To present a fun video recreation of how the Pixel Tablet will operate because Google has been steadily preparing for its launch. Google’s first Android-powered tablet since the Pixel C in 2015, which came before the entire Pixel phone line, is the Pixel Tablet coming out next year.
Android has changed such a great amount from that point forward, especially with the enormous screen progressions of Android 12L and 13. Google has needed to adjust many areas of programming to be prepared for a tablet.
Given that Google I/O, which typically takes place in May, is the next likely event for the Pixel Tablet’s launch, it is likely that the tablet will also come preloaded with Android 13 QPR2. As a result, the Pixel software we can see today may be very similar to what the final tablet user experience should be like.
To be more specific, they did more than just increase the DPI of the screen. Everything in this video will be ready in time for the Pixel Tablet’s launch or look the same many of the features we enabled are still in development. To summarize, treat this with caution. Moving forward with the video, please!
The lock screen is the first thing you’ll notice. It has a clock that slides to the left to show a list of notifications on the right. The Pixel Tablet lock screen, like Pixel phones, has a Google Home shortcut in the bottom left and the always present At A Glance widget in the top left. A new user switcher button in the top-right corner makes it easier for a family to share the Pixel Tablet.
The real Pixel Tablet may have a few additional highlights on the lock screen that we can’t see today. For instance, Google has confirmed that similar to a Nest Hub or Google TV, you will be able to cast options and music to the Pixel Tablet.
Know how to access more options on Pixel Tablet
On Pixel devices, Google Assistant is always available by tapping the microphone icon or saying Hey Google. Conjuring the Partner on the Pixel Tablet raises a similar UI seen on telephones. However, presently the reaction is displayed on a sheet on the right-hand side of the screen.
Google Discover has been updated for the tablet after you scroll past the page on the leftmost home screen. In Google Discover, large-screen Android devices already have multiple columns, and tablets even have a third column. Google has improved this for the Pixel Tablet by including a greeting such as “Good afternoon, Kyle.”
As a selective element for the Pixel Tablet, Google Find is likewise now isolated into two particular segments. ” Similar to Android’s Entertainment Space, From your apps offers movie and television recommendations from Google TV and other apps. In the meantime, “From around the web” is Google Find’s standard assortment of news stories and YouTube recordings.
You can see two new ways to open an app on the home screen by long-pressing on it: Split right and Split left If you choose one, the app’s icon will be on the right edge of the screen, giving you plenty of room to choose another app. The two apps will split the screen vertically after you open the second one.
Notably, each app’s inner corners are given a steep, Material-like curve, probably to match the Pixel Tablet’s curve. You can give more space to one of the apps by placing a thin bar between them. These two apps are viewed as a single activity which is closed in the Recent Apps view.
Access quick things with the app drawer and more
As always, you will find a shortcut to open the app drawer and a new taskbar design that was introduced in Android 12L. While you are in an app (or multiple apps), a quick swipe upward will reveal these features. The drawer can even be opened over the app you’re currently using cleverly without going back to the home screen. You can add another app to the one you already have by using the Split right option.
The Recent Apps view can be accessed by swiping a little bit higher up. It offers a larger view of your current task as well as two rows of past activities. There’s a more noticeable button to “Split” the application and get it together with another.
Chrome and other applications are opting to make the most of the Pixel Tablet’s additional screen space. The tab bar at the top and the rest of the desktop-like interface can be found there. Chrome even lets you create a “new window” just like you would on a desktop. Google Docs uses the extra width to give the text editor more options, which is less exciting.
Lastly, the Pixel Tablet should work well with Google’s phones because it has split-screen tools that make it easy to work and fun new ways to keep entertained.
