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Samsung Galaxy S9 Update Brings Improvements To The Selfie Camera

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus boasts one of the most powerful cameras in the smartphone industry. Now, according to an announcement made by the South Korean tech giant, a new update brings many improvements to the selfie camera on Samsung Galaxy S9. Thanks to the latest patch, the selfies camera on Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus can now take better shots.

As reported by Android Authority, the new update brings the following features, besides the enhancements it brought to the selfie camera:

  • Improved performance – front camera
  • The brightness of faces in backlit conditions has been improved
  • The security of your device has been enhanced
  • Overall stability of functions improved

It appears that the new update released by Samsung improves facial exposure when images are captured under bright, backlit conditions. The latest patch, for example, helps users take photos of people sitting in front of bright windows.

Samsung Galaxy S9 Update Brings Improvements To The Selfie Camera

The new Samsung Galaxy S9 update rolled out yesterday, January 14th, 2019, and it’s also boasting the latest Android security patches, that besides bringing improvements to the selfie camera to help users take better images than before.

In other news, Android 9 Pie would roll out to Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, as well as on Note 9, across Canada in the following few months. At the moment, Android 9 Pie is available on Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus devices in Germany, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, and more.

As for the new Samsung Galaxy S9 update, the South Korean tech giant warns that some of the features “may differ depending on your device model, country, and service provider.” Samsung added that “to get the best from your device, please keep your device up to date and regularly check for software updates.” The patch has just been released, so it should reach users soon.

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Galaxy S10 Special Edition and Galaxy F, Folding Smartphone, Reportedly, Confirmed by Samsung

Samsung, the giant South Korean tech company has already confirmed that the launch of its Galaxy S10 series is going to happen very soon. More specifically, Samsung Galaxy S10 would roll out on February 20th in San Francisco and London. But, a recent leak from Samsung confirmed, reportedly, that two other models might come out on that date. More specifically, we’re talking about the Galaxy S10 Special Edition and Galaxy F, Samsung’s folding smartphone.

The reliable Dutch site GalaxyClub revealed that, allegedly, Samsung leaked some information regarding two of its upcoming Galaxy models. According to the website, the “EB-BF900ABA,” “EB-BF901ABA,” and “EB-BG977ABU” are the serial numbers of the batteries of the Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy models.

Even more interesting, EB-BG977ABU, as GalaxyClub stated, is linked to the Samsung Galaxy S10 Special Edition device which, reportedly, is 5G network compatible, and it hints to a 5,000-mAh accumulator. On the other hand, both EB-BF900ABA and EB-BF901ABA are connected to the Galaxy F (Samsung’s folding smartphone), and they are 3,100-mAh batteries.

Samsung Leaked Battery Serial Numbers Reportedly Confirmed Galaxy S10 Special Edition and Galaxy F Folding Smartphone

The battery serial numbers leaked by Samsung and spotted by the Dutch site GalaxyClub, namely, “EB-BF900ABA,” “EB-BF901ABA,” and “EB-BG977ABU,” hint to the accumulators of Samsung Galaxy S10 Special Edition, which is compatible with the 5G network, and Galaxy F, the South Korean company’s first folding smartphone.

On the other hand, the Galaxy S10 Plus device would come with a Galaxy Note 9-matching 4,000 mAh battery and the standard Galaxy S10 model would boast 3,500-mAh accumulator. Besides, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite would sport only a 3,100-mAh battery.

As for the price of the anniversary S10 series and the Galaxy F device, undoubtedly, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Special Edition and the first Samsung’s folding smartphone, Galaxy F, would cost more than the other models of the Galaxy S10 lineup which, alone, would be quite expensive.

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Samsung Users, Confused As They Can’t Delete Facebook App

On specific Samsung devices, users cannot delete the Facebook app, something that puzzled a lot of Samsung users who already posted a series of complaints on the official forums and blogs of the South Korean giant company. According to the reports, it is impossible to uninstall Facebook on the Galaxy devices which come with the application pre-installed.

“It just absolutely baffles me that if I wanted to completely get rid of Facebook that it essentially would still be on my phone, which brings up more questions. Can they still track your information, your location, or whatever else they do? We the consumer should have to say in what we want and don’t want on our products,” said Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific Northwest, in an interview.

The Samsung users are now questioning why the company is not allowing them to delete the Facebook app, especially since the social network has been involved in scandals regarding privacy leaks and information sharing.

