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A bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker revealed the Android desktop interface for the first time. Screenshots show the interface running on an HP Chromebook with a modified status bar and features like split-screen multitasking. This version is linked to Android 16 and suggests Google is developing a more desktop-like experience for Android.
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A bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker has unintentionally revealed the Android desktop interface for the first time. The report included screenshots from an HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook running a 12th Gen Intel Core processor. It shows the build number for the desktop Android, codenamed βALOS,β as ZL1A.260119.001.A1 and identifies it as Android 16. This setup indicates that Google is using existing Chromebook hardware to develop this new desktop experience.
The leaked interface features a taller status bar optimized for larger screens, displaying the time with seconds, the date, and various icons for battery life, Wi-Fi, notifications, language settings, and screen recording. A user comment pointed out that Google appears to be mimicking elements from MacOS, suggesting a preference for a unified bottom bar instead of a split status bar. The taskbar remains similar to current designs, but the mouse cursor has been slightly altered.
The Google Chrome interface mostly aligns with the large-screen Android experience, except for the absence of the Extensions button, which is exclusive to the desktop browser version. The leak also highlights split-screen multitasking capabilities. Overall, the desktop windowing system remains familiar, with minor tweaks to the app name display and the standard minimize, fullscreen, and close buttons.
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