Your Galaxy Watch 3’s biggest enemy just might be Google

When you bought the Galaxy Watch 3 last year, you would have thought that the smartwatch would receive major updates for at least a few years. So you’d be able to enjoy new features every year without having to buy a new smartwatch. That’s how it has worked for Samsung’s smartwatches over the past few years. However, the company has switched things up in 2021. It has decided to ditch Tizen and shift to an Android-based unified platform called Wear...

You can buy the Galaxy Tab S7 at a discount and get the Galaxy Buds Pro for free

Samsung customers who may be looking for a new tablet have an opportunity to purchase the Galaxy Tab S7 or Galaxy Tab S7+ at a discounted price and receive a pair of Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds for free, in addition to having a chance to win $5,000 in Samsung Credit. Samsung USA is now selling the Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab S7 with 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB of built-in storage for $569, $619, and $699, respectively....

The Galaxy F22 inches closer to release as official support pages go live

Samsung is preparing the Galaxy F22 for its debut in India, judging by recent events. The phone might be hitting the shelves sooner rather than later, as support pages for the Galaxy F22 recently went live at Samsung India. As always, this means that the company is readying the phone for its first day on the market. The device carries model number SM-E225F/DS, which confirms that it has dual SIM capabilities....

Samsung discontinues Galaxy Z Fold 2 sales as we wait for the Z Fold 3

It looks like Samsung is no longer selling the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in the USA. Although the phone shows up in the store, accessing the device’s store page now redirects customers to a notice stating that “The Galaxy Fold is no longer available for purchase on Samsung.com.” Oddly enough, the original Galaxy Fold continues to be listed on the store along with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. This could be an error...

Next-gen PlayStation VR headset will be powered by Samsung OLED

Samsung may have shelved its ambitions for its own virtual reality (VR) endeavors, but the company might play a huge role in Sony’s plans for its next-gen PlayStation VR headset, the PSVR 2. While many VR headset manufacturers are reportedly embracing LCD technology for the sake of higher resolutions, Sony reportedly wants to employ Samsung OLED technology for the PSVR 2. Both LCD and OLED display technologies have their own pros and cons in...

Samsung’s wearables rank 2nd in the first quarter after defeating Xiaomi

Samsung was the second most successful wearable vendor in Q1 2021 after Apple, with market research firm IDC estimating that the company shipped a total of 11.8 million wearable devices in the three-month period. The category includes smartwatches, fitness bands, and wireless earbuds. Reflecting Samsung’s worldwide performance, the company also secured 2nd place in Europe after Apple, with 3.5 million...

This better not be what One UI 4.0 looks like

Samsung usually debuts major One UI versions with newer versions of the Android operating system. One UI was released with Android 9, One UI 2.0 was based on Android 10, and One UI 3.0 is based on Android 11. Now, One UI 4.0 screenshots have allegedly been leaked, showcasing what Samsung’s next software version could look like, but we think that those images are fake. A video was posted on Reddit,...

Samsung claws back ground from Xiaomi as the battle for India continues

The Indian smartphone market’s been by far the most entertaining mobile battleground to keep track of lately. Lo and behold, there’s been another twist. And this one seems to have played out in Samsung’s favor, for once. According to the latest industry data, Samsung managed to recover some of the ground it lost to Xiaomi in recent years. In the second half of 2020, the company accounted for nearly one-fourth of the Indian smartphone market – 22%....

Samsung joins hands with Chinese smartphone brands for better file sharing

Samsung already has a pretty impressive wireless file sharing feature called Quick Share. It is fast, and it works seamlessly between Galaxy smartphones, tablets, and even laptops. But what if you want to share files with a non-Samsung Android smartphone? In that case, you can use Google’s Nearby Share feature, but it is often slower than Quick Share. A group of Android OEMs aims to fix the problem...

OPPO and OnePlus get together in hopes of matching Samsung’s update game

OPPO and OnePlus have announced that they’re merging to build better products in the future for their customers. They are both owned by China’s BBK Electronics, and they’ve been working closely for years. However, the companies have now made it official that they will merge their development teams for better synergy across the board. Although OnePlus has denied for years that it’s an OPPO subsidiary company, most of its smartphones have been based...

Third Galaxy S21 June update rolling out, brings fixes for device overheating

Samsung has released the third firmware update for the Galaxy S21 series in the month of June, with the latest version rolling out today in markets like Korea, Germany, and Thailand. The first two updates were released in very few countries, but hey, third time’s a charm, so maybe this one will actually get a global rollout. The software version accompanying the new update is G99xxXXU3AUF6. The June update includes fixes for the camera lag we...

Samsung explains how it improved Galaxy S21 camera with latest update

Samsung has been pretty quick in rolling out new software updates to the Galaxy S21. More often than not, the South Koran firm releases new security updates even before the start of the month. However, Galaxy S21 users seem to be facing an issue related to the camera app’s performance and lag, and the company has fixed those issues with a new update. A Samsung Community moderator has mentioned on...