Every Google App With An Android Tablet UI [Updated]
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At I/O 2022, Google announced that it will be updating over 20 proprietary apps for large screens to demonstrate its commitment to the form factor. This will definitely improve the experience for existing owners and encourage other developers to do the same. Every Google app for Android has an update for tablets and more.
- Google Home 2
Update from 06/11/23. The Google Home app preview has also seen some changes to the tablet's user interface. This includes storing the contents of each tab in a container, but there is a second navigation drawer when viewing slots in the Favorites and Tools tabs.
- pixel recorder
Before the advent of the Pixel Tablet and Fold, Google's most popular writing app had a two-column interface. This starts from the main screen for a better view of previous recordings and extends to the player where you can see the waveform and the transcript side by side. Also available upon registration.
- Gebord II
After the screen design was scaled up in October, Gboard now features a split keyboard that works well with a wide range of Android tablets. Switching to the normal layout is very fast and you have the option to duplicate keys and type them on the left.
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-Google Drive
Updated on 4/4/23: Create a navigation bar with four tabs, navigation and FAB. The search bar takes up two-thirds of the screen, while the settings and your account icon are in the top right corner. In general, it looks like a desktop site.
- Save Google III
Tap and hold notes to open them side by side in a new window. There is also a widget for a single note.
- Google Contacts
Google Contacts has been updated with a navigation bar and a two-column user interface with the list of people on the left and details on the right. The search bar here does not take up the full width of the screen. Icons of other applications are not updated.
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- Google meeting
Update from 12/21/22 . Google Meet has a two-column user interface with portrait and landscape orientation. On the main screen, the call history and upcoming appointments are displayed on the left. Clicking on the right side of the interface loads the contact information page for a nice interface filled with information. This two-column layout is also available from the Meet tab in the Gmail app.
The previous user interface was an expanded list view that didn't use the actual expanded screen space, especially landscape.
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- Google Docs, Sheets & Slides
Update September 12th . Due to lack of screen space, Google is moving live plugin icons to the app's toolbar. To the right of the document name, you will see who is currently viewing the file, just like on the web. This information is now stored in the Abundance menu. This should apply to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
-Save Google II
Keep's dual-pane redesign includes a main tweezer that lets you quickly switch between full-screen and two-page views. This button will appear in the search box next to your profile icon.
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- Google app
Update Nov 24: Changed the Google app (13.46 beta) to a top navigation bar instead of placing the thumb in the center, top or bottom. Used for discovery feed, search results, and collections tab.
It's likely that this will be updated to "Stuff for you" in the future, and Google will have to play with the indentation to avoid too much whitespace and redundant content.
- Google Home
Google Home, which is currently in public preview, starts with a Material You navigation train that uses pill-shaped indicators. You will only see the text label of the current tab. In Favorites and Tools, Google is moving to a three-column tab layout. On the phone app, that's more than two, but a quarter would probably look good in edit/favorite mode.
Meanwhile, the layout of the "Automation and Action" column is quite stretchy, while Google has not adapted the "Settings" column with more left/right panels.
The main views are mostly optimized for tablets, but there are issues when viewing the various menus on a device that need to be addressed and verified before a stable release. By comparison, the Google Home preview on iPad uses the bottom bar, and it's not that easy.
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- Google Drive, Documents, Presentations
November 18 Update : Google Docs on Android is getting "full mouse support" to accommodate website cursor handling.
For example, clicking and dragging text now selects that text instead of the entire document.
In Drive, you can now use drag and drop to organize files and folders, and Google describes how you can do this in "two windows or one app."
Google Slides supports dragging and dropping text and images from one application to another.
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- google one
Update November 11th. The Google One redesign is finally here, replacing the clunky bottom bar on tablets that annoyingly interrupts content in the navigation box. In portrait mode, the app uses navigation rails, but there's always enough room to view the drawer.
Meanwhile, the home bar offers a new tab grid for available storage, a backup mode, a cleanup tool, and a VPN mode. The tablet app now connects to the Google One website.
