Small updates are fine but I find it a bit deceptive to increase the version number from 15 to 16 just for this
Comment on Android 16 is here
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 days ago
Nothing really useful. What I would like to see is better battery life and truly Open Source Android which can be easily degoogled and customized and works on many different devices. An entire ecosystem of Android mods, like me have for Linux. Yeah, that would be nice.
tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I heard they are adding a desktop mode to android 16, curious if it would be possible to use phone and have a similar experience to an actual PC by connecting monitor and mouse/keyboard, well just using a browser, at the very least.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 days ago
I connected android phone to external monitor using USB-C like a year ago. I’m not sure what’s new here.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
The desktop experience. Unless you’ve been using Samsung deX, which this is built upon.
demunted@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Was it a Samsung phone? They’ve had Dex for some time but it was a Samsung specific feature as far as I know.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Yeah, good luck with that, ain’t gonna happen. Best we can hope for is open source teams being able to modify android into that.
eleitl@lemm.ee 3 days ago
GrapheneOS. No need to even degoogle.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Just a shame to have to buy google hardware (as well built as it is)
seekpie@lemmy.seekpie.nohost.me 3 days ago
The best way would probably be buying used.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 days ago
I’m talking about an ecosystem and you listed one mod. I use graphene OS, it’s great overall but I would like to have a choice. Maybe I don’t want to use a Pixel phone? Maybe I want different set of features?
eleitl@lemm.ee 3 days ago
I also use LineageOS, which also comes sans Google as a flavour, but it’s far less secure and much rougher about the edges than GrapheneOS. I choose hardware by alternative OS support. If you want a new tablet the only option is Pixel.