Virtual Keyboard (VKB). Any Thoughts? - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development

Has anyone used this Vitrual Keyboard (VKB) thing?
A friend of mine said he saw someone on the train using it and appeared to work rather well.
Has anyone here been in contact with it?
http://www.internity.co.uk/vkb.asp
Ben

I have one of these - bought from Expansys. It works surprisingly well, but there are a few caveats:
You have to learn a new typing style - index fingers only, with the rest in a fist and thumbs tucked in - otherwise you get keystrokes you didn't expect.
It's not wireless, and the cable plugs into the base of the XDA2. With no stand and no landscape mode, this makes it very difficult see what you're typing.
It should ship with a USB cable to support charging & data, instead of needing a power brick. Given the ubiquity of USB ports on pretty much EVERYTHING, this is unforgivable.
All that said, it's still way cool - add it to the Xmas list...

Nice.
In this world of pure gadgetry, there is no room for those inferior beings without a VKB, so methinks I'll have to buy one.
Bosh.

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[Q] anyone else think the hardware keyboard should be a blue tooth keyboard

It seems like the keyboard should be able to connect to the tablet via blue tooth when it's not connected to the tablet.
I wonder if there is anyway to mod it be a blue tooth keyboard?
There are times where it's nice to use the transformer as a tablet, but during that time the keyboard is totally useless.
Can the keyboard even be connected to the tablet via cable to use the battery but without having to hold up the extra bulk and such?
No, if you want a simple keyboard buy one. This dock is a dock, not simply an external keyboard. Bluetooth would just rape the battery on both and limit the functionality of it.
tazmeister said:
It seems like the keyboard should be able to connect to the tablet via blue tooth when it's not connected to the tablet.
I wonder if there is anyway to mod it be a blue tooth keyboard?
There are times where it's nice to use the transformer as a tablet, but during that time the keyboard is totally useless.
Can the keyboard even be connected to the tablet via cable to use the battery but without having to hold up the extra bulk and such?
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In one word...No
There are lots of bluetooth keyboards you can find if you want one. As they say ...it is what it is.
I still use mine as a tablet. I usually plug the charger into the dock when I'm using it as a tablet only.
You can pick up bluetooth keyboards for cheap. Doesnt hurt to have several options.
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it's really diapointing to see how little thought went in to the few responses.
does this sort of lack of thought and imagination really epitomize the general population here?
has anyone heard of the idea of a dual or multi-use tool?
and what about an on/off switch for blue tooth?
oh well, dead topic at this point
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tazmeister said:
it's really diapointing to see how little thought went in to the few responses.
does this sort of lack of thought and imagination really epitomize the general population here?
has anyone heard of the idea of a dual or multi-use tool?
and what about an on/off switch for blue tooth?
oh well, dead topic at this point
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so you made a thread asking if people agree with your opinion; they don't, and you call them dumb?
Also, yes, we are the epitome of the general population (...lol, wut?)
but to answer your question, the keyboard could have been a Bluetooth keyboard as well as a dock. no one is denying that. could it have been better if it were, probably. would it cost even more, most likely. would the additional cost justify the very limited uses of bluetooth-mode (uses that can't already be accomplished by the dock, in a close-range configuration) ?
nope.
so in conclusion, no.
I think the dock should have bluetooth so the keyboard could be used even when the tablet is detached. It's a shame, they didn't think of it.
@finalhit - the dock already is overpriced. I think they could easily added bluetooth without changing the price.
Get an ipad. It's probably got the most number of choices for bluetooth keyboard.
IRT the topic title: no.
Why? The Bluetooth stuff is in the tablet. To use the keyboard dock undocked via Bluetooth would be a cool feature, even if the battery drain would surge.
Versus how much that feature would increase the cost of the dock, I don't think it is a good idea: versus letting people buy a seperate Bluetooth keyboard if they need that sort of thing. My Transformer's dock is a pretty cheap piece of equipment, few moving parts if you please. The most expensive thing is probably the battery/charging stuff.
$150 extra for the dock makes a very good ROI versus just getting a standard netbook or tablet.
Spidey01 said:
IRT the topic title: no.
Why? The Bluetooth stuff is in the tablet. To use the keyboard dock undocked via Bluetooth would be a cool feature, even if the battery drain would surge.
Versus how much that feature would increase the cost of the dock, I don't think it is a good idea: versus letting people buy a seperate Bluetooth keyboard if they need that sort of thing. My Transformer's dock is a pretty cheap piece of equipment, few moving parts if you please. The most expensive thing is probably the battery/charging stuff.
$150 extra for the dock makes a very good ROI versus just getting a standard netbook or tablet.
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agreed, why would i want to rape the dock which is essentially a back up battery? makes no sense
tazmeister said:
it's really diapointing to see how little thought went in to the few responses.
