Adblocking comes to Samsung’s internet browser

Last year Apple released a major update of its mobile operating system which featured a built-in adblocking API and allowed developers to create adblocking extensions for the Safari browser. Samsung has now done something quite similar. The company has teamed up with Adblock Fast to roll out adblocking to hundreds of millions of its users via an over-the-air update to its web browser. Adblock Fast...

Samsung confirms Galaxy S7 launch date in the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 teaser video

A couple of screenshots were leaked yesterday pointing towards February 21 as the official launch date of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Now, Samsung has released a new teaser video for its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 press conference. This confirms that Samsung will launch the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona, Spain during MWC. The video shows a person watching a mysterious glowing box...

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge launch date confirmed in latest leak

A month ago it was rumored that Samsung might launch the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge on February 20, just one day before Mobile World Congress 2016 kicks off in Barcelona. If the latest leak from a source with a good track record is to be believed then Samsung is actually going to launch The Next Galaxy on February 21, 2016. A couple of screenshots have also been leaked which point towards...

Samsung starts Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow updates in Korea for S6 and S6 edge!

Model SM-G920S Model name GALAXY S6 Country Korea (SK Telecom) Version Android 6.0.1 Changelist 7037264 Build date Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:49:14 +0000 Product code SKC PDA G920SKSU3DPAC CSC G920SSKC3DPAC   Model SM-G925S Model name GALAXY S6 Edge Country Korea (SK Telecom) Version Android 6.0.1 Changelist 7037264 Build date Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:48:52 +0000 Product code SKC PDA G925SKSU3DPAC CSC G925SRKC3DPAC   Developing… from...

Is this our first look at the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

We are finally getting a look at what could be the final design of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Evleaks has released two images that show the phones from the front; the images looks somewhat photoshopped (see the slanted home button on the regular S7 in the first image?), but they do appear to have be very close to the real deal. The home button is also less round than on current devices, though...

Samsung updates its Smart Switch desktop software, indicates Marshmallow rollout is imminent

Samsung has just started rolling out a rather nifty update for its Smart Switch client for Mac and PC. This upgrade brings support for Android 6.0 Marshmallow, in addition to the usual truck load of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations we’ve come to expect from any new software update. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with Smart Switch, it’s a fully fledged migration suite...

Galaxy S7 European availability tipped to begin March 11

Being the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, Samsung has the resources and the will to make its new flagships available worldwide on the same day. The company took a diversion with the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ last year by launching them in the US and South Korea a few days before other markets, but it looks set to get back on course with the Galaxy S7 lineup. According to a leakster said to have a decent track record with inside information,...

Kernel source code hints at fingerprint sensor on Galaxy J7 (2016), reveals specs

Last Wednesday, Samsung’s Galaxy J7 (2016) broke cover when it appeared on the GFXBench website. It’s pretty safe to say that we were impressed by the alterations the South Korean company made to the device in order to secure it a place at the top of the mid-range market. Today we’ve got a second chance to view the handset’s internals, this time by way of a kernel source code, which confirms almost everything we’ve already found out about the...

How to create a memo on your Galaxy Note 5 when the display is off

Calling all Galaxy Note 5 owners! Did you know that you can record all your snippets of information in Action memo even when your handset’s display is powered down? It’s one of the best features introduced on the Galaxy Note lineup, and it can let you jot down information in a jiffy without going through the motions of waking up your phone, unlocking it, and then firing up Action memo. It’s super easy to set up, too. Here’s how: Simply head...

Galaxy S7 gets 17 hours of video playback, says latest leak

The Galaxy S7 is soon to arrive on the scene, with all rumors pointing to a pre-MWC 2016 launch. While we’ve seen countless statements that point to a quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor (and, of course, Samsung’s Exynos 8890), 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 5.1-inch display (5.5-inch display for the Galaxy S7 edge), 12MP BRITECELL back camera and 5MP wide angle selfie camera (both with f/1.7...

