Chrome OS is “combining” with Android
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ChromeOS and Android are merging, and because Android 16's Desktop Mode is so good, I'm perfectly fine with it.
A large number of Android users have already been able to run their phones in a desktop environment for quite a while, at least if they owned a Samsung Galaxy device. Thanks to Samsung DeX, you can simply connect those phones and tablets to an external display.
Explore the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s Android 16 desktop mode, a revolutionary feature turning your smartphone into a powerful desktop workspace.
You can now easily pin apps to the taskbar in the latest Android Canary release. This will make Android's Desktop Mode even more useful.
One device to rule them all? Not quite. But the Android 16 desktop mode almost turns my Pixel 9a into a PC. Whereas my iPhone is still just a smartphone