الجمعة، 28 ديسمبر 2018

Final Galaxy S9 Pie update may have a serious battery drain issue

The final version of the Galaxy S9 Android Pie update is impressively stable, or so it seemed. Yours truly still stands by his opinion that the update is quite stable overall for such a quick release, but it looks like a battery drain issue may have slipped past Samsung’s bug checking team. I just saw my Galaxy S9+ go down from 10 percent battery to 5 percent in a matter of seconds, without the phone reporting any app going haywire in the background.

No random reboots, but Samsung may have a battery drain issue at hand

Even when an app does too much background activity, battery charge does not go down so quickly, so this is likely one of those pesky bugs that always show up in the first official release of an Android OS update. It’s unclear if I’m the only one affected; I saw one comment on our site that the Galaxy S9’s battery is draining quickly after the Pie update, but we’ll need more reports to be sure if this is a widespread issue. If it is, it may be why Samsung hasn’t yet released the update in more than a handful of countries. Well, that or the company has no idea this is an issue, in which case one can hope it will be fixed before the update becomes more widely available.

And it could be a while before that happens. The company did say both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 would get Pie in January, and with no official announcement about the Galaxy S9 update, the Christmas rollout could have been a limited release to test the waters. The Galaxy Note 9 beta program is still ongoing, and it’s possible Samsung will simply wait until it has the Note 9 update ready before beginning the worldwide rollout for either flagship.

I’ll be keeping a close eye on my Galaxy S9+ to see if this issue pops up again. Do leave a comment if you have noticed something similar on the final version of Android Pie on your Galaxy S9 or S9+.

Galaxy S9

  • Model: SM-G960F
  • Dimensions: 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5mm
  • Display: 5.8” (146.5mm) Super AMOLED
  • CPU: Exynos 9810
  • Camera: 12 MP, CMOS OIS (F1.5/F2.4)
More specifications

Galaxy S9+

  • Model: SM-G965F
  • Dimensions: 157.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
  • Display: 6.2” (158.1mm) Super AMOLED
  • CPU: Exynos 9810
  • Camera: 12 MP, CMOS Dual OIS (F1.5/F2.4) & Telephoto: 12MP AF F2.4)
More specifications

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Exclusive: Samsung working on a second Galaxy Home smart speaker

Samsung’s Galaxy Home hasn’t hit retail yet, but what the company showed off at the Galaxy Note 9 launch made it clear the Galaxy Home is meant to be a premium product. Pricing is yet to be revealed, but with features such as AKG audio, eight microphones, the ability to direct sound towards the user’s position, and a classy design, the first Bixby-powered speaker is likely going to compete with the Apple HomePod, which retails for $349.

But in a market where AI speakers like the Google Home and Amazon Echo are offered for less than $200, Samsung will have a hard time selling too many Galaxy Homes. A cheaper Bixby speaker would go a long way in helping Samsung get more consumers on-board, and we have learned that’s exactly what the company is working on.

Samsung working on a mini Galaxy Home

We have obtained information that a new Bixby speaker with model number SM-V310 is being developed. The Galaxy Home carries model number SM-V510, so Samsung could be working on a series of smart speakers. We know the SM-V310 will come in black, but that’s the extent of our knowledge about this speaker at the moment. It remains to be seen exactly how Samsung will reduce the pricing for the cheaper Galaxy Home. It might have fewer microphones and perhaps lack a subwoofer, but it’s all just guesswork.

Could this mini Galaxy Home make a debut at CES 2019 alongside the regular Galaxy Home? It’s possible, considering CES is held in the United States, which is going to be one of the most important market for Samsung’s Bixby-powered smart speakers. Speaking of Bixby, the SM-V310 is no doubt going to have Bixby 2.0 out of the box, although we’re hoping it can do more than what Bixby 2.0 can currently do on Galaxy smartphones.

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SamMobile Daily Recap, December 28, 2018: Galaxy Note 9 Pie info, Galaxy A50, and more

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap.

Here’s what we covered today.

Phones

Galaxy A50 could come with 4,000 mAh battery and 24MP camera

[Update: With Infinity-V displays] Samsung may unveil the Galaxy M series smartphones next month

New Good Lock plugin tells you which app secretly vibrated your phone

Polls

[Poll] Are you using Night mode on Android Pie on your Galaxy S9 or Note 9?

Firmware news

New Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta update rolling out

Final Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie update possibly coming by January 15

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New Good Lock plugin tells you which app secretly vibrated your phone

Samsung Good Lock is all about heavy-handed customization, and the 2018 iteration offers a number of interesting functionality through the use of individual apps. Samsung has now released a new app for Good Lock 2018 called Nice Catch. The premise? You can now catch apps that secretly vibrate or ring your phone in the act.

No more secret vibrations

Nice Catch can detect a number of things, such as what app may have changed the ringer/sound mode, which apps wake the screen, or an app that may show you full-screen ads as you do something else on your phone. These options seem made for those who download and install too many random apps on their device, as most popular apps don’t usually mess around with your phone settings without your permission or show you ads when you’re not using the app. And since Nice Catch was just released, we will have to wait and see how it actually works.

