Google has been optimizing its first-party apps with large-screen optimizations since I/O 2022 and that’s expected to culminate with the Pixel Tablet. The latest update is simply a three-column UI for Google Discover connected tablets.

We’ve already shown however Google is updating Assistant and Discover for the Pixel Tablet. The second alteration is already rolling retired to existing tablets, including Samsung’s Tab S8 with Google app 14.2.7.26 (current beta).

Instead of conscionable 2 columns of articles, Google Discover present has a 3rd that makes the provender spell edge-to-edge. The fullscreen effect is peculiarly salient to the near of your homescreen with a achromatic background, portion the Google logo and your illustration avatar are moved to the apical corners.

Meanwhile, the navigation obstruction successful the Google app looks overmuch amended without the bare space. We’re inactive waiting for that broadside constituent to power to the Material You style.

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As portion of this three-column change, Google present places each articles successful cards with faint outlines, portion screen images get smaller. The width is identical, but tallness differs from row-to-row. This is besides the lawsuit successful representation orientation, though you instrumentality to 2 columns.

On the Pixel Tablet, Google is expected to adhd rows of media suggestions that are “From your apps,” similar Google TV, arsenic portion of a leanback acquisition and a colour background.

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