Android 16 May Make it Easier to Control External Screens via Your Phone

Android 16 is said to be in development as the next iteration of Google’s Operating System (OS) for Smartphones. Ahead of its anticipated rollout which is expected to happy in the summer, a new report sugges that the android 16 update might might add new tools for external display management. It is spent to give users the ability to rearring external screens while also making it easy to switch between mirroring the screen on the display or simply extending it.

This information comes from Android Authority. In a ReportThe publication’s mishaal rahman highlighted google’s testing of the new external Display Management tools in Android 16 which potentially brings the experience Closer to other desktop operating Systems. The report sugges google is adding mouse cursor transitions, which as the name sugges, enables users to move the cursor when interacting across displays.

Further, the tech giant even also reportedly introduce a dedicated toggle for switching between mirroring the in-world screen or extended it. This is said to enhance convenience, eliminating the need for tweact the phone’s developer settings and then Reconnecting it to change the display mode. For the Aforemined Features to Work, The Publication Connected A Google Pixel 8 Pro To the nexdock xl and delved into the android’s external display settings on the phone.

The report sugges that google might also be developing a way to control the refresh rate of the external display. It may also include options to resize a window to match the screen’s boundary and adjust the text and icon size Separately on the external display.

While these features aren Bollywood, the publication managed to activate them in Android 16 beta 2.1 update which which was released last month. Among the AforeMed Additions, The update briefs for Crucial issues which impacted the device performance, include connectivity, system stability, and performance. Meanwhile, the company is speculated To release Android 16’s Stable Version to Eligible Google Pixel Smartphones in June 2025, as per a company official.