Social media & communication
Enable users to create, share, and interact more easily, more naturally, more productively.
Frame discussions in a larger context—include more conversations, more opinions, more ideas. Large screens give users more work space to create, to multitask, to drag and drop content between applications and share it with the world.
List-detail
Conversations
Display a list of conversations side by side with conversation details to make keeping
up with all the latest messages no problem. Users can scan the list, then simply
select a conversation to see what all the talk is about.
List-detail
Video browsing
Create a compilation of videos that users can browse and select, play and pause, all on the same screen.
Supporting pane
Tools
Keep content creation tools close at hand with a supporting pane layout. Enable content creators to adjust settings, access color palettes, apply effects, and see the changes instantly.
Supporting pane
Comments
Display comments and posts in a supporting pane for context, color, and connection without missing a mention or meme.
Feed
Posts
Create a collage of posts in a flexible grid format. Use size and position to create groups or draw attention to prominent posts.
Differentiated experiences
Distinctive features and capabilities not possible on small screen devices.
Tabletop
Take advantage of different screen positions and orientations to offer engaging video calling, camera, and media playback experiences.
Dual screen mode
Display content on both screens of a foldable phone simultaneously. Take selfies with the higher resolution rear camera. Make video calls with groups of people. See what I say in different languages with a dual screen interpreter.
Drag and drop
Make content sharing simple with spacious layouts that enable natural, fumble-free drag-and-drop interactions within apps and, in multi-window mode, between apps.
Picture-in-picture
Display picture-in-picture videos or video calls in the ample space of large screen layouts. Provide a productive, pleasurable user experience with plenty of room for viewing and doing at the same time.
Multi-window
It’s like two devices in one. Double device usability with side-by-side apps in multi-window or multi-instance scenarios. Enable users to research while writing, search while chatting, schedule while video calling.
Customer stories
“People use large screen devices to boost productivity, which is why adding support for features like drag and drop is key to our users’ experience.”
Abhishek Gadewar
Developer at Meta
Google Duo sees increased engagement and improved ratings by optimizing for larger screens
With the surge in stay-at-home activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the
Google Duo team saw a significant increase in people using the app to stay
connected with friends and family, school and work. The team took the
opportunity to improve the user experience by optimizing the app layout on
tablets and creating a tabletop layout on foldables for hands-free video calling.
Build better with Android
Media
Showcase your app on the big screen. Make movies and music easier to browse, preview, and play. Engage users in an immersive, lean-back media experience.
Productivity
Increase user productivity with multitasking and drag and drop on expansive large screens. Show more tools, controls, history, comments, more of everything users need to be productive.