Samsung is expected to outclass NVIDIA in profits next year despite a smaller market cap. The company just posted earnings guidance for Q1 2026, estimating operating profit of nearly $42 billion in a single quarter. That’s a 755% jump over the same period last year.

We just reported that Samsung made more money in one quarter of 2026 than it did in the entire year of 2025. The memory chip market has been building toward something like this for a while; HBM demand exploded and AI infrastructure build-outs accelerated.

Every hyperscaler on the planet needed more memory, faster, and Samsung is the company that makes the stuff the entire industry runs on. KB Securities (via Jukan) projects Samsung’s full-year operating profit at $221 billion in 2026, and the 2027 projection sits at $330 billion.

KB Securities’ 2027 forecast for NVIDIA falls below $330 billion. If Samsung hits that target, it becomes the most profitable company on the planet by operating income, and it would do it while carrying a market capitalization that’s roughly 19% of NVIDIA’s.

Analysts tracking the memory cycle believe it hasn’t peaked. We’re sitting at the midpoint, with prices still having room to climb. Samsung’s own guidance suggests the company knows it.

The most profitable company in the world might not be the one building the AI future. It might be the one quietly selling the memory it runs on, and that should make Big Tech a little uncomfortable.

Bookmark this. KB Securities expects Samsung to make more money than Nvidia next year. pic.twitter.com/KNlDOG3gEd

— Jukan (@jukan05) April 8, 2026

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Samsung and Minted have announced a partnership expansion to bring new artworks from independent artists around the globe to the Samsung Art Store.

These artworks are coming from the first-ever “Frame It” art challenge winners. The contest was co-hosted by both brands in December 2025. These artworks will be available through 2026 to bring new art styles to Samsung users. The company has shared the winners:

• Autumn River by Wendy Keller (first prize winner)
• Winter’s Quiet Return by Carol C. Young (second prize winner)
• County Line Up by Kamala Nahas (third prize winner)
• Apple Tree by Wendy Keller (fourth prize winner)
• Misty Valley by Melanie Severin (fifth prize winner)

Minted arts have been available for Samsung Art Store users since 2019, but the new Frame It competition has enabled new creations that are specifically targeting Samsung Frame series TVs. As an outcome, 180 artworks by 98 independent artists will be available on the Art Store.

Both partners are also supporting these independent artists with prizes ranging from $2,000 to $750, and an Editor’s pick of $150, as well as a commission on net sales.

Furthermore, new Samsung x Minted artworks will be available through seasonal themes to vary their appearances and user experience.

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Last month, the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold went out of stock in the U.S., and the company indicated that the phone wouldn’t be restocked. However, it’s now announced that Galaxy Z TriFold will be returning to sale once again this Friday.

Samsung has listed this phone on its official online store with a tagline, “Coming soon – the return of our popular trifold screen.” The company also announced that this sale will be available until supplies last.

It has an official countdown timer running on the Samsung Store, which could help you to stay ready to place an order. Besides the online store, you can also find the phone at Samsung’s official experience stores.

Launched in December, the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold brings a new generation of foldable form factor. It folds twice to create a massive 10-inch tabelt size screen space that helps users to see content bigger and multitask better than ever.

Once closed, the TriFold becomes an ordinary phone with its 6.5-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x display offering you all functions without requiring you to unfold the device. Its dimensions make the phone as hand-frinedly and its weight makes it easy to carry.

It equips three rear cameras: a 12MP ultra-wide, a 200MP high-quality main camera, and a 10MP 3x telephoto optical zoom camera. There’s one 10MP selfie camera on the foldable display and the other on the cover.

The phone uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, coupled with the One UI 8.0 operating system with Galaxy AI features. It comes with Samsung’s 7 OS upgrades and seven years of security patch support.

Unlike Fold 7, Z TriFold ships a 5,600mAh battery, the largest Samsung has ever packed inside a foldable phone. And, it supports 45W fast super charging. Now comes the price, the phone was launched at $2,899 in crafted black color and 512GB of storage.

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Samsung is upgrading the Galaxy S25 Ultra camera experience, bringing a new tool called Ocean Mode. This is the same feature Samsung built a couple of years ago to help map coral reefs and monitor underwater ecosystems.

An Expert RAW update pushed to the S25 Ultra running One UI 8.5 Beta, specifically version 5.0.08.2, appears to have brought Ocean Mode. It was never meant for your average consumer, but the Galaxy S26 Ultra got it first.

Earlier this year, the company signaled Ocean Mode would go public, and now here it is, landing on the Galaxy S25 Ultra through a Beta firmware update.

Ocean Mode uses algorithms to correct the color distortion and visual warping that happens the moment you point a camera at anything underwater.

Samsung’s Galaxy phones carry IP ratings for fresh water. Ocean Mode is a camera algorithm. It corrects what your lens captures underwater. It does absolutely nothing to the physical integrity of your device.

Use a proper waterproof housing for anything serious. Don’t let a software feature create a false sense of security about hardware limitations that haven’t changed.

Whether this stays locked to the S25 Ultra or spreads to the S24 Ultra in the coming weeks is the question worth watching.

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Galaxy S26 Ultra is the first phone that features built-in Privacy Display technology. We’ve already heard that this technology will be adopted by Chinese phone makers later this year.

