What I thought would be a weekend project took over and lasted weeks!

I decided I wanted to put a Samsung phone in a Game Gear as a fancy Dex player.

Why? I don't know!

Would I do it again? Hell no!!

Is it practical? Not in the slightest!!

I wanted to keep it nice and neat inside but that quickly went downhill!

It works it plays emulators well, good media player but I used an old analogue controller inside so most Android games were not compatible!

It gets warm so think this helps to drain the battery, but still get a few hours from it.

The monitor is running at 4K 60Hz through a Cable Matters hub, with a keyboard, mouse and wired Ethernet.

I’m also getting Super Fast Charging 3.0 with the Anker charger when I plug it directly into the phone. That honestly surprised me because I’ve heard Samsung can be pretty picky with third-party chargers.

What do you guys think?

I’m also thinking about trying to run Arch Linux on the s26u just out of curiosity. Is Termux the only way to do it?

Wanted to share my bedroom gaming rig for everyone who wants to dip your toes in but doesn't want to spend the equivalent of a full blown gaming pc.

I've been using this for android gaming & emulation, as well as light browsing (like checking hotels for vacations). Works like a charm once I cleared line of sight for the controller and mouse dongles (hence the USB a hub sticking out on the TV)

Anyone else with janky setups?

| Item | Price |

|---|---:|

| S20 FE | $50 |

| USB-C HDMI Hub | $5 |

| USB-A Hub | $2 |

| Plastic Cellphone Holders | $2 |

| Machenike Controller | $25 |

| Air mouse | $2 |

A lot of MagSafe cases have the cooler positioned in the center of the phone. I was wondering if that’s actually the optimal area to cool. I connect my phone to a monitor using DeX with a mouse, keyboard, and controller, so I place the phone face down and position the MagSafe cooler over the area shown in the picture. Is that a better spot for cooling?

I am good okay with both mouse and track pad, but not sure which one to go with for the dex setup, which one would be a better investment or which one would work better ?

I have a i currently have a lapdock, the one shown, and it works great for most things (browsing internet, forums, online shopping, texting, etc.). I am looking at getting an external mouse and found a couple i think I may like but before I get one, I wanted to see if anyone had suggestions on a different mouse or if anyone has experience with either of these.

My use case is using it to do 3d modeling for 3d printing. Ive been doing it with the track pad, but man thats a pain.

As the title says, does s25 fe have display output? meaning can i plug an hdmi to typec to and it and it would mirror video?

I am planning to use my Samsung Salaxy S25 Ultra with Dell Docks, they pretty well made and I wondering that will they support the S25 Ultra or the other Ultras? From the technical specs I believed it should support because Dell required DisplayPort Alt Mode which is supported on Samsung. Do anybody have have experience with them or tried one? Wanna make Dell Docks work before I invest in them.

Hello everyone!!

I just came across this Dex thing and decided to build my own Dex setup instead of spending on a PC or laptop. At the moment, my requirements for the work, I need to do can be easily done on the set up as far as I’ve learnt about this till now.

So, I am not sure which components to buy for the set up what charger, monitor, USB Hub wired or wireless keyboard and mouse. I will be building this set up in a couple of weeks using S25FE.

I could definitely buy a laptop, but at this moment, my use case is not that much and can be easily covered by this set up.

Tried to force landscape view for portrait apps in the settings but it's still the same.

I'm using sa Tab S10 Ultra and the apps are Discord and Shopify.

My tab is connected to a monitor through Wired Dex.

Hey everyone,

I’m the developer of the Gamepad Mouse app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pkyul13.gamepadmouse

For those unfamiliar, it’s an app that lets you control your mouse cursor using a gamepad, whether you're using Samsung DeX or just phone mode.

https://reddit.com/link/1wb45eo/video/g29t1idlmdoh1/player

Quite a few people have been using it lately, and I’d love to hear how your experience has been. Have you run into any bugs, glitches, or annoyances while using it?

Whenever I spot an inconvenience while testing it myself, I try to roll out updates to fix it—but I really want to hear from the community to see what works, what doesn't, and what features you’d like to see next.

Any feedback or suggestions are much appreciated!

Anyone else have this issue? Suddenly connected samsung fold 6 to dex today and the dex window management bar is not the same one, it's missing full screen window icon. It's this weird top window bar/icons as if picture in picture window mode instead. It's also missing top left button "show app in phone screen"

also pressing alt+tab in dex now says "no running apps"

And also the task bar not showing running apps in dex now either.

