Google prohibits Android phones with 3 or more rabbit ears

Google is building notch support on Android P, but offers some rules: up to two tracks.

In the blog post for developers, Android product manager UI Megan Potoski said that Google is working with partners 'setting some requirements' for application compatibility, including limitations. About the slot number on the phone.

The regulation states that Android P phones must not have more than 2 slots, one side slot and only allowed to be placed above and below, not left and right.

At this time, we still have not seen the phone has 2 tracks, so it is only theoretical to ban 2 or 3 tracks, prohibiting the installation of 2 phones.But suddenly the Android phone is as free as the iPhone seems to happen only in the blink of an eye, so setting the rules in advance may also help applications continue to run properly on new screens.

It should also be noted that Google does not fully control Android, so it is not impossible for phones with 3 or more slots.Google said it is working with 'device manufacturing partners', meaning that every company has integrated Play Store and Google services, meaning most Android phones.But there may also be manufacturers that do not follow Google's regulations.

The purpose of this restriction is to make the application properly displayed on the screen, whatever device it is.Because the slot cuts into the area where the application sometimes displays something, Android P will let the app take advantage of this.

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Examples of grooves on Android: Essential PH-1 (left) and Huawei P20 (right)

By default Android P will expand the status bar above the screen, taking up the entire slot.In landscape mode, the slot will become a black strip."The good news is that the application will work as expected even on slotted devices," Potoski wrote.

If you want application developers to exploit this slot, so that the application loops around, you'll probably see this type on the map, game . or add screen space .

Perhaps you have already seen it because developers have tested groove support on Android P beta since May 5. The final version of this OS will be available by the end of the summer, although it is likely that it will not be available yet. equipment until autumn.

Google said Android now has more than 16 grooved phones from 11 companies and the number will increase next year.

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