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When will Android phones get video output on their USB-C port?

ewoodrich 3y ago
I can plug my Galaxy S23 into a normal USB-C to HDMI or Displayport dock and use any external screen with Dex. Or do you mean something different? Edit: Just tried it on my dock and it can also mirror vs acting as a separate display via Dex.
- kiwijamo 3y ago
  This works on my S21 as well. I only found this out today! Very impressive.
dazhbog 3y ago
My Oneplus 7T seems to have it but never found a use for it (its just basic screen mirroring). I think Samsung is the only one with a docking UI system (DEX) though
- semi-extrinsic 3y ago
  Huawei also has it. I used to have a P30 Pro, upgraded to a Pixel 7 Pro just now, and I was actually surprised to find it doesn't support this. It's quite useful sometimes when I'm in a satellite office and I didn't bring a laptop, I can just plug my phone into one of the guest workplace docks and it's quite productive. Eagerly waiting for Android 14 to bring this to the Pixel.
d3w4s9 3y ago
Have used it for years. Did you actually try it out?
numpad0 3y ago
That's just model dependent. Some supported MHL from microUSB or had HDMI type D even in 3G era
- kube-system 3y ago
  Some HTC devices supported AV out on their ExtUSB ports back in the MiniUSB days.
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throwaway892238 3y ago
I don't know why you're getting downvoted, this is a very good question that makes no sense at first. USB-C is a complex standard, but basically, just because your connector is USB-C, doesn't guarantee what can actually go over those wires. First you have to have the connector; then your device needs to have a chipset that is capable of specific processing and protocols; and then it needs to actually implement those protocols with other things on the device. So your USB-C connector might only support USB 2.0, or 3.0, or 3.1, or 3.2, or 3.2 Gen1x2, or 3.2 Gen2x1, or 3.2 Gen2x2, and possibly PowerDelivery, and possibly video, and possibly audio, and possibly mass storage, and possibly ethernet, and possibly basically whatever feature you want. So you have to actually look up the specs of the device you have to find out what it will actually allow you to do over that USB-C cable. I bought a USB-C phone years ago only to find out it supported virtually nothing besides USB 3.0 file transfers, and a dumb charging standard proprietary to that one vendor. Samsung Galaxy phones do a ton of stuff over USB-C, including video out, and even DeX, where you can use the phone as a laptop.
chupchap 3y ago
Do you mean Pixel? Because my OnePlus8T which is an Android can display my phone screen via thunderbolt type c
xnx 3y ago
The Pixel 8 (full announcement coming October 4th) is rumored to support this: https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-8-leak-usb-displayport-3338385/ https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-8-leak-usb-displaypor...
nikau 3y ago
It's scheduled for 2017 My galaxy s8 does either mirroring our a full desktop.

I can plug my Galaxy S23 into a normal USB-C to HDMI or Displayport dock and use any external screen with Dex. Or do you mean something different? Edit: Just tried it on my dock and it can also mirror vs acting as a separate display via Dex.

kiwijamo 3y ago
This works on my S21 as well. I only found this out today! Very impressive.

dazhbog 3y ago

My Oneplus 7T seems to have it but never found a use for it (its just basic screen mirroring). I think Samsung is the only one with a docking UI system (DEX) though

semi-extrinsic 3y ago
Huawei also has it. I used to have a P30 Pro, upgraded to a Pixel 7 Pro just now, and I was actually surprised to find it doesn't support this. It's quite useful sometimes when I'm in a satellite office and I didn't bring a laptop, I can just plug my phone into one of the guest workplace docks and it's quite productive. Eagerly waiting for Android 14 to bring this to the Pixel.

d3w4s9 3y ago

Have used it for years. Did you actually try it out?

numpad0 3y ago

That's just model dependent. Some supported MHL from microUSB or had HDMI type D even in 3G era

kube-system 3y ago
Some HTC devices supported AV out on their ExtUSB ports back in the MiniUSB days.

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throwaway892238 3y ago

I don't know why you're getting downvoted, this is a very good question that makes no sense at first. USB-C is a complex standard, but basically, just because your connector is USB-C, doesn't guarantee what can actually go over those wires. First you have to have the connector; then your device needs to have a chipset that is capable of specific processing and protocols; and then it needs to actually implement those protocols with other things on the device. So your USB-C connector might only support USB 2.0, or 3.0, or 3.1, or 3.2, or 3.2 Gen1x2, or 3.2 Gen2x1, or 3.2 Gen2x2, and possibly PowerDelivery, and possibly video, and possibly audio, and possibly mass storage, and possibly ethernet, and possibly basically whatever feature you want. So you have to actually look up the specs of the device you have to find out what it will actually allow you to do over that USB-C cable. I bought a USB-C phone years ago only to find out it supported virtually nothing besides USB 3.0 file transfers, and a dumb charging standard proprietary to that one vendor. Samsung Galaxy phones do a ton of stuff over USB-C, including video out, and even DeX, where you can use the phone as a laptop.

chupchap 3y ago

Do you mean Pixel? Because my OnePlus8T which is an Android can display my phone screen via thunderbolt type c

xnx 3y ago

The Pixel 8 (full announcement coming October 4th) is rumored to support this: https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-8-leak-usb-displayport-3338385/ https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-8-leak-usb-displaypor...

nikau 3y ago

It's scheduled for 2017 My galaxy s8 does either mirroring our a full desktop.