Mate 10 desktop mode

I agree, it looks very slick although I'm not sure what apps you can run in it but I would imagine that you'd be able to run Google office apps. I may just have to upgrade my mate 9.

Hi, the Desktop mode works really well. The monitor I use has the mouse and keyboard plugged in to it and uses a USB C input to connect video so I can plug my Mate 10 Pro in and the keyboard and mouse work as well. I can also confirm that the phone DOES charge in this configuration.

I do have one issue related to the post quoted. I can't see my Gmail app when in Desktop mode? I can see some other apps but not that one, which is the most important one for me.
 
I have a mate 10 pro, desktop mode started up when plugged into the usb-c to hdmi cable. I can also get to the virtual mouse, but when pointing at an input menu, virtual keyboard did not show up. I have Gboard and Google Pinyin Input as my Virtual keyboard choices. If I plugged in a USB hardware keyboard/mouse, I can enter English text, but I cannot do Chinese input. I need a virtual keyboard that works in the desktop mode. What is the original virtual keyboard, is it Gboard? Any help will be appreciated. Thx!