Android has a greatly overhauled desktop mode on the way to replace the current primitive proof of concept in developer options. 6th gen Pixels added hardware-based virtualization support and 8th gen Pixels added USB-C DisplayPort alternate mode. It will all come together soon.
Overhauled desktop mode is already partially shipped as a disabled-by-default feature. Android enables some of it for the Pixel Tablet already but not Pixel phones. We plan to enable the same feature flags for phones too. Either way, it’s an experimental developer option for now.
Having used Dex on my Samsung I’m not even going to consider going back to Pixel until they have this working well. If you have a use case for it, Dex is awesome.
You do you. I haven’t touched a Samsung device since my S6 that was absolutely chock full of unremovable bloatware.
Just yesterday, I was comparing my phone to my aging laptop and realized my phone is about twice as powerful.
Ooh, interesting. And here I was thinking I would be sticking with my 7 until support ends.
Wow, are you me?
No - at least not last time I checked. 🤔
Check your carbon monoxide detector.
Weird. Had a post it about that on my bathroom mirror just the other day … 🤨
Pixel 8 and up, I have a Pixel 7, bruh.
Also same. Think I’ll stick with it and my laptop for as long as I can then when the time comes to upgrade one of them see if this will meet my requirements.
Same. I wasn’t planning to upgrade but if this is remotely useful I can use it to replace my laptop with its’ dying battery. Can also take it on the go with with one of those NexDock laptop shell things.
Looking forward to this. I have a pair of XREAL Air 2 Pros that I mainly use to watch movies when I’m traveling. With those and a bluetooth keyboard, desktop mode on my Pixel 8 would be pretty neat.
