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I hope Galaxy tablets will get a “lock touchscreen” feature one day

If you’ve used a Galaxy tablet long enough, at one point or another you may have run across the same touchscreen issue that I have. I.e., you’re sitting on your couch, watching a video on YouTube or another platform, and you decide to grab a glass of water or a snack. You move around, touch […]

By Mihai Matei
5 months ago

Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4, and others now support HD / HDR10 Netflix content

Mobile devices have become the entertainment centerpiece for many people. Samsung customers can enjoy cloud gaming and TV Plus content from their phones and tablets (in markets where these features are available), and of course, there are countless other third-party entertainment apps and streaming services that Galaxy device users can enjoy — often for free […]

By Mihai Matei
7 months ago

Galaxy S22 display refresh rate bug crops up in popular streaming apps

Despite the stellar hardware, the Galaxy S22 has had a rocky start, and new firmware updates continue to improve the user experience and fix issues months after the series’s release. Now a new bug appears to be cropping up for some Galaxy S22 users who took to the official Samsung Community forums in Europe to […]

By Mihai Matei
8 months ago

Exynos 2200 added to Netflix’s list of compatible chipsets

Netflix’s long-standing relationship with Widevine DRM makes it so that only a few “certified” smartphones can stream content on the platform at high definition (720p and above). Most high-end chipsets play nice with Widevine L3 and the Exynos 2200 is no different. Exynos 2200 powered smartphones will be able to stream Netflix in HD Android […]

By Anil Ganti
1 year ago

These Samsung TVs are getting AV1 video codec on Netflix

Netflix has announced that it has started supporting the new AV1 video codec on select smart TVs from Samsung and other brands. AV1 is a modern royalty-free video codec that offers higher compression and better performance compared to conventional codecs. AV1 was developed by AOMedia (Alliance for Open Media), and its founding members include Amazon, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 year ago

The next hit game for your Galaxy phone might be a Netflix original?!

The next hit game for your Galaxy smartphone might be a Netflix original, of all things. Namely, the video streaming giant disclosed its intentions to branch out into gaming more aggressively in the near future. The company revealed as much in an investor brief earlier this week. For the time being, Netflix is primarily interested […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
2 years ago

Samsung, take notes: Netflix can now play partially downloaded videos

The latest feature addition to the Netflix Android app is a good reminder of why the American company is still the number one on-demand video platform – particularly on mobile. Or why Samsung should be taking notes, if you will. Namely, the newest version of Netflix that just hit the Play Store lets you play […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
2 years ago

Galaxy S21 series receives HDR certification from Netflix

The Galaxy S21 series was unveiled a couple of weeks ago during the Galaxy Unpacked 2021 virtual event, and the new phones are going on sale worldwide starting today. Now, Samsung is making sure that the phones are fully ready out of the box for its customers. Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones—Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Tab S7+, Galaxy Z Fold 2 get Netflix’s HDR support

Samsung’s new high-end smartphones and tablets that were unveiled during the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event have now received HDR video streaming support from Netflix. The video streaming giant’s website mentions the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S7+, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in its list of […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 years ago

Samsung-Netflix collab brings exclusive content to Galaxy owners

Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones are officially the best handsets for Netflix consumption, thanks to a new partnership that will bring exclusive Netflix content to Galaxy smartphone users. The two companies have joined hands at Unpacked in San Francisco and announced that Galaxy smartphone owners will be able to enjoy exclusive content for Netflix originals like Narcos […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Netflix will drop support for older Samsung smart TVs beginning December 1

Netflix is going to stop working on some older Samsung smart TVs beginning December 1, 2019. Samsung broke the news on its official webpage, while Netflix is sending out error messages directly to the TVs of affected customers. The error message simply states that ‘Netflix will no longer be available on this device after December […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Galaxy S10 gets Netflix HDR certification, Galaxy M devices get HD support

Netflix is adding HDR support to the new Galaxy S10 family. All of the three Galaxy S10 phones can now play Netflix videos in HD and HDR10. The video streaming service is expanding HD support to the newly launched Galaxy M series as well. The devices, Galaxy M10, M20, and M30, are Samsung’s latest budget smartphones. […]

By Sumit Adhikari
4 years ago

Should you watch Netflix using your Gear VR? Probably not

Chances are you’ve experienced Netflix at least once in your life, but it’s unlikely it was through a Gear VR—and take it from us, that’s probably a good thing. We’ve been playing around with the client for the past week to fill you in on the good, the bad and the ugly. Let’s not beat […]

By Josh L.
5 years ago

Galaxy Tab S3 now supports HDR video streaming from Netflix

Samsung has released a long-awaited update—T820XXU1AQI2— for the Galaxy Tab S3 in the Netherlands, which bundles support for HDR video streaming for Netflix, in addition to a handful of bug fixes and security improvements—but unfortunately, there’s no word on what exactly they do. The full changelog can be seen below: A new feature for Samsung […]

By Josh L.
5 years ago

Netflix starts supporting HDR video streaming on the Galaxy Note 8

Samsung started supporting HDR content on its high-end smartphones and TVs last year. The Galaxy Note 7 was the first smartphone from the company to support HDR. Later, the Galaxy S8, the Galaxy S8+, and the Galaxy Note 8 were released with HDR capable displays as well. However, Netflix, one of the major producer and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 years ago