Market research firm Sigmaintell (via TheElec) projects global smartphone shipments featuring privacy display technology will climb from 1 million units in 2025 to 21 million in 2026.

It’s going to be a 20-fold jump in twelve months; then 29 million in 2027, a roughly 40 percent year-over-year increase. Numbers like that don’t happen by accident; Galaxy S26 Ultra opened the door for this segment.

Huawei and Xiaomi are reportedly weighing their own versions. Oppo and Vivo are said to be deep in development. When Samsung moves on something premium, the rest of the Android field doesn’t wait around to see how it plays out.

Privacy displays solutions on mobile separate standard pixels from a dedicated set of privacy-mode pixels. Those dedicated pixels carry an additional black matrix layer on top of a color filter on the encapsulation layer.

Sigmaintell thinks this technology moves into foldables next. However, this technology currently carries penalties in resolution and brightness. Well, nobody should expect this in next year’s Z Fold without serious groundwork being laid first.

The forecast says 29 million units by 2027. Samsung got here first. The question now isn’t whether privacy displays become standard in premium Android. It’s whether anyone catches up before Samsung makes the gap embarrassing.

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We are in the second week of April, the likely timeline when Samsung could rollout new One UI 8.5 Beta updates for Galaxy S25, S24 and S23 series.

One UI 8.5 Beta Program is already open for Galaxy S25 and S24 series, whereas the Galaxy S23 lineup may mark its entry this April. Newly discovered builds are the same across all lineups, signaling a good pace of testing.

Users of the Galaxy S25 series will get the 9th Beta, while the Galaxy S24 series users will get the 2nd Beta. Users of the Galaxy S23 series will join the Beta Program, with signups bringing them the 1st build over the air.

Next One UI 8.5 Beta builds could be as follows:

• Galaxy S25 Series → ZZD5
• Galaxy S24 Series → ZZD5
• Galaxy S23 Series → ZZD5

Galaxy S25 series may also receive the 10th Beta update. The rollout is expected to take place on 20th of April. We also heard that the public release could begin at the end of this month, while Global expansion may happen on May 4.

• Mega One UI 8.5 Beta plan: Galaxy S25 to get Beta 9 and 10
• Stable One UI 8.5 release dates leak for Galaxy S25 series

Samsung has officially released the One UI 8.5 on March 11. Galaxy S26 series comes preinstalled with the latest version of the software. Older devices will likely begin grabbing the official update sometime in May this year.

New One UI 8.5 beta builds spotted

• Galaxy S25 Series → ZZD5
• Galaxy S24 Series →ZZD5
• Galaxy S23 Series → ZZD5

Samsung appears to be preparing for its next beta rollout pic.twitter.com/9fG6bh1udX

— Alfatürk (@Alfaturk16) April 8, 2026

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It seems the development and testing of Samsung’s Exynos 2700 chipset is progressing well as its CPU hit Geekbench for the first time.

In its first appearance, Samsung’s Exynos 2700 posted a 2,603 single-core score and 10,350 multi-core on Geekbench CPU, via AbhishekYadav. The chip runs a deca-core configuration, which is already interesting.

One prime core sits at 2.78GHz, four performance cores at 2.88GHz, then a middle cluster of four at 2.40GHz, plus a single low-power core at 2.30GHz. Paired with the Xclipse 970 GPU, the tested unit pulled an OpenCL score of 15,618.

The prototype device ran Android 16 with 12GB of RAM onboard. And yes, that means Samsung is already deep into the OS development for the S27 lineup.

Samsung has been fighting to reclaim Exynos credibility since the 2200 generation embarrassed them globally. Every benchmark entry between now and launch will be scrutinized harder than any Qualcomm chip ever faces.

The company is rumored to use an enhanced 2nm process in manufacturing the Exynos 2700. It would be used in the Galaxy S27 and S27 Plus, and the utilization rate will increase as compared to the Galaxy S26 series.

Exynos 2600, used in the S26 and S26+, turned out to be a huge success. It still lags behind its Snapdragon counterpart, but it has significantly solidified Samsung’s credibility in the mobile processor and  Foundry market.

It’s said that the S27 lineup may add a Pro version, while keeping the three unchanged. That said, the range would bring S27, S27+, S27 Pro, and S27 Ultra. These are just early rumors, and the product plan may change as well.

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Samsung just shipped the April 2026 security update to the Galaxy S24 and S23 series, including FE models. The rollout follows the recent opening for the Galaxy S25 series, which followed the wider availability of the Galaxy S26 series.

The April 2026 update is now available for download on the Galaxy S24, S24 FE, S24+, S24 Ultra, S23, S23 FE, S23+, and S23 Ultra devices. The rollout has only started in South Korea, with wider availability following in the next few days.

Samsung yesterday revealed the details of its April 2026 security patch. The OTA carries forty-seven improvements for Galaxy users. If your device runs a Snapdragon chip, expect four fewer patches than Exynos devices.

• Read More: Don’t ignore April 2026 patch, Samsung reveals crucial details

Software update notifications may be delayed. You can speed up the process by manually fetching the latest firmware. To do so, open Settings, followed by Software update page and hit the Download and install.

