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 ...
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 ...
Why it matters: Samsung customers have long used DeX to run their phones in desktop mode. Google is reportedly developing a similar feature for the Pixel line, which may debut with Android 16 or 17.
Google has delivered on Android 16’s new desktop mode in the latest QPR1 beta and, while it’s mostly broken, you can experience it now on select Pixel devices. The idea of using your smartphone to ...
Google’s Pixel phones got a big update this week with the release of Android 16 and a batch of Pixel Drop features. Pixels now have enhanced security, new contact features, and improved button ...
Google is reportedly working on a new Samsung DeX-like feature for Android phones. Once rolled out, the rumoured feature, Android Desktop Mode, is said to transform the respective devices into ...
Many Android users feel confused when their phone asks for a Google account after a reset. This usually happens after a ...
Google appears to be developing an Android equivalent to iOS’s Standby Mode, hinted at by a Google Play Services update and code found in Android 16. This new feature will likely leverage an enhanced ...
Google is quietly overhauling the Pixel Launcher’s iconic search bar in Android 16’s latest beta, and it’s all about spotlighting AI Mode. With the release of Android 16 this week, Google added an AI ...
The first Android Canary has a number of user-facing tweaks for the Pixel Launcher that let you remove the AI Mode shortcut, while bringing back the colorful At a Glance weather icons. You will be ...
Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...