ISSUE 67 • ANDROID ADVISOR 35ANDROID 10Bubbles was a feature in the Android
10 beta for a couple versionsoriginally slated to be an Android 10 launch feature.
An evolution of both multitasking and notifications,
Bubbles puts mini circles on your screen that can be
moved around and expanded with a tap. Instead of
a notification in the status bar, Bubbles will pop up
on your screen to let you know you have a message
or a phone call. You can choose to act on it, leave it
there, or shoo it away.
Because they take up space and cover parts of
the screen, Bubbles has the potential to be both
revolutionary and annoying, so Google is rightfully
taking its time with it. In fact, flipping the Bubbles
toggle in Developer options doesn’t appear to do