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Why do we need 2 devices – smartphone and a computer?

Smartphones should've replaced computers by now. They're powerful enough to handle most tasks, and they already have support for external monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

I shouldn't have to secure two devices, especially a desktop or a laptop that I can't carry around easily. Imagine a world where your smartphone is your only hardware device, and when you connect to any random external monitor with mouse and keyboard, it displays a desktop experience.

The only thing holding my dream back is software. #Android OS, while very good, it's not the same as #Windows or #Linux. Most apps aren't optimized for big screens. We need this.

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Pepe NOSTRos 1y ago

Someone will whip up an ai security guard for gear and info. Prob wanna roll your own LAM though. Lotta normies gonna get trapped by convenient a government nanny.

[ARCHIVED] Jay 1y ago

Software, mostly.

IvorTollah 1y ago

You're right, the average home user has no need for 2 devices. The day will come when we will just plug our phones into a docking station like device that will allow us to use multiple peripherals regardless of software. The day might come when we don't even need a cellphone, the cpu will be strapped to our wrists and connect wirelessly to larger screens and whatever input devices operate with them. Sadly I fear this will not happen in my lifetime as there are too many vested interests in the status quo. No one is interested in making radical changes to hardware, all we seem to get is more emojis and AI powered electronic surveillance.

Islamic Audiobooks Central 1y ago

Actually I've seen people are just doing everything through smart phones nowadays - no extra device (computer) and no additional connection to pay for (home internet).

Late Night Blog 1y ago

I think both Samsung and PinePhone have docking mode that gives a desktop layout for a better mouse/keyboard layout.