Google brings Android’s desktop mode to Pixel devices

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Google is bringing a new desktop mode to its Pixel phones and tablets. The feature comes as part of Google's March Pixel drop, allowing users with a Pixel 8 and newer to connect their device to an external monitor via USB-C for a "desktop-like multi-window experience."

You can use a mouse and keyboard with the new desktop mode, which also works with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The Pixel Tablet is also getting a desktop windowing feature that Google says will offer a "familiar interface to arrange and resize overlapping windows."

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Though Google's announcement doesn't include any images of what these new experiences will l …

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