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Google is building its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode

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442 points logic_node | 1 comments | 13 May 25 14:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | source
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moolcool ◴[13 May 25 14:55 UTC] No.43973658[source]▶
> Google Is Catching Up to Samsung DeX

Does anyone use DeX?

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ewoodrich ◴[13 May 25 18:21 UTC] No.43976027[source]▶
I use what I call “pseudo DeX” on my Galaxy Tab S8+ constantly. It’s basically the entire DeX laptop like UI without the requirement to use an external monitor (there’s an actual name for it I can’t remember).

It’s what Stage Manager on iPads should have been: a regular, boring laptop mode to make multitasking on a large tablet screen usable without Apple unnecessarily trying to put their own unique spin on it.

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1. longtimelistnr ◴[13 May 25 18:43 UTC] No.43976235[source]▶
Funny you mention stage manager, i remember the absolute online letdown/meltdown that happened when it didn't ship with the iPadOS version it was scheduled to. The other day i encountered the button for it and completely forgot it existed, but after launching it, I remembered how useless it is.