1 yr. ago • 95%

What are your thoughts on desktop environments available through USB-C on mobile devices?

Samsung phones have DeX widely available across their flagship devices, allowing users to plug their phones into a screen, connect a mouse and keyboard, and work as if it was a laptop or desktop PC.

Do you find features like this fitting into your workflow? How would you feel about a Google equivalent?

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I think it's a total shame this has not been done properly to date. Phones have enough horsepower to power a decent laptop or tablet and there are no technical roadblocks.

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- From the little I played with it, a Raspberry Pi has plenty of horsepower for a good desktop experience. Surely my phone should be able to do so much more, given the price
  
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I wish they would be standard. I only use a browser and ssh on my laptop so it would eliminate my need to lug around another computer.

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I tried it and hated it. I bought a Samsung tablet for the hardware but the software just wasn't up to snuff for my usage. So I sold it and bought a laptop (miss that thinness and oled screen)

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I used a Samsung device with DeX and a lapdock as my sole PC for a year. It was...challenging. I expect that a first generation "desktop experience" on Android from Google would have issues, too.

I also have big concerns about Google's invasive new ad platform which monitors your browser history to serve you ads, and how integrated it also seems to be to apps which use Chrome on Android.

All that said, I'd probably still be all-in for a Pixel that becomes a ChromeOS device when plugged into a monitor.

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- Pixel with a Dex-like environment could be amazing since it would likely mean GrapheneOS would get the features too and therefore be private.
  
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I like the idea, as an even more portable laptop

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I'm very excited about usb-c output on a phone: mostly because it means I could watch youtube videos on my way to work via a usb-c video out to a pair of wearable screens (xreal air)

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