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[Victor Thompson <victor.thompson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, actually this seems clearly supported. I just didn't think to deploy
to multiple devices.

A discussion on which apps should side stage is still probably warranted,
given the lack of current apps doing so. This was probably discussed years
ago, but could use some refreshing given any new designs that these apps
have undergone.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Victor Thompson <victor.thompson@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I was going to file a bug against a number of apps that I think need to
> add the ability to be side-staged on a tablet. Not very many apps besides
> System Settings, Phone, Messaging, and Contacts have a side stage on
> tablet. Many of the core apps should (IMO, such as Clock, Calculator,
> Weather (in its recent design), and maybe others). But, I first wanted to
> make sure it's possible to be both 1) a side staged app and 2) either lock
> rotation on a phone or allow rotation on a phone. For instance, of the
> examples that I want to have a side stage, calculator should be allowed to
> rotate (IMO) on a phone--the others can probably be locked.
>
> To be clear, I think many apps need to still add the side stage entry to
> the desktop file--I just want to make sure the underlying components allows
> for rotation AND the ability to side stage an app.
>
> VIctor
>