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Samsung Dex is this. I can dock my phone and get a desktop experience. I have Visual Studio Code running now (though code-server[1]) and Ubuntu userland (via

Samsung Dex is this. I can dock my phone and get a desktop experience. I have Visual Studio Code running now (though code-server[1]) and Ubuntu userland (via Termux/Andronix). Plus all other Android apps running in detached windows. It's unfortunately not even as useful as it sounds but it is a start. I'm still at the early stages of setting it up for real work. [2] https://github.com/cdr/code-server https://github.com/cdr/code-server

ianai 7y ago
How responsive is it? Would you mind being limited to your Dex without another desktop or laptop to use?
- wvenable 7y ago
  It's definitely responsive enough; performance is not the problem. It is software availability that the biggest problem -- Android doesn't even really have a decent desktop-class text editor. But email, web browsing, games, etc is all fine; I can multitask all these things in a Dex desktop.
- SyneRyder 7y ago
  I used DeX (the non-Linux version) while my main laptop was in for repairs, and it got me through. There were even positive surprises, like discovering it supported external hard drives and some of my pro audio gear. I could connect my Focusrite Scarlett USB audio interface which is connected to my JBL 305P studio speakers. If you're able to do all your work on Android or the web, it would work. But for me there's still a ton of Windows and Mac software I need to get the job done. The other problem is DeX doesn't really work in a laptop form yet, and I like to do work from cafes a lot.
  - wvenable 7y ago
    The Samsung Tab S6 with the keyboard cover would give you DeX in a laptop form factor.
    - pjmlp 7y ago
      Better not update it to Android 10 though, as they canceled the project.
      - wvenable 7y ago
        They cancelled Linux on Dex but that's not what I'm using. Dex works fine on Android 10.
- Forgivenessizer 7y ago
  I'm using Dex right now. It's pretty good, but it has some oddities. Okay, it has numerous oddities. Running unapproved appes requires developer mode to be enabled, which means using a videogame-style cheat. I have a quite capable Linux desktop that I use minimally, and a Windows laptop I also only use minimally. My reason is simple enough, I have unlimited data on my phone, but not unlimited tethering, and I refuse to pay for the available garbage quality dsl. Dex has made me a Samsung customer for life.

ianai 7y ago

How responsive is it? Would you mind being limited to your Dex without another desktop or laptop to use?

wvenable 7y ago
It's definitely responsive enough; performance is not the problem. It is software availability that the biggest problem -- Android doesn't even really have a decent desktop-class text editor. But email, web browsing, games, etc is all fine; I can multitask all these things in a Dex desktop.
SyneRyder 7y ago
I used DeX (the non-Linux version) while my main laptop was in for repairs, and it got me through. There were even positive surprises, like discovering it supported external hard drives and some of my pro audio gear. I could connect my Focusrite Scarlett USB audio interface which is connected to my JBL 305P studio speakers. If you're able to do all your work on Android or the web, it would work. But for me there's still a ton of Windows and Mac software I need to get the job done. The other problem is DeX doesn't really work in a laptop form yet, and I like to do work from cafes a lot.
- wvenable 7y ago
  The Samsung Tab S6 with the keyboard cover would give you DeX in a laptop form factor.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    Better not update it to Android 10 though, as they canceled the project.
    - wvenable 7y ago
      They cancelled Linux on Dex but that's not what I'm using. Dex works fine on Android 10.
Forgivenessizer 7y ago
I'm using Dex right now. It's pretty good, but it has some oddities. Okay, it has numerous oddities. Running unapproved appes requires developer mode to be enabled, which means using a videogame-style cheat. I have a quite capable Linux desktop that I use minimally, and a Windows laptop I also only use minimally. My reason is simple enough, I have unlimited data on my phone, but not unlimited tethering, and I refuse to pay for the available garbage quality dsl. Dex has made me a Samsung customer for life.