Google is testing a new feature in Chrome for Android that automatically requests the desktop version of websites when used in the new Desktop Mode. The feature works by changing the browser’s user ...

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 initially rolled out the third quarterly platform release of Android 16 (QPR3 Beta 3), but it didn’t go smoothly.

Smartphones continue to get more powerful with every iteration. If you've got a premium Android handset in your pocket, you're carrying more computer power than some of the best full-sized laptops had ...

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 has started to roll out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.1, fixing the issue with Desktop Mode that caused bootloops in QPR2 Beta 3.

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 ...

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 ...

Android didn’t natively support a screen recorder until 2020.” That reality in itself highlights just how quickly Google’s ...

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 ...

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