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Google’s Pixel 8 series gets USB-C to DisplayPort; desktop mode rumors heat up (arstechnica.com)
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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago

finally.

phones could have had this very useful functionality for a big while now.

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 5 months ago

Samsung phones had it some time ago. Was called Dex I think.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

Samsung phones are really inconsistent with it though. My friend has a fold 4 and it supports dex, but my other friend with a flip 4 doesn't. It's also only really the flagship devices that support it, it hasn't tricked down to anything less than top of the line.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

so did motorolas, but they seemingly aint putting money to get it polished. also its only available on some of the crazy expensive ones nowadays

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

If they actually do get it, I'm upgrading.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Hook it up to a hub and get keyboard and mouse too?

[-] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago

That's been a thing for a while. Bluetooth ones work too

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I discovered my iPhone 15 Pro could do that too when I hooked up a portable DP-Alt monitor over USB-C to it. The more the merrier as this just helps the overall ecosystem of products.

[-] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Is there any way to have the 7a do this?

[-] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

I was pretty annoyed that my pixel 6 didn't come with anything equivalent to dex. I was pretty sure it was standard feature by then

[-] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago

Oh, my old Huawei did this. Just got a new pixel, and figured it was a default feature of android.
I might have to experiment now, cause I'd hate to have to use it in a pinch and find it doesn't work

[-] rhandyrhoads@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

It's been missing from pixels for a while in favor of Chromecast.

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