Allow Android apps to go fullscreen

asked 2014-07-14 20:01:33 +0200

lalomartins gravatar image

updated 2014-07-30 17:43:20 +0200

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Android has an API for apps to request fullscreen. That's especially important for games.

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Now that we have a more integrated alien-dalvik and no longer need the Android switch button, the button bar most of the time has only the “back” button. IMHO that removes the last reasonable UX objection against this.

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OR how could we get rid of this last virtual button as well and take the whole screen resolution into use on Android side as well?

simo ( 2014-07-14 21:20:58 +0200 )edit

We need the button, because most apps expect it to be there. (Arguably it could be “more Sailfishy” if we replaced it with a gesture or moved it to the top, but that's too invasive. A swipe from the left to go back would be awesome and I would support it, but then it's inconsistent with native apps.)

lalomartins ( 2014-07-14 21:26:55 +0200 )edit

We are missing Dalvik configuration options. A white list for Android back button would be one of those options.

In a game like Pinball Arcade I often press the (for this particular software useless) black Android bar on the bottom instead of the flipper activation area.

vandersmash ( 2014-07-15 12:59:53 +0200 )edit