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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 S Pen features confirmed via Galaxy Tab S4 firmware
A look inside the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4's firmware has revealed the features of the Bluetooth-enabled S Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is launching in just under 3 weeks, which means it's time for the leaks to start intensifying. The S Pen on the Samsung Galaxy Note series of smartphones is what makes the Note, well, the Note. This year's upgrade of the Galaxy Note series is going to include an updated, Bluetooth-enabled S Pen with some new, smart features. The smart features on the new S Pen have been rumored, but now we are able to confirm many of these features thanks to leaked firmware from the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 running Android 8.1 Oreo (the only Samsung device with Android 8.1). Since the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will also run Android 8.1 Oreo, the files from the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4's firmware can be examined to look for any references for the Bluetooth-enabled S Pen—and there were many references.
Samsung Good Lock addon brings swipe gestures to the Galaxy S9/Note 8/S8
A Samsung Good Lock addon called "One Hand Operation +" has been updated with swipe gestures on the Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 8, and Galaxy S8.
Just a month ago, Samsung released Good Lock for Android Oreo. Since then they have updated the apps that comprise Good Lock 2018 for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ with new features. The "One Hand Operation +" addon was updated a few days ago with new edge gesture features to help make life easier when using the phone with one hand.
Samsung Calendar update brings stickers to the Samsung Galaxy S8/Galaxy Note 8
A recent Samsung Calendar update has brought stickers to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to make it easier to keep track of your events.
The Samsung Calendar application on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is receiving an update which brings stickers. This is useful for a number of different use cases, including simply being able to glance at your calendar and know what's going on. Want to mark a birthday? Simply set a birthday balloon emoji. An anniversary? Set a heart on the date of your anniversary and you'll see it whenever you open your calendar. On older Samsung devices, the S Planner application allowed you to set a sticker for a particular day, exactly in the same manner that the Samsung Calendar application lets you.
Get the Samsung Galaxy S9/S8/Note 8 Edge Screen feature on any Android phone
Samsung's Edge Screen feature from the Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and Samsung Galaxy S8 has been ported to any Android device.
Samsung introduced curved edge displays to their phone lineup starting with the Galaxy Note Edge, a phone that was sold in limited quantities. The Edge display became mainstream with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in 2015. With the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and Samsung Galaxy S9, every Samsung flagship device now has a curved display. The Edge display was also accompanied by the Edge Screen feature, which a developer has replicated to work on any Android device.
Samsung Good Lock addon brings new Always on Display/Lock Screen clock designs
An addon for Samsung Good Lock adds new Always on Display & Lock Screen clock designs for the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, & Samsung Galaxy S9.
Samsung released a revamped version of Good Lock last week with a new addon system for UI customization. It was first released to just South Korea, but then it was expanded into the United States on Monday. Today, Samsung Good Lock has been updated with a new app called ClockFace. It works on any Samsung Galaxy smartphone running Samsung Experience 9.0 (Android 8.0 Oreo) such as the Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, or Samsung Galaxy S9.
How to get the latest Samsung Good Lock on any Samsung Galaxy phone running Oreo
Samsung Good Lock 2018 is available for Android Oreo phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and Samsung Galaxy S9.
Today Samsung released the updated version of Good Lock that works on any Samsung Galaxy device running Android Oreo like the Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and Samsung Galaxy S9. It was showing up in the Galaxy App store in South Korea but not in other regions. Fortunately, it was extracted from existing devices and is now available for all. Unlike the older version of Samsung Good Lock for Android Marshmallow, getting it up and running requires more than just installing a single APK file. We'll show you what's new and how to set it up.
Call recording rolling out to some Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ after latest update
The call recording feature is appearing for some Exynos Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ users in various countries after the latest update.
Samsung released the May security update for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ not too long ago. It added the latest security patch along with call recording on devices from certain regions. This was noticed by Reddit user The-Mentalist who took a screenshot of the call recording option in the in-call UI.
Update to TouchWiz Home Addresses Lag on Galaxy S8/S8+
TouchWiz Home Launcher just received an update to address some lag when swiping up the app drawer in the home screen. Check it out!
