Does anyone know if the pixel fold came with the same DP Alt Mode software lock that the pixel 8 did? I trying determine which is a better investment and this is really the deciding factor.
DP ALT mode support on Pixel Fold?
It did not. When they make a 2nd Fold, I presume it will have it.
C4B0N_B4S3D Does anyone know if the pixel fold came with the same DP Alt Mode software lock that the pixel 8 did?
I'm not 100% sure what is meant by "software lock". When the 8 hardware shipped, Google's first couple of software releases had the DP Alt Mode driver disabled with a flag, but the hardware itself supported DP Alt Mode. I think what matchboxbananasynergy is indicating is that the Pixel Fold doesn't contain the hardware to do DP Alt Mode. Assuming that's correct, there is no need for a "software lock", and also no way to get around a "software lock" that isn't present.
With respect to the 8 series, what I have read so far is that the available software for driving an external display is partial and not rock-solid. More information here:
- https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/9775-pixel-8-desktop-mode-guide-and-personal-experience
- https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/9541-pixel-8-displayport-output-external-mouse
So what's available now may or may not meet any given user's needs.