Can Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2's desktop mode work on phones?

Question

Is the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 floating windows mode supported on smartphones or is it limited to tablet devices?

Answer 1

At the moment in the beta version, however, the desktop mode featuring floating windows appears to be more finished and working better on the Pixel tablet. The beta is helpful for other devices too, that is, the phones but it is presumed that desktop computer like features may be in their infancy and less pronounced than on the tablets. Maybe in subsequent releases, more of such features will be extended to the phones too.

Comments

Here is an idea that I think you should try with your Pixel 8. I have an LG G7 running on LineageOS and it does support video out. Desktop mode is broken on that phone just like on your Pixel device. But instead of using Forced Desktop Mode I am just mirroring the display and using SecondScreen app to fix the aspect ratio so that the black bars don't show up. Now I am using Taskbar app but I think if you mirror your screen, you won't need the taskbar app (as seen in the content that Android now has a solid taskbar for windowed apps). Now here is the interesting part, once the SecondScreen app changes the aspect ratio and orientation of the screen, Android assumes that you are using a tablet. So in theory, you will get the same interface on your phone and monitor screen as you get on your Pixel Tablet.

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Hopefully this can make its way to smartphone Desktop Mode. We have lapdocks with touch-supported screen, so there's no problem it can't be done.

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wow its like samsung dex but worse!

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Funny how my V60 and G8X can handle some of this functionality way better than Google, even when both phones are 4 and 5 years old at this point. Love the idea of desktop modes on phones. I would love that experience from Screen+ but on a OnePlus device (at the moment, I would love a OP12... But if it is for desktop mode, I'll go Motorola then with the Edge 50 Ultra), but if Google makes it available for their phones, I'll consider it

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Yea really hoping to see this come to phones. And would love the floating windows to make it to the Fold. It has more powerful hardware than the tablet and a pretty big dcreen for only doing 2 things with PiP and vhat bubbles.

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So... doe's this work on the "Folds"??

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