to offer improved resizable activity, multi-resume functionality and an updated Android Emulator to help support multiple-display type switching – opening the door to future foldable device optimization. Now, select applications that Android users know and love have been updated to deliver an immersive, foldable experience on the Galaxy Fold.
Hundreds of apps have been optimized for the Galaxy Fold, including services from leading partners like Amazon Prime Video, App in the Air, Facebook, iHeartMedia, Microsoft, Spotify, Twitter, VSCO and more.
With features like seamless App Continuity and Multi-Active Window, users can browse, watch, connect and multitask like never before. With Galaxy Fold, users can switch seamlessly from the cover display to the main display and users can run multiple apps simultaneously, on the Galaxy Fold’s 7.3-inch main display.
These top applications and services and many more are now available in the Android ecosystem for the Galaxy Fold in the Google Play Store and Galaxy Store.
Sagar Kamdar, Director of Product Management for Android, Google
Together with ecosystem partners like Samsung, we have the opportunity to deliver an entirely new user experience that could transform the way we use our smartphones.
ES Chung, EVP and Head of Software and AL, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung
We didn’t just build new category-defining hardware, we worked with major partners to design and deliver a brand-new mobile experience and foster an ecosystem that gives users access to the best applications and services.
