Android 16 QPR3 Delivers Long-Awaited Desktop Mode

Android 16 QPR3 is here with an important Android platform capability, a Desktop mode that Google collaborated on with Samsung.
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 ...
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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 ...
Android Authority

Android will soon remember your external display preferences just like a PC

Android will soon ask if you want to enable Desktop Mode or mirror your screen when connecting to an external display. A new “don’t ask me again” checkbox allows the system to remember your preference ...
Android Police

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 is here with Google's take on Samsung's DeX mode

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google is finally adding a desktop experience to Android. Beginning in Android QPR1 Beta 2, available today, Android is getting ...
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Google on what to expect from Android XR transparent displays

Google Design has an interesting article this week about “Designing for Transparent Screens” and the work that went into Jetpack Compose Glimmer, Android XR’s design system for Display AI Glasses. For ...
Android Police

5 Android 16 features I can't wait to try

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
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ViewSonic Unveils Industry's First Android 16-Powered Interactive Displays and Education Ecosystem Innovations at Bett 2026

LONDON, Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual and EdTech solutions, has showcased two new ViewBoard(R) series at Bett 2026, marking the industry's first ...