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Android 16's Desktop Mode transforms your Pixel phone into a PC, and here's how you can try it now (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The desktop mode experience requires a Pixel 8 or newer, the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta, and an external display.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

So like the majority of people that want this want to be able to do this on Linux, most people are not going to do that, who are normies inside of corporate ecosystem. Just one more... gimmick. Also, if I put a cell phone modem with a GPS tracker on your computer, would you be okay with that? Also, all the other apps that spy on you. Google is such a dog shit company.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Nice, that look useful. Sadly I can not try it, since Google has also stopped releasing the Pixel stuff and device trees, and now my Android ROM struggles to prepare an update to version 16 😖

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is neat, not sure why pixel 8 is required

[–] remotelove 6 points 4 days ago

DisplayPort support over USB-C.