This unique Samsung Galaxy Z Flip feature is coming to more devices - Android

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This unique Samsung Galaxy Z Flip feature is coming to more devices - Android

This is one of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip's most interesting software features.

Samsung has finally announced the long-awaited Galaxy Z Flip. One of the device’s most unique features is “Flex mode,” which allows users to split apps between the top and bottom of the device when partially folded. Google says this feature might not be a Galaxy Z Flip exclusive for too much longer.

According to The Verge, Samsung worked with Google to design Flex mode, and Google claims other OEMs will be able to build it into their own devices in the future. Keep in mind, Flex mode functions differently than split-screen multitasking, so this isn’t a reimplementation of an older feature. Instead, Flex mode splits the device’s screen into two smaller segments that display different pieces of functionality in a given app.

Read also: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on: Flipping into the future

For example, you can view pictures or videos on the top half of the display and control them on the bottom half. So, in the YouTube app, you can watch a video on the top portion of the screen while reading comments and searching for more content at the bottom. Flex mode should offer similar functionality in other apps like Google Duo, the messages app, and the camera app.

Right now, we don’t have many other examples of what Flex mode is truly capable of. Still, we are excited to see how other manufacturers and developers could implement this functionality in the future.

Unfortunately, it may be awhile before we see any other devices come with this functionality out of the box. Until then, the Galaxy Z Flip will be the first smartphone that supports Flex mode, so you’ll probably need to get your hands on that device after pre-orders open February 14 to try it out.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Samsung's brand new vertical folding smartphone
The Galaxy Z Flip is the first-ever vertically folding smartphone to come from Samsung. It rocks some familiar Samsung design elements we've all come to love but in a new folding form factor. Touting 256GB of onboard storage, 8GB of RAM, a 3,300mAh battery, and 6.7-inch 2,636 x 1,080 folding glass display, it may not have top-tier specs, but it should offer a top-tier experience.
  • $1380 at Samsung
  • $1380 at Sprint

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