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EDIT: I did testing with multiple browsers with and without the URL modification listed below. Here is a spreadsheet with the results:

Dex web browser Outlook comparison After doing those tests it seems that the only browser that actually benefits from the URL modification below is the Samsung internet browser.

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PROBLEM: no matter what I tried, Microsoft Outlook always ran in mobile/phone mode when accessing through a web browser on Dex. I tried Samsung Internet, Chrome, Firefox, etc. I made sure that "Desktop SIte" was selected, I tried accessing through Microsoft 365 website. But it ALWAYS displayed in mobile mode.

SOLUTION: add "?layout=WideFullWidth" to the end of the url. Here are two links: For Outlook Live (personal accounts): For Outlook Office (work or school accounts): I added the Outlook link formatted like this to my Samsung Internet bookmarks bar and it works in Desktop mode every time.

I'm sharing this information to help the people of the future. I hope it helps!

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The original was posted on /r/samsungdex by /u/Odd_Discount4016 on 2024-07-21 07:29:18+00:00.

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Hello DeX Community,

There might be a straightforward way to eliminate all the "friction" regularly complained about as one of the main reasons why DeX hasn't gone mainstream yet (mainly the requirement for a cable, at least if you want good performance and peripheral support). I suspect the solution may be found in the wireless charging interface. I've listed all the steps to making this work below. This system would work equally well for desktop setups, lapdocks and gaming controller attachments. It would allow you to sit down, simply stick your phone in place, and start using DeX in seconds, without an awkward cable, and with the same performance as a wired connection. Again, this would completely eliminate all the "friction" which has so far kept many people from wanting to use DeX. Anyone with detailed knowledge on the technical aspects of this idea is encouraged to comment on its viability or lack thereof.

Step 1:

Start using the wireless charging coils for data, video, and audio in addition to power. This is called inductive data transmission. Consider that data can easily be transmitted over power cables at high bandwidth, at the same time as actual power. This is how powerline ethernet adapters work in your house. The same principle can be applied to wireless charging. I think the process of converting electric current into a magnetic field and back again occurs at nearly the speed of light, so there shouldn't be any latency, unlike wireless casting via Wi-Fi. This may not be the case, however. Anyone with technical knowledge on this, please chime in. It may also be possible to achieve bandwidth equal to Thunderbolt, which would truly eliminate the need for a cable. The system could even include all the fancy features of Thunderbolt such as PCIe tunneling and eGFX support. Again, anyone with technical knowledge on this, please provide your input.

Step 2:

Use permanent magnets to hold the phone in place and automatically align the charging coils. This already exists in the Qi2 and MagSafe standards. The upcoming NexDock XL lapdock has a Qi2 wireless charging platform in between the screen and keyboard, so we're already part way there.

Step 3:

Make DeX start automatically when the phone is stuck in place.

Step 4:

Use a thermoelectric/Peltier cooling module built into the phone platform/holder to keep the charging coils cool and even provide active cooling for the phone. These modules are fairly cheap, very compact, and they don't need to pull more than about 5 watts to keep the phone's battery at nominal temperature (about 30°C/86°F) under load. Presumably it would only take another 5 watts to keep the coils cool at the same time.

Step 5:

Equip phones with battery bypass/direct power for both wired and wireless charging. This would preserve battery health and reduce battery heating. It would also significantly reduce the burden on the Peltier cooling module and the power it needs to consume.

Step 6:

Make phone cases with an open area on the back, directly over the charging coil's position. The open area on the back must have a standardized design, which should be easy to implement in light of the standardized design of the charging coil inside the phone.

To reiterate, this system would allow you to sit down, stick your phone in place, and start DeX in seconds, without an awkward cable, and with the same performance as a wired connection, thus eliminating all the "friction".

