Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help

Google is working with Samsung to deliver a desktop mode to Android. Throughout Google I/O’s developer keynote, engineering supervisor Florina Muntenescu said the company is “constructing on the muse” of Samsung’s DeX platform “to deliver enhanced windowing capabilities in Android 16,” as spotted earlier by 9to5Google.

Samsung first launched DeX in 2017, a characteristic that mechanically adjusts your telephone’s interface and apps when linked to a bigger show, permitting you to make use of your telephone like a desktop system.

A demo throughout the presentation revealed a Samsung DeX-like structure, with apps like Gmail, Chrome, YouTube, and Google Pictures centered within the taskbar on the backside of the display screen. It additionally confirmed how Android 16’s adaptive apps can transfer and stretch throughout the display screen. The time sits on the top-left nook of the display screen, with the Wi-Fi sign and battery on the suitable.