does this sort of lack of thought and imagination really epitomize the general population here?
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No, I thought about it. I just thought it was a stupid idea. I like the way the dock works now (actually, I should say my girlfriend does since she stole mine and I haven't used it in months).
Go into the hardware mod and do it yourself, I dont want to add $50 for a feature that would drain both batteries faster and I would never use. How hard is it to have the TF in the dock if you are using the dock? I dont see a need to have the TF across the room while typing on the keyboard dock.
Magnesus said:
@finalhit - the dock already is overpriced. I think they could easily added bluetooth without changing the price.
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Been hearing this since day 1, asked for someone to produce evidence (or product) of something that does the same for less, still haven't seen one example. Only bad examples of USB keyboards that don't provide the USB host control, SD card reader, stand and 6 hour battery functionality (with pass through charging).
I'm sure it is possible with enough effort to take a Bluetooth keyboard, replace the bottom with a custom module that provides mounthing for hard drive, card reader, battery, etc; or perhaps fashion a custom USB 3 hub you can rig for docking+charging.
In the end, unless you're the kind the get hackish at a work bench (I wish I had one), just using the dock when you want a keyboard, is a good idea. Much further away then docked somewhat minimizes the utility of a TOUCHSCREEN as well, unless you go bluetooth rat as well.
I think most people don't understand what we want - the dock should work as intentended when attached but switch to bluetooth when detached (could be switchable to preserve battery). There is no reason it would be in any way worse than it is now. Cost - as I said, it's already overpriced, so adding bluetooth doesn't have to increase it.
What value do you see in doing it that way? From what I can think of, I'd still opt to just pay less for the dock.
I could see the dock having bluetooth when detached beneficial when the tablet is hooked to my TV and I want to control it from my couch and the tablet is across the room hooked to the TV. Does someone make a bluetooth remote that can do this?
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I think most people don't understand what we want - the dock should work as intentended when attached but switch to bluetooth when detached (could be switchable to preserve battery). There is no reason it would be in any way worse than it is now. Cost - as I said, it's already overpriced, so adding bluetooth doesn't have to increase it.
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No, we understand. We just dont agree with either the usefulness or your judgement about them being able to do it without any cost impact.
if its that easy put it in yourself.
The whole purpose of the dock is to bring netbook like functionality and portable to the tablet. Using the dock/keyboard with bluetooth would defeat that purpose. Imagine sitting on a bus or train and trying to support the tablet and use both hands to type on the keyboard. You wouldn't be able to do it, unless you have extra arms, but as far as I know, I only have two.
Same thing with connecting the dock to the tablet with a cable. Defeats the whole portability the Transformer was made for. Portability is one of the Transformer's major selling points. And let's be honest, do you really need 16 hours of life on your tablet? Mine is off the charger from 7 am to around 11pm when I go to bed, and since I hardly use it at school, it can still have 85% battery when I plug it back in.
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Magnesus said:
I think most people don't understand what we want - the dock should work as intentended when attached but switch to bluetooth when detached (could be switchable to preserve battery). There is no reason it would be in any way worse than it is now. Cost - as I said, it's already overpriced, so adding bluetooth doesn't have to increase it.
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Again, Bluetooth defeats the whole point of the dock. The dock wasn't meant to be used detached from the tablet. If that's the case, Asus would've just installed a little touchscreen LCD where the touchpad is and let it run HC as well. That's like saying a car should be able to run on apple juice, even though they are built to run on gas -.-
You think a keyboard that gives you USB ports, an extra 9 hours of battery (?), and the ability to add another 128GB+ to your tablet is overpriced at $100? Wow.
jimbobalu said:
I could see the dock having bluetooth when detached beneficial when the tablet is hooked to my TV and I want to control it from my couch and the tablet is across the room hooked to the TV. Does someone make a bluetooth remote that can do this?
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FWIW I saw this and thought it might be useful to you; didn't have time to look at the thread very closely though!
I thought of the same thing and even posted this idea to the Design Team of Asus. But I didn't get a response.
It would be a brilliant idea. I even tried to connect a BT dongle and see if they could pair up. Didnt work.
Suppose I want to read a book and didn't fancy swiping across the screen - I could use the dock remotely and turn the pages.
That still makes little sense? Who reads a book on this thing without holding it in their hands or having it in their lap?
About the only scenario that has made any sense at all was the one using the TF to power the TV with the dock remotely connected but even then I doubt 99.999% of the users would ever do that (ive only even powered a TV twice. once to test and a second at a friends house to show them something).

