Many Android applications have use cases with video or media players. Foldables provide additional screen area for content, and also offer unique device positioning that supports video consumption.
This page provides guidance for building multimedia experiences on larger screen displays, including recommended patterns and things to avoid.
Video guidelines
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Consider displaying video on one screen with metadata and use the second screen to have additional content related to the media.
Avoid having the video passing through the hinge and squeezing the related content on the remaining portion of the screen.
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Make subtitles hinge aware, so that they wrap on a single screen when necessary.
Avoid having subtitles pass under the hinge, which can make part of the text unreadable.
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Place video or media controls away from the hinge and positioned in the reachable portion of the screen.
Avoid having controls that pass through the hinge, causing one or more controls to be unreachable.
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In double landscape orientation, position the video player on the top screen and related content on the bottom screen, with no content behind the hinge.
Avoid playing videos that are letterboxed with controls that render under the hinge.
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In double landscape orientation, position the video player on the top screen and the controls on the bottom screen.
Avoid playing videos that are letterboxed with controls that render under the hinge.
Media guidelines
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For portrait-orientation content, consider having a list of media/content on one screen and the current media displayed on the other screen.
Avoid showing media content that is partly obscured by the hinge.
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For portrait-orientation content, consider having a list of media/content on one screen and the current media displayed on the other screen.
Avoid showing media content that is partly obscured by the hinge.
Do
Don't
Consider having list of media/content on one screen and current media displayed on the other screen.
Avoid having media content that is partly obscured by the hinge.