Samsung's DeX On Note 10 Brings Phone Apps To Your PC (engadget.com) 32
Earlier today at Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 launch event, Samsung announced several new features coming to DeX, an application that transforms your Samsung phone into a "desktop like" interface. The expanded version of DeX on the Note 10 now works with your computer, allowing you to transfer files (including photos), reply to messages and run mobile apps on your Mac or Windows PC. Engadget reports: The Note 10 also touts a Link to Windows option in the phone's Quick Panel that connects to a Windows 10 PC, sharing your phone's notifications on your PC screen with no specialized apps required. This concept also isn't completely new, but it's still helpful if you'd rather not check your phone for a must-see message or app alert. More Microsoft integrations are coming. You'll get to make and receive calls right from your PC (it's not clear if this is just for Samsung phones or for all Android devices). Samsung's Gallery app, meanwhile, will tie into OneDrive to upload photos to cloud storage. If the company has its way, your phone and computer will feel like extensions of each other.
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I assume this is posted by the same person as this post https://it.slashdot.org/commen... [slashdot.org]
Why is this modded -1 ???
The world of computing is broken beyond repair. The world of computing has become a complete dumpster fire.
And - when people who still use these products (samsung "apps" on a pc, etc.) read these kind of articles, why don't they get their heads out of their asses and take action - as in - drop these things like a hot potato.
The number of people who still remember a world of computing before goog
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We the real people took it over and ousted the autistic, socially inept weirdos.
And look at the mess you made ... No Privacy ... Surveillance everywhere ... Ads all over ...
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Continues Updates / Telemetry in Windows 10
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You proud of the shit you're d
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Why is this modded -1 ???
Because it's completely irrelevant drivel to the discussion. If you want to discuss how broken the internet is, there's a "Submit" button at the top of the screen which turns it into a story.
Until then, if you're not talking about Dex or Phone/PC integration here expect to be modded to -1.
Not news. KDE Connect for years. Among others. (Score:1)
Android has allowed this on Linux computers for years.
Why is this news?
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Is 'the cloud' involved in KDE Connect? Because that's a key feature.
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KDE Connect just needs you to be on an accessible network. It's point-to-point. I don't trust anything that requires the magic of the'the cloud' to work. Do you? Your KDE Plasma comes with KDE Connect. You download the app. You tell your phone to connect with your PC. Notifications on your PC. You can use your phone to transfer files. You can use your phone to even control the keyboard and mouse.
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I've had no issues using DeX with fairly modern Samsung or HP monitors. I have a pair of 23" HPs that work great with it.
My set up includes an HDMI switch on one of the monitors that swaps between using one monitor as part of a 2 monitor set up with my laptop when docked and the other pulls one monitor away for use with DeX.
Works well. The only thing I don't like is the lack of spell check in S9 Chrome/Internet Browser when using a USB keyboard...
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I can't find a 23 inch Samsung, I assume you mean this 24 inch Samsung? https://www.samsung.com/us/com... [samsung.com]
It doesn't say if it supports HDCP sadly.
HDCP is compulsary for DeX: https://androidresult.com/how-... [androidresult.com]
"Samsung DeX mode supports HD+, FHD, and WQHD resolutions, Some content on your device may be displayed differently on the TV or monitor. If the TV or monitor do not support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), the Samsung DeX mode screen may not be displayed"
I have a Dell 27 inch 2K monitor from 5 years ago, and an AOC 4K monitor literally bought a few days and it worked on neither of those. When I matched up the spec, it was the missing HDCP support.
I suspect HDCP is compulsory on greater than HD output devices, and that Samsung had to support it on DeX for the HDMI license. And TV's support it to display HDCP protected content, but computer monitors don't.
It's annoying.
Currently the tablet line-up for Samsung has pokey little 10 inch screens, and there just isn't enough screen inches to make full use of the resolution, and DeX's HDCP requirement renders DeX as an unusable solution.
So there isn't a large screen option for Samsung Android, either on tablet or on DeX screens.
4K was on my wishlist for DeX and they delivered it, and I tried to use it on my monitors and found it didn't work because of the HDCP. Bugger. FHD just isn't usable for me, its too low resolution.
Which Dex device are you using? I'm using a very old (2014, i think) LG IPS panel and Viewsonic VX3209, both works like a charmm with the GS10+ and the original Dex dock (ethernet port!) that was released together with GS8. The dock is a bit picky when it comes to power adapter and USB-C cable and I have to use those that came with GS10+ as no other adapter, even those that QC 3.0 compatible works
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HDCP and HDMI are completely different licenses and one is not required for the other. Even at greater than HD resolutions.
HDCP is managed by Digital Content Protection Inc and there are specific requirements for it (including legal).
HDMI is managed by the HDMI Forum and there are specific licensing requirements for the logo.
While there are companies that are part of both, they are independent entities, and HDCP is link independent, working over HDMI, DVI, DIsplayPort, and even protocols like Miracast.
The o
Samsung DeX is convergence done right (Score:2)
I'd consider replacing all desktops with high-powered Samsung phones or tablets if I had to set up a generic office environment. Think pimped out Android with Windows and regular desktop computer functions. Automatic switching when you attach the DeX connector. Very nice.
Probably more useful now (Score:2)
DEX on my Note9 is pretty cool, but I never got to use it for real and not as just a test because you need at least a USB-C display (or adapter) or ideally a dock with also a keyboard and mouse, and nobody just has these laying around.
On the other hand, computers are everywhere, so I could plug it into my work laptop and access personal stuff on the phone for example, or use it at an internet cafe when travelling for example. Too bad they dropped the headphone jack, but I's not like I was going to drop a gr
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"nobody just has these laying around"
Plenty of people have adapters handy, let alone piles of keyboards and mice, and a variety of inexpensive hubs work fine. Examples and reviews abound on Youtube.
Whose feature / who is leading this? (Score:2)
The idea is sound and and I like the idea of Dex converting the phone to a desktop, but there are already phone independent methods being worked on to do exactly what this article is talking about.
So as it says, it's Samsung's equivalent to the Windows 10 phone integration. No thanks. I'll stick with Windows 10 phone integration, or KDE Connect and not tie myself to Samsung specific devices, services, and apps.
Stick with Dex Samsung. Stop trying to replicate functions that are already being provided by the
Linux on DeX works nicely (Score:2)
Of course the media ignore it and Samsung doesn't promote it well.
While UserLAnd doesn't require DeX the combo work well on my S9+ and make running Debian easy. This fellow's vids were useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Since I can't buy a worthwhile Linux phone I'll settle for a portable desktop Linux option, and since the only good navigation apps run on Android it suits my use case.