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Does the 4a still disable the USBC video-out? I've wanted to use that feature a few times in the last few years and I'm bummed that the Pixel line hasn't suppo

Does the 4a still disable the USBC video-out? I've wanted to use that feature a few times in the last few years and I'm bummed that the Pixel line hasn't supported it.

pizza234 6y ago
I guess that they have a conflict of interest in supporting it, due to Chromecast.
- _nothing 6y ago
  That seems so backwards if truly a factor. The Chromecast should make things easier for people who don't want to bother with cords, not prevent people from using cords if they really want/need it.
  - Nullabillity 6y ago
    Chromecast was also their excuse for disabling Miracast back in the day.. :/
theBashShell 6y ago
Full spec here: https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_4a https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_4a
- IshKebab 6y ago
  Not "full" enough to give an answer to this question.
jayd16 6y ago
Disable? Does it come standard on the 730G?
- wccrawford 6y ago
  https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/03/pixel-4-has-usb-video-output-disabled-in-software/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/03/pixel-4-has-usb-vid...
  - jayd16 6y ago
    So we don't know?
owenversteeg 6y ago
Yeah, I have to say, USBC video out sounds like a gimmick until it isn't. I completely ignored it in choosing a phone but it has saved my butt countless times now. Usually the way it happens is that the computer intended for playing a movie/show/presentation/etc has a problem, lacks a cable, etc. Then I spot a USBC to HDMI dongle (basically everyone with a new Mac or recent ultrabook has some kind of USBC dongle) and bam, you're golden. I wouldn't get a phone without it.
- rattray 6y ago
  Thanks for sharing, I wouldn't have thought of that.
- chaosharmonic 6y ago
  Plus, Android has been seeing behind-the-scenes work toward both a desktop mode and a version of AOSP that can boot off mainline - both of which are immensely interesting in the long-term. (LineageOS, incidentally, just recently got a port to the Raspberry Pi 4.)

Does the 4a still disable the USBC video-out? I've wanted to use that feature a few times in the last few years and I'm bummed that the Pixel line hasn't supported it.

pizza234 6y ago

I guess that they have a conflict of interest in supporting it, due to Chromecast.

_nothing 6y ago
That seems so backwards if truly a factor. The Chromecast should make things easier for people who don't want to bother with cords, not prevent people from using cords if they really want/need it.
- Nullabillity 6y ago
  Chromecast was also their excuse for disabling Miracast back in the day.. :/

theBashShell 6y ago

Full spec here: https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_4a https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_4a

IshKebab 6y ago
Not "full" enough to give an answer to this question.

jayd16 6y ago

Disable? Does it come standard on the 730G?

wccrawford 6y ago
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/03/pixel-4-has-usb-video-output-disabled-in-software/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/03/pixel-4-has-usb-vid...
- jayd16 6y ago
  So we don't know?

owenversteeg 6y ago

Yeah, I have to say, USBC video out sounds like a gimmick until it isn't. I completely ignored it in choosing a phone but it has saved my butt countless times now. Usually the way it happens is that the computer intended for playing a movie/show/presentation/etc has a problem, lacks a cable, etc. Then I spot a USBC to HDMI dongle (basically everyone with a new Mac or recent ultrabook has some kind of USBC dongle) and bam, you're golden. I wouldn't get a phone without it.

rattray 6y ago
Thanks for sharing, I wouldn't have thought of that.
chaosharmonic 6y ago
Plus, Android has been seeing behind-the-scenes work toward both a desktop mode and a version of AOSP that can boot off mainline - both of which are immensely interesting in the long-term. (LineageOS, incidentally, just recently got a port to the Raspberry Pi 4.)