Modern smartphones are powerful computers that can do a lot at once, but a small screen ensures that a poorly designed user interface will severely restrict how well someone can multitask.

Android’s multitasking story is finally catching up with the hardware it runs on, and the next wave of changes looks less like a tweak and more like a reset. Between new system features, aggressive ...

The more we learn about Android 16, the more and more excited I get about Google’s upcoming update. Things like lock screen widgets and the new Quick Settings UI already had me hooked, and now, ...

Over the past few years, Google has made major changes to the Android OS to better accommodate tablets and other large-screen devices. These include new features like a taskbar, desktop windowing, ...

A whole new approach to multitasking on its way to Android — and you can start benefitting from its brilliance this minute. It isn’t often that we see an interface addition so significant — so ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is developing a new way to multitask on Android, taking advantage of the bubble system previously only found in messaging apps. The new system will enable one-tap multitasking, making things ...

What’s happened? Google is working on a major multitasking upgrade for Android tablets that will allow you to launch any app in a floating bubble, not just chat or messaging ones. According to Android ...

Smartphones have gotten bigger over the years, and that’s not just for watching TikToks or checking your group chats. That extra screen space has unlocked a whole new world of multitasking ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...