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Samsung Closed S Voice, Find My Car, Car Mode & MirrorLink Services
The S Voice service, along with the other three functions, has been discontinued today by Samsung. The company has previously declared to close these functions on June 1st. As the company said today, all the services have been terminated. Today onward, you can not use S Voice, Find my Car, Car Mode & MirrorLink functions on any devices. It might be the first time Samsung has terminated its numbers of services in a single day. In these services, S Voice was once the glory of Samsung and the leading voice assistant on many devices. The other MirrorLink, Find my Car & Car Mode, was also helpful for many users.
Samsung had introduced S Voice with Galaxy S3 smartphone in 2012 as a personal assistant. Since then, it is part of many flagship smartphones and smartwatches. It was inbuilt on Galaxy S3, S4, S5, Gear S2, Gear S3, Gear Sport, Galaxy Note 2, 3, 4, 5, and some other Galaxy series devices. The S Voice slowly started to disappear when Samsung introduced a more advanced Bixby function in 2017.
Samsung discontinued S Voice service
Now today, most Galaxy smartphones and smartwatches use Bixby. Samsung is now rolling out Bixby on all these devices as a replacement for S Voice. Further, MirrorLink was allowing users to connect their smartphones with their cars. Users could mirror their smartphone display to the head unit of the vehicle. In the Car Mode, users could only use the essential features while driving, such as navigation & streaming. Car Mode was the company’s reply to Android Auto & Apple CarPlay, but it looks like it failed to grab the attention of users.
The last Find my Car, as its name suggests, could find the parked car. The app was only available on wearable devices. With the app, users could connect their car with Samsung wearables, with then using GPS; users can track where you parked it. All these services have now been closed by Samsung. You can not anymore download & install these apps from the Play Store or Galaxy Store.
June 1, 2020
Galaxy S10, S10+ & S10e Received One UI 2.1 Update
In the new firmware update, Samsung has updated last year’s premium smartphone series Galaxy S10 to the One UI 2.1. The new firmware version brings all the exclusive features of Galaxy S20 to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ & galaxy S10e smartphones. Last wee, the moderator at Samsung Korea had already hinted about the new version, but he mentioned releasing it in the next month. Now it is good that the company brought it before the schedule. The firmware version G97*FXXU4CTC9 is now available in Germany, which counts 1556MB download.
It is the first major version for the Galaxy S10 lineup in the new year. It brings a new version of AR emoji to make rich conversation. There are now various menus, modes & filters to the camera like a single take, AR Zone, professional video, own filters, selfie sound & time lapse for the night mode for recording videos with the front camera in FHD/UHD at 60 fps. Quick crop setting in Gallery, as well as Samsung Keyboard with multilingual translation, stickers & undo/redo function, has also added.
The Quick share will allow you to share files with other Samsung devices in a secure mode. To share the music with your friends, you can now use the Music share function. Galaxy S10 lineup is also the first to receive Android’s latest 1st April 2020 security patch. The One UI 2.1 update is now rolling out in Germany & soon it will hit all remaining major regions. Galaxy Note 10, Note 9 & Galaxy S9 devices will also get this firmware version in the next few days or weeks.
March 25, 2020
Samsung Preparing for One UI 2.5 Update, Reveals First Feature
We know in the coming weeks, Samsung will be releasing One UI 2.1 version for its flagship & some Galaxy A series of smartphones. The One UI 2.1 with Android 10 will bring all the goodies of exclusive functions of Galaxy S20 series to the older Galaxy S9/S10 & Galaxy Note 9/Note 10 smartphones. Now to move ahead, we have a piece of information about the next One UI 2.5 version & its first feature. It supposed to first release with the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 smartphone and after that, it would come to Galaxy S20, Galaxy S9/S10, Note 9/10 series and selected Galaxy A & M series smartphones.
We received this information from the HomeScreen Moderator at the Samsung Community of South Korea. These moderators are highly accurate about their posts so we can trust the news. The HomeScreen moderator not only revealed the One UI 2.5, but the person has also told us the first feature of the upcoming update. The first feature is that the Google gesture will be available for third-party launchers.
Here is the translated post from the Samsung Community,
Hello, I am in charge of the Home operation. Are you using 3rd party launcher? Currently, the new Google gesture is not available on other launchers, so the More button option button is disabled. When updating One UI 2.5, we are using Google gestures in the third-party launcher. Please note that the exact schedule for One UI 2.5 update for each model is not confirmed.
