Google just released the second Developer Preview forAndroid 15earlier today. Android 15 DP2 adds loads of new features for app developers, but there are also some goodies for regular users that went unmentioned in the official changelog. For example, DP2 adds a new screen lock mode for theGoogle Pixel Foldthat’s ripped right from a competing foldable.
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Now available on Pixel 6 and newer
TheOnePlus Open, a book-style foldable phone from OnePlus, has a setting that lets you swipe up to continue using an app on the outer screen. When you fold the device, you have the option to swipe up on the lock screen to unlock the device and continue using the app that you were just using on the inner screen.
In contrast, the Pixel Fold doesn’t let you choose exactly which apps should transition from the inner to the outer screen when you fold the device. In Android 15 DP1, you have the following options underSettings → Display → Continue using apps on fold.
In Android 15 DP2, however, that middle option has been replaced with the new “Swipe up to continue” toggle we previously reported on. That means the options are now as follows:
you’re able to see the feature in action in the YouTube video embedded below (Credit: Davey on Telegram).
Google’s borrowing features straight out of the OnePlus Open playbook
This new screen lock feature works exactly like the similarly named feature on the OnePlus Open, according to our tipster Davey on Telegram. After using the OnePlus Open andSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5for a few months, I personally believe that the screen lock method created by OnePlus and now deployed on the Pixel Fold is the best way to handle transitioning apps between the inner and outer screen.
