Post #2726419

2026-03-04 14:03 UTC

Yeah, I have a pixel 7 and was disappointed on vacation to learn that its USB-C port can't do video when I wanted to plug it into a hotel room TV. I don't get why this is a Pixel thing at all and not an Android thing though. Shouldn't any Android OS device that can do full video output over USB-C be able to do this?

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@aquovie@lemmy.cafe 2026-03-04 14:26

Video out is frustratingly uncommon. Samsung, some Sony's, and only very recently Pixels. Google was vocally against video out for a long time. And SD cards (gotta pay for drive). You were expected to roll the dice with whether Chromecast works with a random TV and wifi combination. Pixels were popular for two reasons: the camera and "basic black rectangle" device (RIP Nexus).

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@criticon@lemmy.ca 2026-03-04 14:15

Not all USB-C are equal. They can add or remove features as they please

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@Ulrich@feddit.org 2026-03-04 18:03

> Shouldn't any Android OS device that can do full video output over USB-C be able to do this? It will eventually. Pixels are usually the first ones to get everything because they are first-party devices.

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@BladeFederation@piefed.social 2026-03-04 15:33

It's supposed to be for Android 16 kn general once the feature is fully baked

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@JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2026-03-05 14:57

I am confused. In developer options in basic android you can simply enable the feature right? My old Sony xperia 5 ii can do that and it definitely isn't a Sony feature...

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