Google previews Android 16’s desktop mode

21 May 2025
Google co-developed Android 16’s desktop mode alongside Samsung.

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  • 22 May 2025

New UI is plain ugly. There is no design whatsoever.

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    • 22 May 2025

    JamieAM, 22 May 2025dex is dead on windows anywayI didn't know you can run dex on windows.

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      • 22 May 2025

      Great!
      2 scammers are teaming up to bring out another scam
      Let's C if it'll be open sourced

        Anonymous, 22 May 2025Samsung will run two desktops, Dex and this?dex is dead on windows anyway

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          • 22 May 2025

          Microsoft did this ten years ago. Sadly, Windows Mobile os is no more, miles ahead at that time with modern features.

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            • 22 May 2025

            Because Huawei launched Harmony OS Desktop?

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              • 22 May 2025

              earworm, 22 May 2025I wonder if they'll eventually merge chromeos and andr... moreEither that or they'll make chrome for desktop a separate android app

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                • 22 May 2025

                Just another way to destroy your battery...

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                  • 22 May 2025

                  Anonymous, 22 May 2025Samsung will run two desktops, Dex and this?As it is co-developed with Samsung, I think Samsung will just integrate this into DeX, and still call it Dex.

                    I wonder if they'll eventually merge chromeos and android. It would require quite the rewrite of chromeos if they did though, since that's based on gentoo if I'm remembering right.
                    Also maybe this will encourage more manufacturers to put usb 3.1 ports on their phones.

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                      • 22 May 2025

                      Samsung will run two desktops, Dex and this?

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                        • 22 May 2025

                        On one hand, this is great news — finally, it might be possible to use any phone running Android 16 as a desktop replacement… at least to some extent.

                        But on the other hand, Google's SDKs and tools range from bad to downright horrible, and as a developer, I'm not convinced that Google is truly prepared or capable of making this work — both on the Android/platform side and the application side. There are already major issues with screen dimensions, proportions, and resolutions across Android devices, not to mention the vastly different target platforms from a usability standpoint.

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