How the Galaxy Z Fold 4 Can Be Transformed into a Windows Phone

Someone turned the Galaxy Z Fold 4 into a Windows Phone and it's pretty awesome. A YouTuber managed to turn his Galaxy Z Fold 4 into a Windows Phone by using a combination of two Android launchers and Bixby Routines to make it work. The process isn't perfect, but it appears to work surprisingly well, considering.

The Windows Phone and PC Experience

One Galaxy Z Fold 4 owner has managed to transform his device into a Windows Phone. YouTuber Mark Spurrell takes us through the process of getting his new Galaxy Z Fold 4 to look like a Windows Phone on the outside and a full Windows PC on the inner display. It may seem like a complicated process, but according to Spurrell, it requires just two Android launchers and tweaking some Bixby Routines to turn one of the best foldable phones into a blast from the past.

The result is a folding phone that features the all-too-familiar Windows Phone tiles when closed. They're fairly customizable, as Spurrell demonstrates, moving and resizing tiles and even changing icons to match what you'd normally see on a Windows Phone. Spurrell is even able to customize useful gestures for quick access to functions like the camera. On the inside, the experience is completely different. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 opens to w Windows 10-like desktop, complete with shortcuts and a start menu that lists all your apps. On the bottom left corner is where you'll find widgets for the clock and calendar, a collapsable quick settings shortcut, and a full panel for settings and notifications that effectively replaces the pull-down notification shade.

Spurrell notes that the process isn't perfect, particularly due to the phone constantly switching between launchers. However, he says it's not as wonky as he expected it would be, and overall he's pretty impressed with the experience.

Galaxy Z Fold 4 Hardware and Design

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is Samsung's latest foldable phone sporting an improved design, better cameras, and a faster chipset. Samsung knows that a certain set of power users love the Z Fold series for the ultimate productivity. That's why this year's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is all about tweaking the design to work better in every situation, whether that's one-handed texting with the small outer screen, or multi-app multitasking on the big one.

The Galaxy Z Fold 4 tightens up last year's design by lowering the height of the phone by a few millimeters to make it a bit more compact, reducing the weight in the process. Samsung has shortened and widened the device by 3mm and reduced the bezels on both displays. Like the Galaxy Z Flip 4, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 debuts with new cameras and 45% stronger foldable glass to ensure your foldable experience is better than with any other foldable on the market.

The difference is a bit more obvious on the smaller front display, and should ensure it's more comfortable to use when folded closed. Thanks to the folding design, users have plenty of ways to take advantage of the internal and external displays.