If you have Good Lock 2018 installed on your device, just open the app and you should see Nice Catch in the recommended apps section at the bottom. Tap it to go to the Galaxy Apps store and download the Nice Catch app (alternatively, tap this link if you’re reading this on your phone to go directly to Galaxy Apps). Once installed, you can run Nice Catch from the app drawer. It works on Android Pie, so you can use it on the Galaxy S9 or Note 9 if you’re using the Pie beta.

good lock 2018 nice catch

Thanks, Ravi Jani!

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Galaxy A50 could come with 4,000 mAh battery and 24MP front camera

With the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung finally gave us a big battery on a (mainstream) flagship device. Big batteries on mid-range and budget Galaxies have been less rare, but 2019 may see the Korean giant further pushing battery sizes on mid-range and budget phones. The Galaxy M20 is rumored to have a 5,000 mAh battery, and in the upcoming A series lineup, Samsung may be putting a 4,000 mAh battery on the Galaxy A50, according to GalaxyClub.

Samsung going on the offensive with smartphone battery sizes?

That would make the Galaxy A50’s battery bigger than the Galaxy A9 (2018)’s (3,800 mAh) and the Galaxy A8 Star’s (3,700 mAh), and also the Galaxy A8+ (2018), which has a 3,500 mAh battery. The 4,000 mAh battery should offer impressive endurance, especially with Android Pie’s battery improvements. Yes, the A50 will run Pie out of the box, as revealed by its Geekbench benchmark. As a result, the Galaxy A50 isn’t expected to make its debut before the Galaxy S10, although Samsung will likely benefit from letting go of the tradition that sees the latest Galaxy S flagship being the first to get the most recent version of Android out of the box.

According to GalaxyClub, the A50 will also come with a 24MP front camera, same as many A series devices launched this year. As we had exclusively revealed, the phone will be offered in 64GB and 128GB storage variants. It will be powered by the Exynos 9610 and have at least 4GB of RAM. You can also expect to see an Infinity-O or Infinity-V display on the Galaxy A50, possibly with a fingerprint sensor underneath.

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Final Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie update possibly coming by January 15

The final Galaxy S9 Android Pie update was released in some countries a day before Christmas. The update is yet to reach most countries, but it sure came as a surprise. The Galaxy Note 9 beta program hasn’t ended, though, as Samsung released a new Note 9 beta update earlier today. That means the January timeframe the company announced for the Android Pie update is still in effect, but the wait for Note 9 owners may come as soon as January 15 according to Samsung Turkey.

February 15th for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8?

Now, it’s worth mentioning that Samsung Turkey is listing the 15th day of the month for each device: January 15th for the Galaxy Note 9 and February 15th for the Galaxy S8, S8+, and Galaxy Note 8. Samsung Turkey also has a history of changing the dates on its update roadmaps. That said, since Samsung has been so quick with the Android Pie update for the Galaxy S9 in some markets, it’s totally possible the final Galaxy Note 9 Pie update may indeed start rolling out by mid-January.

The January 15th date may just be for Turkey and a few other markets, though. It remains to be seen when the worldwide release for both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 will happen, and we can only hope Samsung doesn’t take a lot of time for that after the impressively quick initial release of the S9 update in some countries.

samsung turkey note 9 pie update roadmap

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[Poll] Are you using Night mode on Android Pie on your Galaxy S9 or Note 9?

Android Pie for the Galaxy devices brings many new features, along with a major upgrade for the user interface. One UI is beautiful, and while some aspects may not appeal to everyone (like the default app icons), One UI manages to be fresh yet familiar at the same time. Perhaps the best part is the new inbuilt Night mode, which makes the entire UI darker to make it easy on your eyes in the dark, also removing the need to download dark third-party themes from the Samsung Themes store.

It’s not like One UI doesn’t look great in the default light theme. But Night mode makes it even better, especially on those AMOLED displays found on Samsung flagships. That said, not everyone is fond of dark themes on their phones, and we were wondering just how many of our readers are using Night mode on their Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, or Galaxy Note 9. Let us know by voting in the poll below, then taking to the comments section to further discuss your opinion of Night mode.

Don’t have Pie? Check out how Night mode looks on Android Pie in these screenshots and don’t forget that you can also use SamMobile with a dark theme! Galaxy S9 owners may want to keep an eye out on this article to see if their country has started receiving the final update.

Are you using Night mode on Android Pie on your Galaxy S9 or Note 9?
Results

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New Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta update rolling out

The Galaxy S9 may have been updated with the final version of Android Pie, but the Galaxy Note 9 Pie beta program hasn’t ended yet. Samsung is rolling out a new beta update for the Galaxy Note 9 today. The update is available in the US and India at the moment, but it should also be rolling out in other countries where the beta program was launched. The software version is getting bumped to N960FXXU2ZRLR (N960U1UEUZRLL for the US).

January security patch included

The new update fixes a number of issues, such as the Samsung Notes app crashing, apps reloading when accessed from the recent apps screen, sluggish response when switching between front and back cameras, the search bar not appearing inside the dialer, and navigation bar gestures not working. The update also brings the January 2018 security patch, at least for India. The US update is still on the December patch, although the changelogs look otherwise similar for all users.

This Galaxy Note 9 beta may be the last one to be released before the official update starts rolling out worldwide. Of course, it will depend on whether the latest beta introduces new issues or not. To download the new update on your Note 9, open the Settings app on the phone, tap Software update, then select the Download and install option.

Not in the Android Pie beta program? Check out what new features you can expect once the update hits your Galaxy smartphone.

note 9 third pie beta

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