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# Blog posts tagged *"app"*

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[Amrisha Prashar](https://canonical.com/blog/author/amrisha-prashar)

2 August 2016

### [Best converged apps](https://canonical.com/blog/best-converged-apps)

Desktop

Ubuntu tech blog

In June we hosted a competition that asked developers – how well their app converges across devices? We were looking out for apps that beautifully converged across Phone, Tablet and Desktop using our SDK AdaptivePageLayout component. The numbers are in and we’ve selected our winners! Thank you to all who participated in making their apps ...

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[Didier Roche](https://canonical.com/blog/author/didier-roche)

6 July 2016

### [Announcing new snap desktop launchers](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-app-developer-blog-announcing-new-snap-desktop-launchers)

Desktop

Ubuntu tech blog

BackgroundIntegrating desktop applications with snaps has been a little bit challenging in terms of getting them looking and behaving as part of the system. This means following general desktop theming, having global application menu integration, getting the icon caches, getting configuration keys and such. Also, the technologies and tool ...

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