Since it was presented the first version of Android nougat known that Google been preparing some surprises. Most of them are hidden but ready to be used.
One is the possibility of being used floating windows, as in any desktop OS. Although not official can now be activated without Root or any other trick.
floating windows allow users to have multiple windows open and work on any, arranging them on the screen as understand. Android Nougat have available the possibility of using two windows simultaneously, but this new feature opens up even more possibilities.
How to prepare the way Developer Options
The first step is Programmer to enable access options. For this, they must carry 7 times the number of build option in the phone state. This step was already explained in detail in this article.
must then activate the option Force activities to be scalable, which is at the end of the developer options. After this change must restart Android.
Enable floating windows on the Android Nougat
in order not to have to resort to profound changes in Android through the ADB or the application of Root, just install the Taskbar application directly from the Play Store. This will take care of everything in a simple way. Once installed, it must be running the application and it is activated.
Immediately, will see appear in the lower left of the screen a new access to applications, which will also present a list of recently launched applications . All these parameters can be changed in the Taskbar application.
launched applications will occupy the available space on the screen and can then be moved and resized to the taste of the user.
to switch between applications, the user only needs to load the desired application. To close them is present in the window a dedicated button.
the video below shows the Taskbar running and floating windows, revealing the full potential of this news that Google will soon become accessible to everyone.
it is without any doubt a feature to be exploited in Android tablets, like other brands have done before with proprietary solutions.
Google shows once your Android is, increasingly, an operating system that can explore other areas and soon will give even greater freedom to users.
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