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Google's "Desktop View" Turns Android Phones into Pocket PCs


Google's new Desktop View gives Android phones PC-like features, challenging Samsung DeX with a taskbar and windowed apps.

A Pocket Computer in Disguise: With this update, Android phones may soon replace your laptop, offering drag-and-drop multitasking and external display controls. Still a Hidden Feature—But Not for Long: The mode is buried in beta code now, but rapid development hints it may debut soon, giving all Android users a powerful new tool. With Desktop View, Google may give Android users a way to use their phones as pocket PCs—without buying Samsung.

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