One of Samsung's early attempts to connect smartphones to computers is being retired in favor for a newer technology.

Samsung is pulling the plug on its DeX for PC app, which allowed users of recent Galaxy phones to access their phones from their PCs. The company invites users to switch to Microsoft's similar Phone Link app.

While details of Samsung’s One UI 7 are largely under wraps, an update on Samsung’s UK website has revealed that the DeX app for Windows is being discontinued. DeX allows Galaxy phone owners to project their device’s screen onto a PC window.

Samsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update will no longer support the DeX app on Windows. A footnote on Samsung’s UK site, spotted by Android Authority, reveals the DeX PC app “will end support from One UI 7 version,

Samsung's upcoming One UI 7 update, based on Android 15, promises a host of visual enhancements and performance improvements. While the company has not officially revealed much about the new interface,

Users can switch to the Link to Windows app to connect their Galaxy smartphone and Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.

One UI 7 is, according to Samsung, likely to come sometime early next year. That timeframe has been delayed significantly from the original release timeline. Whenever that One UI 7 release happens, the DeX Windows app will no longer be supported, though DeX capabilities will remain. That includes connecting peripherals to a Galaxy phone.

Samsung is discontinuing the DeX app for Windows with the release of One UI 7. Learn more about this change and what it means for Galaxy users

The Samsung DeX Windows app will no longer be supported on Samsung phones with the upcoming OneUI 7 update. DeX for Windows enabled the ability to turn any Windows PC into a DeX device, powered by your Samsung smartphone.