Gboard has finally heard its users and is fixing how landscape typing works on the keyboard. The latest beta version of the Gboard app for Android (version 13.6.06.574113912) now comes with a new ...

Android gets a desktop-style floating window mode, and there's even mouse support. Ron Amadeo – Mar 21, 2016 11:10 am | 89 "Freeform window mode" running on the Android N Developer Preview.

Alongside the Android 16 update, Google is announcing a new Pixel Drop. Like Android 16, there isn't a ton here. Google says ...

Floating windows on Samsung devices have been both praised and criticized by users. One UI 6.1 introduces a small but welcome change that allows users to easily restore all minimized windows at once.

Google has tweaked its long-available magnification accessbility feature in Android 12 with a new floating window option. ... leaked design was likely wrong [Video] Ben Schoon Jun 19 2025.

There are a ton of floating window apps out there, which you can call upon by swiping from one side of the screen. Not all of them work well, though, and very few are as useful as the 1Edge app.

By switching devices to landscape mode, the Gboard app now activates its floating window. Users of the stable app can’t access this feature, as it is currently under testing.

Freeform, Floating Windows Might Be In Android N After All By JC Torres March 15, 2016 4:30 am EST Android Marshmallow on the Google Pixel C was disappointing in its lack of multi-window support.

In case you hadn’t heard, Android N adds a split-screen mode for phones/tablets and picture-in-picture for Android TV. As previously reported, it also has code references to a freeform mode that ...

Arstechnica also found references to “freeform” buried in code inside Android N’s framework-res.apk, before figuring out how to enable it and take the floating pre-alpha feature for a spin.