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Latest Samsung Z1 news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Samsung Z1, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Temple Run 2 launches on the Tizen Store
Popular endless runner game Temple Run 2 is now available to download from the Tizen Store. Granted, this may not seem like a big deal to owners of an Android-powered Galaxy smartphone as the title has been listed on the Play Store for the past three years, but it's something I'm sure customers in possession of […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
There’s finally a fast and reliable way to transfer files on Tizen
It's no secret that Tizen has been lacking a reliable file transfer application ever since its initial release back in January 2012. Sure, you've always had the facility to grab a third-party offering from the Tizen Store, but they rarely work and often restricted. However, that's all about to change as the offering you've been […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Leaked video offers a glimpse of the new Samsung Z2 Tizen smartphone
We have known for a few months now that Samsung is working on a new Tizen-powered handset called the Samsung Z2. Just yesterday the user manual of this handset leaked online and gave us some clues about its design. It was also reported yesterday that the Samsung Z2 will be launched in markets across Africa […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung Z1 updated with support for WhatsApp Call and UDSM in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Owners of the Tizen-powered Samsung Z1 located in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have woken up to a notification prompting them to install a hefty firmware update today. The upgrade, which carries the build number Z130HDDU0CPD6, brings a plethora of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimisations to the handset, in addition to compatibility for […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Asphalt 8: Airborne comes to the Samsung Z1 and Z3, puts Tizen even further ahead in the mobile race
Tizen is a fledgling OS currently that has its share of critics (primarily diehard Android fans who think the OS will never mature), but Samsung doesn't want you to count out its “baby” OS just yet. Tizen has seen the arrival of apps such as Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Instagram apps, as well as games […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung Z1 (SM-Z130H) gets a minor update in India
Samsung updated its first Tizen phone, the Z1, to version 2.4 of the operating system last month. Tizen 2.4 brought many new features to the device, and Samsung is now focusing on stability and performance as it has rolled out a minor update for the Z1 in India today. The changelog is as generic as […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Tizen-powered Samsung Z1 (2016) being tested, import/export website shows
We’ve told you before about a new Samsung smartphone bearing the model number SM-Z150, known as the Samsung Z1 (2016). It’s only been a week since we mentioned the new Z1, but the Z1 (2016) has appeared on an Indian import/export website that confirms the product is indeed headed to market. Import/export site Eximpulse has caught […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung working on Z1 (2016) Tizen phone (SM-Z150)
Samsung has upgraded a lot of its existing budget smartphones this year under the 2016 tag (and also the high-end Galaxy A series), and the company is working on a similar upgrade to its first Tizen phone, the Z1. We can confirm that a Z1 (2016) is currently in the works (with model number SM-Z150), and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung Z1 now receiving Tizen 2.4 update in India
Following a five-month long beta testing program, Samsung has finally started rolling out the long-awaited Tizen 2.4 update (Z130HDDU0CPB1) to the Samsung Z1 in India. The upgrade weighs in at a fairly hefty 262MB and brings a truckload of new services to the open-source operating system, including WhatsApp Calling, Ultra Data Saving Mode and the […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Unofficial Telegram client for the Samsung Z3 makes its way onto the Tizen Store
When compared to Android, iOS and Windows Phone, Tizen is a relatively new operating system that, up until last year, hadn't made its way into the mass smartphone market. However, Samsung's release of the Z1 in India on February 6, 2015, changed all that. As expected, there were no complaints about the fluidity of the […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Z1 to get the final version of Tizen 2.4 on January 22
The beta version of Tizen 2.4 for the Z1 last month, and it looks like Samsung will soon release the final version of the operating system. According to a message posted by Jason Dongwon Kwak, Managing Director of Samsung's R&D Institute in India, on Facebook, the final version of Tizen 2.4 will be released for […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Second Tizen 2.4 beta firmware for the Samsung Z1 released
Firmware version Z130HDDU0COL5 has now been released for the Samsung Z1, this is the second Tizen 2.4 beta firmware that has been released for this handset so far. Weighing in at 258.2MB the update is now being rolled out over-the-air, the handset needs to be on firmware Z130HDDU0BOK2 or later and registered at Samsung's Tizen […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
How to take a screenshot on the Samsung Z1 and Samsung Z3
The Samsung Z1 and Z3 are two smartphones from the company to be powered by Tizen, its own mobile operating system. All of Samsung's Android smartphone can take screenshots, and considering Tizen takes many cues from the company's Android interface, you can take screenshots on the Z1 and Z3, too. Well, it's a basic feature that […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Here’s what VLC looks like on a Tizen smartphone
VideoLAN's VLC is undoubtedly one of the most popular media players available to the public and the fact that it's open source and has support for almost every media format under the sun really shows why people love it so much. It's already available on a wide variety of platforms across desktop and mobile so it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Tizen gets native Facebook app, available on the Samsung Z3
Samsung's Tizen phones come with a Facebook app out of the box, but this app simply loads the web version of the social network. The web version of Facebook is rather limited, so it hasn't been a good experience for Tizen smartphone users. Well, until now that is, as an update to the Facebook app for […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago