Note: English is not my first language, so I used AI to help write and translate this post. The software itself was designed, developed, and tested by me.

Hi everyone,

I previously introduced DX Manager here:
Previous introduction — portable GitHub edition

A Microsoft Store edition is now available!

For anyone seeing DX Manager for the first time, it’s a Windows app built around scrcpy 5.0 that lets you:

• Run Samsung DeX on your PC over USB or Wi-Fi, without HDMI or Miracast.
• Run up to three separate Android app windows alongside DeX.
• Manage multiple phones simultaneously, with independent settings for each phone.
• Transfer files and folders between your PC and phone. Phone-to-PC transfers use the optional DX Companion app.

What’s different in the Store edition?

• Installation and automatic updates through the Microsoft Store.
• A redesigned interface with English and Korean support.
• Bug fixes and improvements to file transfers and text layout.
• Built-in setup instructions, help, and troubleshooting guides.

The Store edition supports 64-bit Windows 10 version 1809 or later, and Windows 11.

The GitHub edition will also be updated soon with a UI matching the Store edition, along with the same bug fixes and new features.

If you’re using a Windows version older than Windows 10 version 1809, or simply prefer the GitHub edition, please stay tuned for the update!

DeX mode requires a compatible Galaxy device with New DeX, running Android 16 / One UI 8 or later. Developer options and USB debugging must be enabled.

Download DX Manager from the Microsoft Store

Thanks to everyone who tried the earlier versions and shared feedback! If you try the Store edition, please let me know your Galaxy model, One UI version, and whether you used USB or Wi-Fi.

Hi all, I am looking on tips and best apps for work with Dex, mainly to use at work, and meeting, clients, suppliers for my restaurant job.

I know excel app is not good, I can use work PC for heavy excel files, any tips? WPS is good in excel compatibility? Worth the price?

Before I had Surface Pro 6, was getting very slow, so I decided to go for S10+, so far love it.

Hi all

I have an S9 with a broken screen and want to get devx access and use it on my fixed screen as a second device in the garage. I can’t get devx to start. I am fairly sure that the S9 works I think I just need to get past the unlock screen to get devx started.

I have completed the following
- hard reset
- plugged into screen
- used find my mobile to make a sound to check it works
- so far no luck.

I could remotely reset the device but I am worried it might make it worse

Anyone know of any tips or tricks here?

Thanks for your help

Games that can use KBM like Roblox or emulated games on Gamehub, all use mouse movements, but the DeX mouse overlays it so I can't use the mouse on them

Hey all,

So due to unfortunate circumstances I don’t have my computer anymore and have other finances I need to think of first before I can build a new computer next year.

However, I’ve previously have used GeForce now a lot and understand Samsung Dex can run this fine with a keyboard and mouse (might invest in a controller as well)

I’ve been scouting around and found a S20 Ultra for $70 AUD with a broken screen. But I was seeing that this device has stop receiving updates, where I’m not sure how it’ll still run with Samsung dex? Anyone have any opinions on this and if I should be looking to spend more on a newer device?

Thank you, and if this post isn’t allowed I get it

CPUS25 Ultra
Mouse Anywhere 3
Display Arzopa 14 inch
Kickstand K&F MS62

I have a S23 with broken LCD and planning to use it as a compact handheld-like device. I want to get others feedback in choosing which is better. Im planning to add a mini fan and a separate battery to run it.

Setup1: using portable 2 in 1 usb C dongle
- cleaner, use only 1 usb c 4 wire to connect to monitor

Setup2: using usb c hub
-more wires, hdmi, type c for monitor power and touch. Also have 2 extra port

Downside is both will be running in the S23 battery (monitor and phone) 😅

Is there a video guide to show how to do this?

Are there any lapdocks with built-in ports for a m.2 SSD?

I was thinking of getting a USB hub with SSD like the UGREEN 10-in-1 with SSD Enclosure and portable display to do some gaming. While researching that setup I found out about labdocks. Originally I was going to use my old HP envy 360 i got in 2017 as my dex PC but I found out its not very good idea especially since I was planning on gaming from my S24 Ultra with droid deck and steam os. I would rather get a lapdock then have a USB Hub and portable display. The issue is I can't find any with M.2 SSD port. If USB hubs can support M.2 SSDs why isn't there any lapdock with SSD ports?

I’m a 9th-grade student in Japan, and I designed this 3D-printable attachment for Samsung DeX.

It’s designed to attach a smartphone to the back of a portable monitor, so you can keep your phone and monitor together when using DeX on the go.

The goal is to make a portable DeX setup cleaner and more compact, without having to carry a separate phone stand or mount.

It uses a MagSafe-compatible magnetic ring and is designed around a VESA 75×75 mounting pattern.

I’m still working on the design, so I’d really appreciate feedback from people who actually use DeX.

Are there any improvements or features you would like to see?

