--- title: Get inspired and take your apps to desktop | daily.dev description: Google has released new Desktop Experience design guidance and a refreshed Android Design Gallery to help developers build adaptive Android apps for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/get-inspired-and-take-your-apps-to-desktop-z1fedzdef twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Get inspired and take your apps to desktop | daily.dev og:description: Google has released new Desktop Experience design guidance and a refreshed Android Design Gallery to help developers build adaptive Android apps for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/get-inspired-and-take-your-apps-to-desktop-z1fedzdef og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Z1FeDZDEF.png og:image:alt: Get inspired and take your apps to desktop og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get inspired and take your apps to desktop **[Android Developers Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/androiddev)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has released new Desktop Experience design guidance and a refreshed Android Design Gallery to help developers build adaptive Android apps for desktop-like environments. The guidance covers design principles for multitasking, input interactions (keyboard, mouse, custom cursors), and system UI considerations for larger screens. Resources include a walkthrough for going from mobile to desktop, an updated Adaptive Design Figma lab, and refreshed adaptive app quality guidelines. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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