Confirmed: Pixel 8 supports display output. Here's a first look! (www.patreon.com)

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[-] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

It's ridiculous that Google has disabled this feature. Even if we assumr it's in preparation for desktop mode, that's still unacceptable. Mirroring is a perfectly valid feature in its own right and it shouldn't be held back by Google's "plans".

It's crazy that my old Android phones from a decade ago could do this and the latest pixel cannot. We have been bleeding hardware features for years.

[-] raptir 23 points 1 year ago

It's because they want to lock you into Chromecast compatible apps.

[-] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The same reason they removed the SD card, to get you using Google Drive, and the headphone jack, to get you to buy pixel buds.

I wish there were other options but most smartphone makers have dropped out of the game, cost a fortune, or have terrible updates.

[-] raptir 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'm at a loss for my next phone. Maybe OnePlus if they stay decent.

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Damn shame you have to root to do it.

[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Wait this is news? My Pixel 2 supported it years ago. Are you telling me that they disabled it the last few years... these bastards!

[-] Welp_im_damned 3 points 1 year ago

it never did. That was display link which isn't proper display out. its literally a wired-up version of Chromecast.

[-] antizero99@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

It was literally screen mirroring. I remember using this with a nexus iirc. Whatever was on the phone screen was on the bigger display.

It wasn't exactly chrome cast as with cast it doesn't play the same video locally.

[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 9 points 1 year ago

In any case, display output works, and enabling it is as simple as running a shell command (after rooting the device):

If the hardware actually has this capability, why lock it behind root, which practically disable display output feature for almost all users?

[-] 0xD@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Probably because it is not yet completely stable or complete.

[-] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Or they’re just trying to push Chromecast instead

[-] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 5 points 1 year ago

I really hope this will let my AR glasses work. I was bummed they didn't work with my Pixel 6 Pro, and half the reason I went for an 8 Pro were the initial display out support news from July.

When this workaround was reported to not work, I was pretty bummed, but this seems like a good sign. I'll be building my own ROM anyway, so I can easily set this property enabled by default with no need for root.

[-] TheLeechiestLeech@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Plans are to activate it by U qpr2.

[-] Welp_im_damned 2 points 1 year ago

I hope to enable this by android 15 at least or earlier.

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