▶ These are the apps that will finally give meaning to the tablet you have collecting dust

Google has decided to get serious once and for all and start optimizing applications for tablets with Android operating systems. These are the apps that will finally give meaning to the tablet you have collecting dust and that will finally show a design adapted to the users –as long as they have Android 12L or Android 13- without it seeming that you are using a large mobile.

This announcement of the redesign of tablet applications took place during the Google I/O 2022 event, in which the Cupertino company.Among those that will present an update that is much better adapted to screens are, of course, the vast majority of Google apps: Gmail, Google Chrome, Google Maps, Google Meet, Google Photos, Google Play, Google Translate, YouTube, YouTube, Music, etc. All of them will show an interface with several columns to offer a better user experience to the user and thus try to make Android tablets resemble those of iOS, which had taken care of this aspect with greater care.

Beyond Google's own applications, the company also warned that they are inviting the developers of other external apps to adapt their designs, and some have begun to attend the call. Facebook, TikTok, Zoom or Canva are some of the applications that have already begun their redesigns optimized for tablets.

News in the Play Store

To help users find the best apps¸ Google is also working on making changes to the Play Store so that apps that If they adapt to the tablet format, they are more easily visible to the user and find them as prominent options to download. One of the main novelties of the Play Store will consist of the possibility for users to leave specific reviews for the tablet version of each app separate from its mobile version.

The new importance that Google has once again given to tablets is explained as a reaction to the increased demand for large screens brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the need to work and study from home. The rise of large screens also led, logically, to a increase in tablet sales, increasing from 144 million in 2019 to 168 million units sold in 2021, according to International Data Corporation.

Users with an Android 12L operating system already find an interface that fits devices with large screens. This allows you to separate information into columns in the notifications menu and includes a taskbar at the bottom of the screen that allows you to quickly switch between applications. They also scale better to more efficiently occupy screen space.

With the arrival of Android 13, new features will be available, as well as faster and easier to switch profiles, which will allow the user to share the tablet with ease. According to Scott Blanksteen, a Google executive, he indicated at the event that most devices will come with Android 12L this year, while Android 13 will have a greater implementation in 2023

First tablet under the Pixel label

Google I/O 2022 also served as the ideal platform to announce the launch of the first tablet under the Pixel label. Of course , no further details have been offered about its specifications, price or a possible date of llaunch. The only thing confirmed is that the user of tablets with Android operating systems will now have more reasons to rescue them from abandonment.

▶ These are the apps that will finally give meaning to the tablet you have collecting dust

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