Early One UI 9.5 test builds show a PC-style Samsung Internet for DeX, which could make working from a Samsung phone feel more like using a real computer.
Samsung may be building a true desktop version of its phone browser. Early test builds of One UI 9.5 show a PC-style look for Samsung Internet when it runs in DeX, according to a report from Android Authority. If it ships, browsing on a Samsung phone hooked up to a monitor could feel much closer to using a regular computer.
The reported desktop mode changes how Samsung Internet looks on a big screen. It adds a sidebar designed for larger displays and for use with a mouse. The test builds also point to Galaxy AI tools made just for DeX.
DeX is Samsung's feature that lets a Galaxy phone act like a desktop computer when connected to a larger screen. One UI is the software layer Samsung puts on top of Android on its phones. Samsung Internet is the company's own web browser.
The change would matter most to people who use a Samsung phone as a work computer through DeX. Everyone else would likely never notice it.
These are early test builds, so nothing is final. Features seen in tests can change or be dropped before release. The report does not say when One UI 9.5 will arrive, which phones will get it, or what the Galaxy AI tools for DeX will actually do. Samsung has not confirmed the details in the material available.
A desktop-style Samsung Internet for DeX is showing up in early tests, but it is not confirmed and has no release date.
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