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Netflix announced that an upcoming app update will ensure users are more engaged than ever. Its solution is adding TikTok-style videos to the Android and iOS apps so you can doomscroll, then binge-watch.

If you’ve spent the last month wondering why Netflix suddenly decided to end support for Google Cast on its service, you’re not alone. Now, a new report suggests the reasoning behind the move might be the most obvious.

Samsung is rolling out new wallpapers and themes for Stranger Things fans, though the additions seem to be locked behind a Netflix download.

Warner Bros. had put itself up for sale over the past few months, and this morning, we learned which company has earned the right to purchase the landmark studio: Netflix.

In a wild turn of events, Netflix has killed support for Google Cast on the vast majority of products.

Five months after launching on phones, Google AI Mode is now appearing on Android tablets.

Netflix is getting a new look in Google TV with a UI change beyond modern aesthetics. The new design advertises an easier browsing experience with suggestions that act more like surge recommendations for your current mood. How Netflix knows your mood is up in the air.

Following Keep last year, Gmail on Android tablets and foldables now has an adjustable dual-pane layout. This is also available in the Google Chat app.

Fitbit for Android has seen a number of design updates in recent weeks, and the latest introduces a tablet and foldable layout.

Following phones in August, Google is adding a Search tab to the Play Store on Android tablets and foldables in a design that completely misses the point of large-screen UIs.

Google’s work on optimizing Gmail for Android tablets and foldables continues with a new formatting bar and Smart Compose.

Google Keep on Android tablets and foldables is getting multi-account support when you have two instances of the app open.

Google is rolling out a number of updates to Chrome 126 on Android and iOS, including a Material You redesign of the address bar on tablets. 

As I said in 2022, Google Calendar is my favorite first-party app for Android tablets and foldables. Following an update detailed at I/O 2024, it retains that top spot for me. 

At I/O 2022, Google announced that it will update over 20 of its first-party apps for large screens in a show of its commitment to the form factor. This will undoubtedly improve the experience for existing owners and is meant to encourage other developers to do the same. Here’s every Google app on Android that has a tablet update and what’s still to come.

Instead of just a toolbar, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides now offers a sidebar for accessing the various formatting options on Android tablets.

Gboard is following “Write in text fields” and the new physical keyboard UI with an Assistant voice typing toolbar for the Pixel Tablet.

While Gmail on foldables has used a navigation rail for several months now, that bottom bar replacement is only now making its way to Android tablets. 

After rolling out the new stylus handwriting capabilities last month, Gboard now offers a physical keyboard toolbar on Android tablets. It provides a much better experience for those that use a Bluetooth (or USB) keyboard as Google continues to optimize apps for large-screen devices.

The Gboard stylus handwriting support that we first enabled in August is now rolling out on Android tablets that offer the input.

As part of Google’s work to optimize its first-party apps for Android tablets and other large-screen devices, Chrome is defaulting to desktop mode. 

Netflix has a pretty big library of games available to play on Android and iOS, available to anyone with an active account. One of the biggest trilogies is coming to the Netflix app next month – Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition.

Google is rolling out its latest round of large-screen optimizations for Drive, and the clear trend is how the website UI is coming to Android tablets and foldables.