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8 TopicsIs the Hinge Angle Sensor API / Hinge Sensor still the way to go to listen on hinge angle changes?
Hi team, is the https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/dual-screen/android/api-reference/hinge-sensor?tabs=csharp still the way to go to listen on hinge angle changes? The blog post is a little bit older than the NuGet package release and I do not really know if this API / sensor will exist in the future. The DualScreenInfo.Current.PropertyChanged event seems to be perfect to also populate changes in the hinge angle, isn't it? Thanks for your feedback! - TobiSolved1.6KViews0likes3CommentsDualScreenInfo.Current.PropertyChanged will not trigger and DualScreenInfo.Current will not updated
I'm currently trying to update me existing app to use the new awesome NuGet package Xamarin.Forms.DualScreen. It worked in most of the places but the event DualScreenInfo.Current.PropertyChanged will not be valled and the values of DualScreenInfo.Current will not be updated if the app changes from single pane to dual pane (wide) mode. Instead, only the OnAppearing() method will be called if I drag and drop the app between the screens. Does anyone know what I'm missing that this behavior happens? Thanks!Solved954Views0likes2Commentssurface-duo-sdk-xamarin-samples does not use the NuGet package but xamarin-forms-samples does
It seems, that the "officical" https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-sdk-xamarin-samples repository is currently not updated to use the NuGet package but the example from the https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/tree/pre-release/UserInterface/DualScreenDemos is. My question, is the Surface Duo SDK sample repository now abandoned and we aka "the developers" should use the other repo for real life Duo SDK samples? Thanks for the info, - TobiSolved907Views0likes3CommentsWill the SDK or the device provide a functionality to include other Microsoft apps in asplit screen?
Abstract In some of my scenarios for Surface Duo centric apps play other Microsoft owned apps a huge role to utilizes the large screens of the Duo. For example You have on the right side a lot of dashboard-ish key value metrics like performance graphs, sales figures, etc. On the left, you have a more detailed view of a selected value. Now it would be great to split the detail page vertical in half and embed Microsoft OneNote, Excel or Outlook to “work with the detailed information” without leaving the app. This would allow to take notes in OneNote or write an email with a summary of some information that are available in the app. Question Will the SDK provide a functionality to embed such external apps into the developer’s own app? If not, will the customized version of Android support this feature? It’s like the split screen feature of some large Samsung phones but the user should not have to do this step by hand. The app should request opening another app in a split screen on one of the both screens. Thanks for any tips and insights! - TobiasSolved878Views0likes2CommentsIs it possible that a app remains spanned if the hinge angle exceeds a lmit?
Background: I'm playing around with the Surface Pen and the Duo. I wanted to create a simple Xamarin.Forms demo app that includes a drawer and a guesser. In German it's called "Montags Maler" which roughly translates to "Monday's pointer". The team gets points if the Guesser recognizes the drawing (sketch) of the drawer. Problem: In order to get this concept working, I need that the Surface Duo is in an A shape (see photo). The guesser should not see what the drawer hast to draw. The problem is now, that as soon as the ginge angle is more than 180° the second screen turns off and my app is not longer spanned across both. I know that this makes sense for the most of applications - but not for mine. Question: Is it possible to tell the device to not deactivate the second screen?Solved757Views0likes2CommentsUI concept question: Can the detail page of a master/detail pattern become the new master page?
Hi folks, I've a Xamarin.Forms master/detail page pattern applied to my Surface Duo app. Current scenario On the left side are mutliple selectable list items, on the right, the detail of the select item will be shown. New scenario The user should be able to take notes of each detail item. That requires a new mutli line text area which is related to the detail's content. The questions Whats the best ui / ux pattern to update the app's canvas for this new scenario on a dual screen device? Idea 1: The detail page become the new master and shifts to the left while on the right side the note taking page will appear. This becomes really hard in page transitions and animation and it will break the learned user behavior of "left master, right detail" Idea 2: The screens of the Surface Duo are huge compared to e.g. an iPhone screen. That's why I could split the detail page in two vertical segments. The top one is still the content page and the bottom one will become the note taking part Idea 3: Do not use the the dual screen feature at all and present it modally above the master page. That would enable the user to see the detail content on the correct right side. But this would display features of the detail page on the master page's side. Thanks for your opinions!Solved704Views0likes2CommentsLook for a a sample that demonstrates animations that stretches both screens (book page curl)
Hi guys, I thought that there was already an app example in how to build a kind of "ebook reader ui" using the Duo SDK. But maybe I'm wrong, because I cannot find it. E.g. like a simple page url effect to change the page in an ebook reader This should be doable using the extended canvas design paradigm, should't it? Thanks for your help!Solved700Views0likes3Comments[Thread] Do you plan to develop Surface Duo only apps?
Hi Team, I'm just curious if anyone plans or has been payed to develop Surface Duo only apps in a B2B context. In my day job as a B2B iOS / iPadOS developer, I have mostly customers that wants to run their apps on specific devices like an iPad 8th gen. Due to the fact, that the Surface Duo is also targeted on business customers, I can imagine that there could be Surface Duo only apps out there. If this is true for some of you, what are the features that your customer wants to be implemented? Drag and Drop? Or just more "space for displaying metrics"?679Views0likes0Comments