Samsung downgrades Galaxy A5 (2016) update policy, which is a good thing

Samsung has ‘downgraded’ its upgrade policy for the Galaxy A5 from 2016. The phone will now get quarterly security updates instead of monthly patches. This may not sound like much, but it could spell very good news for years and devices to come. Galaxy A5 2016 is old, but should still get regular updates Just over three years ago, Samsung released the Galaxy A5 (2016). Since then, the phone received...

SmartThings Wi-Fi gets smarter parental controls and security features

Samsung is adding more in-home internet controls to its SmartThings Wi-Fi mesh router, with the Plume app. Users are also getting several new features such as Wi-Fi roaming performance enhancements and Wired Backhaul support. Customers can access the new controls and security features by updating the SmartThings and Plume app to version 2.2.1. SmartThings Wi-Fi gets enhanced parental controls SmartThings...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active specs have now surfaced

Though Apple dominates the smartwatch market, Samsung has a sizeable customer base of its own who loves its Galaxy wearable lineup. The company used to sell them under the Gear brand before opting for the more-recognizable Galaxy prefix with the launch of the Galaxy Watch in August last year. In the last couple of months, we have heard rumors and seen evidence about a new Samsung watch under development....

Third Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie beta is rolling out now

Samsung opened up the Galaxy Note 8 to its One UI (Android Pie) beta program last month. The handset has since received two beta firmware. The third Galaxy Note 8 Android Pie beta is now rolling out after the Galaxy S8 received its third build last week. The firmware brings fixes for a handful of bugs in addition to the February 2019 security patch. Samsung today detailed its latest security maintenance...

Samsung February 2019 security patch gets detailed

A couple of days after Google posted its Android Security Bulletin for this month, the Samsung February 2019 security patch has now been detailed. Samsung releases monthly security maintenance updates for many of its devices to deliver fixes from Google and patches for its own software. We’ve seen new security patches actually coming out before they were detailed in recent months. That hasn’t happened yet this month. Samsung hasn’t released the February...