You can now grab a Galaxy S6 for just £399.99 in the UK

If you’re based in the UK and have been contemplating whether to pick up a Galaxy S6 ever since its launch back in April 2015, but simply haven’t had the time or wherewithal to do so, you may want to pin your ears back as we have a fantastic deal for you today. For the next 24-hours, you can get your hands on a brand new White Pearl 128GB variant of the handset for just £399.99 (€529), which is a total saving of £149.01 (€197). Don’t go thinking...

SamMobile is looking for writers, come be a part of the team!

Here at SamMobile, we are dedicated to bringing our readers the latest scoop on everything related to Samsung’s mobile devices, and we are currently looking to hire a news writer that can contribute towards that end. If you’re a fan/user of Samsung devices and have the writing skills to, well, write about them, then this could be your chance to get in on the internet’s largest (and most accurate) source of Samsung news, leaks and rumors. We are...

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge surfaces in leaked Geekbench documents

We’ve already reported that Samsung is gearing up to announce the Galaxy S7 edge alongside its flagship Galaxy S7 at its Unpacked 2016 event on February 21, which incidentally is intentionally the day before Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona. Fortunately, the rumor mill has been spinning at a rate of knots, and we’ve seen quite a bit of both devices already. Just to add to the hordes of leaks, the S7 edge has today appeared in Geekbench’s...

Gear S2 Rose Gold and Platinum available for pre-order in the United Kingdom

Earlier this week Samsung announced that it is launching the Gear S2 Classic New Edition globally. The new edition features two new models of the Samsung smartwatch that were initially unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 earlier this month. There is nothing different about the new models except that one comes in 18K Rose Gold and the other in Platinum. Both models are now available for pre-order in the United Kingdom. Online retailer MobileFun...

1-28-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Ace 4 LTE, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3 DUOS, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...

Samsung Galaxy A9 detailed screen analysis

A new year, and a new Galaxy series. This year, Samsung released the Galaxy A 2016 edition of devices, and we recently went through the Galaxy A9′s display to see how it measures up. The Galaxy A9 is the largest phone in the A series, so let’s find out what its screen brings to the table. We have measured the screen in the mode that is comes with out of the box, which is Adaptive display. We have...

Themes Thursday: All the themes released this week are free

As a part of Themes Thursday, we showcase some of best themes released each week in Samsung’s Theme Store. Unlike the week earlier, the South Korean smartphone giant has released just fifteen themes release this week. On a brighter note, all these themes are free! The [WoOS_Design] Baby Blue theme is quite easy on the eyes, while the Doong-E For Chicken (that’s a funny name), Fashion Robot, and...

Samsung remained the leader in global smartphone shipments for Q4 and 2015

The latest preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reveals that smartphone vendors shipped 399.5 million units combined in the fourth quarter of 2015 which is a 5.7% increase when compared to the same period last year. For the full year global smartphone shipments crossed 1.4 billion units for the first time, 1432.9 million units to be...

Samsung announces fourth quarter financial results

Samsung today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015. The company raked in KRW 53.32 trillion ($44 billion) in consolidated revenue and posted KRW 6.14 trillion ($5.04 billion) in operating profit for the quarter. The company notes that its fourth quarter earnings have dipped quarter-over-quarter and it blames economic headwinds including the sharp fall in oil prices over the past year whereas its components...

Pay for one Samsung flagship and get the other half-off at T-Mobile

The third largest mobile carrier in the United States has launched a new promotion today which is going to appeal to those who would like to purchase a Samsung flagship. Under this promotion customers only have to pay full price for one handset as the carrier will give them half-off on the other. Eligible smartphones include the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. This promotion is open to all new and existing...

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 software, nor its design. The only qualms that came from customers were over the severe lack of applications available for the platform....

Despite dismal performance Samsung’s mobile division employees will receive hefty bonuses

It’s not a secret that Samsung’s mobile division is struggling and the company doesn’t expect things to significantly turnaround this year however that won’t stop Samsung Electronics from retaining the 50% ceiling for employee bonuses at its mobile division. A “high-ranking Samsung executive” has confirmed to The Korea Times that employees at the company’s mobile division will receive 50% of their annual salaries “as compensation for their sincere...

1-27-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy E7, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...