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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] kirilk:
This works! Thank you!

Any clues how to add more layouts for a language or use layouts from Google or Swiftkey keyboards?

There is Bulgarian (BDS)and I really want Bulgarian Phonetic. Back in the days of Windows one had to add some keyboard layout file in some of the system folders....

PS Just read the thread. I guess pushing Samsung is one venue and then using remapipng software meanwhile.

PSS "External Keyboard helper" cannot be activated while docked to Dex it seems.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] kbarni:
Touchscreen on phone in Dex mode?

I just came upon this video review of the Dex station. The reviewer demonstrates the phone working as a touchpad in Dex mode: https://youtu.be/9wruDqpcBgI?t=10m35s

I can't make this work (if I disconnect the mouse I get the message " Please connect a mouse to use Dex", no touchscreen) and I didn't found any other mention about this feature (in other reviews, tips and tricks articles...).

Did someone manage to make this work?

The video was published on May 8, so it's not a super-recent thing. (I even wonder if he didn't get a preproduction S8 with some beta firmware?)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] maxnik1:
Yes, there is no Bulgarian phonetic support yet in Android. I had this problem with my previous phones, so I think it is an android bug.

My workaround is ridiculous, I use the desktop website of google translate, when you choose Bulgarian, in the left bottom corner, next to the microphone icon, there is a dropdown menu for keyboard layout, you can choose Bulgarian phonetic. Everything you write in the text box will be Cyrillic letters, then I just copy and paste. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] sidneysides2000:
Phone crashes when ringing when removed from Dex

If my phone rings whilst in the dock I see the notification on the screen. If i remove the phone to answer it, it can do one of 3 things:

The ringtone stutters for ages and the phone is unresponsive

The phone takes so long to go make to normal phone mode that I miss the call

The phone crashes and reboots

It is pretty annoying as I'm leaving my Phone in the dock all day at work. I don't want to have a bluetooth earpiece in at work so this is not an option!

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Click answer in DeX mode and then remove the phone from the DeX station.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] sidneysides2000:
Yes - this worked fine, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Reecious:
--- serious lag ---

Hey guys, I've experienced some serious lag when using the dex. Everytime I swap between apps, my entire OS freezes, doesn't matter what app it is. Happens everytime, After restart, Cache clear in boot + app clear + Removing Rogue apps... I simply just can't find the cause. Using an App is fairly good, theres no issue at all, it's just the constant changing causes the entire OS to hang.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] IMMORTALKING69:
When the hell are we getting 4k support? Don't know what happened but I lost the option to play sound through my TV. Now I have to use BT to play through sound bar. Anyone experience this?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
*DeX Hub UPDATE*

Launch multiple instances of apps (which work with multiple instances).

Just press 'Meta+Alt+D' to launch another instance of the app in focus!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] sandman997:
How do you update the DeX hub
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Through the Google play store.

I posted the info on here as I know that a few of us wanted better multiple instance support for apps such as the calculator.

Also note, the calculator key combo and keyboard hotkeys also now launch the calculator in multiple instances. And if your preferred file browser supports multiple instances then the key combos/hotkeys now support multi instance launching (the stock Samsung file explorer is fine without this, but others need to be explicitly called by a multi instance launch command).

Though my choice of file browser doesn't support multi instance even when explicitly called.

Other features have been added too, but I think that one is something that XDA users have spoken about before! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] thunderbirdtr:
I tried to open "Samsung Internet" It didn't work in when click but interestingly when I plug off from Dex and plug back in and It started 4 instance when I unlock the screen. It has some delay for unknown reason also I noticed some weird keyboard problem when I press any key on text input It press multiple times like 3-4 or sometimes 10-15
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
That is a problem with DeX not DeX Hub.

From time to time, DeX seems to have this problem which forces key presses to repeat multiple times.

The only workaround that Ihave found for that was just to restart my phone.

Hopefully, Samsung will fix this in a future DeX update....

If DeX Hub tries to launch multiple instances in a short space of time (a few milliseconds) you will experience an issue where the app won't give you the desired effect, this is a side effect of the DeX firmware bug which causes you device to respond to one key press as multiple keypresses within a few milliseconds, but as Isay, this is a Samsung issue, not a DeX Hub issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] thunderbirdtr:
You're right about keyboard problem. I fixed twice when I disabled "developer options" from phone settings not the one from "Dex Options ".

Also somehow I have a shortcut of your "Dex" menu in my desktop and when I double click It opens and I can select "app" want to run for open multiple instance but not is working. Such as "Chrome" ( back to focus first Chrome app instance) , "File Manager", "Calculator" , "Adobe Reader" , etc. I can list more app but looks like "multiple instance" has to issue because "Dex Firmware" maybe because I can't even run "multiple google play store" but you did on picture.

