The Pixel 10 series phones support a hidden Desktop Mode that points to a future of Android-based laptops and Chromebooks.

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 ...

I’ve been praising Samsung DeX for years now, only to be thrilled when Android 16’s desktop mode was quietly revealed at Google I/O 2025 earlier this year. And now that the Pixel 10 has finally ...

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In a nutshell: Google has been working to bring a "proper" desktop mode to Android for quite some time. The feature was first introduced in 2019 with Android 10, but it wasn't intended for end-users.