{"id":563514,"date":"2026-03-27T03:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/563514\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:48:12","slug":"multitasking-bubbles-now-live-in-android-17-beta-3-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/563514\/","title":{"rendered":"Multitasking &#8216;Bubbles&#8217; now live in Android 17 Beta 3 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Android-17-6.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It might be unfair to say that Android 17 Beta 3\u2019s Bubbles are a new feature, but the premise has definitely expanded. Now live in the latest update, apps beyond Messenger can use the function, and it\u2019s especially useful for multitasking on larger displays.<\/p>\n<p>With the release of Android 17 Beta 3, the newly-designed \u201cBuuble\u201d feature is seemingly now fully integrated. It first appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/01\/26\/android-17-leak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leaks<\/a> before Google\u2019s OS was ready to debut, and has since appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/03\/19\/android-canary-2603-everything-new\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android Canary<\/a> without seeing the full light of day.<\/p>\n<p>It might sound familiar because Google Messenger famously defaults to using this feature for certain contacts. Important people get their own screen real estate, even when the app isn\u2019t in use. Tapping the floating bubble icon opens a picture-in-picture window for Messages, making it easier to access.<\/p>\n<p>In Android 17 Beta 3, Bubbles act as a new multitasking platform. Any app can be opened in a floating window and minimized quickly. On foldables like the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, this bridges the gap in multitasking ability seen between Google and other OEMs. It acts as an additional way to get more information on the screen, without splitting two apps.<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"970\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"709586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Android-17-Beta-3-Bubbles-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709586\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"970\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"709588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Android-17-Beta-3-Bubbles-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709588\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"970\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"709587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Android-17-Beta-3-Bubbles-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709587\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"970\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"709585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Android-17-Beta-3-Bubbles-1_400ad3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709585\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Any app can be turned into a bubble by long-pressing an app and tapping the new icon. It looks like a minimize action button. From there, more apps can be added to easily switch between and recall from any point on the screen. When you\u2019re done, drag and drop to the bottom of the screen to dismiss.<\/p>\n<p>The expanded feature is officially live in Androlid 17 Beta 3, and will likely stick around throughout the rest of the beta phase. Pixel Fold users should be happy about the change, and it may even be a useful addition for those on slab-style devices.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764374954_669_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764374954_276_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lyPoXe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-708704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774583292_848_750x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It might be unfair to say that Android 17 Beta 3\u2019s Bubbles are a new feature, but the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,190,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-563514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}