You can do iPhone split screen multitask to use two apps on screen at once, without a jailbreak. Maybe you want to scroll your Instagram feed at the same time as playing a YouTube video. The iPad ...

Floating app windows have been around on Android for years now, allowing you to open and use apps while still doing other things on your phone. It joins split-view multitasking as one of the more ...

The Bubbles API was first introduced in Android 11. It was mainly used for chat apps, letting users see and reply to messages while doing other tasks on their phones. The interface looks like a ...

Modern smartphones are powerful computers that can do a lot at once, but a small screen ensures that a poorly designed user interface will severely restrict how well someone can multitask.

Android has a number of features that allow you to multitask effectively, such as split-screen multitasking and picture-in-picture (PiP) modes for videos. But there’s another nifty feature on the ...

Multitasking on smartphones is no longer optional for power users, creators, and professionals who rely on their phones throughout the day. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra builds on this reality by ...

What’s happened? Google is working on a major multitasking upgrade for Android tablets that will allow you to launch any app in a floating bubble, not just chat or messaging ones. According to Android ...

The odds of floating app windows appearing with iPadOS 16 just went up. Illustration: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac There’s a new reason to think iPadOS 16 might include support for resizable floating app ...

Apple is allegedly working to make this dream into a reality. Illustration: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac With iPadOS 16 right around the corner, there’s a lot of hope that a rumor of floating app windows for ...