Pixel 11 Pro Fold is changing how I multitask on a foldable with ‘App Handles’ [Gallery]

Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold introduces the "App Handles" multitasking feature, a welcome addition to the foldable experience. Built on top of the "Bubbles" interface, "App Handles" functions as a dock for floating windows. Users can select an app and drag it to the far bottom-right corner of the display, launching it into a floating window locked into that spot, rather than loosely floating around the UI.

The feature is activated by a swipe-up gesture from that bottom corner, hence the name "App Handles." Users can store multiple apps in this location and switch back and forth as needed, effectively adding a second layer of multitasking on the inner display. This feature has significantly improved Ben's multitasking experience on the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, even though he has used floating windows on previous foldable devices.

The quick access gesture in "App Handles" has provided immediate value, and when the display is closed, the apps set up as a "Handle" turn into a "Bubble" on the cover display. This multitasking option offers flexibility without interfering with the primary display. Ben believes that this feature is the most useful new foldable feature since OnePlus Open's "Open Canvas" in 2023, and hopes that other Android brands, particularly Samsung, will adopt it.

The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is now available, and it's expected that "App Handles" will be rolled out to previous generations in future Android updates.