I really wish their whole lap-dock concept had succeeded. Or at least ran a few more generations, so I could get an upgraded model with USBc
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CameronDev@programming.dev 1 day agoMotorola have been doing desktop modes since the Atrix 4g. Samsung have had it for a long time as well (s8 or s9?). Its kinda crazy how slow google is at getting this out for stock android.
Cort@lemmy.world 1 day ago
JollyGreen_sasquatch@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
There are modern labdocks with usbc
Cort@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Wow, there actually are! Thanks. I hadn’t looked In a long time
CameronDev@programming.dev 23 hours ago
Dont take this as an endorsement, I have 2 semi broken ones, but nexdock/uperfect make lapdocks. The touchpads are pretty awful though.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
I still have one. The problem was 1. It was not powerful enough and 2. It required dedicated hardware.
With new phones coning with the option of 16GB ran and up, and being able to connect to any monitor over display port alt mode, the time is ripe.
peterg75@discuss.online 21 hours ago
It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish with this mode. If your goal is to do basic documents, web browsing, media consumption, or email/chat/etc, then the Motorola latest phones are more than capable. I’m pairing my phone with a portable display and a foldable keyboard/track pad combo (Bluetooth). It is perfectly capable of day to day light computing. I’ve even done some very light python programming using PyDroid.
Ulrich@feddit.org 21 hours ago
Yeah I figured as much. If this ever happens I’ll have to finally upgrade from my Pixel 7.
CameronDev@programming.dev 1 day ago
Having used dex on a Samsung s10, I think 1 still applies to some extent. But maybe new phones are better?
Single universal cable is pretty good though, definitely required.
Ulrich@feddit.org 23 hours ago
Believe it or not, phones have gotten a lot more powerful over the last 6 years.
CameronDev@programming.dev 22 hours ago
Lol of course, but I have also briefly tried it on an s22 ultra, and it still wasn’t a great experience. Still not a new-new phone, but it still had similar stuttering/lagginess issues that just killed the experience for me.
But it probably depends on what each individual can tolerate.