How to use Android's desktop mode to turn your phone into a tiny PC

You can plug recent Pixel phones into a monitor to get a desktop-style interface.

How to Turn Your Android Phone Into a Mini Desktop PC

Google has added Android Desktop Mode to the Pixel 8 and newer Pixel phones through the Android 16 March Pixel Drop, allowing ...
Techlicious

Turn your Pixel into a PC with the new Desktop Mode

Your phone is already one of the most powerful computers you own, so why can't you use it like one? You can. Google has offered a bare-bones version of Desktop Mode ...
Android Authority

Android's new desktop windowing mode has changed how I use my tablet

Google has been working on bringing desktop-like freeform windows to Android since the days of Android Nougat. The feature dwindled for a while and was recently revived, likely because of Google’s aim ...
Android Authority

Pixel’s Desktop Mode is amazing — until you hit this one frustration

I’ve been using my Pixel’s new Android Desktop Mode since installing the March Pixel Drop, and I’m quite enjoying my time with it. It doesn’t take long to realize the potential here, especially given ...
notebookcheck

Desktop mode turns this mid-range smartphone into a mini PC

With USB 3.2 and built-in desktop mode, the Google Pixel 10a brings a feature to the mid-range segment that is otherwise reserved for significantly more expensive smartphones. In everyday use, however ...
XDA Developers

How to use the Steam Deck's Desktop Mode

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...