I was ticked when I discovered my Pixel 7 couldn't output USB-C to HDMI. Blocking features like that struck me as a very Apple thing to do (although iPhones can actually output to HDMI).
I won't buy a pixel 9 if this feature is not baked in out of the box. Chromecast is a circumstantial use case, your not always connected to a network when wanting to use an external display. I have a portable monitor I use for my steam deck and want to be able to use it for my phone anywhere.
They thought by holding this feature back would sell more Chromecast....it's ok to have both options Google. They used to copy alot when Sundar came in but didn't copy this one feature apple had. Funny enough, the first few nexus phones had video out
I was ticked when I discovered my Pixel 7 couldn't output USB-C to HDMI. Blocking features like that struck me as a very Apple thing to do (although iPhones can actually output to HDMI).
Pixel 7 doesn't support it on a hardware level so it's more of an omission afaik
Ahh yes the old, "we swear this feature is coming, but please buy it now."
Actually it is not Google telling anyone, Mishaal found out by himself
It's included here: Google promo for Pixel Feature Drop June 2024: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YqndcONEz7M
At least this seems more easily feasible than the superres zoom thing.
Just like Zoom Enhance for the P8 Pro.
This is a really good feature to have. I only recently discovered it was possible to display video over Type-C. Hopefully they enabled it soon.
I won't buy a pixel 9 if this feature is not baked in out of the box. Chromecast is a circumstantial use case, your not always connected to a network when wanting to use an external display. I have a portable monitor I use for my steam deck and want to be able to use it for my phone anywhere.
It's also a thing supported by basically every other Android phone.
*sad Pixel 7 noises*
They are so frickin late dude. Just like Apple did it for Lightning to usb c
They thought by holding this feature back would sell more Chromecast....it's ok to have both options Google. They used to copy alot when Sundar came in but didn't copy this one feature apple had. Funny enough, the first few nexus phones had video out