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Microsoft Outlook Now Available for Galaxy Watch Active 2

Update: Microsoft has launched a dedicated Outlook app for all Samsung smartwatches. This month on October 7th, Microsoft announced support for Galaxy wearables, where you could receive and reply to the incoming Outlook emails. Now Microsoft Outlook is a dedicated app and available in Galaxy Store with all the original features. The app is currently landed in the US and in the near future it will release in all other countries. You can download it from Samsung Galaxy Store through a paired smartphone or from the Galaxy or Gear smartwatch.
As promised, Microsoft has announced Outlook support for Samsung Gear & Galaxy watches, including new Galaxy Watch Active & Watch Active 2. In the new update for Outlook for Android, Microsoft released support for Samsung wearables. Now users can get emails from their Outlook account right to their smartwatches. Users can view the message and act on them accordingly. Before the update, Samsung smartwatch & other wearable users were enabled to get the notifications from any Microsoft apps, but now Outlook is exceptional to it. It will hit alert on the Galaxy Watch when there is a new email from the Outlook.
Microsoft Outlook on Galaxy Watch
In the latest update, Microsoft has made some changes to the look of messages that will show more details, which are essential for the receivers. It will show the time & the location in the notification when someone sends you a message regarding appointment or meetings.
You can see from where the sender has sent the message & on which time. Samsung wearable users may not notice these changes because it is the first time Outlook has come to these Galaxy watches.
The new version brings the option to create appointments & meetings on group calendars whenever they need it. Microsoft has increased the security level of the Outlook for Android by adding the S/MIME layer. It enables users to sign digitally & encrypt their emails. The update has now rolled out in Google Play Store.
October 24, 2019
Android 10 Beta for Galaxy Note 10 Coming to the US & Germany
The One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10 for Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ phones are coming soon to the USA & Germany. The official Samsung team has posted the banner on the forum of the Samsung community and revealed it. Yesterday, the official banner has posted in South Korea about the announcement. The post on the Korean Samsung community also mentions Galaxy Note 5G series will also get the Android 10 Beta version in the coming days.
In both the countries Unlocked users will first get a chance to test the Beta version before other carriers. In the US, Sprint & T-Mobile Galaxy S10 customers were lucky to install the beta version in the first phase, but for the Galaxy Note 10 series, it is only unlocked users. The customer executive at Samsung Germany has mentioned that Samsung will open One UI 2.0 based Android 10 Beta on October 24. If this is true, then tomorrow (Oct 24) we may see launching banner with register link in the Samsung Member app.
To join the Beta program, first, register to the Samsung Members app. On all Samsung smartphones, the Samsung Member app comes pre-installed. If not then download it from Play Store. Last time, the Beta version for Galaxy S10 was available only for limited users. It is not clear for Galaxy Note 10 users whether it is available for all unlocked customers or only for the first few customers. The launch date will be announced on the Samsung Member or community forum in the coming days. You can refer to the below links of Samsung communities in both countries.
Samsung US | Samsung Germany

October 23, 2019
Android 10 Beta for Galaxy Note 10 Series Starts Soon
The Galaxy Note 10 series smartphones will soon get the One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10. The official banner has now posted by Community Manager in Samsung Member’s app in South Korea. It has confirmed the beta version is “Coming Soon” in the country for the Galaxy Note 10 5G & Note 10+ 5G. Samsung has already delayed the Note 10’s Android 10 Beta program due to some internal problems. It supposed to release on October 21 in the first place but that didn’t happen. Now the official post from the Samsung team will assure the Android 10 Beta version is coming soon for the Note 10 series.

Other Galaxy S10 series smartphone users are now slowly getting their hands on the beta program. It is now available in South Korea, Uk, Germany, Poland, Spain & in the US. The Indian Galaxy S10 users have to wait for a while to test the version as it has postponed for a later date. First, it had scheduled to October 21st along with other few countries but due to the errors, it has now delayed without any confirmed date.
One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10 for Galaxy Note 10 series will open soon in other countries. You can join the program using the Samsung Members app. As for South Korea, the Galaxy Note 10 & Note 10+ phones would get the Beta version after it hits to the Note 10 5G models. The official release date & other official notes will be posted on the Samsung Member app so you must install & log in to the app from Play Store.
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October 22, 2019
Android 10 Beta for Galaxy S10 Starts in India
Samsung has quietly launched One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10 program for few selected users in India. The Indian users with Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ & Galaxy S10e can join the program if they have invited by the company. The users called Brand Ambassador who are close to the company in many ways and help users on Samsung Members app is now getting their hands on the new Android 10 beta testing program. Samsung has already released it in South Korea, Germany & the US. If you go to the Samsung Members app or website page in India then you will not see banner or invitation link, but some users are now saying that they are getting invitations from the Samsung to join the program before any one else.
