QSlide featured prominently in every review of LG Android devices released in 2013, but the feature that allows users to have minimized versions of apps for multitasking has so far been limited to LG's core apps. A new developer kit makes it possible for third parties to support QSlide.
The QSlide Developer Kit includes libraries, development tips, tutorials, and other tools Android app developers will need to properly create compact versions of their app. A number of possible use cases can be to make notes (Evernote, Keep, Todoist), browsers (Dolphin), and messaging (Hangouts) apps small enough to take up just a portion of a screen so people can do other things.
One important thing to note is that at least an API Level 17 is required, so pre-Android 4.2 phones will not be able to support the apps. That could limit the willingness for some developers to consider supporting it. More information can be found here.
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