Mobile floating windows are making something of a comeback. Android O is bringing picture in picture to the forefront once more. But is that for the best?

Floating windows on Samsung devices have been both praised and criticized by users. One UI 6.1 introduces a small but welcome change that allows users to easily restore all minimized windows at once.

Floating app windows have been around on Android for years now, but how often do you use them? Let us know in our featured poll!

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 ...

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In a similar vein, it seems that Android N lay the foundations of another most wanted Android feature as far as multi-tasking is concerned: free-form, floating windows.

These floating windows range from browsers that load pages in the background, to buttons that popup to call your attention, to lyrics that display your currently playing song.

Android Nougat comes with a bunch of new features including the split screen functionality. However, Google will be adding new features including the freeform floating window. Thanks to a new app ...