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Samsung, Oxford Economics found BYOD negatively impacting revenue growth
Over the past two years, Samsung smartphones have evolved increasingly important for workforce productivity and flexibility. Many businesses are pursuing a BYOD approach instead of providing smartphones to their employees.
According to a new study from Samsung and Oxford Economics, BYOD can reduce their business acumen, reduce data security and adversely affect revenue growth and employee turnover.
Impact of BYOD on business agility and growth!
As part of the Maximizing Mobile Value Study, Samsung and Oxford Economics surveyed 500 US executives and 1,000 U.S. employees in small and medium-sized businesses to better understand how mobile technologies support the workforce.
However, this estimating the actual investment in supporting smartphones, the study found that BYOD is saving businesses far less than they expected.
Considering the upfront price of equipment, management overheads, and software, BYOD saves businesses an average of $340 per employee per year, but at the same time hinders their ability to influence mobile to increase productivity and change workflows.
To help businesses better understand their total investment in employee mobility, Samsung has developed a mobile price calculator based on industry benchmarks from a study. Businesses can input their current costs and compare them to other companies of similar size and industry.
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Samsung Galaxy users can now hide the hotspot icon on their smartphones along with other indicator icons, thanks to the QuickStar Good Lock module.
Previously, users could customize the visibility of several indicator icons including VPN, Power Saver, Location, Date Saver, battery, Bluetooth, and more. Now, the Mobile Hotspot icon has been added to this list.
Last month, Samsung released the QuickStar 7.3.06.50 update, which introduced the ability to hide the mobile hotspot icon. This feature is particularly useful for users who prefer a cleaner quick panel and want to hide indicator icons.
To hide the Mobile Hotspot indicator icon on the quick panel of your Samsung devices, users just need to follow a few simple steps.
- Open the Good Lock app on your Samsung Galaxy device.
- Access the QuickStar Good Lock module and enable it by toggling the option.
- Navigate to the “Visibility of Indicator icons” option.
- Enable the feature with a single tap on the toggle.
- Locate the Mobile Hotspot icon in the list and toggle it off to hide it from the quick panel.
By giving users control over which icons appear in the quick panel, Samsung enhances usability and ensures a cleaner look that suits individual preferences. This feature simplifies the user interface and offers a more personalized experience.
Samsung QuickStar 7.3.06.50 update brings hotspot icon hiding feature
July 2024 is going to be an important month as Samsung will host its Galaxy Unpacked event, where the company will launch several products including the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. Alongside these launches, Samsung has started rolling out the July 2024 security patch for Galaxy devices, with the Galaxy A55 being the first device to receive it.
The July 2024 security patch addresses more than 55 issues to enhance system security. Google brings fixes for 4 critical and 21 high-level vulnerabilities in Android, although 2 are not relevant to Samsung devices.
In addition, Samsung has fixed 33 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) to further strengthen device security. These vulnerabilities mainly impact components such as One UI Home, System Property, System UI, Filter Provider, Secure Folder, Configuration Message, IMS service, Knox, MTP app, and others.
Below is the list of Galaxy devices that have already received the July 2024 update.
Samsung One UI July 2024 Updates List
July 06
- Samsung’s July 2024 security update has arrived, starting with Galaxy A55
*More Galaxy devices will be added in the coming days.
Samsung July 2024 Security Patch Details Released: Here’s What’s New
Article at a glance: Samsung Galaxy AI might get real-time translation support for WhatsApp calls. Live Translate could be supported by non-Samsung apps with the next iteration of Galaxy AI. Google Meet and WeChat might also be supported by the Galaxy AI translation feature.
Upgraded Galaxy AI will launch at the Unpacked next week. The new Galaxy AI is said to bring real-time translation to WhatsApp. It’s expected that the company may announce its collaboration with third-party platforms to optimize Galaxy AI with their apps.
WhatsApp already supports the translation of chats in Samsung’s AI suite. Beyond that, Samsung might bring real-time translation support for calls to WhatsApp. It would be a quite big development as there are approximately 2.7 billion active users worldwide.
The Galaxy S24 series debuted the Live Translate feature with Galaxy AI. It helps users translate phone calls in real time through on-device AI capabilities. This feature is expected to be supported by non-Samsung apps with the next iteration of Galaxy AI.
Galaxy AI will power WhatsApp real-time translation
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) July 6, 2024
Breaking the language barriers, Samsung’s Galaxy AI will be playing a crucial role in users’s everyday activities. Rather than phone calls through network carriers, millions of people use third-party apps like WhatsApp for voice conversation.
Samsung continues to expand its partnerships in various segments. It has close ties with Microsoft, Meta and Google that unlock extraordinary features on Galaxy devices. Beyond WhatsApp, Google Meet and WeChat might also be supported by the Galaxy AI translation feature.
The Korean tech giant will launch the new Galaxy AI features at Unpacked on July 10. It’s going to be a big hardware launch event, bringing next-generation foldable phones, Wear OS smartwatches, upgraded earbuds, the first Ring-style wearable, and the first Watch Ultra.
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