With the upcoming arrival of Android 15, Google is preparing to revolutionize the use of landscape mode on smartphones. New features are being developed that aim to optimize the use of screen space. These improvements will likely be revealed in detail at Google I/O 2024.
Under Android 14, the landscape mode presents some boundaries. The display on the latter is notably unsuitable for notifications and quick adjustment toggles that leave a large unused space on either side of the screen. This situation is observable both on the stock version of Android and on the version Samsung One UI 6.0. With Android 15Google intends to correct these defects by improving the use of available space.
Improvements planned for Android 15 include a revamp of the lock screen, notifications, and quick settings toggles to take better advantage of the screen in landscape mode. When the phone is rotated, the lock screen should display the clock widget on the left. This will free up space for notifications on the right. When entering the PIN, the numeric keypad is displayed on the right, while the entered code is visible on the left to optimize space usage.
Android 15 will optimize the lock screen of smartphones in landscape mode
After unlocking, by swiping down from the top of the screen, the quick settings toggles and notifications will appear. share screen. They thus judiciously occupy each side and maximize all space. Note that the development of this new interface is still in progress and that some problems remain. In particular, there are bugs that affect the stability of the display and the responsiveness of interactive elements in landscape mode.
These problems currently include delays in touch response when interacting with notifications and quick settings toggles. There would also be sporadic display issues where elements do not align correctly on the screen. These concerns are of course being resolved to ensure optimal operation when Android 15 is released.
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Google expects to finalize these improvements by its official presentation of Android 15 at Google I/O 2024, May 14. These changes should also benefit One UI 7.0 and make Samsung Galaxy devices more functional in landscape mode.