Google Pixel Fold: another foldable appears, its code name “Jumbojack” already spotted in Android 12.1 – Frandroid

Google would not prepare one, but two foldable smartphones in its Pixel line. A competitor for the Z Fold and one for the Z Flip?

The taskbar pinned on the edge of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 // Source: Anthony Wonner – Frandroid

At Samsung, two types of foldable smartphone designs have emerged. On the one hand, there is the smartphone capable of transforming into a tablet, it is the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and on the other there is the smartphone which folds up to be more compact, this is the Galaxy Z Flip 3.

A few days ago, we learned that the Google Pixel Fold could have a scheduled launch before the end of the year. But it wouldn’t be the only foldable smartphone in development at Google.

“Jumbojack” follows on from “Passport”

We have been following the development of Google’s first foldable smartphone for several months. through the code name “Passport” spotted in 2020 in Android. The 9to5Google site now teaches us another code name to watch closely: “Jumbojack”. This name would be a reference to a brand of hamburgers in the United States.

The latter would appear in the code of the first major update ofAndroid 12, which we can call Android 12.1. This device would be used in test at Google to verify the triggering of certain APIs specific to foldable devices, such as posture, to know the opening of the hinge of the phone. Like Samsung’s foldable smartphones, Jumbojack would integrate two screens, the main one of which would become inaccessible when the device is folded up.

The site has no further information about the new device. One wonders if this is simply an internal device serving as a test for Google, or if it is really a future product marketed under the Pixel range. If so, it’s difficult to know when Google could present such a product.

So far, Google has managed to keep its line of foldable smartphones a secret. It’s quite strange for a company that had accustomed us to so many leaks around its developments, to the point where some Google Pixel smartphones were marketed before their presentation, especially in Asia. If Google is really gearing up a foldable smartphone for the end of 2021, we should be hearing more about it soon.