Your App Could Use a Secondary Screen!
July 21, 2025
19 min
Free
android-development
multi-window
secondary-display
samsung-dex
developer-advocate
activity-lifecycle
ui-state-management
android-manifest
display-manager
android-sdk
android
Description
In this talk, Daniel Neamtu explores how Android applications can leverage secondary screens, focusing on enterprise use cases. He discusses the benefits of extending app functionality to larger displays, touching upon solutions like Samsung Dex and Zebra's own workstation connect. The presentation covers technical considerations for multi-window support, including manifest attributes, window metrics, and the display manager API for launching activities on secondary displays. Lifecycle management and UI state saving for activities on secondary screens are also addressed, along with an introduction to Zebra's hardware and software solutions for enhanced mobile workstation experiences.