Wallpaper Wednesday: Oreo

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week, we’re highlighting a total of four Android Oreo-inspired backgrounds. All of the images are available in a suitable resolution for the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and just about any other smartphone on the market. If any of the following images float your boat and you want to download and set one as your wallpaper,...

Speedo On for Gear Sport and Gear Fit2 Pro provides enhanced swim tracking features

Speedo is bringing its Speedo On swimming platform to Samsung’s wearable devices. The Speedo On app will be available on Samsung’s Gear Sport smartwatch and Gear Fit2 Pro wearable fitness tracker. Both wearable devices have been announced by Samsung today at its IFA 2017 press conference. The Speed On app is capable of measuring key swim metrics such as lap count, lap time and the type of stroke. It helps users incorporate their swim workouts in...

New Gear IconX earbuds are more comfortable, can launch Bixby

Samsung launched its Gear IconX activity tracking wireless earbuds last year. Samsung claimed that these cord-free lightweight earbuds provide a perfect fit with three different sizes of eartips and wingtips. We mentioned in our Gear IconX review that we love how they fit and feel in the ears, even though they weren’t fully ready for prime time. Samsung today announced its new Gear IconX cord-free...

Samsung launches the Gear Fit2 Pro fitness band once again

It has been consistently rumored over the past couple of months that Samsung will launch a new fitness tracking band soon. The company actually published the official product page of the Gear Fit2 Pro ahead of schedule last week. The product page revealed all of the details about this device before it was eventually taken down. Samsung officially launched the Gear Fit2 Pro fitness band at its IFA...

Samsung’s new Gear Sport smartwatch combines minimalistic design with military durability

Samsung has unveiled a new smartwatch today at IFA 2017 in Berlin. The Gear Sport has a stylish and minimalistic circular design with a 1.2-inch Super AMOLED 360×360 display. The user interface has been improved so that it’s easier for users to view information on the go. The Gear Sport has been built to the MIL-STD-810G standard so it’s quite durable. This means that it can survive in extreme environments....

Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab A is going to be one for the kids

We know that Samsung has a successor to the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 in the pipeline. The tablet was recently spotted at TENAA which means that it will also be launched in China. It’s going to be an entry-level tablet that will be geared towards kids. The Galaxy Tab A (2017) is going to be powered by a 1.4GHz Snapdragon 427 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. External expansion via microSD...

Minor Samsung Gear S3 frontier update rolling out

Samsung is rolling out a new software update to the Gear S3 frontier, with the update having a single new feature that should nevertheless be useful for a lot of users. The smartwatch now supports vibration notifications for third-party messaging apps, which means notifications in apps like WhatsApp should be even easier to notice. The latest Gear S3 frontier update (a small 7 MB download) is rolling...

Galaxy Note 8 China launch expected on September 13

Samsung’s market share in China has been decreasing over the past few quarters. It’s having to deal with intense competition from local manufacturers. The company will certainly be hoping to gain more ground with its new flagship smartphone. Samsung is yet to confirm when the Galaxy Note 8 China launch is going to take place. It will certainly launch its latest and greatest phablet in the world’s most lucrative smartphone market. Precisely when it...

Galaxy A5 and A7 (2018) specs to include Infinity Display and 6GB RAM

Samsung is likely going to unveil the Galaxy A (2018) series early next year. It was recently rumored that the Galaxy A series will receive Samsung’s Infinity Display. Samsung launched the Infinity Display with the Galaxy S8 earlier this year. It has been very well received even though some customers don’t like that Samsung has repositioned the fingerprint sensor at the back to accommodate it. That’s...

Watch Samsung’s IFA 2017 live stream online at 6 pm CET

Samsung will be conducting its IFA press conference later today. The company has previously launched new Galaxy Note handsets at this event but it won’t be doing that this year. The Galaxy Note 8 has already been launched at a separate event last week. The company confirmed during last week’s event that it’s going to unveil a new smartwatch at IFA 2017. Reports suggest that it’s going to be called the Gear Sport. Samsung will also unveil a new fitness...

