Android Studio is the main SDK for create both applications and games for Android. It incorporates a built-in device emulator to test application operation in a large number of configurations so that applications can be displayed and run correctly on as many devices as possible.
Foldable smartphones, although they are still not the majority, have become the model to follow in the coming years. Developers who want offer compatibility with these models, They were able to do it since last year, but with this update, support has been improved with more features.
Android Studio first added support in April 2019, but it wasn't until the last update that correctly simulates hinge sensor properties added in Android 11. According to Google:
If a foldable device is configured, the emulator now sends hinge angle sensor updates and position changes to the guest.
In this way, the folding devices know the position of the hinge at all times to send that information to the application, an application that will adapt according to the position of the same to show one or another user interface. This feature is only available from Android 11.
Regarding performance improvements, Google has added initial support for Virgil3d virtio-gpu for improve speed and compatibility when emulating graphics. The INVTSC function is activated by default when you install this latest version on computers managed by macOS.
Google has corrected in this latest update more than three dozen mistakes related to the clipboard, when emulating devices with rounded and / or notch corners of the screen. In addition, it has announced that in future versions it will also add support for the next Apple devices compatible with ARM processor, the Apple Silicon.