-Google Hold me
In September, Google announced Keep's two-pane layout, which lets you view your notes and content list at the same time. However, this side-by-side display requires a higher screen resolution, and so far we've only seen it on Chromebooks. The rest is very good.
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- Google Sheets
Update October 22: Google Sheets drag and drop improvements allow you to drag, move, and share charts and images online as documents. Google offers a preview that, like the web, "allows you to get context from related content without having to switch between apps and screens."
— Pixel tablet review: Google Home, Camera, One
Taking a look at the Google Pixel 2022 tablet, we saw some new designs:
- Google Home : In the next redesign, we will see a navigation bar with bookmarks, tools, automation, actions, and settings. The Favorites tab clearly takes up extra space.
- Google Camera: Since version 8.7 on Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, we have app controls on the left side. In that top left corner, there is a settings dropdown and a pill-shaped control.
- Google One is another version of the app that looks like a website, but is not yet active.
- Chrome II
Earlier this week, Google introduced the icon grid for Chrome on Android. There's also a gesture that lets you swipe across the omnibox to quickly switch between tabs and load desktop versions of default websites. Meanwhile, tab groups are coming soon to devices with large screens.
-Google Play Store II
A full (and foldable) Google Play tablet will be available in 2023 and will display screenshots, videos, and app descriptions right in the tab/feed of your app and game. Developers are encouraged to update their listings before this date.
- Hebord
The new Gboard tablet design takes advantage of the extra screen real estate offered by the larger screen. It doesn't feel like an extended phone experience anymore, the back and buttons are extended by default. There are new keys for Tab, Caps Lock, Hide Keyboard, and left/right arrows, while others have been moved. These updates are available in Gboard 12.3 (beta) and later.
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-Google Play StoreI
Update September 30th. Before the massive redesign, Google updated the Play Store with a larger navigation bar than the previous drawer.
This currently allows for larger app icons, but carousels will soon give way to cards. Google Play has made the corner logo and search area more limited.
- Google Docs, Sheets & Slides
September 17th Update: You can now open multiple Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides to view them side by side (version 1.22.342.08.90+). However, bringing them to this state is a bit of manual work.
To launch the second one, open the first document and go back to Documents/Spreadsheets/Slides (using the last multitasking menu). Open Endings again and drag the original file to start the split screen. It's not as simple as the "Open in new window" button in Drive, but "Open in split view" (and only works in folders).
- Google Drive and Keep Widgets
Update September 13: Google is optimizing widgets for Android tablets by increasing their size to account for the extra screen real estate. Disk (version 2.22.357.1) Adds a series of shortcuts to the Disk Quick Actions widget that creates a new document in documents, spreadsheets, or slides. This home screen also features a new circular configuration.
Meanwhile, the Google Keep Notes List Widget (5.22.342.03.90) removes the right sidebar from the bottom fax bar in narrow configurations. It is similar to the Gmail widget and allows you to view more notes. However, you can still get the old layout by increasing the width.
-Google TV
Update August 28: Google TV is one of the apps that are planning to change the I/O design. A tablet-optimized version is now available, but it lacks the Material You style seen on the platform. The main change is the navigation bar with tabs in the center instead of the bottom bar. We're seeing this new look in version 4.33.60.17, which has yet to see widespread adoption on Chromebooks.
In May, Google Slides introduced a larger slider with an ellipse showing the current tab. Meanwhile, Material You is working on redesigning the app bar to make iteration smooth. Layout is a matter of using headings on a content page.
- Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides
Update 8/3. Last week we announced that Google Drive and Docs/Spreadsheets/Presentations will be getting updates for tablets. Some of its features have been expanded, including:
- Drag and drop images/text from another application (such as Chrome) into a cell in a document or spreadsheet. Similar to Google Keep.
- You can upload files to Google Drive by drag and drop.
- You can open two instances of Drive side by side by opening the folder overlay menu and choosing "Open in new window."
