SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

News For You
News For You
Notifications

Samsung news archive

Galaxy Watch 4 gets Google Pay in markets where Samsung Pay is M.I.A.

Galaxy Watch 4 gets Google Pay in markets where Samsung Pay is M.I.A.

Google is bringing its mobile payment platform to Wear OS in more countries, which means Galaxy Watch 4 users now have an alternative to Samsung Pay. Even better, Google Pay just went live for Wear OS in several countries where Samsung Pay has yet to be released. Following the recent update (via Android Police), Google […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
Galaxy Gaming: What we are playing in September 2021

Galaxy Gaming: What we are playing in September 2021

Finding worthwhile mobile games is difficult. Let's try changing that.

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 3 years ago
SmartThings survey suggests people are ready to live in IoT smart homes

SmartThings survey suggests people are ready to live in IoT smart homes

Smart home devices are becoming increasingly important for people when they're looking to relocate, shows a recent SmartThings survey shared by Samsung. Nearly 75% of people surveyed claim that IoT is an important factor when purchasing a new home, as smart home devices can lower bills, improve security, and streamline various processes. The pandemic forced […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
AMD-powered Exynos chips could be coming to Galaxy A series

AMD-powered Exynos chips could be coming to Galaxy A series

The power of AMD graphics could be coming to the mid-range Galaxy A series.

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
Guess the Samsung device 16 – See if you can get them all right!

Guess the Samsung device 16 – See if you can get them all right!

This is a fun new activity that we have put together for our readers. Think you can correctly identify all Samsung devices? Take part in our quiz below and let's see how many you can get right! We'll create a new visual quick every week for you to participate and hopefully learn more about the […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago
SmartThings Find is now being used to locate 230,000 lost devices daily

SmartThings Find is now being used to locate 230,000 lost devices daily

Samsung's SmartThings Find service has become surprisingly popular in a very short amount of time. The service was first released near the end of October last year, and now, less than 12 months after its debut, SmartThings Find is used to locate roughly 230,000 devices every day. According to Samsung, the SmartThings Find network now […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
Samsung’s new 13-inch stretchable OLED literally adds a 3rd dimension

Samsung’s new 13-inch stretchable OLED literally adds a 3rd dimension

Over the years, Samsung's OLED panels went from rigid to flexible to foldable, and now it looks like the next evolutionary step may be stretchable OLED panels. Earlier today, Samsung Display demonstrated such technology at Global Tech Korea 2021. This wasn't the first demonstration of a stretchable OLED display, but it certainly looks like Samsung […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
Watch Samsung unbox Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 Thom Browne Edition phones

Watch Samsung unbox Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 Thom Browne Edition phones

Last month, Samsung had unveiled Thom Browne versions of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Both limited-edition smartphones sold out within five minutes of going on pre-order despite their eye-watering prices. The company has now published an official unboxing video of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 Thom Browne Edition and […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 3 years ago
[Result] SamMobile Weekly Giveaway: Win the brand new Galaxy Watch 4 Classic!

[Result] SamMobile Weekly Giveaway: Win the brand new Galaxy Watch 4 Classic!

Samsung just came out with its new wearable devices and we're giving one away as part of the SamMobile Weekly Giveaway. This is your chance to win Samsung's brand new Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. As we mentioned in our Galaxy Watch 4 review, the Classic model retains the fan-favorite rotating bezel. It also has a […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago
Samsung ends firmware support for this Galaxy Note device

Samsung ends firmware support for this Galaxy Note device

Samsung has made a few changes to its firmware update schedule this month. Whenever it makes such changes, there are always some devices that get cut off permanently. It's a similar story this time around as well. The device in question is already four years old. It's highly uncommon for Samsung to support devices for […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago
Samsung keeps hoarding engineers in post-COVID world

Samsung keeps hoarding engineers in post-COVID world

Anyone not named Samsung is struggling to find qualified engineers in South Korea.

  • By Dominik Bosnjak
  • 3 years ago
Your Galaxy Note 9 will no longer receive monthly firmware updates

Your Galaxy Note 9 will no longer receive monthly firmware updates

It's been three years since the Galaxy Note 9 came out. The device has already received its two major Android OS upgrades. Now that its third year of security updates has also ended, Samsung has decided that it will no longer release monthly firmware updates for the Galaxy Note 9. That's not to say there […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago
Samsung monthly updates: September 2021 security patch details are out

Samsung monthly updates: September 2021 security patch details are out

It has been over a week since Samsung started sending out the September 2021 security patch for eligible devices. We normally have to wait for a bit before the company actually reveals everything that the latest security maintenance release patches. With most of its key devices already receiving the update, the company has now released […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago
LG’s new foldable display tech could mean big trouble for Samsung

LG’s new foldable display tech could mean big trouble for Samsung

LG may not be competing in the smartphone market anymore but like Samsung, it has other divisions that produce key components for mobile devices. LG Chem has announced a new foldable display material that it claims to be superior to existing glass-type materials, the kind that Samsung uses. The company claims that its new foldable […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago
Samsung indirectly confirms Galaxy M52 5G is coming soon to Europe and India

Samsung indirectly confirms Galaxy M52 5G is coming soon to Europe and India

After launching the Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G, and the Galaxy A52s 5G this year, Samsung seems to be readying yet another mid-range smartphone. It was revealed a few months ago that the company is working on the Galaxy M52 5G, and Samsung has indirectly confirmed that phone today. A support webpage for an upcoming […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 3 years ago
Unlocked Galaxy Note 10 variants finally getting August 2021 security update

Unlocked Galaxy Note 10 variants finally getting August 2021 security update

While the international variants of the Galaxy Note 10 series have already started getting the September 2021 security update, the unlocked versions in the US aren't so lucky. They have just started getting the August 2021 security update. Meanwhile, the carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ received the August […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 3 years ago
Galaxy Note 10 Lite picks up September security update

Galaxy Note 10 Lite picks up September security update

In addition to bundling the September security patch, the latest Galaxy Note 10 Lite update is probably based on One UI 3.1.1.

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 3 years ago
Samsung’s foldable phones don’t do anything for me, not yet

Samsung’s foldable phones don’t do anything for me, not yet

The Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip lineup don't offer something unique enough for me to leave candy bar phones behind.

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 3 years ago
WhatsApp will stop working on some Samsung phones by year’s end

WhatsApp will stop working on some Samsung phones by year’s end

WhatsApp is dropping support for older mobile OS versions, including Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, meaning that several Samsung Galaxy smartphones will no longer be compatible with WhatsApp. Support will be dropped beginning November 1. WhatsApp will reportedly cease to function with Android and Galaxy smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.4) or older versions of […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
Samsung’s new microSD and SD cards are more durable than ever before

Samsung’s new microSD and SD cards are more durable than ever before

Our mobile devices are power houses for content creation and consumption. So it often happens that we find ourselves short on storage. That's despite the fact that devices now ship with generous amounts of internal storage. That's why there's such great demand for high quality microSD and SD cards. Samsung makes some of the best […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 3 years ago