During all the enthusiasm of Google’s annual I/o 2025, you can miss more technical developer Keenote where Google revealed that it is working on one Desktop mode for Android 16You can see part of live stream Here Where this is revealed.
Engineering manager Florina Muntanesku confirmed that the company is working with Samsung as the new mode is a “building on the foundation”, which is available on Samsung’s Galaxy phone.
“We are collaborating with Samsung, built on the foundation of Samsung dex, to bring increased desktop winding capabilities in Android 16 for more powerful productivity workflow,” the company said.
We have said that the Pixel 9 Pro phone has a already hidden desktop mode that is one of the best placed secrets of Google that should be on all Android devices. This cool irritation makes it more than a reality.
We are collaborating with Samsung, built on the foundation of Samsung Dex
After Kenote, Google posted a blog Regarding adaptive Android apps where the company said, “The ability to adapt basically to different screen sizes is becoming increasingly important.”
We know that a version of Google Dex is working because earlier leaked Android 16 code revealed a desktop mode that was discontinued by default. At the same time, a version of the Samsung Dex was discovered in a UI 8 Test build which appeared to avail the Android 16 Material 3 Express Redigation.
Of course, last April there were reports that Android 15 Build had a work-in-effer desktop mode, but this feature was never released and Google did not publicly talk about the desktop mode, as it was done in I/O this year.
Currently, the desktop mode is still closed in Android 16 beta build, and it is not clear that Google and Samsung will actually release cooperation. However, this one step will be close to people to provide more access to this accessories.
