T-Mobile and AT&T abandon the best-selling Samsung Galaxy A32 5G

Some weird things are happening with the Galaxy A32 5G at AT&T and T-Mobile in the United States. The A32 is one of Samsung’s best-selling phones, yet both carriers have stopped selling it without offering a replacement or an upgrade of some kind. The Galaxy A32 was the cheapest Samsung 5G phone when it launched […]

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Galaxy Z Fold 3 gets security fixes with July 2022 update in the US

Samsung has started rolling out the July 2022 security update to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 in the US. The carrier-locked version of the foldable phone is getting the update right now. The unlocked version of the device received the update a few days ago. The latest software update for the carrier-locked version of the […]

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Samsung could build 11 chip factories in the US with an investment of $200 billion

Samsung recently started working on its $17 billion semiconductor chip plant in Texas. However, the company’s investment plans don’t end there. The South Korean firm reportedly has plans to build as many as 11 chip factories in the state over the next ten years. A new report from Austin American Statesman claims that Samsung could […]

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Samsung buys even more land for new US chip factory

Samsung announced in November 2021 that it would be purchasing new land plots for the construction of a new foundry in the USA. While Samsung looked at multiple locations, it finally settled for Texas. Now latest reports confirm that the Korean giant has completed the additional land acquisition and is waiting for approval from the […]

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Galaxy Z Fold 2 finally gets eSIM functionality in the US

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 was released nearly two years back, but to this day, owners of the device who reside in the US have been waiting for some pretty basic SIM-related functionality to be enabled on their device. Well, that day has finally come, or rather, it came and went by more than a […]

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US variant of Galaxy Z Fold 2 gets updated with a new security update

Samsung has released the July 2022 security update to the carrier-locked as well as unlocked version of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in the US. The update is live on some carrier networks, while others are expected to release the update soon. The new update for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 comes with firmware version […]

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Galaxy A32 5G gets June 2022 security update in the US

Samsung has finally released the June 2022 security update to the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy A32 5G in the US. The company seems to have missed the timing of the update by a whole month. Nevertheless, the update is finally here and will be available on all carrier networks soon. The newest software update […]

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Carier-locked Galaxy Note 10 units getting July 2022 security update in the US

Earlier this week, the international variants of the Galaxy Note 10 received the July 2022 security update. Two days ago, the update reached unlocked units of the phones in the US. Now, the update has also been released to the carrier-locked Galaxy Note 10 units in the US. The latest software update for the carrier-locked […]

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Galaxy Note 10 getting July 2022 security update in the US

Four days ago, Samsung released the July 2022 security update to the Galaxy Note 10’s international variant. Now, the update has expanded to carrier-locked and unlocked units of the Galaxy Note 10 series phones in the US. The newest security update for the unlocked units of the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ […]

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Samsung expands Texas investment for a long-term semiconductor plan

Samsung wants to extend its chip manufacturing site in Taylor, Texas and has applied to increase the footprint of the investment area by about 14%, according to recent documents dug out of the City of Taylor website (via Naver). As shown in the aerial photo below, Samsung has applied to add more land and expand […]

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Galaxy Z Flip 4 carrier and unlocked variants have passed through the FCC

Samsung plans to release (at least) two foldable devices later this year, i.e., the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. The former device passed through the FCC late last week, and the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is now following on the same path. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 carrying model numbers SM-F721U and SM-F721U1 […]

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Galaxy A13 finally gets June 2022 security update in the US

Samsung has finally released the June 2022 security update to the Galaxy A13 in the US. The update is rolling out for the carrier-unlocked version of the phone. It is available on Cellular South’s network in the US, and more carriers are expected to get the update soon. The new software update for the Galaxy […]

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Galaxy S10 gets June 2022 security update in the US

Last month, Samsung released the June 2022 security update to the Galaxy S10 series, but it was limited to the international models of the devices. The company failed to release the June 2022 update to the US variants of the phones in time. The June 2022 security update has now started reaching the Galaxy S10 […]

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Galaxy A53 5G starts getting the July 2022 security update in the US

Last week, Samsung released the July 2022 security update to the South Korean version of the Galaxy A53 5G. Now, the update has been released to the US variant of the Galaxy A53 (SM-A536U1). The update is currently available on AT&T’s network, but other networks will get the update soon. The latest software update for […]

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Qualcomm-powered Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 for USA gets FCC approval

Another upcoming Samsung device planned for release in August has made its way to the FCC. Namely, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 carrying model number SM-F936U. The foldable device is joining the Galaxy Watch 5 series, the latter of which was spotted at the FCC several weeks ago. Judging by the model number, the Galaxy […]

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Galaxy S22 gets July 2022 security update in the US

Last week, Samsung released the July 2022 security update to the Galaxy S22 series. However, it was limited to the international variants of the smartphones in the series. Now, the update has been released to carrier-locked and unlocked models in the US. The new software update for the carrier-locked versions of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy […]

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Galaxy A42 5G is getting the July 2022 security update in the US

Samsung has released the July 2022 security update to one more phone in the US. This time, the update has been released to the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy A42 5G. The smartphone could soon get the update in more countries as well. The new update has arrived to the Galaxy A42 5 G’s carrier-locked […]

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Galaxy Note 10 updated with July 2022 security patch

Samsung has released a new security update to the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ in South American countries and the US. The latest update is available in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the US (carrier-locked models). In South American countries, the update comes with firmware version N97xFXXS8HVG1. In the US, the […]

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Galaxy S21 gets July 2022 security update in the US

The international version of the Galaxy S21 started getting the July 2022 security update a few days ago. Now, the carrier-unlocked version of the phone has started getting a new update in the US. The carrier-locked version of the phone could soon get the update as well. The new software update for the carrier-unlocked version […]

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Unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 3 is getting the July 2022 security patch in the USA

As many of you know, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the USA got the July 2022 security patch yesterday. It turns out that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 wasn’t too far behind, as Samsung is now rolling out the July update for its book-like foldable device in the United States. The update — firmware […]

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