Google is testing a new feature in Chrome for Android that automatically requests the desktop version of websites when used ...

Desktop Mode will finally register as, well, a desktop, meaning mobile site versions should no longer load automatically.

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 ...

Google looks to be set on improving Android's new desktop mode even more with the upcoming Android 16 QPR2 release. Based on information found in the latest beta for the QPR2, Google is adding a ...

Google will introduce a new desktop mode on Android 16. Thanks to Samsung, this feature will attempt to compete with its own DeX experience, letting users run apps on resizable windows, with a taskbar ...

It's not uncommon for companies to adopt or iterate on popular features from rivals, to bring their products up to feature parity or to keep users in their ecosystem. Google's development of the ...

Something to look forward to: Google is on track to launch Android 15 later this year, featuring enhanced device security, improved camera optimization, and additional AI capabilities. The update is ...

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 ...

Samsung could be planning a redesign to its desktop mode, revealed in leaks coming from the One UI 8 beta. The shift in design could be to accommodate changes in Android 16’s own desktop mode. Samsung ...

Google has been working on a new desktop mode for Android for a while, but it seems like it might work beyond just an external monitor, as new evidence suggests it could run directly on a tablet’s own ...

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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, ...