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Samsung’s latest phones could get four years of Android OS upgrades!
After Samsung set an example by extending the Android OS update policy from two to three major OS updates, the company appears to be doing it again at Unpacked 2022. According to a fresh leak, Samsung intends to extend the Android update policy for a handful of devices from three to four major OS updates. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Google Drive gets video playback and search upgrades
Google has announced two new upgrades for Google Drive: faster loading and buffering times for videos and new options for searching files. Let's take a look. Google Drive will now load videos faster Google is “enabling the generation and playback of Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) video transcodes for all new videos uploaded to […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
Galaxy Tab S9 FE will get plenty of OS upgrades
Samsung remains the king of firmware updates across the Android landscape. Even though things might not always go as planned and beta update programs can last longer than we'd like, Samsung's OS update policies are ahead of the curve. As of this writing, no other Android OEM supports its phones and tablets like Samsung does; […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 7 months ago
Samsung Pay experience could get better in future with upcoming NFC upgrades
Samsung Pay allows people to make payments at PoS (Point of Sale) terminals using their smartphones. In this process, the Samsung Pay app sends your credit or debit card information to the PoS machine using NFC (Near Field Communication). This convenient feature might get even better, thanks to upcoming NFC upgrades. Currently, NFC can operate […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 10 months ago
Why do we choose Samsung? Is it blind fandom or is there more to this?
It goes without saying that SamMobile is a Samsung fan website. It's in the name, after all. But from where does this dedication stem? Is it blind fandom? Or do we have good reasons for supporting this mobile brand? Why not another? Why Samsung, in particular? Is it because it's the top smartphone company? Are […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
See what features One UI 6 brings to the Galaxy Tab S9 series
Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+, and Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra in July 2023. The Tab S9 lineup came running Android 13 and One UI 5.1 out of the box, and like other Galaxy flagships, the three tablets are eligible for a total of four major Android upgrades and security updates for […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 4 months ago
Some popular Galaxy devices won’t get One UI 6.0 (Android 14)
No matter how good a company's firmware support may be, no device lasts forever, and the time comes when every smartphone stops receiving OS updates. Samsung upgraded its firmware support policy from two to three years, then one-upped itself and committed to supporting some devices with four major OS upgrades. For 2023, the company launched […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 7 months ago
One UI 5.1 progress shows Samsung’s passion for updates
It's no mystery which Android manufacturer is the best when it comes to software updates. Samsung promises four Android OS upgrades for flagship and some mid-range phones and five years of security updates for many devices. And when it updated 50+ devices to Android 13 and One UI 5.0 in merely two months, the company […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 1 year ago
Samsung expands its rugged Galaxy device portfolio in the USA
Samsung has announced a couple of new rugged devices for enterprise customers in the USA. The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro are now official stateside, with one device hitting the market today. The Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro is the first to go on sale through Samsung's business portal, […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Android 15 (One UI 7) update: Which Galaxy phones will get it
Google kickstarted the Android 15 conversation on February 17 by releasing the first developer preview of the next version of the operating system, and users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets have unsurprisingly begun to wonder if their devices will get Android 15. Google will take until July to finish work on Android 15, and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 2 weeks ago
5 reasons why Android tablet buyers should pick the Galaxy Tab S9
Android tablets will never become as popular as Android phones, but the Android tablet experience has gotten better in recent years, and for the most part, we all have to thank Samsung's persistence for it. Samsung kept manufacturing Android tablets even when Google didn't, and One UI improved the experience tremendously. Samsung's most recent high-end […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 weeks ago
Galaxy Tab Active 5 vs Tab Active 3: Some things never change
Samsung is now bringing the Galaxy Tab Active 5 to more markets. The rugged tablet went on sale in the USA this week, replacing the aging Galaxy Tab Active 3. Indeed, even though the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro went on sale in 2022, the new Galaxy Tab Active 5 is considered a direct sequel […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 months ago
Galaxy Tab S9 FE tablets are getting One UI 6.0 update!
Samsung's journey toward updating all eligible Galaxy devices to One UI 6.0 continues, and the company has just added two new tablets to the list. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Tab S9 FE+ are now getting One UI 6.0. The Android 14-based update is available for the Fan Edition tablets in Europe. Users can […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 5 months ago
Reminder: Samsung’s 2020 smartphones won’t get Android 14
Samsung was providing the longest software support in the Android landscape until Google decided to leave everyone in the dust by promising seven years of OS and feature updates. Samsung announced in 2020 that it will start providing three major Android OS upgrades to flagships and some mid-range devices, following a decade of offering only […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 months ago
Android 14 (One UI 6.0) update: See if your Galaxy device will get it
Samsung released Android 13 to Galaxy device owners late last year. The company has done an impressive job of quickly rolling it out for eligible devices. Tens of millions of Galaxy smartphones and tablets are now running Android 13 with One UI 5.0. This year, the focus shifted to Android 14. Google has released the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 months ago
