Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 is rolling out with a new developer option to enable desktop mode on secondary displays. This replaces the old “force desktop mode” option in previous versions of Android.

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.

In the Developer Options menu, under the Drawing section, you'll find three settings that control these animations: The ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

Google is actively developing a desktop mode for Android, seen as a competitor to Samsung DeX. A setting for the mode was found in Android 16 Beta 3's developer options; although not functional ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for ...

Google’s mobile operating system comes with a hidden desktop mode that opens on an external screen, mimicking what you would get from a computing interface. However, it is buried within the developer ...

CarPlay doesn't offer an equivalent, or at least not one as easy for end users to access as Android Auto. Everything is ...

Your Android phone has hundreds of features that you ignore every day. That’s totally normal — we’re all busy, and a bunch of them won’t improve your life in any way. But there are some very handy ...