Developers have developed a complete interface to use the Galaxy Z Flip 4’s external display as a small smartphone screen. This is CoverScreenOS.
On the android smartphones, it is not uncommon that when a construction worker does not take full advantage of a piece of equipment, some skilled developer with their own hands fills a gap. to me Galaxy Z Flip 4, just like its predecessor, many people may regret not using the external monitor more. With CoverScreenOS, it’s now possible (if you’re ready to eliminate some bugs).
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How to install CoverScreenOS?
If we could try this app in the previous year, its developers worked hard to make it easier to use. From now on, after downloading it from a file Play StoreAll installation steps are explained. They are even followed by a small tutorial.
It goes without saying that to install an app that changes the smartphone experience so much, it will ask you for a lot of permissions. You will need to grant access to the notification or access options or even allow it to appear on the interface. Fortunately, as you can see in the screenshot, everything is arrowed with buttons that allow you to access the appropriate menus. Nothing rocket science then.
What are the features of CoverScreenOS?
Once you install the app, you can access countless shortcuts and gestures as follows:
The benefit of these gestures is obvious: to allow full navigation from a tiny 1.9-inch screen. Add to this that with a single tap on the screen, a new home screen that brings together all the apps installed on the phone allows you to test a little of what works or doesn’t work in this format.
Fortnite doesn’t seem to want to get into that format, which is unfortunate. On the other hand, apps like Google Maps or Samsung Health, to track a route or your sports activity from the small screen, work well, if you accept that an interface is too big or sometimes too small.
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YouTube fits perfectly
Fortnite stuck loading, too bad
Netflix also works well
For maps, it’s a bit more complicated
YouTube, Netflix or even the Frandroid app, all the apps that focus more on displaying content also work very well in this format. It remains to be seen if the use is really interesting.
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