Multi-Window, Like It or Not, Again

About a week ago,
I warned you that your activities might go into multi-window mode even if you opt out.
That post was focused on Android apps enabling the capability for power
users.



I failed to mention ��� because I failed to notice :-( ��� that
there is a ���Force activities to be resizable��� setting in the
���Developer options��� area of the Settings app on Android 7.0. This
knowledge is starting to make the rounds, not only of
Android enthusiast blogs,
but also more general-purpose media outlets.



The ���seven taps��� trick to enable ���Developer options��� helps avoid users
accidentally messing with those options. However, as has occurred a few
times in the past, plenty of users are willing to play around with
���Developer options��� to adjust settings to their liking, if they are given
instructions to do so from some site that they like.



So, once again, do not assume that your opt-out of multi-window is going
to hold up. For most users, it will. For power users ��� and even
a few not-so-power users ��� your activity will be in multi-window mode,
like it or not. The sooner you get your app to be friendly to multi-window,
the fewer support issues you may have.

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Published on September 20, 2016 05:10
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