Samsung releases November 2021 security update to Galaxy Note 10 Lite

One week after releasing the November 2021 security update to the Galaxy S10 series, Samsung has released the update to the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. Interestingly, the new security patch is yet to be released to the higher-end Galaxy Note 10.

The latest software update for the Galaxy Note 10 Lite comes with firmware version N770FXXS8EUJ3. According to Samsung, the new security patch is meant to fix dozens of vulnerabilities found in Android’s codebase and Galaxy smartphones. While we don’t have the official changelog for the update yet, we expect the update to include general bug fixes and device stability improvements.

The new update is currently available only in France, but more markets will gradually get access to the software over the next couple of weeks. If you are a Galaxy Note 10 Lite user residing in France, you can check for the update by navigating to Settings » Software update and clicking on Download and install. You can also download the latest firmware file from our firmware database and flash it manually.

Samsung had launched the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in January 2020 with Android 10-based One UI 2 onboard. The smartphone received the Android 11-based One UI 3.1 update earlier this year. It will get at least one more Android OS update in the future.

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November 2021 security update rolling out to Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Fold 5G

Samsung released the November 2021 security update to various high-end smartphones over the past couple of weeks. Today, the South Korean firm has released the new security patch to the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and the Galaxy Fold 5G, the first 5G foldable smartphones in the lineup.

The latest update for the Galaxy Z Flip 5G comes with firmware version F707BXXS5EUJ2. The Galaxy Fold 5G is getting the new update with firmware version F907BXXS6FUJB. These new updates bring the November 2021 security patch to these foldable smartphones to fix many privacy and security-related vulnerabilities. There might be general bug fixes and stability improvements as well.

The new security updates are now available in various European countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic countries, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and the UK. If you are a Galaxy Z Flip 5G or Galaxy Fold 5G user in Europe, you can check for the new update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install.

Alternatively, you can also download the latest firmware file for your smartphone from our database and flash it manually. More markets could get access to these updates over the next few weeks. Both smartphones are listed under Samsung’s monthly security update schedule.

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Galaxy S20 FE gets the November 2021 security update

Last week, Samsung released the November 2021 security update to the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S20 FE. Today, the company has started rolling out the update to the Exynos 990 variant of the smartphone. The new security patch has not been released to the Galaxy S20 FE 5G yet.

The latest software update for the Galaxy S20 FE (SM-G780F) comes with firmware version G780FXXS7CUI5. The new update is currently available in various Asian and European markets, including Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Caucasus countries, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Nordic countries, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southeast Europe, Switzerland, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the UK, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

The new software includes the November 2021 security patch that fixes dozens of privacy and security-related vulnerabilities. While we don’t have the changelog for the update, it might also include general bug fixes and stability improvements.

If you are a Galaxy S20 FE user in any of the markets mentioned above, you can check for the new software update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install. You can also download the latest firmware file from our database and flash it manually.

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Exynos 2100 powered Galaxy S21 FE makes Geekbench debut

If previous releases are anything to go by, the Galaxy S21 FE is slated to arrive in both Snapdragon and Exynos flavors. An earlier leak had confirmed the former’s existence. Now, a Galaxy S21 FE variant has shown up in the Geekbench database running the Exynos, effectively confirming that not all versions of the smartphone will be created equal.

Renowned leaker FrontTron spotted the Galaxy S21 FE on the benchmarking platform, where it managed to net a single-core score of 1,096 points and a multi-core score of 3,387 points. While this number might seem a tad low for an Exynos 2100, we have to bear in mind that the device in question is running pre-production software, so the chipset might not be performing at full potential.

Underwhelming Geekbench score notwithstanding, we can see that this particular Galaxy S21 FE variant has 8GB of RAM bears model number SM-G990E. The Android version has been cropped out but we can reasonably assume that it will run Android 11 based One UI 3.1 out of the box.

It’ll be interesting to see the market-wise breakdown of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE’s SoC. Things are usually cut and dry with the US and China receiving the Snapdragon version; however, things are a lot different this year, according to a new report. Then again, the performance difference between the Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888 isn’t as egregious as previous generations, so either variant will be fine.

