Moreover, the migration speed always makes people want to teach Zhang Xiaolong to make products. However, when changing to a new Android phone, this anxiety will be much less. These scenarios can be simply summarized into three categories: from application A, copying content to a

When changing to a new iPhone, there is always a step that makes me anxious, which is to migrate WeChat chat history. During the migration process, you cannot stop the screen or minimize it. Moreover, the migration speed always makes people want to teach , Xiaolong, to make products.

However, when changing to a new Android phone, this kind of anxiety will be much less. The reason is not that WeChat on the Android side is better, but that the "small window mode" that the mainstream Android systems have already supported.

Just narrow the window of the WeChat app and hang it to a corner of the screen, and you can browse Weibo and watch videos as usual. WeChat also remains displayed on the top of the screen, and chat history will be migrated normally.

At this moment, the inventor of the small window mode is the cutest person in my heart.

Why do we need small window mode

Although this scenario of migrating WeChat chat records is rarely encountered. However, the convenience and efficiency brought by the small window mode are still perceived by many scenarios.

For example, after calling Didi, you no longer need to switch applications frequently to view driver locations, so you can get real-time feedback in the small window; when watching online classes, you can take notes synchronously; when playing games, you don’t have to cut out the application...

These scenarios can be simply summarized into three categories:

• From application A, copy content to B application
• When using application A, you need to temporarily use B application
• When using application A, you need to temporarily use B application
• When using application A, when using application A, B application
• When using application A, The status of the application is updated frequently, but there is no need to pay too much attention to

If there is no small window mode, we have to rely on the gesture bar at the bottom to frequently switch the application. Or open the Task Manager and swipe left and right to find the app you want to switch.

But when we frequently switch applications, we will inevitably consume more attention, the psychological burden may increase, and anxiety will arise. At the press conference of

Meizu Flyme 7, Yang Yan, the former president of of Flyme business unit, said when introducing the small window mode, "It is very convenient to use and go. It will greatly reduce the psychological burden caused by frequent application jumps."

This is true. "Small window mode" does belong to those functions that "can't go back after using it". In recent years, several major domestic Android operating systems have been continuously iterating and optimizing the small window mode.

This article will select MIUI, EMUI, Flyme, ColorOS, OriginOS (ranking regardless of order), and experience and evaluate its small window mode.

So how to judge whether the small window mode is easy to use?

What interactions are humanized, cognitive and visual loads, etc. "design slander", let's put it aside. From the user's perspective, the easy-to-use small window mode means that when opening, using and closing, you don't need to think too much. The steps are simple and easy to understand and the feedback is clear and reliable.

First of all, it needs to be clear that each system has different names for the "small window mode". For example, MIUI is called "free window", and ColorOS is called "Flash window". For the sake of easy reading, we will call this article "small window". One of the highlights of

Flyme 9

Flyme 9 is "Small Window Mode 3.0". We use Meizu 18 Pro, the system version is the latest Flyme 9.0.1.1A to experience its small window mode.

To open the small window mode, there are three commonly used methods:

. Slide inward from the corner of the screen, and then slide your fingertips to the app icon you want to open, and you can open the corresponding app in the small window. Users can find more apps in "More Apps" or customize the preferred apps. The overall experience is quite smooth.

. Slide the application from the bottom to the upper half of the screen, and switch to small window mode with a little pause.

. When a message comes, directly click "Small Window Open" below the message notification to open the application in small window mode.After the small window is exhaled, it can control its status through the indicator bar at the bottom. Slide up gently and switch to a floating window; slide down gently and switch to full screen.

In the floating window state, long press to select the window size or mute. Double-click to cut it into full screen mode in one step.

is within the display range of the screen, and the user can drag it at will. There are two operation details that need to be noted: if

• is dragged outside the left or right side of the screen, the small window will be hidden, and the default sound will still play.
• If you drag to the top or bottom of the screen, the small window will automatically disappear.

Flyme The closing logic of the small window mode is a bit tangled, and you may not get used to it just now. In the non-suspended state, click on the blank area of ​​the screen and the window will automatically close. If it is in a floating window state, you need to drag it outside the top or bottom of the screen to close. The small window of

MIUI 12.5

MIUI 12 has always had a good reputation. We used the Redmi gaming phone equipped with MIUI 12.5 official version to experience its small window mode.

The opening method can be classified into the following types:

. Push the application from the bottom to four corners. After triggering this area, you can see the prompt "release and suspend". At this time, you can open the window mode by letting go.

. In the upper left corner of the multitasking manager, click "Small Window Application" to open or edit applications that support Small Window Mode in the application bar.

. In the multitasking manager, long press and hold the app to switch it to the small window mode from the function bar that appears on the side.

. When a message comes, drop down the indicator bar, and you can open the application with a small window and reply to the message.

In the floating window state, double-click to display it in full screen and click to enlarge it. Drag it upwards and forcefully outside the top of the screen and the window will disappear.

The enlarged small window can be closed by pushing up the indicator bar, and the pull-down will be displayed in full screen. In addition, pull the frame of the small window to adjust its size freely.

has two dessert functions that experience plus points. First, the "small window exchange" function: drag the small window to the center of the screen to exchange with the applications on the next layer of the screen.

The second is that when replying to messages in small window mode in horizontal screen state, the floating-style keyboard will be automatically enabled. It will not block too much view of the underlying app.

But there are several points that need to be optimized:

• When opening the app in small window mode, some apps' open-screen advertisements will be displayed in full screen
• floating small window application cannot be hidden in the sidebar
• in horizontal screen mode. When pushing the indicator bar of the small window to close, it is easy to touch or close it accidentally. The small window mode of

EMUI 11

EMUI 11 is relatively not that rich in functions, but it is very easy to use. We used Mate40 Pro, paired with the latest EMUI 11 version, and experienced the small window mode of Huawei .

