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Google Pixels getting DisplayPort Alt Mode capabilities via USB-C ports

  • Writer: Rick Limpert
    Rick Limpert
  • Jul 28, 2024
  • 1 min read

Google's Android update has been released, and it's bringing a few notable changes for Pixel phones. The most interesting is that the Pixel 8a, Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 Pro are all getting DisplayPort Alt Mode capabilities via their USB-C ports. This means you can go from USB-C to DisplayPort and plug right into a TV or monitor.



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This has been rumored before and landed in some of the Android Betas earlier, but now it's finally shipping out to production.


The Pixel 8's initial display support is just a mirrored mode. You can either get an awkward vertical phone in the middle of your wide-screen display or turn the phone sideways and get a more reasonable layout. You could see it being useful for videos or presentations

 
 
 

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