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Some of you may have noticed stickers pop up when calling someone from the Galaxy S8. It's the feature Samsung refers to as Call Stickers and it was introduced with the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+. They would come up if you called a contact who also had either flagship and both of you […]
The Galaxy S8+ was an impressive smartphone when it made its debut last year. The Galaxy Note 7 fiasco was still fresh in our minds, but Samsung came out of the entire ordeal with a solid resolve. When the Galaxy S9+ came out, Galaxy S8+ owners probably didn't see much of a reason to upgrade […]
In a surprising move, Samsung released the latest security patch for its flagship phones at the start of the month. The company usually updates its mid-range and budget phones with a new security patch before it makes its way to the flagships, but in August, we have seen the security patch update arrive on the […]
Samsung, for some odd reason, is being really quick with the August 2018 security patch. The Galaxy S8 is also getting an update with the August patch, in addition to the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8. Perhaps the company wants to get this update out of the way before it shifts focus to the Galaxy […]
Samsung has released a software update for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in Brazil, bringing the latest security patch to the device. The Galaxy S8 is the first flagship Galaxy phone to be getting the July security patch, although the debut happened earlier this month with Verizon's variant in the United States. It remains to […]
North American carrier Verizon is kicking things off for Samsung's flagship phones when it comes to the July 2018 security patch. The latest security patch has been released for some budget and mid-range devices in the last few days, and it is now available for Galaxy S8 owners on Verizon in the US. The software […]
Samsung is rolling out an update to the Samsung Calendar app via the Galaxy Apps store. The update brings stickers support in calendar to the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 users. Until now, Samsung Calendar supported stickers only on the Galaxy S9/S9+ but is now available on older flagship devices as well. While some might […]
A feature that has only been available on the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ so far has seemingly been ported to the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and the Galaxy Note 8 by Samsung. The company is rolling out a new update for its Samsung Experience launcher which will enable you to rotate home screen on […]
Samsung today announced that the Galaxy S9/S9+, Galaxy S8/S8+ and the Galaxy Note 8 on Android 8.0 Oreo have received approval from the US military. This means that military personnel can now use these handsets for official business. These handsets have been added to the Approved Products List for the US Department of Defense. Galaxy […]
Samsung is rolling out the June 2018 security patch to at least three devices this week. The Galaxy S8, Galaxy A6+, and the Galaxy J7 Pro are receiving an update with the latest security fixes in different regions. The Galaxy S8 update is rolling out in the US, the A6+ is being updated in China […]
According to the data from Counterpoint Research, Galaxy S9+ was the bestselling smartphone globally in April. Its smaller sibling, the Galaxy S9, came in second, pushing Apple’s iPhone X to the third spot. Strong sales in Asia Pacific and North American markets reportedly helped the Galaxy S9 series to snatch the top rankings. Since April marks […]
The much rumored Galaxy S8 Lite was launched as the Galaxy S Light Luxury by Samsung yesterday. As expected, this handset has only been launched for customers in China but there is some interest from Samsung fans to see a wider release of this device. The Galaxy S Light Luxury is basically a premium mid-range […]
Recent reports had revealed that Samsung was working on a watered-down version of the Galaxy S8 and it was then referred to as the Galaxy S8 Lite by the rumor mill. We reported yesterday that Samsung is going to announce this device as the Galaxy S Light Luxury today and that's precisely what it has […]
It was first reported about a month ago that Samsung appears to have a new handset in the pipeline which has a design similar to the Galaxy S8 with mid-range specifications. It was then referred to as the Galaxy S8 Lite even though there was no indication that Samsung would actually call this smartphone that. […]
Android updates are a messy affair. Buggy builds, delayed updates, carrier modifications, lack of security patches, etc. are all too common for many Android users. Even a major global brand like Samsung with millions of units in sales and billions of dollars in revenue offers a less than satisfactory experience when it comes to Android updates […]