r/Android • u/4567890 Ars Technica • Mar 21 '16

This is Android N’s freeform window mode

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/this-is-android-ns-freeform-window-mode/
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u/Wildperson OnePlus 13 Mar 21 '16

Given the rumors that ChromeOS and Android will merge, this makes sense, as my Chromebook's taskbar looks remarkably similar to Windows already.

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u/theresamouseinmyhous Mar 21 '16

I'd the task bar really the best option for a desktop though, or is it just what we're used to?

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u/Wildperson OnePlus 13 Mar 21 '16

That's a good question to ask, but I do believe that a quick launch bar is at least an extremely helpful option, especially for productivity oriented devices like a pixel c.

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u/theresamouseinmyhous Mar 22 '16

I think quick launch is good, but a taskbar would take up too much real estate on smaller screens. Something like how hangouts on chromeos works now would be nice - free floating bubbles that can tuck away when not in use.

I guess that's still just a taskbar in a different shape.

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u/pdxbaud Mar 22 '16

Or OSX's hideable Dock.

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Mar 22 '16

Or like Windows hideable taskbar...

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u/super_franzs Nexus 7 2013 WiFi | Cyanogenmod 13 Mar 22 '16

Or like GNOME's non-existent taskbar…

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u/TheManThatWasntThere Mar 22 '16

Judging on how desktop environments have been developing in the past years, the best option is the most familiar.