The Galaxy S7 rumored to have an always-on display

Rumor has it that the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge flagships could pack always-on displays. Eldar Murtazin has revealed this information while mentioning how the device would differentiate itself from the predecessor, the Galaxy S6. This could be a major breakthrough for Samsung as this feature is quickly turning out to be an industry standard. The LG G5 which is expected to be revealed on the same day as the Galaxy S7 (Feb 21) has already been confirmed to be packing an always-on display.

Of course, Samsung is yet to confirm the inclusion of this feature, so we suggest you take it with a grain of salt for the time being. A report from earlier today talked about the possibility of the Galaxy S7 being water resistant, which is quite interesting as well, especially since we’re just a few days away from the release.

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New app from Samsung and BBC micro:bit lets you push code to the phone over Bluetooth

Samsung has just released a new Android app for BBC micro:bit. Using this app, users can push code on their Android devices over Bluetooth. Pushing code previously required a computer, so this is a major breakthrough as far as convenience is concerned. For those unaware, BBC micro:bit is a small hardware programming kit that is offered to students of year 7 in the UK. This kit is given for free to all students fitting the criteria as part of BBC and the government’s goal to encourage programming and computer learning at a very young age.

To make things easier for the students, Samsung has a dedicated micro:bit hub which will get them started on coding. The app requires micro:bit hardware to function. However, it’s not an exclusive to Samsung devices, which ensures that a wide range of users can access it. The ability to write code and push it wirelessly to a smartphone is very intriguing and will surely help the students get a lot more out of the micro:bit.

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Wallpaper Wednesday: Material Design

Welcome to the third edition of our weekly Wallpaper Wednesday segment. If you happen to have missed the previous two posts, let me enlighten you. Every Wednesday, we’ll be bringing you a selection of our favourite backgrounds to download and install on your devices. All images are available in a QHD resolution, which is a perfect fit for the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Note 5 and other flagships, but can, of course, be used on different smartphones, too.

If any of the following images float your boat and you want to download and set one as your wallpaper, simply tap on a photo to maximise it, then click and hold to save it. Once the picture is stored locally, open up Settings, locate and select Wallpaper, then just tap the newly-saved image to set it as your background.

Alternatively, you can download a ZIP file containing all of this week’s backdrops by hitting the Download button at the very bottom of this post.

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Snowy Mountain

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Retro Bus

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Steam Train

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Chrome Color Pool

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Red Ribbon

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Iron Man

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Stars

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Note: We’ve tried our best to identify the creators of all of the wallpapers featured in this week’s column. However, the images appear to lack copyright information, artist signatures or any real trace of origin. If you created a wallpaper we’ve posted and would like credit, or would rather we remove the image, kindly contact us.

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2-17-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy S6, Galaxy Note 3, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last 24 hours through our firmware list.

As usual, you can download each of these firmware from our firmware section (simply enter your device’s model number to view all firmware for that device) in order to update to a new firmware manually, or as a means to return to your phone or tablet’s stock software.

