In 2022, Google introduced a taskbar with Android 12L (the operating system for tablets, foldables, and larger screens in general), allowing tablet users to quickly access their favorite apps.
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Currently, the taskbar on Android shows six pinned apps along with two suggested ones. If you're using the Pixel Launcher, it may sometimes show apps you've recently used, but that's based on how often you use them and not necessarily on recent activity.
This means that the apps you see aren't always the ones you've just used. Fortunately, though, it looks like Google is planning an upgrade that will show recently used apps on the taskbar.
Mishaal Rahman and Android Authority recently found evidence of this feature while examining code present in Android QPR Beta 2.The code suggests that Google is working on a new taskbar design, where the two suggested apps will be replaced with two recent apps.
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Other manufacturers like Samsung and OnePlus have already included this type of feature in their devices, such as the OnePlus Open and Galaxy Z Fold 6, which allow users to see their recent apps in the taskbar.
It's not really clear when this taskbar change will happen, and if Google will decide to include it as part of Android 15.The feature would be very useful for foldables and tablets, but it might not be as useful for a regular phone running a regular version of Android. For now, the feature isn't officially available, and Rahman pointed out that it hasn't been enabled yet.
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There is also no confirmed timeline for when this feature might become available to the general public.
Source: phonearena
