Posts

The Galaxy S23+ & S23 Ultra won’t offer faster charging than their predecessors That goes for their wired charging, of course. We’re still not sure about wireless charging, but it’s possible it will remain the same as well. In other words, both devices may offer support for 15W wireless charging. Many people would argue that the charging shouldn’t be faster than this. Truth be said, the vast majority of people are probably happy with it, as far as wired charging goes....

The company earlier launched the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite and the Galaxy Tab S7 FE tablets in India this year. Now, according to the latest report by GSMArena, Samsung is inching closer to the launch of its next generation of tablets. One of the upcoming tablets from the company is the Galaxy Tab A8, which has recently received Wi-Fi Alliance certification. The thing to note here is that the Galaxy Tab A8 has visited multiple certification websites in the past, only hinting about its imminent launch....

The Galaxy Tab S6 that arrived in August 2019 is currently receiving the Android 12L update in Europe and South Korea. The new firmware version for the tablet is T865XXU5DVH2 and T865NKOU5DVH2 in the two regions, respectively. That for the Galaxy Tab S6 5G is T866NKOU4DVH2. The latter is only available in South Korea and debuted in January 2020. Lastly, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is getting the latest update in Europe with firmware version P615XXU4EVI1....

The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra may be the first to use Samsung’s new ultrathin display bezel tech The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is not the only device that will offer it, of course. It is, however, the first one that is expected to bring this tech. The Galaxy S22 series may not utilize BRS, though. This tech is expected to start appearing in some Galaxy phones from late 2022. Do note that this is only a rumor thus far, and it comes from Naver....

We still don’t have a confirmed date as to when the program will kick off. But once it goes live, interested users will be able to enroll for it through the Samsung Members app. Simply lookout for a One UI 4.0 beta banner and click on it to get started with the enrolling process. You’ll require to log in to the app using your Samsung account. That’s how One UI beta programs have always worked....

Samsung is improving the night portrait functionality on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 with this update. You can now capture brighter portrait shots in dark environments. Your foldable will also let you use the telephoto (zoom) lens in Portrait mode. Additionally, both of Samsung’s newest foldables are getting improvements to the auto framing feature. The company debuted this feature on the foldable duo but introduced an enhanced version of it on the Galaxy S22 series....

The Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Fold 4 impress in a battery life test YouTuber TechDroider recently put up the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 against Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra (5,000mAh), the OnePlus 10 Pro (5,000mAh), the Xiaomi 12S Ultra (4,860mAh), and the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (4,352mAh) in an extensive battery life test. Surprisingly, both foldables lasted longer than the Galaxy S22 Ultra despite packing significantly smaller batteries....

This is quite surprising considering that pretty much everything pointed to the Galaxy Z Fold 4 having an S Pen slot, there were quite a few rumors regarding this. It seems like Samsung may ditch the idea, though. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 may not offer an S Pen slot, but there’s still hope There is some hope, though. The source claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 design is still subject to change....

“The Antitrust Authority has ascertained for each company two violations of the Consumer Code, one for informative deficiencies and another for aggressive practices related to the acquisition and use of consumer data for commercial purposes.” Italy’s Competition and Market Authority is noted in its statement, translated by AppleInsider. The charges against the two companies revolve around their commercial use of users’ personal data. The companies, meanwhile, have consistently emphasized privacy in their ads....

Google originally announced Password Checkup for Chrome for Android in may last year. The company had said that the simplified password-changing experience on Chrome will roll out gradually to users over the next few months. However, it took Google a full year to make the feature officially available. It started rolling out to users widely earlier this month. Now, with Google Play services v22.18, Password Checkup on Android should be available globally....

Google Lens has become an integral part of the company’s services in recent years. In 2017, Lens was a Pixel-exclusive feature, but it was later released to other Android and iOS devices as a standalone app. Now, it has come to Google’s homepage to help users with its advanced image-searching capabilities. According to Rajan Patel, Google’s VP of Engineering for Search, this is a big deal for Google because the homepage doesn’t change often....

The Google Pixel 6 could feature a camera sensor from Samsung Now, the information itself was discovered by cstark27, a well-known Google Camera modder. He found a part of a code that mentions ‘P21’. What is that? Well, it’s Google’s internal shorthand for fall 2021 phones including the Pixel 6 and ‘GN1’. 9to5Google says that their APK insight team was also able to confirm this, based on cstark27’s report. The ‘GN1’ stands for Samsung’s ISOCELL GN1 sensor, which is the company’s first sensor to offer Dual Pixel and Tetracell technologies at the same time....

Notably, Google has taken the Material You design approach that brings lots of new colors and slight design changes to all of its apps in Android 12. Apparently, Android 12 is among some of the versions of the Android OS that are receiving some big cosmetic changes. Because, over the past few years of Android OS release, Google has stuck to adding minor features or settings, to facilitate user experience....

The Pixel 6 series has been one of the most controversial Google devices. Only a few weeks after launch, some owners reported strange problems and bugs in the phone. Incompatibility with some external DACs was found in Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro right after the initial launch. As per the reports, using an external DAC leads to the app crashing. Also, this happens in some certain apps like Poweramp....

This will help users to narrow down their searches using accompanying text. For users who shop online quite often, they can simply add commands to specify the garments they are looking for. For instance, if you have an image of a color-blocked shirt, and you are looking for similar items, then you can simply use Google Lens and add the command, “socks with this pattern.” It will show you results of socks matching the pattern of the image of the t-shirt....

The Russian government has made many efforts to restrict the Internet. In this regard, the pressure on technology companies and social networks operating in Russia to remove content and censorship has increased. This is not the first time that Google has been fined for banned content in Russia. Dates back to May, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media of Russia, also known as Roskomnadzor, asked Google to remove over 26,000 “illegal” content....

The Pixel 5a (5G) is a successor to the Pixel 4a 5G. It is larger than the Pixel 4a, considerably, and it’s also more powerful. The Pixel 4a is still a great option for those of you on a budget, who want a smaller phone. The Pixel 4a is out of stock in the US Well, if you head over to the Google Store in the US, you’ll notice that you can’t get the phone anymore....

For the uninitiated, Data Safety is a new section in Play Store app listings. It is a developer-supplied summary of how an app collects and uses your data. You’ll find information on the type of data collected, its purpose, security measures put in place by the app’s developers, and more. This section also tells you whether your data is shared with third parties. Google is making Data Safety mandatory for all Play Store apps next month....

Google first announced a built-in equalizer for the Pixel Buds Pro in July this year. The company planned to release the feature before the end of 2022. It promised a five-band equalizer with a fall 2022 timeline. True to that promise, Google is almost here with the feature. According to the new report, the five-band equalizer would let you adjust the following sound bands on the Pixel Buds Pro: Low Bass, Bass, Mid, Treble, and Upper Treble....

Google Recorder will get the Material You design Google is working hard on giving all of its apps and services the Material You look and feel for Android 12. Even the clock app on Wear OS is getting that treatment, so it shouldn’t be a shocker that Google Recorder will be getting the Material You change. At this point, we should know what to expect when an app transitions over. Firstly, the color scheme changes to reflect the colors in the phone’s wallpaper....