Google is developing a new split-screen mode for Android 16 that aims to improve multitasking on phone displays by using a 90:10 ratio. This allows one app to dominate the screen while the other ...

With Android 15, Google introduced app pairs, or the ability to save two apps together as one icon, and launch them at the same time in split-screen mode. The feature was limited to tablets at first, ...

I worked with mobile technology in higher education for over a decade. Doing research and development for the implementation of Android and ChromeOS devices. Before that, I was a freelance PC ...

Your Android phone might not have a screen as big as your computer monitor, but it's still fairly functional when it comes to multitasking. This is largely thanks to Android's split screen and ...

Samsung’s One UI 8 update brings support for a new split screen mode that makes it easy to switch between apps, and it serves as a first preview of what’s coming to Android 16. Split-screen ...

Traditionally, AI assistants on smartphones have existed in separate interfaces: you open a chat window, ask a question, then switch back to your app of choice once you’ve received an answer. Google’s ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Today's relatively large smartphone displays can pack a ton of visuals. Apps typically do their best to fill the screen with as much ...

Multitasking on Android has been around for ages, but it hasn’t changed much in a long time. Whether on a phone, a foldable, or a full-size tablet, Android technically only supports running two apps ...

Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a ...