Soon you may be able to use Google’s Android operating system more like a desktop operating system… at least on tablets or other devices with large screens. Google has released a developer preview of ...

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Android 15 QPR 1 Beta 2 has added desktop windowing to the Pixel Tablet, preparing for an eventual rollout to the Android platform in the future. Desktop windowing allows users to run multiple apps ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

One of the big new features coming to Android 16 later this year is a new desktop mode that makes it possible for a phone to connect to a monitor and display a desktop-like environment with resizable ...

Imagine that — being able to freely rearrange and resize the apps on your screen. Imagine that — being able to freely rearrange and resize the apps on your screen. is a news writer who covers the ...

Google has confirmed that the new desktop mode in Android 16 does not work on foldables, despite the fact it works on tablets. That doesn’t really make all that much sense, does it? This new desktop ...

In a nutshell: Google has been working to bring a "proper" desktop mode to Android for quite some time. The feature was first introduced in 2019 with Android 10, but it wasn't intended for end-users.

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 ...