Reproduction
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Enable
settings put global enable_freeform_support 1[1] (viacom.android.settings.Settings$DevelopmentSettingsDashboardActivity): -
Invoke
com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity. -
Invoke another activity. For this example,
com.android.settings/.notification.history.NotificationHistoryActivity. -
Select “Freeform”:
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…that freeform window shall initially appear transparent:
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…until the user refreshes the activity:
Context
I discovered this whilst writing android.stackexchange.com/revisions/260313/5:



