--- title: The future unfolds! How to optimize Android apps for... description: With new foldable and large-screen devices emerging from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Android developers need to rethink how their apps handle display orientation,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-future-unfolds-how-to-optimize-android-apps-for-adaptive-layouts-ijlzep0vs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The future unfolds! How to optimize Android apps for adaptive layouts | daily.dev og:description: With new foldable and large-screen devices emerging from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Android developers need to rethink how their apps handle display orientation,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-future-unfolds-how-to-optimize-android-apps-for-adaptive-layouts-ijlzep0vs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iJlzEP0vs.png og:image:alt: The future unfolds! How to optimize Android apps for adaptive layouts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The future unfolds! How to optimize Android apps for adaptive layouts **[Android Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/androiddevelopers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary With new foldable and large-screen devices emerging from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Android developers need to rethink how their apps handle display orientation, screen size, and configuration changes. Three key steps are recommended: use Jetpack Window Manager or Material 3 Adaptive window size classes to calculate display space, use CameraX for proper sensor orientation in camera previews, and retain state across configuration changes with ViewModel. New Jetpack Compose APIs — including an experimental media query API for device postures and grid/flexbox layout APIs — make it easier to build adaptive UIs that work across trifolds, landscape foldables, and all screen sizes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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