I restarted the phone and I fixed the keyboard problem (maybe that was the issue but It wasn't) and still I can't open "multiple play store" or some other apps. SO is it require "enhanced mode" you made on the menu?

Edit : I added picture for showing that "shortcut" menu .
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
The alternative start menu hasn't been updated to support multi instance yet, but the keyboard shortcut should work fine.

I will look into adding support for multi instance from the start menu when I have the time.

*UPDATE*

[MENTION=3060570]thunderbirdtr[/MENTION]

I've added multi-instance launching to the alternative start menu.

Though the Play Store only works with the key combo's... The alternative start menu just brings the app to the front.

I'm not quite sure why as it uses the same code as all of the other apps to launch it, and the calculator launches multiple instances fine with this new code in the alternative start menu...

I hope that you like the changes!

p.s. I've also added a quick pop-up on first run to inform people of why there is a divider on some buttons.

Unfortunately, I assumed that by now everyone would be familiar with vertical dividers in apps, but it seems that some don't quite get it yet, so I've added a note this for those users.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Cyclops1055:
I just found another Dex station replacement by SMOS on amazon: SMOS Dex Station
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] fredamsouza:
Working adapter on AliExpress

I can confirm Melopow M002 adapter sold in AliExpress works flawlessly with Samsung DeX with no need for rooting.

Link: https://aliexpress.com/item/USB-3-1...Swith-Samsung-S8-DEX-PC-Mode/32828831706.html
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Cyclops1055:
Someone made a Samsung Dex laptop, check it out
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Yeah [MENTION=8449074]kreal[/MENTION] shared it in this thread back in August.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/accessories/samsung-dex-t3593828/post73438941#post73438941
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] maxnik1:
One more confirmation. I've got mine today. Works perfectly. It was delivered in 15 days. It costed me around 26 Euros. It is compact and no power adapter is required to run DeX.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
So, now (surprisingly after nearly two months) several websites are reporting [MENTION=8449074]kreal[/MENTION]'s work on the DeX laptop.

I would like to think that Samsung may recognise that there is significant interest in a technology like that. So Samsung should invest the time and effort to produce something like that!

Thanks [MENTION=8449074]kreal[/MENTION] for creating interest in something like that!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] forcedv:
Someone on Ali mentioned that connecting a USB hub doesn't work.

Have you had any luck connecting a USB hub?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
I can confirm that I have one and it doesn't work with my usb hubs.

I think that the C-force adapter is still my preferred choice as it has 3 USB 3.0 ports on there and its portable and doesn't require an additional power source to use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] maxnik1:
Today at work I've been using a cheap 4-port USB hub that I usually use and it works fine for me. I haven't tested it extensively, but I've connected 2 different mice on it and they work perfectly. The hub itself has a LED indicator that lights on when connected to the adapter.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] forcedv:
Link please if you have one
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dorsefrith:
Hello guys.

Today I received my dex and I am so happy that this community brings so many solutions to most of the problems I face. I have purchased Dex Hub pro version(awesome job!!) but I did not solve one problem.

I would like to play Clash of Clans on dex but pinch zoom does not work in this game and when I start the game I see it on max zoom so it is impossible to play that way.

Tried both combination ctr +/- and ctr+alt +/-

If someone could find solution to this problem I would be greateful.

Best Regards.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] maxnik1:
I don't, it is very old (maybe 6-7 years old) hub by Canyon. It is USB 2.0 btw.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] forcedv:
Thanks for the info.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] L0SW0LF0S:
Hi all.

I got my 400 GByte Sandisk SD card yesterday and I've been using it since. It works well and fast. You can use 366 GByte of them (not phone related, same space at a computer). DeX has no problem with it either. Could not see any disadvantages yet. I will tell you here whenever anthing unforeseen happens.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Diaconescu_Tiberiu:
Sorry to bother with nonsense but there's soemthing i dont understand about the original Dex: do we have to use the charger for it to open the Dex UI? Does the phone require power? Can the Dex be tricked somehow and not charge?

I see also some swear by some Chinese hubs sold on Aliexpres...did you guys root?

Is there any possibility that Samsung pushes some update ans render those hubs useless? I'm guessing they will put up some fight and not give up on using Dex exclusively
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] HiGreen:
Is there a way to make app windows stay always on top, like in Windows? I have this streaming app, Viaplay, that immediatly pauses/returns to menu when I make another app active. I want to be able to have a window with sports on while multitasking in other apps. Possible?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Thats just a bad app using the older activity lifecycle model which pauses it when you click outside the app, though any modern app should be programmed to always stay active whilst visible.

[MENTION=6728168]Diaconescu_Tiberiu[/MENTION]:

The C-Force adapter is my favorite because you don't need root, you dont need to charge when using dex, it has 3 USB 3.0 ports and it is incredibly portable!

