What is new with UI in Android Q. New Features and APIs.
summary
Covers concrete Android Q UI changes and how to use them: foldables require handling configuration/resizability (android:resizeableActivity is true by default) and multi-res now keeps all activities resumed so apps must handle exclusive resource loss and use onTopResumedActivityChanged to detect focus; bubbles move to the notification system via BubbleMetadata with user opt‑out and autoExpand/suppress flags; the share sheet adds content previews and uses ShortcutManager share targets (back‑compat via ShareTarget AndroidX); edge‑to‑edge uses WindowInsets and gesture exclusion rects; dark theme supports -night resources and opt‑in forceDark; settings panels open system toggles with a single intent.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:54Foldable devices overview
- 2:00Handling configuration changes
- 3:46Multi-resume behavior
- 6:12Drag and drop with foldables
- 7:56Bubbles API introduction
- 15:07New share sheet in Android Q
- 17:15Direct share API update
- 21:49Gesture navigation and edge-to-edge
- 31:06Dark theme implementation
- 38:37Force dark vs custom dark theme
- 39:19Settings panel feature
- 40:45Q&A and wrap-up
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