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hwc | 8 months ago

If Android is getting desktop windowing, how long until I can just plug my phone into a monitor and keyboard and have a usable computer?

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no_carrier|8 months ago

It feels like we're getting very close. The recent addition of a Debian VM into Android (I believe it's even in AOSP) leads me to believe we'll be getting Linux apps on Android in the same way ChromeOS gets them. Imagine being able to run VSCode off your phone anywhere you can plug into a monitor.

I also think we'll get a more desktop ready version of Chrome. If we get these things I think it'll be a gamechanger.

hwc|8 months ago

I already can run vim on my phone. That's enough for me.

cbm-vic-20|8 months ago

You can plug a keyboard and mouse into your Andriod phone for many years. I haven't had one work with a monitor yet, though.

hwc|8 months ago

It almost works. But the monitor just mirrors the phone, including its weird aspect ratio and font size.

It's almost usable for playing movies on a TV, but that's about it.

izacus|8 months ago

You could do that for years with Samsung phones already.

tredre3|8 months ago

You could do that for even more years with Motorola phones already.

fsflover|8 months ago

No, you can't. There's no usable desktop software that you can run there. Artificial restrictions will stay, although might be slightly relaxed. In contrast with Librem 5 running GNU/Linux (my daily driver) this is already a reality.