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I'm a big user of desktop mode on Android phones. Comes in handy when I'm traveling and have access to an external screen.

Most Linux phones, don't have video out for desktop mode. Does your phone support it?

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just got a grapheneos phone earlier this year. Would Linux work on a Google pixel 10?

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can only speak for the Pixel 9 on Graphene, but yeah, kinda.

You can run Linux via Termux, but the output to a display is a bit clunky, as it's just an app. It can run full screen, but has a tendency to crash, presumably as it runs out of memory, so it becomes an exercise in frustration. Fun to tinker with though.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I will have to settle with grapheneOS until I pay off my phone and then I will get a Linux phone.

Right now I have to work with what I got.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I mean, it's worth playing with it to see if you can make it work for you.