Android 14 Beta Enables External Display Support on Pixel 8 Phones, Paving Way for Desktop Mode
• Google Pixel phones never supported display output over USB-C until the Pixel 8 series • The Pixel 8 phones have hardware support for display output, but it was disabled in software • Android 14 beta enables display output on Pixel 8 phones when connected to external displays • This could allow Google to launch a Samsung DeX-like desktop mode in Android 15 • Older Pixel phones can mirror displays using special DisplayLink adapters, but lack hardware support