Sure, it's got a powerful Tegra X1 chip, but expecting seamless
desktop app switching and responsiveness is unrealistic — in moments of intense multi-tasking, the Pixel C was slow to respond to finger touches.
Not exact matches
Since users often
switch between browsers,
apps and devices, Adroll features cross-platform retargeting, catching users on social networks, news sites and search networks, both on their
desktops and on their mobile devices.
Each company offers an
app for smartphones and
desktop computers that allows users to
switch between the dedicated e-readers and other devices.
Optimized for Mac OS X Lion — Designed from the ground up for the Mac and with support for Lion Full Screen mode, Mac users can seamless
switch between their Mac
apps and their View virtual
desktop with a swipe on the trackpad.
Using Zeam as a launcher / default
desktop (tried ADW, wasn't thrilled), can
switch to the stock bn
desktop and still use all the original
apps, the reader, shop, etc..
As usual, you get 5
desktops you can customize in order to properly arrange all your
apps and widgets, while at the bottom of the screen you have Android buttons on the left (back, home and task
switching), while on the right you get alerts for battery, WiFi and the clock.
The mouse has a programmable navigation button located just below the scroll wheel, which will enable owners to
switch through
apps, change
desktops, carry out functions, and more.
Of course, LARGE displays where you always have the taskbar showing and some open
desktop area to quickly
switch between some
apps is always the best depending on how you position them on the display overlapping.
Some productivity
apps — like Trello — don't work as well on iOS as they do on a
desktop, and
switching between numerous
apps can be a real headache.
While Windows 10's Task View allows users to
switch between
apps and virtual
desktops running at that moment, Timeline will extend this feature, allowing users to jump back to files,
apps and sites they previously had open.
And just as with the
desktop Office
apps on Windows and OS X, the consistent interface makes it easy to
switch between
apps while remaining productive.
They won't be able to
switch to other Windows 8 - style
apps, use the Windwos
desktop, access the charms, or do anything else — they might as well be using a Chromebook.
If you are a gamer you need extra buttons, like auto rebuy, auto buy, etc. also great for non gaming as i have my extra buttons set on Volume up and down, windows
apps page,
desktop page, and my favorite,
switch TABS on any Browser BAM!
For taps, you can select between Cortana, Action Center, play / pause or middle mouse button, and for left / right swipes, you can select between
switching apps or
switching virtual
desktops.
And if you have a multi-mon setup, you might enjoy the ability to have your email
app on the second monitor no matter which
desktop you
switch to.
You can still use Alt + Tab to
switch between
desktop apps.
In a nutshell, you can disable hot corners and Metro style
app switching (swipe from the left edge), which is awesome, especially on
desktop PCs!
Windows 7 and Vista have all the same Windows + X shortcut keys as other versions of Windows, such as Win + E for explorer and Win + D for the
desktop, but adds in all of the Win +
keys to launch the shortcuts in the Vista Quick Launch menu (or switch to apps in Windows 7), as well as Win + X for mobility center, etc..
Task View makes
app switching fast, with multiple
desktops adding virtually no slowdown in performance.
If Microsoft executes well on allowing Windows 8 - style
apps to run on the
desktop then this hybrid would be seamless by itself, but Machalani's ideas ensure that
desktop apps are relevant to their usage (keyboard and mouse), while still remaining optimized for touch when you
switch.
For my money, there's very little difference between
switching windows on the
desktop and
switching full - screen
apps in the modern UI (though modern
apps require more scrolling within the
app due to their less - efficient use of space).
These provide users another way to quickly
switch between
apps and virtual
desktops.
But Smart
Switch doesn't stop there — its
desktop companion
app can even update your rooted device to the latest OS version without having to go through the arduous process of sideloading firmware with Odin.
Switching between open virtual
desktops is easy enough using Task View (the button that looks like two panels, one over the other, in the taskbard) or Windows key + Tab, while Alt + Tab jumps you between open
apps across all
desktops.
«You'll also be able to bring up the Windows taskbar from Metro
apps by hovering your mouse along the bottom of the screen, and the taskbar will be customizable with both
desktop and Metro
apps so you can
switch between them or access window previews... The changes are clearly meant to optimize mouse and keyboard performance as most will only be apparent, or enabled by default, on PCs.»
«It takes more effort to
switch someone from Sunrise when they're using both the mobile
app and
desktop app.
For
desktop users, some of the most important are the «When I point to the upper - right corner, show the charms» and «When I click the upper - left corner,
switch between my recent
apps» options.
Like with a
desktop, the phone can utilize Windows commands like Alt - tab to
switch between
apps, and users engage with the home screen and Start menu, along with Cortana, like they would on a regular PC.
The new «Continuum» feature will let you
switch Windows Store
apps from
desktop windows to full screen when you undock your Surface or similar device, so you are using a tablet like a tablet, and a
desktop like a
desktop.
If you are a developer utilizing the converter tool to convert your
desktop app to UWP, we suggest skipping Build 14366 or
switching to the Slow ring until we can fix this issue.
I don't think I saw a single
app being unexpectedly bumped out of memory throughout my entire time with the phone, and everything from browsing
desktop sites to multitasking and fast
app -
switching was handled without any noticeable slowdown whatsoever.
We've seen Holographic
apps, but we haven't seen the
desktop and menus that HoloLens users will need to launch programs,
switch between
apps and change settings.
The full - featured
apps have been optimized for Samsung DeX, they automatically
switch to
desktop mode when a user connects their Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 + to a DeX station.
The software will let you
switch between multiple
desktops, with a Snap Assist feature that lets you easily swap in
apps from any of those open
desktops.
The update can be downloaded through Samsung's Smart
Switch desktop app.
You can even
switch desktops altogether if you like, and have each
desktop running multiple
apps.