• Andrew Dodd

    If you look at some of Dianne’s posts in that G+ thread, there is talk that something like this would only be allowable if the multi-window were “opt-in” by apps… e.g. an app would have to advertise itself as multi-window capable to run in a window for this sort of approach to have any chance of being acceptable. (G+ will not allow comments to be directly linked, but it is maybe 2/3 of the way down the thread, dated Feb. 22, and is the first of three consecutive posts.)

    It seems that Samsung has done this – only certain apps are allowed to run in multi-window mode.

    I think this is a case where Samsung worked with Google on a way to achieve this without breaking the CTS/CDD, and did so in a way that satisfied Google. The fact that it only works with certain Samsung apps (and standard apps are forced into a “normal” display mode) is a hint as to how they achieved this.

  • http://twitter.com/IMDazza Dazza J

    Multiple windows is one of the big things missing from ALL tablets and modern phones. It would be great to be able to multitask properly.
    This is one of the main things I’m hoping will be Windows 8 strong point on a tablet. The ability to do multi-tasking and hopefully even allow programs to iteract with each other to a degree.
    Why shouldn’t I be able to post an article on one app while researching the net on another. Or be making a phone call while looking up information on the device etc. It should be an area where Google should be pushing and promoting.

  • jqpabc123

    I think we need a new term for “Open Source” released by Google. Maybe ” G Source”. Basically, the source code is available but you can’t use it without Google’s blessing.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EOAUOTX6UHO2BWR3MFVAKKUS6M Rich

    On a phone perhaps this could be an issue. But on tablets? There’s many apps that run on a phone-resolution, or at least at that aspect ratio in a smaller section of the screen instead of being stretched out to the whole tablet screen.