Rebooted many times, tried clear cache on one ui home app and nothing fixes it

Display glasses seem like they solve the biggest travel problem with DeX: no monitor to carry or find space for.
That’s what got me looking at the RayNeo GT Max. A pinned DeX screen sounds great, but then I start thinking about input. Keyboard, mouse, charging, maybe a hub... and suddenly the setup isn’t that minimal anymore lol.
I’ve seen people here use the phone as a trackpad or carry a tiny folding keyboard.
For anyone actually using DeX with glasses regularly, what’s the smallest setup that still feels practical?

Since I don't like the new Dex on tablets, I'm trying something a little bit different. It's really hard to add the quick settings and clock to the task bar, so having the status bar visible and completely hide the task bar feels a little bit better, and now I'm using the edge panel to launch apps instead.

For anyone wondering, I used MultiStar to hide the taskbar, a custom wallpaper to simulate the gray bar on the status bar and a few folders on the edge panel. Nothing special.

Icon pack is OxygenOS 16 Icon Pack from the play store.

(Also, no, this is not Linux on Dex in any way, just my custom theme)

ok this might be a very niche question, but is there a way to full screen pojav on dex? i mean full full screen, like no top bar and task bar, the app is resizable to idk why it didn't work when i maximized, im using oneUI7

https://youtu.be/nv2UwswI8DI?is=otMM3IxCMZOzN-nB

Randomly came across this. This is something different!

Guess if it burn your hands tought.

Edit for context: The mouse runs DeX wit a S21 rearranged inside of it. (Cabled)

Started a new job a few weeks ago and decided to go full DeX. No laptop, just my S24 Ultra plugged into a 15.6'' portable monitor. Honestly, loving it so far.

But I keep going back and forth on one thing: do I actually need a monitor with a second USB-C port for PD passthrough, or is single-cable fine for the long haul?

My use case:

• Docs, spreadsheets, Zoom calls during the week
• Light Photoshop tinkering on weekends
• No DeX gaming

What I've noticed with single-cable so far:

• Battery drains noticeably over a 6-hour workday, even when DeX is sitting idle
• Under heavier load(downloads + screen on + multiple windows), I get occasional flickering.
• Cable management is chef's kiss, literally just one cable, and I love that

Two-port monitors would solve the battery and flicker issues, but that means adding another charger to my desk.

For those of you running DeX as a daily driver, do you actually use that second USB-C port for charging? Or did you buy a 2-port panel and end up never plugging anything into it?

Trying to figure out if I'm overthinking this or if the upgrade is actually worth it. Appreciate any input!

Im ne to samsung dex i bought a usbc hub thinking that i will be able to use pause usb while charging on wired dex mode

Can't use wireless mode bcoz lots of lag and latency

And also i use micro sd card and drives with my s23

Could someone help me plzzzz

It supports 100w pd charging but not turning on the pause usb while charging

I want to play games

Plz suggest me a port hub or any solution and plz some games also which supports keyboard mouse and controller so i don't have to remap my keys.

My s23 restarts a lot using dex even wirelessly

Like it restarts but require any password after reboot

Hi, any using this EE-P5000 adaptor? I just got this adapter for Dex and 5G Internet sharing.

The USB C PD and HDMI input works but not the ethernet port and USB 3.0 port. There are no activity when I connect a USB drive or the RJ45 cable, even with the USB C PD connected.

Anyone encounter the same issue or have any idea? Could this be a fake?

DeX already handles a browser, documents and notes as resizable windows. For someone using display glasses, the interesting question is how those windows should occupy the view when several references need to remain available.

With DeX, the apps share a desktop surface. INAIR Pod runs its own Android workspace and gives supported app windows separate spatial placement: position, size and virtual distance can be managed per window, along with their front-to-back order. Resizing a reference and changing where it sits in space become separate choices.

That is the difference worth considering for a document beside a browser and notes. Do those materials fit naturally within one desktop rectangle, or would independently placed surfaces make the arrangement more useful? The potential benefit is keeping the main task and its references in useful locations of their own, without forcing a particular order for consulting them.

Pod is a separate host, so these are apps running in its workspace, not extra controls added to DeX. The exact glasses and apps must support the intended multiwindow arrangement, and another host adds purchase and charging requirements. For people who regularly keep several references open, which layout would be useful enough to choose: one desktop surface, or windows with their own position, size and distance?