Microsoft teases resizable Android apps on Windows 10 through Your Phone app
Resizable apps could be on the way for the Your Phone app when connecting to Windows 10.
What you need to know
- Microsoft's Vishnu Nath teased resizable windows for Android apps on Windows 10.
- Nath alluded to his screenshot that shows off multiple Android apps running through the Your Phone app.
- Your Phone just gained the ability to run multiple Android apps at once for Insiders.
Microsoft's Your Phone app just recently gained the ability to run multiple Android apps on Windows 10 at once. Now, one of the people behind Your Phone is teasing about resizable windows through the Your Phone app.
Vishnu Nath, the partner director of PM Microsoft Mobile & X-Device shared a screenshot from the Galaxy Z Fold 2 that he called a "teaser."
Using all my favorite mobile apps right from my PC! We're now rolling out support for multiple phone apps! @MSYourPhone #LinkToWindows #WindowsInsiders pic.twitter.com/mvQiqW9Qf7Using all my favorite mobile apps right from my PC! We're now rolling out support for multiple phone apps! @MSYourPhone #LinkToWindows #WindowsInsiders pic.twitter.com/mvQiqW9Qf7— Vishnu Nath 📱📱💻📲⌨️🚀 (@VishnuNath) November 6, 2020November 6, 2020
Nath and the Your Phone team shared screenshots today to show off the app supporting multiple Android apps at once. I asked a quick question about resizable windows through Your Phone, to which Nath mentioned the teaser.
A teaser is in my screenshot running off of Galaxy Z Fold 2 :)A teaser is in my screenshot running off of Galaxy Z Fold 2 :)— Vishnu Nath 📱📱💻📲⌨️🚀 (@VishnuNath) November 6, 2020November 6, 2020
If support for resizable apps comes to Your Phone in the future, it will make Android apps feel significantly more natural on Windows 10. Many Android apps have been optimized for larger screens and resizing. Hopefully, these will be able to span and resize on Windows 10 in the future.
Your Phone syncs your photos, text messages, and notifications between your phone and your PC. Now, Insiders can use it to run multiple Android apps on Windows 10 with supported phones.
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