Google Urges Android Developers to Adapt Apps for Galaxy Z Fold 8 as Ultra-Wide Foldables Expand
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Updated · 9to5Google · Jul 23
Google Urges Android Developers to Adapt Apps for Galaxy Z Fold 8 as Ultra-Wide Foldables Expand
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Jul 23
Summary
Google told Android developers to stop assuming fixed screen sizes or portrait layouts as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 introduces a less common “ultra-wide foldable” form factor.
Its guidance centers on adaptive layouts, Window Size Classes and Jetpack Window Manager so apps can respond to the actual space they occupy during split-screen, multitasking and other folded or unfolded states.
Google also warned camera apps can show sideways, stretched or cropped previews during folding transitions if they assume a fixed unfolded orientation, and said CameraX can handle those changes.
The post adds that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 line is the first to support Gemini Nano 4, tying Google’s developer push to Samsung’s latest foldable and wearable launches.