#DUAL SCREEN SAMSUNG PHONE FOR ANDROID#
#DUAL SCREEN SAMSUNG PHONE ANDROID#

VMware said that Horizon treats DeX-capable devices as thin clients when in Horizon DeX desktop mode, so it may be a good idea to see what VMware has to say about using Horizon on an Android thin client, too.

#DUAL SCREEN SAMSUNG PHONE FOR ANDROID#

You’ll need to have the VMware Horizon Client app for Android installed on your Samsung DeX-capable device, so be sure you have that done prior to trying it out. So, if you have one of those and are a VMware customer, you’re in luck. The new DeX features are integrated into Horizon and are a part of Workspace ONE, so VMware customers should be able to use it no matter which service they have.Īccording to Samsung, “DeX is available on Galaxy S9, S10, S20, S21, Note8, Note9, Note10, Note 20, and Z Fold series phones, and Galaxy Tab S4, S5e, S6, and S7 series tablets,” as well as the Tab Active 3 and Pro. SEE: BYOD Approval Form (TechRepublic Premium)įor those unfamiliar with VMware’s offerings, VMware Horizon is the virtual desktop interface, whereas VMware Workspace ONE is a suite that includes Horizon, as well as identity and access management tools. Users can still open Android apps, which appear windowed, so email, phone calls, text messages and other unified communications features are retained while using VMware on DeX.

In addition to being able to run VMware Horizon Windows instances, Android smartphone functionality is retained.

VMware has closed that functionality hole by using existing DeX dual-mode functions and APIs to add keyboard and mouse support for both the monitor and device screen. One thing that Samsung DeX lacked, until this announcement, was the ability to actually be a dual-screen Windows desktop environment. Since then DeX has changed in several ways, including the addition of wireless capabilities for PC, Mac and TVs. Samsung DeX began life in 2017 as a way for Galaxy smartphones and tablets to mirror their displays onto an external monitor. “Connected to an external monitor, flagship Samsung Galaxy devices (phones and tablets) can now use the device’s display as a secondary screen just as a PC has been able to provide, powered by VMware’s Horizon and Workspace ONE,” VMware said in its announcement. Hiring kit: Android developer (TechRepublic Premium) Mobility must-readsīest unified communications platform providers VMware has announced something it said Samsung DeX users have been requesting for a long time: support for dual-screen VMware Horizon virtual desktops. VMware Horizon gets dual-screen Samsung DeX supportĭeX-capable devices will now be able to serve as one half of an extended VMware desktop, so you can work in Windows with nothing but a Samsung smartphone and an Android app.

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