Google has been slowly building out a “desktop mode” for Android for quite some time now and it appears nearly ready to launch with Android 16, and Samsung seems to be building on it with a redesign ...

Samsung’s DeX mode is available on the Galaxy Z Flip 7, making it the first of Samsung’s compact folding phones to come with the interesting desktop mode. I’ve given it a try to see how well it works, ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Here’s how it went down: Samsung migrated DeX in One UI 8 into Android 16’s native Desktop Mode, eliminating its classic DeX shell.

Samsung killed its “classic” DeX in One UI 8, replacing it with a new version built on top of Google’s native Desktop Mode in Android. This move aligns DeX with Google’s broader effort to improve ...

A new leak has revealed screenshots of a redesigned Samsung DeX coming alongside the One UI 8 update. The South Korean giant is reportedly based on the previously leaked Android 16’s native desktop ...

Google will soon allow people to try out the upcoming desktop mode in Android 16. This will facilitate advanced windowing capabilities when a user connects their phone to an external display. The ...

Samsung rebuilt its DeX Mode in One UI 8, but this introduced a nasty controller bug. Thankfully, there's good news.

Google and Samsung sure work on a lot of stuff together these days. From their exclusive Wear OS buildouts to Android XR headsets, the two aren’t shy about teaming up to launch new ideas or refine old ...

Samsung DeX is Samsung's own desktop mode that you can enable on Samsung Galaxy S devices. It's been around for a hot minute. The promise is that you can do most of the things you would do on your ...