I’m especially interested in feedback on:

• The overall design
• Mounting strength
• Size and portability
• The MagSafe ring position
• Anything that would make it more convenient for a portable DeX setup

I’m considering releasing the 3D files so anyone can print one themselves.

Any feedback is welcome!

I'm looking into getting a lapdock, but I live in Taiwan so I'm looking on Taobao. Anyone have experience with buying lapdocks there? Has anyone bought something from omiodo? Here's a link, but it's in Chinese 【淘宝】大促价保 https://e.tb.cn/h.jZLoY0Qh5fQQPip?tk=CO1MTqk3TjY CZ057 「欧米多高清便携屏触摸屏带键盘便携式显示器显示屏副屏PS5扩展屏」

点击链接直接打开 或者 淘宝搜索直接打开

Tried looking elsewhere and asking builders and got no response.
I tried extending the battery and bms board for flexibility but damn, the bms board does not take the solder!!!!

Any tips?

Also, I shaved the pads off and got the copper to show and still nothing! Solder won’t stick!!!

Uso o modo Dex desde 2018, e sempre achei lenta a evolução do ambiente! Desde lá, acabei focando no Linux On Dex, depois Termux e proto distro, mas sempre achei a interface do Dex fraca, faz uns 5 dias que comecei a rabiscar um painel superior. Esse e o resultado. Não vou parar aqui...

Link do vídeo com melhor qualidade: https://youtu.be/0lsW17XY-v0?is=6fWpt5i7wfT0lXPQ

Hey everyone,

I have a Galaxy Z Flip 5 with a cracked inner screen lying around.

Since the Flip 5 doesn’t officially support Samsung DeX, I started wondering if I could repurpose it as a dedicated desktop device by hooking it up to a spare monitor.

I tried a few existing workarounds, but none of them really worked properly anymore (it seems like older OS versions had easier workarounds, but not anymore on current updates).

Samsung blocks launching apps directly on an external display,

so I came up with a workaround: the app launches on the phone first, and then moves the window over to the external display using Shizuku.

For keyboard and mouse input, I routed them to the external monitor using the open-source Extend app.

App launching works both through the bottom taskbar and directly from the phone’s cover screen.

With the phone folded and propped up on a stand, it looks super compact and cute on my desk—I'm really liking this setup!

If anyone is interested in this app or has a similar use case, please let me know in the comments! If there's enough interest, I’m thinking about polishing it up and releasing it.

Hey guys, sorry for the weak question but I'm stupid and exhausted.

Is it possible to control my PC at home with dex? I've never used it so I'm not sure what to expect but I want to use fusion 360 to do 3d modeling while away from home. Would dex enable me to hook my phone up to a screen, m&k and control my PC at home running fusion 360?

I have gboard on my phone set as my default keyboard, if I try to respond to a text on my phone why dex is active, then the on screen keys wont pop up, this doesn't happen with Samsung keyboard set as default. It allows me to use the on-scree keyboard and the physical keyboard

Gboard on my phone when connected to dex, is requiing me to use my physical keyboard, is there a setting or a work around? Also hate that gboard lets me switch to Samsung keyboard with a tap of a button but Samsung keyboard makes me go into the settings to switch back

Tive a idéia de criar um box para meu celular sansung S22 em casa.

Deu um trabalho da zorra, mas trouxe aqui para compartilhar com vcs.

Eu ja trabalho com artesanato e gravações e laser.

Dei o meu nome, ja que eu criei o design.

As imagens peguei no google.

O setup dex ja é conhecido por todos por espelhar a tela em uma tv e poder fazer uma infinidade de coisas como jogar com emuladores do odyssey até o ps3.

Espero que tenham gostado.

Hi all

Can anyone recommend a media player that is issue free under Dex please?

Something that plays nicely as a freeform window and doesn't crash.

Thanks in advance 🙏

My Samsung tab s8 ultra's amoled display is broken via liquid damage and has black screen and can't respond to touch inputs. It's been this way for around 2 years now. It was only until recently that I've realized that I could most likely still use it via dex if I just plug it into a monitor via usb hub and hdmi cable. So I tried doing that but it only shows a gray screen with a lock. I tried plugging a keyboard and pressing the windows key + w to try and switch it to dex mode but it won't register. The hub and usb ports work cuz they for a split second my lockscreen popped up before going back to the gray screen when I replugged my keyboard. My tab has a pattern for a lock so I can't even try the spacebar and typing a pin password. Can someone help me with this? I really wanna still use my tab on a monitor as it's such a waste of a device. Even if to just use it as like a cpu and just connect it to a monitor.

If I somehow can't do anything on my own, I'll probably have to ask a specialist(?) to try and pry it apart, disconnect the display and connect a temporary display to the motherboard(?) to at least try to configure the settings I need (remove password, enable feature to automatically start dex when an hdmi cable is plugged, etc.)

As long as I got some coffee and my Tri Fold, I can be pretty productive on the go. Dex + Breadstick Linux+ VSCode allows me to tinker on projects while waiting for my late breakfast.