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Samsung is rolling out One UI 7 Beta 5 in some regions as the company continues the program ahead of a full release.

Samsung’s newest flagships all carry SoCs that are capable of processing AI, thanks to a capable NPU. Still, a lot...

Before One UI 7, Samsung’s OS has always been a little hit or miss in some areas. I could never...

According to a new report, Samsung plans to use some ceramic materials in the Galaxy S25 Edge, though it’s not...

While most users are just waiting for the full version of One UI 7 to be released, Samsung has a...

The Galaxy Tab S9 is now seeing a security update begin to roll out for the month of February. This is the first update of the year.

So I've been seeing and reading a tonne of conflicting stuff about 45w Charging and sfc2.0 especially for the s25u. Some say 5a cable is no longer required even.

I went out and bought a bunch of 3rd party brand chargers, all of which are supposed to support sfc2.0, namely:

• Anker 735 65w Ganprime
• Anker 313 Ace2 45w
• Ugreen Nexode 65W
• Ugreen 100W USB C Charger, Nexode 4 Ports Charging Station

And my personal conclusion is:

• 65w (or under) chargers need 5a cable to get sfc2.0
• 100w chargers can use any cable, including the one that came in box to get sfc2.0

Just FYI if anyone is looking for charger/cable combo to get sfc2.0. 5a cables, I believe any cable marketing itself as 100w or above should be 5a capable. E.g. I got this generic cable off Amazon: LISEN USB C to USB C Cable 1M 1 Pack 240W and it's fine.

Noting that even with sfc2.0, the highest watts I saw on screen with AccuBattery, however accurate that is, was 35w when my battery was 4% and kept cool so I still haven't seen that magical 45w yet, but it charged very fast. 4% to 85% took 40 mins, which is very very fast in my books. Changed the way I use the phone, virtually no battery anxiety anymore.

I noticed sfc1.0 also maxes out at 30w and not 25w as well, which makes the difference even more negligible. I would end this by saying don't feel the need to go out of your way to spend money to get sfc2.0.

According to a new report, Samsung is delaying its stable Android 15 update for more Galaxy devices through April 2025.

Samsung is rolling out the first update to the Galaxy S25 series which brings fixes for the camera alongside other bug fixes.

I have an A7 Lite and I’m just getting sick of the lag and sluggishness. I had done a lot of research prior to buying it, and was led to believe it could be optimized enough to run really nicely.

Well it turns out that any rare successful ROM replacement procedures are long gone with no live file links and not a single coherent procedure instruction. So despite it being theoretically doable, there isn’t a solid document with accompanying files available. I have spent many months looking for something that isn't obsolete, incomplete or missing accompanying files.

So… what I need is something around that size +/- a little. So like 8"-11" range. I want a long lasting battery and a decent enough CPU, RAM, GPU arrangement to handle most basic tasks such as videos, photoshop and the occasional game - without any stuttering or hanging due to latency.

Ideally, I’d really like to be able to do a custom ROM if I should so desire. This isn’t urgent but in my experience with a dozen different test cases, a slimmer ROM make a crazy improvement in performance (seriously, it's astonishing how much faster most devices perform with a slimmed ROM) . However, given I’d likely wind up going with a Samsung I’d want the S-Pen to work nicely. I really don’t like how bloated One-UI is, but it would seem I’d be stuck with it unless there are ROMs that integrate their S-Pen utilities. I actually quite like them.

So good performance but don’t need the best or even close to the best. Just not the bargain basement slug that is the Mediatek inside the A7 Lite. It’s honestly shameful.

Oh and just in case they’ve started to fuck around with this, I need a microSD slot.

Sorry for being so verbose but I wanted to be as clear about what I wanna avoid as what I am looking for.

Edit: some grammar and clarifications.

The Galaxy S24 and S23 are waiting for One UI 7, and a new update took some users by surprise. Unfortunately, it isn't One UI 7.

A new control widget for the homescreen is now available for Galaxy Buds 3 Pro ahead of One UI 7's upcoming release.

After four years, monthly security updates have ended on the Galaxy S21 series as Samsung will now provide quarterly updates only.

In a change of heart, Samsung appears to be reviving support for RCS through its Samsung Messages app on the Galaxy S25 series.

Samsung is rolling out a major update for Good Lock that delivers a desperately needed redesign with lots of improvements.

Galaxy AI is one of Samsung’s biggest draws on its flagship phones, and writing assist is a huge part of...

[email protected] removed my post, without any sort of notification, which is lame and annoying.

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Something is going on with Samsung TV's voice assistant

My TV has suddenly started to interpret voice commands as if I was speaking Russian. Users on Samsungs community forum are reporting the same issue. There are users on Reddit who are also reporting the same issue.

A quick google search shows that this is worldwide, and that it started somewhere between 3-5 days ago.

What the hell is going on, Samsung?

(I am not seeking tech support or advice, just raising awareness to what is hopefully a benign problem.)

A new leak claims to include the camera specs for the Galaxy Z Flip 7, and they're underwhelming to say the least.

Samsung has deleted a misleading reference to a Bluetooth S Pen for the Galaxy S25 Ultra after removing those features from the device.

Battery health is becoming a more crucial part of smartphones as support timelines grow, and one helpful point of reference...

Samsung has made a change to the S Pen on the Galaxy S25 Ultra which removes remote control features that...

Samsung is making big changes to lock screen notifications in One UI 7 which both improve, and absolutely ruin functionality.