Android 10 has come up with a new gesture navigation method for third-party launchers. Till now, it is available on a few launchers like LawnChair on Google Pixel devices. Samsung has yet to implement these functions, and finally, we know when it will come to Galaxy smartphones. In the second half, Samsung will unpack Galaxy Note 20 series devices, and we think we will see One UI 2.5 with Android 10 for the first time. As time goes, more functions of this new version will come into the light.
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March 19, 2020
At Current Samsung Will Not Sell Galaxy Home Mini Separately
In answer to the query of a customer, Samsung representative in South Korea says for now there is no plan to sell Galaxy Home Mini separately. At the current, the home speaker is only available as a gift when customers in South Korea pre-order Galaxy S20 series smartphones. That means the customers who pre-ordered Galaxy S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra will use it first though they will receive it on March 6. At the deleted post, Samsung had mentioned launching Galaxy Home Mini on February 12 but later canceled it without proper specification.
Here is the reply from Samsung representative at South Korea (Translated),
“Hello, I am in charge of your Samsung mobile phone. I’m sorry for the late reply. Thank you for contacting Homi Mini. We will guide you through inquiry. At present, the Galaxy home Mini is not going to be sold separately when the relevant department is confirmed, and it is currently only available as a free gift of S20 pre-order purchase benefits.”
Many Samsung customers are eagerly waiting to get their hands on the home speaker but the official says they don’t have any specific release date. The other tragedy is the customers who have waited for a long time to purchase the home speaker are not in the mood of Galaxy S20. As per the deleted post, the Galaxy Home Mini will be available for $83 in the market so I don’t think any user will pay for galaxy S20 to get a free gift.
Samsung has to come up with a fixed launch date as the Galaxy Home Mini was announced in 2018 along with Galaxy Note 9. Last year, Samsung had also started a beta program to test the speaker and recently, the leaked videos and photos told us more about it. Google & Amazon is now in the market with its Google Home Mini & Amazon Echo respectively so Samsung should take one step further.
February 18, 2020
Samsung Offers Free Galaxy Home Mini with Galaxy S20
Samsung announced the next decades of Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ & Galaxy S20 Ultra devices in the special event. To boost sales, Samsung announced to give free credits or gifts to customers in many countries. Now to attract the customers in South Korea, Samsung is giving free Galaxy Home Mini, who pre-orders the new Galaxy S20. To get benefits of the offer & to pre-register Galaxy S20, users can visit the Samsung Digital Plaza in the nearest place or from the official website. Once you book any of the Galaxy S20 series devices, then you will get your free gifts when the company starts shipping the product.
The customers that don’t want to get Galaxy Home Mini as a gift then they can choose Nemonic sticky note printer. In the other benefits users also get 4 months free YouTube premium & 50% off on the cost of display damage repair insurance in a year. Last week, Samsung accidentally leaked the release date for Home Mini as February 12 but later removed the post. There is no independent sale for the smart speaker but the Galaxy S20 users can now use it. In South Korea, the pre-orders will start from February 27 and the pre-sale will start from February 14 till February 26. The offer to get Galaxy Home Mini will begin from February 14.
In the presence of global media & exclusive fan members, Samsung has introduced its new decades of Galaxy S20 & Galaxy Z Flip smartphones. We hope Galaxy Z Flip will walk on the path of Galaxy Fold and avoid the mistakes that the first-generation foldable phone had made. The event was all about Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ & Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphones. There was also room for Galaxy Buds+ to show its glory in the same event.
February 12, 2020
Galaxy Home Mini Scheduled to Launch on February 7
This week, Samsung posted an article about the official release date for Galaxy Home Mini in South Korea. Later, Samsung deleted the post that was mentioned on the February 12 release date with other information. Now, the Samsung customer support in South Korea says the rescheduled launch date for Galaxy Home Mini is February 7. Many users have asked about the release date and all got the same answer. If we go with this, then Samsung will release its smart speaker on Friday in the home country.
One of our reader sent a screenshot that we captured from the official website and asked Samsung customer support team about the actual release date. Here is the answer from the in charge of Samsung Mobile Phone of South Korea. It is in the South Korean language so below is the translation in English.
“Hello, I am in charge of Samsung Mobile Phone. Sorry to let you wait a long time first. I received the attached file which sent well. The release date is scheduled for Friday, February 7, but please note that it may change depending on the situation. The price is expected to be 99,000 won. Thank you for taking the time to contact us and we look forward to providing you better products and services.”
