Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today

Following its official debut last month, Google is now rolling out Android 17 to compatible Pixel phones, alongside ...

Google Tests a Floating Gemini Overlay Bubble to Keep Your Chats Alive While Multitasking

Google tests an Android 17 update that shrinks the Gemini overlay into a persistent floating bubble, preventing you from ...
Android Authority

Android 15 update could make notification bubbles less distracting

Android will soon let you stash notification bubbles to the side so they take up less space on the screen. Currently, notification bubbles are always fully visible on top of other apps. The ability to ...
Android

Google Tests Android Bubble Bar to Revolutionize Smartphone Multitasking

Google is developing a feature that will enable any app to be opened in a bubble on Android smartphones and accessed from a new Bubble Bar. The new bubble bar, combined with the “bubble anything” ...
Android Central on MSN

Android 17 bubbles finally made me love multitasking on my Pixel

I love Google's take on floating windows in Android 17, and they make multitasking fun. Here's how to use them.
Android Police

Android 16 might let you turn anything into a bubble

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
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Android 16 may showcase notifications inspired by Apple's Dynamic Island

A new chip notification system was found in the code of the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3. While not official, what's been seen looks similar to what we've seen with iPhone's Dynamic Island. Android 16 may ...
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Android may make floating ‘bubbles’ useful by letting any app use them

Google introduced “bubbles” as a means of keeping messaging apps easily accessible by letting them float on top of other apps. In future versions of Android, it sounds like Google may make these a lot ...