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Pixel 8 and newer phones now have access to Desktop Mode.
Android Desktop Mode turns your phone into a full-blown desktop experience.
You'll need an external monitor, a USB mouse, and a keyboard.
More than a decade ago, Canonical was working on what it called "desktop convergence." The idea was to combine a mobile device with a desktop device to create something far more useful.
Back then, it was a quaint idea with amazing possibilities. Now, however, it has even more compelling implications.
According to Pew Research, 98% of Americans own a smartphone. That same report concludes that at least 16% of Americans are "smartphone-only" users. In other words, one in six Americans owns neither a desktop nor a laptop computer and depends solely on their phone for online activity, productivity, and entertainment.
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