Google is improving Android’s still-in-development Desktop Mode by adding the ability to pin apps to the taskbar for quick access. A new “pin to taskbar” shortcut appears in an app’s context menu, ...

Google is actively developing a desktop mode for Android, seen as a competitor to Samsung DeX. A setting for the mode was found in Android 16 Beta 3's developer options; although not functional ...

Google is adding a feature to desktop mode that will stop your mouse from moving between your displays, fixing what many ...

Google officially announced its new desktop mode for Android phones, bringing a PC-like experience to external displays. Built with Samsung on the DeX foundation, it offers enhanced desktop windowing ...

The first truly functional version of Android’s upcoming desktop mode has leaked, offering a first glimpse of what the long-awaited and highly requested feature will look like. The system will work ...

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 confirms plans to merge Chrome OS into Android, aiming for a unified platform with better desktop features and performance. Android 16 is now live for Pixel devices, but major features like ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for ...

Google’s mobile operating system comes with a hidden desktop mode that opens on an external screen, mimicking what you would get from a computing interface. However, it is buried within the developer ...

Google’s new desktop mode in Android 16 works on tablets, but not on foldables, and the company decided to explain why. Foldables are treated more like phones than like tablets, and in this case, it ...

Google is introducing a desktop mode to Android 16 with features like desktop windowing and connected displays. Desktop mode is reserved for Android 16 QPR1, not the main release today, and will be ...