SamMobile Daily Recap, January 14, 2019: Galaxy M, Note 9 Pie firmware, and more

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap.

Here’s what we covered today.

Phones

What to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S10: Specs, release date, and more

Samsung may end up supplying modems for 5G iPhones

Customers will only be able to buy the new Galaxy M series online

Did Samsung just hint at the foldable phone launch for February 20?

Galaxy M design, features and launch date confirmed by Samsung

Galaxy S10 price and release date, 5G variant name possibly revealed

Firmware News

Latest Samsung Galaxy J4 update brings January 2019 patch

Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie firmware now available in SamMobile database

Galaxy S7 update brings January 2019 security patch

General

New Samsung AI centers may be opened in Switzerland and Germany

Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay Framework causing massive battery drainage

Polls

[Poll] How do you feel about Samsung’s first notched smartphone?

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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First Samsung device: SGH-D500

Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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