Google, Android 16 and desktop

Turns out, Google hasn’t forgotten about Android desktop mode
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Google's dormant desktop mode gets a big boost on Android 16 Beta 3
Android 16 Beta 3 is improving external display support for a more desktop-like experience. A new “Enable desktop experience features” setting in developer options could let you run desktop mode on just an external display or both your phone and monitor at once.
Google is working on a new desktop mode for Android phones called Desktop View
Google is testing Desktop View in Android 16, a full-fledged desktop mode experience that could rival Samsung DeX.
More Android phones could finally get a desktop mode
The latest beta for Android 16 just landed, and we’re starting to see what Google has planned for Android devices. The folks at Android Authority were able to dig into the software and find out that Google is looking to bring a new desktop mode named Desktop View.
Android 16 Desktop Mode is COMING…
Google is finally taking Android’s desktop experience seriously — and if you're someone who’s ever wished your phone could double as a computer, this one’s for you.
Android 16 could bring an improved Samsung DeX-style desktop mode to more phones
Android 16 could bring a Samsung DeX-style desktop mode to more of the best Android phones, according to as-yet-unreleased code. As Android Authority reports, Google is apparently working on new external display tools for Android 16 that should make using your phone with an external monitor much more approachable.
Android 16 improves multitasking by letting you minimize desktop windows
Android 16 is introducing a minimize button that lets you hide apps in desktop windowing mode. Here's how it works.
Android 16 brings a much-needed feature to desktop windowing on tablets
Android 16 Beta 3 includes a crucial upgrade to desktop windowing on tablets — a minimize button. The button allows tablet ...
The Pixel 9's desktop mode offers a broken, but tantalizing glimpse of a future I want
The Pixel 9's unfinished desktop mode is a version of the idea you can try right now, even if its a little broken.
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Win10 Desktop mode
The startup mode in a newly installed Windows 10 is the Desktop mode. For tablet users, the Tablet mode can be selected, which makes apps full screen and changes the Start menu. There is no ...