Experimental desktop mode?


enemix

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Hi!
I enabled the experimental desktop mode in developer settings, and connected to a USB-C dock with an external screen.

The basic functionality seems to be there, because the screen activated and I could move the mouse cursor around the whole screen, but otherwise it was just entirely black.
Changing to light mode got me a mostly white screen, and locking the phone made a grey lock screen show up on the secondary screen.

Is there any software available that can make use of the secondary screen? Are there plans to add something more to make the feature useful? Am I missing some other setting that enables running apps on it?

I'm just curious, because it would be awesome to be able to run more desktop-like apps on an external screen, or at least play fullscreen videos on it.

Xiaomi 14 - 1.0.24.4.16
 

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Hi I am testing it with Xiaomi 14 I got exactly the same a white screen with a bar and just the mouse cursor.
Is there a one from support who can fix it. It seems to work with the tablets..
 
Is the issue solved? Because I found something I think, but it's not great. If you connect your phone it opens automatically a new window, you can see the cursor moving on the second screen but nothing else. And to enter it you have to open Google browser on your phone, tap the dots in the corner then tap open new window. For me it worked this way, because suddenly the second window appeared on my second external screen.

I connected my phone through casting to hdmi stick, I enabled desktop mode, free form Windows and force activity size in developper settings. I'm still trying some different settings etc. Because this just works with the webbrowser, I can only see one window in browser full screen, can't open apps on the second screen and no desktop home layout.

Which wired dock do you use?