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Future WhatsApp Communities update will help you better organize groups

Your favorite messaging app (maybe) from Facebook — WhatsApp — will eventually receive a Communities feature. And, by the way, even if WhatsApp isn’t your favorite messaging platform, you’re still probably using it to a degree. It’s one of the few third-party apps that Samsung itself is willing to help you install, and it’s also one of the platforms Samsung uses for customer support in some markets.

Now, back to the so-called Communities feature. The first clues pointing to its existence were found in a WhatsApp beta build last month, but its capabilities were unclear. Additional information and a couple of screenshots were brought to light more recently through similar methods, i.e., a teardown, this time by WABetaInfo, and we now have a better clue of what this Communities feature’s supposed to do.

WhatsApp Communities is a better way to organize groups

In essence, this unreleased feature would allow WhatsApp group admins to organize groups under a community, or a group of groups, if you will. For example, an online book club could be a WhatsApp Community containing different groups, each with a different purpose.

The leaked screenshots offer a sneak preview of the WhatsApp Community UI, but there’s not much out of the ordinary aside from the square shape of the Community icon. These minor UI details could change by the time WhatsApp Communities goes live, and of course, there’s always the chance that it never will exit these early development stages.

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Here’s how the Galaxy S22 could divvy up Exynos and Qualcomm SoCs

The Galaxy S22 series will most likely use Exynos and Qualcomm chipsets in different regions. This shouldn’t surprise any Samsung fans if it weren’t for a recent rumor mudding the waters. The adage ‘nothing’s official until it is’ remains true, and some rumors are more accurate than others. From the realm of high probability, a new rumor from Naver now suggests that the Galaxy S22 series will be a lot more similar to its recent predecessors as to how it will use Exynos and Qualcomm chipsets in different regions. In short, it’s very much in line with our expectations.

The Galaxy S22 series will be equipped with the Snapdragon 898 chipset in the USA (SM-S90xU) and the Exynos 2200 SoC in South Korea (SM-S90xN). The report doesn’t mention which chipset will be used for the international / European Galaxy S22 models (SM-S90xB), but as always, the Exynos 2200 is a safe bet (via @MaxWinebach).

And the mysterious SM-S90xE variants will be powered by:

The Snapdragon 898 chipset. According to this new information, the E-based Galaxy S22 models we discussed yesterday should be powered by Qualcomm’s solution rather than the in-house, Samsung-developed Exynos 2200 SoC. These variants (SM-S90xE) are supposedly planned for sale in countries in Africa and Asia.

The Exynos chipset packs some serious power, at least based on early online benchmarks, but we could be finding out more about the Exynos 2200 and its new AMD graphics next week. This will be Samsung’s first chipset to use a graphics solution from AMD and saying that expectations are high would be an understatement.

As for the Galaxy S22 series, Samsung should hold a launch event on February 8 and start selling the phones from February 18 after a short pre-order period. The company has yet to make these details official, but leaks suggest that the exact times and dates have already been set in stone behind closed doors.

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Galaxy Buds 2 reach their lowest price yet thanks to new limited-time deal

The Galaxy Buds 2 are now available for purchase at their lowest price yet, thanks to a new limited-time deal from Woot! Samsung initially released the new earbuds for $149.99, but Amazon’s deals website (Woot!) is now selling the Galaxy Buds 2 for $99.99.

All four color options are available for the same price (graphite, white, lavender, and olive), and as usual, each Woot! customer has a choice of buying one or up to five pairs.

Thankfully, unlike other Woot! deals that usually end within 24 hours, the ongoing Galaxy Buds 2 offer should last for 21 more days as of this writing or until sold out.

Great sound and decent ANC for relatively cheap

The Galaxy Buds 2 have a comfortable fit, and they benefit from an IPX2 water resistance rating. ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) works like a charm, and sound quality was improved for this generation of earbuds, with assistance from singer and songwriter Charli XCX.

Battery life isn’t the best, but it’s far from worst. Other than that, the Galaxy Buds 2 are some of the best wireless earbuds on the market, Samsung or otherwise, if not the best $100 can buy. You can check our review and hands-on video below to learn more about the Galaxy Buds 2, and don’t forget to check the offer before it’s too late.

