Developers are always working on making smartphones easier to use, and one of the best ways to do that is providing quick access to the features you use most on your device.
That’s the goal of cover, the lock-screen application that social media giant, Twitter, has recently acquired .
Cover was originally conjured up by former Google staff. It learns your habits and provides lock-screen shortcuts to your most often used apps. What’s a lot of is it conjointly changes the applications supported where/when you’remistreatment it. Let’s say you’re in your automotive, dashing down the road, well cowl can apprehend the placeyour navigation application, or no matter it's you utilize once you drive (browsing touchwood, for all we tend toknow), and populates your lock-screen with it.
Twitter hasn’t revealed any solid details as to how they intend to use Cover, but they’ve released this statement:
“Twitter, like Cover, believes in the incredible potential of Android. They share our vision that smartphones can be a lot smarter — more useful and more contextual — and together we’re going to make that happen…we’ll be building upon a lot of what makes Cover great, and we’re thrilled to create something even better at Twitter.”
Cover also announced the deal via…what else? Twitter.
Cover is joining Twitter! Excited for the future of Android and what’s to come.http://t.co/Md7ClTxHeO
— Cover (@coverscreen) April 7, 2014
Facebook tried to customize the Android home screen experience, but didn’t succeed in doing so. Does anybody think that twitter has what it takes to change the way we use Android with Cover?
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