Facebook’s new Video app will soon be launched for Samsung’s Smart TVs

Samsung has constantly been working with a lot of brands to bring their apps and services to its smart TVs. Essential apps like Spotify, PlayStation Now, and Vimeo are already available for Samsung’s smart TVs. Now, Facebook has announced that it will bring its new Video App to the South Korean electronics giant’s smart TVs very soon. Facebook claims that a lot of its users want to watch Facebook videos on their large screen TVs. Earlier, the company...

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 now appears on Geekbench with Android 7.0 and Exynos 7570 SoC

The Galaxy Xcover 4 (SM-G390F), which received the Wi-Fi certification three weeks ago, has now appeared on Geekbench. As per the Geekbench listing, the SM-G390F seems to be running Android 7.0 Nougat using the 14nm Exynos 7570 processor and 2GB of RAM. It has been close to two years since the Galaxy Xcover 3 was unveiled, and its successor has long been due. The Galaxy Xcover 4 would be...

[Sponsored] How to recover deleted text messages on your Samsung/Android phone?

Think twice before deleting text messages. Come on! You know you have! I would like to think that I never have but, truthfully, I know that I have. You have too! We all lose, that often means deleted accidentally, information which we do not intend to. Ok! I’ll admit it. I deleted the messages deliberately. However, I soon wished I had kept those couple of text messages to be able to look at them...

Samsung releases Samsung Calculator to the Play Store

Within the last year, Samsung has released a number of its proprietary apps to the Google Play Store, including its Gear Manager smartwatch app for Android smartphones, Wi-Fi Transfer, Samsung Music, Samsung Voice Recorder, S Note, and Samsung Email. Now, Samsung has added its Samsung Calculator app to the list. The goal of adding apps to the Play Store is to make it easier for Samsung to update these apps without them weighing down the size...

SamMobile Daily Recap: February 14, 2017 — Gear S3 heading to Verizon, Nougat for the Galaxy S6 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 follow every post that goes live. But, we think we’ve come up with a great solution — a daily recap. In the list below, you’ll find the stories we’ve published today. Chances are, you’re not going to be interested...

Daily Deal: Bag yourself a Gear Fit 2 for 28% off

If you’re an aspiring or seasoned health fanatic, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can now pick up Samsung’s second-generation Gear Fit from Amazon in either small, medium/large or large for just $129 (28% off). For those unaware, the Gear Fit 2 is a state-of-the-art fitness tracker that not only records your runs, sleep and calorie intake, but also mirrors notifications from your smartphone to your wrist. Like the sound of the Gear Fit...

Nougat to arrive on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5 in Turkey by the end of February

Last week, Samsung’s Turkish Vice President Tansu Yegen took to his Twitter profile to share a roadmap detailing the arrival of the long-awaited Android 7.0 Nougat update in Turkey. The documentation reveals that the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 will receive the upgrade during the third week of February, while it’s expected to arrive on the Galaxy S6 edge at the end of the month. Providing...

Arrest warrant sought once again for Samsung heir apparent Lee Jae-yong

Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong is not out of the woods just yet. Even though the Seoul Central District Court refused the special prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant just last month, the Samsung leader was summoned to the prosecutor’s office yesterday and questioned for more than 15 hours. A spokesman for the office confirmed that a decision will soon be made about whether or not an arrest warrant would be sought again. The...

Samsung Chromebook Plus customers get $20 Google Play credit free

Samsung announced the Chromebook Plus at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 last month and started selling it just yesterday. Powered by Google’s Chrome OS, this Chromebook comes with the Google Play Store installed straight out of the box, meaning that customers will be able to run Android apps on the device right away. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some free credit to blow away on apps for your shiny...

Gear S3 frontier for Verizon stops by the FCC

The Gear S3 frontier is already available from T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States as both of them are GSM carriers. It’s not available via the country’s largest mobile carrier because Samsung is yet to release the CDMA variant. Verizon, as many of you would be well aware, is a CDMA carrier. It appears that Big Red may get the Gear S3 frontier soon as a variant intended for it has stopped by...

Samsung heir questioned for 15 hours, prosecutors to decide on arrest by tomorrow

South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office confirmed on Sunday that it would once again summon Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong for questioning as part of an ongoing investigation into the influence-peddling scandal. Even though a court has previously shot down the prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant, a second request was not ruled out. Lee Jae-yong was questioned for more than 15 hours after being summoned by the special prosecution...