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The original was posted on /r/samsungdex by /u/ResistFirm2059 on 2025-05-12 03:22:41+00:00.

I’m a long-time Samsung power user and a huge fan of DeX (and the bluetooth s-pen functionality that I use as an actor for self-tapes and portraits). Or at least, I was (a fan).

After removing the bluetooth functionality of the s-pen with the S25 Ultra, now, with the update to One UI 7, Samsung has removed one of the most critical features from DeX: the ability to force apps to run in their native resolution (previously under DeX Labs). This was the only way many non-optimized apps could still be usable in a desktop-like environment.

I recently purchased Audio Evolution Mobile, a professional DAW, specifically to use it in DeX mode with my Galaxy S24 Ultra. But thanks to Samsung’s changes, the app is now completely unusable. The UI scales horribly on large screens, fonts are broken, and there’s no system-level override anymore. The developer admitted the issue but offered no fix—and I can’t blame them when Samsung removed the only tool that helped users work around this kind of thing.

I wrote the dev team and they don’t care or seem motivated to adjust. And Samsung one would think, wants the business. So WHY, do they not have a simple way to force native app resolution in the windows within DEX for developers that don’t overhaul their own apps? As an example, this one forces me to only MIRROR the original app and frankly, that is not optimal (and sucks overall on large displays regardless).

We were promised a mobile-desktop hybrid. Instead, Samsung gutted the only feature that allowed DeX to be even remotely pro-level.

If Google is working on its own desktop interface, and if Apple continues closing the workflow loop, then why is Samsung falling behind?

Bring back resolution control in DeX. Don’t let DeX die because of internal neglect.

Anyone else frustrated by this?