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One UI 8.5 Beta is available on the Galaxy S24 series. Samsung is preparing to kickstart the Beta testing for the S23 series. The Beta Program expansion will likely take place this month, while the exact timeline is unknown.

April patch sets the foundation for the Beta Program opening. If you’re a Galaxy S24 smartphone user and enrolled in Beta, it’s not the one for you. The security patch is based on One UI 8.0, which is based on Android 16.

• When Galaxy S24 users may get another chance at One UI 8.5 Beta

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Apple is locking in its foldable future and it’s doing it the Samsung way. The first foldable iPhone, tentatively named iPhone Ultra, will solely rely on Samsung Display and Apple might have already banned the entry of any other firm for three years.

Multiple industry sources confirm that Apple has agreed to source iPhone Ultra phone’s foldable OLED panels exclusively from Samsung Display for the next three years.

Samsung Display reportedly pushed for the deal first. Supplying a critical component to a direct rival like Apple always needs justification, especially when Samsung’s MX Division is competing head-on in premium phones.

BOE has made progress in foldables, shipping panels to Chinese OEMs; however, yields and durability remain sticking points at Apple’s quality thresholds. LG Display is even further behind with no commercial track record in foldable panels.

Production is expected to begin in Q2, with initial shipments pegged at around 3 million units this year. Even with Apple entering the segment, scaling too fast carries risk.

The foldable OLED panels will use CoE (Color filter on Encapsulation). It removes the polarizer, reducing thickness and minimizing stress in the folding area. Apple is also sticking with the M14 OLED material set, the same as iPhone 17 Pro.

Related article:

• Samsung spent years fixing foldables, now Apple is learning why that was so hard

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April 8 is not a good day if you were planning to pick up a budget Samsung phone in India. We’re seeing a fresh round of price revisions across the Galaxy M and F lineup. No slow rollout, no silent tweaks; retail channels have already started updating tags.

Tipster AbhishekYadav flagged the changes, and from what we’re hearing on the ground, this aligns with what distributors were briefed earlier this week.

Here’s the damage:

• Galaxy M36 / F36: +INR 1,000
• Galaxy M17 5G: up to +INR 1,500
• Galaxy M17e: +INR 500 to INR 1,000
• Galaxy F70: +INR 500 to INR 1,000
• Galaxy M06 / F06: +INR 1,500 to INR 2,000
• Galaxy M07 / F07: up to +INR 1,900

It’s a full sweep across the entry and lower mid-range portfolio. The kind of move Samsung usually avoids mid-cycle unless something breaks badly in the supply chain.

We’ve been tracking component pricing for months now, and the pressure has been building. DRAM and NAND prices have surged sharply this quarter, in some cases touching a 30 percent jump.

Samsung is both a supplier and a buyer in this game. It makes memory, but its smartphone division still operates on tight internal pricing. That matters a lot in India, where the Galaxy M and F series run on razor-thin margins.

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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been supplying glass substrate samples to Apple since last year and the AI chip industry is paying attention.

TheElec sources confirmed this week that Samsung’s advanced packaging division has been feeding Apple experimental substrate materials, the kind that replace the organic core inside traditional flip chip-ball grid array packaging with glass.

Apple’s AI server chip is being developed with Broadcom and is expected to be manufactured at TSMC. Samsung Electro-Mechanics is running a pilot glass substrate line, while mass production isn’t targeted until after 2027.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has been running glass substrate trials with Broadcom since last year too. Broadcom sits at the center of the custom AI chip market, co-designing silicon with Google, Meta, OpenAI, and now Apple.

If Samsung locks in Broadcom as a customer, those substrates could end up inside chips built for half of Silicon Valley. But Apple coming directly to Samsung changes the texture of this story.

Apple has a documented habit of bringing things in-house. That said, the Cupertino giant doesn’t rely on a partner, study the space intensely, then quietly build the capability internally and cut the partner out.

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Samsung has a totally killer plan for Bixby, and ultimately, you won’t be required to use apps on Galaxy devices. Bixby has been upgraded with LLM and the integration of Perplexity’s AI capabilities is a solid move.

On March 31, Samsung relaunched Bixby not as a smarter voice assistant but as what it calls a “device agent.” A voice assistant waits for commands, while an agent understands what you actually want and figures out how to get there

Jisun Park, Corporate Executive Vice President and Head of Language AI at Samsung’s Mobile eXperience division, laid out what that looks like in practice.

The new architecture puts an LLM at the core, which means Bixby now interprets intent rather than matching commands. Samsung rebuilt individual device functions as callable agents, each defined in a way the LLM can invoke on the fly.

Ask the new Samsung Bixby service to make your screen visible only to you and it activates Privacy Display. Tell it your eyes are tired and it recommends and switches on Eye Comfort Shield, right there in the conversation.

Bixby supports multiple languages, but Korean is structurally brutal for language models. Park said they surpassed their original Korean performance targets by a significant margin.

Samsung’s Bixby is already available across Samsung’s broader device lineup. You can tell your robot vacuum to start cleaning while you’re across town. You can flip on the air conditioning before you get home.

The phone becomes a control surface for the entire household. That’s the actual play here: a single conversational layer across every Samsung device you own.

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Samsung and Apple flop the EU repairability report once again. Two of the most powerful phone manufacturers on the planet just got schooled by Motorola.

