Google has outlined its vision and recent work in large screen devices including tablets, as captured by its tablet-first Android apps plans. The details were presented on March 10 during the Android Show which featured Google’s CTO of tablets and Android co-founder Rich Miner.

According to Miner, since 2011 when its first Android tablets were released, the trajectory had been a mixture of highs and lows. The Android tablet market had virtually fizzled out before the COVID-19 pandemic after its surge post-2011.

The Android tablet market has continued to rebound since the pandemic era began and Google is projecting an even more accelerated growth with its development of tablet-first apps. Google says that tablets have taken a new identity as tools for creativity and productivity. Miner also posits that the trajectory of growth of tablets will continue in the positive direction, and tablets sales may surpass that of laptops within a few years.

On the development of tablet Android Apps, Miner points app developers in the direction of taking advantage of additional screen resources and having a look at Google’s latest Jetpack Libraries and other features available in the Android 12L. Miner also said that Google is encouraging developers to focus on building tablet-first apps to take advantage of the massive opportunities in that direction.

Google’s tablet-first vision for tablet Android apps needs to have the buy-in of the developer community for it to be a huge success. It also relies on the incentives and resources already put in place by Google for the success of its grand vision, aptly pursued by an Android giant in the person of Miner.

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