BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware development

Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @04:31PM (#12601100)

I think many Android apps would adapt poorly to the BB aspect ratio.

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Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by ahassan on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @04:42PM (#12601196)

Maybe, but it may not be a huge issue. I've had very good luck using apps split-screen in Android 7.0, which has a similar aspect ratio to classic BB devices.

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Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by totalZero on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:44AM (#12603345)

Good point. I was going to disagree with you, but then I tested some apps just to make sure. I'm actually surprised how much stuff works with split-screen. I have apps that I use once in a blue moon, for example the Avianca app, and it works despite throwing the "this app may not work with split-screen" notification. Same for Spotify.

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Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by Nullabillity on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @06:07PM (#12601731)

It's already a similar form factor as a small device in landscape mode.

Nougat's multi-window mode should make developers care even more about it.

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