Hands-on with the new Samsung DeX app for Windows 10

Samsung has released a new app for PC and Mac that transforms any computer into a DeX dock, powered past the Galaxy Note 10. Using just a normal USB cablevision to connect your PC to your phone, you can turn whatever PC into a DeX compatible workstation, allowing you to access your phone and Android apps without needing a dedicated DeX dock.

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We've gone hands-on with the new Samsung DeX app for Windows 10 to see how it performs, and we're impressed. When information technology was first announced, it wasn't articulate how exactly this feature would be useful, but upon further inspection, its use-cases get much clearer. This is for people who need admission to apps only bachelor on Android, and oft transfer files between their phone and PC.

Now, using the Samsung DeX app, you tin admission Snapchat, WhatsApp, and every other Android app without needing to use virtualization engineering science like Bluestacks, or rely on streaming your phone to your PC like with the Your Phone app. What's more, those who utilize their phones for work no longer need to worry about making sure all their files are available across all their devices. You tin can only piece of work directly off your phone using the DeX client.

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This app is designed primarily to compliment your PC and not outright replace information technology. I don't think anyone is using DeX full time, because it just doesn't make sense to, specially if you have a full PC sitting right next to your phone. This is useful for when you demand to use an app that Windows doesn't take, or admission and share files between your phone and PC.

The DeX experience itself is very Windows-similar. You've got your traditional taskbar, system tray, and app menu in the locations you'd await, plus a few niceties such as app previews when hovering over running apps in the taskbar, and the ability to drag around and resize app windows.

This is what Windows 10 Mobile's continuum mode wishes it was. It'south a full-fledged desktop experience with all the bells and whistles you'd expect an Os with a mouse and keyboard to take. Information technology'southward nice, but I still can't see people opting to use this over Windows.

Of course, the DeX app is only another way to access your phone, with Microsoft's ain Your Telephone app stepping in to streamline the feel. Your Phone from Microsoft syncs information such as SMS, photos, and notifications to a Windows 10 app, instead of relying on the user to kicking into the phone directly.

What are your thoughts on Samsung DeX? Permit us know in the comments.

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