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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago

DeX is pretty cool. Google should have gone that route from the beginning instead of that split strategy with ChromeOS. More Android apps would support big screens were it not for ChromeBooks running a different, web based OS.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 13 points 7 hours ago

Nothing feels cooler than plugging in my phone with Dex to a small USB c hub at work to get desktop mode on a secondary monitor and then using a VPN home and opening my virtual machine for a full desktop

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Does that mean desktop mode will be available by default? Some of the earlier reporting said it was hidden behind flags and may never see general release.

[–] cron@feddit.org 3 points 8 hours ago

From what I've read in the last few month, it will probably not be ready for the release of android 16.