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AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 resumes Android 4.3 OTA update

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by Macky Evangelista on
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Due to an unexplained and unexpected problem, AT&T stopped their previous 4.3 OTA push to their Galaxy S 4. Today, it looks like they’ve resumed the updates with a slightly new build than the previous one thus assuming that some sort of a fix was made. Nonetheless, the update brings the build number to 1337UCUEMK2 and here is the official changelog per Samsung:

  • Android 4.3 OS upgrade
  • Samsung Galaxy Gear compatibility
  • Group Play 2.5
  • Samsung Apps
  • Knox
  • Drag and drop to uninstall or disable applications
  • Call reliability improvements

source: AT&T

Samsung updates Galaxy Gear with richer notifications, Smart Relay, and bug fixes

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by Jared Peters on
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Samsung is starting to push out an update for the Galaxy Gear that adds extended notifications, Smart Relay functionality, and a handful of bug fixes. We’ve talked a bit about the better notifications, which includes being able to see full notifications from any app on your Gear and control for those notifications in the Gear Manager app. This includes things like Hangouts, Twitter, and tons of others.

Samsung is also adding Smart Relay functionality, which allows you to “perform actions seamlessly” between Gear and phone. There’s also improved gesture support for the lift and pause gesture that turns the clock on with the Gear, so that’s helpful. Overall, it’s not a major update, but it addresses some of the quirks of the Gear to make it just a little better for users. The update should be rolling out in the US this week.

source: Engadget

Samsung to release new Galaxy Gear alongside Galaxy S5

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by Jared Peters on
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Everyone knows Samsung is working on a Galaxy S5. We don’t need rumors and leaks to tell us that it will happen eventually. One thing that we aren’t too sure about, though, is the Galaxy Gear. When it launched, it was panned with mediocre reviews and it was definitely lacking a few killer features, although Samsung has updated it to try to bring a little more functionality for users. Samsung has defended the Galaxy Gear and they’re very positive about the device, even if it didn’t sell millions and millions of devices, and it looks like they’re already planning on a Galaxy Gear 2.0.

According to rumors, Samsung wants to launch the new Galaxy Gear alongside the Galaxy S5 next year. Obviously the newer Gear will have a handful of newer features, but one area Samsung really wants to address is the thickness of the watch. I can imagine battery life will probably be something else they’ll try to improve to really convince mainstream buyers to want one. Since we’ve heard a few different things about when the Galaxy S5 will be released, the new Gear launch date is up in the air as well, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Samsung launch the devices together like they did with the Gear and Note 3.

What do you think Samsung will change in the newer Gear? Let us know in the comments.

source: etnews

via: SamMobile

[Deal] Grab the AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon Galaxy S 4 for Free on contract at Best Buy

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Ah yes, I love this time of the year. It’s deal central and if you’re in the market for a Samsung Galaxy S 4, Best Buy has the deal for you. The best part of it is that it’s already live so you can beat the Black Friday rush. You can grab either the AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon Galaxy S 4 for Free on contract. This includes new lines as well as upgrades, plus they are offering all colors.

This happens to be one of Best Buy’s 6:00pm Thanksgiving Day doorbuster deals, but they decided to start today. The sale will run though November 30, but don’t hesitate because you don’t know when they will run out.

source: BestBuy

Samsung’s Galaxy Round sales are meager, said to be around 10,000

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by Justin Herrick on
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Samsung_Galaxy_Round_Official_01It doesn’t seem that its curved display is attracting consumers. Sales figures for Samsung’s Galaxy Round are said to be just under 10,000 units. As we know already, their Galaxy Gear smartwatch isn’t doing so hot either. For one, availability for the Galaxy Round is nowhere near that of a flagship like the Galaxy S 4. Also, a curved display is not going to automatically convert attention into sales. And as always, cost is driving away consumers. If Samsung actually makes the Galaxy Round compelling at a reasonable price with worldwide availability, they would likely see much better numbers. Perhaps adding a self-healing back plate like the LG G Flex would help?

Source: Daum
Via: SamMobile

T-Mobile pushing out Android 4.3 update for Samsung Galaxy S 4

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by Jeff Causey on
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T-Mobile has started the process of rolling out the Android 4.3 update for Samsung Galaxy S 4 devices on their network. The update is available via an over-the-air update if a user is on a WiFi connection or it can be downloaded and installed using Samsung Kies.

According to T-Mobile’s support page, the update brings Android 4.3′s updates along with KNOX and Samsung Galaxy Gear support. To grab the update OTA, just go to Settings –> More –> About device –> Software update. You can hit the source link for more details and information.

source: T-Mobile

Samsung customizing phones for corporate clients

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by Justin Herrick on
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Samsung has announced that they will be customizing phones for their corporate clients including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and FedEx. According to The Korea Times, Samsung “believes its smartphone solutions reached a level sophisticated enough to serve corporate clients.” For each of the aforementioned companies, Samsung will tailor the experience specifically.

An official explained that the company is exploring new ventures because of the pressure to maintain its growth. Another official said that “selling just smartphones and tablets can’t guarantee margin sustainability. The B2B business will give us a good chance to get into mobile device management.” BlackBerry was considered the go-to for corporate mobility but Samsung is challenging that with its Knox mobile security solution. It is unknown whether or not Samsung will expand this to other large companies as well.

Source: The Korea Times
Via: Cult of Android

Samsung adds SMS/MMS support to ChatON because they don’t want you to use Hangouts

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by Robert Nazarian on
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You have to love Samsung. They love to take other ideas or apps and re-market it for themselves. Google recently added SMS/MMS support to Hangouts, but Samsung doesn’t want you to even know about Hangouts. They want you to use ChatON so that’s why they just added SMS/MMS support to it. This means that you can now expect ChatON to be the default messaging app on upcoming Samsung phones with KitKat.

If you’re into ChatOn and want to give it a try, just go ahead and update your app if you have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher. According to Samsung, it works the best on the Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S III, and  Galaxy S 4. Download links after the break.

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Samsung could offer their own multi-party video conferencing feature very soon

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Looks like Samsung is readying a video conferencing feature of their own. Samsung recently filed a document at the Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service giving us a glimpse of what they are planning.

From the image above, you can see that it supports multiple people along with video from either the front-facing or rear-facing camera. I suspect this would be part of a ChatON update and could debut on the Galaxy S 5.

Of course, one has to wonder why we would need yet another app like this, but you know Samsung…they love to take other apps and give it their own spin to create differentiation. It’s obvious they are trying to get people to use ChatOn instead of Hangouts since they just added SMS/MMS support to it. This is just the next step.

source: SamMobile

Galaxy S 4 Google Play Edition finally gets KitKat OTA update

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by Robert Nazarian on
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If you have a Samsung Galaxy S 4 Google Play Edition, you will be happy to know that the Android 4.4 KitKat OTA update has finally commenced. Now you know the drill….it could take up to a week or more to get the update and tapping on “System Update” constantly won’t make a difference. So be patient or I am sure a download link will get posted soon for those that gotta have it now.

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