The one user who is brand ambassador at Samsung Members app has shared the information and sent the screenshot of his new Galaxy S10. Many users have now confirmed it and installed new firmware version on their smartphones.
South Korea was the first country to get the new version on their Galaxy S10 series smartphones. Later, the company has released it in the US & Germany. In the first phase, only 1000 users were invited to the beta testing but later on October 14 it released for all Galaxy S10 series users. The Galaxy S10 5G will get it soon as South Korean Samsung community page has now posted a banner with ‘Coming Soon’. As per the report, Galaxy Note 10 series is suppose to get the latest version on October 21 and later remaining Samsung phones will join the beta program.
If you are in India and did not get the invitation link then you must wait for some while to get the invitation. To download the new One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10, you must register to Samsung Members app, where you will get the launch date, invitation link & all the necessary information. To install the Samsung Members app, go to Play Store and download it. Note that it is beta testing and some features may not work properly so join it if you know what you are doing.
October 16, 2019
Samsung Support Revealed Galaxy S10 Android 10 Beta Details
Update: Something didn’t go well on Samsung’s side & the company finally decided to postpone the release date of the beta version at the last minute. As we reached to the company, it says there are some issues with the beta version so the company confirmed to delay it. When most of the users asked for the reason, the customer support said the bugs in the beta version were causing issues to save the camera images in the gallery, open camera properly, images can not load into My Files & Gallery and the error in default Media Player are few of them. The customer support has mentioned mid-October as the release date for the beta version.
Original Story: Samsung team has announced that they will start One UI 2.0 Beta with android 10 from October 10 for Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ & Galaxy S10e. The users in South Korea will taste the new version before any other country. To answer the queries of users, the Samsung customer care executive said that users can test One UI 2.0 Beta program on their smartphones on October 10th. The in-charge of Samsung Mobile Phone in South Korea has sent the message and revealed some more details. First, it confirmed the launch date for the Android 10 Beta program and said it will be held as a first come first serve basis.
In the first phase, there will be a total of 10,000 participants can take part in the program. In South Korea, SKT, KT, LGU+ & unlocked users can participate in the first phase. There are limited seats available for each carrier. In first 10,000 users, 5000 are SKT users, 2,000 KT users, 2,000 LGU+ users and 1,000 unlocked users. Here is the official message received by our user.
The executive has also revealed the next schedule of One UI 2.0 Beta with the Android 10 program. The next beta testing will start from October 21 to November 14. The information from South Korea suggests that Galaxy Note 10 series will get One UI 2.0 Beta testing from October 21st, but not confirmed yet by any officials. To participate in the Beta program, log in to the Samsung Member app & wait for official posts to register in the program that will be posted today at any time.
The news coming from Germany also suggests that the Android 10 Beta program in Germany for Galaxy S10 will start from October 21. We will inform you if there is more information on the topic.
October 10, 2019
Android 10 One UI 2 Beta for Galaxy S10 is Coming
Samsung team has officially announced the One UI 2.0 Beta with Android 10 is coming soon to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ & Galaxy S10e smartphones. The official Samsung team has posted the banner on the forum of the Samsung community and revealed some information. The banner is now active in two major countries – US & South Korea, tells Galaxy S10 series will get Beta firmware version. The post on the South Korean Samsung community also mentions Galaxy S10 5G will also get the Android 10 Beta version in the near future.
In the US, Sprint & T-Mobile users are the lucky ones to get their hands on the Android 10 Beta version before other carriers. They can install it along with unlocked Galaxy S10 series devices when the company releases the Beta firmware. The banner hasn’t mentioned Galaxy S10 5G, but we think sooner it will join the force. The new Galaxy Note 10 series are not part of this program; they might get it in the second phase that Note 10 series is Samsung’s latest premium phones.
To join the One UI 2.0 Beta program, first, register to the Samsung Members community. On all Samsung smartphones, the Samsung Member app comes pre-installed. The Beta version is only for limited users so to book your spot, you must ready on the opening date. The launch date will be announced on the Samsung Member or community forum in the coming days. You can refer to the below links of Samsung communities in both countries.
