Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 improves desktop windowing by moving the taskbar and letting PiP windows float freely. Health Connect ...

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 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 ...

Android tablets have become a reliable desktop alternatives ...

Google and Samsung sure work on a lot of stuff together these days. From their exclusive Wear OS buildouts to Android XR headsets, the two aren’t shy about teaming up to launch new ideas or refine old ...

It appears that turning Android into a desktop operating system is Google’s next big consumer initiative. To put it bluntly, I think this effort fails if all they’re doing is making a one-to-one ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. We're expecting to hear a good deal more about Android 15 at Google's next Pixel event on August 13. It seems like a relatively ...

Android has toyed with desktop modes for a while now, but only Samsung’s DeX has actually come to fruition. Android Authority has been keeping an eye on a rumored revamp of Android desktop mode, ...

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 ...