Android 9 One UI beta UK launch to take place on November 20

The Android 9 One UI beta UK launch will be exactly one week from today. Samsung announced last week that it will launch an open beta program for One UI in November. One UI is what the company is now calling its custom skin for Android. This is actually the beta program for Android 9 Pie that many of you have been waiting for. Samsung also confirmed that the program will be launched first in Germany,...

Specs comparison: Galaxy J4 Core vs Galaxy J2 Core

No one had expected Samsung to be making an Android Go smartphone, but it did. In fact, Samsung has announced Android Go smartphones within a span of three months. The Galaxy J2 Core came first, and the Galaxy J4 Core was officially outed on the company’s website earlier today. The Galaxy J2 Core was quite the basic affair when it came to specs, but contrary to expectations, it came with Samsung’s...

Galaxy S9, S8, Note 9, Note 8, Note 7 FE Wi-Fi-certified with Android Pie!

Could Samsung be working on a surprise release of Android Pie to all of its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagships (the eligible ones) in January? Well, that’s what we’d like to think. The Wi-Fi Alliance has certified the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 9, and even the Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition with Android Pie on-board. It’s rather early for these certifications – the Galaxy S7 got its...

Official specs and images released for Samsung’s new Android Go phone

Samsung has made its second Android Go smartphone official today. The company isn’t saying where the phone will launch and when, and neither is a price tag mentioned, but Galaxy J4 Core specs and images can now be found on Samsung’s press website. We have already been made privy to the spec sheet thanks to an early retailer listing, so this is just official confirmation of the same. A more competent...

Samsung may bring adoptable storage support with Android Pie update

The Android Pie update for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 may bring a new feature that was, er, introduced to Android three years ago. Yes, we’re talking about adoptable storage, which came to Android with Marshmallow back in 2015. Adoptable storage allows a phone to treat the internal and external storage as one unified storage, and Samsung chose to exclude the feature on its devices, citing the...

Ice Blue is a new gradient color option for the Galaxy S9

Samsung only recently embraced gradient color options for its smartphones. They have largely been limited to its mid-range devices like the new Galaxy A9. Samsung is yet to offer flagship smartphones in gradient hues but that’s set to change. It has launched a new color option for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in China. It’s called Ice Blue. The images clearly how the gradient effect, making it a unique...