While foldable smartphones may have seemed like gimmicks in the early days, the technology has advanced enough to make the format genuinely useful. Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Z Fold 7, its most refined book-style foldable to date — a slim device that unfolds to give you access to a large display.
It’s this large display that has attracted many Android fans, giving you a tablet-like experience in a small form factor. And while many apps have adapted to take the foldable format into account, these are the best apps to try if you want to take advantage of that extra display space.
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1. Instagram
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While most of us browse Instagram on our smartphones, you can easily miss out on the details in an image when using a smaller display. At the same time, the Instagram web experience feels limited even when you’re using a large display — and zooming in is more likely to cause pixelation rather than appreciation.
A book foldable like the Galaxy Z Fold 7 strikes the perfect balance between a small screen and a large display. The app doesn’t feel stretched out when you view it on an unfolded device, and it remains small enough that the compression of images doesn’t become a problem.
The app doesn't feel stretched out when you view it on an unfolded device.
Samsung works with companies like Meta to improve app experiences for foldable users, so you can be sure that the app’s responsiveness to a larger display is always improving.
2. YouTube
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