Samsung Users, Confused As They Can’t Delete Facebook App

“My news feed was full of negative stuff, people going crazy on social media. It was affecting me emotionally and mentally,” said Balwinder Singh who lives in the Susquehanna Valley of the eastern US and works in transportation. Even after disabling the Facebook app on his seven-month-old Samsung device, the idea that the app was still on his smartphone bothered him.

According to Facebook, disabling the app is like uninstalling it. Once a user disables the application, Facebook stops collecting data and sending information back to Facebook.

“It’s only recently that people have become to understand that these apps really power the spy in your pocket. Companies should be filing public documents on these deals, and Facebook should turn over public documents that show there is no data collection when the app is disabled,” explained Jeff Chester, the executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy.

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Samsung Bixby 2.0 To Support Google Apps, Again

At its presentation at the CES 2019, Samsung revealed that its upcoming Bixby 2.0 update would support Google Apps again. More specifically, Samsung Bixby 2.0 would work with Google Maps, YouTube, Google Play, and Gmail, among others. However, the South Korean tech company did not reveal how Bixby 2.0 would work with Google Apps.

Initially, Bixby 1.0 version, which launched on Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, supported Google Apps. Then, with the rollout of the new Bixby 2.0, Samsung eliminated the support for Google Apps, without revealing the reasons why it took that decision. Now, however, the upcoming Bixby 2.0 update would support Google Apps, again.

“This is all a little bit coincidental with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S10 on the horizon, but that doesn’t make it a bad thing by any means. As for when this update is occurring, well, we’re still not so sure, but a February launch alongside a potential S10 unveiling would be a solid bet,” according to 9to5Google who reported about the Bixby 2.0 update.

Samsung Bixby 2.0 To Support Google Apps, Again

Initially, Bixby 2.0 rolled out on Galaxy Note 9, and the South Korean company quickly added it to Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. However, the original version of Bixby 2.0 is not supporting Google Apps. Now, at the CES 2019, Samsung announced that a Bixby 2.0 update would support Google Apps, again.

“While this update is nice and all, it is still both puzzling and annoying that the support was removed at all, especially considering that Bixby 1.0 launched with Google app support on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+,” 9to5Google reported. They added that thanks to the upcoming update, Samsung Galaxy devices with Bixby 2.0 would support Google Apps, again.

In short, Samsung seems to prepare for the launch of Galaxy S10, and now, the South Korean tech giant plans to release a Byxby 2.0 update to support Google Apps, again.

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Galaxy A10 Would Be Samsung’s First Device With UD Fingerprint Sensor

All the rumors indicate that Samsung is sticking to its initial plans to add new, modern features to its mid-range Galaxy A series. Now, according to a Chinese leaker, Galaxy A10 would be Samsung’s first device with UD fingerprint sensor. The Chinese leaker shared the information on his Twitter page using the following words: “Galaxy A10, UDFS.”

Besides, the same Chinese tech buff also revealed that the giant South Korean tech company is working on a Samsung Galaxy A model that would boast the Snapdragon 845 SoC. Most likely, he was talking about the upcoming Galaxy A10 model.

As the recently launched Samsung Galaxy A8s is packing a Snapdragon 710 SoC, the future Galaxy A10 device would be the most suitable upcoming Samsung smartphone to boast both a Snapdragon 845 chipset and a UD fingerprint sensor (in-display fingerprint reader) which is a feat already implemented on other devices from different manufacturers.

Galaxy A10 Would Be Samsung’s First Device With UD Fingerprint Sensor

Samsung is expected to roll out its Galaxy A10 model in early January in 2019. However, if the South Korean tech giant is missing that window, the next one would be during the MWC 2019 in Barcelona. However, that’s not likely at all since before the MWC 2019 Samsung plans to announce its anniversary Galaxy S10 series.

Thus, most probably, the Samsung Galaxy A10 with UD fingerprint sensor and Snapdragon 845 SoC under the hood would come out in January, as initially rumored. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy A10 would also boast 6 Gb of RAM, according to some rumors.

Besides the Galaxy A10 smartphone, in early January, Samsung might also launch its budget Galaxy M series as a continuation of the Galaxy J lineup which Samsung might discontinue in 2019. At least, that’s what some South Korean tech portals reported recently. According to them, Samsung is working on a new budget series which might launch in early-2019 under the brand of Galaxy M series.

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