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Leak claims Samsung XR design, features in Galaxy S25
Samsung could bring Galaxy XR design and features to the Galaxy S25 series. The company has been working on the XR headset with Qualcomm and Google. The delayed device could finally get an official unveiling around Unpacked 2025.
Insider IceUniverse has hinted that Samsung is considering some design and features from its XR headset when designing the Galaxy S25. The input doesn’t clearly mention about what’s about to happen, but we guess an integrated experience.
This suggests that there might be some overlap in design philosophy or features between the two upcoming devices. Samsung may be exploring ways to integrate augmented or virtual reality functionalities into its flagship lineup.
Some of the design and features of the Galaxy S25 take into account the Galaxy XR.
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) August 6, 2024
Apple Vision Pro forced Samsung to reconsider the functionalities of the Galaxy XR headset. The company is reportedly working on pricing and usability upgrades. Galaxy XR is rumored to go official by the end of the year.
One UI 7.1 might be optimized to better support the Galaxy XR. The inclusion of artificial intelligence will play a key role in enhancing the user experience. Galaxy AI would also see some XR-specific additions with the Galaxy S25 series.
Samsung has recently launched the Galaxy Ring. The product is getting positive reactions in many markets. Interestingly, there are rumors that the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch products would be usable when using Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset.
The company is regularly working to expand its product ecosystem. The addition of an extended reality headset would be a big deal. Samsung’s smartphone, wearable, tablet, and laptop devices are optimized enough to work in harmony.
Samsung will launch the Galaxy A56 5G and A36 5G next year. Recently, the former model reportedly entered the development phase. The phone has been listed on the IMEI database, making its first appearance online.
Smartprix spotted the Galaxy A56 5G on the IMEI database. The listing suggests that the Korean tech giant has started working on the smartphone. It is expected to launch alongside the A36 5G around March next year.
The listing revealed Galaxy A56 5G as the official marketing name alongside the SM-A566B/DS model number. The model number suggests that the phone will continue to support Dual SIM slot functionality alongside a 5G network.
The Galaxy A56 5G could use an Exynos 1580 processor. The new chipset reportedly packs newer CPU cores from ARM and an AMD GPU. It could be a 4nm or 5nm SoC, featuring four Cortex-A720 CPU cores and four Cortex-A520 CPU cores.
It is reported that one of those Cortex-A720 CPU cores is clocked at 2.91GHz. The other three cores will likely be clocked at 2.6GHz, whereas the four Cortex-A520 @ 1.95GHz. The GPU could be the next-gen Xclipse GPU on the AMD RDNA2 architecture.
The smartphones will come pre-installed with Android 15-based One UI 7 software. The company is reportedly readying a new 6-year update policy. If the rumor turns true, both the A56 and A36 would be eligible for the same software lifespan.
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Samsung has released a new update for its Phone app with version 15.3.45. This update enhances functionality to provide users with an even better experience on their Galaxy devices.
The Phone app is important for Galaxy devices as it offers the primary interface for managing calls, contacts, and messaging. With this latest update, Samsung enhances some features to ensure that users can navigate the app more smoothly and efficiently.
However, specific details about the improvements have not yet been disclosed but users can expect enhancements that make dialing, searching for contacts, and managing call logs more intuitive and user-friendly.
In addition, the update fixes some issues encountered in the previous version to enhance stability and reliability. If you are using a Galaxy smartphone, install the update now to enjoy enhanced features.
The installation package size of the Samsung Phone 15.3.45 update is around 26.04MB. You can install the update through Galaxy Store >> Menu option >> Updates. Also, you can download it directly from the third-party app link mentioned here.
Samsung Call app supports Galaxy AI feature, Live Translate, to support voice calls. So you can stay in contact with friends or colleagues, communicating on Galaxy-exclusive apps in multiple languages. However, Samsung has also made this feature available for other third-party call apps.
Samsung has reportedly pulled the Galaxy S23’s One UI 6.1.1 rollout. Starting September 12, the company pushed the new One UI update to its older flagships. However, a weird camera glitch seemingly forced to halt the rollout.
It looks like Samsung stopped Galaxy S23’s One UI 6.1.1 distribution. Earlier, the lineup started getting the update in Europe, India, and other markets. There is a weird flaw in the S23’s camera zoom function, which is suspected as the reason.
Users report the bug causing ghosting in photos captured at zoom levels between 16x and 19.9x. Surprisingly, the native camera app is only affected; you can capture accurate images through the Expert RAW app.
This issue doesn’t affect any other phones, so only the rollout for the S23 Ultra was halted. It was recently reported that the company has acknowledged the issue and working on incremental firmware to address the glitch.
Consumers who have installed One UI 6.1.1 will receive an incremental update. Other users who missed installing the release will get the update with the camera fix included. We hope the rollout will continue in a short period of delay.
Temporary Fix:
Open your Galaxy S23 Ultra’s camera settings and head towards the Intelligent Optimization function. Switch the current setting to Medium quality, which would make things better. Using the Expert RAW is also an option to avoid the glitch.
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