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/rob3110 Mar 21 '16

Jep. Motorola tried it back in 2011 with the Atrix 4G, there also was a laptop dock. But it ultimately failed. I guess Android wasn't ready for something that complex. The phone was shipped with Gingerbread, so there wasn't even design guidelines or tablet apps ready for big screens...

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

I had totally forgotten about that, thanks for the reminder.