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I envisioned something similar around the time of the 2nd gen touch phones: just plonk your phone into a dock with keyboard, mouse and monitor. I realize now i
by arexxbifs 7y ago
I envisioned something similar around the time of the 2nd gen touch phones: just plonk your phone into a dock with keyboard, mouse and monitor.
I realize now it’ll probably never happen, since the companies making the phones are the same companies that make computers.
- thu2111 7y agoIt did happen. Samsung DeX is a desktop environment that you get when you plug your tablet or phone into a screen. It's passable but of course most Android apps aren't designed for work. They also did a Linux on DeX. You could boot Ubuntu on your Samsung phone and display it via HDMI. They stopped supporting it around Android 10 though, presumably nobody ever used it.
- arexxbifs 7y agoOh, didn’t know about that, thanks!
- freitasm 7y agoHuawei P20 and P30 series, Mate 20 and 30 series do this. Plug a USB-C cable to an external monitor, Bluetooth mouse and keyboard and you have a desktop like experience, with apps opening in Windows like you'd expect on a desktop. This includes a taskbar, pinned apps, resizable windows and more. No extra hardware needed.
- arexxbifs 7y agoThanks for the info, I’ve obviously not been following this close enough!
- freitasm 7y agoHere's a photo of my P30 connected to a BenQ 35" curved a few months back: https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/3fd54a951fe50626b4d53b437e2c78f8.jpg https://cdn.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/3fd54a951fe50626b4d53b...
- rodolphoarruda 7y agoThis is amazing. Thanks for sharing.