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 ...

TL;DR – Android’s ‘Desktop View’ Could Turn Your Phone Into a Real Computer Google is finally taking Android’s desktop experience seriously — and if you’re someone who’s ever wished your phone could ...

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 ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. We're expecting to hear a good deal more about Android 15 at Google's next Pixel event on August 13. It seems like a relatively ...

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Android has toyed with desktop modes for a while now, but only Samsung’s DeX has actually come to fruition. Android Authority has been keeping an eye on a rumored revamp of Android desktop mode, ...

Soon you may be able to use Google’s Android operating system more like a desktop operating system… at least on tablets or other devices with large screens. Google has released a developer preview of ...

When most people hear desktop mode on Android, they tend to think of Samsung’s DeX or perhaps Motorola’s ready for platforms. Indeed, those two are among the most advanced custom implementations ...

Something to look forward to: Google introduced Android's "desktop mode" in 2019 with Android 10. However, this mode was almost exclusively designed for developers. More recently, Google has improved ...

For years, multitasking on large-screen Android devices has been limited by the lack of native support for features that allow you to properly take advantage of the form factor. In the recent boom of ...