Not exact matches
The
floating dock is a swipe away at all times; the Slide
Over and Split View makes it easy to drag and drop content between
apps — these are all tablet - specific functions that make it really feel like an operating system designed for a larger screen.
The
floating dock is a swipe away at all times; the Slide
Over and Split View makes it easy to drag and drop content between
apps — these are all tablet - specific functions that make it really feel like an operating system designed for a larger screen.
The sloped sides provide limited utility, but they create the illusion that
apps and content are
floating over the display.
On certain iPads, you can even
float a third
app over the top.
These
apps can present interfaces that appear
floating above the current
app — think of it like using «always on top» to make a window always appear
over every other
app on a desktop operating system.
Some
apps, such as Mix and Weather, open within
floating windows rather than taking
over the whole screen.
Use Slide
Over (
floating window) on iPad: In iOS 11, on iPad, you can now have one
floating app window running on top of your main
app.
But if you want to put modern
apps into windows on the desktop, you'll need to shell out for a third - party tools like Actual's Multiple Monitors, RetroUI Enforce or ModernMix that
floats the
app in a smaller window
over the desktop.
Chat Heads are little icons that
float at the top of the screen that let users quickly pop in and out of conversations, no matter where they are - they even persist when navigating through other
apps, so you can reference something while still being able to send relevant information
over to friends.
The
app now also includes a per -
app theme system, which
floats a small paintbrush
over everything and allows you to go from
app to
app and apply whatever theme you choose.