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Holding or Folding

By rotide
Created 21/01/2019 - 07:40
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What do the new folding/palm/flip phones mean for businesses with apps and websites?

First FlexPai by Royole Corp, then Samsung's announcement of its folding Galaxy X smartphone, followed by rumours of similar devices from Motorola, LG, Huawei and Apple in 2019.

It seems that the main goal for manufacturers is to design devices which offer a smaller form but with the benefit of a large screen. No doubt users and app owners will find new ways to take advantage of the technology advances.

Prospects

Improved productivity - The extra screen space will enable users to be more productive and use devices more efficiently.

Preparation

Platform announcements - for novel interfaces to be well supported, it's unlikely app owners will invest until support is provided directly by the operating system. Google showed its support for these future ideas by supporting Samsung at their recent announcement.

Responsive design - smartphones/tablets come in a wide variety of sizes, resolutions and aspect ratios, and best practices have been to design app interfaces to resize to scale to each devices screen. Ensuring this will give an app the best opportunity for the unknowns on the horizon.

Timescales

App owners should reach out to their developers or specialist app agencies to offer advice and guidance on how they can prepare apps and websites to take full advantage of this technological evolution.

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Source URL:
https://www.newbusiness.co.uk/articles/telecommunications/holding-or-folding