Win/Mac Dex App now available

[jlangner]

Saw they put app up if anyone plans on using.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ng.com%2Fus%2Fexplore%2Fdex%2F&token=PeQZsDS1

 

[Moonliterider]

Thanks!

 

[arunma]

Sweet! Just installed on my personal Windows gaming laptop. I want to install it on my work laptop too, but it just occurred to me the other day that they block USB devices, so I'm pretty sure this won't work there. Dang, and I was looking forward to being able to send and receive texts on my MacBook keyboard while at work. Oh well.

 

[RandyJoshua]

Cool, now if I only had a phone that I could use it with

What do you guys use as dock? Or just a cable? If I just gonna use a usb c HDMI converter I’m concerned about my battery not being charged.

Also I saw this:
https://www.amazon.de/Samsung-EE-M5...ag=techracom00-21&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6612383

But I’m not sure the note 10+ will fit

 

[arunma]

Cool, now if I only had a phone that I could use it with

What do you guys use as dock? Or just a cable? If I just gonna use a usb c HDMI converter I’m concerned about my battery not being charged.

Also I saw this:
https://www.amazon.de/Samsung-EE-M5...ag=techracom00-21&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6612478

But I’m not sure the note 10+ will fit

I have the pad, so ask me in about 12 hours!

 

[comestim]

Cool, now if I only had a phone that I could use it with

What do you guys use as dock? Or just a cable? If I just gonna use a usb c HDMI converter I’m concerned about my battery not being charged.

Also I saw this:
https://www.amazon.de/Samsung-EE-M5...ag=techracom00-21&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6612798

But I’m not sure the note 10+ will fit

You can us a cable and a USB Hub like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6612798. Anker is good at sending coupons if you sign up for their E-mails. Sometimes get as much as 50 percent off.

 

[RandyJoshua]

Thanks mate! Couldn’t find the email subscriber option but I bought that one

 

[CKwik240]

I have the pad, so ask me in about 12 hours!

I'm not convinced the Dex pad can pass data through the USB connection. I tried connection to 2 different laptops through the Dex pad last week and neither pc could see the phone.

 

[CKwik240]

Cool, now if I only had a phone that I could use it with

What do you guys use as dock? Or just a cable? If I just gonna use a usb c HDMI converter I’m concerned about my battery not being charged.

The way it sounds, I'm thinking the Dex app connects via USB to the computer and transmits the data for the phone apps as well as allowing you to interface with it via keyboard and mouse. I don't think HDMI can handle any of the data.

 

[arunma]

I'm not convinced the Dex pad can pass data through the USB connection. I tried connection to 2 different laptops through the Dex pad last week and neither pc could see the phone.

Yeah, no idea if you can get a data connection to a laptop. But the Note 10+ does definitely fit. I'm typing this post from DeX, with my new phone in the dock!

 

[me just saying]

I'm not convinced the Dex pad can pass data through the USB connection. I tried connection to 2 different laptops through the Dex pad last week and neither pc could see the phone.

could it be a cable issue. some cables only work one direction

 

[me just saying]

Saw they put app up if anyone plans on using.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ng.com%2Fus%2Fexplore%2Fdex%2F&token=tzp2Z7m-

and still no linux version ;-(

 

[arunma]

and still no linux version ;-(

Yeah that's kind of lame. I'm a programmer so of course love Linux but these days I pretty much exclusively interact with Linux by using my Macbook in a Linux-like fashion, so I'm good. It's ironic though, given that Android OS is Linux-based.

 

[linkiik121]

my dex is blurry on my laptop. anyway to adjust the resolution? I have a 4k screen on my laptop

 

[mogelijk]

Sweet! Just installed on my personal Windows gaming laptop. I want to install it on my work laptop too, but it just occurred to me the other day that they block USB devices, so I'm pretty sure this won't work there. Dang, and I was looking forward to being able to send and receive texts on my MacBook keyboard while at work. Oh well.

You don't need Dex to text from your computer. One of your QuickLaunch icons is "Link to Windows." On your Windows PC, find the "Your Phone" app and you can set up a link with your phone -- this will allow you to call and text from your PC.

 

[CKwik240]

So the Dex pad does not work with the windows share.

But connected by cable, works fine on my work and home laptops. This could be awesome.

 

[CKwik240]

my dex is blurry on my laptop. anyway to adjust the resolution? I have a 4k screen on my laptop

Not sure. It works fine on my 4k laptop.

 

[RandyJoshua]

I have the pad, so ask me in about 12 hours!

And

Oops nvm didn’t saw the rest of the posts

 

[bhatech]

I'll just try for the sake of it to see how it looks but isn't something which will be useful to my workflow.

 

[RandyJoshua]

I’m really curious how it works with Citrix workspace. If it does work smoothly I can use it as my daily work device

Also I will just hit up a VM with Windows 10 for other stuff OR Linux on Dex.

So much to try out with Dex