Floating menubar in tablet message list

[someone]

Is it possible for the menubar on a tablet (see image) to be floating, so it can be moved to the bottom of the screen like it is in the phone?

If not, can we fool Aquamail into thinking it is installing on a small phone screen?

[Kostya Vasilyev]

Nope, sorry, it's for phones and is a "helper" for when the Floating Action Button is enabled.

In the "grand design news" category:

The latest update of Google Keep does not, I repeat does not, use the Floating Action Button.

Instead it has an icon bar along the bottom. I repeat, along the bottom.

And as we all know, "icon bar along the bottom is not part of Material Design". What has the world come to?

[mikeone]

In the "grand design news" category:

The latest update of Google Keep does not, I repeat does not, use the Floating Action Button.

Instead it has an icon bar along the bottom. I repeat, along the bottom.

And as we all know, "icon bar along the bottom is not part of Material Design". What has the world come to?

That's really surprisingly.

[Kostya Vasilyev]

There was a time when they were pushing side swiping, and Google+ app was a real showcase for that (the "circles", "nearby" and "other" message streams).

And then boom, G+ no longer had it.

About Google Keep, have they not read Google's Material Design guide?

Maybe they should try to reach someone at Google for help with proper Google design patterns, as seen in Google's own apps?

[someone]

But the Aquamail icon bar is at the top on my android tablet (nexus 7) and on the bottom on my android phone (nexus 5).

Both are android devices but the display is different.

Is there no way to trick Aquamail to install the "phone version" when it is installed on my tablet? Or is the displayed interface controlled by the device irrespective of the app?

Thanks.

[mikeone]

But the Aquamail icon bar is at the top on my android tablet (nexus 7) and on the bottom on my android phone (nexus 5).

Both are android devices but the display is different.

Is there no way to trick Aquamail to install the "phone version" when it is installed on my tablet? Or is the displayed interface controlled by the device irrespective of the app?

Thanks.

Which Android versions are you using on these devices?

[Kostya Vasilyev]

Both Nexus 7 and Nexus 5 should be up to 5.something at this point, I'd guess.

But one is a tablet and the other is a phone, and so AquaMail on the tablet defaults to two panel view... and I've only implemented this side bar for single panel UI.

[someone]

Which Android versions are you using on these devices?

The phone is kitkat 4.4.4
The tablet is 5.1.1 but I don't think that explains the reason for the difference.

[someone]

Both Nexus 7 and Nexus 5 should be up to 5.something at this point, I'd guess.

But one is a tablet and the other is a phone, and so AquaMail on the tablet defaults to two panel view... and I've only implemented this side bar for single panel UI.

In both tablet and phone the two panel UI is unselected in settings.

Is it not possible to fool Aquamail to think it is on a phone even when installed on a tablet?

I'm not sure what you mean by the sidebar. I'm asking about the bar which contains icons for refresh, write, search, etc. It is at the top on the tablet and at the bottom on the phone.

[mikeone]

Which Android versions are you using on these devices?

The phone is kitkat 4.4.4
The tablet is 5.1.1 but I don't think that explains the reason for the difference.

Indeed it does:
4.4.4 Kitkat: Menu bar on the bottom
5.1.1 Lollipop : Menu bar on the top (forced by Android's material design)

However, you can change the position of the Menu bar to the bottom also on your tablet - even with Lollipop versions 5.x - by
a) choosing another Colour theme (other than "Light ("Material Design") and
b) disabling "Floating action button"
> both options you will find in app settings > Look and feel

[someone]

Thank you.