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(on Wikipedia)

• https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/dex/ [ 1 ]

Uses an external display to turn your phone into a desktop-like experience.

• Samsung DeX logo

Permissions:

• (None)

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• https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/samsung-dex

• https://www.samsung.com/us/business/solutions/samsung-dex/

  • Samsung DeX: What It Is and How to Get Started
  • Samsung DeX: What It Is and How to Get Started – by Samsung Business USA

• Reddit > /r/SamsungDex

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/SamsungDex/wiki/index/
• https://developer.samsung.com/codelab/dex/new-desktop-world.html

• Theoretically support can answer questions.

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• 2023-03-25

2023-03-25 ∞

• Uses a USB-C to HDMI cable.
• Can work with a USB-C monitor.

• There is no S Pen support.

Linux on Galaxy ∞

Leveraging Samsung DeX, one can use Linux.

Apparently it’s been abandoned.

• https://web.archive.org/*/https://webview.linuxondex.com/

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• https://xdaforums.com/t/linux-on-dex-void-linux-and-others-run-different-systems-in-lod.3976395/ [ 2 ]
• https://www.reddit.com/r/SamsungDex/comments/p8wk23/am_i_the_only_one_here_who_in_2021_is_still_using/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/SamsungDex/comments/u8unz8/comment/i681m0i/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SamsungDex/comments/lqwe1k/if_you_want_the_original_samsung_linux_on_dex/

Usage and troubleshooting ∞

• un-maximize: To move windows around and switch between maximized and restored, use windows and the cursor keys.

Ultrawide support ∞

Use Good Lock#samsung_dex_ultrawide

Audio on desktop ∞

TL;DR – Toggle “separate app sound” off and on again.

An HDMI connection can also transport audio, therefore you can push audio from your phone out to your video. In my case I could either have my monitor output audio with built-in speakers, or pass the audio out of a standard audio jack and then through a standard audio cable to desktop speakers.

1. At the bottom-right, click the speaker icon
2. On the right of the popup, click the horizontal ellipsis (…)
3. At the top-right, click the gear icon (⚙️)
4. At the top-left, click the back arrow (<)
5. At the bottom, click “Separate app sound”

6. Turn it off, then on again.

[Unknown] – Screensaver ∞

• https://search.brave.com/search?q=samsung+dex+screensaver&source=desktop

Alternatives ∞

• Phone Link

• Samsung Flow

Footnotes

1. was https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/dex/ [ ↩ ]
2. was https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/linux-on-dex-void-linux-and-others-run-different-systems-in-lod.3976395/ [ ↩ ]