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What I understand as "ultimate workstation" would be a smartphone that once connected by usb-C to a monitor, becomes your computer. Then, you don't need any ot

by maelito 10mo ago

What I understand as "ultimate workstation" would be a smartphone that once connected by usb-C to a monitor, becomes your computer. Then, you don't need any other device, hence "ultimate". Convergence, Samsung Dex, lots have tried but nothing mature yet. Well, Dex is mature but closed-source and Samsung-dependent. On the linux no-android smartphone side of things, hardware is too low-cost and the phone aspects of linux too brittle. Aurora is just a new distro...

lillecarl 10mo ago
Android 16 is adding "Desktop Mode" to do exactly this, I bet in a few Android releases this will be good enough for most "desktop usecases". They'll have a "Linux" app that gives you a VM exactly like WSL2 on Windows or Crostini on ChromeOS. If we allow ourselves to dream it's not impossible we'll be able to run Windows games on Android in some future :)
- omnimus 10mo ago
  First Android would have to be free software and not project controlled by Google. We need independent mobile phone operating system.
  - lillecarl 10mo ago
    Sure, but that's moving the goalpost from the comment I was replying to. And generally people are fine with using proprietary systems. MacOS, iOS, Windows and Android are all popular compared to "Linux desktop". I would appreciate a desktop mode for my phone even if it isn't 100% FOSS.
- maelito 10mo ago
  Android has been bringing desktop mode for years... one decade maybe ?
prmoustache 10mo ago
I think it would be nice to have as an option, especially when travelling but I also do think that most people don't really want that and prefer the separate device paradigm. I don't want to toggle options and stuff when I don't want to be distracted or interrupted with calls or messages, I just leave my smartphone in another room. Sure you could attain the same with some keyboard shortcuts but you are pretty sure to sometimes forget to do it while not bringing your phone with you is inconscious and always work.

by maelito 10mo ago

lillecarl 10mo ago

Android 16 is adding "Desktop Mode" to do exactly this, I bet in a few Android releases this will be good enough for most "desktop usecases". They'll have a "Linux" app that gives you a VM exactly like WSL2 on Windows or Crostini on ChromeOS. If we allow ourselves to dream it's not impossible we'll be able to run Windows games on Android in some future :)

omnimus 10mo ago
First Android would have to be free software and not project controlled by Google. We need independent mobile phone operating system.
- lillecarl 10mo ago
  Sure, but that's moving the goalpost from the comment I was replying to. And generally people are fine with using proprietary systems. MacOS, iOS, Windows and Android are all popular compared to "Linux desktop". I would appreciate a desktop mode for my phone even if it isn't 100% FOSS.
maelito 10mo ago
Android has been bringing desktop mode for years... one decade maybe ?

prmoustache 10mo ago

I think it would be nice to have as an option, especially when travelling but I also do think that most people don't really want that and prefer the separate device paradigm. I don't want to toggle options and stuff when I don't want to be distracted or interrupted with calls or messages, I just leave my smartphone in another room. Sure you could attain the same with some keyboard shortcuts but you are pretty sure to sometimes forget to do it while not bringing your phone with you is inconscious and always work.