PSA: The HDR toggle has moved to the camera settings on the Galaxy Note 8

Samsung was perhaps the first manufacturer to implement real-time HDR on its flagship smartphone cameras, allowing users to capture HDR images and have them saved as quickly as regular images. An automatic HDR option, which turns HDR on or off based on the scene being captured, soon followed, and it works so well that you don’t usually need to manually toggle it when taking pictures on a Samsung flagship...

SamMobile Daily Recap: September 21, 2017 — Galaxy A3 (2016), 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 covered today. Deals Daily Deal: Take 74% off a first-generation Gear 360 Firmware News [Update] Galaxy Note 4 Blueborne patch released...

Themes Thursday: Have a look at this week’s six new hot themes

Welcome back to Themes Thursday! Out of hundreds of new theme packs for Samsung’s smartphones, we’ve chosen six hot themes that might be of interest to you. Most of the themes we’ve shortlisted this week have darker UI designs. The [aire] Beautiful Edge uses pink and blue as its base colors, and it looks good. The [Binod] BlueGlitterUI, [GS] Black Onix, and [Kendi] Eight UI Black have black backgrounds...

Galaxy A3 (2016) Nougat bug prevents charging beyond 87%

An odd bug has been making life difficult for Galaxy A3 (2016) owners. We’ve heard from several users that this Galaxy A3 (2016) Nougat bug prevents the device from charging beyond 87 percent. It’s very odd and there’s no explanation for this bug as yet. Countless Galaxy A3 (2016) owners have complained about this bug on our forums. We’ve also spotted complaints on Samsung’s own user communities as well. It’s certainly widespread though the cause...

Galaxy Note 8 Tip: How to change the navigation bar color

Just like the Galaxy S8, the Galaxy Note 8 has on-screen home, recent and back keys. Removing the physical keys was necessary to free up space for the gorgeous Infinity Display. I don’t think many will be complaining about this. The display and screen-to-body ratio on Samsung’s 2017 flagships is fantastic. In our top five Galaxy Note 8 tips, we outlined the steps that you need to follow if you want...

Daily Deal: Take 74% off a first-generation Gear 360

Amazon has temporarily slashed 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 $89.95 (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: Take...

How to customize Air Command menu on the Galaxy Note 8

The Air Command menu is a permanent fixture on Samsung’s Galaxy Note handsets. This guide will teach you how to customize Air Command menu on Galaxy Note 8. The menu gives you access to signature S Pen features. You can use this menu to access Galaxy Note 8’s new features like Live message, which Samsung describes as a new method of communication. Air command can be accessed by taking out the S Pen....

These Galaxy devices will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo (updated: September 21)

Not many topics keep Android users on their toes as much as big, feature-rich updates. And with the Android 8.0 Oreo update on the horizon, we are once more bombarded with questions. Will the Galaxy S8 get that update? When can I update my Galaxy S7? How about my Galaxy S6? Here we share what we know. Be smart and bookmark, since we’ll be updating this article whenever new information surfaces. We’ll get right to the question of which device will...

Galaxy Note 8 now shipping to customers in India

Samsung has started shipping the stylus-toting Galaxy Note 8 to the first wave of customers who pre-ordered a unit in India when reservations opened last week. The handset, which is priced at Rs. 67,900 ($1,050) in the region, comes with a free Convertible Wireless Charger and a coupon for a one-time screen replacement. In addition, the firm has teamed up with HDFC Bank to offer customers who reserved the Galaxy Note 8 using one of its credit cards...

Samsung uses its Frame TV to showcase art at the London Design Festival

Samsung partnered with Saatchi Art and opened an exhibition at the famous London Design Festival to showcase its Frame TV. The company will also host a pop-up store for the visitors so that they can see the inspiration behind designing the artistic TV. It was designed by Samsung to blend in with artwork in a home when it’s not being used, which is a completely new concept and category in the TV segment. Samsung...

Samsung eyes even higher market share in India’s smartphone market

Samsung is the largest smartphone brand in India, and it is now eyeing even higher market share in the country. As per the latest numbers from IDC, the South Korean smartphone brand captured 24 percent market share in India during Q2 2017, with Xiaomi closing in with a market share of 17 percent. Samsung recently launched the Galaxy Note 8 in India. The company is bundling a convertible fast wireless charger with the phone, similar to what it did...

Galaxy Note 4 Blueborne patch released by Verizon

Verizon has released the Galaxy Note 4 Blueborne patch today. The carrier has been doing a good job recently of updating older devices with the latest security updates. This particular security update is a fix for the Blueborne Bluetooth vulnerability. You may have heard about Blueborne recently. Discovered recently, it exposes countless Android devices to a potential takeover by hackers. This Bluetooth vulnerability also affects Linux, Windows and...

Galaxy Note 8 global release will cover 150 countries by next month

Samsung released the Galaxy Note 8 in a handful of countries last week. It’s now going to gradually roll out the handset in more markets across the globe. Samsung has said that the Galaxy Note 8 global release is going to cover 150 countries by next month. Samsung is going to officially release the Galaxy Note 8 in 20 additional countries later this week. It started selling the handset in its home country of South Korea today. The Galaxy Note 8 will...