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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: 0.578s | 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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jccalhoun ◴[13 May 25 15:06 UTC] No.43973776[source]▶
Rumors are Apple will be inventing the folding phone in a year or two.
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1. hbn ◴[13 May 25 19:35 UTC] No.43976754[source]▶
It's not like Apple hasn't had the ability to release a folding phone since the display technology has existed for years. The tricky part of releasing a folding phone is figuring out how you're going to handle the incredibly high warranty claim rate when screens spontaneously fail.

Apple in particular will get to deal with all the negative PR when people buy their $2000 iPhone Fold and online reports come flooding in for all of the week 1 display failures.

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2. the_clarence ◴[13 May 25 20:32 UTC] No.43977377[source]▶
Google pixel folding is great quality, I think you're talking about the first gen folding phones.

In addition Apple would be happy if people started upgrading their phones more frequently.