EDIT: Here's a photo of my setup, as per request:

Cubasis 3 daw displayed on the left via DisplayLink USB-to-HDMI adapter and app (basically wired casting) | LumaFusion video editor displayed natively on the right via docking station

And another:

Stunningly good and almost totally lag-free performance from an 8-watt phone chip, with help from a phone cooler

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Pay attention to the stickies coming up, we will have details about the giveaway contained there

thanks everyone

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I am writing this from DEX with external monitor. I wanted to write a long text. But Tab to enter and other things make me wonna buy laptop and use it as a desktop. Especially this tab to send thing.

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Guys just wanting to know for those really using Dex is it constantly being improved by Samsung and updated or is it at a standstill and dead as far as getting better.

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All, I have finally found the perfect USB-C Hub for Dex. It allows:

• Full Super Fast Charging 2.0 power delivery passthrough (with the "Pause USB Power Delivery" option available while gaming)
• 4k 60hz HDR output
• Surround sound output without distorting the sound
• Ethernet-in 1000 mbps
• Up to 3 additional USB devices to be connected
• All this working at the same time

My use case is to remotely connect to my PC using the Moonlight and Sunshine clients so I can game in 4k 60hz on an external screen when I'm away from home, with as little latency possible and the sound output matching whatever the speaker setup is.

To minimize the latency (to the point is basically feels like I'm playing at home on my PC) I need to have everything wired. This means the connection to the TV, to my controller, and to the internet (ethernet). And I wanted to run this using Game Booster's "Pause Power Delivery" feature so my tablet's battery (Tab S9+) doesn't heat up from use, which means I need to also have Super Fast Charging 2.0 working with all this as well.

After going through about 15 different hubs and dongles, this is what FINALLY let me run all this at the same time without issues:

• Cable Matters 8-in-1 USB C Hub DisplayPort 1.4 -
• CalDigit DisplayPort 2.0 to HDMI 2.1 Active Adapter -

Make sure the Cable Matters hub is set to USB 2.0 mode and connect it to your device, then connect that dongle to the hub, plop any highspeed HDMI into it, and bam, everything works as described above. This will not work if the hub is set to USB 3.2 mode because that drops the Super Fast Charging 2.0 and only outputs 4k 30hz.

I had Moonlight on Dex set to output 4k 60hz at a visual quality setting of 150mbps (the max it allows) with 7.1 surround sound (connected to my home theater system to test), and it worked like a champ. The video was smooth too without micro-stutter. While having the hub in USB 2.0 mode limits the ethernet to only 480 mbps instead of the full 1000, thats more than enough for me to use Moonlight with the highest quality it offers and the latency is the same between the 2 modes (did a ping/speedtest test).

HDR works as well with Samsung's approved apps. I tested this by opening the Netflix app in fullscreen and playing Across The Spiderverse, and it triggered my TV's HDR mode. I have a direct USB-C to HDMI dongle that I used to compare the image quality/HDR of this setup against (to make sure the DP to HDMI dongle wasn't doing anything funky), and it looked identical.

HDR on an external screen with Moonlight unfortunately doesn't work because Samsung stupidly made it so they have to manually whitelist apps to output HDR through Dex (HDR from Moonlight works just fine if I'm playing on my tablet screen.) Maybe there'll be a workaround one day.

But yeah, haven't seen any other posts about hubs that tick off all these checkboxes, so there ya go.

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I purchased a S9 when it was launched, and have been using it since full time. I don't have any other PC, ditched my aging laptop and macbook.

My needs are quite basic, just webbrowsing, streaming and light gaming.

Are there anyone in the same boat as me?

Whilst its not a laptop replacement (I have BT KB/Mouse) it does done most of what I need for. I do ocassionally need to use word and excel (which the android version sucks) but have gotten used to using Google Docs.

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As always, not journalists, but we're trying to be fair, and accurate. No money changes hands, and Nex doesn't have any kind of editorial ability, they'll see the review at the same time as the subreddit. They have been kind enough to provide some review samples, so here we go.

Overview of the NexDock XL

NexDock XL

The new lapdock from Nex Computer, the XL is a pretty big departure from previous models. With a larger screen, bigger battery, and new position of the trackpad, it definitely won't be mistaken for any of the other previous models.