The Samsung representative has again mentioned that the company could change the release date as per the situation, that will be clear on February 7th. The price for the Galaxy Home Mini will be 99,000 in South Korea. Still, there is no word on the release date for other regions.
February 5, 2020
Galaxy Note 9 Receives Third Android 10 Beta Version
Samsung is now starting to roll out the third Android 10-based One UI 2.0 beta version for Galaxy Note 9 users. The latest software version means to fix many issues and boosts user experience. The firmware N960FXXU4ZSL7 is released and currently rolling out in India & the firmware version N960NKSU3ZSL8 in South Korea. The new version is 395 MB in size and comes with the December security patch. Two weeks ago, in the second beta release, the company had squashed major bugs and stabilized most of the functions. In this rollout, Samsung has fixed the SPen Aircommand translation issue, as SPen is the essential part of any Note series device.
The mobile hotspot connection now stabilizes and the issue while using Samsung Pass has also been solved. The other fixes come to Iris recognition for Secure Folder is failed & FC occurs while editing LED icons. The Secure Folder problem was in all beta versions of most of the smartphone, but Samsung always fixed in the later releases.
Samsung is now moving fast to upgrade all its smartphones to the latest stable Android 10-based One UI 2.0 version. Till now, Samsung’s this year’s premium smartphones Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy Note 10, and Galaxy Note 10+ have received the new version. In the mid-range segment, Galaxy M20 & Galaxy M30 are lucky devices to get stable Android 10 updates before any Galaxy A series of smartphones. The roadmap shows Galaxy Note 9 will get stable version in January 2020 but as Samsung’s previous moves, we could see it happen earlier.
December 18, 2019
Galaxy M20 & Galaxy M30 Gets Android 10 Update
Samsung has surprised everyone by releasing Android 10 updates for Galaxy M20 & Galaxy M30 smartphone. Everyone was baiting on Galaxy Note 10 series to get the stable Android 10 version but the Galaxy M20 & Galaxy M30 received it first. It became the first two mid-range smartphones to get the stable Android 10 version, that even hadn’t participated in the beta testing program. The firmware version M305FDDU3CSL4 is rolling out in India that weighs 1293MB in size. The firmware for Galaxy M20 is M205FDDU3CSL4 that is 2022 MB in size. Both the smartphones upgrades to Google’s December security patch.
The update brings all the new features of One UI 2.0 with the Android 10 version. As the roadmap for Android 10 in India, both Galaxy M20 & M30 suppose to receive Android 10 in January, but the company surprised all users with the latest version. The beta version was only opened for the few premium smartphones. Not any Galaxy A series or Galaxy M series of smartphones had taken the part in beta testing program. It is good that Samsung has finally launched stable version.
Before these two mid-range smartphones, Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e & S10 5G are the only premium smartphones that are running on stable Android 10 versions. As per the Samsung Russia, the Galaxy Note 10 series will get a stable version before the end of the year. You can download the latest version by visiting Settings and then Software updates. Now we have to see when Samsung will update Galaxy M30s to Android 10 version.
December 12, 2019
Galaxy Note 10 Receives fifth Android 10 Beta Update
Samsung has released 5th Android 10 beta update for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ devices. The latest firmware rolled out to fix various issues & bugs by improving user experience. It has fixed the problem of camera memory leak and some Android app crashing. The new version, N97*FXXU1ZSL7 is for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+, and N976NKSU1ZSL7 for 5G version, with 136 MB size, are now pushing out in South Korea & India. Samsung has confirmed in the official statement that the stable Android 10 will release before the end of the year.
The issue when switching to landscape mode during subscription setting & clipboard edge is not displaying has fixed. The lock screen goes black after the fingerprint unlocks the main concern for Galaxy S9 duo & now on Galaxy Note 10 series; thus the company sets it in the latest software. The smartphone resetting after installing new FOTA and Live message camera video issues have taken care of in this piece of code.
The new version of Android 10 beta is out for South Korean & Indian users. In the next few hours, it may reach to other regions. There was chatter about the previous fourth version that could be the last update before we getting stable One UI 2.0 on both Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+. It now looks like it may take some to get an official launch date.
