Sentences with phrase «recent apps screen»

I've had the privilege of briefly trying out Timeline, and as of current internal builds it's simply a glorified recent apps screen that houses apps that were open in the past as well as apps that were open across devices.

The current iteration of Android's standard recent apps screen - officially called the Recents or Overview screen - that lets you switch bet...

Some of the elements of Android 5.0 Lollipop make its way over to the Zenfone Zoom, including the card style Recent Apps screen and a revamped notification drop down and quick settings menu.

Active Peaks aims to bring some BlackBerry 10 flavor to Android via enhanced recent app screen similar to Active Frames.

If you want to disable this and go back to the stock, rectangular looking recent app screen, then you can disable it by expanding the sidebar in Substratum and going to «overlays» to find substweaks in the list.

According to the new leak, Mi MIX 2s will have gesture control much like the ones seen on iPhone X. Below in this article we have shown a video of Mi MIX 2s shows that it will have the «swipe up and pause» to reveal recent apps screen gesture, a lot like the one seen on iPhone X.

While the new main recent apps screen has been redesigned with wider cards, we now finally have multi-window split - screen apps baked right in to the software.

It's a «glorified recent apps screen,» showcasing your recently used apps and files across devices, allowing you to jump right back in and continue where you left off.

The current iteration of Android's standard recent apps screen — officially called the Recents or Overview screen — that lets you switch between recently used apps looks quite neat, but it's also rather limited when it comes to how many recently used apps it can display at a time.

In terms of software, the Zenfone 2 smartphones are running Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box, bringing it with some of the changes introduced with the latest iteration of Android, such as the card - style Recent Apps screen, the revamped notification drop down and quick settings menu, among other changes.

And if you need it, a long press on the home button brings up the Recent Apps screen.

The recent apps screen has also been modified — you can now tap on «X» to close an app, instead of the swipe up gesture on the earlier BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

You can still pin apps in the recent apps screens so they don't get cleared out, but that's about it when it comes to features designed with improved multi-tasking in mind.

Swiping up launches the Recent Apps screen, a tap takes you back to any previous screen, and a tap and hold functions as a home button.

The Recent Apps screen and Notification menus also look cleaner and give more space to what matters, like incoming notifications.

I wasn't a fan of Apps Edge on last year's Note 7, but the new app pairing feature allows you to pin two apps together to instantly launch into split - screen view — a much quicker and easier process than fiddling with the Recent Apps screen.

However, there were some instances where the phone would generally feel sluggish, particularly when opening or switching between applications via the Recent Apps screen.

Multi-tasking is smooth even when using features like Multi-Window or S Window, and the Recent Apps screen is just as fast as you'd expect from a current generation flagship.

Some existing Substratum overlays use this to customize the lock screen, recent apps screen, and quick settings for example.

Some of the changes include the Recent Apps screen that can be opened with a swipe up from the bottom of the display, and comes with a cool animation and is presented in a nice layout.

The Recent apps screen features a flat, vertically - scrolling list of thumbnails instead of Oreo's Rolodex - like cascading cards as Google claims it's less graphically demanding.

Using the recent apps screen to move in and out of apps is about as smooth as it has ever been and is, at least for me, the preferred method of general multitasking.

But at its core, the app drawers, notification dropdowns, multitasking via the recent apps screen, and Google Now elements are totally functional and easy on the eyes because they are stock and pure.

Even the recent apps screen, which isn't usually tweabable on Android devices without rooting, had an optional «light» theme that replaced apps» card previews with an itemized list.

We've lost count of the times we've pressed the back or multitasking button without meaning to, inadvertently cancelling what we're doing or launching the recent apps screen.

Small additions like the Small Apps in the recent apps screen give quick multitasking tools, while Sony's own take on the gallery app and the built in Walkman music application bring some distinct Sony style.

Even while playing some processor - intensive games, there were rarely any instances of lag, and being able to smoothly switch between applications, using the Recent Apps screen, allowed for some easy multi-tasking.

The only area the 6P is faster in is the opening of the recent apps screen.

The only real hole that I've ever seen in the Lollipop changes is in the recent apps screen — it is a nice rolodex - style way of going through apps, but putting all Chrome tabs there makes the list a little unwieldy.

A swipe down pulls down the notification panel, a swipe up opens up the recent apps screen, and a tap makes it function like a back button.

On top is the Asus Zen UI, but it does retain some of the material design elements of Lollipop, noticeable in the notification shade and the Recent Apps screen.

Other Apple - inspired elements include the design of the recent apps screen, which offers up rectangle cards in a carousel that you swipe through horizontally to find a particular app, or dismiss them by swiping upwards.

Another Sony Xperia trope returns with the Small Apps feature, which can be found in the recent apps screen.

You get the general homescreens, the app drawer, the notification dropdown with the quick settings shade, and the Small Apps that are found in the Recent Apps screen, if you are looking to get some small overlay tasks done.

The notification shade is just blown up to fit the entire display, and the Recent Apps screen is still limited to only three apps at a time, regardless of whether you're in landscape or portrait orientation.

Turning to the recent apps screen, you'll find a far more familiar design with little skinning present, which is nice.

This time around, the user interface is closer to a stock version of Android than it was in the past, with Material Design elements showing up throughout, such as in the Recent Apps screen.

From the video you can see the person using the iPhone X like gesture, «swipe up and pause» for recent apps screen.

You may also see app refreshes when switching between them via the recent apps screen, which might not be the end of the world, but it does make the experience feel a bit less polished.

Jumping in and out of apps is also a breeze, though there are occasional short pauses when switching things around in the recent apps screen.

This is one of the more minimalistic takes on Android out there, and a lot of the Material Design elements of Lollipop are retained, and can be seen in areas like the notification drop down and recent apps screen, even if aspects like the on - screen navigation keys are a little dated.

This is Microsoft's new «glorified recent apps screen.»

Moving in between applications using the recent apps screen brought no issues at all.

Likewise, launching the recent apps screen reveals the apps in full - view portrait cards that you swipe through horizontally (although some other Chinese makers use this format, such as Huawei with its EMUI reskin).

The Recent Apps screen houses the main addition of the Small Apps, overlays that go over your workspace for quick - multitasking, which proves to be quite useful.

Just go to the recent apps screen and pick one.

Users can then open another app on the secondary window through the Recent apps screen on tapping on the app's icon on the Home screen.

To activate the feature, users will press and hold on the first app they want to run on the Recent apps screen, and once a prompt is displayed, the app should then be dragged to one side of the screen.

Google also added a Clear All button at the top of the recent apps screen to let you quickly shut down all open programs.

The notification shade is stretched across the entire screen and the Recent Apps screen is limited to only three apps at a time.