Samsung USB keyboard for their UMPCs

I have several Q1Us from when UMPCs were being produced and one of the accessories that i still get use from is the very slim usb keyboard that was meant to go into the portfolio case for these units.
I decided to try plugging it into the USB OTG adapter and found it works great! I especially like that when i have to resort to a physical keyboard, the trackpoint makes it so i can control the cursor without lifting my hands from the keys like i would need to control a mouse or touch the screen.
I have not been able to find a wireless keyboard skinnier than this thing with the added bonus of a built-in pointer. The model number is Samsung AA-SK0TKBD/US.
Any ideas on where to buy one of these?
PointZeroOne said:
Any ideas on where to buy one of these?
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Best bet will be eBay
yeah, i looked around and all the sources that sold them before say unavailable w/ no mention of stock replenishment (no surprise since it's so old now). Acid123 is right that you'll see them pop up on eBay every once in a while. When i stopped using my Q1U as much I'd still carry that keyboard around because it's so damn useful and slim.
Somebody would make some money if they just made a slim keyboard that had the same format w/ the pointing nub in the middle (i don't care if usb/bt). Would be nice if there was also the Android specific softkeys built-in like back/home/menu/search.
This one is worth mentioning. Mine has been sleeping for a while in a "PC reparing kit".
The original pouch can be useful -even if you own a larger tab- for many purposes, including travelling, and in a "crossed legs sofa position.
Customizing the original umpc craddle to make it less thick should be easy.
The KB is good but sometimes misses keys typing too fast. Hold a letter and it will display accentuation options depending on your layout.
The mini mouse is ok but can't be used for drawing for ex. Mine tends to change direction if i bend it too much. By reflex I still use the tabs touchscreen depending the situation.
Num/caps lock lits. Fn/volume+,-,mute works. copy/paste is a pleasure ctrl/c, v or x works. Esc key acts as "escape, for ex it can show off the screen KB.
USB connection won't draw battery as bluetooth so you won't bother keeping it conneted all day long on your desk.
Hey we found the same use for these! I also used it to fill in as a super portable kb/mouse combo in my pc repair kit.
Regrettably, I never picked up the portfolio case when I was using the Q1U. I notice you still have your trackpoint! Mine fell off and got lost at some point so i transferred the blue one that's currently on mine from another laptop.

