Install Taskbar 6.0 (older versions won't work) from Google Play.(The latter may be unavailable on some OEM software like ZenUI/ROG UI, but don't worry if it's not there.) In Developer Options, turn on "enable freeform windows" and "force desktop mode" and then reboot your device.Setting up Taskbar's desktop mode is quite easy: Third-party app developers figured out that it's possible for their own launcher apps to replace the stock launcher on the external display, and that's exactly what XDA Senior Member farmerbb has implemented in Taskbar 6.0. However, because this Secondary Launcher is extremely barebones, it's not useful to use as a productivity tool. When an Android device with support for display output is hooked up to an external display, this Secondary Launcher activity is shown on the external display. Thankfully, the developer of Taskbar has figured out a way to make Android 10's desktop mode far more useful, bringing a Samsung DeX-like experience to some devices.įor some background, Android 10 added a "Secondary Launcher" activity to Launcher3, the AOSP launcher app that Google's Pixel Launcher and many other OEM launcher apps are derived from. ![]() ![]() That's because it's technically hidden in Android 10, requiring a development flag to be enabled as well as support built-in to the stock launcher app. Android 10 has been out for nearly 9 months now, but one of its best features, desktop mode, is still widely unknown.
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