Samsung equips Walmart with nearly 1 million rugged phones

Samsung has signed its largest-ever mobile enterprise deal in the USA, the company revealed today. Samsung is helping Walmart “transform the retail associate experience” using mobile technologies, and is putting the rugged Galaxy XCover Pro in the hands of 740,000 Walmart store associates across the nation.

Samsung and Walmart began strategizing the latter company’s Connected Associate initiative in the spring of 2020 when Walmart stores “were busier than ever, and associates were working hard to ensure a safe shopping experience during the pandemic.” Walmart approached Samsung for a solution while Walmart Global Tech was developing a new app in-house for associates to “simplify daily tasks, serve customers, and plan for life outside of work“.

The Galaxy XCover Pro eliminates the need for separate home / work smartphones

Walmart’s software platform needed hardware, and this is where Samsung’s Galaxy XCover Pro came into play. Nearly a million Galaxy XCover Pro units got shipped to Walmart store associates in the USA, and all of these devices have been customized for the task.

Associates will be able to clock in and access schedules on the device. Furthermore, Samsung claims to have optimized the Galaxy XCover Pro’s camera to work seamlessly with Walmart’s barcode scanning process.

One of the benefits of using the Galaxy XCover Pro is that it can serve as a device for work and home. It can be used as a personal smartphone and enterprise solution thanks to the secure Samsung Knox platform that provides a separate work environment.

In addition, the Galaxy XCover Pro brings walkie talkie functionality to all Walmart employees through a dedicated push-to-talk button.

Samsung released the Galaxy Xcover Pro over a year ago running Android 10, but it has since been updated to Android 11.

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The next big Snapdragon upgrade for Galaxy flagships just leaked

Samsung launches two variants of its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series flagship smartphones every year. The global variant uses the Exynos processor, while the China and US variants use a comparable Snapdragon processor. The Galaxy S22 series could follow the same path next year, and the next-generation flagship Snapdragon processor has just been leaked.

Next-gen flagship Snapdragon chip that could be used in Galaxy S22 is built on a 4nm process

According to the information tweeted by reliable tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks), Qualcomm’s next flagship processor bears model number SM8450 and is built using a 4nm process (probably made by Samsung Foundry). It reportedly uses the Kryo 780 CPU, which is based on the ARM v9 architecture that was unveiled last week. For graphics processing, the chipset could use the Adreno 730 GPU. It will reportedly be compatible with quad-channel LPDDR5 RAM.

The next-generation Snapdragon flagship could use the Adreno 665 VPU for processing videos and the Adreno 1195 DPU for driving the smartphone’s display. The Spectra 680 ISP could be used for processing images, and videos shot using the camera. In terms of connectivity, it could use the Snapdragon X65 5G modem (mmWave and sub-6GHz) and the FastConnect 6900 sub-system (for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and aptX).

It is being expected that the chipset could use one Cortex-X2-based CPU core, three Cortex-A710-based CPU cores, and four Cortex-A510-based CPU cores. We could expect massive performance gains in both CPU and GPU segments with the next flagship Snapdragon processor. ARM had promised 16% performance improvement with the Cortex-X2 cores compared to the Cortex-X1 cores.

Exynos 2200 could use ARM’s v9 architecture as well

It is also rumored that Samsung’s next-generation Exynos processor, the Exynos 2200, could use a similar CPU structure: one Cortex-X2 CPU core, three Cortex-A710 CPU cores, and four Cortex-A510 CPU cores. However, the Exynos processor will switch from ARM Mali GPU series to custom AMD RDNA2-based mobile GPU that could go neck-to-neck with Apple’s in-house GPU used in iPhones, iPads, and newer Macs.

"SM8450 is Qualcomm's next-gen premium system-on-chip (SoC). It has an integrated Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF system. It is fabricated on a 4nm process." pic.twitter.com/u1GXMhOWBf

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) June 3, 2021

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Galaxy Fold gets new software update with June 2021 security patch

Samsung is on a roll today. The company has already released new software updates for various smartphones today, including the Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy A71, Galaxy A52 5G, and the Galaxy A10e. Now, the South Korean firm has released the latest security patch to its first-ever foldable smartphone.

The Galaxy Fold (SM-F900F) has started receiving a new software update in France. The latest update comes with firmware version F900FXXS5EUE2 and brings along the June 2021 security patch to the foldable smartphone. Apart from the usual bug fixes and stability improvements, the new update includes security fixes from Google and Samsung.

If you are rocking the original Galaxy Fold in France, you might have received a notification of the new software update. If you haven’t received that notification yet, you can check for the update manually by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install. Alternatively, you can download the latest firmware from our database and flash it manually.

Samsung had launched the Galaxy Fold in late 2019 with Android 9 Pie-based One UI. It then received the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update in March 2020 and the Android 11-based One UI 3 update in January 2021.

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Galaxy S10 series picks up the June 2021 security update

Samsung is rapidly releasing the June 2021 security update to various smartphones. The rollout started in the last week of May 2021 with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. The update then reached over a dozen smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy A52 5G, and the Galaxy A71. Now, the update has been released for the Galaxy S10 series.

The Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ have started getting a new software update with the June 2021 security patch in Poland. The new software has firmware version G97xFXXSBFUE6. We don’t have the official changelog for the latest update yet, and Samsung is yet to reveal the privacy and security-related vulnerabilities it has fixed with the new software. The update could roll out to more European markets over the next few days.

If you are a Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, or Galaxy S10+ user in Poland, you might have already received a notification regarding the new software update. If you haven’t, you can check for the latest software update by navigating to Settings » Software update and clicking on Download and install. If you don’t want to wait for the OTA update to hit your device, you can download the latest firmware from our database and flash it manually.

The Galaxy S10 series was launched in February 2019 with Android 9 Pie-based One UI. In early 2020, it received the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update. Samsung released the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update to the Galaxy S10 series smartphones a few months ago. Three months ago, the phones were updated to One UI 3.1.

Galaxy S10e

• Model: SM-G970F
• Dimensions: Bar: 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm
  
• Display: 5.8 inch / 147.32 mm Dynamic AMOLED Display
• CPU: Exynos 9820
• Camera: 12MP

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Galaxy S10

• Model: SM-G973F
• Dimensions: Bar: 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
  
• Display: 6.1 inch / 162.5 mm Dynamic AMOLED Display
• CPU: Exynos 9820
• Camera: 12MP

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Galaxy S10+

• Model: SM-G975F
• Dimensions: Bar: 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm
  
• Display: 6.4 inch / 162.5 mm Dynamic AMOLED Display
• CPU: Exynos 9820
• Camera: 12MP

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Galaxy Note 9 gets the June 2021 security update

The Galaxy Note 9 has become the twelfth smartphone from Samsung to get the latest security patch. The rollout started last week with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and it later reached the Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy A50, Galaxy A8 (2018), Galaxy A71, and the Galaxy A52 5G. Now, the Galaxy Note 9 has started getting the update.

Samsung has started rolling out a new software update to the Galaxy Note 9 in Germany. The new software, which has firmware version N960FXXS8FUE5, includes the June 2021 security patch. Samsung is yet to release proper documentation to show which security and privacy-related vulnerabilities it has fixed with the June 2021 patch. The update might also bring other bug fixes and stability improvements to the Galaxy Note 9.

If you are a Galaxy Note 9 user in Germany, you can check for the OTA update by navigating to Settings » Software update and clicking on Download and install. If you are an advanced user, you have the option of downloading the latest firmware file from our firmware database and flash it manually.

Samsung had launched the Galaxy Note 9 in the second half of 2018 with Android 8.1 Oreo. It then received the Android 9-based One UI update in January 2019 and the Android 10 Pie-based One UI 2.0 update in January 2020. The smartphone consistently gets monthly security patches, but it might not get the Android 11 update.

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Samsung releases the April 2021 security patch to the Galaxy A10e

Samsung has been updating its smartphones and tablets with new security updates faster than other Android OEMs. Even before the month of June started, the company had released the June 2021 security patch to half a dozen devices. Today, the company has released the April 2021 security update to the two-year-old smartphone, the Galaxy A10e.

The Galaxy A10e has started getting a new software update in the US. The firmware version of the new software is A102USQSABUC1 for the unlocked and Xfinity Mobile versions of the Galaxy A10e, while the firmware version for the Tracfone variant of the phone is S102DLUDS8BUD2. Both firmware updates include the April 2021 security patch. Granted, it’s not the June patch, but the phone is already two years old.

As per Samsung’s documentation, the April 2021 security patch includes dozens of fixes from Google and 23 fixes from Samsung. The new update might also include other bug fixes and stability improvements. If you are a Galaxy A10e user in the US, you can check for the new update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install. You can also download the latest firmware files from our database and flash them manually.

The Galaxy A10e was launched in August 2019 with Android 9 Pie (and One UI). It received the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update last year. The smartphone might not get another major Android OS update, though. It is currently included in Samsung’s quarterly security update schedule.

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Galaxy A52 5G gets access to June 2021 security update

Samsung started rolling out the June 2021 security patch to its Galaxy devices last week. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G was the first smartphone to get access to the latest security update. Since then, close to a dozen Galaxy smartphones have received the latest security update. Now, the Galaxy A52 5G is getting the same update.

The Galaxy A52 5G has started getting a new software update in Brazil. The latest update, which has firmware version A526BXXS1AUE3, includes the June 2021 security patch. We don’t have an official changelog for the new update yet, but we don’t expect it to have any significant new software features apart from fixes for security and privacy-related vulnerabilities.

The new software is now available for carrier-locked (Claro, TIM Brasil, and VIVO) and unlocked variants of the Galaxy A52 5G in the country. If you are a Galaxy A52 5G user in Brazil, you can check for the OTA update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping 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 A52 5G in March with Android 11 on board. The smartphone will receive three major Android OS updates over the next three years and an additional year of security updates. The device is currently on Samsung’s monthly security update schedule.

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