Size comparison to NexDock 360

13.3" 360 vs 15.6" XL

The XL is definitely a bigger box, at 320 x 240 mm. It's still only 16.6mm thick

The 360 is 307 x 209mm, and just under 15mm thick.

With the lids open, it's even more apparent the differences

360 vs XL

The change in the layout of the keyboard is pretty obvious, as the trackpad slides around to the right side, and the keys are slightly more compact, but still really usable. The extra space above the keyboard contains the improved speakers, as well as the wireless charging pad.

360 vs XL

There's a bit of a change in layout of the keyboard, but the keycaps feel the same as previous editions.

The Screen

The new screen is a 15.6" 1080P IPS touchscreen running at 60hz. Originally slated for 120hz, manufacturing issues leading to big delays resulted in the choice to move ahead with a 60hz panel.

It's 300 nits, and looks very similar to the existing 360 screens, just slightly larger.

The screen is 100% sRGB color gamut, and folds completely back, tablet style. The screen will also auto-rotate (vertically) if you use the XL in tent mode.

The Welcome screen contains instructions for connecting wirelessly, as well as accessing the OSD

OSD

Like previous editions, the OSD contains the ability to toggle between inputs on the fly. You can connect to the XL via USB-C, mini-HDMI, or via Miracast. You also have toggles for charging via USB-C (the top lightning bolt) or via wireless charging (the lightning bolt in brackets).

You can tab to the 2nd page of the OSD to tweak the color space

The Keyboard

With the trackpad moving over to the right, the keyboard is new

XL Keyboard

The keyboard is backlit, and defaults to the fn keys (excel warriors rejoice). The layout has slightly cramped Arrow keys, and the home/pgup/pgdn/end keys are now fn+, rather than dedicated, like the 360's keyboard

ND360's keyboard. Full size arrow keys, and a row for page up/down, end/home

Overall the keycaps feel the exact same as the previous editions, decent travel, not too clicky, but a good tactile experience. They're not "premium" by any means, but offer a really solid typing experience.

The Trackpad

This one is a bit difficult to quantify. As in previous editions, the trackpad is "fine" when you're intending to use the trackpad. The new taller version on the right side, is hinged from the top. Basically, the bottom clicks, but the top half doesn't.

I've found all the nexdock trackpads to be reasonably accurate, the issue has always been that the palm rejection was either non-existent, or very very rudimentary (locking out the trackpad when keys are pressed).

Moving the trackpad completely out of the path of a typist solves that problem. No more phantom touches, no more jittery mouse pointer. Your muscle memory will hate you at first, but once you get your mindset wrapped around thinking of it like taking your hand off to grab a mouse, it gets much easier. Lefties will probably not love it though.

So overall, I think it's a decent solution, without over complicating things. I wish it was a nice as the trackpad on my surface pro typecover, but it is what it is.

It's eminently usable, and I think once you're overcome muscle memory, it's not bad at all.

The Ports

In a change from previous versions, the charging USB-C port has migrated to the left side of the chassis, with the regular USB-C port, and mini-HDMI ports all clustered near the hinge.

The ports are well marked

The right side now features a full size USB-A port, a 3.5mm headset jack, a microSD card reader, and a flush mounted power button

headphone jack!

The Charging place on the keyboard deck

As I'm writing this, I'm realizing that I have no idea if they have an official name for the charging spot. I keep wanting to call it a chin, like the NexPad, but this more of a forehead, and that just sounds wrong. Suggestions?

XL features a wireless charging spot on the keyboard deck

So one of the big features of the XL is the ability to wirelessly charge your phone while using it wirelessly (miracast to the screen, bluetooth for the touch, keyboard and trackpad).

There are magnets embedded below, to help keep your phone in place. The box does contain a stick on magnetic ring to attach to your phone/case, but it was a bit too thick to play nice with my otterbox.

