But now, with DeX able to run on Windows or Mac as an app, it makes a lot more sense. Today, those Windows and Mac apps are live for Samsung DeX, so you can try it out right now.

Samsung DeX is an application that lets you connect your Galaxy device to a monitor to turn it into a desktop-like computer. It works with the Galaxy S9 and newer, the Note, and Z Fold line of ...

Samsung has worked with Microsoft to allow greater integration between your computer and its Galaxy Note 10. And later this year, you'll be able to make phone calls directly from your Windows PC.

Linux on DeX, as the name suggests, only works in DeX (with one caveat) but only those two devices are actually supported. Despite the fact that the Galaxy S8/S8+, Galaxy Note 8, and Galaxy S9/S9 ...

Booting into DeX isn't any different—that's still just a modified Android UI. However, you can open the Linux on DeX app to download a system image. Samsung has partnered with Ubuntu to make ...

It's important to note that this does not affect Samsung's broader DeX platform, which lets you turn your phone into a desktop PC-like environment. This change only affects the DeX app for Windows ...

Linux on DeX is one of the ways that Samsung is targetting an actual real world use-case for the odd DeX docking station. The good news: it works well.

To be clear, Samsung Dex will still work on both Windows 7 and macOS if you already have it set up. You just won’t get any new updates and Samsung won’t help you if something goes wrong.

Samsung has delivered a revamped DeX experience in One UI 8 based on Android 16’s new desktop mode and, while most functionality is there, you might find some little tidbits that are different.

The end of the DeX Windows app isn’t the only change coming with One UI 7. Samsung also plans to drop support for downloading third-party edge panels, further streamlining the user interface.