GPS Extension Kit Version 2.0

This is really a concept, and perhaps a request, nothing more and it is directed at Asus, who seem to not be shy about using its relationship with the user community to better it's products. This is directly inverse to Samsung who (at least with mobile phones, I cannot speak to the way they manage tablets) It appears that Samsung would rather pretend they aren't aware of the ICS "Leaks" that are coincidentally issued at regular intervals, only to hit the enthusiast user base in the form of an Odin leak, and then multiple re-worked ROMS with bugs identified and often resolved. Sure, this is speculation, but if it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... Particularly "coincidental" is the way every succeeding "leak" has the fixes that were either identified or requested during the public alpha testing phase.
I admire Asus (partly) for their more direct approach, even if it feels like the moves of a smaller company, which of course they are. For the most part Asus has tried to directly engage the user community with unprecedented moves like entry into these forums. Unfortunately they haven't been super successful at getting perfect results from the approach, even if they have found some solutions. A perfect example is the GPS Extension Kit - an antenna when you boil it down. Yes, it solves an issue. It does so effectively, it IS an elegant solution in spite of claims to the opposite. Where it falls down is an R&D, something that Asus seems to be inconsistent with. The "kit" does not allow for charging while in use, something that most agree would have been possible, via a pass though port. In fact, were such a port present (an this may or may NOT be physically possible) Asus might have been able to either a) Attached the keyboard, not directly, but with a small cable via said pass-through port. Or, consider THIS: If a small cable attachment were part of the kit, might it not be possible to attach the antenna via a cable TO the attached docks charging port?
Okay, okay, I am straying really far afield here. None of the ideas I mentioned are elegant in any way, nor are they simple and clean as the actual design was. BUT they do illustrate that with further R&D, a more fully fleshed out concept might have been designed.
Now, two things in Asus' defense:
1. They were under tremendous pressure to design a fix quickly as the backlash from the original GPS flub (R&D falls down again)
2. It needed to suit both Tablet-only customer and Tablet-Dock combinations.
With that in mind, the singular, basic design makes sense. More to Asus' credit, it works. Quite well. But the absence of a pass-through for charging, on a device that says "Please remove GPS extension when not in use "to save power" is just poor design. My daughter (9 years old) suggested Asus build an "a" and "b" version for attachment to the tablet and dock respectively. Not bad. I suggest Asus get BACK to the drawing board and great a GPS Kit v2.0 that has some or all of the above mentioned capabilities.
ESPECIALLY the power pass through. If a re-design is not practical (likely as the cost would not make sense from a ROI perspective) then what about a Y-splitter? It WOULD be a complex little adapter, one that effectively allows a pass-through, and assuming firmware could be designed, might also fill the requirement for a keyboard/dock connection while the antenna could still be connected. Visualize: a pair of female connectors, one to the port on hinge side of the keyboard, one to the exiting GPS Extension antenna. Now a short section of durable cable, and put a male connector on that end to attach to the base of the Tablet's screen, which, although not nearly as "elegant" as the kit by itself has the singular distinction of allowing Prime owners to charge while navigating, and/or attach the keyboard dock while navigating. It may not LOOK elegant, but on a technical level, is as elegant as you could wish for.
Well, my views on the GPS Kit they sent out are:
Aesthetics:
- I am not too impressed with the fact there are three screws on the front, wouldn't it of looked better the other way round? [Minor]
- The color looks a tiny bit different because the Dongle has a sparkly type paint where as the prime has a solid color with the pattern. [Minor]
- It's bigger than I expected, I would of liked a smaller more compressed one. [Minor]
Functionality:
- I put it on and tested my GPS and It found 5 satellites but couldn't get a lock on any of them and I left my prime trying to get a lock for over an hour, I rebooted and tried it again, It just found 13 satellites and locked onto 8 of them with a accuracy of 16ft (Inside a solid brick house) which quite impressed me.
- It has no slot to enable charging which is a major flaw.
- You can't dock your tablet to the keyboard so you can't take screenshots or obviously use the keyboard.
- The lock & unlock toggle is not spring loaded, which is poor design.
- It does however make the tablet on it's own easier to hold, less slip chance.
- Because it's not a permanent solution it prevents some of my security working as it is supposed to and it also prevents me from having the keyboard attached and having a lock on for Google Latitude.
You can't dock your tablet to the keyboard so you can't take screenshots or obviously use the keyboard.
You can take screen shots without the keyboard. Hold down recent apps button.
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Smurphjw said:
You can't dock your tablet to the keyboard so you can't take screenshots or obviously use the keyboard.
You can take screen shots without the keyboard. Hold down recent apps button.
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Correct. Also as was mentioned the lack of a pass through charging port is unforgivable, no matter how "rushed" they were to provide this (and they were rushed). GPS is a major power drain, so much that Asus has a sticker on the dongle telling you to take it off when not in use. A pass through port would have been easy and not add a tremendous amount to the cost. Of course the firmware would need to support it, but we all know how good Asus is with tablet firmware. :silly:
Or.........
they could have added a wifi antenna or module where the GPS on the module could be switched off through software (or hard wire; easy block to do)
Or........ they could have impressed ALL of us by adding a separate BT, wifi, and GPS chip. Albeit, more expensive but how many of us wouldn't have paid for the more expensive option if given the chance?
now the AIO combo (wifi, bt, GPS) is equally impressive but it still doesn't solve the charging problem. extended antennas however would have allowed to provide better signal though. they did solve the wifi issue, if not more than 6 months later, by holding steady, staying mum and not publicly addressing the issue, and RMAing when appropriate (even if it didn't solve the problem).
There is a thread i posted a while back in reguards to adding a power input (+15v) to the gps dongle to power the prime. Find the thread about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633747
Because of the extremely fine pitch leading to the dock connector and the lack of space and general lack of time on my part (school started up, derp) i have not had time to move the project forward however i will def help if someone wants to give it a shot.

