Android 15’s revamped desktop mode takes one step closer to release
Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 adds a new developer option to enable the revamped desktop mode, but it doesn’t work yet.
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- Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 is rolling out with a new developer option to enable desktop mode on secondary displays.
- This replaces the old “force desktop mode” option in previous versions of Android.
- However, toggling this new option still doesn’t enable Android’s revamped desktop mode.
The Android 15 update is almost here, but some of its most exciting new features sadly aren’t ready for the spotlight. For example, we reported earlier this year that Google is working on a better desktop mode that comes with enhanced windowing capabilities. That feature is nowhere to be seen in the final beta of Android 15, and we highly doubt it’ll go live in the upcoming stable release either. However, there’s a possibility we could see Android’s revamped desktop mode roll out in one of the upcoming quarterly platform releases of Android 15, and the first QPR1 beta hints at just that.
Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 is rolling out today, and while digging through the update, we discovered a new toggle under Settings > System > Developer options. The toggle is called Enable desktop mode on secondary display, and it replaces the old Force desktop mode toggle in previous versions of Android. After enabling the new toggle, Android 15 asked me to reboot my device in order to continue.
