Our smartphones have come a long way in recent years, bringing previously unimaginable features and opening windows for new possibilities How to replace your own computer. Some manufacturers like Samsung have it natively with Samsung DeX, and since Android 12L it’s said to be the purest flavor of Google’s operating system.
It could finally make its debut on stock Android (or at least the closest version) with the launch of the Google Pixel 8, the next generation of mobiles from the Mountain View company. So we could connect the mobile to a monitor and use it as if it were a traditional computer
Hardware that can do the same as your PC
As we read in the specialized media Android Authority, internal Google sources have confirmed a feature that will be present in the future Pixel 8 which will be released next fall.
What characteristic do they need to become real computers? Well, USB DisplayPort Alternate Mode support is needed. This is to give more use to the available ports and among the specificati ons of USB type C is this possibility.
Thanks to this alternative mode, the connector of our mobile is not only used to transfer data or recharge the device, but also its high bandwidth. Allows transmission of other types of data
DisplayPort mode allows computers that do not have other video outputs transfer the image from the same USB-C. This would be what would give the Pixel 8 a function similar to Samsung DeX, although media sources can no longer confirm a similar solution.
The Pixels boasted of software and Google does not seem to stop at this company.
So far we have talked about the side of the materialbut on the other side of the street, the software Also must be prepared to perform this function. Thanks to the source code of Android, we can anticipate new features, and it is that throughout the betas of Android 14, compatibility with the mode has been discovered. Other DisplayPort of USB-C, as well as improvements to desktop mode that had been around for a while.
Although this native desktop mode has been demonstrated in development, Google is still working on it, and the launch of the Pixel 8 (with the connector leak) makes it the best time to launch such a useful feature. On the other hand, support for physical keyboards has also been improved, another sign that something is on the way.
Through | Android Authority
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