Country (Product Code)	Model	Model Name	Version	PDA
Afghanistan (AFG)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Algeria (TMC)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Australia (XSA)	SM-T670		5.1.1	T670UEU1APA5
Austria (T-Mobile) (MAX)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1APA2
Austria (T-Mobile) (MAX)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1AOJ1
Austria (Telering) (TRG)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1AOJ1
Austria (Telering) (TRG)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1APA2
Brazil (ZTO)	SM-T670		5.1.1	T670UEU1AOJC
Chile (CHO)	SM-T670		5.1.1	T670UEU1AOJC
Chile (Telefonica) (CHT)	SM-G530H	GALAXY Grand Prime	5.0.2	G530HXXU2BOK3
China (China Mobile) (CHM)	SM-N9108V	GALAXY Note 4	5.1.1	N9108VZMU1COL3
China (China Mobile) (CHM)	SM-N9108V	GALAXY Note 4	5.0.1	N9108VZMS1BOK2
Colombia (COO)	SM-T670		5.1.1	T670UEU1AOJC
Colombia (COO)	SM-T561M	GALAXY Tab E 9.6 3G	4.4.4	T561MUBU0APA1
Colombia (Movistar) (COB)	SM-A710M		5.1.1	A710MUBU1AOL5
Dominican Republic (CDR)	SM-G920I	GALAXY S6	5.1.1	G920IDVU2COGA
Dominican Republic (CDR)	SM-G920I	GALAXY S6	5.1.1	G920IDVU3DOJF
Ecuador (ECO)	SM-G928G	GALAXY S6 Edge +	5.1.1	G928GUBU2AOJ4
Egypt (EGY)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BOJ2
Egypt (EGY)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
Egypt (EGY)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Egypt (EGY)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Germany (DBT)	SM-G110H	GALAXY Pocket 2	4.4.2	G110HXXU0APA2
Germany (DBT)	SM-T210	GALAXY Tab3 7.0 Wi-Fi	4.4.2	T210XXBOB1
Germany (DBT)	SM-G110H	GALAXY Pocket 2	4.4.2	G110HXXU0AOC3
Germany (DBT)	SM-T210	GALAXY Tab3 7.0 Wi-Fi	4.4.2	T210XXBPA1
Germany (Vodafone) (VD2)	SM-G130HN	GALAXY Young 2 DUOS	4.4.2	G130HNXXU0AOI3
Germany (Vodafone) (VD2)	SM-G130HN	GALAXY Young 2 DUOS	4.4.2	G130HNXXU0APA2
Guatemala (PGU)	SM-N900	GALAXY Note 3	5	N900UBUEBOF1
Guatemala (PGU)	SM-G318ML	GALAXY Trend 2 Lite	4.4.4	G318MLUBU0AOE3
Guatemala (PGU)	SM-G318ML	GALAXY Trend 2 Lite	4.4.4	G318MLUBU0AOJ1
Guatemala (PGU)	SM-N900	GALAXY Note 3	5	N900UBUEBOK1
Iran (THR)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
Iran (THR)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Ireland (TSI)	SM-A310F		5.1.1	A310FXXU1AOL7
Ireland (Three) (3IE)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1AOL1
Israel (Cellcom) (CEL)	SM-N900	GALAXY Note 3	5	N900XXUEBOK3
Israel (Cellcom) (CEL)	SM-N900	GALAXY Note 3	5	N900XXUEBOL4
Italy (ITV)	SM-T715	GALAXY Tab S2 8.0 LTE	5.0.2	T715XXU2AOL6
Italy (TIM) (TIM)	SM-A510F		5.1.1	A510FXXU1APAE
Kenya (AFR)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Kenya (AFR)	SM-G531F	GALAXY Grand Prime VE	5.1.1	G531FXXU1APA1
Kenya (Zain) (DKR)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Korea (KOO)	SM-T700	GALAXY Tab S 8.4 Wi-Fi	5.0.2	T700KXU1BOJ1
Korea (KOO)	SM-T700	GALAXY Tab S 8.4 Wi-Fi	5.0.2	T700KXU1BPA2
Korea (KT Corporation) (KTC)	SM-G850K	GALAXY Alpha	5.0.2	G850KKTU2CPA4
Korea (KT Corporation) (KTC)	SM-G850K	GALAXY Alpha	5.0.2	G850KKTU2CPA4
Korea (KT Corporation) (KTC)	SM-G850K	GALAXY Alpha	5.0.2	G850KKTU2CPA4
Korea (KT Corporation) (KTC)	SM-G850K	GALAXY Alpha	5.0.2	G850KKTU2COJ2
Korea (LG Uplus) (LUC)	SM-G925L	GALAXY S6 Edge	6.0.1	G925LKLU3DPB2
Korea (LG Uplus) (LUC)	SM-G925L	GALAXY S6 Edge	6.0.1	G925LKLU3DPAD
Korea (LG Uplus) (LUC)	SM-G925L	GALAXY S6 Edge	6.0.1	G925LKLU3DPB2
Korea (LG Uplus) (LUC)	SM-G925L	GALAXY S6 Edge	6.0.1	G925LKLU3DPB2
Korea (LG Uplus) (LUC)	SM-G920L	GALAXY S6	6.0.1	G920LKLU3DPB2
Libya (BTC)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Libya (BTC)	SM-J700F	GALAXY J7	5.1.1	J700FXXU1APA7
Libya (BTC)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BOJ2
Libya (BTC)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Libya (BTC)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
Mexico (Telcel) (TCE)	SM-T670		5.1.1	T670UEU1AOJC
Morocco (MAT) (MAT)	GT-I9515	GALAXY S4 VE	4.4.2	I9515XXU1ANL1
Morocco (MWD) (MWD)	GT-I9515	GALAXY S4 VE	4.4.2	I9515XXU1ANL1
