Is Samsung Dex ending?

[BIGSGT]

I hear that samsung is doing away with Dex. Is this rumor true.

[LongHiker]

The change won't affect you when you have Android 15. It only affects Windows devices.

[Mtiede]

I don't follow you. I use dex with my windows 11 pc. I use it with s10 which is currently one ui 4.1 and Android 12. If I want to upgrade to a new Samsung phone, it would presumably be versions of one ui that aren't supported. So it sounds like it would affect me, eventually.

[wilbur5]

What I don't think Samsung truly appreciates is that many of us use Dex for Windows to encapsulate a home computing environment and use it at work, rather than using Dex as a work or productivity tool.  

That is, I use Dex for Windows to answer personal emails, access apps and websites for personal use, and otherwise maintain a presence in my personal life while I'm at work.  Dex for Windows is better than the phone screen for that purpose for the same reasons Dex is better than the phone's screen for work-related activities.

Despairing that Samsung does not realize this and will not come to their senses, I am going to have to add a docking station and separate mouse and keyboard to my phone, and either use a USB video capture device to get the screen into a window, or add a KVM switch to switch one monitor and my keyboard and mouse  between the phone and my desktop PC.  This is very inconvenient and clunky, and exposes me to the risk that my employer will object to my setup.

Samsung, you will not attract users to your platform by taking popular and useful features away from your user base, forcing us to spend money and time to compensate.  Get a clue.

[Meteor234]

Hi Samsung,

The Dex on the phone is a very practical and useful feature. Some times when I connect my phone to the external monitor, it is easier to work with in comparison to windows. I am using it every day. I vote for keeping and updating the Dex on the phone. 

Keep up the good work Samsung 🙂

[wilbur5]

They are only discontinuing Dex for Windows, and plan to retain it in the phone at least for now.

[Mtiede]

Only? That is the main place I use it!

[wilbur5]

Me too, but the post I was answering talked about "Dex on the phone".  Dex on the phone is not being discontinued, only the Dex program for Windows.

See this thread for possible solutions for replacing Dex for Windows:  https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S24/Substitute-for-Dex-for-Windows/m-p/3105522#M69380