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Pixel's new Desktop mode (and on tablet, sorta)

So, it took a few days after the announcement, but I finally got the update for the March Pixel Drop.  Yay. One of the new features is a desktop mode.  Cool.   Now, my Pixel Tablet got the update first and it introduced a new 'floating' app version that looks a lot like a desktop environment, but isn't. See, full screen apps now have a bar at the top you can touch to adjust between fullscreen, side by side, or floaty. Seems pretty cool, except that I remembered that the Pixel Tablet doesn't have HDMI out, so I can't use my adapter and connect it to one of my monitors to really take advantage of more screen real estate. It was nice to see that if you bring up 'multi' the whole desktop becomes an option to switch to vs. any of the individual apps. When my phone (Pixel 10 Pro) got the update, I thought to give it a try.  Didn't see that option on the regular apps, but when I plugged in an HDMI adapter, I got a pop up to pick to choose mirror or desktop. I c...

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