Morocco (MWD) (MWD)	SM-G531F	GALAXY Grand Prime VE	5.1.1	G531FXXU1APA1
Nepal (NPL)	SM-J200H		5.1.1	J200HXXU0APA2
Nepal (NPL)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Nepal (NPL)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOL6
New Zealand (NZC)	SM-G360G	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G360GDXU1BOL1
New Zealand (TNZ)	SM-G360G	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G360GDXU1BOL1
New Zealand (NZC)	SM-G360G	GALAXY Core Prime	4.4.4	G360GDVU1ANJ4
New Zealand (Vodafone) (VNZ)	SM-G360G	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G360GDXU1BOL1
New Zealand (Vodafone) (VNX)	SM-G360G	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G360GDXU1BOL1
Nigeria (ECT)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
Nigeria (ECT)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Nigeria (ECT)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BOJ2
Nigeria (ECT)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Pakistan (PAK) (PAK)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Pakistan (PAK) (PAK)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
Paraguay (Tigo) (TGP)	SM-G928G	GALAXY S6 Edge +	5.1.1	G928GUBU2AOJ4
Peru (PEO)	SM-T670		5.1.1	T670UEU1AOJC
Portugal (Vodafone) (TCL)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1APA2
Russia (SER)	SM-T210	GALAXY Tab3 7.0 Wi-Fi	4.4.2	T210XXBNI1
Russia (SER)	SM-T210	GALAXY Tab3 7.0 Wi-Fi	4.4.2	T210XXBPA1
Saudi Arabia (KSA)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Saudi Arabia (KSA)	SM-G531F	GALAXY Grand Prime VE	5.1.1	G531FXXU1APA1
Saudi Arabia (WTL)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Saudi Arabia (ACR)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Saudi Arabia (KSA)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
Saudi Arabia (Black Edition)(KSA)	GT-I9515	GALAXY S4 VE	4.4.2	I9515XXU1ANL1
South Africa (XFE)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
South America (Open Line) (NBS)	SM-A510M		5.1.1	A510MUBU1AOL7
Spain (PHE)	SM-J500FN	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500FNXXU1AOL1
Spain (PHE)	SM-J500FN	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500FNXXU1APB1
Spint (cdma) (SPR)	SM-T817P	GALAXY Tab S2 9.7 LTE	5.1.1	T817PVPS2AOL1
Tunisia (TUN)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Tunisia (TUN)	SM-G531F	GALAXY Grand Prime VE	5.1.1	G531FXXU1APA1
Tunisia (TUN)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BOJ2
Tunisia (TUN)	SM-G531F	GALAXY Grand Prime VE	5.1.1	G531FXXU1AOJ2
Tunisia (TUN)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Tunisia (TUN)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
USA (T-Mobile) (TMB)	SGH-T399	GALAXY Light	4.2.2	T399UVUAOH2
USA (T-Mobile) (TMB)	SGH-T399	GALAXY Light	4.2.2	T399UVUAPA1
United Arab Emirates (LYS)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BOJ2
United Arab Emirates (LYS)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
United Arab Emirates (XSG)	GT-I9515	GALAXY S4 VE	5.0.1	I9515XXU1BOG3
United Arab Emirates (XSG)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
United Arab Emirates (LYS)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
United Arab Emirates (XSG)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOI1
United Arab Emirates (LYS)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Unknown (TTR)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1AOJ1
Unknown (TTR)	SM-G361F	GALAXY Core Prime	5.1.1	G361FXXU1APA2
Unknown (THW)	SM-G318MZ		4.4.4	G318MZDXU0APB1
Unknown (THW)	SM-G318MZ		4.4.4	G318MZDXU0APB1
Unknown (THW)	SM-G318MZ		4.4.4	G318MZDXU0APB1
Unknown (MRU)	SM-E500H	GALAXY E5	5.1.1	E500HXXU1BPA1
Unknown (XAS)	SM-T817P	GALAXY Tab S2 9.7 LTE	5.1.1	T817PVPS2AOL1
Unknown (BNG)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1APA5
Unknown (BNG)	SM-J500H	GALAXY J5	5.1.1	J500HXXU1AOL6
Uzbekistan (CAC)	SM-T210	GALAXY Tab3 7.0 Wi-Fi	4.4.2	T210XXBNI1
Uzbekistan (CAC)	SM-T210	GALAXY Tab3 7.0 Wi-Fi	4.4.2	T210XXBPA1

