How will a folding tablet like the Surface Andromeda work?

Looking at the performance of Surface Hub 2, imagine how the future of multi-screen devices allows folding and pocketing easily?

Surface Hub 2 is a giant tablet capable of rotating, writing with a stylus, integrating multiple Hubs and other Surface products, can display the full screen on Skype calls like in a remote meeting room. Smart screens like Surface Hub 2 are not new but most of them do not work as expected.

Although the target is not crowded, but Hub 2 is clearly where Microsoft sees its opportunities, on the device is still known as Andromeda.

Andromeda has been rumored too much, somewhere with some information, leaked images, OS source code, patents showing a type of tablet with two foldable screens .

The Surface Hub 2 runs WCOS / CShell, which makes us think that there will be a separate Windows version for multi-screen use cases. Of course, it is now possible to use multiple monitors on Windows 10, but not always fully compatible and the application is not always focused on taking advantage of the simultaneous display of multiple monitors. Andromeda may be different. There are many possible scenarios.

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Work effectively

Any folding device from Microsoft will also target prosumer, regardless of the applications that are never available as PWA or UWP. Don't expect the Surface fold to have Snapchat and at this point, the old Windows Phones apps like WhatsApp are hard to appear on.

Andromeda will probably accompany the phone, like a smart watch, iPad or even Laptop, using Microsoft's Phone to receive notifications of activities on other devices.

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That doesn't mean it will completely replace the laptop, but it can help a lot when attending meetings, attending lectures . by easily taking notes on OneNote without a bulky laptop. You may want to convert the handwriting to text, edit it on Word using a virtual keyboard for a laptop-like experience, even Bluetooth keyboard and mouse is similar to Windows 10 Mobile, the other is that it has fulcrum to stand.

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Surface Hub 2 shows a smaller Andromeda future

There are even more possibilities when adding features like Bluetooth. You may want to just type the text on one side and open the one-sided Edge browser for example. This is no different from screen-sharing apps on laptops, just that Andromeda is small enough to fold and put in a bag but still enough to do the work needed, in theory it will set foot in the other world of tablets , phone and laptop.

Entertainment and gaming

No Snapchat does not mean impossible to entertain. Any compatible UWP or PWA application can work properly, resize itself as needed, as on Windows 10 today.

Android phones are now able to do things like watching YouTube videos and browsing the web, but theoretically, Windows 10 2-screen devices can go further than that.

The hinge also offers interesting scenarios for gaming, especially when Microsoft's Xbox team is actively exploring the game streaming from the cloud. One of the biggest problems around this is control manipulation. The Bluetooth handle of the Xbox handle is currently not available on Android, but it will work on future Windows 10 tablets, similar to PC and Windows 10 Mobile.

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Concept images about Andromeda

If you do not like the handle, perhaps Microsoft will use the second screen as a virtual gamepad, though not really interesting with shooting games (do not pull the trigger) but there are many games that use this way.

There are many perspectives for Andromeda, bringing this unique device to the future. Dual camera can scan 3D and Microsoft is still experimenting with many types of folding screens.

It is possible that Andromera will never see the sun but after Microsoft revealed Surface Hub 2, many users were hopeful about this promising tablet.

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