Rolling out the latest Android update by Samsung generally takes time and if you’re a Galaxy S8 user, you’ll have to wait a little longer. After the initial rollout of the Android Oreo update for the Galaxy S8, Samsung has reportedly stopped it. Prodding by SamMobile has revealed that some users were facing random reboots […]
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System dump now available as one Galaxy Note5 gets Android 6.0 update
A clear case of dumb luck: One T-Mobile US Galaxy Note5 user seems to be the first person outside Samsung’s software labs to have received the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. The user claimed to be tinkering with the Odin tool after his phone was facing some IMEI issue and after restoring to the stock firmware, […]
Galaxy S6 edge found to be vulnerable, finds Google researchers
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 edge is undoubtedly a popular device but it does not necessarily mean it is secure as well. Googlers from the Project Zero team have published their recent findings and they came to the conclusion that the phone is marred by “11 high-impact issues.” While eight of the issues are resolved by Samsung […]
Samsung pushes Tizen update to Galaxy Gear, makes it a Gear sans Galaxy
The Galaxy nomenclature in the Samsung portfolio signifies that the device is powered by Android. However, this will change with the latest update that Samsung is pushing to the original Galaxy Gear device (SM-V700). The software version is 2.2.0 and as SamMobile points out, users won’t feel that much of a difference except some improvements […]
New firmware update brings Kids Mode, KNOX 2.0 to Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)
Samsung has released a new software update (XXUGNE5) for the Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505). The update seems to be available in Germany for now and in addition to improving performance and battery life, Samsung has also added Kids Mode and KNOX 2.0, which were limited to Galaxy S4’s successor till now. Kids […]