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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

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.

Users can switch to the Link to Windows app to connect their Galaxy smartphone and Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.

Samsung is keeping One UI 7, its upcoming Android-based interface, under wraps, with only a few leaks hinting at new icons and minor interface tweaks