- The Android 16 QPR1 release will add a taskbar overflow button to improve app switching on tablets when many apps have been recently opened.
- Tapping the overflow button will open a horizontally scrolling carousel that displays previews of your recent apps.
- This feature is live in the latest Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 release, suggesting it will be available in the September stable release of Android 16 QPR1.
Update 1, August 6, 2025 (05:13 PM ET): The taskbar overflow button live in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3, suggesting it will be available in the upcoming stable release of Android 16. The button appears in the taskbar when desktop windowing is active, but only when more than 11 icons are showing. Instead of showing 12 icons on the taskbar, Android consolidates the first two icons after the divider into the overflow menu. When you open yet another app, the next app after the divider gets put into the overflow menu, and so on.
Original article, June 10, 2025 (2:00 PM ET): Back in 2021, Google added a taskbar to Android to improve app switching on tablets. Since then, the company has made several improvements, such as adding an app drawer, creating a more compact design, and showing recently opened apps. In an upcoming Android 16 update, Google is introducing another enhancement: a taskbar overflow button.