You'll find some apps on your Pixel Tablet's Home screens, and all your apps in All Apps. You can open, close, and switch between apps.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 14 and up. Learn how to update your Android version.
Find and open apps
- Swipe up from the middle of your Home screen to the top.
- Scroll or search to find an app.
- Tap the app that you want to open.
Tip:
- If you're using a Google Account for work or school, you’ll find your apps in a "Work" tab.
- You can also add a shortcut to your Home screen for quicker access to content within apps. Learn how to add a shortcut.
Switch between apps
Switch between open apps in Overview
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Swipe up from the bottom of your screen, hold, then let go.
- 3-button navigation: Tap Recent apps
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- 3-button navigation: Tap Recent apps
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Scroll to find an open app or choose one from the Taskbar.
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Tap the app that you want to open.
Switch between apps on your Taskbar
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With an app open, slowly swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Taskbar.
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Note: Your Taskbar is always displayed if you have 3-button navigation turned on.
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Choose an app from your Taskbar or tap Action
to browse all of your apps.
Tip: You can pin apps to your Taskbar when editing your Home screen. If you don’t pin any apps, Taskbar will show suggested apps.
Close apps
Important: Some apps, like Google Play services or system apps, can’t be stopped. Learn more about Google Play services.
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Close one app: Swipe up from the bottom, hold, then release to go to Overview. Swipe up on the app tile.
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3-button navigation: Tap Recent apps
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Close all apps: Swipe up from the bottom, hold, then release to go Overview. Swipe all the way to the left and tap Clear all.
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3-button navigation: Tap Recent apps
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Find your Home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
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3-button navigation: Tap Home
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Stop apps working in the background:
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To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top of the screen.
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To check the number of active apps running in the background, tap # active apps.
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To close each active app, tap Stop.
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Tip: Even if you don't close apps manually, you won't run out of memory or battery. Android manages these automatically.
Some apps aren't designed to fit your device's screen. To make an app fit your screen better, you can change its aspect ratio. You can only change one app's aspect ratio at a time.
- Open your device's Settings app
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- Tap Apps
Aspect ratio (experimental).
- Tap Suggested apps
- Tap the app you want to change the aspect ratio for.
- Choose an aspect ratio:
- App default: Open the app in its default size.
- Full screen: Stretch the app so it fills your screen.
- Half screen: The app only takes up half the screen.
- 16:9: Change the app's dimensions to a 16:9 ratio.
Get new apps
You can get more apps in the Play Store app 