The “Failing the Fix 2026” report from the US PIRG Education Fund (via WIRED) dropped this week, and it’s not kind to the industry’s biggest names.

• Apple pulled a D minus, the lowest grade among major brands surveyed.
• Samsung wasn’t far behind with a D.
• Motorola walked away with a B plus.

This isn’t the old French repairability index system. The report has shifted to the EU’s EPREL database, a framework designed to capture how repairs actually work in the real world, not just how manufacturers say they work on paper.

The scoring pulls from disassembly ease, spare parts availability, repair documentation access, standard tool compatibility, and declared software support duration.

Inside the EPREL system, Samsung lists only the regulatory minimum: five years of software support. Samsung scores the worst possible marks in the software category despite offering better coverage than most of its rivals.

Ease of disassembly now carries more weight than any other factor in the scoring. That shift hit Samsung and Apple harder than most.

Samsung’s scores were calculated from just five models because its EPREL listings are incomplete. The company had the opportunity to update its official regulatory disclosures, which may have improved its repairability scores.

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A new experiment from Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) offers a rare, side-by-side look at how Samsung’s smartphone selfies from the original Galaxy S1 to the latest Galaxy S26 have evolved over more than 15 years.

The YouTuber recreated the same self-portrait across every major Galaxy S generation, starting from the original Galaxy S1 and moving all the way to the Galaxy S26.

The intent was simple: hold framing constant and expose the shifts in HDR handling, color tuning, and computational photography.

Early Galaxy S models lean heavily on basic sensor output, with limited dynamic range and inconsistent exposure control. The transition phase begins around the mid-2010s.

Devices like the S6 and S7 introduce more reliable HDR stacking, though results often skew toward artificial contrast. By the time Samsung enters the S10 and S20 era, the company is clearly pushing computational photography harder.

Recent models show a different philosophy. The S23 and S24 outputs appear more controlled. Skin tones are steadier and highlights retain detail without aggressive flattening.

One result breaks the progression; the Galaxy S20 stands out for the wrong reasons. The 2020’s flagship struggles with both dynamic range and clarity. Bright areas wash out, while facial details lack definition.

The S23 and S24 represent a stable baseline, where HDR, detail retention, and tonal accuracy are largely in sync. The improvements on the recent models, including the Galaxy S25 and S26, are now incremental, not dramatic.

It's Samsung's turn: I took the same photo with every gen Samsung Galaxy S from 26 to 1. Holy HDR pic.twitter.com/AoLsKBwEFf

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) April 7, 2026

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Samsung has now started the first sale of the Galaxy A37 and A57 with some incredible discounts. Shoppers can purchase the smartphones in India, starting today, and the company has a decent discount offer for all.

Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 come with an instant discount of INR 3,000 in India. You can score this instant discount by making a payment through one of the eligible banks’ credit cards, including HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and Axis Bank.

Galaxy A37 is available in three configurations:

• 8 GB | 128 GB – INR 41,999
• 8 GB | 256 GB – INR 47,499
• 12 GB | 256 GB – INR 52,999

Galaxy A57 comes in two configurations:

• 8 GB | 256 GB – INR 56,999
• 12 GB | 256 GB – INR 62,499

The discount of INR 3,000 is available across both models and all configurations. You can also get the smartphone on early EMI, which removes the cost burden. Samsung also lets you unlock 6 percent extra corporate benefit for special pricing.

Galaxy A37 and A57 come with a striking new design. The camera bump looks familiar to the Galaxy S26 series flagships. Samsung has also made them thinner than their predecessors to improve the in-hand feeling.

The costs of these smartphones have spiked significantly due to memory prices. Other components, such as application processor and camera sensors, are also playing a major role in increasing the cost of bill of materials.

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Galaxy S25 series users have marked a big win over Samsung and forced it to reverse a decision on the latest AI features for this flagship.

Samsung has officially announced that it’s working on a new software update that will bring new AI features for the Galaxy S25 series. The company specifically mentioned that the feature list includes call screening, which has become a cornerstone for this discussion.

The Galaxy S26 series comes with new performance upgrades and AI features. Since the launch day, Galaxy S25 users have been expecting these new additions to descend to their phones with the One UI 8.5 update.

Users reached Samsung through its community moderators and verified whether the call screening feature would be a part of the One UI 8.5 rollout. The moderators denied the compatibility.

This was the turning point for the entire scenario, in which Samsung users started criticising Samsung’s 7 OS update policy. They alleged that the company is keeping the new features exclusive to the Galaxy S26 series as a selling point. And they are feeling betrayed even after purchasing a premium phone. That’s not it; the company also denied access to call screening for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 series.

This criticism is genuine, and there are a few reasons. The Galaxy S25 series was launched in January last year, which makes it only one year old, and has received one major OS update so far. Meanwhile, the Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are the most recent foldables.

What makes the scenario even more concerning is that these previous-gen devices come with a high-end chipset. Therefore, they could run all of the latest features without any performance issues.

Third, and the final features like call screening are software-focused. Hence, developers can install it via an OTA update. With these facts, Samsung appeared to be neglecting previous flagships and limiting the new feature pack.

User raised questions, if Samsung is doing this to only a year-old flagship, it may also discriminate against the S26 series when the S27 lineup launches. These are some of the most genuine comments that Samsung should read.

