Samsung Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality headset now available for purchase

Samsung launched its first Windows Mixed Reality headset last month. It’s called Samsung Odyssey and requires a compatible Windows 10-powered computer to function. Samsung started taking pre-orders for the headset last month and it’s is now available for purchase via Samsung’s website. This isn’t a standalone headset so it will be of no use until it’s hooked up to a compatible Windows 10 PC. Samsung’s mixed reality headset has much better specifications...

SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine: November 7, 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...

SamMobile Daily Recap: November 6, 2017 — Android 8.0 Oreo, Galaxy Note 9 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 Gallery app update introduces option to hide albums Bixby Bixby on Galaxy S8 Active has a weird Calendar...

Overdue international Galaxy Note 8 security patch might arrive next week

The international unlocked Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) has not received a security patch since August. It’s long overdue and Samsung is yet to roll one out. While the Galaxy Note 8 has received the October security patch in some markets, there’s no word as yet on when it will arrive for this variant. We hear that there’s a possibility that the overdue Galaxy Note 8 security patch for the international unlocked variant is going to be released at some...

Samsung loses $120 million appeal in patent lawsuit with Apple

Apple was awarded $120 million in damages in a patent lawsuit against Samsung back in 2014. A US circuit appeals court overturned that verdict in February last year in what was a minor victory for Samsung. Apple took the matter to a different federal appeals court that reinstated Apple’s victory and ruled that Samsung pay $120 million in damages. Samsung then took the matter to the United States Supreme Court. It’s out of luck and legal options now....

Unity releases its last version with support for Tizen and Samsung Smart TVs

Unity is a popular game development engine that has proven to be instrumental in the advancement of the Tizen app ecosystem. Developers were able to port many of their mobile games for iOS and Android over to Tizen as they were built on the same engine. Samsung has also been promoting Tizen game development in partnership with Unity for the past couple of years. There has now been a new development on this front. Unity Technologies has confirmed...

Bixby on Galaxy S8 Active has a weird Calendar bug

Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 Active a couple of months back. It’s the first rugged smartphone of its kind to feature Bixby, Samsung’s AI-powered digital assistant. The assistant seems to have a weird bug, though, as many Galaxy S8 Active owners are complaining about it on Samsung’s support forum. Several owners have reported that Bixby on Galaxy S8 Active can’t launch the Calendar app. It should be very easy for the assistant to do this as it’s...

Samsung opening ten exclusive retail stores in Bengaluru, India

Samsung has announced that it will be opening no less than ten retail stores in the city of Bengaluru, India, by December. The company says these stores will help it better serve consumers, and everything from Samsung’s smartphones to its QLED TVs will be made available in these stores. Samsung already has a vast offline retail presence in India, but unlike Apple, it doesn’t usually open dedicated stores in the country outside malls, making this...

Galaxy Note 8 gets the October security patch in Canada

It was around two weeks ago that the first update with the October security patch hit the Galaxy Note 8, and the same update is now making its way to Canada. The update is available for Note 8 handsets locked to Bell, the country’s largest network operator, and the firmware version is making the jump to N950WVLU2BQJA. Galaxy Note 8 gets the October security patch in Canada The October security patch brings fixes for 215 vulnerabilities...

Here’s a list of all the new features Android 8.0 Oreo brings to your Galaxy smartphone

Samsung finally kicked off its Android 8.0 Oreo Beta Program for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ last week, following weeks of leaks, rumors and speculation—and we’ve been working hard at detailing all the new features in our comprehensive What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo series. Check it out below: What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo Part 1: Keyboard gets several improvements What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo Part 2: New Edge lighting effects What’s New...

Samsung Gallery app update introduces option to hide albums

Samsung has pushed out an update to its gallery app that brings the ability to hide albums. Samsung’s Android devices already offer a slew of methods to keep your data secret, including Private Mode and Secret Mode, but the new gallery feature is a simple one that doesn’t involve any passwords or security, or even allow you to hide default albums like the camera and screenshots folders. Hiding albums...

Galaxy Note 9 codename (possibly) revealed

Samsung will soon start developing the Galaxy Note 9, the successor to the popular Galaxy Note 8, under the codename “Crown,” according to a report originating from South Korea. The handset is expected to go on sale towards the latter part of 2018. A local smartphone component supplier, which wanted to remain anonymous, was quoted by news outlet The Bell as saying that it will “start providing components for a pilot production of the Galaxy Note...