Connect your Pixel to an external monitor over USB-C, and you get a desktop interface to play around with.

With Android heading to laptops this year, Google is ramping up its developer support for Desktop Mode in the mobile OS with new Desktop Experience guidance and an extensive Android design gallery.

However, one of the most interesting changes for me is that Google is now opening up Pixel's desktop mode to all users.

Google is working on a new developer option for Android 16 that will let you enable Android’s desktop experience features. This new option enables Android’s Desktop View on the device itself as well ...

The March 2026 Pixel Drop from Google is here with some new (some improved) features for Pixel devices, especially ones newer than the Pixel 8.

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 ...

Google's Pixel 8 and newer will receive a true desktop mode with the update to Android 16 QPR3 when connecting the device to ...

Google is adding a bookmarks bar to Chrome on Android tablets and foldables. The feature brings a desktop-style browsing ...

Google’s work on an Android desktop mode continues with desktop windowing coming to external displays with an upcoming Android 16 QPR1 Beta. Desktop windowing was introduced in Android 15 QPR1 as a ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.