Following the initial backlash, Galaxy S24 and S23 series users also joined the movement and forced Samsung to come up with an announcement in their favor.

Author’s take

With the release of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung started selling the 7 OS upgrade and 7 years of security update support. The policy is in effect for premium phones launched over the time span of past two years.

This is one of the selling points of Samsung S-series and foldables, which assures consumers of getting long-term support, keeping the phone updated with new features. However, the most recent incident suggests that Galaxy S-series and Foldable users may face some lag in the 7 OS upgrade as the years goes bye.

From my perspective, Samsung should be doing these after-sales services without user complaints. In fact, it’s its responsibility to keep its existing users happy. So that they could refer to that good experience to their family and friends. Similarly, if they are getting mistreated, they will spread that experience as well. This will hurt the consumer trust in the brand’s after-sales services.

As the software experience is picking up consumers’ interest, this attitude of Samsung leaders for existing users won’t go unattended. Also, if it wants to compete against Apple, it must fix such flaws. For example, Apple has already released the call screening feature for all of the supported devices from the past generation. And the good thing is, no one has to ask for it. The company just gave it away. This should be the common standard of after-sales services.

We expect that this user backlash will set an example for Samsung, and it should not neglect its past year’s flagships, such as the Galaxy S25 series.

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Samsung dropped a firmware update for Galaxy XR today, and it’s not a minor patch. Android Enterprise support has landed, paired with a five-year software commitment. For a platform that launched in October 2025, that’s a bold statement.

Android Enterprise extends the management framework that IT departments have trusted across millions of Android phones into spatial computing.

The Galaxy XR can now be deployed at scale in manufacturing floors, hospitals, retail environments, and training facilities without giving corporate security teams a collective heart attack.

Organizations get fully managed and dedicated device support, zero-touch enrollment, QR code provisioning, and DPC identifier setup.

Managed Google Play handles app distribution. Admins can push password policies, configure networks, and remotely lock or wipe devices.

“Our vision for XR extends beyond hardware — it’s about building a secure, scalable ecosystem informed by our users,” said James Choi, EVP and Head of XR R&D Team, Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “With Android Enterprise support and ongoing platform upgrades, Galaxy XR demonstrates how real-world use cases across work, discovery, and play influence our direction.”

Virtual keyboard positioning now saves your preferred depth and height. Desktop session restore brings back up to three apps in their original layout after a reboot.

Accessibility improvements include single eye tracking and pointer customization. Wall panel alignment helps users line up content against physical surfaces without the usual guesswork.

Auto Spatialization is the flashiest addition, converting 2D content in Chrome and YouTube into 3D photos and video. Five years of updates on a first-gen XR headset is a commitment Samsung’s phone line had to earn over time.

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Samsung has made a big change in the price of Galaxy S26 Ultra just a month after the release, declining below the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

The company launched the Unlocked Galaxy S26 Ultra at a starting price point of $1,299 in the US. Its 512GB version is priced at $1,499 and 1TB at $1,799. Following the new discount, these prices have declined to the following:

• $1,099 for 256GB
• $1,299 for 512GB
• $1,599 for 1TB

That’s a $200 saving on each model. Compared to that, the 256GB version of the Galaxy S25 Ultra is priced at $1,299, the 512GB at $1,419, and the 1TB variant at $1,659. These prices are basically the launch prices of the phone from a year ago.

This is the first major price cut for the lineup, which appears to be applied for a limited time. Still, getting the $200 off without a trade-in is a big offer for anyone looking to buy this phone upright.

On the other hand, Samsung is offering up to $720 instant credit for people who want to swap their old phone for a new Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Launched on February 25, the Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with a new Snapdragon chipset with improved performance and new AI features. The design embraces refreshed material and an optimized frame for a new look.

The highlighted feature of this phone is the privacy display, which hides the content from side view to protect your data from unknown people while using the phone in public.

Samsung has also improved the main camera, capturing more light in photos and videos in nightitme. Features like horizontal lock steady mode offer unique video stabilization that you won’t find in iPhones.

After the latest discount, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is now also competitive in price category than the S25 Ultra. Are you considering buying one? Share your thoughts on our social media channels.

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It appears that Perplexity has made progress with the Hey Perplexity wake-up phrase for the Galaxy S26 series after dumping the “Hey Plex”.

Perplexity app version 2.81.2 app insights from AndroidAuthority revealed a new wake-up voice setup screen mentioning “Hey Perplexity.

“Say Hey Perplexity to open the assistant, even when the screen is off,” found in the setup, changing from Hey Plex mentioned in the past. The assisting screenshot shows the setup screen with instructions.

There are no other details available about the upgrade and the reason behind this change, as promised by the company.

Backdrop

Prior to the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, Samsung announced Perplexity integration with the new phones and Hey Plex wake-up phrase to trigger the voice assistant. This functionality is the same as the Google Gemini, which comes as the default AI agent for the S26 series users.

The S26 series comes with the pre-installed Perplexity app, and initially, it had a setup process for Hey Plex. Early test shows that the feature was working better than expected. However, it’s not as fluent as Gemini.

