Back in 2017, Samsung surprised the mobile industry by announcing DeX. This technology allowed you to use a desktop-like UI by connecting your Galaxy flagship phone to an external display. The option ...

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 ...

Did you know that Google’s Android has a desktop mode? It’s true, and you may hear more about it in the coming months. This mode has gained some new features in Android 16 Beta 3, which indicates that ...

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 ...

Something to look forward to: Google introduced Android's "desktop mode" in 2019 with Android 10. However, this mode was almost exclusively designed for developers. More recently, Google has improved ...

Mobile computing alternatives like Samsung DeX offer a glimpse into a future where smartphones can double as lightweight computers. Google may be moving towards merging Android and ChromeOS, ...

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 ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

Android 16 is now live for Pixel devices, but major features like Material 3 Expressive UI and desktop mode are expected in the QPR1 update. Google confirms plans to merge Chrome OS into Android, ...

The first truly functional version of Android’s upcoming desktop mode has leaked, offering a first glimpse of what the long-awaited and highly requested feature will look like. The system will work ...