Ionic has enhanced its framework to better support desktop applications by introducing a new responsive grid system, which is a mobile-first flexbox grid designed to scale across devices, from mobile to desktop. The grid system is structured around a 12-column layout and allows full customization through Sass, supporting media queries for various breakpoints and providing attributes for grid, row, and column elements. Notable features include the ability for columns to expand or resize according to their row, customizable column widths, and alignment attributes for both vertical and horizontal orientation. This update requires users to transition from the old grid attributes to the new system, with a focus on simplifying the layout by specifying the number of columns instead of percentages. Alongside these changes, Ionic is committed to ongoing improvements, including enhanced accessibility and new components like split pane support, reflecting a dedication to user feedback and expanding the framework's capabilities for desktop environments.