December 11, 2019
Stable Android 10 for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ Coming Soon
The stable Android 10 update for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ will start to roll out before the end of this year. The community manager at Samsung’s official forum in South Korea has confirmed it. It is the same guy who has a record to announce the accurate dates of Android 10 beta updates. The fixed release date has not unveiled yet, but the other guy with the user name Galaxy3813 has mentioned that stable update would release before December 25. He is a brand ambassador at the Samsung Community forum & helping others in beta testing.
The Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ are now running on the 3rd beta version and the upcoming 4th beta will be the last one in South Korea. The beta community manager has also confirmed that the Galaxy Fold is not going to get the beta version. Last week, the company has declared any Galaxy A series devices will not get the beta version, instead, they will get a stable version.
At the end of last month, Samsung has released stable One UI 2.0 with Android 10 version for Galaxy S10 series smartphones. It rolled out for both beta & non-beta users. The latest update has now spread in all the major countries. Now it is time for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ users to taste the new One UI 2.0 with Android 10 update. We will inform you when the company reveals the official release date.
Update: Samsung Russia has offically confrmed that the stable One UI 2.0 with Android 10 update is coming to Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ smartphones before end of the year.
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December 9, 2019
Galaxy A Series Not Getting Android 10 Beta
The community manager at Samsung’s South Korean Samsung Member app has stated that the Galaxy A series of smartphones will not get One UI 2.0 with the Android 10 Beta version. The news coming from South Korea, where community beta manager at Samsung forum replied to a user’s query regarding the beta program for Galaxy A series of smartphones. The users asked whether in the last month of this year will release a beta version for any Galaxy A of series smartphones, and the official team replied to the user, with ‘No’ answer.
Till now, only premium smartphones have received the latest beta version. The Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 10 series, Galaxy Note 9 & Galaxy S9 duo has ever taken part in the beta testing program. Samsung Galaxy S10 has got seven beta updates, Galaxy Note series has received three beta updates and the Galaxy S9 series will get the second update in the next week. We were thinking at least Galaxy A90, Galaxy A70 & Galaxy A50 should have tested the beta version. But it looks like Samsung has finally decided to release a stable version for all Galaxy smartphones.
As per the roadmap, Galaxy A30 will be the first smartphone to get the Android 10 beta version. The Galaxy A50, A70, A80, A6, A7 & A9 series devices will get it in April. The South Korean Galaxy A9 Pro users may receive a new version in January. The roadmap could change as Galaxy S10 is now getting a stable version so you can hope that your device will get the latest Android 10 release at the beginning of 2020.
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December 5, 2019
Theme Park is Samsung’s New Theme Creator App
Samsung has today launched a new app called Theme Park as a family member of Good Lock. With the help of Theme Park users can create their themes to set on their smartphones or tablets. Currently, the app only supports on Android 10 version. That means, at the moment, Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 10 series, Galaxy S9 & S9+ and Galaxy Note 9 users running on Android 10 beta version can download & install it. Galaxy S10 series devices are now getting a stable Android 10 version so they may experience better results.
How to use: Open the Theme Park app and then select the image from the Gallery to set as theme. After selecting an image, choose the main colors & styles from the tabs at the bottom and click the install. When the installation is complete, select the generated theme and press apply. You can also see the preview before applying the theme. The Theme Park much similar to the Samsung’s My Style app for Galaxy Watches, where you can capture the image & make your own watch faces.
It is the first version so it may not match with actual themes. Samsung has promised to release more updates in the coming days to match the real themes.
Theme Park is now releasing in major countries. You can download it from the Good Lock’s family section on the supported devices. Other users may get it in the next few updates. Note that it is now only supported for One UI 2.0 with the Android 10 beta as well as stable versions. Use the app and tell us your experience with it.
Update: Many users have contacted us & told us that the Theme Park is also releasing for Android Pie running smartphones. You better check it in the Good Lock app & install it.
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December 2, 2019
Samsung Rescheduled Original Android 10 Roadmap
This week, Samsung has officially released a roadmap of stable Android 10 updates for some Galaxy smartphones. Now, today, the company has rescheduled its roadmap by changing original dates for some smartphones. It is has officially posted in Samsung Members app of India about the changes in previous timetable. This changed reschedule maybe not good for some users but the Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9+ users will be happy as their devices will get Android 10 versions in January 2020. The Galaxy M30 & Galaxy A30 is also getting new software in January along with Galaxy M20 and Galaxy S10 & Galaxy Note 10 series.
Previously, Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9+were supposed to get Android 10 in April, as well as Galaxy M30 & Galaxy A30 were scheduled to February. Now Samsung has changed the dates and gave priority to these devices by releasing updates earlier than expected.
