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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago

What's the state of Android desktop for "phones"?

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What's the state of Android desktop for "phones"?

artyom@piefed.social to

Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours ago

Happy Thanksgiving nerds!

Several months ago we got a “sneak peek” at Android desktop mode. Since then it’s been completely silent. I am on a Pixel 7 which doesn’t have DP Alt mode. But I anxiously await the day I can use a single device for all my computing needs (other than my server).

Is anyone using this or has used it recently, in the last month or so? What are your impressions?

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I mean. Google literally just announced their new Aluminum OS. Like. 2-3 days ago I saw an article about it. Let me find it.

Edit: https://www.techradar.com/computing/desktop-pcs/android-powered-desktop-pcs-are-coming-and-i-think-theyll-be-an-exciting-step-up-from-chromeos

I see some suggestions on Reddit that it might be useable on phones. Nothing about that in the article so far as I read.
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  They didn’t announce anything. It was leaked from their code.
  
  That’s desktop, not mobile
  
  The only thing we know about it is that it exists and is under development.
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    And that they are cramming Gemini into every corner of it
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      Doesn’t sound much different from Android 😅

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