Placing my phone (s21u) on the charging spot resulted in pretty decent results

wirelessly charging

Really pretty decent results. Actually, wireless charging was actually better than wired charging

USB-C charging

Speaking of batteries

XL Battery

The XL features a 49Wh battery (11.4v, 4,300 mAh). This is slightly larger than the battery in the 360, which is 44Wh (7.6v, 5800mAh)

I've been testing the battery by leaving the lapdock running at Full Brightness, Half Volume, and playing the Samsung TV 80's music channel non-stop.

I was consistently getting over 6 hours run time, with somewhere between 7% and 9% left before calling it a night.

This isn't a HUGE increase from the 360, but it's 30-40 mins more on average

This was with the phone connected via USB-C, device charging/wireless charging off

It will charge your buds too

Was happy to see that I could charge my Samsung Buds2 via wireless as well. The Watches were a no go, but I'm not sure I've ever got them to charge on anything other than the provided charger anyway.

Speakers

The XL speakers are much better than the 360. They're 4x 2W speakers this time around, rather than 4x 1W speakers. There is still no real bass, and you're not going to be blasting tunes out of this thing, but for watching youtube, or work presentations, they're really usable. Much moreso than previous incarnations.

You'll still be wanting a headset for music, but in a small office, you can definitely watch some netflix and be fine.

Like previous Nexdocks, the XL will come with a 45w PD charger, with a 6 foot usb-c cable

You'll also get a 20cm flat USB-C cable to connect your phone/device, as well as a 1m mini-HDMI cable

CONCLUSION

Ok, so I'm going to go at this 2 ways, first, as your first device, and secondly, as potentially an upgrade from a previous lapdock

If you're choosing your first lapdock, amongst the half dozen or so out there, the XL does offer a couple of reasons to choose it. It's the largest, 360* hinged lapdock available.

It offers wireless charging of the phone, and if the magnetic ring works on your case, offers a good solution of just where you keep your phone when using the lapdock.

Upgrading:

If you've already got a lapdock, like the ND360, there's perhaps not nearly as much incentive to upgrade...

The loss of the 120hz panel, and final battery being only slightly larger, when it was intended to be a significant upgade, is a bit of a downer.. The XL does have a bigger screen, and better speakers, but it might be a tough sell for j...

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Mine arrived today

This is a quick, down and dirty first look at the device, while the full review will be up probably end of the weekend, or early next week

First blush, it looks exactly like the previous ND 360

Open it up, and nope, new keyboard layout

Aside from the size difference, the keyboard and trackpad layout is really quite different. More details on it in the full review.

The position of the trackpad is definitely different, and I think muscle memory will fight me for awhile, but the trackpad itself is pretty nice to use. The top is solid, while the bottom clicks. it's fairly accurate while using it, and it completely eliminates the issues of the phantom touch that older lapdocks generally suffer from.

It's going to take a fair bit of use to see if this layout grows on me or not, but it's really not that different from lifting your right hand to access a mouse....it's just a trackpad instead

Wired or Wireless, your choice

Like the previous incarnation, the 360, the XL offers USB-C input, a mini HDMI input, as well as miracast connection. The big gap between the keyboard and screen contains a wireless charging station for your phone (if you're using it wirelessly of course).

Via the OSD, you do have the option to toggle wireless and wired charging on/off (and separately) which is pretty nice. I'll have to test to see what other devices it will play nice with (I really want it to be watches, but I'm betting that it won't work with watches.) Hopefully samsung buds will charge.

Ports mostly remain the same, the big difference to me, is that the Power cord (usb-c) has now moved to the left side, and the right side now contains a full size USB-A port, rather than the usb-c that the 360 had. I'm a little indifferent to this, as tons of folks complained the last iteration only had C and no A, but it also feels like I'm almost 100% completely usb-c cables now (except my watch of course, so maybe this is great afterall)

anyways

that's the quick and dirty early sneak peak at the XL, full review to come

Overall first impressions are positive, we'll see where the deep dive, and heads up comparison to the 360 take us though

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I've been a personal iPhone user for a long time. I'm a simple smartphone user -- texting, calling and media browsing. The iPhone is simple and iMessage/Facetime are the best communication apps IMO. I never cared about the "customization" that most Android diehards went on about. I got to choose between an iPhone and a Samsung as my work phone and went with the Samsung out of curiosity. I've had this phone for months and couldn't find anything interesting about it. THEN... one day, I decided to explore the phone's features again. And that's when I stumbled upon Dex...

