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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @JuanMiguel 26 Feb \ on: GrapheneOS on Pixel Tablet is pretty slick privacy

It's just a phone with a bigger screen, right? Does it have proper mouse/keyboard support? Can you show some screenshots/videos of your experience? Thank you!

133 sats \ 3 replies \ @hunicus 26 Feb

Android has had key/mouse support for a while. Even on your phone...plug in any keyboard/mouse and it should just work.

Coincidentally, I had the same thought recently after getting a little frustrated with my Linux setup...GrapheneOS just works, every time, no matter what. FOSS app landscape on Android has gotten pretty rich. And it's highly secure.

So I also got a Pixel Tablet recently to see how it could work for work...apps for basic functions are there (email, messaging, browser, etc) and with Termux you can do a lot more (ssh, vim, etc). Depends what you do on your computer but that covers 75% of what I use...main things I miss having are browser devtools and desktop-class editors like Inkscape and GIMP.

It can be a nice sidekick when you're doing something relatively simple and don't want to have to worry about battery life. It's somewhat similar to a MacBook running Apple silicon but on a more private OS that is less powerful.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford OP 26 Feb

Thanks for the info! I really hadn't considered using it in the way you describe but you have me thinking. Appreciate it.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @hunicus 27 Feb

My pleasure. Hope it works out for you!

I would love it to be a little more powerful to make it better for work (e.g. I tried building Mempool's Node.js front-end on it earlier today and it flat-out failed / ran out of memory) but I mainly got it to have a device on which I could read and take notes side-by-side...and for that it's perfect.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 27 Feb

I think small devices like this make the most sense as terminals used to connect to more powerful systems. Having a remote work environment that you can ssh in to for example. I've done this with laptops and iPads but the iPad is way to locked down.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 27 Feb

Tested usb keyboard and a bluetooth mouse. Worked well.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 26 Feb

I'm still testing it out but it feels a lot less like a phone with a bigger screen that I thought it would. I mean that really depends on the apps more than the OS. I was concerned that the tablet would be kinda an after thought vs. the phone experience. So far I don't see that.

I haven't found a big use for mouse and keyboard on tablets but when I test that stuff I will share for sure. I was thinking of testing that last night but didn't have time.