الأحد، 17 مارس 2019

Galaxy S10 owners report issues with Android Auto — here’s what we know

A number of Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ owners have taken to Samsung’s US Community Forum to vent their frustration that their handset won’t work with their vehicle’s Android Auto in-car infotainment system, throwing all sorts of strange error messages before crashing in most instances.

The bug doesn’t seem to follow a specific pattern — some users explained how Android Auto won’t recognise their handset, falling at the first hurdle; while others said it starts to function like normal, detecting their device, only to crash a couple of minutes later or when a command is issued.

There doesn’t appear to be a workaround for the bug, either. Reinstalling Android Auto on the handset has next to no effect, nor does a factory reset, according to users on the US Community Forum, hinting that Android Auto isn’t compatible with some builds of the device’s firmware.

There’s nothing to say that Samsung is aware of the glitch. It hasn’t responded to any of the comments on its Community Forum or made an announcement on any of its usual media channels. We have, however, reached out to the firm to inform it of the issue.

This isn’t the first bug that Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ owners have reported. Some customers are experiencing an issue that results in Tap to wake activating when the device is in a bag or a pocket, leading to consistent battery drain as the unit’s screen is on almost all of the time.

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Galaxy S10 has a bug that’s irritating owners all over the world

No smartphone launch would be complete without some initial teething issues, and in the case of the Galaxy S10 that’s a rather frustrating bug that results in Tap to Wake activating when it’s not supposed to, like when the handset is in a bag or a pocket — but it seems to be isolated to the US.

“I have an S10, and I keep my phone in my pocket with the screen towards my leg (since my leg is far less likely to damage the screen),” writes one Galaxy S10 owner on Reddit. “The only issue with this is that I started feeling the “fingerprint rejected” vibrations while the phone was in my pocket.”

“First thing I did was activate tap to wake, I have never seen this in a Samsung phone before. Now I have the newest that Samsung has to offer and it does not work properly,” explains another on Samsung’s US Community forums. “My leg through my fabric taps the phone and opens it up.”

The issue results in consistent battery drain as the screen is waking up more than it should be. In some instances, Tape to Wake is also triggering the camera, which uses up even more juice as a host of sensors are subsequently activated as the handset thinks it’s operating in low-light conditions.

Samsung’s advice? Disable Tap to Wake and the Always-On Display. But that’s far from good enough — when you’re shelling out around $1000 for a product, it should work as intended. You shouldn’t have to disable a feature, or two, to help it last an entire day on a single charge.

To be clear, though: the issue isn’t affecting everyone. Almost all the reports we’ve uncovered were from customers in the US with either a Galaxy S10 or Galaxy S10+, indicating that the bug is an issue with the region’s firmware. If that’s the case, Samsung should be able to fix it by a software update.

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Galaxy S10

  • Model: SM-G973F
  • Dimensions: 70.4 x 149.9 x 7.8mm
  • Display: 6.1"(157.5mm) Super AMOLED
  • CPU: Exynos 9820 Octa
  • Camera: 12 MP.CMOS F2.4 45° Telephoto & 12MP F1.5 77° & 16MP F2.2 123° Ultra-wide
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Galaxy S10 Plus

  • Model: SM-G975F
  • Dimensions: 74.1 x 157.6 x 7.8mm
  • Display: 6.4"(162.5mm) Super AMOLED
  • CPU: Exynos 9820 Octa
  • Camera: 12 MP.CMOS F2.4 45° Telephoto & 12MP F1.5/F2.4 77° & 16MP F2.2 123° Ultra-wide
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Samsung to launch second Pyeongtaek memory plant in March 2020

Samsung will launch a second memory plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea in March 2020, it has been revealed, in a bid to consolidate its spot as the leading manufacturer in a market that’s been on the decline. That hasn’t stopped the firm from doubling down, however, as it’s sunk more than $26.4 billion into the development of the new facility in anticipation of demand picking back up.

It’s tough to comprehend the sheer size of the operation Samsung has in mind. The lot of land it acquired for the venture, for example, measures in at 2.89 million square meters — around the size of 400 American football pitches. Right now, that’s home to one manufacturing warehouse, but Samsung is looking to build another two in the future; though no plans have been announced.

“Although prices of DRAM and NAND flash chips experienced fall in the first quarter, Samsung didn’t scale down its investment plans,” an industry official told The Korea Herald on March 17. “Senior company officials are predicting the demand will pick up in the second half of this year and continue to rise rapidly next year.”

As I mentioned earlier, the future of the memory market is uncertain. Prices for DRAM and NAND modules fell in Q1 of 2019 on the back of a lack of demand. Some experts believe that will rocket in H2 of 2019 as manufacturers start to upscale production of their second wave of flagship smartphones, as well as more unique supplementary offerings, such as those with foldable screens.

Samsung is looking to put itself in the position where it doesn’t have to turn down orders when they start arriving in H2 of 2019 for H1 of 2020; it will have the manufacturing equipment to keep up, thus helping it retain its title as the leading memory manufacturer, while also putting some head-space between itself and the competition, as it looks to regulate supply and demand.

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