Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ getting the October security patch in South Korea

Samsung’s focus on the Oreo beta may have delayed the rollout of the October security patch for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, so much so that it had us thinking Samsung will skip the update in many regions, especially those where the Oreo beta will go live. That doesn’t seem to be the case, however, and it looks like it was just a simple delay, as the update is now rolling out for the three major carriers in South Korea. Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+...

Samsung Pay In India Adds 1 Million Users In A Month

Samsung’s mobile payments service has really taken off in India. The company has confirmed that Samsung Pay in India has added over 1 million new users in just over a month. India is one of the top three markets globally for Samsung Pay, the service has been rolled out in 20 markets so far. South Korea and Russia are the top two markets for Samsung Pay. Samsung Pay was launched in India earlier this year. It was initially supported on 10 models and...

Samsung no longer the top smartphone vendor in the US

Samsung established itself as the leader in the US smartphone market in the second quarter of this year. Its smartphone shipments accounted for 33.7 percent of the market compared to Apple’s 25.4 percent. It hasn’t been able to hold on to this position in the previous quarter, though. The latest data from Strategy Analytics shows that Samsung was not the top smartphone vendor in the United States in Q3 2017. Apple overtook the company to become the...

Galaxy S8 Active officially launched on T-Mobile and Sprint

It has been rumored for a few weeks now that the Galaxy S8 Active is headed to T-Mobile. If that were to happen, it would have been the first time that an “Active” variant was launched on a carrier other than AT&T. When Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 Active earlier this year, it did say that the handset was exclusive to AT&T for a limited time. This left the door wide open for the handset to land on other carriers. We also reported yesterday...

SamMobile Daily Recap: November 7, 2017 — Galaxy Note 5, 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. Firmware News Firmware Update Magazine: November 7, 2017 Galaxy Note 5 October patch released in India and China One Samsung...

One Samsung device did get the September security patch, but not officially

In September, we saw tons of complaints from our readers about Samsung not bringing the September security patch to any of its devices. We still don’t know if the security fixes for September were incorporated into the October patch (they most likely were), but Samsung decided to put the September patch on the back burner and instead focused on plugging the BlueBorne vulnerability on all its devices....

How to change the Home button long-press behavior on the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8

If you’re the owner of a Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+, you’ve probably noticed that long-pressing the Home button toggles Google Assistant. But did you know that you can actually remap the key to launch a different service? Don’t get too excited, though: the only other options are Internet and S Voice. It’s unlikely that Samsung will add support for more platforms in the future—or enable...

Galaxy Note 5 October patch released in India and China

Samsung has released the Galaxy Note 5 October security patch in India and China today. The handset has already received this Security Maintenance Release update in many markets across the globe. It’s rolling out today in the aforementioned countries. The company has rolled out this firmware update today for the Galaxy Note 5 bearing model numbers SM-N9208 and SM-N920G in China and India respectively....

Galaxy Note 8 becomes unresponsive when Contacts is opened, customers say

It’s been reported that the Galaxy Note 8 has a nasty bug, which renders it unresponsive when the default Contacts application is opened, with some claiming that the Messages client has the same effect. We, however, have been unable to replicate the issue—but there could be a simple explanation for that. We’ve done some digging and it would appear that most, if not all, of the reports originate from North America, where the Snapdragon variant of...

Samsung November 2017 security patch fixes major Wi-Fi security flaw

The Samsung November 2017 Security Maintenance Release has been detailed today and it brings the fix for a major Wi-Fi security flaw. The Krack Wi-Fi vulnerability was recently discovered and it’s not due to a weakness in Samsung’s software or hardware. It’s a vulnerability in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security protocol. The researchers who discovered it say that if a device supports Wi-Fi, it’s most likely affected by this vulnerability. It leaves connections...