Galaxy S8 Oreo update released in China

Samsung can’t exactly compete with Chinese manufacturers as far as making phones with amazing specs and low price tags is concerned and it has certainly become a problem for the Korean giant, as it saw its market share in China plummet below 1 percent. Samsung has said that it is looking at ways to get back into the game in the Chinese market, and it looks like one area where it could get the leg up on Chinese OEMs would be software updates, as the...

April security patch released for the Galaxy A5 (2017), T-Mobile’s Galaxy S7/S7 edge

More Samsung devices are beginning to receive an update with the April 2018 security patch. The latest flagships from the company still haven’t had the fortune of getting the latest security patch, but at least the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge on T-Mobile in the US are now being updated. Also getting the April 2018 patch is the Galaxy A5 (2017), just a day after the Galaxy A8 (2018) received a similar update. The firmware version for the Galaxy A5...

[Poll] Samsung is working on a fix for the Galaxy S9’s call drops issue

Calling isn’t the most important function a smartphone is used for, but that doesn’t mean there is an excuse for calls not working properly on a mobile device in this day and age, and certainly not on flagship smartphones. Unfortunately, there seems to be no dearth of issues related to phone calls on the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. There have been many reports since the phones were launched that calls tend to go mute or get dropped altogether for no...

Donald Duck AR Emoji now available for the Galaxy S9

Samsung is making good on its promise to bring more Disney characters to the Galaxy S9’s AR Emoji feature by adding Donald Duck as an emoji option. An update to the AR Emoji camera mode is available from the Galaxy Apps store on the Galaxy S9, and once you install it, you will be able to make Donald Duck copy your facial expressions and also turn your voice into the gibberish that’s a hallmark of...

Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Apple iPhone X: Side-by-side pictures

As many had expected, both Samsung and Apple jumped on the all-screen design bandwagon in the same year. Samsung did it first as it launches its flagship at the beginning of the year, and Apple followed a few months later with the iPhone X. Only the iPhone X wasn’t like other smartphones with bezel-less displays. It had a notch at the top (like the Essential Phone) that cuts into the display, adding...

Galaxy Note 8 Oreo update released in the UK for unlocked units

Samsung users in the UK are often left complaining about software updates despite the country being one of the company’s major markets (though not the biggest), but Galaxy Note 8 owners can finally rejoice as the unlocked Note 8 is beginning to receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It’s a 1.5GB download over the air and brings with it build number N950FXXU3CRB and the March 2018 security patch. Unlocked Galaxy Note 8 gets Oreo in the UK The Galaxy...