Samsung US
Samsung SK
October 9, 2019
Mi Band 5 Would Support NFC Outside China
Xiaomi’s latest Mi Band 4 has become successful in the global market, and in China, it made history by selling over 1 million units in just eight days. Now the company is looking forward to introducing its fifth-generation Mi Band 5 fitness tracker. As we got the information from sources, Xiaomi wants to make the next band more advance & more durable to stay ahead in the market. As per the source, Xiaomi would launch next Mi Band 5 with NFC feature in the global market. At present, Xiaomi’s bands have NFC function limited to China.
In China, NFC supports contactless payments, uses as work pass & also makes a replacement for a bus card. These all features will be supported on Mi Band 5 international version as well as might supports in many other ways. After the launch, we will know in how many ways it can be used on the Mi Band 5. Xiaomi has given hint that the next Mi Band 5 will unveil in the Q2 2020, as the company launches a new Mi Band every year.
The demand for the NFC version of Mi Band 4 is so high that many users order it from China to their home country. Compare to Mi Band 3, this year more Mi Band 4 users are ordering the NFC version from China to their country. We think this may be one of the reasons Xiaomi probably releases NFC support in other countries.
As the previous line-up, Xiaomi will work with Huami to build Mi Band 5; this news confirmed by wang Huang, founder, chairman of the board & chief executive officers at Huami. Wang Huang answered the question of whether Huami would work with Xiaomi on the next fitness band. Wang said the company has many projects in the future to do with Xiaomi and Mi Band 5 is one of those products. He has not mentioned any features of the upcoming band, but now, as the day passes we will get more coverage on it.
October 4, 2019
Mi Band 4 Update Gets Auto Screen Off Feature
Xiaomi has started to seed a new software update on its Mi band 4 fitness tracker that adds auto screen off feature. Since, the last few weeks, users were talking about the latest version and finally, they have a chance to use it in real. The users in Turkey are first to witness the new firmware on their modern tracker. The firmware version 1.0.7.04 is now pushing that can change the behavior of screen time out. Users can alter the screen time out setting as they need and by default, it will set to 5 seconds. The other settings in the screen time out delay is 6,7,8,9 & 10 seconds.
In the last software, Xiaomi has added custom watch faces & improved swim tracking to the wearable. As per the user’s demand, Mi asked users to submit their favorite watch faces that they want to see on their bands.
The most voted categories were Anime & game characters that now present in the custom watch faces. Swim tracking is another area that needs to be fixed, and Xiaomi did that. After the previous version, Mi band 4 is now more accurate to get swim tracking records in various conditions.
The new ‘auto screen off’ update is rolling out in Turkey & in a few days, it will hit in the other countries. To check for the latest firmware, connect Mi Band 4 to the Mi Fit app. Mi Band 4 is now available in many countries, including India. In India, it is known as ‘Mi Smart Band 4’ and it is now available to purchase from online retailers & Mi stores.
October 3, 2019
Galaxy Fold Pre-orders in UAE will start from October 6
Yesterday, Samsung announced the Galaxy Fold in India for the price of Rs. 1,64,999. It makes the Galaxy Fold one of the most expensive devices in the country. The Galaxy Fold in India will go on pre-order from October 4 & it will dispatch on October 20th. Now after India, Samsung has announced Fold for the middle east. The company has sent the emails to pre-registered users that the Galaxy Fold will go on pre-order from October 6. The pre-orders will start in five Gulf countries, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain & Kuwait.
The email doesn’t reveal the price for the Galaxy Fold in these countries through the official page has revealed it will charge SGD200 for premium service. We think Samsung will unveil the price & availability in the coming days as October 6 is near. Last month, Samsung launched the device in South Korea, the US & major European countries. This month, the company will launch it in India, UAE & Australia. The pre-registration for the Fold in Australia has already started so that the company will announce the launch date in Australia in the next few days.
Pre-registration has started in these Gulf countries and you can register it on Samsung’s official website for UAE.
In the next phase, Samsung will launch the Galaxy Fold in more countries. In the last week of August, the pre-registrations were started in China but the company never revealed any plan to launch it there. There are many countries which are waiting for the Galaxy Fold. We also heard the rumors claims that the next Galaxy Fold 2 would land all across the world.
October 2, 2019
First Galaxy Fold & Galaxy Watch Active 2 Update Rolling Out
The new Samsung Galaxy Fold & Galaxy Watch Active 2 is now getting its first software update. It is almost one month completed for the Galaxy Fold after re-launching it in South Korea. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is also completing two months in the market, and it gets a new version to fix some primary issues. As per the report, Galaxy Fold 5G receives the F907BXXU1ASHA firmware version in South Korea & European countries, where the Fold has launched in some countries. The new smartwatch Galaxy Watch Active 2 R820XXU1BSI9 firmware is now rolling out in South Korea, and it is 13MB in size.
