Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge January 2018 security update released in China

Samsung seems to be moving quickly with the January 2018 security patch, as we have now seen three days in a row of its release to compatible handsets. Early on in the month, we saw low-end devices like the Galaxy J1 mini Prime and mid-range devices like the Galaxy A5 (2017) receive the patch. The January 2018 security patch is now being rolled out to the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge in China. Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge January 2018 update These...

[Poll] How’s the latest Galaxy S8 Oreo beta working for you?

The Android 8.0 Oreo beta program for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ is at an end. Samsung had revealed that the beta program would come to a close on January 17th, and while the company didn’t make a final announcement that the program has indeed ended, we’re not expecting to see any more betas. Samsung is working on releasing the final build of Oreo sometime this month for beta testers, and while we wait for that to happen, we thought we’d ask you,...

Here are the winners for our Gear Sport giveaway from December

The SamMobile premium giveaway winners have been selected for the month of December. What was the prize and who won? We gave away three Gear Sport smartwatches for December, and the usernames of the lucky winners are listed below. Please don’t forget to check your email if you’re the winner; contact us through our contact page if you haven’t received an email. For the month of January, we shall once again be giving away a Gear Sport to...

Tip: Double tap software home button on Always On Display to launch camera

Always On Display (AOD), following its debut on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, has gained numerous customization options over time. AOD is now available on a slew of Samsung phones, and on devices with the Infinity display (such as the S8, Note 8, and the new A8 and A8+), you can also enable an always-on home button in AOD mode. This allows for quickly waking up the screen with a double tap, but...

The new Exynos 7885 SoC is arguably the Galaxy A8 (2018)’s best feature

A lot has been said about the new Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018), especially when it comes to how these handsets bring Samsung’s mid-range lineup closer to the flagships more than ever. What hasn’t been highlighted enough is the Exynos chip that powers these handsets. The Exynos 7885 is the first Exynos 7 series chip to sport performance-oriented Cortex-A73 cores (and also the first with Bluetooth 5.0 support), and in my experience with the...