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Google is testing a new feature for Android tablets<\/a> that will let you resize apps freely and arrange them on your screen at will, making it easier to juggle multiple tasks. The \u201cdesktop windowing\u201d feature is now available as a developer preview and for apps that support it<\/a>, you could even have more than one instance open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Currently, apps on Android tablets open in full-screen by default. When the new mode is enabled, each app will appear in a window with controls that allow you to reposition, maximize, or close the app. You\u2019ll also see a taskbar at the bottom of your screen with your running apps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Once the feature is rolled out to everyone, you can turn it on by pressing and holding the window handle at the top of an app\u2019s screen. If you have a keyboard attached, you can also use the shortcut meta key (Windows, Command, or Search) + Ctrl + Down to activate desktop mode. (You can exit the mode by closing all your active apps, or by dragging a window and dragging it to the top of your screen.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Google notes that apps locked to portrait orientation are still resizable, which might make things look a bit weird if certain apps aren\u2019t optimized. However, Google plans to address this in a future update by scaling the UI of non-resizable apps while maintaining their aspect ratio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For now, users can access the developer preview in the latest Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 for Pixel Tablets. We still don\u2019t know when the feature is rolling out to everyone \u2014 or if it will come to the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n