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I had a Huawei P20 Pro that did much the same back in 2018. I never really used it for much, a bit of light browsing and really just as a gimmick, buit yeah, t

by Nursie 2y ago

I had a Huawei P20 Pro that did much the same back in 2018. I never really used it for much, a bit of light browsing and really just as a gimmick, buit yeah, there was a desktop of sorts and you could use all the apps, and the touchpad/mouse thing worked. You could attach a bluetooth keyboard too, IIRC. Kindof a shame my iphone doesn't do this (I assume, I haven't tried), but I'm not sure if I'd use it.

haltcatchfire 2y ago
iPhone has good support for peripherals, hubs and external displays, but lacks a desktop mode.
- Nursie 2y ago
  Oh interesting, I suppose I have had it wirelessly project to the tv before... I might give it a go when I upgrade to a USB-C model.
- swiftcoder 2y ago
  Which is quite frankly weird, given that the iPad has fairly robust mouse/keyboard support at this point, and at least some nods towards window management
- amelius 2y ago
  Great, can I plug a USB drive in, and use it?
  - rcarmo 2y ago
    Yes, if it's USB-C. You won't like the experience though.
  - easton 2y ago
    Yes: https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/iphone/iph95baac91f/ios https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/iphone/iph95baac91f/io... Works fine. I don't know if you can format drives, but you can definitely read and write to external disks and network shares.
- rcarmo 2y ago
  Actually, I use my iPhone with a USB-C/HDMI cable, the Remote Desktop client and a Bluetooth keyboard when traveling. Some apps will let you use an additional display just fine.
- Nursie 2y ago
  OK so I've now tried this with a new USB-C iphone. Yeah it's painful to use! You can set up a mouse, and use a physical keyboard for input, but it doesn't attempt to do any more than mirror the screen onto the external device by default. Huawei's desktop mode was limited, but I think you're right - you can say the iphone has good device compatibility, but there's not a good way to use it docked. Not that the android ones were 'good', but they made an attempt!

by Nursie 2y ago

haltcatchfire 2y ago

iPhone has good support for peripherals, hubs and external displays, but lacks a desktop mode.

Nursie 2y ago
Oh interesting, I suppose I have had it wirelessly project to the tv before... I might give it a go when I upgrade to a USB-C model.
swiftcoder 2y ago
Which is quite frankly weird, given that the iPad has fairly robust mouse/keyboard support at this point, and at least some nods towards window management
amelius 2y ago
Great, can I plug a USB drive in, and use it?
- rcarmo 2y ago
  Yes, if it's USB-C. You won't like the experience though.
- easton 2y ago
  Yes: https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/iphone/iph95baac91f/ios https://support.apple.com/en-sg/guide/iphone/iph95baac91f/io... Works fine. I don't know if you can format drives, but you can definitely read and write to external disks and network shares.
rcarmo 2y ago
Actually, I use my iPhone with a USB-C/HDMI cable, the Remote Desktop client and a Bluetooth keyboard when traveling. Some apps will let you use an additional display just fine.
Nursie 2y ago
OK so I've now tried this with a new USB-C iphone. Yeah it's painful to use! You can set up a mouse, and use a physical keyboard for input, but it doesn't attempt to do any more than mirror the screen onto the external device by default. Huawei's desktop mode was limited, but I think you're right - you can say the iphone has good device compatibility, but there's not a good way to use it docked. Not that the android ones were 'good', but they made an attempt!