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Earlier in the year, Samsung launched a new software update for the Galaxy Fit 3 in South Korea, the device’s home country.

Samsung launched the first software update for the Galaxy S26 series on Monday. It features the February 2026 security patch.

Samsung accidentally revealed the Galaxy S26 series design in its own One UI 8.5 software, with renders showing the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra sporting a camera island similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 ...

Samsung has announced that its “One UI” software branding from Galaxy devices will be expanding to the rest of the company’s major tech products starting next year. One UI was first announced for ...

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Slick software ・Still the best AI tools ・Exclusive Privacy Display ・APV codec and Horizontal Lock video ・Faster charging Cons ・Barely any hardware upgrades ・S-Pen ...

Something to look forward to: After years of focusing primarily on hardware advancements, Samsung chose to direct most of its attention to the software enhancements it has integrated into the new ...

The Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and Flip 7 FE were just announced, set for pre-order, and launched within the last month. Just a few days after the official, widespread launch, Samsung is pushing a ...

Getting long software support deals means that smartphones are useful for more years. Google did this to its Pixel 8 after extending the support for a whopping eight years. Samsung might have just ...