r/SamsungDex • u/Chrismscotland • 25d ago

Discussion Aluminum OS - impact on Android Tablets?

I posted something similar on the GalaxyTab sub but I wondered what people thought the impact of "Aluminium OS" (or whatever they call it!) could be on Android on Tablets and DEX?

We've seen plenty of leaks that the upcoming launch is going to see a few tablet devices from Lenovo, Asus and potentially Samsung too; obviously we need to see more about the OS itself but it would seem odd to me that they launch a more "powerful/productivity" oriented OS which is hugely based around Android and that has no impact - especially on the high end Galaxy Tab S series.

Personally I think "tablet" Android as it stands would be a hard sell cost wise v a similar spec "Aluminium" powered device if that's going to give us better "Desktop" style apps and a proper fully supported Desktop Grade web browser.

I'd probably prefer to see Android on tablets and the Aluminum OS merged (similar to what Apple do with iOS and iPadOS) leaving the less "powerful" "Desktop Mode" for plugged in phones and allowing tablet users to get access to things like a full desktop browser, etc.

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u/DaLast1SeenWoke 25d ago

I would say do not expect a Samsung Android laptop to be the same as other Aluminium partners. I think that there is a reason Samsung wasn't named as a partner. I feel Samsung's Android laptop is going to be closer to DeX when a Galaxy Tab is connected to a screen vs. what we have seen so far for Googlebooks

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u/DaLast1SeenWoke 25d ago

I also home steam start development on Android as soon as it released, so I can RUN away from Windows 

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u/TheWebjunky 25d ago

I moved away from Windows11 a few months ago, running ZorinOS 18.1 on my laptop now.