Samsung DeX - Hackdot

Re:Samsung DeX by hello2 on Monday November 20, 2017 @11:34PM (#15745542)

I've been using a Dex for about 6 months, exclusively, including now. It has some annoying bugs: * you can't select text very well, only in some cases (for example in the browser address bar) * some applications simply can't run (for example firefox mobile), but they are very few * zoom with the scroll doesn't work in most cases (google maps) * can't zoom in with the scroll in the browser , and when it does, the increments are very high, can't be customized and they are forgotten when you close the page. * all pages open in mobile mode and you have to click "desktop mode" for each and every one of them that is not displayed like you want. * reading PDFs is impossible because you can't customize the zoom (may be a deal breaker for students), and with a big monitor you get big text, not possible to read. * most bitcoin wallets don't work with the ledger nano s on android, (I use my work computer for transactions).

But despite these, overall it's been a decent experience. I download torrents like I did on my PC, I watch movies. I have all my data with me at all times, which I like very much. I used to have a laptop but it was mostly furniture; with a small kid at home I didn't have time to even open it in most nights. And when I did have time, all I did was watch a movie or download a torrent, which is what I do with the Dex anyway.

I wish it would've had a USB 3.0 port.

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Re:Samsung DeX by DennisAleynikov on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:26AM (#15745818)

So glad to hear there are others using this long term as a computing solution. it feels like I'm downgrading when I'm using any other computer now because it doesn't have all my apps & files just a click away and all of my info logged in properly.

I was sure I could get away with using something that's essentially a chromebook but I was surprised how well apk files replace any program I would have google "function of program .exe" I can search for the equivalent apk file. Really neat for editing videos as well, since the graphics chip is optimized for video encoding it seems that the programs use that to their advantage when exporting large files.

To really put the DeX to the test I'm uploading as many videos as I can edited and shot all on the s8/DeX. http://youtube.com/c/DennisAleynikov

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Re:Samsung DeX by SparkleBunny on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:36AM (#15745870)

Hello fellow dex user. I had the same experience with firefox and discovered a "solution" - DEX developer mode [1].

Yeah, zooming is a fucking mess. To zoom in firefox, doubleclick the mouse, and while HOLDING ON THE SECOND CLICK you can move the mouse up and down to zoom. Neither control +/- and control + scroll wheel work.

Selecting text: click on a word and hold the mouse button down. This works exactly like long-pressing on a touchscreen and getting the text select pop-up.

[1] https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/firefox-...

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Re:Samsung DeX by Fnoord on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:21AM (#15748405)

Perhaps a silly question but are you able to access the DeX data in Android and vice versa?

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Re:Samsung DeX by hello2 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:16PM (#15750675)

Yes, you can. There is no separation between the data, it's the same data, you access it normally from both. There's even Total Command for Android, which works very similar to the windows version.

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