Apple iOS 8 code discovery raises split-screen mode hopes

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 17:11 in Mathematics & Economics

This week a discovery in Apple iOS 8 code by a developer triggered a buzz in the iOS-watching press that split-screen multitasking really may be coming to iOS, even though there was no mention of it during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which took place June 2 through June 6 in San Francisco. The developer saw possible writing on the wall via a feature in code, indicating support for a split-screen functionality. On Monday, the developer on Twitter said code within iOS 8 pointed to split-screen mode. "Just in case there was any doubt left ... iOS 8's SpringBoard has code to run two apps side-by-side. 1/4 size, 1/2 size, or 3/4 size," tweeted Steven Troughton-Smith of High Caffeine Content, a company that builds apps and games for desktop, mobile and console devices. [Springboard is the application that manages the iOS home screen.]

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