Although long before the popularity of smartphones, the tablet computer market had a glorious period of time. But as Android/iOS began to eat into the Windows market, tablets in recent years have fallen into a rather awkward situation. On the one hand, the growth potential of the tablet seems a bit weak. On the other hand, there are still many loyal users who complain about inconvenience-especially when compared with large-screen smartphones. The good news is that with the launch of Android 12L, it may be difficult for developers to find a reason to continue to ignore the tablet ecosystem.
Compared with Apple’s iOS/iPad OS, the adaptation of Google Android applications to large-screen devices is still an unavoidable problem. Even though the Android application experience on large-screen smartphones is already pretty good, developers don’t seem to have much motivation to adapt and optimize tablet applications.
Even if it is not considered for the application scenarios of tablets or external displays, with the popularity of folding screen devices, Android 12L will become more popular. The good news is that this dilemma will change with the advent of Android 12L. In order to promote the large-screen experience, Google has provided developers with a fairly complete solution.
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Of course, Google is not without selfishness. After all, as long as Android is optimized for large-screen mobile devices, subsequent Chromebook netbooks will also usher in a wealth of software resources. According to the company’s latest developer blog post, Google focused on introducing developers to the new tools and new features that will be provided for Android 12L.
Although not as blockbuster as magic, the Android design guidelines and tool updates will at least help developers realize the problems related to the above scenarios. Finally, for users, Google will also focus on recommending applications specially optimized for large screens (or foldable devices).