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.
โI was planning to buy the Samsung Tab S10 FE Plus, but I changed my mind because of the new DeX interface. The previous (classic) DeX offered a much more PC-like experience. Will the old style DeX return, or will you bring back its missing features?โ
Yeah!Dex was the main reason to buy sam tablets but now with this update it's gone. Why samsung why??? Why kill your own fanbase. And I will make sure I never buy sam product ever again unless they bring classic Dex back.
Thank you for the heads-up on this - though not for me, as Verizon has apparently shaped up in the last... gotta be half-year or so, and not forcing apps to be installed with the updates. Of course, when it HAS happened, I've deleted them instantly, as everyone should! ๐
