Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, a foldable phone comprised of three ultra-thin (~4mm) panels and two sets of hinges, that unfolds into a 10-inch tablet. When closed, it resembles a standard smartphone with a 6.5-inch display that is 12.9mm thick. Because the main screen is so large, Samsung has created a "standalone" version of Samsung DeX, meaning it can switch to a PC-like desktop mode without attaching ...
What is the point of current folding phones? I still fail to grasp that. This, however, seems more clear. It’s a phone that can become a full on tablet. This is a true transformation into an otherwise disparate device. A phone that becomes a slightly bigger phone is the real mystery to me.
Unfold the phone, then go into Developer Options and increase the Minimum Width setting until you have the screen real estate you wanted. That’ll solve the issue of things not properly being zoomed out when you unfold it.
Next, fold the phone and increase the setting again until you’re happy with how that one looks too.
I don’t want to have to do this every time I find a page that’s too wide. I just want to pinch out to zoom out and then zoom back in when I’m done. It should have a zoom stop at 100% so it’s easy to find the setting to zoom back to normal after zooming in or out. It’s such an easy concept, yet nobody implemented it.
Honestly I feel this was always the goal (one of several), but R&D is expensive. Shipping an odd phone that people still buy keeps the shareholders happy while the multi-year research process can eventually produce more usable results.
Single-flip phones were the awkward teenagers, now this phone can be the 18-20 age young adult, fully featured, but needing refinement. Next gen or the one after this will add a lot more robustness.
What is the point of current folding phones? I still fail to grasp that. This, however, seems more clear. It’s a phone that can become a full on tablet. This is a true transformation into an otherwise disparate device. A phone that becomes a slightly bigger phone is the real mystery to me.
When you try to look at a spreadsheet and there are too many columns even in portrait mode, I open up the phone.
For some reason nobody figured out “zoom all the way out” functionality on the phone yet
Unfold the phone, then go into Developer Options and increase the Minimum Width setting until you have the screen real estate you wanted. That’ll solve the issue of things not properly being zoomed out when you unfold it.
Next, fold the phone and increase the setting again until you’re happy with how that one looks too.
I don’t want to have to do this every time I find a page that’s too wide. I just want to pinch out to zoom out and then zoom back in when I’m done. It should have a zoom stop at 100% so it’s easy to find the setting to zoom back to normal after zooming in or out. It’s such an easy concept, yet nobody implemented it.
Honestly I feel this was always the goal (one of several), but R&D is expensive. Shipping an odd phone that people still buy keeps the shareholders happy while the multi-year research process can eventually produce more usable results.
Single-flip phones were the awkward teenagers, now this phone can be the 18-20 age young adult, fully featured, but needing refinement. Next gen or the one after this will add a lot more robustness.
seems like curved screen gimmick