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Title    Google Will Support Foldable Devices; Samsung Announces 2019 Foldable Phone
Date    Wednesday November 07 2018, @09:44PM
Author    martyb
Topic   
from the know-when-to-hold-'em,-know-when-to-fold-'em dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/11/07/2059215

takyon writes:

Google says Android will natively support 'foldables' to limit fragmentation

Google is officially announcing support for a category of Android devices it's decided to call "Foldables." Speaking today at the Android Developer Summit, VP of engineering Dave Burke said that Google is "enhancing Android to take advantage of this new form factor with as little work as necessary." But as of right now, those enhancements are mostly just guidance for developers to start using already-existing features that are built into Android.

If you haven't heard, devices with folding displays are about to become a thing. Today is the day when Samsung will stop teasing and start showing its phone with a folding display at its developer conference, which is happening at the same time as Google's summit. Google tells me that it's working closely with Samsung on how Android will develop foldables. But Google's focus is on making sure that it becomes a platform-level thing for Android that any OEM can use.

Samsung to Launch Foldable Phone in 2019

Samsung used its developer conference in San Francisco Wednesday to officially announce that it will launch a foldable smartphone some time in 2019. The phone is using the company's own new Infinity Flex display, which allows it to be folded and unfolded repeatedly without wear and tear.

"When it's open, it's a tablet, offering a big-screen experience," said Samsung vice president of mobile marketing Justin Denison. "When it's closed, it's a phone that fits neatly inside your pocket."

Denison showed off a phone featuring the new display technology on stage, which featured a 7.3-inch display when unfolded. However, the device itself was camouflaged to hide key design aspects. The company also didn't offer any branding for the new phone, and Denison didn't want to commit to a firm launch date, instead just saying that the company would begin mass production "in the coming months."

Also at Android Police.

Previously: Royole Beats Samsung and Others in Race to Create the First Foldable Smartphone


Original Submission

Links

  1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
  2. "Google says Android will natively support 'foldables' to limit fragmentation" - https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/7/18071720/google-android-foldables-fragmentation-displays
  3. "stop teasing" - https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/11/5/18064292/samsung-developer-conference-folding-phone-reveal-date
  4. "Samsung to Launch Foldable Phone in 2019" - https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/samsung-foldable-phone-2019-launch-1203022022/
  5. "Android Police" - https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/11/07/google-says-samsungs-foldable-phone-will-launch-2019/
  6. "Royole Beats Samsung and Others in Race to Create the First Foldable Smartphone" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/11/02/0458207
  7. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=29979

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