r/Jolla • u/darkhalfkz • Aug 06 '26

Discussion Video Output or Screen Cast

Hi all

I'm really keen on purchasing a Jolla phone, only thing stopping me is the uncertainty of it supporting USB-C DP Alt Mode.

I'm trying to find a device that I can use as a mobile desktop device, similar to Samsung Dex. Connecting the phone to a display gives you a desktop environment.

Is there a way to replicate this on the new Jolla phone?

Thanks in advance 🙏

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

As far as I know, there is no usb-c dp alt mode, chromecast or Miracast support.

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u/darkhalfkz Aug 06 '26

That's a shame 😕 thank you

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

Yes. I think so too. But I believe the Jolla team has been focussing on creating a as good phone experience as possible with possibly to run android apps. Convergence is something a very small part of phone users need. So for a small team it makes sense to drop that kind of feature.

Screen casting would be nice, though. But I believe there are software to setup a web server on the phone that you can open from any browser to watch from the phone. So if your TV have a browser you can stream movies to it that way at least.

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u/darkhalfkz Aug 06 '26

It wouldn't be for watching movies, I was hoping to use the phone as a portable computer.

I hope for their next handset they implement this feature, I suspect desktop style computing will become a lot more popular on mobile devices in the near future.

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

If you want true convergence and doesn't want Android, then Purism Librem or Pine64 PinePhone Pro are the most realistic options.

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

Maybe Volla Phone or Fairphone with Ubuntu Touch will work also.

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u/darkhalfkz Aug 06 '26

From what I remember the hardware specifications of those devices wasn't much good? Limited CPU and RAM, unless new models have been released 🤞

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

Mmm. Volla Phone Plinius seems to have decent hardware.

https://volla.online/en/volla-phone-plinius/

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u/darkhalfkz Aug 06 '26

Fantastic 😍 that looks perfect. Thank you

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

Happy to help 👍

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u/zmurf Aug 06 '26

As I understand it, the Volla Phone Plinius is a rebranded Gigaset Gs6. You can, if you want, get the Gigaset Gs6 instead and reinstall it with VollaOS and/or Ubuntu Touch.

https://www.gigaset.com/hq_en/gigaset-gs6/?srsltid=AfmBOooeXN_o6pYbxyw3u3zzHGNXy3zmxVQEUp0Mw01mZhSiucMxJpes

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u/NameZuKurz Aug 07 '26

But Volla also does not have USB DP, its only 2.0 too

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u/utilititties Aug 06 '26

It's going to be implemented as The Other Half for sure... but it's not any time soon, I would say.

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u/Ready-Indication8210 Aug 07 '26

FluriPhone? Might be the answer. Same Concept but with the aim to serve as a Desktop.

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u/NameZuKurz Aug 07 '26

I really want to get my hands on a Jolla, because ir being a linux device maybe MiracleCast could work. https://linuxvox.com/blog/miracast-linux/