How Foldables and Desktop Mode Locked Me Into Android
I've spent most of my career working remotely from a laptop. Now, I do my work from a foldable Android phone, and it’s become difficult even to consider switching to any other platform. Only Android offers a convergent device that can match this level of convenience.
A Foldable Phone Can Be Three Devices in One
The first Android devices were smartphones. Eventually, the tablet boom hit, and Android tablets joined the mix. Nowadays, mobile computing power has reached a point where both smartphones and tablets can replace our PCs, but their form factors offer two particular sets of challenges.
A smartphone is too cramped for most computing. You can technically fill out a spreadsheet on one, but you can only see a few fields at a time. You can edit images, but they’re shrunk down too small to make out most details. There's a lot of "technically you can do it", but it's not an enjoyable expirience.
Tablets solve these problems by coming with bigger screens. The thing is, tablets are only slightly more portable than laptops. You still need to pack them into a separate bag. Foldable, book-style smartphones solve this by being small enough to carry around with you like regular smartphones, yet they unfold into small tablets when you need more screen space.
What about those times when you need a keyboard and mouse? This is how I ended up with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 as my daily driver. With Samsung DeX, my foldable becomes my PC whenever I connect to a lapdock. A single device with the right accessories serves as my phone, my tablet, and my PC.
Android’s Adaptive Software Makes This Possible
Android apps do a remarkably good job at suiting all of these form factors. Sure, most apps are designed for a small screen. That just means a foldable is great for having two apps open at once. On your desktop, smaller apps float around as windows. It all works better than you expect.
There are enough important apps that scale to fit larger sizes. Google Chrome, Samsung Internet, and
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