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Smartphone cameras have come a long way over the years. Whether it's daylight photography or capturing moments in the night, phone cameras are pretty capable these days. It's also common for smartphones to feature primary cameras with high megapixel counts, with current Samsung Galaxy phones featuring cameras with anywhere between 48 megapixels to a whopping […]
Mobile photography has been a staple of the mobile phone experience ever since smartphones became a reality and shook the market. Smartphones have more or less replaced traditional point-and-shoot cameras, and mobile manufacturers are continuing to improve their camera hardware and software every year. In 2023, Samsung's Camera app suite consists of more than one […]
By now, the call background feature has a relatively rich history within One UI. Call backgrounds have been around since One UI 3.0, and with the release of One UI 5.0, Samsung developed the feature further. The Android 13-based update enabled per-contact call backgrounds, allowing users to add custom wallpapers and live wallpapers to the […]
In case you haven't heard by now, since late 2022, Google's Project Zero discovered eighteen 0-day vulnerabilities in Exynos Modems, leaving numerous Samsung devices vulnerable to Internet-to-baseband remote code executions. The good news is that Samsung already addressed some of these vulnerabilities with the March 2023 security patch. On the other hand, some vulnerabilities remain. […]
One UI 5.0 on the Galaxy S22 is a real treat. The latest firmware update made the 2022 flagship feel snappier than ever — even the Exynos models — and the few additions One UI 5.0 has brought to the experience are all quite meaningful. Samsung's new update is fantastic, but your mileage might vary. […]
Beyond better optimization, Samsung's One UI 5.0 firmware update brought a handful of new features, including lock screen customization options, new multitasking gestures, and Modes and Routines, to name a few. But the update hasn't stopped at improving the user experience for mobile. One UI 5.0 also brings a couple of new features to Samsung […]
Samsung Keyboard is one of the most feature-rich touch-based input solutions around. It's available out of the box for Galaxy smartphones and tablets, and it's chock-full of customization options and useful tools. Today, we'll explore a few of these Samsung Keyboard features that may help improve your experience. In addition to Samsung Keyboard offering robust […]
One of the new features Samsung has added to the Galaxy S22 series with the recent One UI 5.0 firmware update is Modes and Routines. Or rather, the company added the “Modes” component to the existing “Routines” and renamed the app — previously known as Bixby Routines — to “Modes and Routines.” The new Modes […]
One UI 5.0 is finally here, and as you may have heard by now, the latest update brings new and refreshed lock screen customization options. We took an in-depth look at the latest lock screen menu in One UI 5.0 yesterday, but we think it's worth diving deeper into one particular aspect. Namely, lock screen […]
One UI 5.0 for the Galaxy S22 series brings a new lock screen customization menu and a handful of new options for personalized designs. Samsung's goal with these One UI 5.0 changes was to streamline the user experience and offer better, modernized aesthetics. The company appears to have done what it set out to do. […]
Samsung is the best brand for customers who care about firmware updates. For several reasons. One is that Galaxy smartphones receive more Android OS upgrades than any other brand, including Google Pixel. The other is that Samsung is usually the first OEM to release new security patches, even ahead of Google. Samsung also provides the […]
Multi-window, a.k.a. split-screen mode, is one of the most unique One UI features. Designed to boost productivity, it's becoming better with each One UI update. In theory, multi-window works best on larger screens, i.e., Galaxy tablets, the Galaxy Z Fold series, and devices like the Galaxy S22 Ultra. But the feature is also available on […]
One UI needs no introduction for most smartphone users, but in short, One UI is Samsung's custom launcher for Android-powered Galaxy mobile devices. It's one of the main things that gives Samsung smartphones and tablets their unique identity, and it's also one of the reasons why Samsung fans keep coming back to the Galaxy lineup […]
Good Lock is a mobile customization app by Samsung. It not only gives the option to enhance the productivity features of the Samsung Galaxy S22 series or previous-gen phones but also comes with multiple customization tools. For instance, you can tweak the lock screen, notifications, clocks, multitasking screen, navigation bar, sound, S-Pen features, etc. Let us […]
Many changes and improvements, small and big, are peppered throughout Samsung's new Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update. One subtle change is an improved lock screen clock. Here's all you need to know. In One UI 6.0, the lock screen clock offers more customization options. The update includes extra styles and fonts. And now, users […]