Abid Shaik

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Galaxy S21’s September 2024 security update reaches USA

Last week, Samsung released an update to the international variants of the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. It brought the September 2024 security patch to these phones. Now, the company is rolling out an update with the same security patch to the carrier-locked variants of these smartphones for the US. So far, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Galaxy S21 FE gets September 2024 security update

Samsung is developing Android 15-based One UI 7.0 for the Galaxy S21 FE, which will bring many new features to the smartphone. However, the release is at least a few months away. Until then, the tech giant is rolling out a small software update to the smartphone. It offers the September 2024 security patch that […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Android 15 can show full-color app icons in status bar and on AOD

For years now, Android has been showing application icons in the status bar, to indicate a new notification from an app, in subdued colours. Well, Google is making Android 15 capable of showing those in full colour and monochrome as well. According to a new report from Android Authority, Android 15’s source code has two […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung TV Plus competitor from Google is now called Google TV Freeplay

When it comes to smart TV platforms, Google TV and Tizen OS lead the space. One of the best features both platforms offer is that they allow you to see many live channels for free natively. Samsung calls this offering Samsung TV Plus. Google calls it just Google TV. So, when someone says “Google TV,” […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung slashes Galaxy A15 5G price in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy A15 5G in India at INR 17,999 for the 6GB +128GB model, INR 19,499 for the 8GB + 128GB variant, and INR 22,499 for the 8GB + 256GB version. Almost nine months down the line, the company has slashed the price of the smartphone by up to INR 2,500 in the […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Blackmagic Camera app now works on newer Galaxy Z Fold, Flip phones

A few months ago, Blackmagic Design launched the Blackmagic Camera application for Android. It allows you to record videos with a ton of advanced options. Unfortunately, the app wasn’t compatible with many devices. Among those were Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 5, and Galaxy Z Flip 5. Well, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung TVs are the first to get these accuracy certifications

Samsung has announced that six TV models from the company’s 2024 Neo QLED 8K and 4K and one TV model from the 2024 QLED 4K series have received HDR Brightness Accuracy and True Cinema Black certifications from Germany’s Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE). These Samsung TVs are also the first devices to get the two certifications. […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

New update for Galaxy S20 FE brings September 2024 security patch

Samsung is rolling out new software updates to the Galaxy S20 FE and the Galaxy S20 FE 5G. The new update for the Galaxy S20 FE brings the September 2024 security patch, which fixes 67 security vulnerabilities, as well as stability and reliability improvements where the “device behavior has been improved.” At the moment, Samsung […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Gemini Live is now free for all Android users

Last month, at the MadeByGoogle 2024 Keynote, Google announced Gemini Live, a mode for the Gemini app that allows you to converse in a free-flowing manner with the AI assistant. Back then, the company made it available only for Gemini Advanced users. Well, the brand is now offering it to users who haven’t subscribed to […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung wins 45 awards for product design at IDEA 2024

Samsung has announced that at the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2024, the company has won 45 awards for the design of its products, including two Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze awards, and 40 finalists. Samsung gets praised for Galaxy AI's design Starting with the two Gold awards, Samsung won those for Galaxy AI […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Galaxy S24 FE might not cost as much as previously claimed

Earlier this week, a leak about Samsung’s upcoming Fan Edition smartphone, the Galaxy S24 FE, suggested that the company will price the phone’s base variant, which will have 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, about €100 higher than its predecessor, the Galaxy S23 FE, bringing its price to €799. That was quite disappointing for fans. Well, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Chrome to soon sync Tab Groups between Galaxy Book and phone

Google Chrome’s one of the most widely used features is Tab Groups, allowing you to create a group of tabs, helping you streamline your web browsing. Well, Google is now making the feature even better by making Tab Groups synchronize across mobile and desktop devices. In a new blog post, Google has announced that soon, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Android 15 could bring Galaxy S24’s Super HDR to more Samsung phones

The Galaxy S24 series phones were the first set of Samsung phones to feature Super HDR. It is based on Google’s Ultra HDR, a format that contains HDR metadata. Devices with HDR displays use that data to display images in HDR. Phones without HDR displays ignore that data and show those pictures in SDR. The […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Home app to finally get search bar, Material You support

Last year, Google released a redesigned Google Home app for Android, which offered massive improvements. While the company focused on offering big things, it forgot to add two very basic things to the app, a search bar in the Devices tab, and support for Material You theming. Well, Google is finally fixing that. According to […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung’s QD-OLED makes its way into Acer’s 49-inch gaming monitor

Up until now, Acer has launched many gaming monitors with Samsung Display’s QD-OLED display panels. Now, the company has brought another one to the market. Acer has launched the Acer Predator X49 V gaming monitor. It features Samsung Display’s 48.9-inch QD-OLED panel with 1800R curvature, 5,120 x 1,440 pixels resolution, 144Hz refresh rate with support […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

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