Android 17 Beta 3 unlocks desktop multitasking with floating bubbles
Android 17 Beta 3 finally completes Google’s multitasking push by introducing the Bubbles windowing system, which lets most apps run in floating windows (with a bubble bar on larger screens), adds interactive Picture-in-Picture for Desktop mode, and brings a streamlined Quick Settings, improved screen recording controls, and better external-display handling, while rollout to Pixel 6 and newer reaches platform stability and signals developers can start publishing Android 17 apps.