Explore the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s Android 16 desktop mode, a revolutionary feature turning your smartphone into a powerful desktop workspace.

The new and improved desktop mode coming to Android 15 could run directly on a tablet — not just external monitors, as spotted by Android Authority. That makes it sound even more like Samsung ...

The latest Android 16 beta has a Desktop Mode that's similar to Samsung DeX. Here's how to use it on your Pixel phone.

Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for Android 16 that would allow you to connect a phone to a display and get a desktop ...

Android 16 introduces significant advancements in desktop windowing for a true desktop-like experience on large screens and when devices are connected to external displays.

Right now, people are digging into the Android 15 developer preview and the Android 14 QPR 3 beta 2.1 update. The latter is where Rahman discovered this new desktop mode for Android 15.

Google has finally released the first preview of the desktop mode in Android 16 on Pixel phones, but it's mostly broken for now.

It's not confirmed that Android 15 will ship with a built-in desktop mode, but the bones are there. It does make me wonder, though: why? What would a desktop interface add to Android?