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It's important to note that this does not affect Samsung's broader DeX platform, which lets you turn your phone into a desktop PC-like environment. This change only affects the De

Back in 2017, Samsung released the first showing of DeX (short for “desktop experience”) that allowed high-end Samsung Galaxy phones to plug into a special dock and be used like a desktop PC. In 2019, the dock was eliminated, and in 2020, wireless DeX came out — on Windows, Samsung DeX could be accessed via the DeX app.

Samsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update will no longer support the DeX app on Windows. A footnote on Samsung’s UK site, spotted by Android Authority, reveals the DeX PC app “will end support from One UI 7 version,

Samsung is pulling the plug on its DeX for PC app, which allowed users of recent Galaxy phones to access their phones from their PCs. The company invites users to switch to Microsoft's similar Phone Link app.

While details of Samsung’s One UI 7 are largely under wraps, an update on Samsung’s UK website has revealed that the DeX app for Windows is being discontinued. DeX allows Galaxy phone owners to project their device’s screen onto a PC window.

One UI 7 is, according to Samsung, likely to come sometime early next year. That timeframe has been delayed significantly from the original release timeline. Whenever that One UI 7 release happens, the DeX Windows app will no longer be supported, though DeX capabilities will remain. That includes connecting peripherals to a Galaxy phone.

The Samsung DeX Windows app will no longer be supported on Samsung phones with the upcoming OneUI 7 update. DeX for Windows enabled the ability to turn any Windows PC into a DeX device, powered by your Samsung smartphone.