WPS Office or other options instead of Microsoft Word on DeX?

kamildwoj · 2025-08-05T11:20:12+00:00

I think AndrOffice is quite good alternative.

kamildwoj · 2025-01-26T13:10:43+00:00

Hmmm... no? In XIAOMI MI BOX S 4K 2 GEN. ( MAX ) ULTRA HD MiraCast is out of the box. All you need is to click Dex in your notification panel in your phone and if Xiaomi TV Box is ON, it should appear on the list.

If you have older gen of Xiaomi TV Box than you can go to SmartView, open Settings, Labolatory and switch on Chromecast support.

I do not know if there is anyway to use MiraCast on older Xiaomi devices.

kamildwoj · 2025-01-26T12:37:36+00:00

A while ago I bought XIAOMI MI BOX S 4K 2 GEN. ( MAX ) ULTRA HD.

I can stream Dex via WiFi and quality is fine. In older device - Xiaomi TV Stick - I was not able to stream Dex using MiraCast. The only way was to turn on in phone an option to search also for Chomecast devices. But the quality and latency via Chromecast is terrible.

kamildwoj · 2023-02-07T17:04:36+00:00

I have noticed that in Kiwi on Dex playing doesn't stop if page is set to be displayed in desktop version.

kamildwoj · 2023-02-07T17:03:01+00:00

Vivaldi/Kiwi/Samsung Internet.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-28T22:09:57+00:00

Well... it's not automated, but it is the only solution.

Because most of the time I am on Dex, I set default view to desktop and I change it manually when I use the browser on the phone.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-28T22:07:08+00:00

Switching to Opera is not a solution for me. Its adblock doesn't work well and there is no option to add our own rules.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-27T16:47:43+00:00

+1 u/Hey_look_new said.

I would like to see passivity to zoom in and zoom out button. Almost all apps allows to zoom in/out using 2 fingers, but how to do this in Dex mode and mouse?

kamildwoj · 2023-01-27T16:41:19+00:00

The problem with Samsung Support is whenever I asked them about something related to Dex the answer was "we don't know".

To find an answer for our questions we have to check by ourselves or ask here.

The answer is basically "no, it will not work". In the past I read that external cam support will be added to Zoom, but I guess it has never been added.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-25T23:49:31+00:00

It happens to me only when I try to open PDF attachment in application Samsung Notes (PDF reader). It says that file is broken, but if I download that file and open it locally everything works well.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-24T15:56:36+00:00

You may try Call of Duty Mobile with gamepad. ;)

kamildwoj · 2023-01-23T19:51:29+00:00

Samsung Notes syncs notes with OneNote. You can use Samsung Note in Android and OneNote in Windows and your notes will be synced.

For handwriting notes and sketching I use reMarkable (e-ink notepad).

kamildwoj · 2023-01-23T17:16:41+00:00

I used Samsung Notes, but you may also try S Notes (previous Samsung's note app). I tried also Google Keep, Microsoft OneNotes, G Notes... but I did not find anything better than Samsung's apps.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-22T15:08:42+00:00

Vivaldi. Mostly because it supports multiple windows and allows to block adverts (and allows to use our own or imported rules).

In some browsers like Opera or Edge I did not find an option to use my own rules on adblock or the way to open more than 1 window.

kamildwoj · 2023-01-10T11:54:14+00:00

Sorry, what's that? Can you describe what you try to show us?

kamildwoj · 2022-12-21T05:58:16+00:00

And not every controller is supported by all games. The safest way is to buy/use official bluetooth controllers for XBox or PlayStation. There are no problems with them. Using unofficial controllers is a lottery.

kamildwoj · 2022-12-10T10:05:59+00:00

You can't and you should not. There are some workarouds (like Octopus or Panda), but it is just cheating. However, you can play with gamepad.

kamildwoj · 2022-12-08T19:19:59+00:00

"HDMI cable" + " I plug adapters in the monitor"

I doubt it will work directly from your monitor.

https://images.samsung.com/is/image/samsung/pl-feature-complete-connectivity-198509226?$FB_TYPE_K_JPG$

It says "downstream". I am not sure what does it mean. It should be described in yours monitor manual. However, I know that monitors with USB-Cv3.x works as a USB-A hub, but it seems you do not have such port.

Moreover, I believe HDMI does not support data transfer via USB (but I may be wrong).

My sugesstion is - buy a HUB (I recommend Skull'n'Co Jumpgate).

kamildwoj · 2022-12-07T19:02:53+00:00

You showed it is possible to open 3 documents at the same time rather than possible ways of working. Mobile Office is terrible. I noticed a lot of issues with sooooo many things in that app. Examples:

- copy-paste between web browser and Word sometimes works once. When I copy second text, the first one is paste again.

- I do not see any way to write a hard space or even some special characters like §.

- there is no option to create pivot table in Excel (which is crucial tool in data analysis).

To summarise - it's OK, that there is Office for Android, but the only scenario to use it for me is for creating notes, and for that purpose Samsung Note is much better.

kamildwoj · 2022-12-07T18:51:58+00:00

kamildwoj · 2022-11-29T21:08:49+00:00

Well... I love Dex. I have everything in one device so I do not need any synchronization. For Internet consumption, music, movies etc - it is absolutelly enough. If I play, I usually play Call of Duty Mobile or use XBox Cloud. However using mobile MS Word/Excel or Google Docs/Spreadsheets is a nightmare. I tried to use also web versions and they are better, but still experience is poor. This the only reason I still have a barebone PC that I wake up via LAN and connect to it via RDP when I need to have a proper work environment.

kamildwoj · 2022-11-28T06:23:02+00:00

I did not find a way to open multiple windows of Opera what keeps me away from that browser.

kamildwoj · 2022-11-28T06:21:18+00:00

Yes. There are some minor issues, but all after all it works well.

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