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      … Something the chipset supports. They actually removed the code that enabled it on the Pixel phones, it’s kinda ridiculous.

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    This sounds pretty exciting actually.

    I’d love it for coding on the sofa if i could pull out a laptop shell and just plug my phone into it to fire up VSCode.

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    It’s a cool feature, but I don’t know when I’d need/want it.

    Anyone who uses Samsung Dex do you use it often? When? Why?

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      I keep a lapdock in a quick go bag for the weekend or when I’m at my desk without my computer.

      I like dex, 80% of my computer usage is just Internet or quick server commands.

      My wife handles her YouTube channel 100% from her phone and having the option for a bigger screen for some task is great.

      I never understood why Google disabled display out via USBC, it comes built in on most chips.

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        Doesn’t that require USB 3.x? Some of the Pixels have been USB-C 2.0.

        Probably also requires wiring up the correct lanes from the chipset and possibly even paying the manufacturer for that feature.

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          They come correctly assigned from the chip manufacturer. The manufacturer supports DisplayPort over USB-C, and Google removed the code in their implementation.

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      Tbh I usually just use it to play games on a bigger screen with a Bluetooth controller when I’m bored, Nintendo Switch style. There are plenty of console-style mobile games + streaming services that can make it a pretty good time killer if I’m the only one in a waiting room or something.

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      I use Samsung Dex as a daily driver basically. I’m a doctor and I use it to review patient charts on Epic. I also fully transitioned to Google docs+reworks for working on publications. It’s so easy to set up wherever I go. Amazing battery life and incredibly lightweight.

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    8 years to not-remove a part of the spec AOSP supports natively.
    8 freaking years to develop a solution for native video-out that isn’t the confusing, low-quality, barely recognized DisplayLink.
    8 goddamn years to admit to themselves that Chromecast mirroring is a dog shit alternative to DP-AltMode.

    But 8 years hopefully come to an end.

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    Hopefully this means companies using android will stop being lazy or cutting corners and finally give to everyone the vanilla desktop experience instead of restricting it on overpriced expensive ph ones!