Samsung, not Apple, led the latest US smartphone sales spike

Between March 8 and 14, smartphone sales in the United States rose 24% week-on-week and 3% year-on-year. According to market watchers, Samsung, not Google or Apple, drove most of that growth. Although iPhone 17e sales were up 15% year-on-year in its first three weeks, Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series performed better. S26 lineup sales were 29% […]

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Netflix Korea’s ‘If Wishes Could Kill’ turns Galaxy phones into plot devices

Netflix Korea will debut a new young adult horror limited series on April 24, and the official trailer has already picked up strong traction online. The series, written by Park Joong-seop, is called “If Wishes Could Kill,” and the trailer on YouTube alone has already racked up nearly half a million views as of this […]

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Latest One UI 9 build reveals new features and Samsung’s refinements

A month ago, the first One UI 9 builds for the Galaxy S26 series appeared on Samsung’s servers. It was still early days, so those builds didn’t reveal much in terms of new features or changes. They weren’t even based on Android 17 but were instead running on Android 16. That has now changed with […]

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Audio Eraser on Galaxy S26 series delivers real-time audio control

Audio Eraser, a Galaxy AI feature, has come a long way since it was first introduced with the Galaxy S25 series for noise control in saved content. Samsung has improved it further with the Galaxy S26 series, now delivering real-time audio control even on live-streamed content. Control your audio experience precisely Audio Eraser now hands […]

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Samsung ramps up Galaxy S26 production due to strong demand

Samsung has reportedly increased orders for components related to the Galaxy S26 series this month. The company’s latest flagship phones appear to be performing well, and estimates suggest that the Galaxy S26 lineup could surpass the sales of the Galaxy S25 series by a slight margin. Galaxy S26 Ultra is the most popular phone in […]

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Samsung phones get Google Play System update dated March 1, 2026

Samsung smartphones, after not getting a Google Play System update for many months, got three in a row last month. Now, a new Google Play System update for Galaxy phones has become available. The latest Google Play System update is 79MB in size and dated 1 March 2026, as you can see in the screenshots […]

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How to record videos directly to external storage on your Galaxy smartphone

If you shoot in 4K or 8K, your phone’s internal storage fills up fast. A few minutes of footage from something like the Galaxy S26 Ultra — especially in the new APV format — can eat several gigabytes before you’ve even had a chance to review the clip. Galaxy phones have a fix for this […]

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New Good Lock Game Booster + update brings new features for Galaxy S26

Samsung is rolling out an update to one of Good Lock’s modules, Game Booster +. The update changes the app’s version to 2.0.00.23 and brings three new features: Gamepad Touch Mapping, AP clock limitation, and Game Intro Fast-Forward, all of which seem to be limited to the Galaxy S26 series (via @KAILASH61229293). You can check […]

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See how Quick Share to AirDrop works on your Galaxy phone

Samsung has finally released the update that brings the ability to AirDrop files to an iPhone and Mac using your Galaxy device. Google had previously made this possible on Pixel phones only and now Samsung’s devices have access to the feature as well. Our colleagues over at SamMobile TV have put together a nice video […]

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Galaxy S26’s Call Screening may not come to older devices with the One UI 8.5 update

The Galaxy S26 brings many new Galaxy AI features. One of them is Call Screening. It can answer calls, ask who the caller is, why they are calling, and show the transcription of the conversation in real time. At any point during the call screening, you can take over the call by answering it and […]

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Galaxy S26 Exynos 2600 vs. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 battery test reveals massive gap

Samsung offers the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S26+ with either the Exynos 2600 or the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, depending on the region. According to multiple reports, the Exynos 2600 delivers significant improvements over its predecessor, the Exynos 2500, as well as addresses long-standing issues associated with earlier Exynos chipsets, such […]

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