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Google Android 15 new features exposed: introducing tablet taskbar experience for mobile phones

2024-08-06

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IT Home reported on August 6 that the technology media Android Authority published a blog post today (August 6),It is reported that Google plans to bring a tablet-like taskbar experience to mobile phones in the Android 15 system.

Android Taskbar

Google's Android taskbar can be traced back to the Android 12L version released in 2022, which is an Android version developed for large-screen devices.

In the Android 12L version, the Android taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen, where you can place apps, takes up the entire width of the screen, and cannot be hidden.

In Android 13, Google has further optimized the taskbar, which can be hidden by long pressing a blank space.

In the second QPR version of Android 13, Google changed the taskbar to a transient taskbar, which is only displayed briefly on the screen. When the user slides up the navigation handle, the new transient taskbar will be displayed briefly, and if the user does not interact with it, the taskbar will disappear after a few seconds.

In the Android 15 system, Google plans to add new options, allowing users to freely choose between the old and new versions.


Android 15 introduces a tiny taskbar for mobile phones

The source also said that Google brought a "tiny" taskbar feature in the Android 15 system. IT Home attached a demonstration video as follows:

Judging from the video, Google's "tiny" taskbar is exactly the same as the full version of the taskbar for large-screen devices, and there is no need to adjust the text and display ratio.