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Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches to soon get Gmail, Google Calendar apps

Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches to soon get Gmail, Google Calendar apps

Google reinvigorated Wear OS with the help of Samsung. The companies worked to improve the operating system's speed, power efficiency, and apps. While Samsung ships its Galaxy Watches with a full-fledged Calendar app, Google doesn't do the same with the Pixel Watch. Now, it looks like the company is making full-fledged Wear OS apps for […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Samsung chief Lee goes on his first business trip to UAE as chairman

Samsung chief Lee goes on his first business trip to UAE as chairman

Reportedly, Lee Jae-Yong has left for the UAE, his first overseas business trip after taking over as the Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics in October this year. Lee landed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. He is visiting the UAE to attend a private forum hosted by UAE President […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Samsung announces its first ever female president

Samsung announces its first ever female president

Samsung has officially announced that it has promoted a female executive to the position of President. According to Yonhap News Agency, Samsung Electronics has promoted Lee Young-hee to the President's post of the Global Marketing Center for the Samsung DX (Device eXperience) division. It is the same department that oversees its smartphone business. This is […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Samsung’s Galaxy XCover 6 Pro now available via AT&T in the US

Samsung’s Galaxy XCover 6 Pro now available via AT&T in the US

The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, Samsung's highest-end rugged smartphone, was launched five months ago. The device was launched on Verizon's network in the US, but it was missing from AT&T's lineup. Now, the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has launched on AT&T's network in the US, but only for business customers. AT&T has priced the Galaxy […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A13 5G gets the taste of Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update

Galaxy A13 5G gets the taste of Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update

Samsung's performance in rolling out the Android 13 update has been phenomenal so far. No other company has released the stable Android 13 update to as many phones as Samsung did. Today, the South Korean firm has released the Android 13 update to the Galaxy A13 5G in various European countries. The Android 13 update […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
OPPO’s Galaxy Z Flip 4, Fold 4 competitors to come with bigger batteries

OPPO’s Galaxy Z Flip 4, Fold 4 competitors to come with bigger batteries

Samsung is no longer the only company that makes foldable phones. Various smartphone brands from China released their first foldable phones last year, but they were limited to the Chinese market. This year, those smartphone OEMs have announced their second-generation foldable phones and have pledged to launch them in global markets. In fact, OPPO is […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Samsung One UI 5.1 update: When is it coming, which devices will get it?

Samsung One UI 5.1 update: When is it coming, which devices will get it?

With Samsung's One UI 5.0 rollout going so well, the company's probably already pretty far ahead in the development of One UI 5.1. One UI 5.1 should be the first version update to One UI 5.0, unless Samsung decides to switch things up (though it doesn't look like Samsung will change the version number scheme […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 2 years ago
2023 could be the last time you get excited by Samsung’s Galaxy S lineup

2023 could be the last time you get excited by Samsung’s Galaxy S lineup

Most Samsung fans love the Galaxy S series, but it may come a time when the iconic lineup will take a back seat to foldable phones. That time might come by the end of 2023 after Samsung lifts the veil off the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. Samsung Display has worked […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Samsung Wonderland is still the best holiday wallpaper generator

Samsung Wonderland is still the best holiday wallpaper generator

Samsung released Wonderland a couple of years ago as a Good Lock module for users who want to generate custom wallpapers. If you ask me, Wonderland is still one of the most fun custom wallpaper solutions, especially if you're in a festive mood now that the holiday season is upon us. If you've used Samsung's […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Samsung to make fingerprint login 2.5bn times more secure in 2025

Samsung to make fingerprint login 2.5bn times more secure in 2025

How do you increase the security of fingerprint-based biometrics? Well, how about instead of using a small scanner that can read one fingerprint at a time, you make the entire OLED screen capable of scanning multiple fingerprints simultaneously? It may sound like something out of science fiction, but Samsung is working on this technology as […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Daily Deal: Save up to 26% on the Galaxy Buds 2 wireless earbuds

