- Android 15 may add a new take on chat bubbles for devices with big screens.
- Google is developing a bubble bar that hides chat bubbles by default, making conversations instantly accessible without taking up screen space.
- The bubble bar may initially be limited to tablets like the Pixel Tablet, but could expand to foldables in the future.
A long time ago, Facebook Messenger introduced a feature called chat heads, which moved your conversations into floating bubbles that sit on top of other content you see. The concept proved so popular that Google added a native version of it in Android 11, long after Facebook gave up on it more and more. Since then, the system-wide Chat Bubbles have languished as a little used option, but with Android 15, this could change again — at least for Android devices with big screens.
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