The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, previously known as the Pixel Fold 2, is expected to launch at the Made by Google event on August 13. And it just so happens Google may be about to release a brand new multitasking update that the upcoming foldable will be able to take full advantage of.
Android’s split screen mode has been around for a long time, but it’s not what we’d call good. There are certainly ways that it can improve, and according to Mishaal Rahman at Android Authority some much-needed upgrades are on the way — including a split-screen mode for foldable devices still in portrait mode.
It is possible to split Android screens when you’re in portrait mode but the split is locked into a top-bottom configuration. Code uncovered in the Android 14 QPR2 beta back in March suggested that this could change and Google could allow left-right split with “portrait foldables”.
The code Rahman uncovered also includes a screen resolution of 2,076 x 2,152, which could be the resolution of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s interior screen. That’s slightly shorter yet wider than the original Pixel Fold, suggesting that we will see some sort of design change for the new generation.
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