The way to open the small window mode is very simple, it can be divided into three types:

. Call out the sidebar and click on the app to open directly in the small window mode.

. In the multitasking manager, there will be a small window icon in the upper right corner. Click to make it into a small window state.

. When a message comes, pull down the message notification bar to reply to the message in a small window mode.

After you exhale the small window, you can drag the edge of the small window to adjust its size. Press and hold the indicator bar on the top to move the position of the small window.

is different from Flyme and MIUI. On the small window of EMUI, "Full Screen", "Minimize" and "Close" are presented in the style of an icon. Compared with various fancy gesture operations, the learning cost is lower and easier to get started.

When the window is minimized, it will be attached to the edge of one side of the screen. It supports multiple apps to enable the small window mode and minimize it on one side of the screen to facilitate user switching. You can also close these apps individually or together, making the interactive view simple and easy to understand.

But EMUI 11 There are still settings to be optimized for small window mode.

Although in horizontal screen mode, when calling out the small window to reply to the message, the floating keyboard will be automatically called. But the location where the small window and keyboard appear seems to be fixed and overlap and overlap. At this time, you need to manually drag the two windows away to facilitate review and reply to messages, which seems a bit cumbersome.

Another problem is that in landscape mode, the "full screen display", "minimize" and "close" icons at the top of the small window will automatically disappear. Users who are not familiar with related operations may not be able to close the small window at this time, which will affect the gaming experience.

OriginOS

As a rookie of domestic Android operating system, OriginOS can be said to have its own highlights, and its small window mode has a lot of functions. We used vivo X60 Pro+ to experience this time with the latest OriginOS.

There are many ways to open the window mode:

. When exploring the desktop, slide from the middle of the screen to enter the all application interface, press and hold the application that supports opening the window to drag to the upper right corner of the screen, and there will be an indication of "opening the window". Release it at this time to open it.

. When in the application interface, slide up from the lower left corner of the screen to enter the all application interfaces. Press and hold the app icon long and wait for the icon to float on the application interface to enable it.

. Swipe and hover at the bottom of the screen to enter the card-style background, click the arrow on the right side of the application name, and the application that supports small window mode will display the word "small window" and click to open it.

. In horizontal screen mode, message notifications will be presented in the form of a floating avatar. Click on the avatar and the application will be automatically opened in small window mode.

After turning on the small window mode, you will see four icons at the top of the small window. From left to right are resize, minimize, full screen display and close.

minimized rendering effect, similar to EMUI 11, both adsorbing the application icon on one side of the screen. Unfortunately, OriginOS cannot minimize multiple apps at the same time like EMUI.

OriginOS When closing the window mode, you can only operate by clicking the close button. Therefore, when minimized to the floating icon, it cannot be turned off directly.

In the horizontal screen state, OriginOS's small window mode is the best optimized among the above systems. Whether it is the notification method of the floating avatar, the floating keyboard with appropriate size, or the concise and clear closing method, it is very user-friendly.

However, OriginOS is a bit cumbersome in opening the window mode and has a slightly weak aesthetic. In vertical screen mode, message pop-ups do not support opening in small window mode and are also to be optimized.

ColorOS 11

Since ColorOS 7, it has been paying attention to the small window mode. After several generations of optimization, the small window mode on ColorOS 11 has become very mature. We used OnePlus 9 Pro to experience it with the latest version of ColorOS 11.

ColorOS 11 provides 4 methods in opening mode.

. Open the application window directly from the smart sidebar

. On the task manager page, click the icon in the upper right corner of the application to quickly select to enable " floating window " and "mini floating window" and other modes.

. In the application interface, when sliding up from the bottom and pause, two icons will appear at the bottom, corresponding to "floating window" and "mini floating window".Drag the application card to the corresponding icon to achieve the corresponding operation.

. Below the pop-up window of the message notification window, there is a button for "Small Window Reply". Click to reply to messages in small window mode.

After the small window mode is turned on, long press the top of the window and three options will pop up: full screen display, close and hanging. Move the window to the corresponding icon to achieve the corresponding operation.

In addition, drag the window mode outside the sides of the screen, and the application will be minimized to the sidebar and click to call it out again.

The way to close the window mode is also very simple. The most convenient way is to click the "Close" button in the upper corner of the right side of the window. In floating window mode, if you press it for a long time, you will see a closed icon. Just drag it to the top.

We also tried to experience the small window in landscape mode, and the closing method is the same as in vertical screen state. In addition, it supports floating keyboard and free moving position. Rich in features and easy to use.

summary

The essence of human beings may be one mind and two purposes. The small window mode can be said to have made the attention more efficiently utilized.

From the perspective of starting experience, the small window modes of the above five operating systems have their own characteristics. In terms of beauty, Flyme does better; in terms of simplicity and easy operation, EMUI is the only way to be used; in terms of the diversity of gameplay, ColorOS, MIUI, and OriginOS must have names.

However, each system still has room for optimization for the small window mode. It is hard to say which operating system's small window mode makes me 100% satisfied, but the small window modes of Flyme and ColorOS can be said to be relatively closer to "perfect".

actually has some operating systems, and the small window mode is also very attentive. For example, the One UI of , Samsung , and the nostalgic SmartsianOS. However, since there is no suitable equipment at hand, this article will no longer evaluate their small window mode.

Of course, everyone likes the small window mode, and I hope iOS can follow up as soon as possible. In addition to "Picture in Picture", there are more small window functions available.