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Samsung and Qualcomm team up to deliver products supporting LTE in Unlicensed spectrum

Samsung and Qualcomm announced today that they have teamed up to provide small cell technologies and products supporting LTE in Unlicensed spectrum designed to improve the speed and capacity of mobile networks, enabling mobile carriers to provide improved user experiences for their customers. As data services and smartphones put enormous strain on cellular networks the need for more spectrum is rising so that carriers can ensure a great user experience. LTE in Unlicensed spectrum includes several technologies that allow aggregation of licensed and unlicensed spectrum bands so that network capacity and speed can be efficiently and timely increased.

Samsung’s LTE-U eFemto cell features a Qualcomm FSM9955 chipset and supports enhanced Carrier Sensing Adaptive Transmission (eCSAT) features for coexistence with Wi-Fi. This small cell technology has been designed to enable plug-and-play deployments with an easy installation process and high capacity for both mobile operators and enterprises. One small cell unit is capable of supporting three carriers of 20 MHz each across both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, with peak download throughput being as high as 450Mbps.

The Samsung LTE-U eFemto cell with Qualcomm FSM9955 chipset is going to be exhibited at Samsung’s booth at MWC 2016 from February 22 to February 25 in Barcelona.

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New fingerprint sensor by Synaptics can be placed underneath the volume rocker

Synaptics has announced its newest fingerprint scanner which is so small that it can even fit into the volume rocker. If we’re being specific, the sensor is just 3.5mm wide, paving the way for potentially innovative placements of the scanner. While it’s not guaranteed that this fingerprint scanner will be used under the volume rocker in future devices, we certainly like the idea.

This is enough reason for excitement for Samsung fans as Synaptics currently supplies the fingerprint sensors for its Galaxy flagships, well it has been a supplier since the days of the Galaxy S5, so it won’t be far-fetched to assume that next year’s Galaxy flagship (or perhaps the Note flagship this year) could feature this innovative new technology underneath.

In addition to announcing this new sensor, Synaptics has updated the SentryPoint Security Suite with anti-spoofing features. As you may recall, the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 was susceptible to fake fingerprints. This new update to SentryPoint basically fixes this, by paying emphasis to “liveness” of the human touch. This is a crucial addition to Synaptics repertoire and could go a long way in making fingerprint scanning tech more secure.

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Samsung will showcase technologies that pave the way towards a 5G future at MWC 2016

Samsung has announced today that at the Mobile World Congress 2016 later this week it’s going to showcase 4G LTE and advanced mobile technologies that pave a way toward a 5G future. The company will also introduce multilink connectivity technology, centralized radio, mmWave radio access solutions as well as Internet of Things to further provide reliable mobility and architectural flexibility.

“5G technology will offer us a new level of experience, which is immersive, tactile and ubiquitous. Thanks to seamless mobility, higher throughput and low latency of 5G technology, new services like hologram calls, virtual reality broadcasting of live football games and self-driving cars will enrich our lives,” said Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics.

The company will demonstrate the technology at MWC 2016 by transmitting eight UHD 4K videos over the air without any delays. It will also introduce the world’s first mobile handover test using the mmWave radio system and smartphone-integrated multiple antenna modules in a small form factor. The key lineup of Samsung IoT solutions are going to be demonstrated at MWC 2016 as well, these include the IoT Core Gateways, base stations, integrated digital units and more.

All of these technologies and more will be exhibited at the Samsung booth in Exhibit Hall 2 Stand 2M10 during MWC 2016 from February 22 to February 25 in Barcelona.

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