These are the screen resolutions of the Samsung foldable phone

In a bid to get as many developers on-board before its foldable smartphone hits the market, Samsung showcased its foldable display to everyone attending its developer conference in San Francisco. When developing for a mobile device, developers need access to information such as screen resolution, and that’s exactly what Samsung has provided at a hands-on session at SDC. Two screens, different resolutions Samsung’s...

[Poll] What do you think about the Samsung One UI?

So the reason Samsung is taking its time with Android Pie was confirmed today to be a completely new user interface. The Samsung Experience UX will be succeeded by the One UI, a new take on how users access information and features on their devices. One UI will bring both visual and functional changes, and it will also power Samsung’s foldable smartphone. Samsung’s new user interface is a major overhaul One UI has a lot going for it, and Samsung...

Hands-on with Samsung One UI: Reinventing the wheel

The Samsung One UI is official today. Samsung is basically reinventing the wheel with this new user experience for smartphones. It will change the way we interact with devices that have large displays. The idea is to help users focus on what really matters. Samsung wants hardware and software to work together in harmony so the rounded corners of its devices are reflected in the subtle curves of the...

Samsung details the idea behind its foldable Infinity Flex display

Samsung has unveiled its Infinity Flex display today. This is what the company is going to call its much-rumored foldable display. We didn’t get to see the foldable smartphone today as Samsung merely highlighted the display technology in an engineering prototype. If previous reports are accurate then the foldable smartphone may not arrive until next year. The company shared some details about the...

Hole, notch, and no notch: Samsung phones may have it all

Samsung isn’t going to stay away from the notch after all, or at least that’s what the company has implied at its developer conference today. Samsung revealed onstage that it has a number of Infinity displays in the works, and two of them will have a small notch in the center. One of those will have a hole at the side of the display, while the fourth version will have minimum bezels with no notch...

Samsung Android 9 beta launch confirmed for later this month

We finally know when the Samsung Android 9 beta is going to be launched. The company confirmed at SDC 2018 when it will launch the open beta program for the next major iteration of Android. It has also confirmed when we can expect Android 9 to be rolled out for flagship devices like the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy Note 9. Samsung Android 9 beta launch Android 9 Pie brings a whole new user interface for Samsung’s devices. The company is calling it One...

Samsung’s new One UI is official, will also power foldable phone

Samsung has just announced that its smartphone user interface will be going through a major refresh with the new One UI. As revealed by the leaked Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 Pie firmware, One UI is all about putting important functions and features in focus for the end user, in addition to making single-handed usage easy by interactable elements down to the lower half of the screen. Samsung One UI...

This is what Samsung’s foldable display looks like

Samsung has finally finally provided us our first look at its much-rumored foldable display. This panel is what will be the core feature of its long awaited foldable smartphone. Samsung didn’t show off the device today but it did reveal what the foldable display looks like during its SDC 2018 keynote. The foldable display was shown as part of an engineering prototype, in case you’re thinking that...

Samsung confirms Android 9 release for Galaxy Note 9 and S9 in January

Samsung today announced that it’s going to officially release Android 9 for the Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S9 in January 2019. The confirmation came from the company during its keynote today at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018 in San Francisco. Samsung will launch an open beta program for the new firmware later this month. Developing… The post Samsung confirms Android 9 release for Galaxy Note 9 and S9 in January appeared first on SamMobile. from...

Bixby Capsules open up the assistant to developers for new experiences

Samsung has finally opened up Bixby to third-party developers, allowing them to build new experiences and connect their services to Samsung’s virtual assistant. The company today announced the launch of Bixby Capsules, that’s what it’s calling the features or services that developers create for its assistant. Samsung announced the launch of the Bixby Developer Studio on stage at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018 in San Francisco. It’s a collection...

Bixby is picking up support for five new languages

At the Samsung Developer Conference today, the Korean giant has revealed that Bixby will be gaining support for five new languages. Well, four are new: French, German, Italian and Spanish. The fifth is UK English, which will complement support for US English that has been part of Bixby from the beginning. Bixby language support getting a boost With the five added languages, Bixby will support a total of eight languages. The current ones include...

Galaxy J4 Core specs aren’t half bad for an Android Go device

Samsung’s taking another go at an Android Go phone (no pun intended) with the Galaxy J4 Core. A user manual for the device has already been spotted on Samsung’s website, hinting at an imminent launch. And we are now getting to see the phone’s specs thanks to a listing on a Brazilian retailer’s website. The Galaxy J4 Core specs are rather interesting when compared to the Galaxy J2 Core, Samsung’s first...

How to watch Samsung’s developer conference live stream

The Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2018 starts today, November 7, in the city of San Francisco. Samsung’s latest developer conference will be all about the developers, but the company is also going to reveal some interesting titbits, such as its foldable display, the Android Pie beta program, and the Galaxy Home. It will also talk about what it has in store in fields of artificial intelligence (Bixby), Internet-of-Things, gaming, and more. SDC...

Samsung’s second Android Go smartphone is close to an official launch

Samsung has another Android Go smartphone in the works, and it looks set to make an official appearance soon. The user manual for the Galaxy J4 Core is available online, suggesting that Samsung could announce the device any day now. Like the Galaxy J2 Core, the company’s first Android Go phone, the J4 Core runs Android 8.1 Oreo with the Samsung Experience UX and comes with Go versions of popular Google...

Galaxy C7 Pro Oreo update also includes November patch

Samsung is now rolling out the Galaxy C7 Pro Oreo update in India. The firmware update also includes the latest security patch for the month of November 2018. Samsung last released an update for this device five months ago when it was bumped up to the May 2018 patch. The much-awaited Oreo update is now out for the Galaxy C7 Pro (SM-C701F) in India. The device is also available in Sri Lanka and Nepal so users there will eventually get this update...