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Android’s new desktop mode is cool, but it still needs these 5 things

For as long as Android phones have existed, people have dreamed of using them as the brains inside a desktop computing setup. Samsung accomplished this nearly a decade ago, but the rest of the Android ...
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Android desktop needs to get these 5 things right to replace my Windows PC

Google failed to become a formidable competitor to Microsoft and Apple in the desktop space with Chrome OS, but that hasn't made the Mountain View tech giant give up on its desktop effort. Google has ...
Geeky Gadgets

Android 16 Desktop Mode on Pixel 9 Pro XL is Awesome

What if your smartphone could replace your laptop? With the introduction of Android 16’s desktop mode, the Pixel 9 Pro XL is making that vision a reality. Imagine plugging your phone into an external ...
Android Authority

Android 16's Desktop Mode transforms your Pixel phone into a PC, and here's how you can try it now

Google is developing a DeX-like desktop mode for Android phones, and you can try it out now on supported Pixel devices with Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2. This feature projects a desktop-like environment ...

I turned my $1,000 phone into a 1995 desktop computer with this quirky Android launcher

Most of the Android launchers I've ever heard about or tested are designed for function. Microsoft Launcher is great for ...
9to5google

Google details desktop windowing on external displays, set for Android 16 QPR1 Beta

Google’s work on an Android desktop mode continues with desktop windowing coming to external displays with an upcoming Android 16 QPR1 Beta. Desktop windowing was introduced in Android 15 QPR1 as a ...
Droid Life

Android 16 Really is Getting a Desktop Mode With Help From Samsung’s DeX

Google and Samsung sure work on a lot of stuff together these days. From their exclusive Wear OS buildouts to Android XR headsets, the two aren’t shy about teaming up to launch new ideas or refine old ...

Google’s new desktop mode makes one thing clear: Samsung DeX was onto something

Android 16 desktop mode finally gives Pixel users a real desktop experience, but the comparison with Samsung DeX shows how ...
Android

Android Desktop Makes Gemini a Persistent Tool for Instant Summoning

Google is making Gemini a big part of the next version of the Android desktop interface (Aluminum OS). The most recent beta shows a status bar icon that stays in the top-right corner and a keyboard ...
Android Police

6 things Google can learn from Samsung DeX for Android’s desktop mode

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...
techtimes

Android 16 Brings Desktop Mode to Tablets, But Foldables Get Left Behind

Google will introduce a new desktop mode on Android 16. Thanks to Samsung, this feature will attempt to compete with its own DeX experience, letting users run apps on resizable windows, with a taskbar ...