Abid Shaik

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One UI 7 quick panel to be even more customisable

Samsung’s upcoming Android 15-based One UI 7.0 for Galaxy smartphones and tablets is going to offer massive improvements, especially in terms of design. According to a previous leak, one of those changes is a redesigned quick settings section in the notification bar. Along with a redesigned brightness slider, it will offer a volume adjustment bar […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Vivo and Oppo are a thorn in Samsung’s side

Until last year, Samsung performed quite well in the Indian smartphone market, having the highest share in terms of shipments. This year, however, hasn’t been all that good for the company in the country. In the first quarter of 2024, the South Korean tech giant lost the lead position to Vivo. In Q2 2024, the […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung makes a strong comeback in foldable smartphone market

Samsung was the first brand in the world to launch a foldable smartphone for the mass market. It was the Galaxy Fold 5G. As the South Korean tech giant was the only one offering such a phone, the company led the foldable smartphone market worldwide. However, soon after that, other brands, mainly Chinese, too came […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Sketch to Image gets what it should have had from day one

Samsung's One UI 6.1.1 for Galaxy smartphones and tablet brought many new features. One of them is Sketch to Image. It is not only a cool and fun-to-use feature but also a useful one, allowing you to bring your imaginations to life and add things to images by just drawing them on the photos. However, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Galaxy Z Fold SE sold out once again!

The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition (SE) was launched a few weeks ago in South Korea and went on sale a few days later. The first batch of this foldable smartphone sold out in ten minutes, and now the third batch sold out even faster! Galaxy Z Fold SE sold out in Korea in six […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Galaxy Tab S6 Lite gets its first software update in months

Samsung's mid-range tablet from 2022 has received its first software update in months. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) has now started getting the latest security patch from Samsung. It is the tablet's first update since the One UI 6.1 update. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite gets November 2024 security update in Korea A new software […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung releases One UI to select TV models in the UK

Last month, Samsung started rolling a new software update to some of its television models that offered Tizen OS 8.0 and more importantly, One UI. Initially, the company made the new firmware available in Asian countries, including India, and yesterday, the brand released it in Canada. Now, the South Korean tech giant is rolling out […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung to source OLED panels from Tianma for Galaxy phones

Samsung Electronics sources OLED displays for its smartphones from Samsung Display. However, not entirely. The amount of OLED panels that the latter can supply to the former, after supplying those to other brands, such as Apple, aren’t usually enough. In such cases, Samsung Electronics have to knock on other brands’ doors for OLED panels. This […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung updates factory-unlocked Galaxy S23 with November 2024 security patch

Yesterday, Samsung released a new software update for the carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra for the US that offered the November 2024 security patch, which fixes 51 security issues. Now, the company has made the same software update available for the factory-unlocked models of its three flagship […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

New Galaxy Tab S10+ update offers improved Auto Blocker

Samsung has released a new software update to the Galaxy Tab S10+. The new firmware offers two improvements related to the security of the device. First, the new update adds the Maximum Restrictions option to the Auto Blocker feature. This option, according to Samsung, will not allow any USB device, except chargers, to connect to […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon chip may have potential heating issue

It is almost confirmed that at least one Galaxy S25 series phone will use the recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. The next-generation flagship processor from Qualcomm has amazing CPU and GPU performance. However, it may also have a potential heating issue. At least one Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered phone has shown heating issue Multiple phones with Snapdragon 8 […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Quick Share could come to iPhones and Macs

After Google merged Nearby Share into Quick Share last year, Quick Share became the AirDrop equivalent for Android and ChromeOS ecosystems. However, file sharing between Android and iPhone users still isn’t straightforward, and that could change soon if Quick Share launches on iOS and macOS. An important bug fix hints at possible launch of Quick Share for iPhones […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung could launch cheaper Galaxy Z Flip next year

Ever since Samsung launched its first foldable smartphones, it was rumored that the company would launch cheaper foldable phones once the technology and required components become cheaper, but that hasn’t happened yet. It could happen soon, though. Will we see Galaxy Z Flip FE in 2025? According to some reports, Samsung executives told investors and […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Early Android 16 release could bring One UI 8.0 sooner

Usually, Google releases a stable version of a new version of Android in the third or fourth quarter of a year. Take the last three versions of Android for example. The company released Android 13 in August 2022, Android 14 in October 2023, and Android 15 in October 2024. Well, Google will release the next […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Galaxy Tab A9+ gets October 2024 security update

Samsung has released a software update to the company’s latest A-series tablet, the Galaxy Tab A9+. It offers the October 2024 security patch to the device, which fixes 42 security vulnerabilities present in the previous version of the software, making the tablet safer than before. Among the four variants of the Galaxy Tab A9+, Samsung […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

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