New Verizon firmware update speeds up facial recognition on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+

Verizon is rolling out a new firmware update for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. While these updates keep the core OS at version 7.0, they’re a bit heftier compared to the average monthly firmware update. That’s because it bundles many of the tweaks that have been released for these handsets over the past few months. The firmware update speeds up facial recognition on the handsets. It adds a “Faster recognition” option for those who are using Face...

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 8 units may ship earlier than expected

T-Mobile starting taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 8 on August 24. Like all of Samsung’s carrier and retail partners, it’s supposed to release the handset on September 15. However, it appears that T-Mobile is keeping up its tradition of shipping out pre-ordered units early. Some customers who pre-ordered a Galaxy Note 8 from T-Mobile have now started receiving text messages from the carrier....

SamMobile Daily Recap: August 29, 2017 — Bixby Voice, Samsung Pay and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. APK TouchWiz Home update fixes a frustrating bug Bixby Bixby Voice India launch delayed till next month Camera A new 360-degree...

Samsung wants you to know it appreciates your continued support

There’s no denying the fact that the Galaxy Note 7 debacle turned a number of customers to the dark side (iOS), but the majority stuck with Samsung while it rebuilt its reputation—and now it wants you to know its grateful. On Tuesday, the firm took to its YouTube channel to share a short “Thank You” video that’s filled to the brim with testimonials from Galaxy Note owners, explaining how the premium range of smartphones has changed their lives. We’d...

[Poll] Are you happy with the price of the Galaxy Note 8?

Whatever way you slice it, the Galaxy Note 8 is an expensive smartphone. In fact, it’s the priciest handset Samsung has ever released—and we’d be lying if we said that hasn’t scared off a fair few customers. However, the company is doing all it can—by offering former Galaxy Note 7 owners a discount, for example—to put the premium-priced device in the hands of more consumers. It’s impossible to tell whether its efforts are paying off at this precise...

TouchWiz Home update fixes a frustrating bug [APK]

Samsung has updated its TouchWiz Home application on the Galaxy Apps Store for the Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy J3 (2017), Galaxy J5 (2017), Galaxy J7 (2017), Galaxy Note FE, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ with the option to enable or disable the notification window when swiping down from the home screen. In addition, the upgrade addresses a relatively frustrating bug that resulted in the text size for labels...

Top Galaxy Note 8 features you should care about

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 8 last week. It’s the company’s first new Note phablet in two years. Naturally, Note fans were very excited to see what Samsung had in store for them. The company has now started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 8 in some markets across the globe. Those who have been thinking about getting one need to make a decision. In order to make that decision easier for...

Daily Deal: Save 74% on a first-generation Gear 360

Amazon has temporarily axed the price of the first-generation Gear 360, which is Samsung’s award-winning camera that’s capable of taking 360-degree photographs and videos, down to just $92.33 (74% off). If you want to take advantage of this promotion, hit the Buy Now button below. We strongly advise you to hurry though, as Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available — and once it’s gone, it’s gone. The post Daily Deal: Save...

Samsung partners with 20th Century Fox and Panasonic to create a metadata platform for HDR10+

Samsung has announced that it’s teamed up with 20th Century Fox and Panasonic to create a royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR) through an associated certification program called HDR10+. The entity will license the platform to content companies for a nominal administrative fee from 2018. “As leaders in entertainment, the three companies are ideal partners for bringing HDR10+ into the homes of consumers everywhere,” said...

Samsung to build an open-connected IoT ecosystem

Samsung is attempting to build an open-connected ecosystem wherein all of its household appliances can be controlled using a universal application—or Bixby. The platform is still on the drawing board, reports Business Korea, noting the firm is hoping to start development in the not-too-distant future. “Samsung Electronics’ Connected Vision has a philosophy that all innovation will be built on openness and partnership,” said Patrick Chomet, Executive...

A new 360-degree camera possibly being developed by Samsung

Samsung unveiled its new Gear 360 (2017) VR camera alongside the Galaxy S8 back in March this year. It’s capable of shooting true 4K video in 360-degrees. The camera’s predecessor could only shoot 360-degree video in “near-4K.” The Gear 360 (2017) became available for purchase just a few months ago. It’s now being offered as a pre-order incentive to Galaxy Note 8 customers. It appears that Samsung has a new 360-degree camera in the pipeline. The...

