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Android 16's Desktop Mode transforms your Pixel phone into a PC, and here's how you can try it now

Google is developing a DeX-like desktop mode for Android phones, and you can try it out now on supported Pixel devices with Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2. This feature projects a desktop-like ...
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Android’s full desktop interface leaks: New status bar, Chrome Extensions, more [Video]

A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker today has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface for the first ...

I love my Android phone. An Android laptop sounds like a nightmare

ChromiumOS is the open-source project that ChromeOS is based on. Aluminium sounds like the perfect codename for an operating ...

This Android phone with Linux jumps to Windows when you need it

NexPhone wants one handset to cover Android, Debian Linux, and a Windows 11 cloud PC workflow. The idea hinges on docking, but the Windows service details still aren’t pinned down.

NexPhone is a desktop replacement smartphone that multi-boots Android, Linux and Windows 11

NexPhone can boot into Windows 11 on Arm on the go and it comes with a custom tile-based UI with progressive web apps. Nex ...