Daily Deal: Save up to 26% on the Galaxy Buds 2 wireless earbuds

Black Friday is behind us, but there's always a Samsung deal to be had, especially now as we approach the end of the year. And if you're in the market for a new pair of earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 2 are now up to 26% cheaper at Amazon USA. The Galaxy Buds 2 wireless earbuds […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
[Demo] Samsung Notes update adds a new feature to selection tool

[Demo] Samsung Notes update adds a new feature to selection tool

Samsung Notes has received a new update. Although the update is small and adds only one new feature, many Galaxy device owners may find it quite handy. It's an addition to the selection tool that should simplify things and speed up productivity. The popular note-taking app from Samsung has received an update to version 4.4.01.2. […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Samsung devices vulnerable to malware apps due to security leak

Samsung devices vulnerable to malware apps due to security leak

Millions of Android devices, including Samsung, appear to have been left vulnerable by a major security leak. This isn't as much a vulnerability as it is an actual leak of a critical component used by device manufacturers who rely on Android OS. More specifically, Android OEMs, including LG, Samsung, and others, have had their platform […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy S21 gets November 2022 security update in the US

Galaxy S21 gets November 2022 security update in the US

Early last month, the Galaxy S21 series got the November 2022 security update as a part of the stable Android 13 update. Now, the same update is rolling out to the carrier-locked units of the Galaxy S21 series in the US. The new security update for the carrier-locked units of the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Carrier-locked Galaxy Tab S8 gets Android 13 update in the US

Carrier-locked Galaxy Tab S8 gets Android 13 update in the US

The Galaxy Tab S8 series was Samsung's first tablet lineup to get the Android 13 update. It received the update three weeks ago but was limited to international units. Now, the Android 13 update has started rolling out to carrier-locked units of the Galaxy Tab S8 series in the US. The Android 13 update is […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy S20 Ultra holds up well in 2022, but it needed more future-proofing

Galaxy S20 Ultra holds up well in 2022, but it needed more future-proofing

The Galaxy S20 Ultra was the last phone I purchased. As I pointed out in another article recently, I’ve been living off of the review units Samsung sends us since the Galaxy Note 20 series launched six months after the Galaxy S20. I recently ended that streak of using loaner phones and went back to […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 2 years ago
Indian Galaxy S21 FE users can rejoice as Android 13 update is now available!

Indian Galaxy S21 FE users can rejoice as Android 13 update is now available!

The Galaxy S21 FE had not received the Android 13 update weeks after the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra received it. Even cheaper devices like the Galaxy A33 5G and the Galaxy A52 5G got the Android 13 update before the Galaxy S21 FE. So, users of Samsung's latest Fan Edition phone […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
The Google Play Store will soon pick up two cool features

The Google Play Store will soon pick up two cool features

There are a bunch of cool new features that Google is readying for the Play Store. This includes a feature to allow users to archive unused Android apps to save storage, and also show the download progress on a floating bubble. Folks at 9To5Google forcefully enabled the upcoming “Show install progress bubble” toggle in the […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Samsung brings Android 13 to a not-too-popular rugged Galaxy phone

Samsung brings Android 13 to a not-too-popular rugged Galaxy phone

Samsung is on an extremely impressive streak of releasing the Android 13 and One UI 5.0 update to as many devices as it can, as quickly as it can, and the company's not been discriminating between flagship and mid-range phones. In fact, Samsung isn't even discriminating between devices that sold well and those that didn't. […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 5 will get new Tiles, improved Google Keep app, and more

Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 5 will get new Tiles, improved Google Keep app, and more

Alongside new features like Reading Mode and Digital Car Key sharing for Android phones and tablets, Google also unveiled new and improved features for Wear OS-based smartwatches. The company is bringing new Tiles and improved first-party apps to wearables. These new features will come to Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series. Google […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago