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Samsung’s new flagship smartphones might have been the main stars of its New York launch event this week, but it should probably be viewed as a concern for competitors like Microsoft or forked Android platforms like Remix OS.

If you missed the unveiling, DeX is a dock intended to be left sitting on a desk, or next to a TV, that you can place an S8 or S8+ into for a PC-like, desktop Android experience.

Now, while Samsung isn’t necessarily aiming at really ‘disrupting’ the PC market in sales terms, the DeX is a seriously tempting proposition for anyone looking for a truly workable single platform future, or people that tend to use work computers for most of their demanding tasks, and a phone or tablet at home.

When you plug your phone into the DeX and an external display – bearing in mind, this is being taken at Samsung’s word until I’ve used it for myself – the UI changes to adapt for the larger form factor, which has always been one of the key challenges for companies trying to crack this approach. Microsoft, for example, still hasn’t released the ability to run multiple apps at once, despite first showing off Continuum in April 2015. It is coming with the Windows 10 Creators Update in April though.

One of the best implementations for me is Jide’s Remix OS, which provides a better, though not entirely perfect, docked/desktop Android experience than some rivals, and certainly better than screen mirroring your standard phone display. Multiple windows is a must, and Remix delivers that.

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