Samsung still hasn’t decided the Galaxy Note 8 price for South Korea

Samsung appears to be having a difficult time in deciding how much it’s going to charge for its new flagship smartphone in its home country of South Korea. The country’s government is pushing to cut down telecom costs and that initiative is making it difficult for Samsung to set local prices for the Galaxy Note 8. Samsung hasn’t started taking pre-orders for the handset in South Korea as yet. Pre-orders are already live in North America and some...

Galaxy J7 (2016) now receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update

Samsung has at long last started rolling out the much-anticipated Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy J7 (2016) in Russia. The upgrade transports all of the features you’d expect to find baked into Nougat, as well as the security patches included in this month’s maintenance release. For those unaware, Android 7.0 bundles a slew of neat new features, including enhanced notifications, stricter application permissions, new emoji and refined battery saving...

The next S Pen might include a microphone

Samsung wants to make the S Pen more than just a stylus that you use to jot down memos on your Galaxy Note handsets. It filed a patent application back in 2014 which detailed how a microphone and speaker can be integrated into the S Pen. This would enable users to use the S Pen to communicate in a phone call. Samsung recently filed a patent which explained how the S Pen could be used to measure the amount of alcohol in a user’s breath. Samsung’s...

Samsung Pay now supports MobiKwik in India

Samsung Pay has been updated with support for MobiKwik, following its introduction on Samsung Pay Mini earlier this year. Like PayPal, the platform allows customers to add money to a virtual wallet, which can then be used for payments both in-store and online. Here’s the full changelog: MobiKwik (Android 7.0 Nougat+) UPI: Transfer money between your bank accounts UPI: Send money directly from contacts Import...

Bixby Voice India launch delayed till next month

It has hardly been over a week since Samsung rolled out Bixby Voice across the globe. The assistant only supports Korean and English languages currently. Despite that, Samsung has now rolled it out in over 200 countries across the globe. Galaxy S8 owners in India have got the short end of the stick, though. The Bixby Voice rollout was halted in India shortly after it went live. It was later confirmed...

Samsung will announce a new wearable on Wednesday

Samsung took to Twitter on Monday to tease an event it’s hosting in Berlin on Wednesday, August 30. While we don’t know exactly what the firm is planning to showcase, it did reveal that it’s some form of wearable, leading us to believe it’s the upcoming Gear Sport (SM-R600). Rumored to be aimed at fitness fanatics, the Gear Sport is expected to ship with a host of precise health-monitoring features, including a dedicated swimming and rowing mode,...

Samsung investing $7 billion to increase flash memory production

Aiming to capture rising demand, Samsung has announced that it’s going to invest $7 billion in a Chinese semiconductor plant to increase flash memory production. Samsung already happens to be the world’s largest manufacturer of memory chips and it wants things to stay that way. The money will be invested over a three-year period and will be poured into Samsung’s Xi’an semiconductor plant in China, the company confirmed in a statement today. NAND...

Star Pink Galaxy Note 8 launched in Taiwan

Samsung has a habit of offering exclusive color options for its flagship smartphones in select markets across the globe. Taiwan happens to be one of those markets. After launching the Pink Galaxy S8+ there earlier this year, Samsung has now launched a Star Pink color option for the Galaxy Note 8 in Taiwan. The Galaxy Note 8 will be widely available in four color options – Midnight Black, Maple Gold,...

SamMobile Daily Recap: August 28, 2017 — Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 8 and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we published today. APK Samsung Internet Browser’s new features are out of beta Business Samsung’s Lee files appeal against his jail sentence Deals Daily...

Galaxy S5 Neo Android 7.0 Nougat update rolling out now

The Galaxy S5 Neo has almost hit its two-year support window for major Android platform updates. Samsung is going to sneak in one last major Android update before the handset is relegated to the long list of devices that are no longer supported. The Galaxy S5 Neo Android 7.0 Nougat update was spotted on a variant of the handset last month that surfaced at the Wi-Fi Alliance for certification. That’s when it became clear that it was going to receive...

