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Score the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ for dirt cheap as it drops to lowest price ever
You can now save $60 off the regular price, making this tablet an absolute steal
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is one of the best affordable Android tablets that you can buy in 2024. It offers a solid set of specifications, has excellent software, and fantastic battery life. While it normally comes in priced at $219.99, it can now be had for far less during this limited time promotion.
All Android phones running Android 5.0 Lollipop or higher have the Google app and Google Assistant preinstalled. That should be enough for your digital assistant needs, especially considering that the Big G's solution is one of the best. However, budget and high-end Samsung Galaxy phones come with Bixby — bundled with One UI — on top of Google's defaults.
Best Samsung Galaxy A35 deals: Save $300 with a new line or get a $40 gift card
These are the hottest promotions from retailers and wireless carriers
Samsung is best known for its flagship devices like the Galaxy S24 series or Z Fold 5, but it also offers plenty of great devices in the mid and budget range as well. Despite its global announcement back in March 2024, it was unclear whether Samsung would be bringing its latest mid-range Galaxy A35 to the US. Well, it looks like we now have our answer, as the brand has formally announced the release of the Galaxy A35, which is great news for anyone who is looking to buy a new and affordable smartphone in 2024 that offers lots of bells and whistles.
Samsung's flagship and foldable phones, like the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 5, hog all the limelight. But the company's budget phones are equally important and play a key role in making Samsung the world's largest Android manufacturer. In March, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A55 and A35, successors to two of its most popular budget phones from last year. Back then, the company only confirmed that the A55 wouldn't launch in the US and provided no details on the A35's availability. That's changing now, with the phone going on sale in the US starting today.
Samsung reclaims crown as top smartphone seller, but how long until Apple retaliates?
The smartphone wars haven't been this exciting since the mid-2010s
The smartphone wars haven't been this exciting since the mid-2010s. That was when the iPhone 6 squared off against the formidable Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the HTC One M8. Now in 2024, Samsung, after losing to Apple in 2023, has roared back in the first quarter of this year. Sales figures show Samsung surged to the top of the global market share and also hit a record performance in the US market. The Galaxy S24 series is the driving force behind this success.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs. Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. Pixel 8 Pro: Camera comparison
Can the US's best camera phones keep up with the Xiaomi 14 Ultra?
Xiaomi’s 14 Ultra flagship has a credible case for being the best camera phone around this year — but US buyers can’t pick it up.
Your Samsung phone just gained some useful home screen customization options
Provided you use Good Lock and the Home Up module
Besides their powerful internals and long software support, another advantage of owning a flagship or premium Samsung phone is Good Lock access. Coupled with its modules, you can use Good Lock to unlock additional features and customize key aspects of your Galaxy phone and One UI. Home Up, a module that enables extra One UI launcher-related personalization options, is now getting a major update with significant new features.
Samsung dethrones Apple to become the world’s largest smartphone maker again
Preliminary Q1 2024 smartphone shipments show the Korean giant is again back at the top
Apple dethroned Samsung to become the world's largest smartphone manufacturer in 2023, shipping more phones than the latter for the entire year. This happened after 13 years of Samsung dominating smartphone sales with its Galaxy devices. Following this setback, the Korean company has made a strong comeback this year, with the Galaxy S24 selling like hotcakes thanks to Galaxy AI. Coupled with iPhone sales dwindling in China, Samsung has again recaptured the top slot from Apple in the global smartphone market in Q1 2024.
Android 15 goes public, Chrome goes paid, and Google's AI goes free in this week's news
This week in Android: Google's killing spree continues and Samsung's Galaxy AI keeps spreading
Google kills products so frequently that you can't help but wonder where they're all coming from in the first place — the answer is death life by a thousand cuts, because the faucet of new services never really stops dripping. Speaking of, the AI features have been flowing like water lately, and that applies to more than just Google, as Samsung's Galaxy AI keeps spreading to extra devices and languages. Meanwhile, there's a new paid version of Chrome and a free version of Magic Editor, so there's a hearty helping of both yin and yang in this week's top five Android stories.
More Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 specs have leaked ahead of its launch
The Bluetooth capabilities of the wearable have been made public
While Samsung may be more synonymous with its phones than any other device, the South Korea-based tech giant has not given up on improving its other products. That being said, the company remains focused on its line of Galaxy smartwatches, which now offer everything from fitness tracking to sleep monitoring. Ahead of the release of the Galaxy Watch 7, more specs on the device have leaked, and recent details point to its connectivity capabilities.
