Google first introduced a taskbar with Android 12L in 2022 so that users can access their favorite apps quickly on tablets. Currently, the taskbar on Android tablets shows six different pinned apps ...

At first glance, Windows 11 taskbar doesn’t offer much, especially when you compare it to previous versions. You can’t resize it, move it to the sides, or customize it the way you used to. Sure, third ...

The May 2026 Windows 11 update adds Xbox mode, AI Taskbar support, and security changes you shouldn't ignore. Here's all you ...

Back at the end of August, Microsoft released a new Beta version with code KB5041881 for Windows Insiders. This update included several interesting improvements and new features, but one flew under ...

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Microsoft is working on new Microsoft 365 Companion apps for Windows 11, and one of them is a so-called File Search Companion app that promises to "bring files right to your taskbar." At the beginning ...

There's an unrecorded feature in recent Canary Channel Insider builds of Windows 11 that lets users drag to the taskbar apps that appear in Windows Search. This past week was a rare one for members of ...

I'm working on a small app that allows our users who don't want to launch our full app to have access to one minor bit of functionality. (Basic timeclock "set my status" functionality) I haven't done ...

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The Android taskbar may soon be able to show the two most recently used apps. Currently, the taskbar shows up to 6 pinned apps and 2 suggested apps. Code in the latest Android 15 QPR1 beta replaces ...