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New Pentastic update adds Compact Mode for Air Command

New Pentastic update adds Compact Mode for Air Command

Samsung's S Pen-centric app for Good Lock is getting a new update. Through this new release, the Pentastic Good Lock module that expands upon S Pen settings has received support for a “Compact Mode” for the Air Command feature. The update brings Pentastic to version 2.0.5.3. It's now available in regions where Good Lock isn't […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Best offline games to play on Android when there’s no Wi-Fi

Best offline games to play on Android when there’s no Wi-Fi

You might find yourself in any number of situations where offline games can help keep you company. You could be on a vacation completely unplugged from the internet, on a flight without Wi-Fi, on your daily commute to work, etc. There are many no Wi-Fi games that you can play on your Android smartphone to […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 2 years ago
How to clear Android cache and why you need to do it

How to clear Android cache and why you need to do it

Clear cache Android might sound like foreign words to someone who doesn't know a lot about phones. They might just be aware that their device was made by Samsung or some other Android OEM. Naturally, they wouldn't know how to clear Android cache and indeed why they should do it in the first place. This […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 2 years ago
Samsung Expert RAW gets another update following recent big feature additions

Samsung Expert RAW gets another update following recent big feature additions

Samsung's Expert RAW app offers photography enthusiasts complete control over the phone's camera hardware so they can be more creative. Over the past few months, the app has received a lot of new features and performance improvements. Now, Samsung has released one more update to the app. Expert RAW's latest version, available through the Galaxy […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Samsung halts rollout of problematic Galaxy Watch 4 update, fix incoming

Samsung halts rollout of problematic Galaxy Watch 4 update, fix incoming

Some Galaxy Watch 4 owners have been suffering from a rather scary issue after updating their watch to the last released firmware update (R8xxXXU1GVI3). As we reported before, the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic have an issue that stops them from turning on once they're turned off, which has forced users to […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 2 years ago
Samsung and Lacoste get together to create new Galaxy Z Flip 4 cases

Samsung and Lacoste get together to create new Galaxy Z Flip 4 cases

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is one of the most fashionable smartphones created in recent times, and it provides an opportunity for Samsung to collaborate with different fashion brands. After revealing the Maison Margiela Edition, the company has now announced the launch of four new protective cases for the Galaxy Z Flip 4, created in […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Older watch faces turn off the AoD mode on Wear OS 3 smartwatches

Older watch faces turn off the AoD mode on Wear OS 3 smartwatches

Google's Wear OS has a huge collection of watch faces that have been developed over the years. However, you might want to stick with the newer ones because, as per 9To5Google, watch faces not using the latest development practices trigger a rather unusual error on smartwatches running Wear OS 3. Apparently, older watch faces turn […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Samsung monthly updates: November 2022 security patch gets detailed

Samsung monthly updates: November 2022 security patch gets detailed

Last week, Samsung started rolling out the November 2022 security update to Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The update has reached a few high-end smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Fold 4. Now, the company has revealed what it has fixed with the new […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
November 2022 security update now available for Galaxy Z Fold 4

November 2022 security update now available for Galaxy Z Fold 4

Yesterday, Samsung released the November 2022 security update to the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Fold 4 in the US. It also released its new security update to the Galaxy Z Flip 4 in Europe. Today, the company has released the update to the Galaxy […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Get ready to view YouTube Shorts on your Samsung smart TV

Get ready to view YouTube Shorts on your Samsung smart TV

Whether you like it or not, YouTube Shorts were only meant to take over the platform. And guess what: the inevitable is soon going to happen as YouTube has announced that it will be extending its short-format videos (Shorts) to smart TVs, including Samsung's, across the world. On November 8, the Google-owned video-sharing platform said […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Signal is rolling out Instagram-like Stories feature to all its users

Signal is rolling out Instagram-like Stories feature to all its users

Only after a few weeks into testing, the famous messaging platform Signal is now rolling out the “Stories” feature to all its users on Android and iOS. In an official announcement, Signal also said it plans to release the Stories feature to its desktop platform soon. The feature is similar to what you might have […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Samsung’s Voice Recorder app gets One UI 5.0 support, and one of its best features

Samsung’s Voice Recorder app gets One UI 5.0 support, and one of its best features

As Android 13 and One UI 5.0 start to make their way to more Galaxy devices, Samsung is concurrently updating many of its apps, such as Good Lock (which is the inspiration for some One UI 5.0 features), with official Android 13 support. The Voice Recorder app that comes preloaded on Galaxy smartphones is the […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 2 years ago
Samsung’s having a problem finding design sweet spot for its best phones

Samsung’s having a problem finding design sweet spot for its best phones

By adding an S Pen slot to the Galaxy S22 Ultra and making the S Pen support a standard feature on its Galaxy Z Fold line, Samsung put the final nail in the coffin of the Galaxy Note series. The Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra were the last in the not-so-best-selling-yet-highly-popular Note […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 2 years ago
Daily Deal: Get the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield at almost half price

Daily Deal: Get the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield at almost half price

If you're looking to buy a durable, rugged, portable SSD for a low price, there aren't too many great options out there, save for the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield, which is now available for almost half price through a new deal. The 1TB model is now available at a 44% discount from Amazon, meaning […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Using Samsung’s AR Emoji to create stickers, call and lock screen videos

Using Samsung’s AR Emoji to create stickers, call and lock screen videos

Samsung's AR Emoji has been around for a few years. The app keeps getting updated, and the company brought it up on stage again at SDC22 last month. But what is AR Emoji, anyway? And why should you care about it or use it? Today we'll try to answer these questions and give you a […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Amazon and Samsung announce Matter partnership for smart home devices

Amazon and Samsung announce Matter partnership for smart home devices

Matter, the smart home standard meant to push the concept of IoT device interoperability to new heights, was released last week. And following last week's announcement, Samsung has now revealed a partnership with Amazon that will allow SmartThings and Alexa users to use Matter's multi-admin feature and expand cross-device communication and capabilities. The goal of […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy Watch 4 firmware update renders the smartwatch nearly useless

Galaxy Watch 4 firmware update renders the smartwatch nearly useless

Samsung appears to have really messed up the recent Galaxy Watch 4 series firmware update carrying number R8xxXXU1GVI3. Countless online reports from users in different countries reveal that the firmware update can brick the Galaxy Watch 4 smartwatches and render them completely unusable. More specifically, affected users say that once they've applied the R8xxXXU1GVI3 update […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Quick Share gets a minor facelift with a new update

Quick Share gets a minor facelift with a new update

Amidst all of today's One UI 5.0 stable release news, it's easy to forget about smaller things. A few such smaller things include the ability to lock the position of an image in Samsung Notes and a new version of Quick Share update on Galaxy smartphones and tablets. If you have multiple Galaxy devices in […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Samsung just sold 400,000 rugged Galaxy devices in one go

Samsung just sold 400,000 rugged Galaxy devices in one go

Samsung has found a new business customer for its rugged Galaxy mobile devices. The company announced today that Samsung France got selected as a partner of the consortium co-sponsored by Airbus and Capgemini. As a result of this partnership, Samsung says it will work closely with Airbus to equip roughly 400,000 employees with Galaxy rugged […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3 getting November 2022 update in the US

Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 3 getting November 2022 update in the US

Earlier today, Samsung released the November 2022 security update to the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4. Now, the South Korean firm has released its newest security update to its third-generation Galaxy Z foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The latest software update for […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago