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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority 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, enhanced drag-and-drop support, improved app adaptability, and more. Despite these improvements, most people would agree that Android tablets still have a long way to …

We’re generally fans of the new windowed multitasking features in iPadOS 26—for people who want to use their iPads more like traditional laptops, the new system is more powerful, flexible, and predictable than the old Stage Manager, and it works on a wider range of iPads. But some users on Reddit and elsewhere objected to Apple’s wholesale removal of the …

With the second beta of iPadOS 26.1, Apple tweaked multitasking on the iPad to reintroduce the Slide Over feature. Slide Over was removed in iPadOS 26 because Apple replaced it with a new windowed multitasking system, but some ‌iPad‌ users missed the feature. The updated version of Slide Over works with all of the new ‌iPadOS 26‌ multitasking features. You …

Apple released iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 to developers today, and it comes with a major returning feature: Slide Over multitasking is back on the iPad. Here’s how it works. Revamp of Slide Over works alongside new windowing system, but with a key limitation When iPadOS 26 launched, it introduced a brand new, more powerful windowing system for apps. As a …

Summary Microsoft Teams is adding a highly requested multitasking feature. This feature will make it easier to keep multiple conversations visible and improve workflow. Microsoft also plans to add pop-out windows for meetings next month. One of the biggest wins for Microsoft Teams is that it’s easy to use, but you still need to know some of the important tricks …

Samsung introduced several new and improved features to its phones and tablets with the One UI 8.0 update. Besides the improved DeX mode, the company brought one more multitasking trick that could improve your productivity on Galaxy tablets. Galaxy Tab devices get a new multitasking layout with One UI 8 Tablets running One UI 8.0 (Android 16) can open three …

Newly leaked software animations from Samsung give us a bigger glimpse into the Galaxy TriFold’s multitasking, and it looks like a productivity powerhouse. We’ve seen these types of leaks before. In fact, it’s really all we’ve seen. Renders and real-life images have been hiding just under the surface. Still, these new official-looking animations give us a better picture of what …

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR A new 90/10 split-screen ratio is now available in the latest Android Canary release, allowing for more flexible multitasking on tall displays. This feature lets a primary app use 90% of the screen while keeping a secondary app in a small sliver, which can be swapped with a single tap. While previously in development, …