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You can now directly pay Spotify for music subscription via Android devices
After antitrust allegations against Google in the EU, it announced a first-of-a-kind billing system with Spotify that would allow users to choose an alternative payment method for the music subscription. This billing system was called ‘User Choice Billing' or, in short, UCB. This was not specifically meant for Spotify but for all other Android apps and their […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S10 Lite gets November 2022 security update ahead of Galaxy S10
Earlier this week, Samsung released the November 2022 security update. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 was the first phone to get the new security patch in the stable form. Over the past few weeks, the new security update has reached over half a dozen models. Now, the update has been expanded to the Galaxy S10 Lite […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
ChromeOS Beta Tester Hub lets you test new features on Samsung Chromebooks
Google has launched a new way for ChromeOS users to test new features of the operating system. As per the official community post, Google has introduced the ChromeOS Beta Tester Hub, where not only will you get to experience new ChromeOS features on your Samsung Chromebook, but you can also engage with the developers directly. […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Intel aims to overtake Samsung to become world’s second-biggest chip maker
TSMC is currently the world's biggest contract semiconductor chip manufacturer, while Samsung is the distant second. Intel, which recently spun off its chip-making arm as a separate business, has some lofty goals in its mind. The company reportedly wants to overtake Samsung Foundry (Samsung's chip manufacturing business) to become the world's second-biggest chip manufacturing firm […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Galaxy Watch 4’s new update solves bricking issue for some, makes it worse for others
A few days ago, we highlighted an issue reported by multiple Galaxy Watch 4 users where a firmware update carrying version number R8xxXXU1GVI3 messed up the smartwatch. Apparently, once the update was installed, if you turn off the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic or if their battery ran out, it couldn't be turned on […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Google Meet with new UI appears on Samsung’s smart TVs
Google's strategy around messaging and video calling apps has been a mess. Over the past few years, the company launched and discontinued Gtalk, Google Allo, Google Duo, and Google Hangouts. Recently, the company merged Google Duo with Google Meet. Now the new official Google Meet app has appeared (via 9To5Google) on Samsung smart TVs. The refreshed […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Samsung cuts prices ahead of Black Friday through Early Access Promos!
Although Black Friday is precisely two weeks away, today, Samsung has launched a series of discounts on its online shop in the USA. These so-called “Early Access Promos” last until November 18 and concern a variety of mobile products, including the Galaxy S21 FE, the Galaxy S22 series, the latest foldable devices, the Galaxy Tab […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung might cheapen base Galaxy S23 with haptic feedback downgrade
Samsung may adopt cost-cutting strategies for the base Galaxy S23 model planned to go on sale early next year. Although the Galaxy S23 Ultra may represent Samsung's best attempt at a flagship phone for 2023, the standard Galaxy S23 might see some of its features cut or downgraded. And according to a tipster, one area […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Nasty vulnerability shows Galaxy phones can be safer than Google Pixels
Samsung's security patches usually come with dozens of fixes to vulnerabilities concerning Google's Android OS and Samsung's own software, whether it's One UI or other components that are unique to Galaxy devices. Interestingly enough, the November 2022 security patch has addressed an Android OS security flaw that has plagued Google's Pixel phones for a few […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
TikTok is now available on Samsung TVs in one more European country
Over the past few years, Samsung has slowly but surely brought TikTok to its smart TVs in more markets. The TikTok app for Samsung TVs debuted in the UK almost two years ago and was introduced to North America at the end of 2021. Now, almost a year later, Samsung made an announcement that TikTok […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Gboard gets redesigned emoji picker in the latest beta update
If you use Google's Gboard keyboard app, then the emoji picker would be the most used interface on your phone. Well, the good news is that the Gboard emoji picker is receiving a redesign and getting all cleaned up. While it isn't a complete overhaul, the subtle change is available on the Gboard's emoji feature on […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
You can soon install Google One VPN service on your Samsung laptops
The Google One VPN service is now available for devices running Windows and macOS. The service will be available via the new desktop apps. Users with a Premium plan of 2 TB or more can access the Google One VPN service. This is above the basic 100GB plan, which costs $1.99/month or $19.99/year, and the standard 200GB […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Samsung to increase QD-OLED production, aims to get orders from Apple
Earlier this year, Samsung revealed its first QD-OLED TV, and it went on to become among the highest-rated TVs of the year. It uses the QD-OLED panel made by Samsung Display, the company's display manufacturing arm. Now, it is being reported that the company will increase its QD-OLED production. According to a report from UBI […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
BREAKING: Galaxy A33 5G is getting updated to stable Android 13 and One UI 5.0
Samsung has been truly impressive with its software update speed this year. After releasing the stable Android 13 update to the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S21, and Galaxy S22 over the past two weeks, it released the update to the Galaxy A53 5G yesterday. Today, it has released the update to the Galaxy A33 […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
You can now natively browse your iCloud Photos library on your Samsung Windows 11 laptop
A month ago, Microsoft announced that Apple is bringing Apple TV and Apple Music apps to Windows PCs. It had also revealed that Windows 11 will feature native integration with Apple's iCloud Photos library. The integration is finally rolling out to all Windows 11 users. The iCloud Photos integration with the Photos app on Windows 11 […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Sony brings LYTIA branding to its camera sensors to compete with Samsung’s ISOCELL
Samsung (System LSI) and Sony are the two biggest smartphone camera sensor brands worldwide. While Samsung launches its camera sensors with the ISOCELL branding, Sony lacked a specific branding for its smartphone camera sensors. Now, the Japanese firm is changing that to better compete with Samsung. Sony (Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation) revealed (via FoneArena) that […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Google Contacts homescreen widget gets a Material You makeover
While YouTube's homescreen widget waits for its turn to receive the Material You makeover, Google Contacts, in the meantime, is getting the treatment done and dusted. With this new Google Contacts Material You homescreen widget, you can place a person/contact in a more prominent place on your homescreen. If you have the Contacts widget, it […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Google One app finally gets a tablet-optimized UI design
Last year, Google started caring about foldable phones and tablets. The company launched Android 12L with better multitasking and apps that take better advantage of bigger screens on foldables and tablets. Earlier this year, Google also promised to bring a tablet-optimized design to more than 20 first-party Android apps. Today, the company has finally updated […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Galaxy A73 5G finally gets October 2022 security update
While Samsung promised four Android OS updates and up to five years of security updates to both the Galaxy A53 5G and the Galaxy A73 5G, only the former gets monthly security updates. The Galaxy A73 5G, despite being the pricier of the two, gets just one security update in a quarter. Now, the Galaxy […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Samsung’s already amazing software update game just got even better!
There's a statement we've repeated countless times in recent years when praising how Samsung keeps getting better at software updates and keeps leaving the competition (even Google, the maker of Android itself) in the dust: Samsung's done it again. And, well, another repetition of that statement is in order today. Samsung's release of Android 13 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 2 years ago
