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Google's on the right track with desktop mode in Android 16

Things are looking good, so far.

(Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)If you install QPR1 Beta 2 and just plug your Pixel into an external display, you either won’t see anything or will just see your phone screen mirrored. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)For the most part, it looks exactly like I expected it to, which is pretty similar to Samsung DeX. That being said, I’ve been rather enjoying desktop mode so far, and you can bet your bottom dollar that I’ll be paying close attention to what changes are made.

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