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Samsung’s seemingly mocking Apple (again) by gifting cleaning cloths

A cleaning cloth is an essential tool for keeping fingerprint smudges and dust off smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other electronic devices that have a display. Cleaning cloths were sometimes offered for free along with new smartphones and tablets, but retail packaging changed drastically in recent years for environmental purposes. As a result, we now get fewer accessories in the box than ever before. OEMs tend to sell them separately, but interestingly enough, Samsung has now decided to give away free cleaning cloths to Galaxy S20 owners in Germany.

This odd decision probably has to do with Apple’s recent release of the so-called Polishing Cloth. Yes, Apple has a branded polishing cloth on sale now, and it goes for $19. It caused a lot of stir in recent weeks because it’s fundamentally a controversial Apple product, so Samsung is probably trying to bank on this and piggyback on the hype by offering free cleaning cloths to Galaxy S20 users.

Sadly, the campaign has a very limited reach since it went live only in Germany, so we’re not exactly sure what outcome Samsung’s expecting out of it. Again, perhaps the company is attempting to get some spotlight following Apple’s unusual product launch. Then again, there aren’t that many cleaning cloths to go around either. The textile accessory is offered through the Samsung Members app, and the company is giving away only 1,000 units — presumably one per customer.

Why the Galaxy S20 series? Perhaps it’s because the flagship trio is about to turn two years old, and Samsung fears that these customers who could now be looking for an upgrade will be tempted by the iPhone 13 and the $19 Apple-branded cleaning cloth. It’s conjecture, of course, but there’s not much else to say about this frankly unusual, limited reach campaign, other than the fact that the timing doesn’t seem coincidental.

So far, according to GalaxyClub, it seems like the campaign is not available anywhere else besides Germany, but if we missed a region, do let us know in the comment section below. Have you claimed your free Samsung cleaning cloth yet?

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Samsung Internet now works with Wear OS watches from other brands

Samsung Internet went live for the Galaxy Watch 4 series a couple of days ago, giving users a way to surf the internet from their wrist should they need it. Well, it turns out that Samsung’s browser app isn’t limited just to the Galaxy Watch 4 lineup. Other Wear OS smartwatches from different brands are now getting support for Samsung Internet, and they seemingly don’t need the latest Wear OS version for it.

We don’t have Wear OS smartwatches from other brands on our hands, but according to a recent Reddit post, Samsung Internet is now compatible with at least a few non-Samsung smartwatches that run Wear OS 2 or later. One of these wearables is the Oppo Watch, featured in the image below.

Other users also claim to have gotten Samsung Internet running on the Fossil Gen 5, the Casio WSD-F30, and even the Moto 360 3rd gen. In essence, any Wear OS (or later) smartwatch should now support Samsung Internet. The app can be installed through the Google Play Store.

As to whether or not you should be using Samsung Internet on Wear OS, well, it obviously doesn’t provide an ideal browsing experience given the dimensions of smartwatch displays, especially since it tends to load webpages in desktop mode.  But it’s there if you’re looking for ways to browse the web from the wrist, and now, according to these Reddit users, it’s no longer exclusive to the Galaxy Watch 4 series.

Do you happen to own a Wear OS smartwatch that isn’t Samsung? Is Samsung Internet working for your device? How’s your experience been so far? Feel free to let us know in the comment section below.

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Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ selfie camera information revealed

The Galaxy S22 series is expected to go official in February 2022. Ahead of the announcement, most of the specifications of Galaxy S22 series smartphones have been leaked, including their chipsets, screen size, rear-facing cameras, and battery capacity. Now, a new report has revealed information about their front-facing cameras.

According to GalaxyClub, the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S22+ will continue using the 10MP selfie camera, similar to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S20, and the Galaxy S21. It is even possible that Samsung is using the same sensor size, aperture, and autofocus. If you can remember, the Galaxy S21 and the Galaxy S21+ feature a 10MP selfie camera with a 1/3.24-inch sensor, 1.22µm pixels, dual-pixel autofocus, an F2.2 aperture, and 4K 60fps video recording.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra will reportedly use a 40MP selfie camera, similar to its predecessors, the Galaxy S20 Ultra and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Samsung hasn’t upgraded selfie cameras on its high-end smartphones for three years in a row. The Galaxy S21’s front-facing camera is not bad by any means, but given how much people have started using front-facing cameras lately (for video meetings and vlogging), the company should improve selfie cameras on its phones.

