Happy Thanksgiving nerds!
Several months ago we got a “sneak peek” at Android desktop mode. Since then it’s been completely silent. I am on a Pixel 7 which doesn’t have DP Alt mode. But I anxiously await the day I can use a single device for all my computing needs (other than my server).
Is anyone using this or has used it recently, in the last month or so? What are your impressions?


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yeah so i was thinking the ‘android desktop mode’ you meant was the linux virtualization thing lol. termux-x11 is different from that, no virtualization, just a normal android app so in fullscreen mode can work like a linux x11 session with access to android files, but can just click home button to run android stuff.
nono, I mean the Android Desktop mode