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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)
submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by snowdriftissue@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

And a monitor that supports usb-c, I assume.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 21 hours ago

Or just a converter from USB-C to whatever you have on your current screen.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

DisplayLink. The Dell box I use to hotdesk my office laptop by day also works as a KVM on my pixel 9a. I get power, monitor, keyboard, mouse and ethernet on one cable.

It's good for watching movies.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Do you mean DisplayPort?

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

No, that's different. Displaylink is basically KVM over USB-C.

[–] aquovie@lemmy.cafe 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

No. DisplayLink is video out over a regular USB protocol/connection, not "alt mode". It's for when you don't have true video out. It's compressed to hell and stupid.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 20 hours ago

I think you mean DP Alt Mode.

[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 20 hours ago

As far as i know, display link requires software not available on the pixel, so you must be using display port and confusing both. Display port supports all the things you said