Unknown Tracker Alerts will soon be actually useful on Galaxy phones

While object location trackers like the AirTag and the Galaxy SmartTag are helpful, they can also be used to track others illegally. To neutralize that threat, Google introduced a feature called Unknown Tracker Alerts for Android phones. However, it wasn’t very helpful earlier, and Google is trying to make amends by improving it. Unknown Tracker […]

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Galaxy Ring feels warm? Here is why and what to do about it

Smart rings are new territory for Samsung and its fans. The Galaxy Ring, released a few months ago, is Samsung’s first device of this kind, and for many people, it is their first smart ring. With new experiences come new unknowns. Sometimes, your expectations can be challenged by a new device category. For example, here […]

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Samsung could bring foldable displays to portable gaming consoles

Handheld gaming consoles have probably never been more popular than they are today. Nintendo (re)opened the floodgates with the launch of the Switch console a few years ago, and now, even PC manufacturers want a piece of the portable gaming console market. Interestingly enough, even Samsung entertained the idea. A patent application filed at WIPO […]

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Samsung mobile cloud gaming platform is live! Does hardware matter anymore?

As mobile games get bigger in size and higher in complexity, downloading them from an app store is becoming a barrier. And with more powerful graphics gaining traction across mobile gaming, good performance from your Android phone can feel like rolling the dice. Samsung is combating these problems with the launch of its mobile cloud […]

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‘Snapdragon for all’ flame has been rekindled for Galaxy S25 fans everywhere

If you love the idea that the upcoming Galaxy S25 series might get a unified experience powered by a single chipset worldwide, in the end, you might not be disappointed. So far, many leakers have gone back and forth on the matter and claimed many things about Samsung’s possible chip choice for the Galaxy S25 […]

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Galaxy S25 may descend on this January day without a 4th variant

Two mildly conflicting reports have emerged today, hinting — for the first time — at two dates when Samsung’s next major Unpacked event will supposedly unfold to reveal the Galaxy S25 series. Only one must be true. On the one hand, the Korean media (via @Jukanlosreve) says Samsung will hold Unpacked on January 23, 2025. […]

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Samsung launches way of measuring carbon impact of connected devices

Samsung, which has already been reducing the carbon impact of its devices and supply chain, has worked with the Carbon Trust and other major tech brands to launch a new method for determining the carbon impact of connected devices. Samsung and Carbon Trust have a way of determining carbon impact of connected devices like smartphones […]

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Samsung US job openings reveal a burning desire to take on TSMC

Samsung’s Foundry division lost over a billion dollars last quarter and has shut 50% of its production capacity, but the conglomerate still has a burning desire to compete against TSMC in the lucrative contract chipmaking industry. To that end, it’s keeping up with significant investments in the foundry arm, particularly for the new chip plants […]

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SmartThings could get support for Wi-Fi routers via Matter 1.4

Samsung integrated the Matter smart home standard into SmartThings, its smart home ecosystem, a couple of years ago. Now, a new version of Matter (version 1.4) is here, and it brings support for several new types of devices, including Wi-Fi routers. Matter 1.4 will likely be integrated into SmartThings sometime next year. And it will […]

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Discover some hidden One UI 6 gems as you wait for One UI 7

It’s been a year since Samsung first introduced One UI 6, and since its debut, many things have continued to change and improve. We got Galaxy AI at the beginning of the year, and One UI version 6.1.1 landed a few months ago. Needless to say, we’ve had many things to discuss regarding Samsung’s software […]

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One UI 7.0 will bring more security features to Auto Blocker

The latest version of Auto Blocker for One UI 6.1.1 introduced a few new features but didn’t stop there. Interestingly, the changelog for Auto Blocker, version 1.1.00.28, mentions a few additional security features that should become active once the upcoming One UI 7.0 update goes live for Samsung Galaxy phones. Auto Blocker version 1.1.00.28 brought […]

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Low 3nm chip yield might spell trouble for Samsung’s Exynos 2500

Whether or not Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S25 series will use the Exynos 2500 chip in any capacity remains unclear, but some evidence suggests that the flagship lineup will follow a two-pronged chip strategy at least in some regions. By recent accounts, the Exynos 2500 SoC is still in development, but the biggest problem for Samsung […]

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Samsung Health challenges work on Galaxy Watches, kind of

Over half a million Samsung Health users take on “Together” challenges every month. Many Samsung fans have participated in these global challenges for years, even if they never owned a wearable fitness device. They count their monthly steps using their phones and compete with friends and countless other people they never met. Nowadays, smartwatches are […]

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Galaxy phones running Android 8 and older have lost Android Auto

If you’re holding on to your ancient Galaxy phone for whatever reason and want to keep using Android Auto, you’re out of luck. Google has now dropped Android Auto support for smartphones running Android 8. Many Android Auto users who are using older phones have started facing compatibility problems with the platform, and the reason […]

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Samsung Foundry bleeding cash, shuts 50% of production capacity

Samsung Foundry is the conglomerate’s contract chipmaking arm. It has poured billions of dollars in this division hoping that there would be significant demand from major chip designers, but that demand hasn’t materialized. All of this excess and un-utilized capacity has become a drain on the company’s resources, forcing it to consider serious options to […]

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