- [Not active in our tests] "You can also add links to Drive files by dragging the file into an open app like Keep."
- Physical keyboard shortcuts in Drive, Document, and Slide for select, cut, copy, paste, undo, and redo.
- Music on YouTube
Update 6/6: The tablet optimization for YouTube Music announced at I/O 2022 is now available. You'll also see the Android app get a redesigned playlist look on larger screens, which is a big part of the service. On the left side is a two-column user interface, where the cover art and other details are displayed, and on the other side is a list of songs. [ Update 30 06 : Album redesign added.]
This is the latest update to YouTube Music for tablets, adding more content to your home feed (replays, favorites, remixes for you, etc.) than earlier this year without having to scroll through them. The game now has other improvements (two-column view with controls on the left and next queue on the right) and parallel configurations.
- Watch
Update 3/6 . Google Watch 7.2 starts with the introduction of a navigation bar on the left side on tablets, giving the app more vertical space. Another big change is the use of two-column layouts in the application, oriented to landscape orientation.
- Calculator
May 25 update . Version 8.2 of the Google Calculator app offers a two-column layout where you can always view the "history" of your calculations on tablets and other large screen devices. Other UI components follow suit, making it especially handy for multitasking.
- Goal Google
Update 18 5. Google app version 13.19 allows you to open Google Lens in landscape mode. Previously, the viewer was limited to portrait orientation on Android.
-Google Photos
Google's flagship app for Android tablets is Google Photos and this update was released in January 2021. It is not much different from the web interface. A navigation bar on the left edge means you can browse content a little more vertically, while multiple tabs can be displayed with a footer without looking cluttered. In addition to photos, search, share, and library, you have quick access to your device, tools, folder, and trash. One little thing Google has been doing for the past few months is a pill-shaped indicator that lets you know which icon you're looking at instead of just highlighting the icon.
At the top of the screen, next to Google Photos, is a search bar with rounded corners. When viewing an image in full screen mode, swiping up opens a panel on the right that displays companion icons in the upper right corner of the viewer.
- Google Calendar
I've already noticed that Google Calendar is my favorite app for tablets, mainly because of the list of events on the left for the entire month and the cool date and time display with illustrations running in the background. The company does not plan any changes.
Despite the website's apparent retargeting, the Calendar team has heavily dedicated the app to tablets, which is rare for Google.
- Chrome I
Chrome on Android tablets resembles a tabbed desktop interface with an omnibox layout. It has multi-window support for multitasking.
- Youtube
YouTube is optimized for two-speaker tablets, and the Google I/O preview only showed the player screen. You can always become an exploratory train.
- Google translator
The translation is already listed on the update platform for tablets. In general, since this software acts as a generic (physical) interface/device, it's better to have less and less space.
- Google Archives
-Google Podcasts
Google apps are increasingly adapting to tablets.
- Google Maps (see below)
Maps for Android already has a two-column view, but in an upcoming update, the full-width bottom panel will be replaced with a panel that fits on the left panel.
Future updates for Google tablets
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Google translate: see above - Maps : see above
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Photo : see above - Family Link . Instead of a navigation bar, Family Link uses an always-on navigation block.
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Google Home is a navigation bar in the center, even if it looks ridiculous with two icons. A two column layout could be better. - Gmail is a navigation bar with a button at the top to view your folders and accounts.
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Google TV: You can show upcoming Navigation Rail news as part of a wider selection of content .
- Messaging: Two-column layout, but it's not clear if the above user interface is more flexible than tablets, which require device pairing for web messaging.
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Google One: Use the top cards in the navigation bar in the main body of the app. -
YouTube music - see above -
Google Lens: Visual search currently only works in portrait mode on tablets. - Google Duo is centralized management.
- Google Play: Like images, it has a navigation bar and an advanced search box. Cards are used to display various listings and promotions.
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Google Calculator - Two Column Layout. -
Google Watch: Navigation bar paired with a two-column layout.
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