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> I have this fantastic ARM-based smartphone on my desk, why can't I plug it in to a keyboard and monitor and use it as a real computer? The monitor requires h
by yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
> I have this fantastic ARM-based smartphone on my desk, why can't I plug it in to a keyboard and monitor and use it as a real computer?
The monitor requires hardware support that's semi-rare, but the rest should work? It's been a long time since I saw a phone that didn't support USB host mode so you can in fact just plug in a keyboard and mouse if you have an adaptor/dock. Beyond that, you're just limited by software availability, but on Android you can use F-Droid to get Termux. Not sure about iOS; maybe iSH?