Galaxy S8 update with December 2018 security patch out in Germany

Samsung isn’t showing any signs of slowing when it comes to security updates, even when the company is busy working on the Android Pie update. Germany, one of the markets where the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 One UI beta is available, is now seeing the Galaxy S8 being updated with the December 2018 security patch. The December patch has already been released for the Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 9, and the Galaxy Note 8 in some markets. Galaxy...

Hotfix update fixes issues with the latest Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta

Samsung started rolling out the latest Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta three days ago. It was smaller than the earlier releases but brought bug fixes and improvements. It seems that a couple of bugs were able to slip through. For that reason, Samsung has issued a new hotfix update for the third beta release. It also sent out a hotfix update two weeks ago for the second beta. Users had complained about...

Leaked Galaxy M20 protective case reveals 3.5mm headphone jack

Last week, a rumored front panel of the new M series phone, Galaxy M20, surfaced online revealing a waterdrop notch and thin bezels. Now a purported protective case of the device has come up revealing more purported details about the upcoming smartphone. Samsung is working on a new Galaxy M series of smartphones which will replace the company’s current Galaxy J, Galaxy On and Galaxy C series....

Samsung Pay for smartwatches now available in South Africa

Samsung Pay is a widely accepted mobile payment service. It is available in 24 different markets and has nearly 2,000 banking and financial partners globally. Samsung has now rolled out the service for smartwatch owners in South Africa. Owners of the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and the Gear Sport can now install Samsung Pay on their devices. Samsung Pay available for Samsung smartwatches...

Samsung fixed a bug that could allow hackers to takeover user accounts

According to a report on ZDNet, Samsung fixed a vulnerability in its account management system that could have allowed hackers to take control of any Samsung account by tricking users into clicking on a malicious link. The vulnerability was discovered by a Ukrainian bug bounty hunter, Artem Moskowsky, who reported it to Samsung this month. The exploit is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability – a term used to denote vulnerabilities...

One UI (Android Pie) will allow more customization for third-party themes

Free themes may become second-class citizens in Samsung’s Theme Store with Android Pie, but the paid themes the company wants to thrust on users may make up for it by theming more elements of the interface than is possible on Android Oreo and previous versions of the OS. One of the popular theme designers, Lucas Kendi, has revealed that One UI allows themes to change the look of the notification cards. The...

Galaxy Note 8 on Verizon starts receiving the December 2018 security patch

Samsung started rolling out the December 2018 security patch beginning with the Galaxy Xcover 4 and has since then released the update to the Galaxy S9/S9+, Note 9, Galaxy J5 (2017), Galaxy Tab S4, Galaxy A5 (2017), etc. Galaxy Note 8 on Verizon is also joining the list now as Samsung and Verizon have released the update for the last year’s flagship phablet. Carrier models tend to receive updates later than the unlocked variants, but that doesn’t...

Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4 also get December 2018 security patch

Samsung is rolling out the December 2018 security patch to more Galaxy devices. The Galaxy J6 Plus and the Galaxy J4 are the two new devices to get the latest monthly security update. The update patches six critical Android OS vulnerabilities as well as 40 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures. Galaxy J6 Plus and Galaxy J4 get December 2018 security patch Samsung is rolling...

Exclusive: Samsung may be developing a new Galaxy Tab A (SM-P205)

Samsung is going to release a handful of new mobile devices in the coming months one of which may be a new Galaxy Tab A. What fans are surely looking forward to the most are the Galaxy S10 and the foldable smartphone. Now, there’s new information to suggest that a tablet may be on the agenda as well. New Galaxy Tab A possibly launching in Q1 2019 Samsung is working on a new device with the model number SM-P205. It may be launched as the latest addition...

Samsung reportedly expanding workforce for autonomous driving solutions

With the smartphone market becoming increasingly saturated, many impacted companies are looking at other avenues of growth. Samsung has been aggressively pursuing opportunities in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet-of-Things (IoT), 5G solutions, and more. Autonomous driving is also supposed to be one such area of interest for the South Korean company, corroborated by the unveiling of its DRVLINE self-driving car platform at CES 2018. According...