During Google I/O, Google announced that it partnered with Samsung to bring a true desktop mode to Android 16. This will make apps open in a windowed mode, much like a desktop. This is something that ...

Google is developing its own DeX-like desktop mode for Android, and we got an early look at the unfinished feature on a Pixel phone. Android’s upcoming desktop mode includes a taskbar for ...

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Samsung has long offered the ability for your phone (or tablet) to power a desktop OS experience when connected to an external display. Google is now working on a DeX-like desktop mode experience for ...

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 ...

It's not uncommon for companies to adopt or iterate on popular features from rivals, to bring their products up to feature parity or to keep users in their ecosystem. Google's development of the ...

Google may finally be ready to blur the line between phones and PCs. A recent code leak hints at a new "Android Desktop Mode" that would transform smartphones into full-fledged desktops when connected ...