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Sure, Android tablets can technically run all Android apps, but many of them have stretched-out layouts that were intended for 6-inch screens. Some even force a portrait orientation Google Tasks, I'm looking at you. It can be hard to find applications with well-designed tablet interfaces, especially when the Play Store's only criteria for the "Designed for tablets" label is developers adding a large screenshot to the app listing. The only way to find out if an app is actually designed with tablets in mind is to try it out yourself, so that's exactly what we did for this roundup.
Microsoft's Office applications are some of the best examples of tablet-optimized Android apps that I've ever come across. Sure, you might not need to edit an Excel spreadsheet on the go very often, but the apps have the same 'Ribbon' interface as the desktop equivalents. There is also extensive support for keyboard shortcuts , if you regularly use a keyboard with your tablet.
The new app initially didn't properly support tablets, but that has since been fixed. Microsoft has also integrated the Office Lens scanner and notes that sync with Windows 10, but I don't use those features.
The only downside is that creating and editing documents requires a paid subscription to Microsoft , formerly known as Office VLC is the cross-platform media player that can open just about any video or audio file ever created, and the Android app functions very well. It has an integrated file browser with the ability to view network drives! The interface only has minor tweaks for tablets, like additional columns in the file viewer, but you're going to spend most of your time watching media anyway.
VLC is also one of the few media applications I've tried where tapping the spacebar on the keyboard actually pauses the content.
Gmail is one of the few remaining Google apps that have a dedicated tablet interface. On large screens, Gmail has a two-column design, with your inbox shown on the left and the current message on the right. There are also a few keyboard shortcuts available for quickly managing messages. If you're not a fan of Gmail, or you're just looking to try something new, Microsoft Outlook is another great email application for Android tablets.
It works with third-party email services in addition to Microsoft's own Outlook. Outlook has a similar layout to Gmail on tablets, with columns for both your inbox and the currently-selected message, but there are a few differences. MyScript Nebo is one of the best note-taking applications I've tried on Android. It can convert your hand-written sentences into text, and just like Evernote and OneNote, you can embed images, drawings, and other resources into your notes.
The full list of features is honestly staggering. There's one catch to Nebo: to use all the features, you need an Android device with an active stylus pen, like a Galaxy Tab S6 or S6 Lite.
Nebo has a list of some compatible models here. The regular Twitter app looks absolutely terrible on tablets, with tweets taking up the full width of the screen. You're better off with Twitter Lite, a repackaged version of the Twitter web app. It's not a native Android application, which is a bit annoying, but it looks significantly better on tablets. Twitter Lite is only available from the Play Store in select regions, so if you can't download it, just open twitter.
It's the same exact experience — just remember to enable notifications from Twitter's settings for full functionality. Google Duo is probably the best video chat application on Android, and it works just as well on tablets as it does on phones. In fact, you no longer need a phone number paired with your Google account when using it on tablets, which comes in handy for young children and other people without a phone.
Solid Explorer is an excellent file manager application, and it's one of the few options with a clean tablet interface. It has a dual-panel mode for viewing and moving files between two directories at once, support for network drives, batch operations, integration with various cloud storage services, and much more.
I don't often have to deal with moving files around on my Android devices, but if that's something you regularly do, give Solid Explorer a try. Samsung Internet is one of the most popular web browsers on Android, and it seems to have one of the best tablet interfaces as well. That's hardly a surprise, given that Samsung is about the only company left producing high-end Android tablets, but you don't necessarily need a Galaxy Tab to use the browser — it's available on the Play Store for any device.
Samsung Internet is based on Chrome, but it does have a few features not present in Google's browser. You can move the buttons around to your liking, force a dark theme on all web pages, and install select add-ons. Tabs can either be displayed below the address bar similar to Chrome , or hidden behind the tabs button for more vertical space.
Gboard is the default keyboard application on many Android devices, and it has one feature that is especially nice on tablets — one-handed mode. With Gboard open, tap the detached keyboard icon in the toolbar to move the keyboard to a floating window.
It's much easier for me to type while holding a tablet in one-handed mode, especially when I swipe between letters instead of tapping keys individually. Vivaldi is another web browser that works slightly better on Android tablets in Chrome. It shares the same core engine as Chrome, but offers a tracker blocker, an option to always view desktop sites super helpful for sites trying to load mobile layouts on tablets , a speed dial, and a built-in screenshot utility. The app works well enough on tablets, though comics won't look quite as crisp on lower-resolution devices.
SketchBook is one of the most feature-packed drawing applications on Android.
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