Wesley MooreRE: https://aus.social/@decryption/116172988490704948
Makes it very clear how artificially limited modern phones are.
I'm curious to see what the new desktop mode for Pixel phones is like. Although my Pixel 9a is nowhere near the calibre of a A18 or A19 SoC. https://www.androidauthority.com/desktop-mode-march-pixel-drop-3646069/
I tried out the new desktop mode on my Pixel 9a over lunch. It's a pretty decent first release. The window management is pretty good, with options for floating, half tiling, and multiple desktops. I couldn't work out how to move an app between desktops though. It doesn't seem to support HiDPI scaling, or maybe it doesn't support 4K. Connected to my 4K screen it outputs 1080p. Also not sure how you take screenshots. These are stills from a HDMI capture.
The (experimental) Terminal app that runs a full Linux VM was a bit flakey for me, and I couldn't work out how to change the font size on the default terminal tabs. The console view is readable though. I also couldn't get GUI apps to work. It tries to start Weston when logging in, but it fails.
Also it seems background applications can disappear if there's memory pressure. E.g. when I launched the Linux VM Terminal app, the Mattermost window in the background vanished. It's consistent with how things work normally, but you usually can't see the windows of background apps when it happens.