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Galaxy S24 Ultra Getting Another Camera Update An unknown amount of Galaxy S24 Ultra owners continue to have issues with the cameras on Samsung’s latest flagship device. We already saw Samsung attempt to address a few of them, but according to company insiders, there’s another fixer update currently getting brewed. Continue Reading . . . https://www.droid-life.com/2024/04/09/galaxy-s24-ultra-getting-another-camera-update/

Galaxy S22 GPS issues are ‘official,’ fix coming soon The Exynos-powered Galaxy S22 series has some issues, and one of them concerns GPS connectivity. For reasons — and under conditions — that aren’t very clear as of this writing, some Galaxy S22 models powered by the Exynos SoC reportedly lose GPS connectivity in apps like Google Maps and Waze. Continue Reading . . . https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s22-gps-gps-issues-official-fix-coming-soon/

Samsung says it might skip the Galaxy Note this year Samsung has warned that it might not be able to ship a Galaxy Note phone in 2021 after all, citing difficulties in launching two flagship phones in one year, in comments at its annual shareholders meeting reported on by Bloomberg. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/17/22335502/galaxy-note-2021-delay-canceled-samsung

DxOMark gives the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra a lower score than the S20 Ultra DxOMark has finished its camera review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (using an Exynos-powered unit) and the results are not good – the overall score is just 121. Not only is that low, but it’s less than the 126 points awarded to the Galaxy S20 Ultra from a year ago. Continue Reading . . . https://www.gsmarena.com/dxomark_gives_the_samsung_galaxy_s21_ultra_a_lower_score_than_the_s20_ultra-news-47995.php

Value repairability? You probably shouldn’t get the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra hasn’t changed much over the S20 Ultra it replaces, but Samsung has tweaked a few key features. One thing it seemingly forgot to do, though, is improve the device’s repairability. Continue Reading . . . https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s21-ultra-repairability-1208025/

The big day has arrived for Samsung's entire Galaxy S10 family As awesome of a job as Samsung has managed to do in kicking off the Android 11 update for its newest and greatest flagships and then spreading the love to several older and humbler smartphones late last year, one extremely popular high-end handset family was still left waiting until 2021. Continue Reading . . . https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s10-series-android-11-update-rollout_id129352

Samsung’s One UI 3.0 update starts rolling out to Galaxy Note 10 devices Samsung’s One UI 3.0 update has started hitting older Samsung devices starting with the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus, according to SamMobile. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/30/22206126/samsung-one-ui-3-0-update-note-10-germany-rollout

Samsung pulls Galaxy S20 Ultra update following glitches Samsung’s ongoing efforts to fix bugs in the Galaxy S20 Ultra aren’t quite going according to plan. SamMobile reports that Samsung has pulled its latest update days after reports of glitches. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/samsung-pulls-galaxy-s20-ultra-update-181632840.html

US unlocked Galaxy S10, Note 10 get One UI 2.1 update with new features Samsung confirmed earlier this week that it would release the One UI 2.1 update for the Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy Note 10 in the United States starting April 3. This update has already been released for the Exynos-powered variants of the device. The One UI 2. Continue Reading . . . https://www.sammobile.com/news/us-unlocked-galaxy-s10-note-10-one-ui-2-1-update-new-features/

Samsung's One UI 2.1 update for U.S. Galaxy S10 / Note 10 phones is coming tomorrow The One UI 2.1 update for Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series phones will begin rolling out in the U.S. tomorrow. It brings select Galaxy S20 features to Samsung's older flagship phones, including Night Hyperlapse and Single Take. Continue Reading . . . https://www.androidcentral.com/samsungs-one-ui-21-update-us-galaxy-s10-note-10-phones-roll-out-tomorrow

Samsung has responded to some issues that early reviewers have found with the camera system on the new Galaxy S20 Ultra. The company says it’s working on an update to improve the camera, though it doesn’t acknowledge any specific problem or confirm when the fixes will be available. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/26/21155255/samsung-galaxy-s20-camera-issues-update-promised https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66381692/dbohn_200206_3899_0016.0.jpg

8K footage recorded on the Samsung Galaxy S20 will take up around 600MB per minute, according to Samsung, meaning that storage could quickly become an issue if you want to record video at the highest-possible resolution. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/12/21134451/samsung-galaxy-s20-8k-footage-recording-600mb-minute-storage-capacity https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66299458/vpavic_200206_3899_0166.0.jpg

For Bill Wilson, it's simple. He won't pay $1,000 for a smartphone. Period.  Wilson is in ample company. This week's earnings reports for Apple and Samsung both showed a clear trend: consumer resistance to the ever-growing high prices of premium smartphones.  from https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/08/03/consumers-tell-apple-and-samsung-no-thanks-to-1000-dollar-smartphones/1900716001/ https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2019/08/02/USAT/b8e39e8b-bdcd-40f4-9745-5c45947b6301-GettyImages-1031455680.jpg?width=580&height=326&fit=bounds&auto=webp

With just over one week to go before Samsung makes its new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ official, there’s really not much left for the company to surprise us with. Why? It’s not that Samsung is predictable, it’s that almost every last detail has already leaked at this point. from https://bgr.com/2019/07/29/galaxy-note-10-plus-release-date-soon-vs-iphone-xs-max/ https://boygeniusreport.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-29-at-5.55.35-am.png?w=834

Samsung has redesigned the Galaxy Fold to address the screen durability issues that torpedoed its launch, Bloomberg reports, with the folding phone soon to begin commercial production. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/2/20680495/samsung-galaxy-fold-fix-redesign-release-date-report https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64663872/akrales_190418_3377_0391.0.jpg

The camera app on the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is finally getting a dedicated night mode in the US, reports XDA-Developers. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/2/20678671/samsung-s10-camera-night-mode-us-att-photography-bright-night https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64658936/akrales_190228_3255_0525.0.jpg

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 looks like a truly massive upgrade. But an overlooked snippet of information suggests that scale may actually be its biggest problem… from https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/04/09/samsung-galaxy-note-10-upgrade-release-date-size-design-specs-galaxy-s10-plus/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Samsung is one of the first major smartphone makers to include a cryptocurrency wallet in its latest flagship Galaxy S10 phones. The wallet lets users store bitcoin, Ethereum, and a beauty-related cryptocurrency called Cosmo Coin. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18233131/samsung-galaxy-s10-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-wallet-features https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63120590/Screen_Shot_2019_02_20_at_5.28.31_PM.0.png

Oh, no! Have the Samsung Galaxy’s exploding battery woes returned? An alleged incident has been reported by the New York Post detailing what may be the first case of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s battery catching on fire. from https://mashable.com/article/samsung-galaxy-note-9-catches-fire-lawsuit/ https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/QYEEEAcOAM9wCmZ1sMJQVM7CL5s=/950x534/filters:quality(90)/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F847265%2Fff3193ae-0fcd-440e-8bb4-c315da9028f0.jpg

The Samsung Galaxy S9 builds on the Galaxy S8 in many ways, yielding one of the best flagship phones of 2018. Now, B&H has revealed a rather fetching deal for the 64GB Galaxy S9. The chain store is offering the 64GB Galaxy S9 for just $599 — a $180 discount according to the store. from https://www.androidauthority.com/64gb-galaxy-s9-599-870365/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png