Overview
- Android Authority found SystemUI code referencing a feature called Min Mode that is under development and not yet live.
- Reporting says Min Mode would let apps present minimalist, persistent interfaces on the idle screen using the same ultra‑low‑power display state as today’s AOD.
- Developers are expected to register a MinModeActivity so their apps can run a stripped‑down interface within strict resource constraints.
- Google Maps is reportedly preparing a monochrome, low‑power navigation view as an early adopter of the feature.
- Dataconomy adds that code points to portrait orientation and periodic pixel shifting to reduce burn‑in, with rollout likely as a new API in Android 17.