The New Samsung DeX is Weird (OneUI 6)

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 is up there as one of my favorite tech products from 2023. Near the end of last year, Samsung released OneUI 6 for their tablets & while it didn’t include anything groundbreaking - they did introduce the “New Samsung DeX for Tablets”.

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[keeko]

Operating a tablet will become an olympic sport by 2050 considering all those finger motion gestures hahah

[Funem]

I'm going to take a guess and say that new Dex looks like it may be a test for the total replacement for the Samsung tablet experience. Dex will go as an option and the new Dex will be the default interface for their high end tablets. Its blending the standard tablet and Dex interface together, making the standard interface irrelevent in the long run. It would cut down on the need to keep developing two interfaces for the same tablet. Thats just my guess anyway.

[MarlonOwnsYourCake]

The only feature I like is the fact that you can still use the old dex.

Only thing they needed to change is to make it work more like a computer, like websites defaulting to desktop mode or a different version of the apps

[illuminati]

Not having the external monitor support 9n rhe new DeX is odd. I feel like that's the biggest advantage of DeX. At least they let you go back to "classic" to get the proper monitor support.

[DanielClear]

The new "DeX mode" doesn't actually launch DeX. It's just a modified System UI overlay, which is a lot more performant and efficient, because DeX is hella heavy. We just don't notice it now due to countless improvements and devices getting more powerful.
That's why it doesn't support external monitors. You're basically using a modified tablet mode. The taskbar is the same as the Fold because Samsung decided to use the native Android taskbar added in Android 12.1. If they can eliminate the DeX separation, they can get more support from app developers, as Google will never add something like DeX, so they want Samsung to support their features natively. This will help Pixel Fold's app ecosystem in the long run.

[segaboy]

Tab S9 Ultra user here. I've found that using tablet mode, multi-tasking, and minimizing to a bubble is basically just as effective as new DeX. Especially when you have it set to pull full-screen apps into pop-up mode by dragging from the top-right corner. I really don't need to have a persistent taskbar... Though, new DeX does solve my only gripe with old Dex - the ability to have widgets on the desktop.

[qibrkek]

I love dex! I think it's the most overlooked game changer in both industries I work in. Primarily education, Imagine teachers being able to interact with their students in tablet form, then jumping into dex to do their lesson planning, or even projecting their display on a TV. It would save so much money on Smartboards, and it would be convenient for teachers to have one device for their classroom management.

[friendlybane]

The feedback on the new Dex is universal. I hope they listen. I love your "Pop Up Window" branding suggestion. Makes more sense to make this new mode just a new tablet mode: *Default / Pop Up Mode* and then for Dex, they can keep the classic layout and import the few new good features.

[sadev]

extra monitor.. seperate desktop is a must for me.. hope they keep that option

[zckom]

The original Dex is good for both external monitor and when keyboard & mouse attached. I personally use it a Galaxy Tab more as a tablet with my fingers. The original Dex mode is not so finger-friendly, that's why I didn't use it too often. I can see myself using the new Dex mode more but I haven't received OneUI 6.0 on my Tab S8+ yet. I totally agreed with Thao that the new Dex should be called an Hybrid mode rather than confusing it with the original Dex mode.

[tosh]

Well its really not weird if they give you the option to go back to classic mode!! The new layout is great for casual usage whereas the classic mode is great for more comprehensive usage.

[md.saadiqashraf]

1:58 it's because you can hide it partially at each side of the screen, including the corners with the application fully opened in the floating window
I use this feature a lot, and it is very helpful during multitasking

[richardweiser]

I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 9 Ultra and am totally happy with it. Only use it in DEX mode as a desktop or laptop replacement. However, I don't have a Samsung keyboard case but I use a Logitec Bluetooth keyboard and the Apple Magic Track Pad as a mouse replacement. I bought a tablet stand from Anker (which Thao introduced a year ago). I can connect two USB sticks to these or connect a screen with an HDMI cable. This setup is sufficient for my purposes.

[nickthaskater]

I want this as the default UI on the Fold. They should have left the option for the window bar that floating windows have where you can either minimize or expand the bar.

I use my Fold with floating windows and an external keyboard all the time, but the inability to minimize floating windows to the taskbar on the Fold is such a pain.

[onigiri]

I'm an iPad user, and it looks like Samsung is trying to copy Stage manager which is weird considering that they had a solution in Dex that i have always considered superior to it. They should stick with Dex, it's really an awesome and quite unique feature !

[toxicteemo]

1:53 For the soft border for the windows management you said " sometimes it does it sometimes it doesn't" it's about if you're whether throwing the window or moving it.

[malifestro]

Yah hybrid is really true. The old classic Dex was quite good, but obviously needed some help. The short coming mostly came down to Android being primarily a phone, single app at a time OS. I replaced a laptop with Dex and hooked it to my 34" monitor. I daily drove it for over 2 months for work.

If I could have a Window experience that made Android work better, I would ditch Windows in a heart beat, except for gaming.

[AzzamLah]

I'm a user of Samsung DeX and this left me in a mixed feeling. Screen-mirroring only DeX is pointless to me and is the complete opposite of what I use DeX for.

[KCScorpion]

DeX is so much better than Chrome OS imo. I would love if they made a small laptop with DeX os to see how far it could go.

[DavidAlvarez-vqze]

I have only one comment here, I own the S9 Ultra, and I use it pretty much in Dex mode. One thing I don´t like is when I receive a phone call, I don't see it on my tablet, where in tablet mode I receive all the phone calls notifications from my phone on my tablet. Thanks a lot for all your amazing Samsung videos.