Despite this, Perplexity unpromptly removed the feature from the latest S-series phones. Soon after, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas announced that the feature would be renamed to Hey Perplexity without confirming a rollout date. Since then, users have been waiting for this wake-up phrase transition.

The latest insight shows that the lineup may soon receive Hey Perplexity with a new app update.

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A leak just surfaced that’s either the best Samsung news in years or a very well-timed fantasy. A new leak suggests that Samsung could keep the Galaxy Z Fold 8 price the same as Fold 7.

Samsung is planning three configurations for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, all targeted at a July 2026 launch. The variants are expected to be 12GB RAM with 256GB storage, 12GB with 512GB, and a top-shelf 16GB with 1TB.

According to the leak, Samsung intends to hold the line at $1,999, $2,199, and $2,499. Word-for-word, the same structure as the Fold 7. If that actually happens, it will be the most deliberate pricing decision Samsung has made in years.

Foldables are no longer curiosities; they are inching toward mainstream adoption, and the biggest obstacle has always been price. Keeping the Fold 8 at $1,999 removes the objection for a lot of buyers who are willing to join the Fold Army.

The Galaxy Z Wide Fold is rumored to arrive around the same time, a device clearly designed to cut off Apple’s anticipated foldable iPhone. A surprise price hike on the Fold 8 would muddy that narrative badly.

Currency swings, supply disruptions, last-minute spec changes, any of those can move final retail pricing. @TheGalox_ has a solid track record, but even reliable sources work from information that can become stale between now and launch.

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Samsung is equipping the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 with 5G network support, but it might be limited to the US, as a new leak signals 4G version exclusivity in Europe.

The European version of the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 carries model number SM-L715F, and early test firmware for that moniker has already been spotted, via GalaxyClub.

Standalone 5G on a smartwatch isn’t the same transformative leap it is on a phone. However, it matters for latency on calls, responsiveness when the watch is untethered from your phone, and future-proofing for health and emergency services.

Samsung’s 5G watch ambitions were supposed to be a big deal. It was reported weeks ago that the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 would become the company’s first smartwatch with a 5G modem.

If accurate, European consumers paying premium prices for a product called “Ultra” deserve the same hardware as American customers. The word “Ultra” implies no compromises; a 4G-only modem in 2026 is a compromise.

Could Samsung announce a 5G variant for Europe later?

Samsung may take some time to bring a 5G-compatible variant. But right now, development resources on are clearly pointed at the 4G version, and there’s been no indication that a 5G European variant is even in the pipeline.

The development of Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 is underway. Samsung may introduce these new smartwatches alongside the next-gen foldables. All the devices are expected to go official at an Unpacked event around July 2026.

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Samsung’s next big software push is bleeding out in pieces, and the latest One UI 9 builds have let slip two features worth paying attention to: Tap to Share and Now Brief design tweaks.

One UI 9 will launch with the next-gen foldable phones around July this year. Samsung is internally testing this software, which could launch first as the Beta Program on the Galaxy S26 series.

Tap to Share

One UI 9 is bringing Tap to Share to Quick Share, and yes, it works exactly like AirDrop. You unlock both Android phones, overlap the tops, hold them there, and the files move. It also adopted Apple’s NameDrop sharing functionality.

The settings page of Tap to Share feature has descriptive text explaining the workflow (via SammyGuru). There’s also a header image, though it’s currently a placeholder borrowed from the “Share with Apple devices” screen.

The placeholder assets at this stage are normal, and the underlying mechanics are clearly in motion. A full dialog box surfaces on first use, walking you through the steps. For a feature that’s still non-functional, the UI scaffolding is surprisingly complete.

Now Brief gets colorful

Inside the Personal Data Intelligence app, the Now Brief widget finally has some color. We’re talking a blue-to-orange gradient that kicks in during evening hours.

Open the widget and it gets even more dramatic, with bright gradient shifts that apparently vary across different times of day. Such small things matter in software that people stare at every day.

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The Galaxy S26 Ultra filmed a live Street League Skateboarding competition on April 4. Not as a stunt, not as a side experiment, but as part of the actual broadcast.

Samsung confirmed that the S26 Ultra captured the SLS DTLA Takeover in Los Angeles, with devices physically embedded into the course itself: rails, ledges, gaps.

The footage fed directly into live production, enabling near-instant replay in a sport where the difference between a landed trick and a bail happens in under a second.

The S26 Ultra brings enhanced stabilization, Super Steady with horizontal lock, and Instant Slow-Mo to a context where all three matter simultaneously. High-speed motion, cramped physical spaces, low-light pockets under course obstacles.

It’s a genuinely hostile shooting environment, and Samsung claims the device held up alongside conventional broadcast cameras without a drop in clarity.

Brett Clarke, Chief Revenue Officer at Thrill Sports, the parent company of SLS, called it an evolution in how the sport reaches fans.

Joshua Cho, Samsung’s EVP heading the Visual Solution Team within the MX Business, framed it as extending what the company proved at Milano Cortina into a rawer, less predictable setting.

With Los Angeles 2028 on the horizon, the company’s direction is obvious: position Galaxy hardware as a legitimate broadcast tool before the world’s biggest sporting event lands in its backyard.

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Galaxy S25 users are mentally prepared to receive the Stable One UI 8.5 update after two more Beta builds. Now, we’re hearing the potential release dates from a credible source who has a solid track record of Samsung leaks.

