DJ Koh expects Samsung to return in form in China

Samsung is having problems in selling its smartphones in China. It was the number one brand in the country till 2013, but it was tossed out of top five places after Xiaomi entered the scene. Samsung’s mobile chief DJ Koh is expecting the company to bounce back with the launch of its latest flagship smartphones. A day ahead of the launch of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge in the country, DJ Koh said at a press conference in Seoul that he has...

Third-party developer brings Always On Display to the Samsung Z3

The Always On Display mode presents important bits of information to the user even when the smartphone is in the sleep mode. It is currently available only in high-end smartphones like the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S7 edge, and the LG G5. However, a third-party app developer Amit Kushwaha has decided to bring it to the Tizen-based Samsung Z3 in the form of an app. As the name suggests, the app keeps the...

Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge tip: You can share your phone’s Wi-Fi connection with other devices

Android’s tethering options have been pretty stellar for a long time now, and Samsung has made a nice little addition to the menu by enabling the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to act as a Wi-Fi repeater/extender. Normally, the mobile hotspot feature (Wi-Fi tethering) only lets you share your mobile data connection with another device, with the other device connecting to your device through...

Samsung releases kernel source files for Exynos-powered Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung has just released the kernel source code for the Exynos-powered variant of the Galaxy S7 edge (SM-G935F) which is available to download through the manufacturer’s Open Source Release Center. Although you may not get too excited by this announcement, I’m pretty sure you can appreciate that many developers do as it provides them with a platform to adapt the files in order to produce their own ROMs, so that we can then download them from the...

3-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy J3, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 4, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...