Why is no one screaming to the rooftops about this feature? I even texted a friend who has one to ask about it and they didn't discover the feature until 6 months ago. They have never had an iPhone. Using your phone to have a desktop-like experience wirelessly or plugged into an external monitor is NUTS. If someone had told me about the flexibility of Android phones with features like this, I would have considered switching a long time ago! Is it only Samsung that offers features like this?

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I don't get it. This thing is game changing. There is a BIG market right now for various emulator boxes for your tv. But for less than 20 bucks, I can turn my phone into one. And there's quite a bit of new mainstream games, like dead cells, for instance.

Virtually nobody knows about this. I carry a cord and controller in my fanny pack and everyone is surprised and just amazed. Heck, I'm shocked at the number of people who don't even know about screencasing at all.

Why the heck isn't samsung singing from the rooftops about this? As I said, this is absolutely game changing. This would definately sell phones.

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As always, we're not professional journalists, but we try our best to be accurate, and fair in our reviews. We do look at all reviews with a DeX-centric perspective, so there will be times where we focus on certain aspects, and ignore others, but the goal is to provide our community with meaningful, useful information.

As always, no money has changed hands, the company does not see the review before hand, nor has any input on the content of the review. We do communicate with the company about specific details, or if we encounter issues. pre-amble over, let's get down to the review

ProtoArc XKM01 Tri-Fold Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse Combo

ProtoArc supplied image

ProtoArc was nice enough to send over their folding keyboard and travel mouse combo for review, after it had come up in several conversations here at r/samsungdex over the last few weeks.

The kit can be had in 4 colours, Blue&Black, Space Grey, Silver White, and Black.

Contained inside the box, was a very nice travel case

Travel Case very similar to what you get with the Steam Deck

Inside the case is the Space Grey keyboard, mouse, a usb-A to usb-C cable, as well as a tiny folding phone/tablet stand. (and the documentation that no one reads)

contents of the travel case. tri-fold keyboard, mouse, usb-c charging cable and folding phone/tablet stand

TRI-FOLD KEYBOARD

When folded, the Tri-Fold keyboard is ~215mm x ~120mm and about ~21mm thick (that's about 8.5" x 4.75" and 3/4" thick)

When folded, the backsides of the keyboard are very...squishy. Not quite alarmingly flexy, but pretty close. Thankfully, when traveling it will live in the very nice, solid, case. Unfolded, the top deck is MUCH more rigid, thankfully. Speaking of which:

Tri-Fold unfolded

The keyboard when unfolded is ~385mm x 120mm and 12mm thick. It does sit perfectly flat on the table, and there's absolutely no wobble, or jiggling to it. I've always been concerned that when you're near the hinge joints, this style of keyboard would taco inwards on you.

The keys themselves are scissor key switches. They have fairly short travel of roughly 1.3 mm. Keys are fairly quiet, sounding fairly similar to my Logitech MX Keys.

The keyboard contains a rechargeable Li-Po battery, with a capacity of 210mAh. It is unfortunately NOT backlit though. It can be charged with a usb-c cable (there is one supplied)

The keyboard is a full 105 key keyboard. The keys are square, and depress evenly. The travel is a bit shorter than I'd prefer, but it's a very decent typing experience.

The keyboard (and mouse) are both able to pair with 3 devices; 1 via the included usb-A 2.4ghz dongle, and 2x Bluetooth connections. Bluetooth 5.1 is onboard, which was nice to see.

3 pairing options, 2.4ghz and 2x Bluetooth

Because the keyboard is full size, you do get a proper numpad, and for all the excel warriors out there, I was super pleased to see that Fn lock exists!

Fn lock! Excel warriors rejoice!

What this means is that by default, the media keys are enabled (brightness up/down, volume mute/up/down, etc) but toggling Fn Lock on, you regain proper access to F1-F12. This is a giant win for productivity on the go!