We're just about halfway through 2017, and the Samsung Galaxy S8 still remains as one of the most attractive smartphones that money can buy. The S8's Infinity Display truly is something to behold, but while Samsung may have knocked it out of the park with the S8's screen, the company's latest flagship still suffers from something that Samsung has struggled with for years - software lag and stutters.
Three Actually-Hidden, Non-Clickbaity Tricks for Your New Galaxy S8 or S8+
Here are three actually-hidden tips and tricks for your new Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ that involve the use of ADB to enable.
If you had pre-ordered a Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+, you likely woke up to your package tracker displaying a satisfying "DELIVERED TODAY BY 8:00PM." We would know, as our staff's Galaxy S8 and S8+ units are arriving today and tomorrow, too.
How to Customize the Size of the Quick Settings Button Layout on Samsung Galaxy Devices
A tutorial on how to customize the size of the quick settings button layout on Samsung Galaxy devices using a few ADB commands.
Google introduced actionable quick settings toggles from the notification bar in Android Lollipop, but Samsung devices have had this feature for much longer. In the most recent version of Samsung's software (now called Samsung Experience, though most of us still think of it as Touchwiz) based on Android 7.0 Nougat, users are able to customize the button layout of the quick settings tiles.
How to enable Quick Reply from the Lockscreen on Samsung Galaxy Devices running Nougat
A tutorial on how to enable the quick reply from the lockscreen feature on Samsung Galaxy devices running on Android Nougat.
Android Nougat was a huge update for fans of the stock Android experience. Besides official multi-window support and a whole host of other changes, the update also brought a new quick reply feature to allow you to reply to messages from the notification shade without opening the app in question.
Samsung Advanced UI: This New TouchWiz UI is a Giant Leap Forward, Two Steps Back
Check out Samsung's new Advanced UI to see a new concept for TouchWiz that spans the entire System UI.
It feels like Samsung wants to make us scratch our heads and wonder what it is doing quite often and today is no different. Late last night a discovery on the Galaxy S7 subreddit led me to trying out a new application for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. It is not quite “new” since it is actually an update to an already installed application - but particulars aside - how does it work and what does it do?
Galaxy S7 Edge Tentative RAM Management Test Shows Improvement Over Predecessors
The newly launched Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were put into a tentative test to see their memory management performance. Read on to know how they fared!
Let's just admit it upfront: Samsung makes good phones. As a loose and general statement, there is a lot of truth in it. At any given point of Android's history, Samsung has been making devices that are competitive to the prevailing market leaders, and in a lot of instances, they are the market leader themselves.
This is TouchWiz on Marshmallow -- Note 5 Android 6.0 Leak Hands-On
Want Marshmallow on your Note 5? Come get it here, and read our hands-on review!
Those of you who checked our front page yesterday might have read about the Note 5 Marshmallow update hitting a forum member’s device, and about a subsequent system dump. Now, we can actually boot into Marshmallow thanks to the community!
Galaxy Note 5 Marshmallow System Dump Available!
A lucky XDA user got his hands on a Touchwiz build based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. System as well as partition dumps are now available. Head over for more
A few hours ago, reports started emerging of a XDA user receiving Touchwiz based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow on his T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Many media outlets reported on it with the information that the system dump was available at their moment of writing.
TouchWiz's Current and Upcoming Theming Settings
Learn about your current and future options to theme TouchWiz into the interface you want it to be - and how your Samsung might look like in the future!
TouchWiz has by far been the most controversial ROM to make it into a flagship. Since the early days of the S line-up, people have compared it to Stock Android, and the offerings of the competition, on a daily basis. While it is true that Samsung has often strayed from the path of Google's original and personal vision for Android, some of these diversions have proven to be successful not just for Samsung's revenue, but for the Android platform as a whole. Features we use every day like quick-toggles were originally popularized by Samsung, and I suspect things like the expanded power-menu and multi-window will probably soon arrive to AOSP as well, given that they seem long overdue at this point.