Watchface Friday: Here are four of this week’s best watchfaces

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another edition of Watchface Friday! For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over the Internet to find something...

SamMobile Daily Recap: November 17, 2017 — Galaxy A5 (2018), Galaxy A7 (2018) 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 promotes key executives in India amid big investment plans Firmware News Galaxy C7 is being updated to...

Galaxy Note 5 now receiving November security update

Another day, another security update. Samsung has today started rolling out this month’s maintenance release for the Galaxy Note 5 in Taiwan, following its arrival on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in the Netherlands on Thursday. Related: November security patch fixes major Wi-Fi security flaw For those who missed its announcement, the November security update bundles patches for 61 vulnerabilities in the open-source Android operating system...

Five useful App Pairs for your Galaxy Note 8

Galaxy Note owners have long been able to take advantage of the phablet’s large screen real estate to open two apps side-by-side. Samsung made the process of launching two apps simultaneously easier with the Galaxy Note 8. The new flagship has a feature called App Pair. Users can easily create pairings that will always launch two apps side-by-side with just one tap. We’ve made a list of five useful...

Galaxy Tab A with Bixby Home launched in South Korea

Samsung today announced the launch of the Galaxy Tab A with Bixby Home in its home country of South Korea. The tablet will be available in Wi-Fi and 4G models. It features an 8-inch display and has been designed for convenience and practicality. Measuring in at 8.9mm thin, the tablet has a metal back for a luxury look and feel. The edges have been rounded to provide users with a comfortable grip. Galaxy...

Samsung Pay update in India brings support for UPI payments via Bharat QR codes

Samsung Pay is getting a new update in India today, following one just three weeks ago. With the latest version, users will be able to use their Samsung phone to pay at merchants that support the country’s UPI payment system by scanning barcodes. UPI, or Unified Payments Interface, is a Government of India initiative that lets people make payments and transfer money with even a basic phone as long...

Galaxy S8 Active now available on Sprint and T-Mobile

Sprint and T-Mobile have today launched their respective carrier-branded variants of the Galaxy S8 Active in the United States, following the handset’s debut through AT&T, the former exclusive carrier for Active devices, at the beginning of August. How much is Galaxy S8 Active through Sprint? The Galaxy S8 Active is available to purchase from both Sprint’s nationwide brick-and-mortar retail spaces and online store, with pricing reduced to...

Samsung launches a dedicated Newsroom for fans in South Africa

Samsung has launched a new Newsroom for its fans in South Africa, making it easier for them to keep up-to-date with business insights, company news and product announcements—but strangely, it isn’t offering a translation to Afrikaans. Related: Samsung expands Newsroom initiative with one for the United Kingdom The company took to its Global Newsroom on Friday to promote the platform, noting that it’s the sixteenth Newsroom it’s launched, following...

Samsung promotes key executives in India amid big investment plans

We recently pointed out how Xiaomi is giving a tough time to Samsung in the lucrative Indian smartphone market. The company is reportedly revamping its strategy to take on the Chinese rival. Samsung has now announced that it has elevated two important local executives to new leadership roles amid big investment plans. The company is aiming for further growth in the Indian smartphone market while consolidating its impressive gains. One of the ways...

YouTube TV for Samsung smart TVs available now

YouTube is now expanding its standalone online TV streaming service to recent smart TVs from Samsung. The company has confirmed today that YouTube TV for Samsung smart TVs is available now. The service is available in select US cities and enables subscribers to stream live TV without requiring a conventional cable subscription. The support page for YouTube TV doesn’t list the specific smart TV models that are supported. It does mention that 2016...

Galaxy J2 Pro (2017) and Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) surface in benchmark listings

Samsung’s upcoming successors to the Galaxy J2 Pro and Galaxy J5 Prime have been spotted on a couple of benchmarking databases, revealing some details about their respective internals—but before we go any further, we should point out benchmark results are easy to falsify, so best the following information with a pinch of salt. The Galaxy J2 Pro (2017), according to its Geekbench listing, is equipped with a 1.4GHz Snapdragon 430 quad-core processor...