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?

    • artyom@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      5·
      22 hours ago
      1. They didn’t announce anything. It was leaked from their code.
      2. That’s desktop, not mobile
      3. The only thing we know about it is that it exists and is under development.
  • Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    19 hours ago

    I tried desktop mode once back in September on my pixel 8 running GrapheneOS, there has been a large update (Android 16 QRP1) on graphene a week ago so it might have improved, but back then it was still pretty bad, been 2 months plus graphene isn’t 1:1 with official Google releases for pixel so I is might be much better now.

  • hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    21·
    20 hours ago

    if you can connect it to a large display, you can just use termux-x11 and use it like any other unix/x11 desktop machine. i do this with a samsung tablet.

      • hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        19 hours ago

        you mentioned “single device for all my computing needs” so i assumed you wanted your phone to work as a linux desktop. i guess that’s not it…

        • artyom@piefed.socialOPEnglish
          1·
          19 hours ago

          Oh. The Linux thing doesn’t work on my phone anyway. And last I heard they didn’t have any support for graphical applications. And also, that’s still 2 devices since it’s essentially a VM that doesn’t run my Android apps or have access to my Android files.

          • hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            3·
            19 hours ago

            yeah so i was thinking the ‘android desktop mode’ you meant was the linux virtualization thing lol. termux-x11 is different from that, no virtualization, just a normal android app so in fullscreen mode can work like a linux x11 session with access to android files, but can just click home button to run android stuff.