According to TarunVats, Samsung may start Stable One UI 8.5 release on April 30. It is said to be the date for initial rollout that will happen in South Korea. If this date is accurate, Global users may begin getting the update on May 4.

On March 11, Samsung began the official rollout of One UI 8.5. It was the same day that the Galaxy S26 series started shipping to users. Now, the next wave is set to take place on April 10 when the new A phones go on sale.

One UI 8.5 Beta is running for more than three months. Back in December, Samsung launched it for the Galaxy S25 series. After receiving eight Beta updates, Galaxy S25 users were waiting for the Stable One UI 8.5 update.

Meanwhile, Samsung plans to push at least two more Beta updates. The 9th Beta could be available this week, while the Beta 10 could arrive sometime around April 20.

Samsung just confirmed the rollout of several Galaxy S26 features to the Galaxy S25 series. The company pushed a notice through Samsung Members app. Call Screening is the main highlight, along with other enhancements.

That said, if you are on One UI 8, the end of April and beginning of May are a crucial period, especially for Galaxy S25 users. The expected dates align with our own estimations, but they are not officially confirmed yet.

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Samsung’s April 2026 update is covering another important smartphone, the Galaxy S25 FE. Samsung started the latest SMR rollout for the Galaxy S26 series, which later expanded to the S25 series and several foldables.

Now, Galaxy S25 FE users can download the April 2026 update. The OTA is readily available for installs in South Korea. Owners of the phone can identify the software update through the PDA build version S731NKSS6AZCH.

Samsung revealed the details of April patch, confirming 47 patches for Galaxy devices. Since the S25 FE comes with Exynos chipset, it gets the complete package. The SMR contains critical, high and moderate levels of fixes.

The Korean tech giant is also running One UI 8.5 Beta Program. It’s available in South Korea and a few more countries. If you are on Beta firmware, wait for the second build, which should carry the April security improvements.

One UI 8-based April patch has arrived for those avoiding Beta testing. The smartphone is eligible for new security updates every month. Samsung guarantees seven years of software support, including major OS and patches.

Check for updates through Settings, followed by Software update and Download and install. Once fetched, the firmware will be downloaded. Once it gets done, hit Install/Restart now to initiate the installation process.

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Google will be rolling out its April 2026 Google Play system updates. While nothing here screams “major feature drop,” the changes quietly touch almost every Android and Samsung Galaxy device you might be using right now.

It is the kind of update that works in the background, but still shapes how smooth, secure, and connected your experience feels. For Samsung users running One UI, these updates matter more than they look on paper.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what Google is pushing with Play services v26.13 and Play Store v50.9:

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• Shows the requesting device name during QR login, improving clarity and reducing chances of accidental sign-ins.

Device Connectivity upgrades (Phone)

• Adds new developer tools to improve how apps manage connections across devices like phones, watches, and accessories.

Location Sharing gets refined (Phone)

• Improves location APIs, enabling apps to deliver more accurate, reliable, and controlled real-time location sharing experiences.

More frequent Location History processing (Phone)

• Processes on-device location history more often, making store visit tracking and timeline data more precise and timely.

System Management improvements (All devices)

• Enhances core system services with better security patches and stability fixes across phones, wearables, TVs, and cars.

Google Wallet bug fixes (Phone)

• Resolves minor issues to improve payment reliability and ensure smoother contactless transactions on supported devices.

Play Store now shows download numbers in ads (Phone)

• Displays app download counts in ads, helping users quickly judge popularity and make more informed install decisions.

Play Games Leagues from the You tab (Phone)

• Lets users join and compete in gaming leagues directly from the Play Store, simplifying competitive gameplay access.

Samsung’s One UI already layers a lot on top of Android. That sometimes makes these Play system updates feel invisible, but they are not. In the April 2026 release, security and stability improvements are listed as a single line.

On Samsung Galaxy devices, where One UI, Knox security, and Google Mobile Services all stack together, these under-the-hood updates reduce crashes, tighten data protection, and keep everything running smoothly.

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Samsung added, removed, and shifted Galaxy devices from one category to another in its April 2026 software updates chart.

We keep a record of Samsung updates chart editions of each month, helping us detect exactly what changed month over month, and the April 2026 edition has some notable tweaks.

Samsung’s software plan page added Galaxy A37 and A57 phones, which were introduced in late March 2026. The company also tweaked the identity of a category, impacting Galaxy A56, but users face no impact from this change.

One budget phone from the Galaxy M series has been retired, while one popular Galaxy A phone has been shifted to Quarterly updates.

Breakdown of all changes from March to April:

Newly Added

• Galaxy A57 5G – added to Monthly > Enterprise Models (brand new entry)
• Galaxy A37 5G – added to Quarterly > Galaxy A Series

Removed / Dropped

• Galaxy M23 5G – present in Quarterly > Galaxy M Series in March; completely absent in April (not moved anywhere)

Shifted: Monthly → Quarterly

• Galaxy A53 5G – moved from Monthly > Enterprise Models to Quarterly > Enterprise Models

Reclassified (within Monthly, section change)

• Galaxy A56 5G – in March it was listed under its own standalone “Galaxy A Series” section in Monthly; in April it was folded into Monthly > Enterprise Models

Related articles:

• Don’t ignore April 2026 patch, Samsung reveals crucial details
• Samsung updates One UI software rollout roadmap – April 2026

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The first Apple foldable iPhone appears to be delayed again: details surfacing from the supply chain suggest serious engineering problems during the test phase.

