Themes Thursday: Four themes you should not miss checking out

Welcome back to this week’s Themes Thursday! Samsung has released 84 new themes for compatible Galaxy smartphones over the past one week, and we think you might be interested in having a look at the four themes that are listed below. The Candie Round and Oreo themes are pretty similar with material wallpapers, clean dialer design, and bright colour combination. If you like darker theme packs, check...

Daily Recap: February 2, 2017

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the bulk of the news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the United States to keep up-to-date with every post that goes live on SamMobile. But, we think we’ve come up with the perfect solution — a daily recap. In the list below, you’ll find all of the stories we published today. Chances are, you’re not going to be...

Galaxy S8 battery reportedly being made by a Japanese company

The press is definitely going to pay a lot of attention to the Galaxy S8′s battery given that it’s the first flagship smartphone that Samsung is releasing after the disastrous battery failure of the Galaxy Note 7. The batteries for that handset were supplied by Samsung’s own battery-making division as well as ATL, a Chinese supplier. Samsung recently confirmed exactly what went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7 and detailed that batteries from both manufacturers...

How to configure SOS Contacts on the Gear S2 and Gear S3

We’ve previously showed you how to configure your Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to send SOS alerts to contacts in the event of emergency. However, sometimes you may find yourself in a situation where it’s virtually impossible to pull out your smartphone — so Samsung’s baked a similar feature into the software of the Gear S2 and Gear S3. Once enabled, Gear S2 and Gear S3 owners will be able to triple-press the home button to send an SOS request to...

Daily Deal: Score yourself a 3,100mAh Portable External Battery Charger for 90% off

Oh, boy! If you’re in the market (or not for that matter) for a portable battery bank, you’re going to want to pin your ears back as we have a fantastic deal for you today. While stock lasts, you can score yourself a Samsung-branded 3,100mAh Portable External Battery Charger for just $6 (90% off). Yes, you read that right — $6. By far my favourite feature about this particular external charger is that it comes with an integrated retractable...

Latest Galaxy Note 5 update for India brings Samsung Pay app

After exclusively reporting a couple of months ago that Samsung is preparing to launch Samsung Pay in India, we reported just last week that the company has started teasing the Samsung Pay launch for India with the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. It appears that the payment service will be rolling out soon as the latest Galaxy Note 5 update that Samsung has released...

Verizon’s now distributing the January security patch for the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5

Following its rollout for the Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5 earlier this week, Verizon has today started pushing out this month’s security patch for its carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 currently located in the United States. The upgrade — which is arriving as software version G920VVRS4CQA3, G928VVRS3BQA1, G925VVRS4CQA3, and N920VVRS3BQA1, respectively — introduces fixes...

Nougat Tip: Get brightness control back in the notification shade

If you had followed our coverage of the Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, you had probably heard that at one point Samsung had removed the brightness control slider from the notification shade. Samsung later added a toggle for putting the brightness slider back in the notification shade; unfortunately, the final version of Nougat also hides the brightness control in the expanded quick...

Galaxy J7 (2017) reveals specs once again on Geekbench

We’ve seen evidence building up over the past few months that Samsung has the Galaxy J7 (2017) in the pipeline and will soon launch the handset. We first saw a prototype of this handset bearing model number SM-J727P make an appearance on the benchmarking website Geekbench where it revealed some of its specifications. The Galaxy J7 (2017) model number SM-J727A has now done the same thing on Geekbench. The...

Samsung may set up a plant to manufacture home appliances in the US

According to a report from Reuters, Samsung Electronics may build a new plant in the US to manufacture home appliances. The new U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have threatened to impose an additional import tax on products manufactured abroad for US consumers, creating panic among many brands. Samsung’s plan might be a response to the same criticism. The South Korean electronics giant is yet to decide the scale of investment and...

Samsung to release TIzen 4.0 in September

Following the release of the second preview of Tizen .NET, it’s been revealed that Samsung has accelerated development of Tizen 4.0 so that it can meet its self-imposed deadline of a September launch. The latest version of the OS won’t be exclusive to mobile devices, though. It’ll also be compatible with home appliances, IoT, wearables and Smart TVs. According to a roadmap posted on the Tizen...

Buy a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge from T-Mobile and get a year of Netflix free

Samsung and T-Mobile have teamed up to offer a new promotion aimed at customers who might be thinking about purchasing the Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 edge. Customers who purchase either handset new on an Equipment Installment Plan, Jump on Demand or at full retail from participating T-Mobile stores or Costco Warehouse locations on a T-Mobile plan will receive a year of Netflix for free. Dig deep into the rules of this promotion and you’ll find that...