I absolutely despise this DeX update. Seriously, the only reason I chose to upgrade to myself to the S25 Ultra was to use DeX.
Current gripes:
Why are the desktop icons pushed inwards from the edge of the screen? When I try to rearrange, it shows the grid to align them and the grid doesn't extend to the edge of the display like previous. It's almost an icon's width in from the edge.
Why did the search button and app menu buttons get centered on the taskbar? And why can't I move them to the left with the Back, Home, and Recent Apps buttons? It's more of a "phone interface" than a desktop interface.
Where's the "start menu" that DeX had? It's just the centered app menu. No option to lock screen or exit DeX. This feels like the Windows 8 trickery Microsoft pulled.
Seems like more than a few options have gotten removed from the DeX Settings page.
Message notifications aren't popping up in the lower right like they used to and I don't see any options in the notification settings for DeX.
The two biggest pluses I've seen are:
Chrome hasn't crashed yet (a problem since the early Sept update) as it appears to be the desktop version while in DeX mode which I do really like.
The Back, Home, and Recent Apps buttons mirror the order that I have them on my phone (I'm a lefty, so the back button on the left helps and my minor OCD twinged when it wasn't reflected on the desktop previously.) Hardly a justification for celebration.
I get it that it's now based off the Google's Desktop Mode, but shoot, there has to be more customizability than this. It seems like there's more phone/tablet interfacing than desktop, which I had thought was DeX's whole spiel. Honestly, I'm the last person to embrace changes openly, but when they happen I tend not to complain and learn the changes. This has me complaining.
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Looking to vent, give feedback, and try to push to Devs about disdain, im which they likely won't care about. Already tried the Send Feedback option and this is what I received:
"Thank you for using Samsung Members App.
Please replicate and send separate error report for each issue We also need to get more information such as detailed steps taken to reproduce the issue, Any specific conditions/settings of your device is in when the issue is experienced. If you can also share screenshots of the issue/error or video recording of the issue as it happens so our Developers can analyze the issue properly.
We appreciate your business."
Seems kinda canned. And how exactly am I to screen record the difference in versions when rolling back isn't a decent option?
I was also unimpressed. I was actually VERY upset at first. I had been using Dex on a 24" TV with a resolution of 1366x768. I would get a "resolution not supported" notification, but it worked just fine.
After the update, all of the edges of the desktop were missing! I could try to blindly click things with the mouse & mostly miss. And, there wasn't a change in DEX settings on my phone that made it better.
I happened to remember an app I used for unsupported Desktop mode on my old OnePlus running android 11, Second Screen. Then remembered it required Root permissions. BUT, they had updated the app to be compatible with Shizuku! Not the most convenient scenario.v And I wasn't very optimistic it was going to even help. But, I got it working quickly & set up SS for my resolution & tested. It worked!
I also noticed that there's no "force desktop" option in developer settings now...just an FYI.
Dex was continuing to improve by leaps and bounds and significantly refined the UI and overall "desktop PC" experience; combined with a Microsoft 365 subscription, a decent USB hub with Ethernet and HDMI ports, and a solid keyboard and mouse/trackpad/trackball (whatever your preference is), it had truly become a viable PC replacement. This honestly feels like a huge step backwards, and my Dex setup has been collecting dust since somewhere around when the OneUI Beta 3 update for my S25U became available.
Apologies for "hijacking" your thread, but seeing your post (and it's not the first one) finally triggered my own need to vent about this.
Especially because one of my main reasons for upgrading to the S25U was specifically to utilize the new, stupidly powerful custom SOC with Dex.
The best, most visible example of DeX changing things for the worse, at least for me - besides the visual changes you're listing here of course! - is this visual glitch with Whale Trail Frenzy, one of my favorite games (the only one I keep on my phone for now!) wherein everything is squished inward. Seems like the horizontal resolution is reduced significantly without scaling or stretching (neither of which is desirable, but neither is this reduction either! Heh), and it doesn't take up the whole screen anymore. That's a bummer, and I hope it's fixed, along with all the other things, soon.
For me this new dex with one ui 8 ruined my experience
The only reason I bought a Samsung tablet was to use it in classic dex mode, the fact that samsung has now locked that away behind a mandatory connection to another monitor is absurd, and def makes me question buying another samsung product in the future.
its so simple guys , give people the option to use old dex until google gets their act together and makes a proper desktop mode. This update to dex feels like the most anti-consumer move you could have made , shipping an inferior half baked product.
