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Google is building its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode

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442 points logic_node | 2 comments | 13 May 25 14:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.446s | source
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the_clarence ◴[13 May 25 14:56 UTC] No.43973667[source]▶
I switched from a lifetime of iPhones to an android phone last year, just because of folding phones. They are amazing and IMO the reason why Apple is going to have issues as these get cheaper (unless they release a folding phone too). Now that I have all this screen estate the current UI feels limiting often.
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permo-w ◴[13 May 25 14:58 UTC] No.43973686[source]▶
I switched from iPhone to android a month ago and it was so awful that I just went back to using my old phone. I treat the android device as essentially a powerbank with a camera, and even that it's bad at. plug it into my PC to transfer pictures? no response
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1. rcMgD2BwE72F ◴[13 May 25 15:01 UTC] No.43973734[source]▶
Curious to know what phone you got. A Pixel 9 with GrapheneOS is so much better than any iOS devices from my experience. But since users you have more freedom on Android, this will depend on what you do with it (e.g me, I use Syncthing to locally sync all my files and photos with several devices -- no cloud / subscription needed).
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2. permo-w ◴[14 May 25 12:39 UTC] No.43983799[source]▶
well it's not a Pixel, so no GrapheneOS for me. I will try syncthing though