mediumAndroid Developers Blog·March 16, 2026

Get inspired and take your apps to desktop

Posted by Ivy Knight, Senior Design Advocate, Android











We're thrilled to announce major updates to our design resources, giving you the comprehensive guidance you need to create polished, adaptive Android apps across all form factors! We now have Desktop Experience guidance and a refreshed Android Design Gallery.

New Desktop Experience Design Guidance

Your users are engaging with Android apps on more diverse devices than ever before—from phones and foldables to laptops and external monitors. A "desktop experience" occurs anytime your app is in a desktop-like mode, typically involving a non-touch input device like a keyboard or mouse, or another display such as a monitor (read more in the connected display announcement). This means designing for larger screens and accommodating additional input states. These new design experiences are meant to maximize productivity for your users with higher information density, multi-tasking capabilities.


Dive into desktop experience guidance to help optimize your app with desktop design principles, input interaction guidance, and system UI considerations.

The new guidance incl

Key Insights

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Google released comprehensive desktop experience design guidance for Android apps

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Android apps are increasingly being used on diverse form factors beyond mobile including laptops and external monitors

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New design resources focus on desktop-like modes with non-touch inputs like keyboard and mouse

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