If you want a perfect all round DeX adapter, then I suggest that you go for the DeX (Not Switch) optimised C-Force adapter!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] aartvv:
Since the last software update(yesterday) the dots at the bottom of the screen to open notifications are gone from my dex homescreen. Anybody else who has the same problem?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Are you using S8 or N8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] aartvv:
S8+

---------- Post added at 08:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:53 AM ----------

I am using a S8+

---------- Post added at 08:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 AM ----------

I am usibg a S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Oh OK, mine hasn't been updated yet.

But for now just press 'Meta+N' to bring up the notifications.

By the way, do you know what version of DeX Home you are running?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] maxnik1:
The dots are visible when status area is colapsed and when there is more than one notification shown.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] aartvv:
Yes i see it now thanks.Thought it was different first.

---------- Post added at 09:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 AM ----------

Version 2.2.14
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Interesting... So they've updated the S8 from 2.2.13, but it still isn't the same as the one on the N8
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] aartvv:
I'm not so happy with the update.Lots of crashes of the dex interface.Didn't hat those problems before...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
I'm wondering if that is because part of the newer DeX framework is designed for the upcoming release (from the N8 - which requires the Android 7.1.1 release). And because the GS8 still runs Android 7.0, some parts of the framework are causing DeX to crash.

*NEWS UPDATE*

According to reports, Huawei is looking to launch their next flagship with a "DeX-Like" PC mode on October 16th.

Maybe this will pressure Samsung to give DeX more attention than it currently gets from them.

Of course DeX is already good, but there is still some room for improvement, and those improvements aren't quite arriving very often...

I mean, the Note 8 has had it's final release version of DeX (2.3.x.x) for nearly a month now, and yet, the S8 is still using older versions...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] kbarni:
I agree. I hope the Oreo update will bring a new Dex version. Of course, this means that Samsung needs to keep invested in developing Dex.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dorsefrith:
I have just show dex to my Boss. He was very excited about it. We were thinking to switch from PC to Chrome book but now when he saw dex he is thinking to start some proof of concept.

200 people in one of our departament will receive 200 S8 phones with dex to work.

Only phones + dex + keyboard + mouse. Connect it to our network /Terminal Server if needed but mainly work on EasyMail and Google sheets.

You earn a lot of cash since you do not need pc/windows/office licences.

If it will work maybe my company will switch to dex in 100% :P(around of 20 000 employees in my country only ;))
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] alhart345:
Always on the search for a better email client, would you send a link to Easymail and any thoughts about it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dorsefrith:
It is just a paid gmail. It gives you better user management and can be linked with ldap.

For the users it is nothing more than gmail, they want see the difference but for email admins it is better and easier to manage. I will ask our mail admins for more details if you are interested.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Motawa88:
I tried dex max and dex hub and enabled dev mode but not all games can run in fullscreen. Is that right? KOTOR and Crazy Taxi for example dont work.Is there a waz to force it?Maybe with root?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
After speaking via email, he confirmed that it was simply that he needed to launch from the game launcher in fullscreen as he has a Note 8 with the newer DeX version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] alhart345:
Oh, no thanks. Whilst the Samsung email client is OK, I am hoping we will get a client that takes advantage of Dex, has 3 panes etc. Mostly I access email through the browser for this reason.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Admeria:
Hi Guys,

How the hell, I can run the Microsoft Remote Desktop in full screen using Samsung DEX.

I digged the google and many forums, the only what I have learnt was... "to use DEX MAX". Ok, I installed it, however it does not work, as after changing manifest in expert mode, uninstalling the application, the reinstalling is interrupted with some weird notification.

Could you help me with this issue?

I'm not native English speaker, so apologies if my grammar is poor, or other errors found.

Cheers,

PiKe
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dorsefrith:
Hi,

I did it with Dex Max without any problems. There is a tutorial on youtube somewhere and I just followed it. What kind of notification you receive? Maybe we can find solution if we know more about it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Admeria:
thx for quick reply. I'll let you know later on when I'll be at my home desk where I got my dex station.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
You don't need to modify the apk in DeX MAX, just follow the DeX Hub guide to enable true window mode. Also, go into Androids developer settings and at the bottom enable 'Force activities to be resizable'
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Admeria:
So I am back at my dex station and try to solve the problem, still w/o success.

I have enable installing software form unknown sources, and run DeX MAX. I was provided by the app with the notification First, uninstall the existing app. it was done sucessfully.

When after I clicked "Install the modified app" , the app gave me this notification:

DURING ANALISIS OF THE PACKAGE AN ERROR HAS OCCURED

what now?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] Admeria:
Done, and does not implicate any expected changes in MS remote desktop app.

