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Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by snowdriftissue@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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This has been hidden in developer options for a while now, but they're now releasing it officially. Limited to Pixel 8 and newer devices and no 4k yet.

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[–] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

For some reason, I thought this was already possible and it was something I was jealous of as an iPhone user.

[–] dnub@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Samsung S devices have Dex (desktop mode) for years now

[–] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Must be what I’m thinking of.

[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I stumbled over that when I wanted to charge my phone while I'm away in a meeting. Plugged it into the USB-C at my desk, suddenly the content of my phone opened up on my two office monitors, lol.

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

it was, just in an early state under the developer settings

[–] TarantulaFudge@startrek.website 1 points 2 weeks ago

The truth is most pixel devices had the ability to do this but google kneecapped their pixel devices to push chromecast.