Want to swing an idea at you (removable radio)

so picture you have a 10.1 inch tablet. (or any tablet for that matter) that has WI-FI built in. this tablet also has (for simplicities sake in explaining what im talking about) a gigabit port inside the device. the actual port is at the end of a 1" tunnel. This tunnel resembles a stylus tunnel on the note 3.
inside this "slot, slides a 1" wide , 8mm thick "cell phone" the phone has a simplistic screen, and a keypad, enough ram and processing power to get calls/text done. But it also has a radio. it also has the ability to interface with the tablet ( think lan cable) giving the wi-fi only tablet radio signal.
The idea behind this is that oyu have a practically fully functional tablet, but you also have a "cell phone" that you can drop in your pocket, or take with you on a quick grocery run, etc. flip phone style. you would charge the phone when inside the tablet, or via a stand alone charger.
the second part of teh idea is that the port would be standardized across all hard ware, so that the basic "radio" would fit in multiple devices. or you could keep your phone and buy a new tablet, or vice versa.. maybe you have a cell but no tablet, and your friend does..
Is this feasable? is it a bad idea? I constanlty find myself not wanting to take a 6" screen with me everywhere, or it just much simpler to pull the sim card and stick it in a dumb phone when you need to do rough work.
I guess its a terrible idea then eh? LOL
no such thing as a terrible idea
There is no such thing as a terrible idea, having said that, it probably isnt viable to manufacture as everyone wants slimmer smaller toys not ones with things built in that may slip out break or get stolen. Probably just needs to be built either in CAD or similar and see if you can work out whats wrong and whats right. It would stop a lot of duplication with products, having two or more things doing similar jobs. Why not also then have a connection slot built into your car that you just slipped the radio unit into and you then have full use in the car while it is charging and then take out as you leave to have full phone. Just give me 2% when you get it built. good luck:good:

Cheap DeX dock alternative

Hi,
Just wanted to let you guys know about this dock that I picked up from aliexpress.
The build quality is awesome, it is all metal. Feels really solid and it works in the same way the the actual DeX stations do.
I've attached a couple of images of the product and one of my review.
The current cost is USD $13.71 GBP £10.26 and that includes postage from China, mine turned up in a week and a half, really happy with it.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/EAS...893.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6d9f4c4d3EQZa8
It works in the same way as the original DeX does, you cannot use your screen as a trackpad and must connect a wireless/usb mouse and keyboard. I haven't tried it with a USB hub yet but I imagine it would work as it is powered via your USB-C phone charger. Using my GS9 original charger it allows passthrough fast charging whilst using the dock. You can also use it for standard screen mirroring rather than DeX mode.
With the experimental labs mode enabled (in DeX settings, which appears when connected) to allow you to scale most windows up to full screen. The only one I have found which doesn't go fullscreen is netflix. Things like PUBG mobile (only opened app to see if it works, you would need an app to remap keyboard keys to play a match), Youtube, Terrarium TV etc all work fine. The option for sound output via phone/connected hdmi device works.
If you have any questions or need me to try something out on it for you, please let me know.
There are some more expensive versions with more USB ports and 3.5mm audio out - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/EAS...-9e13-2ca171f3bfbb,scm-url:1007.13339.90158.0 - These are £29.91 (USD $39.98)
Nice. Do you need to remove the phone from the case or is the usb-c connector long enough? Just curious.
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Nice. Do you need to remove the phone from the case or is the usb-c connector long enough? Just curious.
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I did have to remove it from the case. I am using the Caseology Parallax which isn't overly thick (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caseology-...-2&keywords=caseology+parallax+galaxy+s9&th=1 / https://www.caseologycases.com/products/galaxy-s9-parallax-case).
I don't see it as too much of an inconvenience, as when you are using the dock it is likely that you won't be leaving your desk/living/wherever for a while.
Thanks, I will keep it in mind. I bought one off Amazon that had a sale that I found on Slickdeals. It's the XF Times one and it was on sale for $8 so I took a gamble on it. It's working well at the moment but if it breaks, I will look at the one you posted. I already saved it to my Favorites.
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Thanks, I will keep it in mind. I bought one off Amazon that had a sale that I found on Slickdeals. It's the XF Times one and it was on sale for $8 so I took a gamble on it. It's working well at the moment but if it breaks, I will look at the one you posted. I already saved it to my Favorites.
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Ah, that looks similar actually. I've never really looked on Amazon for them. I wasn't really looking to buy this one, I was just browsing Aliexpress and decided to actually order something on there rather than just browsing for ages and deciding against it. I picked up a couple of cases and watch straps too, it's too easy to buy things when they are so cheap!
My cheap DeX dock works fine
Only problem is, it doesn't charge the phone. The dock requires USB power also. Without power, it just mirrors the phone screen. So I just charge the phone in the morning and it would go all day on DeX if I wanted. However, I usually get up and go to meetings and such, so I end up taking the S9 with me. When I get back, I will typically top off the charge again before plugging back into DeX. I have a DeX setup at work with monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and I also have one at home. I just take the little dock with me and keep it in my backpack. They are so cheap, I really should just buy another one to keep one at both places.
If I don't plug in a mouse, I can use the phone as a touchpad. If I do plug in a mouse, the touchpad functionality doesn't work. Which is fine; just an observation.
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Only problem is, it doesn't charge the phone. The dock requires USB power also. Without power, it just mirrors the phone screen. So I just charge the phone in the morning and it would go all day on DeX if I wanted. However, I usually get up and go to meetings and such, so I end up taking the S9 with me. When I get back, I will typically top off the charge again before plugging back into DeX. I have a DeX setup at work with monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and I also have one at home. I just take the little dock with me and keep it in my backpack. They are so cheap, I really should just buy another one to keep one at both places.
If I don't plug in a mouse, I can use the phone as a touchpad. If I do plug in a mouse, the touchpad functionality doesn't work. Which is fine; just an observation.
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Hi,
I hadn't even tried it without the wireless keyboard attached as I foolishly assumed it wouldn't work with this dock. I've just tried it and thanks for the tip it works great as a touchpad!
I just carry a spare USB-C lead with me when I need it, it even manages to fast charge.
One thing I will note is that the connection has become a bit hit and miss on this, I don't know whether that is build quality or because the dock USB-C connector has taken a knock when I have been carrying it around. I still think that I can't really complain for what it cost me.
Yeah, I figured the touchpad function wouldn't work because it is not a Samsung dock. But it still does if you don't use any other input devices.
Just to clarify this dock puts the S9 into the actual DEX mode, not some sort of "similar" app?
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Just to clarify this dock puts the S9 into the actual DEX mode, not some sort of "similar" app?
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Hi Cookie,
Yeah, this gives actual DeX mode :good:. There are loads of similar products about on Amazon/Ebay but I went for this as it was a cheap addition to an Aliexpress haul.
dnmrt said:
Hi Cookie,
Yeah, this gives actual DeX mode :good:. There are loads of similar products about on Amazon/Ebay but I went for this as it was a cheap addition to an Aliexpress haul.
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Thanks, I found this one that will hopefully work:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074ZP5Q51
Mine arrived today, fast post ! Works great in DeX mode, thanks OP
cookiemonster79 said:
Thanks, I found this one that will hopefully work:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074ZP5Q51
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I got Goodock one, overall it worked pretty good but it does randomly disconnect from time to time (very quickly, it doesn't even leave DeX mode). I am using a HDMI to VGA adapter in my setup, I doubt it is the reason for disconnects but you never know.
I wrote a review in the S9+ accessories area:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ock-usb-c-to-hdmi-adapter-dex-review-t3796766
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I got Goodock one, overall it worked pretty good but it does randomly disconnect from time to time (very quickly, it doesn't even leave DeX mode). I am using a HDMI to VGA adapter in my setup, I doubt it is the reason for disconnects but you never know.
I wrote a review in the S9+ accessories area:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ock-usb-c-to-hdmi-adapter-dex-review-t3796766
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How often do you find yourself using it? I think I have only used mine 2/3 times but I like knowing it is there if I need it.
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How often do you find yourself using it? I think I have only used mine 2/3 times but I like knowing it is there if I need it.
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Honestly maybe once a week. Hard to break the habit of just firing up a laptop.
Can this work with a non Samsung Android?
Is there/ shouldnt there be a generic/ stock Android alternative for the same?
This is nice but better connect a computer from other room to tv and bring cable through the wall for wireless mouse too there if it's for home.
I recommend this.
I use this https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78991064&postcount=388
I use this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Cell-Adapter-Delivery-smartphones/dp/B07D9L8S73

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