Google Pixel 8 sequence has reportedly acquired a brand new function that may lastly permit customers to reflect their smartphone display screen on a bigger exterior show. The function was added to the sequence through the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 replace for Pixel units. The replace enabled the DisplayPort Alternate Mode within the smartphones by default. The addition of the function was not talked about within the change log, as per the report, which has led to suspicions amongst customers that it might need been added accidentally.
According to a report by Android Authority (through Mishaal Rahman), some customers have begun noticing that when connecting their Pixel 8 sequence telephone, comprising of the vanilla Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8 Pro, to an exterior show by means of a suitable USB Type-C cable, a pop-up window seems asking to reflect the display screen. This function is at present solely accessible on handsets with the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 replace.
The addition of this function is fascinating for a few causes. First, that is the primary time Google has enabled display screen mirroring on any Pixel telephone. The Pixel 7 sequence and older fashions had the DisplayPort Alternate Mode function disabled on the {hardware} stage. While the function was enabled by means of {hardware} within the present technology, there was no accompanying software program to let customers set off display screen mirroring.
Second, even when Google did add the function, this was not talked about within the changelog. This has led to a number of customers questioning whether or not the enablement was unintentional. The report highlights that if that’s the case, the function will be rolled again within the subsequent replace. However, it may very well be that the tech large added display screen mirroring proactively as a result of Android 15, which is predicted to be introduced later this yr, may introduce a brand new desktop mode that gives a extra seamless interface with Pixel units. For now, that is all speculative until an official announcement is made. Even if Google does completely allow DisplayPort Alternate Mode, older Pixel telephones will nonetheless not be capable of use it because the function is disabled on the {hardware} stage.
However, not all is misplaced for older Pixel units. Google just lately (*8*)expanded the Circle to Search function for the Pixel 7 sequence by means of the most recent Pixel Feature Drop, permitting customers to carry out visible look-ups simply by drawing a circle on the display screen.
