ANDROID'S FULL DESKTOP INTERFACE LEAKS: NEW STATUS BAR, CHROME EXTENSIONS, MORE

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Android's desktop interface has leaked through a Google bug report, which revealed a new status bar optimized for large screens with time, date, battery, Wi-Fi, and other icons. The leak showed the interface running on an HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook with Android 16, codenamed "Aluminum OS" (ALOS). The status bar appears taller than in tablet versions and includes features such as a notification bell, a keyboard language indicator, a Gemini icon, and a screen recorder pill.