10 Reasons Why Samsung DeX Can Replace Your Desktop PC
Samsung DeX is a desktop interface found on many Samsung phones and tablets. Since its debut on the Galaxy S8, DeX has matured into a viable PC replacement. I've already replaced my desktop PC with DeX, and I'm here to tell you why it's good enough to replace yours. Here's a taste of what it can do.
1 Resize Apps to Any Size You Want
The ability to move and resize windows is a fundamental part of a desktop environment. This includes Samsung DeX.
Yes, you're still running Android apps, but these apps do a great job of scaling to whichever size you want them to be. Apps that have both phone and tablet variations dynamically change from one style to the other once a window reaches a certain size. While you may encounter the occasional app that crashes, for the most part, it all just works.
2 Tile Windows, Pin Apps, and Make Windows Transparent
DeX comes with a few relatively advanced window management features. The basics are covered, like the ability to minimize and maximize windows, but there is also window tiling. You can drag a window to the side to occupy the left or right half of your screen (you can also maximize by dragging a window to the top).
Samsung even takes things further by allowing you to pin a window on top of other windows and also make the window transparent. This way, you can work on a spreadsheet in the background while a transparent calculator app hovers on top.
3 Run as Many Apps as You Want
From the beginning, Android has been able to run multiple apps at one time. You could switch between these apps even if you couldn't initially see them both on-screen since that type of multitasking wasn't introduced until years later. The downside? Android would automatically close certain apps in the background to prevent your phone from getting bogged down.
By default, DeX will still close background apps after you've opened a large number. With how powerful flagship phones have become, this number is probably higher than you expect. Yet if you go to
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