SamMobile Daily Recap, January 15, 2019: Galaxy Note 8 Pie beta 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

Samsung pitches its foldable phone as the next phase of innovation

Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy A90 (SM-A905F) colors and storage details

Firmware News

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 Pie update rolling out in India and South Korea

Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie update brings separate Dolby Atmos gaming option

Galaxy Note 8 One UI beta with Android 9 officially released

Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie beta includes Night mode schedule option

Galaxy Note 9 updated with January patch in China, but no Pie

General

SK Telecom launches RCS messaging for Samsung flagships

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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