Are you satisfied with the Galaxy S21’s selfie camera? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Galaxy Note 20 One UI 4.0 Beta Program is now live, starting with the UK

After releasing the One UI 4.0 Beta update to the Galaxy S20 series in the UK and the US, Samsung has opened the One UI Beta Program for the Galaxy Note 20. The beta program is currently available in the UK, and it could soon go live in other markets, including China, Germany, India, South Korea, and the US.

Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra owners in the UK who are interested in beta-testing the Android 12-based One UI 4.0 update can enroll themselves into the program by installing the Samsung Members app, logging in using their Samsung account, and tapping on the One UI Beta Program banner on the home page. Samsung might soon open the One UI 4.0 Beta Program for the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

Since this is a beta update, there could be a lot of bugs and performance issues. We would advise backing up all the important data before installing this huge update on your smartphone, so if anything goes wrong, you can go back to the stable software and restore your data.

One UI 4.0 features and changelog

One UI 4.0 brings a lot of new features, revamped UI design, and improved privacy and security. It brings Material You-inspired color themes that you can use to customize the color palette of your smartphone based on the home screen wallpaper. It also brings improved stock apps, including Samsung Internet and Samsung Keyboard.

Samsung has also included new widgets, an improved widget design language, and even a new style for the widget picker. The new software lets you do more directly from the lock screen, including switching audio output, recording voice using the new widget, and checking calendar events. The camera app’s UI design has been simplified. Samsung has also enabled the Portrait Mode for pets, extended Single Take’s capture time limit, and enhanced the document scanning.

Other apps and features like Always-On Display, AR Emoji, Bixby, Bixby Routines, Calendar, Dark Mode, Device Care, Gallery, Image Editor, My Files, and Samsung Health have been improved and redesigned. Samsung has also improved the design and usability of the notifications shade, picture-in-picture, search, and the sharing menu. Accessibility-related features have been enhanced as well.

The new software also offers various tools to check your privacy. With Permissions Usage, you can see when each app accesses sensitive information such as camera, location, and microphone. One UI 4.0 also lets you set which apps can get your approximate location and which ones can access your exact location. It also alerts you when an app accesses information from the clipboard. You can cut off camera and mic access instantly using quick setting toggles.

You can see the complete changelog of the Galaxy Note 20’s One UI 4.0 update in the image below.

You can also check out the important One UI 4.0 features in our hands-on video below.

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Samsung could unveil new Exynos chipset on November 19

Samsung usually announces its flagship Exynos chipset a few weeks before unveiling its new Galaxy S series smartphone. This year, the company is expected to launch the Exynos 2200 chipset, the first Exynos processor with an AMD GPU. Today, the company hinted towards the announcement date for its next Exynos flagship.

The South Korean firm published a cryptic Instagram post via its Samsung Exynos account. The company mentioned that gaming started with arcade games and has come a long way to current-generation games with high-end graphics. The company then goes on to say that it wants to show “what entertainment will look like in the future.” The last image in the post says, “Everything changes on November 19, 2021.”

Samsung may unveil a new Exynos processor on November 19. Since the company discussed the future of gaming graphics in its post, Samsung may unveil the Exynos 2200 chipset since its AMD RDNA2-based Radeon Mobile GPU supports high-end gaming features like ray tracing and VRS (variable-rate shading). The company might also unveil a mid-range chipset such as the Exynos 1250.

Although the company didn’t reveal the specifications of the Exynos 2200, various rumors claim that it is made using Samsung Foundry’s 4nm LPE and that it features one Cortex-X2 CPU core, three Cortex-A710 CPU cores, and four Cortex-A510 CPU cores. It is expected to feature an AMD GPU, support for 144Hz displays, an integrated 5G modem, and the latest versions of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

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