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Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable (www.androidauthority.com)
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This has been hidden in developer options for a while now, but they're now releasing it officially. Limited to Pixel 8 and newer devices and no 4k yet.

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I thought this was cool and having been trying it for a year because I used to travel a lot for work. But I realized carrying my portable monitor and keyboard wasn't much different from carrying my Surface. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like it's less useful than it seems.

[–] TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe to turn a refurbed pixel into a hole server?

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

From what I've experienced, it's just running android apps on a desktop aesthetic so you get your free floating windows but it's still all android. That's why I'm not sure if using your pixel as a server or any kind is viable. Sorry, I'm not technical enough.