These are the 3 functions that should prioritize

Google and Apple have been developing their mobile operating systems in parallel, copying each other and independently innovating. Sometimes Some functions have not arrived in Spain, because they stay in markets such as the American, But in general we can see that the two systems have advanced a lot in the same sense: prioritize mobile phones and, in part, expand the functions of the tablets. Sometimes, yes, the functions are exclusive to the European Union.

But it shows a lot that Both iOS and Android have been developed for smartphonesand that there is no interest in Evolve the system towards personal computersbe they desktop or laptops. Perhaps in the case of Google Chromeos, it is the reason, although the last rumors speak of greater integration with Android. In the case of Apple there are also rumors related to Ipados, but there is nothing confirmed.

However, it seems that Android 16 or Android 17 could be Google’s first operating system designed for mobiles that, in addition, It could be used comfortably as if it were a computer. It is not about installing Android into a laptop, but about converting a smartphone with a monitor, a keyboard and a mouse in a desktop system, as Samsung does with Dex.

An important change

This new feature would be one of the most important in the history of Android. The system is already mature enough to Many people use their mobile phones, although it is not always enough to use a smartphone. The point is that there are still many companies or professionals who cannot depend on only the mobile for many reasons.

If Android allows the use of a desktop system that could make the use of current applications more comfortable and, in addition, Allow developers to create much more powerful appsbecause Android already has keyboard and mouse support, so it would be viable to build advanced video editing systems similar to those in Windows or macOS, rendering applications, 3D editing and all kinds of much more complex programs.

The power of mobiles also has not been a problem, and processors such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite have already shown that they are more than enough for a huge amount of tasks. RAM is not a bottleneck either, and even the autonomy of mobiles has improved. It seems that Hardware is already at the optimal time. Now it’s up to the software.

The 3 keys of desktop mode

This feature is being developed by Google and is already advanced, although It is not certain that it will arrive in the version expected for a few weeks, Android 16. Perhaps Android 17, if there are no delays, be the chosen version. Some developers have already been able to activate the functionthat is not yet finished, and have seen what it will be, although Google should take care of certain aspects.

Wireless connection. One of Dex’s most advanced functions is to be used wirelessly, using a WiFi network. This could make the new Android function something that will be used a lot in a day to day in a fluid way and without having to take cables. In addition, it would allow mobile load while used as a computer.

A for the iPad. It is rumored that Apple is preparing something similar to this for the iPad, and Google would like to raise an Android alternative that did not depend on this type of devices, much less successful than Apple’s. To create this mobile environment, the number of potential users would be much greater.

Mouse between mobile and monitor. A function that we have seen to be used in Samsung is the one that allows intercommunication between Windows and Android allowing to use the cursor between the mobile and the computer even moving elements. This would also be useful in that new feature, almost treating the mobile screen and the monitor connected as two parallel screens, such as the one that uses two monitors on a computer.

A developing job

In addition to these functions, Google has already integrated into the version that is currently available for some developers in the Beta 1 of Android 16, characteristics such as being able to use floating windows, to be able to drag them to the sides so that they occupy half of the screen, make you drag content between Google apps, such as Chrome or Keep, etc.

In addition, the system identifies the mobile desktop and also shows it in the external monitor, in addition to showing at the bottom a dock with the main applications and those that are in the background. On the right side are the Three control buttonsto be able to open the multitasking, the application drawer or be able to return in the arrow, as is done in the mobiles.

This makes more sense than using gestures on a screen that does not have to be tactile, with which Google has won the control buttons in the lower right. And above we also have access to control shortcuts, notifications and others, in the same way that we can see all these elements on the mobile. It’s about A series of features that Google already had on its tablets with the most current versions of Androidand that now works to take mobile phones, allowing to wear external screens, which could shoot its productivity.