Submitted 12 hours ago by nahostdeutschland@feddit.org to technology@lemmy.world
https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/articles/first-look-google-unfinished-dex-181424457.html
If Android lands this in a good way, I may finally switch off of iPhone. I do not need a laptop and a phone if I can just dock my phone and get my work done.
I do have a desktop at home, but I do occasionally enough need to travel and bring a laptop. It feels kind of like a waste, but a portable monitor, keyboard, and mouse would be great if I could just dock my phone and do my meetings.
Since I host meetings, tablets don’t offer enough functionality.
Carrying three separate devices (portable screen, keyboard, mouse) seems more hassle than carrying a single device (a laptop). Though it could be useful if I already have a screen, a keyboard and a mouse where I’m going.
PureOS on Librem5 already does a “desktop mode”… snore.
Do you have one? How well does it work? I’m interested in getting a Linux phone, but am worried it will be a waste of money.
I own a OnePlus 6 with postmarketOS. My daily driver is a Pixel 7 with CalyxOS and microg turned off.
Despite having effectively only FOSS apps on my Android daily driver, I can’t daily drive postmarketOS. It’s making great progress, but isn’t nearly stable enough as a modern smartphone, and several other issues hold it back;
If you rely on non-foss Android apps, there is Waydroid, but it’s not a perfect solution and might have issues.
It’s not a “waste of money” if you want a device to experiment or tinker with, or if you want to follow progress of Linux mobile, but it is extremely unlikely to replace your daily driver.
Getting a flagship android is already a waste of money. They lose support in a few years and expect you to buy another
I have done no research, but my guess is it will be a waste of money right now. Any existing linux phones are too new for everything to be figured out. Pricing is likely very high for what you get right now too, since they don’t have the scale yet (and probs other things).
My Motorola Edge+ 2023 has desktop mode when connected to an external display.
And my Samsung has had it for longer than that. But this one is made by Google.
Can DeX be used with just an external monitor without a PC?
Motorola 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.
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.
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
My Huawei P10 Pro that i got in 2017 had a desktop mode. That was 8 years ago!
k0e3@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
ITT: “My [insert model] has had it since 1865, SNORE!”