Published Apr 24, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT I’ve been covering Android since 2022, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally view technology differently. I usually take a pro-consumer angle instead of the marketing hype, which you’ve probably noticed in my writing. People are excited about the idea of a wider Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 cover screen, and that reaction makes sense. Samsung has earned it. The Fold’s outer display has always felt a little too tall and too narrow to really work as a normal phone. Even after multiple generations, using it closed still had that awkward TV remote feeling people kept calling out. So yes, a wider front screen would absolutely help. But that’s still the smaller issue. The bigger problem shows up when you unfold these phones. Android apps still hate big screens, and too many look stretched to fill the space they were never meant to use.…