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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 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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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[–] snowdriftissue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

locked down

How? They allow users to install 3rd party ROMs and GrapheneOS

unrepairable

They're not the best, but far from the worst. I've done multiple repairs on mine without much issue. There are first party parts and guides available on iFixit.

us company

I guess?

aids in war and surveillance!

You'd be hard pressed to find a manufacturer that doesn't

This feature is a positive change. Enabling people to minimize the number of devices they need has the potential to significantly reduce the amount of ewaste people generate, and makes desktop features more accessible to people who can't afford multiple devices.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] snowdriftissue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There are a lot of assumptions baked into everything you're saying. It's really not that deep. Google Pixels make up a tiny fraction of total mobile market share. This isn't the start of some doomsday scenario where the only computers available are Google Pixels. You're allowed to buy what you want. I need a phone anyway. All of them are kinda shit from an openness/repairability standpoint. And personally I'd rather have one device than two if I can.

relying on a country that doles out sanctions and bombings like it's parking tickets.

This is a much larger issue that has little to do with anything we're talking about

locked down further this year to allow only google-sanctioned software

This does not apply to GrapheneOS, which again you are allowed to install to these devices. Plus they allow use of the linux terminal which people have been experimenting with to run full linux apps (https://www.androidauthority.com/run-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-how-to-3586539/)