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Diversification is the name of the game and Samsung's pretty good at it. There are not only sister companies in the conglomerate that Samsung Electronics can source components like batteries, chipsets, and image sensors from, but a whole host of other supplies across the globe. Samsung SDI and China's ATL have been longstanding battery suppliers […]
The most popular music streaming apps on Android—Apple Music and Spotify—have had the ability to show real-time lyrics for quite some time now. YouTube Music, however, lacks this crucial feature. It is capable of showing only static lyrics that you need to scroll by yourself. Well, that’s changing today. Google is rolling out an update […]
Last week, Samsung released the April 2023 security update to the Galaxy Note 20 series in the US. Now, the company is expanding the update to more countries worldwide. The Galaxy Note 20 series is now getting the April 2023 security update in Asian and European countries. Galaxy Note 20 April 2023 security update: What's […]
Every new version of Android comes with more features and notification improvements. However, full-screen notifications are something that users still don’t have control over. You might have seen full-screen notifications for alarms, voice calls, and video calls, even if the phone is locked. For example, when the alarm is ringing, you can't see any other […]
Samsung released its best camera phone ever in the form of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. It has four rear-facing cameras, each featuring autofocus and capable of recording 4K 60fps videos. Two of those are telephoto cameras, offering zoom reach that no rival phone can match. However, the Galaxy S24 Ultra could give you fewer cameras […]
The Galaxy S23 series received lots of praise for its camera performance. However, it wasn't perfect, and there were a few issues that could be solved with software updates. Samsung released a new update earlier this month to solve most issues related to noise, focus behavior, and video recording in certain situations. However, even that […]
The Galaxy A53 5G was among the first Samsung smartphones to start getting the April 2023 security update, but the rollout of the update didn't pick up steam as quickly as owners of the phone would want. The rollout has been limited to the North American region since the update was first released, but it […]
As per an official blog post, Samsung has announced that it has picked up 80 awards, including a gold prize, at the iF Design Award 2023 (International Forum Design Award 2023) in Germany. The iF Design Award has been held since 1953 by the German International Forum. Awards are given in 9 categories including Product, […]
Samsung has its own set of apps for Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches. And all of those apps get frequent updates for feature additions and bug fixes. The company has now released a new update to its stock Voice Recorder app on Galaxy Watches running Wear OS. The latest update for Samsung's Voice Recorder app comes […]
According to the latest Android distribution chart released by Google, over 12% of phones and tablets are running Android 13. Comparing this with its predecessor, Android 12, which showed up in the distribution chart nearly a year after its release, enjoys only a 13.3% adoption rate. All in all, the Android 13 adoption rate has […]
Almost all high-end smartphones use Samsung Display's OLED screens these days. However, one brand-new smartphone goes one step further to offer its users the most fluidic visuals, be it for browsing or playing heavy games. And it, too, uses Samsung's OLED screen to achieve that. ASUS ROG Phone 7 uses a Samsung OLED screen with […]
Back in March, Google Messages RCS Chat introduced new read receipt icons that replaced the simple text-based ‘Sending,' ‘Sent,' ‘Delivered,' and ‘Read' notifiers for messages. After those went official, Google Messages is testing these icons in the conversations list view. Google Messages now shows new read checkmarks in your inbox. This negates the need to open a […]
Samsung no longer ships a charger in the box with its flagship phones and even most of its mid-range devices. You're meant to use one that you already have or the company will happily sell you one separately. As you'd probably expect, the official chargers from Samsung cost quite a bit of money, more than […]
Samsung adds a lot of features on top of stock Android to make Galaxy smartphones and tablets more useful for users. Every year, the company releases two major software updates, each with new features and updated stock apps. With One UI 4.1, the company released a new feature that lets you turn images into beautiful […]
Dark mode is often one of the most highly requested features for apps. It's hard to imagine that any popular social media app won't have it. You can find the feature on major apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc but not on Snapchat. There has been a long wait for Snapchat dark mode on Android […]
As part of its Earth Month campaign this year, Samsung has teamed up with artist and designer Jaden Smith to launch a new collection of eco-minded accessories for Galaxy devices. Jaden is also the founder of MSFTSRep, the label that Samsung is collaborating with. This isn't the first time that Samsung is launching eco-minded accessories. […]
Last month, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy M14 5G in Ukraine. It is a slightly modified version of the Galaxy A14 5G. Its support page went live on Samsung India’s website, suggesting that it would launch in the country soon. Today, Samsung officially announced that the Galaxy M14 5G is coming to the Indian market. The […]
Samsung is expected to unveil two new smartwatches—Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic—later this year. While not much is known about their new features, it has been rumored that both upcoming smartwatches will have thinner bezels, bigger screens, and more pixel-dense displays. It is now rumored that the Galaxy Watch 6 will feature […]
Last month, tipster @Tech_Reve claimed that Samsung is developing an in-house GPU and that it will be based on AMD’s RDNA architecture. A couple of weeks later, the tipster also revealed that this GPU will be used in Samsung’s upcoming flagship chipset, the Exynos 2500, which will be used in the Galaxy S25. Well, Samsung […]
Samsung started making some changes to the internal design and packaging of its phones a couple of years ago so that they are more eco-friendly. With the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung made it easier to replace their batteries by using less glue and a pull tab. With its next-generation foldable phones, too, the South Korean […]