▲ 433 ▼ Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 8 months ago by snowdriftissue@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments This has been hidden in developer options for a while now, but they're now releasing it officially. Limited to Pixel 8 and newer devices and no 4k yet.
[–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (7 children) There is no such thing as an Android PC. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] nao@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (6 children) Now there is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Sorry, I was being snarky. What I meant was that a computer running Android (or iOS) can't really be counted as a PC, in the sense that Google (or Apple) control what you do with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (4 children) No, it's a phone with a monitor and keyboard. As far as I'm concerned a Chromebook is also not a PC, it's a phone that's shaped like a laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TacoJohn44@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago That's certainly an opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I consider my phone to be a PC, and my work phone not to be, because one is clearly a personal computer, and the other a work computer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago brb.. need to go send an email from the WC permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago A Chromebook has literally no phone related functionality. No SMS or calling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (6 children) Now there is permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Sorry, I was being snarky. What I meant was that a computer running Android (or iOS) can't really be counted as a PC, in the sense that Google (or Apple) control what you do with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (4 children) No, it's a phone with a monitor and keyboard. As far as I'm concerned a Chromebook is also not a PC, it's a phone that's shaped like a laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TacoJohn44@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago That's certainly an opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I consider my phone to be a PC, and my work phone not to be, because one is clearly a personal computer, and the other a work computer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago brb.. need to go send an email from the WC permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago A Chromebook has literally no phone related functionality. No SMS or calling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Sorry, I was being snarky. What I meant was that a computer running Android (or iOS) can't really be counted as a PC, in the sense that Google (or Apple) control what you do with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (4 children) No, it's a phone with a monitor and keyboard. As far as I'm concerned a Chromebook is also not a PC, it's a phone that's shaped like a laptop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TacoJohn44@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago That's certainly an opinion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I consider my phone to be a PC, and my work phone not to be, because one is clearly a personal computer, and the other a work computer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago brb.. need to go send an email from the WC permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago A Chromebook has literally no phone related functionality. No SMS or calling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TacoJohn44@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago That's certainly an opinion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I consider my phone to be a PC, and my work phone not to be, because one is clearly a personal computer, and the other a work computer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago brb.. need to go send an email from the WC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago brb.. need to go send an email from the WC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago A Chromebook has literally no phone related functionality. No SMS or calling. permalink fedilink source parent