I'm not a super fast typer, typically hovering in the 60-80 wpm range, and found that my typing was not affected at all by this keyboard layout.

One of my few gripes with this keyboard is that it doesn't have flip out feet. The keyboard sits perfectly flat.

Here are a couple of size comparisons with my other bluetooth keyboards; Logitech k375s and the Logitech MX Keys

Top MX Keys, Middle k375s, bottom ProtoArc Tri-fold

All 3 keyboards are able to do 3x pairings.

Comparing the 3 is a little bit apples to oranges, but we'll give it a go.

The k375s is fairly similar to the protoarc. Both offer triple device connection, bluetooth and 2.4ghz via a dongle.

Neither keyboard is backlit, and the k375 is larger. The typing experience on the k375s is a little bit better, as you can adjust the angle via flip out feet, but it's not a huge difference.

The ProtoArc obviously packs and travels much better, as it folds, takes up less space, and weighs less. The k375 weighs around 680g, while the ProtoArc is 300g

The k375s is also slightly cheaper than the ProtoArc.

MX Keys is backlit

Comparing the ProtoArc to the MX Keys is not really fair, they're completely different devices, if similar sizes.

The MX Keys is a premium keyboard (with a premium price point), backlit, and sits at a nice typing angle. Much better feeling keys, better travel, and did I mention it was backlit?

That being said, it's more than double the cost, 4x the weight (1200g v 300g) and you're very very unlikely to jam it into a backpack and travel with it. It's better in every way, except for the entire reason the ProtoArc exists, portability

All 3 keyboards have roughly the same timeout from lack of use, and also wakeup roughly as fast. Switching pairings is a single keypress on all 3, and seems to work roughly the same.

All 3 are good typing experiences, but the ProtoArc is miles ahead in packability.

ProtoArc Travel mouse

Mouse

Also included in the bundle, is the ProtoArc Travel mouse. It's a small, fairly flat and unremarkable mouse. It has a 300mAh Li-Po battery, and is rechargeable via usb-c.

It has 2 buttons, as well as the middle scroll wheel. Like the keyboard, it's also able to pair with 3 devices, 1x 2.4ghz dongle, and 2x Bluetooth (5.1 again). There's also a DPI toggle beside the wheel (the orange button). DPI can be tiggled between 1000-1600-2400. The button to swap pairings is on the bottom of the mouse, similar to the other mice I have with this functionality.

pairings button

Smartly, ProtoArc houses the 2.4ghz dongle under what I originally assumed was a battery cover.

2.4ghz dongle, used for keyboard AND mouse

The mouse is fairly light, weighing in at 69g

Just to give a better size comparison:

MX Vertical - MX Master 2s, Arc Mouse, ProtoArc mouse

MX Vertical - MX Master 2s, Arc Mouse, ProtoArc mouse

Arc Mouse Flattened for travel - ProtoArc Mouse

Arc Mouse Flattened for travel - ProtoArc Mouse

Arc mouse ready for using - ProtoArc Mouse

So as you can clearly see, the ProtoArc Mouse is very small, light and most of all, packable.

I'd not choose it for a daily driver, but it's very accurate, light, and as a travel mouse, really pretty alright.

Conclusion

The ProtoArc Tri-fold keyboard is a pretty great travel keyboard. I really appreciated the full 105 key keyboard, and how solid it felt, once unfolded and set on a solid surface. I do wish that it was backlit, but that's a bit of a minor quibble as I don't really spend a lot of time looking at the keys anymore. I also wish it had fold out feet, but this can solved just by adding small rubber washers/stickers/etc without impacting how it packs.

The mouse ...

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As we approach 40k subs, we've managed to secure another sponsor for a giveaway contest. It will be similar to previous 20k and 30k milestones, you'll need to do sort of an interactive entry, and then winners will be chosen.

expectation of winners, as in previous years, is that you'll provide a bit of a review of the prize, perhaps a before/after, details to come.

Expect it to happen probably by the end of June, as we're advancing roughly 1k subs per month here