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When Samsung announced it would rename the Game Launcher app to Gaming Hub with the release of One UI 6.0, the company also mentioned that it is working on adding more features to the platform. It didn't explain what those features will be, but it looks like the first feature update is here, and it's […]
Even though Samsung announced a new smartwatch series this summer, it didn't make the Galaxy Watch 5 from 2022 obsolete. Samsung brought the same Watch 6 software to the Galaxy Watch 5 series, and the company continues selling both the Watch 5 and the Watch 5 Pro through its online store. Not to mention that […]
Today, November 3, Samsung officially confirmed the arrival of the One UI 6.0 update in Malaysia. The company made a public statement, and the Executive Vice President and Head of Software Office at Samsung MX had this to say: “Every iteration of One UI responds to the needs of our user community, and we look […]
A few weeks ago, Qualcomm unveiled its newest flagship smartphone chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. It will be used by a majority of high-end Android smartphones that are slated to be launched next year. Samsung will use a Snapdragon chip, too, in the Galaxy S24 series. However, the one that Samsung is using is […]
As the legal dispute between Samsung Display and China's BOE continues, Samsung has taken the next step. As October was coming to an end, the Korean tech giant filed a complaint against BOE to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). The complaint filed on October 31 alleges that BOE violated “unfair methods of competition” […]
Samsung has been launching multiple models in each year's new Galaxy S flagship lineup for years, and the smallest one has always had the misfortune of suffering from undependable battery life owing to the compact design that necessitates a lower battery capacity. But 2023 is when that finally changed. Thanks to the powerful yet super-efficient […]
Two years ago, Samsung announced its first in-house smartphone chipset with raytracing capabilities. The Exynos 2200 brought dedicated raytracing hardware, but the feature hasn't jumped to the limelight due to the lack of raytracing supported games. Moreover, the graphics performance of the AMD RDNA-based Xclipse 920 GPU inside that chip wasn't capable enough to run […]
The tiff between iOS and Android is known to the world, but it seems like it has gone to the next level. According to the documents disclosed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) from the ongoing Google antitrust trial, Apple has condemned Google for its privacy policies and called Android a ‘massive tracking device'. […]
In 2023, Google pledged to make Android and the Play Store a more secure ecosystem, and for that, it brought multiple tweaks to the Data safety section of the Google Play Store, such as the ‘Independent security reviews'. Now, according to the latest report, Google is displaying the Independent Security Review badge prominently when you […]
We are two months away from the possible launch of the Galaxy S24, but most of its features have leaked over the past few months. It was also rumored that Samsung will use a titanium alloy frame for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, and it is increasingly looking like the information is accurate. A new report […]
Bixby isn't very popular, and it wanes in comparison to Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. Although there isn't much interest in Samsung's AI-powered digital voice assistant, the company has been continuously improving over the past few years. With the One UI 6 update, Bixby is getting improvements to Bixby Text Call. Now, Samsung has added […]
A few rumors have claimed that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S24 earlier than usual, and it looks like it is indeed the case. A new report from South Korea confirms that Samsung will launch its next-generation flagship smartphone series in January 2024 to make up for the sluggish performance of its semiconductor chip division. […]
The Samsung app that has been receiving the most updates over the past couple of weeks is Good Lock. Good Lock comes with many plugins that are classified as apps themselves and help you customize different aspects of the user interface, and they have been getting updates recently for official One UI 6 support. And […]
Water and dust resistance is pretty common on Samsung smartphones, but not on tablets. While water and dust resistance did make it to Samsung's mainstream tablets this year, the company usually reserves the feature for the Galaxy Tab Active, its rugged tablet lineup. Galaxy Tab Active tablets don't just feature water and dust resistance. They […]
The beta version of WhatsApp has picked up two new features as Meta works hard on making it the most feature-packed messaging app available on mobile devices. Versions 2.23.24.8 and 2.23.24.9 aim to make the experience better for community group chats by adding options to pin and archive chats. WhatsApp has supported pinning conversations to […]
Samsung released the official Android 14 and One UI 6 update for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra in late October. Samsung has only just begun, though, as quite a few more eligible Galaxy devices are in line for the update, which will make the coming weeks and months exciting for Samsung […]
One UI 6 brings an insane number of little and big changes, as you will see in our definitive guide to what's new and what's improved with the latest Android and One UI versions for Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Samsung is also updating some of its apps with new features and improvements, and this week, […]
Electronics and water aren't the best of friends. Even if you have water-resistant devices, the idea is to not expose them to water beyond a certain period of time, since it could eventually seep into the device and cause all sorts of problems. The Galaxy Buds FE, particularly its charging case, isn't classified as a […]
With One UI 5.0, Samsung introduced a way to add text through the camera via Samsung Keyboard. It used the OCR functionality to scan text using the camera. Now, it appears that Google has liked that feature, and it is preparing to bring a similar feature to its own keyboard: Gboard. Gboard could soon get […]
With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, Samsung has many deals on more or less its entire product lineup, from Galaxy smartphones, tablets and wearables to Neo QLED or lifestyle TVs and storage solutions. Speaking of the latter, the 870 EVO SATA SSD is a great budget-oriented storage solution from Samsung, and now, […]