I just had a weird, albeit cool idea.

I just had a weird, albeit cool idea. What if it is possible to add an app window as a desktop screen. Maybe not just that but being able to select which app belongs on which desktop screen. Maybe having one screen responsible for having all of your recent apps as well. Getting into the app might be easy, as simple as scrolling into it like any other desktop screen. Getting out of it might be more complicated. Perhaps gesture hotspots or two/three/etc. Finger scroll (this could be worked on and worked out better).

Idk I was just thinking that this would be a really cool way to build a different relationship between an opened app and the home launcher. Basically the opened app acts like one giant custom widget covering the whole screen. The traditional get into the app and then press home seems a bit old to me. This isn’t much of a feature suggestion but it could be.

What do you guys think?

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6 Commentsto I just had a weird, albeit cool idea.

  1. Anonymous says:

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    It’s been discussed before, and it would be cool, but can’t be done, because of security limitations of android.

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  2. Anonymous says:

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    Chris Chastain that’s a shame. I guess I can only hope until there’s a work around.

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  3. Anonymous says:

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    No workaround, except if rooting and removing locks that are in the android framework. Allowing an app to embed other screen app will simply allow it to spy and steal its content, including passwords and so on…

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  4. Anonymous says:

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    But I trust your app Pierre Hébert! ( :


    And I’m already rooted so partly there.

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  5. Anonymous says:

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    Maybe, but this kind of thing need to be valid for all apps

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  6. Anonymous says:

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    Seems like a lot more trouble than its worth. I just had an idea to play around with some halo like pop windows so I’ll see if that can work in its stead.

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