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      11-05-2020, 03:28 AM   #1
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Lightbulb An alternative to Android Screen Mirroring: Samsung DEX

Yesterday, by chance, I've found that ID6 supports Samsung Dex function

Since we can not receive an Android Auto update, for Samsung Users, DEX seems a better alternative than Screen Mirroring since it gives you more privacy and doesn't mirror all content on your phone's screen

However, as opposed to screen mirroring Dex supports input devices of connected device, but iDrive controllers and touch screen didn't work in the car Has anyone tried this function? If controllers works with Dex I will be less sad about not receiving the Android Auto update

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That looks interesting. Can you give us a little more detail about how you connect your DEX tablet to the car? Then we can work on optimising it
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That looks interesting. Can you give us a little more detail about how you connect your DEX tablet to the car? Then we can work on optimising it
Actually it was on my phone and all I did was clicking on the Dex icon on the status bar and it found the car automatically and connected iDrive screen showed a Samsung Dex animation and then the desktop of Dex

But my phone was previously saved on iDrive before with a screen Mirroring device

Today I've tried it again but none of the controls (screen touch, idrive joystick roll, touchpad nothing) If somehow car controls, especially the touch function of the screen or touchpad on the idrive joystick may be made to work on Dex that would be awesome and will definitely beat the Android Auto
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Actually it was on my phone and all I did was clicking on the Dex icon on the status bar and it found the car automatically and connected iDrive screen showed a Samsung Dex animation and then the desktop of Dex

But my phone was previously saved on iDrive before with a screen Mirroring device

Today I've tried it again but none of the controls (screen touch, idrive joystick roll, touchpad nothing) If somehow car controls, especially the touch function of the screen or touchpad on the idrive joystick may be made to work on Dex that would be awesome and will definitely beat the Android Auto
I'll give it a go with my tablet and report back
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I'll give it a go with my tablet and report back
That would be great. Also please check if it shows fullscreen. Like the screen mirroring it doesn't show full screen and there is a considerable empty areas on the either side of the screen
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Tried it out this afternoon and no go. I was only able to try with Bluetooth and although the tablet connected via Bluetooth I think as a minimum you would need a wireless connection for dex to work and I don't have an on board wireless hot spot.
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Tried it out this afternoon and no go. I was only able to try with Bluetooth and although the tablet connected via Bluetooth I think as a minimum you would need a wireless connection for dex to work and I don't have an on board wireless hot spot.
As long as I know all iDrive units have a wireless hardware (except antenna) and they are deactivated as default. My car didn't have a Wireless Hotspot function but I've activated it with coding It's easy


I started to love DeX, you can watch TV and NetFlix at the same time

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