Galaxy Note 8 display wins the highest ever A+ grade from DisplayMate

DisplayMate, a specialist in display calibration and optimization, recently put the Galaxy Note 8’s OLED display through extensive testing. The Galaxy Note 8 holds up Samsung’s record of knocking it out of the park with its flagship displays. DisplayMate has awarded its highest ever A+ grade to the Galaxy Note 8’s display. “It is the most innovative and high performance Smartphone display that we have ever lab tested,” it added. This seems like a...

SamMobile Firmware update magazine: August 28, 2017

Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future. To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine in new designs every week. It will always include the important details about firmware updates such as the firmware versions, device model numbers,...

Galaxy J7+ with dual cameras seen in the flesh in newly leaked photos

The Galaxy J7+ is confirmed to be the Galaxy J7 model that will introduce a dual camera setup to Samsung’s budget lineup, thanks to a leaked promotional image. We have already seen the J7+ in the flesh through leaked images, and new images of the device have now surfaced online, serving to prove that dual rear cameras are indeed going to be a thing on more than just Samsung’s latest flagship. Rumors...

Daily Deal: Save 20% on a 64GB EVO microSD card

You can currently snag yourself a 64GB EVO microSD card for $27.88 (60% off), which is a great price to pay for a chip that not only offers super fast transfer speeds, but is also waterproof. If you want to take advantage of this promotion, tap the Buy Now button. Be warned, though: Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available for this specific deal. The post Daily Deal: Save 20% on a 64GB EVO microSD card appeared first on SamMobile. from...

Samsung Internet Browser’s new features are out of beta

Samsung rolled out an updated beta of its Samsung Internet Browser three weeks ago. The beta brought several new features including a night mode. The company has now updated the stable version of the browser to version 6.0 and has made all of the new features available to everyone. The night mode is one of the biggest features included in this latest version of Samsung Internet. It helps limit the amount of bright light that users are subjected to....

Galaxy A (2018) series may tout the Infinity Display

The Infinity Display was introduced by Samsung with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ earlier this year. Samsung has now brought it to the Galaxy Note series as well with its latest flagship. It would make sense for the company to bring the Infinity Display to its premium mid-range smartphones too. According to Twitter leakster @mmddj_china, the Infinity Display is coming to the Galaxy A series. Samsung already launched this year’s iteration of the series...

Samsung expects to sell more than 11 million Galaxy Note 8 units

The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s first new Note phablet is almost two years. It did launch one last year but we all know what happened with the Galaxy Note 7. The initial reaction to the launch has been good so far and it looks like the Galaxy Note 8 will end up doing well for the company. Samsung is hopeful that it will be able to move quite a lot of Galaxy Note 8 units. When asked about the company’s sales target for the new device in a recent interview,...

Samsung’s Lee files appeal against his jail sentence

Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the heir to the conglomerate, was sentenced to five years in prison last week. The sentence was handed down after his trial on allegations of embezzlement, bribery and perjury. Lee was alleged to have paid bribes to former President Park Geun-hye of South Korea through her close confidant in order to win the government’s support for a crucial merger of two Samsung subsidies which helped cement...

Galaxy Note 4 receives August 2017 security patch

The Galaxy Note 4 may not be eligible for any major Android platform updates but it’s still receiving the latest security updates. Samsung has rolled out the August 2017 security patch for the Galaxy Note 4. This handset is almost three years old now and well beyond the two-year support window for major platform updates. However, Samsung is ensuring that some of its previous flagships receive the...

Galaxy Note 8 launch date in India might be September 11

Having unveiled the Galaxy Note 8 officially, Samsung can now get down to the business of selling its new flagship smartphone. The company’s carrier and retail partners in several markets across the globe started taking pre-orders for the handset on August 24. Samsung is going to release the Galaxy Note 8 in markets like North America and parts of Europe on September 15. Samsung’s regional arms will confirm pricing and availability details for their...

Watchface Friday: Here are four of this week’s best watchfaces

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another edition of Watchface Friday! For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over the Internet to find something...