SamMobile Daily Recap: November 24, 2017 — Galaxy S6, Gear S2 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. Firmware News Samsung reps say the Galaxy S6 will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo Part...

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...

New Gear S2 software update targets battery optimization

Whether the Gear S2 will ever be updated to Tizen 3.0 is unknown (it probably won’t, given it’s two years old at this point), but Samsung is continuing to support it with minor updates, with the latest one having gone live today. The update brings optimization for increased battery life and enhanced security, and that’s about it. Gear S2 gets new update The update is available on our Gear S2 in the...

Samsung reps say the Galaxy S6 will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo

Will the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge get the Android 8.0 Oreo update? Going by Samsung’s tradition of only releasing two major Android updates for every flagship, that would seem unlikely. But according to a couple of Samsung customer care representatives (from India, if we look at their names) who were asked the question by Reddit user CyberConCoder, Samsung is working on bringing Oreo to its first...

What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo Part 12: Enhanced video player functionality

With Android 8.0 Oreo, Samsung is building in enhanced functionality on its default video player app. Samsung’s video app has long been a feature-packed offering, even taking on some third-party apps, and while Oreo doesn’t bring changes that will be meaningful for every user, the video app is getting more customization option for video playback. What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo: Enhanced video player...

Samsung Chromebook Pro may get a backlit keyboard soon

Samsung unveiled the Chromebook Plus/Pro at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year. The company released the new Chromebooks a couple of months later. The Chromebook Pro is particularly popular given its decent specs and brilliant display. However, many customers feel that it should have had a backlit keyboard as well. It appears that Samsung is going to address this customer pain point soon. Some evidence has surfaced to suggest that the...