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Yep, I'm currently using DeX a lot with my NexDock but mostly in anticipation of getting my Librem 5 and Phosh working better as a daily driver. This has been m

Yep, I'm currently using DeX a lot with my NexDock but mostly in anticipation of getting my Librem 5 and Phosh working better as a daily driver. This has been my dream for a long time, and it finally feels so close. A few things: - Having to dig out a cable to dock to the NexDock each time is a bit cumbersome. I have a small one but it's still one more thing to manage/keep with the dock. A mounting arm on the lapdock with something like Apple's MagSafe (wireless charging+NFC to initiate a Miracast connection) would be very nice - The available lapdocks right now... aren't great. The one with the best touchpad I've found is the Elite x3 lapdock, but Samsung phones don't seem to be compatible with it. Works with my PinePhone though, so it's the one I hope I'll be able to use with the Librem 5. (This is something I expect would be improved if lapdocks gained popularity) That aside, though... connecting my phone to a dock and using it as my computer feels super futuristic and I'm loving it so far.

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jmiller099 6y ago
The HP Elite lapdock works well with Dex on the Note8 and Note 10. Samsung SW used to just mirror the phone display, but some Android update allowed Dex over any detected HDMI connection and has been working well since. But these days generally prefer to run Dex on Windows instead of carrying another device. Would love to see Dex on Linux happening officially. The workaround, although admirable, seemed too clunky to try [1] 1 https://www.technipages.com/android-accessing-samsung-dex-mode-on-linux https://www.technipages.com/android-accessing-samsung-dex-mo...
- ryukafalz 6y ago
  Ah, interesting - it doesn't work at all on my S20 which was pretty disappointing. I've heard something changed with the update to Android 10 on these. The DeX client on Windows is interesting, I tried it briefly since I still have one Windows machine lying around. I think overall I still prefer the idea of having my phone be the brains and docking to effectively dumb terminals though, provided there are high-quality docks out there I can use. That's also provided the phone/software is powerful and flexible enough though... DeX isn't that for my personal needs, but some of the upcoming Linux phones/DEs might be.
  - jmiller099 6y ago
    thanks, sounds like backwards progress

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jmiller099 6y ago

The HP Elite lapdock works well with Dex on the Note8 and Note 10. Samsung SW used to just mirror the phone display, but some Android update allowed Dex over any detected HDMI connection and has been working well since. But these days generally prefer to run Dex on Windows instead of carrying another device. Would love to see Dex on Linux happening officially. The workaround, although admirable, seemed too clunky to try [1] 1 https://www.technipages.com/android-accessing-samsung-dex-mode-on-linux https://www.technipages.com/android-accessing-samsung-dex-mo...

ryukafalz 6y ago
Ah, interesting - it doesn't work at all on my S20 which was pretty disappointing. I've heard something changed with the update to Android 10 on these. The DeX client on Windows is interesting, I tried it briefly since I still have one Windows machine lying around. I think overall I still prefer the idea of having my phone be the brains and docking to effectively dumb terminals though, provided there are high-quality docks out there I can use. That's also provided the phone/software is powerful and flexible enough though... DeX isn't that for my personal needs, but some of the upcoming Linux phones/DEs might be.
- jmiller099 6y ago
  thanks, sounds like backwards progress