I need to download an APK and then to install file to perform the changes in manifest file, or root my devices which make my warranty is no longer valid :rolleyes:

I am still wondering why my DEX MAX does not work properly. It looks like the app has no permission to install the new modified apk file.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dusanzk:
Could somebody tell me how multiple language inputs work with Dex?

I have a physical keyboard with English and Russian letters on the keys. Is there a keyboard switching shortcut just like in Windows or is there some other solution?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
I think that 'shift+space bar' switches the keyboard (you will see a small toast/popup notification showing you your new setting). :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dusanzk:
Hey, thanks for the reply, i hope that's how it works, it's rather important to me for my work.

I've been using a Lumia 950XL with continuum until now and over there it's the Windows key + Space. I wanna get the Dex to replace this setup.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Glad to be of any help.

p.s. I think that you will find Dex to be more effective than continuum as Dex supports multi-window functionality. Also there are tools available to get Windows apps to show on your Dex screen if you need access to any Windows apps.

Have fun with Dex! :)

*EDIT*

Check the list of keyboard shortcuts in the image below:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dusanzk:
Multi-window functionality is one of the main reasons I'm looking forward to getting and using the Dex.

When you talk about using Windows apps on Dex i assume you mean through remote desktop functionality? There's no native way to do it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
Yeah sorry...

Though there is one app for Android which is designed to run Windows/Linux in an emulator on Android without the need for any network connection, although currently it is buggy, but I can only imagine that it will be optimised for Dex very soon, as this is the kind of environment where something like that will thrive! :)

Exciting times! :D:victory::good:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dusanzk:
Thanks so much for the keyboard shortcut screenshot :) Where did you find it?

I just hope that more developers jump on the Dex train and that it is not forgotten and abandoned like Continuum, although Continuum has been pretty good all things considered.

It's a shame that there's no proper way for us to know about all the new Dex optimized apps, except maybe through the Galaxy App Store.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] SmilerOnline:
I took the screenshot from:

Settings/General Management/Language and Input/Physical keyboard/Keyboard Shortcuts

I am a little dissapointed with Samsung, because they haven't really done much to promote this feature, but this feature is the only reason I decided to end my Nexus loyalty and jump ship to the Galaxy S8.

It is such a big feature that I would like to see more people become aware of it to ensure greater adoption of the technology.

The reason that I was so confident in the S8 was that I assumed that as Samsung is a large company with a large marketing budget, they could really push for a true unified computing experience to enhance everyones digital lives.

But to be honest, this device is only officially released from today to the wider (non-pre-order) market, so maybe they will do more from now onwards to push for this to take off.

I was hoping to see this advert on the TV to make the less techy folks aware of it (and maybe even some techy folk who don't follow Samsung/Android/Mobile technology).

[YOUTUBE]R7d32JiOsso[/YOUTUBE]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Accessories] dusanzk:
I completely agree with you. If Samsung put half as much effort into developing and promoting Dex instead of Bixby it would have probably made a much bigger impact and might even find more use to people than Bixby will.

The Dex doesn't seem to be for everyone though, especially in this day when people are unfortunately even less tech savy (I don't understand how that's possible with the way technology has advanced) and a lot of people don't seem to like change, if they're used to Mac OS or Windows then i find it hard to recommend Dex to them as they either already have a laptop/desktop and (to them) the thought of having to "learn" how to do everything all over again is just not something they're willing to accept. I know that it's all very easy, to us at least, but that's just the impression i get from people i have contact with.

On a bit of a sidenote i actually witnessed a person waiting in line at a Samsung service center, for about an hour, only to ask how to properly "use" their case for a Galaxy Tab S2 :eek:

I'm not sure of the actual release date for the Dex but i know that the price in Europe is less than the official price in the USA, i keep reading that it's USD 150, however, in Austria it's around EUR 90 which is about USD 100 and it's been available for about 10 days now.

I haven't got my S8+ yet, i'm abroad right now and don't want to buy it here, as soon as i get back i'm going to buy it as well as the Dex.

I believe that Dex should have better support than continuum but as already mentioned it's all up to the developers.

I saw a video about someone testing the Dex and you can see that some games/apps don't work with Dex, they open through the Dex interface and you can see what the app is displaying but it doesn't react to the mouse clicks, this is a shame and i hope it's not the case for most unsupported apps.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyO4Hy3Qrwo[/YOUTUBE] - You can skip to about 8:20 to see him trying out the game Alto's Adventure.

Here's the link in case the video above doesn't play (it won't play for me). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyO4Hy3Qrwo

One thing I'd like to know is in which markets is the AC adapter and cable included with the Dex because in this video that i posted the link to they're included but they're apparently not included in all markets.

I'm glad there are still good people here on XDA willing to invest just a little time to help/teach others. Especially about the real features/issues/problems with our devices.