In the software update, Samsung has improved Galaxy Fold experience by fixing some issues. There are no changes to the features but the overall quality improvement. As the first update, Samsung always rolls out major updates for its all premium smartphones. The Galaxy Note 10 or the Galaxy S10 series phones had received massive updates when they get the first software version after the launch. Galaxy Fold is one of the premium devices from Samsung in the current year so there should be a significant update.
The new wearable from the company, Galaxy Watch Active 2 is getting new software that makes some changes to the smartwatch. The first significant change is a digital rotating bezel, which was previously ‘off’ by default is now changed to ‘on’ by default. The GPS bugs have been fixed to give accurate tracking records & also improved its performance. To get the latest update go to About Watch – Update watch software on your Galaxy Wearable app and upgrade to the new version.
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October 1, 2019
Galaxy A70 Update Brings Type-C Headset Support
The latest Samsung Galaxy A70 software update comes with a support to Type-C headset. The USB Type-C headset will allow you to connect to the charging port by using a USB-C on your smartphone. These headphones came into the light when most of the companies abandoned headphone jacks for the wireless earphones. Samsung started it with Galaxy S8 & S8+ support for Type-c headsets and new Galaxy S10 series also supports it. The Galaxy A70 has 3.5mm jack to connect headphones, but still, Samsung updated the phone for the support to Type-C headset.
The new firmware A705GMDDU3ASI2 is now rolling out in India, and it counts 648MB weights. It brings the latest Android’s September 2019 security patch. It is a major update for Galaxy A70 after the Night mode feature with a QR code scanner seeded on the device. The other notable changes on the device are improvements to the camera & fingerprint recognition. It enhances camera picture quality & to improve the performance of fingerprint recognition. Also, as per the changelog, the overall stability of the functions & total security of the device has enhanced by fixing minor issues.
Like some previous Samsung updates, the company has installed Booking & Snapchat apps on the Galaxy A70. If you don’t want them then you can uninstall both apps to free some memory. The new firmware is now rolling out in India via OTA. To get the latest version, go to Settings and head to Software update and download it manually.
September 27, 2019
Galaxy Fold Pre-registration Started in Australia, India & UAE
The customers in Australia, India & UAE can now pre-register for the Galaxy Fold on Samsung’s website. As the pre-registration has started in these countries (release date confirmed in India) we can expect the launch date is imminent. Samsung has officially confirmed October 1st as the launch date for the Galaxy Fold in India. The company has also sent invitations to media persons for the launch event, and the Samsung India page for Galaxy Fold is now taking pre-registrations.
The quantities will also in limited orders and the customers have to visit Samsung Stores or authorized partners to get their Galaxy Fold. Samsung has already declared that the company will not sell this product online and customers must pre-order to get it from the Samsung Stores or selected retail outlets. The Galaxy Fold will be the most expensive smartphone in India, even costlier than some iPhone models.
Galaxy Fold Premium Service
To take care of the Galaxy Fold & to help customers, Samsung has started Premium service, and that will also apply in India, Australia & UAE. The users in these countries can call Samsung to get any help from experts regarding Galaxy Fold 24/7. users can also get a one-time screen replacement warranty with an additional price in case of any damage to the screen.
After the delay, Samsung first re-introduced Galaxy Fold in South Korea on September 6th. In Europe, it has released on the 18th of this month and today September 27th it is going to launch in the US. In the US, you can buy Fold from AT&T, Best Buy and Samsung stores. As per India, the price & availability will be clear on October 1st. We will soon get a launch date for Australia & UAE in the coming days. Customers from these three countries can pre-register for Galaxy Fold from the links below.
Samsung India
Samsung Australia
Samsung UAE
September 27, 2019
Note 10 Camera Features Come to Galaxy S10 in New Firmware
New Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is dominant in every corner. Samsung has taken care of every function on the phone that it now considered as the best premium smartphone. Samsung introduced some new camera features on the 10th generation Note phablet that you will not see on the other Samsung smartphones. Not anymore, Samsung has finally released all these exclusive features to the Galaxy S10 series smartphones. The new firmware is now starting to distribute in Germany & Switzerland.
The new firmware version G970FXXU3ASIG, G973FXXU3ASIG & G975FXXU3ASIG is now rolling out for Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 & Galaxy S10+ devices. The official changelog mentions (via SamMobile) Night mode for the front camera, live focus, live focus video, AR Doodle Super steady video recording in hyper-lapse mode and some other improvements to the existing features. These all features will increase the level of photography on all these S series smartphones.