Android manufacturers should make their skins funky again
I miss when smartphones were still fun and exciting
We spend a lot of time highlighting each manufacturer's different spins on Android, but the depressing truth remains that none of these experiences are all that unique. In 2024, it feels like if you've seen one Android skin, you've seen them all. Sure, notification shades may change, and settings might look a little different, but compared to ten years ago, Android across competing OEMs is alarmingly uniform.
Samsung's Galaxy AI now speaks more languages worldwide
Samsung is updating Galaxy AI with seven new languages and five dialects
Samsung's Galaxy AI is pretty handy, especially for breaking down language barriers. Back in January during Galaxy Unpacked, it could only handle 13 languages. But now, Samsung is about to break down language barriers worldwide with a big expansion in language support.
Samsung is extending software support for this old Galaxy flagship
The Galaxy S20 looks set to get security patches past its promised support timeline, Samsung help document suggests
Samsung's software policy states that the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 are eligible for three years of OS updates and four years of security patches. However, according to the company's promised timeline, the Galaxy S20 is no longer eligible for new security patches as it is now over four years old. But instead of abandoning the device, Samsung has downgraded it to a quarterly security update schedule, extending its software support cycle.
Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 April update rolling out in the US on the heels of the big One UI 6.1 upgrade
The new update is rolling out now, and hopefully, will arrive to Galaxy S23 users soon
Samsung's One UI 6.1 update was highly anticipated by the community, and it didn't disappoint, allowing users with older devices to experience some of the great Galaxy AI features like Circle to Search that originally made their debut with the brand's Galaxy S24 series devices.
Samsung's latest tablet tackles the iPad from the bottom
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) features two upgrades over its predecessor
If you want to buy a cheap Android tablet, chances are options from Samsung are high on your list. Among them, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022) stands out as a great iPad alternative with its premium build quality, solid performance, and decent features. Keeping up with the times, Samsung has launched a 2024 refresh of the Tab S6 Lite with updated internals and newer connectivity standards.
Samsung says fix for Galaxy S23 fingerprint issue on One UI 6.1 coming soon
The company has acknowledged the bug on its South Korean community forum
In late March, Samsung rolled out the much-anticipated One UI 6.1 update for the Galaxy S23, Fold 5, and Flip 5, bringing almost all the Galaxy S24's Galaxy AI features to its 2023 phones. However, less than a week later, Galaxy S23 owners realized the new firmware was causing unwanted fingerprint sensor issues, as it failed to work on the lock screen on the first try. Thankfully, Samsung has acknowledged the problem and confirmed a fix will be rolled out soon.
Leak confirms the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE's existence ahead of summer release
This could be the rumored third Galaxy Watch model launching this year
Samsung's smartwatches are among the best in the business today, with models like the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic leading the pack. Just around two months ago, Winfuture's Roland Quandt revealed that Samsung was working on the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) and a refreshed version of 2021's Galaxy Watch 4 this year. While the former has already arrived in some markets, we're now stumbling upon some new details about this oddly named Samsung smartwatch.
Samsung's AI object eraser borrows a useful tool from Photoshop
If you're a fan of Adobe's Magnetic Lasso, you're in for a big treat
Samsung dominates the smartphone market with its Galaxy lineup, producing some of the best Android phones you can buy in 2024. While the brand manages to deliver excellent hardware, it also excels with its software. In 2024, Samsung embraced AI and managed to incorporate it into its operating system, along with its other apps. While these perks were only initially available on its Galaxy S24 series smartphones, the AI features have slowly found their way to other devices as well.
This Samsung DeX accessory can turn your car's head unit into a full-blown PC
AutoPro X also works with Android Auto, but only supports Galaxy phones
Samsung DeX is a well-known feature among those who use devices from the South Korean-based manufacturer. If you have a Galaxy phone that supports Samsung DeX, you can connect it to other devices to enable a desktop-like experience. With the ability to use a mouse, keyboard, and secondary display, the feature can be helpful when you need to scale your operations. Now, a device may soon launch to give you such capabilities in an unlikely place — your car.
Samsung's latest update is causing headaches for Galaxy S23 users
If you've been experiencing fingerprint reader issues, you're not alone
Last week, we saw the much anticipated release of Samsung's One UI 6.1 update for Galaxy S23 phones, bringing welcome additions to the software experience like the brand's new Galaxy AI features that were first unveiled with Galaxy S24 series devices back in January. As you can imagine, users were quick to download the update to experiment with Circle to Search, along with the extremely useful Live Translate service. But a week later, as the update has reached more hands, we're seeing reports that there could be a potential issue with the software, causing headaches for some Galaxy S23 users.