[Update: Galaxy Fold] Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy A90 5G and Galaxy Tab S6 get ARCore support

Google continues to add support for new Samsung devices to ARCore, its software-based augmented reality platform. The most recent devices to pick up support for the platform included the Galaxy Tab S5e and a handful of new Galaxy A phones. Samsung’s newest devices have now been added to the list as well. The Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+, Galaxy A90 5G and the Galaxy Tab S6 have all received ARCore support. Google has made a slight change to...

Samsung now teasing One UI 2.0 beta program in France

Samsung France has joined Samsung India in teasing Galaxy S10 owners about the upcoming One UI 2.0 beta, although it’s not revealing a date for when the beta program will start. India will get the beta on October 21st, and it’s possible it will also go live in France on the same day. Again, Samsung France hasn’t mentioned a date, so this is just speculation on our part. In addition to India and France,...

Daily Deal: 24% off the OtterBox COMMUTER SERIES case for Galaxy S10

The Galaxy S10 is not a cheap device. And while it’s protected from dust and water and has strong Gorilla Glass on both sides, nothing can truly protect it from scratches, day-to-day wear and tear, and major damage if it falls down. Well, except a case, and while cases come in many forms and shapes, some are more protective than others. Some offer protection while being slim, and that’s the category...

Galaxy Tab S6 goes on sale in China for the base price of $750

The Galaxy Tab S6 is now available for purchase in China, where prospective buyers have the option of picking between three colors and two memory/storage configurations. The tablet has a starting price of 5,299 Yuan ($750). Samsung is also selling the Galaxy Tab S6 coupled with the keyboard cover, but only in gray. Best 2019 Android tablet arrives in China The Galaxy Tab S6 is, in our eyes, the best...

Galaxy S10 Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta starting in India on October 21

Samsung has made it official that the Galaxy S10 Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta program will be extending to India on October 21. The announcement comes in the Samsung Members app. October 21 is also the date when the Galaxy Note 10 One UI 2.0 beta program is expected to start, but even if that happens, it’s not guaranteed that Galaxy Note 10 owners in India will also get beta access on the same day....

One UI 2.0 feature focus: Dark/Night mode darkens wallpaper as well

Samsung beat everyone to the punch by introducing a system-wide Night mode to its software with Android Pie, a year before something similar would become a part of the core Android OS. With Android 10, Samsung has renamed Night mode to Dark mode, which is what Google calls it on stock Android, and Samsung has also made a very sensible addition to the feature: Dark mode on Android 10 and One UI 2.0...

Samsung secures sixth rank in Best Global Brands 2019 by Interbrand

Samsung Electronics has secured the sixth rank in the ‘Best Global Brands 2019’ study by Interbrand, a US-based consultancy firm. The study pegs the Korean company’s brand value at $61.1 billion – an increase of 2% when compared to last year. Samsung secured the same rank last year as well. Its brand value has been steadily increasing over the last decade. Apple topped the rankings with a brand value...

Galaxy Fold 2 could introduce Samsung’s under-display camera tech

Samsung’s under display camera (UDC) technology, which would place the front camera under the display and not in a hole punched into the screen, could make its debut next year with the Galaxy Fold 2, according to a report from The Elec. Samsung will reportedly use the same laser technology — called Hole-In-Active-Area (HIAA) — used to drill the holes on the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 displays to place the camera under a supposedly transparent display....

Major Galaxy S10/Note 10 fingerprint flaw will be fixed with software update

Samsung will fix the recently discovered fingerprint vulnerability on the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series with a software update. For those who missed it, it was recently reported that certain silicone gel cases, when installed on a Galaxy S10, can allow anyone to access the phone using the fingerprint scanner even when their fingerprints aren’t registered on the device. Some silicone cases cover...

Sprint’s Galaxy Note 9 gets October 2019 security update

Sprint has released a new update for the Galaxy Note 9, bringing the October 2019 security patch to the device. Sprint is the first carrier in the US to update the Note 9 with the newest security patch and is doing so a little over a week after the unlocked Exynos-powered Galaxy Note 9 was updated in other markets. The software version on Sprint’s variant will be bumped to N960USQS2CSI5 after the October update has been installed. Don’t expect...