Android Authority

Android 15 preps better desktop mode with enhanced windowing capabilities

Android has had a desktop mode since Android 10, but it’s incredibly barebones. Google has been working on revamping this desktop mode since late 2022. In Android 15, Google is making significant ...
Geeky Gadgets

Android 16 Desktop Mode on Pixel 9 Pro XL is Awesome

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 ...
Android Police

Android 16's Desktop Mode is finally a Windows-style powerhouse

Jade Bryan is a Feature Author at Android Police with over a decade of tech reviews and news reporting experience, stretching back to the Symbian era and the early days of Android. He covers the ...
Android Authority

Android 15's revamped desktop mode could run directly on tablets: Here's a first look

We discovered that Android 15’s hidden desktop mode can actually run on-device on tablets. By tapping the new “desktop” button in the recents screen, you can send apps to the desktop mode launcher.
ZDNet

How to turn your Pixel phone into a PC – with the new Android Desktop Mode

I test drove the new Android Desktop Mode with my Pixel, and it genuinely wowed me. More than a decade ago, Canonical was working on what it called “desktop convergence.” The idea was to combine a ...