New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub

Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by space_fountain on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:33PM (#18178591)

Since the Pixel Phones implement an open standard for USB-C audio actually yes it should just work cross device. Interesting this isn't something that's actually true of lighting headphones. There's no way to use those on any other brand of phone.

I think what you're really saying here is that you like the fact that the IPhone has huge market share. That's a fair position to hold, but I personally vastly prefer open standards that can be implemented by anyone to closed ones.

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by Retric on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:38PM (#18178642)

In cases like this "should" often translates to 'no' then 'sometimes' then 'mostly' but rarely a simple 'yes'.

EX: "Why USB-C audio still doesn't work" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3284186/mobile/bring-back-th...

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by wlesieutre on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @03:09PM (#18178923)

Though reading the specifics there, it looks like Google's adapters in particular should work with any other phone because they can handle analog or digital signals. So they're doing well.

Other manufacturers are doing... less well.

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by nfriedly on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @10:40PM (#18181556)

Google's adapters can work on most phones, but Google's phones can't work with most adapters :-(

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by PascLeRasc on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @11:43AM (#18185943)

It's unfortunate because it's the "USB-C standard" not to do analog through the pins, but I think this a case where it's ok to break the standards. I'm not sure if there are any IEEE fines for that though.

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