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Android’s Theft Detection feature starts rolling out

Android’s Theft Detection feature starts rolling out

Every year, Google adds new privacy and security features to Android smartphones and tablets. It has started rolling out a new feature that is meant to reduce phone theft by locking a phone that has been snatched. This makes the phone unusable for the snatcher and increases the user's data privacy and security if it […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 months ago
As Samsung fans wait for Android 14, Android 11 continues to rule the market

As Samsung fans wait for Android 14, Android 11 continues to rule the market

Android 14 is the next major update coming to Google's mobile operating system, and some manufacturers have already released Android 14 in beta form for their customers. Samsung fans, including everyone here at SamMobile, are looking forward to Android 14 as well. By the end of 2023 Samsung will likely have released Android 14 worldwide […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 1 year ago
Samsung is largely to thank for Android 13’s faster adoption rate

Samsung is largely to thank for Android 13’s faster adoption rate

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 […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A03 Core is finally getting a long-awaited OS upgrade

Galaxy A03 Core is finally getting a long-awaited OS upgrade

We haven't heard much about Android 12 lately because, for the most part, Samsung closed that chapter and is now focusing on distributing One UI 5.1 to more Galaxy phones and tablets. But today, the almost endless string of One UI 5.1 news got interrupted by Android 12 because the latter version is now rolling […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Android 12 is still coming to more Galaxy A02s variants in the USA

Android 12 is still coming to more Galaxy A02s variants in the USA

Samsung made Android 12 available for the Galaxy A02s in the USA a couple of months ago, but the phone didn't receive the update across every US carrier network simultaneously. Tracfone is an example of a latecomer, as the update finally rolled out earlier this week. More specifically, Android 12 is now available for Tracfone's […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Only 5.2% of devices running Android 13 five months after launch

Only 5.2% of devices running Android 13 five months after launch

The first update to the Android distribution chart in 2023 gives us a peek at how quickly OEMs have delivered Android 13 to their devices. According to the official statistics from Google, the latest OS, Android 13, is running on only 5.2% of devices after five months of its launch. Android 12 and 12L, on […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago
Unlocked Galaxy A01 gets Android 12 update in the USA

Unlocked Galaxy A01 gets Android 12 update in the USA

Most recent firmware-related news concerning Samsung phones has to do with Android 13, but some low-cost devices have been lagging behind the rest of the pack, and the Galaxy A01 is certainly among them. The unlocked Galaxy A01 variant in the USA is only now getting Android 12. Samsung started rolling out Android 12 for […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A02 is mysteriously still running Android 11

Galaxy A02 is mysteriously still running Android 11

Samsung has been pushing the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update to its smartphones and tablets at a very fast pace. The company not only rolled out the latest OS to its flagship smartphones in a record timeframe but also offered it to entry-level models in a very short span of time. However, there’s one […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A02s joins Galaxy A01 in getting Android 12 update in the US

Galaxy A02s joins Galaxy A01 in getting Android 12 update in the US

Yesterday, the Galaxy A01 got its final major Android OS update in the US. Today, the Galaxy A02s is joining the Galaxy A01 in getting the Android 12 update. Yes, the update is a year late, but it's finally here, and it is the last major OS update for the device. The Galaxy A02s' carrier-unlocked […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A01 comes a year late to the party, gets Android 12 update in the US

Galaxy A01 comes a year late to the party, gets Android 12 update in the US

The Galaxy A01 received the Android 12 update a year late. It got the update a few days ago in some Asian markets. Now, the update is also rolling out in the US, making users happy. The Android 12-based One UI 4.1 Core update for the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy A01 is rolling out […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A01 gets Android 12, its last Android OS update

Galaxy A01 gets Android 12, its last Android OS update

While many Galaxy smartphones have already received the Android 13 update, the Galaxy A01 is now getting last year's Android 12 update. Yes, the entry-level smartphone launched in late 2019 is getting the update one year late compared to most other Samsung smartphones. The Android 12 update for the Galaxy A01 is rolling out in […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
Android 12 update rolling out to Galaxy A02s more widely in the US

Android 12 update rolling out to Galaxy A02s more widely in the US

Although more than a couple of dozen Galaxy smartphones have received the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update over the past couple of months, the Galaxy A02s isn't that lucky. In fact, the phone started getting the one-year older Android 12 update a few days ago. Now, the carrier-locked model of the phone has started […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
As we all drool over Android 13, one Galaxy phone gets Android 12 in the USA

As we all drool over Android 13, one Galaxy phone gets Android 12 in the USA

The Galaxy A02s is getting a new firmware update in the USA, and although it's coming a bit late, it's a big one. The Galaxy A02s is receiving Android 12 in the USA, four months late. The roll-out in other markets began in July, and the USA is only now catching up with the rest […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Galaxy A11 finally gets Android 12 (One UI 4.1) update in the US

Galaxy A11 finally gets Android 12 (One UI 4.1) update in the US

While many Samsung smartphones have started getting the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update, the Galaxy A11 has been too far behind. Last month, the Galaxy A11 finally got its Android 12 update in the international markets. Now, the smartphone has started getting the Android 12 update in the US. The Android 12-based One UI […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 years ago
I wish a new Windows Phone OS was an option for 2022 Galaxy phones

I wish a new Windows Phone OS was an option for 2022 Galaxy phones

A few of my colleagues and I were recently reminiscing about the history of smartphone operating systems. At one point, the inevitable happened, and Windows Phone became a part of our conversation. It was then that I realized I have many fond memories of Microsoft's now-defunct platform, except for one: lack of third-party app support. […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
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