Android 17 is finally swapping taskbar app predictions for something you’ll actually use

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 17 QPR1 Beta replaces predicted taskbar apps with your most recently used apps. On foldables, the taskbar specifically locks your last two active apps into the dock. Scrolling through your app drawer on a big Android screen has always felt like an unnecessary speed bump.

That friction is finally being addressed by Google with a small but highly requested change to how you navigate your device. The latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta no longer shows predicted apps at the end of the taskbar dock. Instead, it now displays your most recently opened apps, so the interface behaves in a much more predictable manner.