SamMobile Daily Recap: September 11, 2017 — Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 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. Business Samsung adds new 11nm FinFET technology to its foundry portfolio Samsung’s Q3 2017 earnings may beat expectations Deals Daily...

PSA: Galaxy Note 8 comes with Samsung’s coveted Dual Messenger feature

Samsung has brought its Dual Messenger feature, which clones messaging applications—like Snapchat and WhatsApp—in a sandboxed environment, allowing users to sign into more than one account, to the Galaxy Note 8, following its debut on the Galaxy A (2017) and Galaxy J (2017) series earlier this year. As we mentioned in our initial coverage, applications that natively support more than one account—Instagram and Twitter, for example—won’t show up in...

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) starts receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update in India

After rolling out the Nougat update to the Galaxy A7 (2017) yesterday in India, Samsung has done the same for the Galaxy A5 (2017) earlier today. The phone was launched earlier this year with Android 6.0 onboard. The update, which is rolling out in India for the Galaxy A5 (2017), has a file size of 1385.98MB and firmware version A520FXXUBQI5. It’s an OTA update that brings Android 7.0 to the smartphone...

[Poll] Should your handset switch to the iris scanner when face recognition doesn’t work?

If your authentication method of choice on your Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ is face recognition, I’m sure you’ve been left feeling frustrated when it’s too dark to recognize your face, forcing you to either enter a password or use the inconveniently-positioned fingerprint reader. This got us thinking… Why doesn’t face recognition automatically switch to the iris scanner, which utilizes infrared to work at night, when it’s too dark to detect...

Samsung’s Q3 2017 earnings may beat expectations

It has a very good year for Samsung in terms of financials, especially after what happened last year with the Galaxy Note 7 and its heir apparent’s arrest on bribery charges earlier this year. The company leapfrogged Apple last quarter in terms of earnings, and it is now being reporeted that the company’s Q3 2017 earnings may beat market expectations and post earnings growth. Industry insiders had said earlier that Samsung could experience almost...

Daily Deal: Save 24% on a Gear VR (2017) with Controller

For a limited time only, you can pick up a Gear VR (2017) with Controller, which is compatible with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy Note 5, for just $99.00. To purchase a Gear VR (2017) with Controller for the reduced price, simply hit the Buy Now button below. You’ll need to act fast though as Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory — and when it’s gone, it’s...

Samsung Pay updated with support for three new banks in Russia

Samsung Pay has received a much-requested update in Russia. The upgrade transports compatibility for Soyuz, GPB and SKB debit cards, which are all issued by MasterCard, as well as a number of miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements. It’s worth noting, however, that it could take a few days for the update to reach your handset, but as soon as it does, you’ll be able to activate Samsung Pay in order to start making mobile payments in brick-and-mortar...

Samsung adds new 11nm FinFET technology to its foundry portfolio

Samsung has today announced that it’s added 11-nanometer FinFET processing technology, otherwise known as 11-nanometer Low Power Plus, to its advanced foundry portfolio, which will be ready for production by the first half of 2018. Achieved by scaling the earlier 14-nanometer manufacturing process, 11-nanometer Low Power Plus is up to ten percent smaller and delivers fifteen percent higher performance, while using—roughly—the same amount of power. The...

Samsung has today announced that it’s added 11-nanometer FinFET processing technology, otherwise known as 11-nanometer Low Power Plus, to its advanced foundry portfolio, which will be ready for production by the first half of 2018. Achieved by scaling the earlier 14-nanometer manufacturing process, 11-nanometer Low Power Plus is up to ten percent smaller and delivers fifteen percent higher performance, while using—roughly—the same amount of power. “Samsung...

How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 8

Believe it or not, there are four different ways to take a screenshot on Samsung’s latest (and greatest) flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8—and today we’re going to be running through all of them. Bixby If you reside in a region where Bixby Voice is available, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can take a screenshot in any application on your Galaxy Note 8 using a simple voice command. Seriously....

Galaxy Note 8 setting pre-order records in the US

The Galaxy Note 8 is setting new pre-records for Samsung in the United States, according to The Korea Herald, which claims that the firm has named the handset the most-reserved smartphone in the Galaxy Note range; however, the exact amount of units it’s sold in the region remains unknown. Last week, Samsung revealed that approximately 395,000 customers rushed to pre-order the Galaxy Note 8 when reservations opened in South Korea on Thursday,...

Firmware Update Magazine: September 11, 2017

Welcome to the latest 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,...