If you've been following the Android news lately, Google has begun full-throttle development of Aluminium OS, the platform that's expected to eventually replace ChromeOS and power upcoming Android PCs ...

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 ...

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, ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Google is enhancing Android’s Desktop Mode with a new “pin to taskbar” feature. This allows users to conveniently pin favorite apps for quick access, improving app management. It marks a significant ...

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-like ...

Pixel 8 and newer phones now have access to Desktop Mode. Android Desktop Mode turns your phone into a full-blown desktop experience. You'll need an external monitor, a USB mouse, and a keyboard. More ...

A beta build of Android 16 contains an early version of Google’s new Android Desktop Mode that, in the future, could let users simply plug their smartphone into a monitor and use it like a laptop or ...

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 ...