Re:Explaining 4K 60Hz Video Through USB-C Hub
by izacus on Thursday November 14, 2019 @12:46PM
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And if you plug a Samsung Galaxy S9/10/Note into that same USB-C, a full desktop will appear on your monitor as well using your existing ethernet, mouse, keyboard and audio outputs. Something not possible with full sized HDMI ports.
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Re:Explaining 4K 60Hz Video Through USB-C Hub
by chocolate_ on Thursday November 14, 2019 @01:50PM
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Sad news if you update to Android 10: https://9to5google.com/2019/10/18/samsung-discontinues-linux...
Re:Explaining 4K 60Hz Video Through USB-C Hub
by izacus on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:01PM
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DeX still remains and you can continue using Android apps though.
Linux on Dex was never particularly useful.
Re:Explaining 4K 60Hz Video Through USB-C Hub
by NoodleIncident on Thursday November 14, 2019 @01:40PM
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Interesting; I have the S9 and I've done this by accident while charging, but the monitor only shows what's normally on the phone screen, it doesn't stretch to a "full desktop". The mouse does work though.
Is there some setting I need to enable on my phone, or is my setup just different in some way?
Re:Explaining 4K 60Hz Video Through USB-C Hub
by izacus on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:05PM
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It depends on a type of USB-C dongle I think - Samsung obviously recommends theirs, but it worked for me on my MacBook USB-C "dock" dongles with HDMI+ethernet+USB+power. IIRC you need the one that supplies power or you just get screen mirroring.
There's also a setting to switch between modes under Settings -> Connections -> More connection settings -> HDMI mode.