With Samsung DeX you can use a Galaxy phone on another screen like a desktop PC. Netzwelt shows how you can activate Samsung DeX and operate it correctly.
If you are the proud owner of a Galaxy smartphone, you can put your phone in desktop mode with DeX from Samsung in a few simple steps.
You can connect your phone to a compatible PC, television or monitor using a USB-C cable or wireless connection. With an appropriate HDMI adapter, this should work with any television set.
On the external screen, you can use a desktop with windows for apps and a taskbar. If you have a compatible Bluetooth keyboard and / or mouse at hand, the Samsung DeX gives you a real PC feeling. And thanks to many compatible apps, you can even work productively with the desktop mode.
With Samsung DeX, you can use Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint in desktop mode on Android or surf the Internet using a browser such as Chrome or Edge. OneNote, Gmail, Skype, Adobe Photoshop Express, VLC for Android and even some games also support DeX mode. But with a little luck, most of the other apps can also be operated using a special feature in Samsung DeX’s optimized window mode.
Samsung DrX is easy to set up and use. The following sections show how you can use your Galaxy smartphone via DeX with a PC, TV or monitor.
You can use keyboards, touchpads and mice coupled with your phone for Samsung DeX on the monitor / TV. With the PC coupling you simply use the input devices available there. In all other cases you have to use your smartphone to operate, which you can convert into a touchpad as shown below.
- Single tap: select objects, open apps, activate buttons and more (left click)
- Tap with 2 fingers: Show context menu “More options” (right click)
- 2-finger swipe: scroll in any direction
- Pinch 2 fingers together: zoom in or out
- Touch and hold to select items on the screen
- Touch, hold and move: move items on the screen or select text
- 3-finger tap: Back
- 4-finger tap: Display the app screen
- 3-finger swipe up or down: Show “Recent Applications” or the home screen.
Now you are ready to use your mobile phone with Samsung DeX like a PC. The operation is reminiscent of Windows or a simple Linux system.
Incidentally, with the help of Samsung DeX and the compatible remote desktop app, you can control remote Windows computers with your smartphone as if you were sitting in front of it. Thanks to Windows 365 from Microsoft, you no longer even need your own PC.
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