The age of large screen & foldables
summary
Android 12L and Play Store ranking changes mean apps that adapt to larger screens get surfaced more, with about 270 million larger-screen devices cited; specifics: follow the three-tier guideline (tier 3 = resizability and input support, tier 2 = responsive list/detail/grid, tier 1 = foldable postures, multitasking, drag‑and‑drop). Use Jetpack Window Manager for window metrics, activity embedding and SlidingPane/TwoPane for dual panes, CameraX and the camera codelab for camera edge cases, and Microsoft’s mocking folding feature annotation plus foldable emulators to automate tests.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to large screens
- 7:51Tier three app requirements
- 11:02Optimizing layouts for space
- 18:09Advanced UI components
- 25:11Tier one foldable experiences
- 30:28Foldable device postures
- 41:07Testing foldable apps
- 45:39Resources and next steps
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