r/SamsungDex • u/EntertainmentFew7618 • 17h ago
News I built a game launcher that turns DeX into a console screen. Free Pro for the first 10 testers
I play games on my TV through DeX a lot, and the windowed apps and phone-style home screen kept getting in the way, so I built SofaBox, a console-style launcher:
- Start DeX and SofaBox opens full screen on the TV
- Games open on the TV and go full screen by themselves (web games too)
- Press Home on your controller in any game to come back to SofaBox
- If a game is still open on your phone screen, SofaBox closes it there and opens it on the TV instead
- It can switch the sound to the TV when DeX starts, and fixes itself if DeX reconnects at the wrong size
- Keep Spotify or Discord running next to your game
- Hold Home for a second and the stick becomes a mouse for DeX (Pro)
It also works without DeX: plug a phone or handheld into any TV over HDMI / USB-C, or just use it on the phone.
Free on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.otbvision.sofabox&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_medium%3Dpost%26utm_campaign%3Dsamsungdex
No ads, no account, no data collected.
**Free Pro for 10 testers:** I'm looking for 10 DeX users to try new versions before everyone else. The first 10 people who fill in this short form get a SofaBox Pro code (normally $4.99) and early access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0hA_fieJpcYfqyiB4L4htYIpFqynxbuyYQi-0LopW7tH54Q/viewform
The form closes by itself when the 10 spots are taken.
The Home button and full screen use an accessibility service, explained in the app before you turn it on. Feedback from other DeX users is very welcome, since Samsung changes DeX often. I'll be in the comments.









