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Samsung needs to show some seriousness about the Android Pie update

November has just begun, and Samsung smartphone owners are still waiting for news on the Android Pie update. Forget the official update: We don't even know when the Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta will begin. We could look at when previous beta programs started and hope the Pie beta kicks off at around the same […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

[Poll] Galaxy S9 will run in DeX mode without the dock on Android Pie

The Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 brought support for turning the phone's display into a trackpad, removing the need for an external mouse to use the DeX Station. Then the Galaxy Note 9 came out with the ability to run in DeX mode with just a USB Type-C to HDMI cable, a feature the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

[Poll] Samsung’s Android Pie app icons will probably be better with final release

The one major worrying aspect of the Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta leak that surfaced earlier week is no doubt the new icons Samsung is using for its proprietary apps. As many of you pointed out in the comments, those icons just don't look good. You could call them cute, but they aren't what any […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

In pictures: Some Samsung apps in their Oreo vs Android Pie avatars

Samsung is working on a considerable user interface refresh with Android Pie. Leaked Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 Pie builds have revealed an updated card-based interface and a dark theme for Samsung's new Experience 10 UX, and we can already try out some of those Samsung apps with the design changes Pie will introduce […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Early 2019 release for Samsung’s Pie update suggested once again

We first heard a possible time frame for Samsung's Pie update from the company's French Samsung Members community. In a post about possible changes to expect from Pie, a community moderator had suggested that we would have to wait until January 2019 before the Pie features and changes would reach users. That time frame has […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Here’s why Project Treble might not help Samsung much with Android Pie

There's no other way to say it: Samsung is likely going to take as long with Android Pie as it did with Oreo or Nougat. It's been revealed that Samsung is preparing an Android Pie beta program for the Galaxy S9, so there are going to be the usual beta tests before Samsung releases the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

[Update: Appears to be fixed] Android 9.0 Pie update brings troubles for some Gear smartwatch users

With every major Android update, it’s common for some apps to misbehave, and the same thing happened with the Samsung Gear app when Google released the Android P Developer Preview back in March. Gear device users who installed the beta software faced compatibility and performance issues with the Samsung Gear app. The app apparently suffered […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

[Poll Results!] Android 9.0 Pie is official: Any bets on when Samsung will first release the update?

Android 9.0 is Pie, as Google has now made official. Android Pie is set to roll out to Pixel devices today, just around two days before Samsung will take the stage in New York to unveil the Galaxy Note 9. It's as we feared: The Galaxy Note 9 will be launched after Android 9.0 has […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Android 9.0 Pie update: A first, cautious preview

Update #3: Samsung has now released the stable Android Pie build for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. It has sent out the update ahead of schedule, not that anyone's complaining. Update #2: Samsung has launched the One UI (Android Pie) beta program for the Galaxy S9. Click here for our hands-on with One UI […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

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