As Samsung is the world’s top smartphone vendor, hundreds of millions of people across the globe use its devices. Many of them will have wanted to find out how to block a number on Samsung smartphones at some point in their lives. Let’s be honest, nobody really calls anybody these days unless it’s an absolute […]
Read receipts on Android phones are a function of Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging that has replaced SMS. It brings enhanced features like typing indication, read receipts, and multimedia sharing to native texting apps on Android phones, providing functionality similar to third-party apps like WhatsApp. Things were a lot simpler with SMS. You’d send a […]
We’ve all experienced it. The sheer feeling of dread when we find out that our phone is missing. Most of us panic, thinking repeatedly that I need to find my phone before it’s lost forever. That might sound a bit too dramatic to some people, but that is the reality for everybody else. It’s not […]
Arguably, one of the cleverest decisions Apple has made for the iPhone Duo launch was to create a smooth transition animation between the iPhone’s two states: folded and unfolded. While it serves no practical purpose, the animation caught everyone’s attention and quickly became one of the most popular topics around the iPhone Duo’s launch. Some […]
Although all three Galaxy Z8 foldables share several fundamental characteristics, each model also stands out with one or two unique features that give it a more powerful identity. For the Galaxy Z Flip 8, one of those features is Mirror view. It’s available only for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, and the only reason you […]
Smartphones aren’t the best multitasking devices. Strides have been made in this area, and the Galaxy Z Fold lineup takes great advantage of features like multi-window. Still, the greatest obstacle standing in the way of true mobile multitasking is usually background processing and battery management. Here’s what we mean: Minimize a power-hungry app, such as […]
Motion Assist is an Android feature designed to reduce motion sickness when you use your phone in a moving car, bus, train, or other vehicle. On supported Galaxy phones, the feature places moving shapes around the edges of the screen. Those shapes respond to the movement of the device, providing visual cues that may help […]
So, you just got your new Galaxy S26 FE. If you are a long-time Samsung fan, you may have noticed that the More section of the Camera app, where you can switch between various shooting modes, is a little shorter than you remember. If the Galaxy S26 FE is your first Samsung phone, you may […]
The Galaxy Z Fold 8’s 4:3 inner display is great for many applications, but it is an unusual aspect ratio that isn’t used all that much across the Android landscape. As a result, odd things can happen with certain apps, including those that support multiple aspect ratios. For example, an app coded to support both […]