The mid-range smartphones Galaxy A50 & Galaxy A70 will get the new update in April 2020 along with Galaxy Fold in same month. Samsung has also posted Galaxy M40 will get the latest version in March 2020. And as always, Galaxy tablets will be getting in the second half of 2020, except Galaxy Tab S6 that gets update in April.
As per this official confirmation, in January, Samsung will release One UI 2.0 with Android 10 for eleven devices. Samsung has already said the company could change the roadmap if there is an issue in the process. We will inform you if there is another news from Samsung regarding the official Android 10 roadmap.
November 28, 2019
Android 10 Beta Starts for Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9+
Samsung has finally started One UI 2 Beta with Android 10 for last year’s Galaxy S9 & Galaxy S9+ smartphones. The beta program for both smartphones is now live in UK, India & South Korea. Surprisingly, this time, Indian users have received an Android 10 Beta update before other countries. In the beta testing of Galaxy S10, Galaxy Note 10, Indian users received it after a few weeks. The Galaxy Note 9 users in India are also accepting the Android 10 Beta version, as they are also getting the invitation to join.
As always, South Korea is the first country to receive the new beta update. The official banner has now posted on the Samsung community of UK, India & South Korea. To participate in the program, head to the Samsung Member app and register to it. The firmware version G960FXXU7ZSKD is rolling out on Galaxy S9 and version G965FXXU7ZSKD is available for Galaxy S9+, both counts nearly 1816 MB in size.
The Note 9 users in India are getting firmware version N960FXXU4ZSK7 that weighs 1930 MB in size. Galaxy S10 & Galaxy Note 10 series are now coming to the end of beta testing so they will get the stable version in the coming months. Samsung has also mentioned Galaxy S10 users will get a stable Android 10 update in January and later all the Galaxy smartphones as per the schedule.
November 27, 2019
Android 10 Beta Released for Galaxy Note9
Samsung has finally started to roll out One UI 2 Beta with Android 10 for older galaxy smartphones. The Galaxy Note9 is the new smartphone that is now receiving Android 10 Beta in South Korea with firmware version starts with N960NKSU3ZSK6. This week, the official community manager at Samsung community South Korea has promised to deliver a beta update for Galaxy Note 9 users. And as promised, today, Samsung is now rolling out Android 10 Beta updates in the home country.
To participate in Beta testing users need to download the Samsung Member app on the Galaxy Note9. The official banner is now posted on the Samsung Member app or Samsung community website page of South Korea. To get the latest version you have to click on the register link and then you can download new version from Settings – Software Update on your smartphone.
At the time of the Galaxy S10 series, Samsung has allowed the first 1000 users to download the new version. This time we have to see how many users the company will allow entering beta testing.
Samsung Galaxy S10 has received its fifth beta update and recently Galaxy Note 10 users have got a second beta update. The Galaxy S9 & S9+ users will get the Android 10 beta update next week. After South Korea, Germany & the US users will get the latest One UI 2 with Android 10 Beta version in the coming days.
Update: Android 10 Beta for Galaxy Note 9 is now rolling out in UK. Many users have joined the program and downloaded latest beta update on the smartphone.
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November 20, 2019
Galaxy Note 9 Getting Android 10 Beta this week, Note 10 Gets 2nd Update
Samsung has pushed the 2nd Android 10 beta update for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ smartphones. The update brings many fixes to the previous bugs and improves the user experience. The firmware update N97*FXXU1ZSK8 is releasing in South Korea and India that counts nearly 771MB in size. The other Galaxy S10 series has already received its 4th beta update and as per the report, it is on the final stage to get a stable Android 10 version.
The notable changes into the second beta version are that it has now fixed screen flickering & Always-on Display issues. The noise issues while connecting Bluetooth devices have been taken care of in the latest firmware and the gesture interaction has improved. Apart from that, it has fixed various problems on the device to enhance overall quality. The newest firmware has brought November 1st Android security patch.
Now moving to the other news, the Beta Operation Manager for Samsung Community South Korea has confirmed that this week Galaxy Note 9 is getting an Android 10 based OneUI 2.0 beta version.
He has not revealed any date but it is the same guy who had announced the accurate date for Galaxy Note 10 & Galaxy S10 beta updates. He has also mentioned Galaxy S9 series will get a beta version in the next week. As always, South Korean users will receive a new version before other countries.
November 18, 2019