Along with camera functions, Dex for PC & Dynamic lock screen functions come to the devices to enhance the capabilities. The dynamic lock screen is not new to the Samsung phones; many premium & mid-range smartphones support it, where wallpapers will change whenever you turn-on lock screen. Link to Windows has first time introduced on Galaxy Note 10 and now you can use it on the phones.
All these new features include with latest September 2019 security patch & almost weighs 1300 MB in size. To download the new update go to Settings & open Software Update to install it manually. It is distributing via OTA so wait a while to get your hands on it.
September 24, 2019
Galaxy Fit e Update Adds Couple of Features
Samsung has pushed new software update for Galaxy Fit e tracker that added couple of features to enhance the performance. The new firmware version is R375XXU0ASI3 and only counts 1.81MB in size. The new version has added three main features to the tracker. The first two features are – new clock shape, and the brightness & timeout settings have been added. The third one is – heart rate measurement settings has added to the tracker with the 10 minutes default setting. In addition, Samsung has added few new watch faces to the band to customize the look. You can install & set these new watch faces using the Galaxy Wearable app.
The update is currently rolling out in Turkey via OTA and soon it will hit in other markets. To get the latest update on your Samsung Galaxy Fit e, go to Wearable app, then open Settings and upgrade your band to the latest software.
Here is the changelog from the new firmware.
- New Clock shape added
- Brightness and timeout settings added
- Heart Rate measurement settings added (Every 10 minutes is the default setting)
The Galaxy Fit e is now available in all major countries including India. It has improved a lot compare to the previous Gear Fit series. It is the second most important update since it had been released in May, in the selected countries. The Fitbit & Xiaomi are continously working on their fitness bands to improve the quality so they could perform better and give accurate fitness data to the users & now Samsung is taking same efforts.
September 19, 2019
Mi Band 4 Update Adds Watch Faces & Improves Swim Tracking
Xiaomi has released a new update for Mi Band 4 to improve its quality. The update was released in China that brings more than 18 custom watch faces on the fitness band and improved swim tracking score. The small firmware is hitting on the band with version 1.0.6.16 to improve the overall quality & it is now available in China for both NFC & non-NFC versions. The users reported swim tracking has improved a lot, and you will see the difference under the water.
Earlier, the company has conducted data for the new watch faces to introduce them to the fitness band. Users had a choice to choose watch faces design from different categories & submit them. The options were Anime, technology, business & game themes and now you will see all those shortlisted custom watches faces in the library. Most of the users have chosen anime & game characters, and some have chosen watch faces that cab shows essential details on the main screen.
Xiaomi has today officially launched Mi Smart Band 4 in India at a lower price. The previous Mi Band 2 & 3 were most selling fitness trackers in India and now the launch of Band 4 comes with high hopes. The new band has lots of advanced features than its predecessors and the company released new updates to make it even better. The sales for the tracker have now started in India and you can buy it for Rs. 2,299 from Mi.com, Amazon.in & Mi Stores.
September 19, 2019
New Samsung updates Improve Galaxy A30 & A70 Performance
Samsung has released new improvement updates to its two A series of smartphones. The Galaxy A30 & Galaxy A70 is now receiving new firmware to improve the overall quality of the devices. The firmware version A705FNXXU3ASH4 is now rolling out in Spain with the August security patch. The Galaxy A30 gets the A305GNDXU2ASI1 firmware version with the August security patch and it is now available in Philippines, Algeria, UK & Bangladesh.
Samsung Galaxy A70 is getting this major update after when it received Night Mode update in July. In August it hasn’t received any major updates, except August security patch. In the new software, Samsung has focused on two main areas. The Touch screen performance of the device and the Fingerprint recognition performance that has been improved. In the last few updates Samsung has improved Fingerprint performance on its all mid-range smartphones and the previous Galaxy A50 update was one of them. Also, many users have witnessed better battery life after installing this version.
The other Galaxy A30 is now getting long waited software update in many countries. The firmware was supposed to release in July (only released in India) but due to some reasons, Samsung postponed it. Now nearly after two & half months users are receiving it. The new version improves the charger/USB port’s moisture detection algorithm along with it has improved the overall stability of functions.
The Galaxy A70 firmware is available to download in Spain and soon it will come to your country. The Galaxy A30 firmware has rolled out in Philippines, Algeria, UK & Bangladesh so you can check your device for the latest version. To check the new version manually, go to Settings, then Software updates and Download update manually.
September 18, 2019