Zac has been writing about Android as a hobby since he was a teenager and fulfilled his ambition of doing so professionally when he joined Android Police as a Reviewer in 2020. Zac specializes in ...

Android 17 rumors point to Motion Assist, App Bubbles, native app locking, Gemini updates, and Android XR news ahead of Google I/O 2026.

Android 17 just launched with floating app Bubbles, a new gaming mode, and stronger security tools. Here are all the features ...

That context matters for understanding what this update actually is. Android, at least in its pure form, is no longer what ...

Samsung’s One UI is incredibly feature-rich, and that includes the multitasking view which is full of big improvements on top of Android. One of those options is the ability to run apps in floating ...

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 ...

Android 17 update: The main feature in this Android 17 update is Bubbles, which turns any app into a small floating window ...

Hide app names on homescreen: Something which most Android skins have already had, the option to hide the app names on ...

The Bubbles API was first introduced in Android 11. It was mainly used for chat apps, letting users see and reply to messages while doing other tasks on their phones. The interface looks like a ...

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