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We have known for a while now that the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ will be joining Samsung's One UI 2.0 beta program . The company did start rolling out the Android 10 beta firmware for the Galaxy Note 10 earlier today. We were able to get the firmware on one of our devices in Germany. However, it appears that someone had pulled the trigger on it ahead of schedule. We're now hearing that Samsung has delayed the Galaxy Note 10 One UI 2.0 beta release. It's a disappointing development for those who have been waiting for it. The Galaxy Note 10 One UI 2.0 beta release will take place next week Registration for the Galaxy Note 10 Android 10 beta program was open for a brief period earlier today . A SamMobile team member was able to register for it through Samsung Members in Germany and received firmware version N975FXXU1ZSJF . Not long after that, we started hearing complaints from users that they were unable to get it through Samsung Members. It became clear that someth

Samsung could soon start selling new feature phones in India, according to a recent report from The Economic Times revealing that Samsung Electronics India and Dixon Technologies have entered a new partnership that extends beyond the South Korean tech giant's home appliances division. Samsung to launch new feature phones in India According to the report citing Dixon Technologies' Managing Director, Atul B Lall, his company has been associated with Samsung's home appliances division for the past two years. Now, both companies are ready to push this partnership to another level. ' There is tremendous scope and potential in the feature phone market. We are confident that this relationship will go a long way ' revealed Atul B Lall. Meanwhile, Executive Chairman Sunil Vachani promised that customers will have ' an enriching experience ' thanks to ' Dixon's manufacturing expertise and Samsung's innovative solutions .' The report didn't m

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The Galaxy Fold is gradually making its way to more markets across the globe. It was first released in South Korea last month. Samsung has carefully controlled the release of this device so as to keep up the hype. It has certainly succeeded in doing that. The Galaxy Fold has been quickly selling out in markets across the globe. Samsung has even begun retail stores of the device in South Korea . It's now gearing up to bring the device to the Netherlands. Galaxy Fold will be available in the Netherlands soon We can confirm that Samsung will finally begin selling the Galaxy Fold in the Netherlands. Customers in the country will no longer have to purchase one from the other European markets where the device is already available. This is hardly surprising. The device has already been released in most major European markets. So it was only a matter of time before the device was made widely available in the region. We also confirmed previously that the Galaxy Fold is also going to

Samsung has been facing cutthroat competition from Chinese brands in the Indian smartphone market for many years now. To avoid a repeat of its China debacle , the Korean company has undertaken many measures to better compete with its rivals. Despite the company's best efforts, it appears Chinese brands continue to make a dent in Samsung's business. According to the Q3 2019 smartphone shipment data from Counterpoint Research, Xiaomi retained its position as India's biggest smartphone vendor with 26% market share. Samsung came in second with 20% market share, a drop of 3% compared to last year. Vivo, Realme, and Oppo, all of which belonged to the same parent company, occupied the next three spots, respectively. As you can see from the table, Vivo and Realme were the biggest gainers in Q3. Realme, in particular, saw the biggest jump in market share among the top five brands from 3% to 16% year-on-year. Making matters worse for Samsung, Counterpoint Research says OnePlu

Galaxy Fold sales in Russia have officially begun today, October 25, after a three-week-long pre-order period. The Galaxy Fold became available for pre-order in Russia on October 4, and Samsung's first foldable device was just as sought-after in Russia as it was in all the other markets where it became available for pre-order. The initial stock was depleted in just a couple of days. Samsung Electronics officially confirmed today that an additional batch of Galaxy Fold units has been shipped to Russia so that prospective buyers can have a chance of buying one on launch day. Galaxy Fold arrives on store shelves in Russia The Galaxy Fold is selling in Russia for 159,990 rubles or the rough equivalent of $2,506. The foldable device has quite a premium over the original $2,000 price in other markets, but this hasn't stopped the first pre-order batch to sell in record time. Even if the Galaxy Fold is expensive, it's also relatively rare and difficult to find. This feeling

There's been a bit of a security scare recently for Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 owners, as it was discovered that the in-display fingerprint reader on these flagships can be fooled when certain silicon cases that cover both the front and back of the device are used. Such cases have a textured pattern that can be recognized as a fingerprint instead of the user's actual fingerprint, and that allows anyone to unlock the device by simply pressing down on the fingerprint reader. This particular vulnerability only becomes a problem if someone registers their fingerprint on their Galaxy Note 10/10+/10 5G/10+ 5G or Galaxy S10/S10+/S10 5G for the first time  with  such a case installed, but it's still a serious flaw that Samsung quickly acknowledged. The Korean giant announced that it would soon be patching the issue via a biometrics update over the air, and that update is now available worldwide for all Galaxy S10 and Note 10 owners. The biometrics update will show up as

Galaxy Note 10  and Note 10 Plus owners can finally join their Galaxy S10-owning brethren in testing out Android 10, as Samsung has kicked off the One UI 2.0 beta program for its latest Note flagships. The beta is confirmed to be live in Germany and should also be coming to the US and South Korea later in the day. The beta update released for the Note 10 and Note 10+ is the same build as the second beta released for the Galaxy S10 series yesterday and includes the November 2019 security patch along with all the new One UI 2.0 features . Developing… The post Breaking: Galaxy Note 10 Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta program is a go! appeared first on SamMobile . #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Apple's announcement of the iPhone 11 last month saw the company talk a lot about the camera features on its latest iPhones, and one of those features is the ability to shoot slow motion videos with the front camera. If you were jealous that you would be left out as your iPhone 11-toting friends went around taking what Apple is calling "slofies", don't worry, Samsung has your back. Our favorite phone maker has added a slow motion mode to the front camera with One UI 2.0 and Android 10. Like the slow motion mode for the rear camera, you don't get any customization options for slow motion videos with the front camera. You just hit the record button and go crazy, although you can edit recorded slow motion videos and reduce their playback speed to make everything even slower. The slow motion videos we shot have a bit of jitter, but we're assuming Samsung will fix that for the stable Android 10 update. And, in case you're wondering, you cannot take Super

As Samsung had promised , the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 beta program for the Galaxy S10 5G is now live in South Korea. The 5G Galaxy S10 model's hardware is a little different from the LTE Galaxy S10 models, which is why Samsung is holding a separate beta program for it, although it doesn't look like Galaxy S10 5G owners outside South Korea will be getting beta access. Galaxy S10 5G owners in South Korea can register for the beta from the Samsung Members app. A beta registration notice should be available in the app's notices section, where one can enroll into the program after going through some terms and conditions. A backup via Samsung Smart Switch is recommended before installing the beta, as returning back to Android Pie requires a full reset of the device. Samsung also released a second beta update for the LTE Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ in South Korea, Germany, and the US today, and we have our fingers crossed a beta program for the Galaxy Note 10 duo will be l

After expanding the Android 10 beta program for the Galaxy S10 to new markets yesterday, Samsung has started rolling out a second beta in countries where the program debuted earlier this month: the US, Germany and South Korean. As expected, the second beta brings fixes for a slew of bugs in the first beta release; it comes with software version G97*USQU2ZSJF . The first bullet point in the list of bug fixes is the most important one: The second beta includes the patch for the fingerprint flaw that enables the phone to be unlocked by any fingerprint when a certain type of silicone case is installed on the screen. This patch is available for those on Android Pie as an over-the-air biometrics update . The new beta update also fixes battery consumption and heat issues, force closes in Bixby Routines and the camera and keyboard apps, a bug that enables Dark mode even when it is deselected when a power saving mode is active, and a crash of the android.process.media process , among others

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