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WhatsApp will stop working for some Galaxy phones by next month

Meta is ending WhatsApp support for older Android OS versions, which means the messaging app will stop working on some Galaxy phones later this month. However, we wouldn't worry about it unless you're a classic Galaxy phone collector still using some of the company's original models. WhatsApp will stop working for Android 5.0 and older […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy S4 throwback: One of the best-selling phones of all time

One decade has gone by since Samsung released the Galaxy S4. And, as it turned out, the Galaxy S4 remains one of the most popular Android smartphones of all time. After unveiling the Galaxy S4 in May 2013, Samsung released the phone on April 27 of the same year. It's about to turn ten years […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung will pay $10 to Galaxy S4 owners for manipulating benchmark scores

Back in 2013, Samsung and a few other Android manufacturers were caught cheating on smartphone benchmarks. They did this by including code that temporarily increased the speed of the chipset when a benchmark app was running. Samsung’s Galaxy S4 was one of the devices to have allegedly engaged in such behavior. Unsurprisingly, a lawsuit was […]

By Naresh
5 years ago

10 years of Samsung Galaxy S flagships: Looking back at the Galaxy S4!

Welcome to part four of our 10 years of Samsung Galaxy S flagship series, in which we here at SamMobile talk about our experiences and memories of each of the nine Galaxy S flagships that have come before the Galaxy S10. Today, we look back at the Galaxy S4, the best-selling Galaxy S flagship of all […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Facebook integration in Gallery and other apps ending June 30 for old Samsung devices

Starting June 30, users of Samsung's Android smartphones launched between 2012 and 2014 will no longer be able to access their Facebook pictures and information in apps such as Gallery, Calendar, and the Briefing widget for the home screen. We're told the affected devices are mostly those that ran Android KitKat, Lollipop, or Marshmallow. Devices […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Pay to Play: An examination of Samsung’s rising smartphone prices

We’ve seen the cost of the next Galaxy already, enough to know that Italy will have it a little harder than the rest of us with buying the upcoming devices, but some believe these new prices are indicative of an upward trend for Samsung: that is, the upcoming prices are part of a phone trend […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung smartphones score top five positions in research and testing study

Samsung today announced that its smartphones have scored the top five positions in the joint study of the German testing center International Consumer Research and Testing (ICRT) and Roskachestvo, the Russian quality system. Best results were achieved by the Galaxy Note 3 and Note 4, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge as well as […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

T-Mobile rolls out February security patch for the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Tab 3

T-Mobile is rolling out the latest Android security patch to two old Samsung devices that you may not even remember anymore. The carrier has released the February security patch for the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Tab 3. They've received the patch today even though they're still on Android 4.4 KitKat. One can think of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

President Obama has most likely ditched his BlackBerry for a ‘hardened’ Galaxy S4

US President Barack Obama has long been known to love BlackBerry handsets. When he first claimed the White House in 2009 he pushed to keep his BlackBerry but the agency that provides communications to the White House handed him a special BB 8830 with extra security features for unclassified email and calls. The world has come […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Flipkart offering discounts on various Samsung smartphones in India

Flipkart, the most popular online retailer in India, is celebrating ‘Samsung Week' by offering discounts on a handful of Samsung smartphones. The store is offering exciting deals on the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Core Prime and the Galaxy On series. The Galaxy Note 4 is being sold for just INR 29,990, which […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition gets Android 5.1 update

Google started the Google Play edition initiative to offer consumers regular non-Nexus smartphones with stock Android and quick access to the latest updates, and Samsung participated by launching the Galaxy S4 Google Play edition (GPe) back in 2013. Everything was well and good until earlier this year, when the Galaxy S4 GPe became the only GPe device […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

T-Mobile Galaxy S4 receives new update to fix Stagefright vulnerability

T-Mobile is rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy S4, it's not a major update which brings any new features to the handset, but it's a very important update nonetheless. The carrier has finally rolled out the Stagefright fix for this device so it's imperative for users to download and install this update […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Verizon’s new software update for the Galaxy S4 brings Stagefright fix

Verizon is rolling out a new over-the-air software update for the Galaxy S4, this update brings several bug fixes for the device which was facing issues like the alarm clock not starting up, users getting white squares on screen instead of numbers, email notifications not showing up in status bar and more. However the most […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Verizon releases Stagefright patch for Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note Edge and the Galaxy Note 4

Soon after Google released a patch for the Stagefright vulnerability in Android many thought it wouldn't be long till the major carriers released this update, however some of them have taken their sweet time in getting this update out to users. Sprint was the first major carrier in the United States to roll out the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Android Auto updated with support for the Galaxy S4 and S5 on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint

The Android Auto app has received a new update which brings support for two of the most popular flagship handsets from Samsung in recent years. It adds support for the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S5 on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, three of the largest mobile carriers in the United States. Millions of people who own […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

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