We’re talking core design validation failures, the kind that force teams to tear back to fundamentals before the device moves toward mass production. Apple had lined up an initial production target somewhere between 7 and 8 million units.

Worth remembering that the number exists because Apple believed demand would be there. It probably still is, but demand doesn’t matter if the hardware isn’t ready to ship, as per the NikkeiAsia report (via Jukan).

Here’s the thing about building a foldable: the problems are always the same.

• Hinge durability
• Crease visibility
• Internal display reliability over thousands of cycles
• Structural integrity after real-world abuse

Samsung knows this intimately because the company bled for it publicly. The company spent years perfecting foldables with each generation. The current foldable lineup operates on a foundation that took years to stabilize.

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The first foldable iPhone has to be close to perfect. Apple’s entire market identity depends on it. A stumbling debut isn’t just bad PR; it’s a category-defining mistake that competitors will reference for a decade.

A late entry into a mature category requires something more than polish. It requires a genuinely different product, and right now Apple is still figuring out if its product can even survive testing.

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Samsung’s April 2026 security update is rolling out now to the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, TriFold, Fold 6, Fold SE and Flip 6. The initial rollout has started in South Korea, with Global expansion taking place in a couple of days.

Recently, Samsung revealed the details of its April 2026 patch. The company provides up to forty-seven fixes to Galaxy devices. The update has already landed on the Galaxy S26 series (widely) and the Galaxy S25 series (Korea).

Foldables are the latest to join the expansive list of devices. Samsung’s latest April 2026 update expansion covers the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE, the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Fold SE and Flip 6, as well as the Z TriFold.

Software build versions

• AZCS – Galaxy Z TriFold
• AZCS – Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and Flip 7 FE
• CZCS – Galaxy Z Fold 6, Fold SE, and Flip 6

If you own one of the eligible models, check now for the latest updates.

You may receive a system notification for the same. However, the process can also be fast-paced by triggering it through Settings > Software update > Download and install.

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One UI 8.5 Beta Program is also underway for several devices. That said, if you’re running a Beta firmware, the April patch will arrive with the next Beta. It’s currently available for those sticking to the Stable One UI 8.0 version.

Samsung plans to open the Stable One UI 8.5 rollout in May 2026. Galaxy S25 series may surprise by receiving the update a little earlier. However, users may have to go through two more Beta releases, as per the rumors suggest.

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On March 6, Samsung shared its April 2026 software rollout roadmap. It’s important information for every Galaxy device user. The company has made some notable changes in this month’s roadmap, compared to March 2026.

Current Models for Monthly Security Updates

Samsung offers new security updates to premium Galaxy phones and foldables on a monthly basis. This is the company’s most superior software update offering, which also includes Enterprise Edition models and select non-premium devices.

Galaxy Foldable Series

• Galaxy Z TriFold
• Galaxy Z Fold4, Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition
• Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Flip6, Galaxy Z Flip7, Galaxy Z Flip7 FE
• W23, W23 Flip, W24, W24 Flip, W25, W25 Flip, W26

Galaxy S Series

• Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, Galaxy S26 Ultra
• Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25 Edge, Galaxy S25 FE
• Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24 FE
• Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23 FE

Enterprise Models

• Galaxy A54 5G, Galaxy A55 5G, Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A57 5G
• Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro
• Galaxy XCover6 Pro, Galaxy XCover7, Galaxy XCover7 Pro

Galaxy A57 5G – added to Monthly > Enterprise Models (brand new entry)

Galaxy A56 5G – shifted from Galaxy A series to Enterprise Models

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Current Models for Quarterly Security Updates

Samsung’s Galaxy A, Galaxy M, Galaxy F and Galaxy Tab devices support quarterly software updates. Devices enter this category after their launch, and that’s not the only case with this second-class update category.

Premium Galaxies that receive monthly updates get shifted to the quarterly plan after hitting their first-class support. Samsung usually transfers devices from monthly to quarterly around a year before complete stoppage of updates.

Galaxy Foldable Series

• Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
• Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

Galaxy S Series

• Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra
• Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Galaxy A Series

• Galaxy A04, Galaxy A04s, Galaxy A04e, Galaxy A05, Galaxy A05s, Galaxy A06, Galaxy A06 5G, Galaxy A07, Galaxy A07 5G
• Galaxy A13, Galaxy A14, Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A15, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A16, Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy A17, Galaxy A17 5G
• Galaxy A23, Galaxy A23 5G, Galaxy A24, Galaxy A25 5G, Galaxy A26 5G
• Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A34 5G, Galaxy A35 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, Galaxy A37 5G
• Galaxy A73 5G

Galaxy A37 5G – added to Quarterly > Galaxy A Series

Galaxy C Series

• Galaxy C55 5G

Galaxy M Series

• Galaxy M04, Galaxy M05, Galaxy M06 5G, Galaxy M07
• Galaxy M13, Galaxy M13 5G, Galaxy M14, Galaxy M14 5G, Galaxy M15 5G, Galaxy M16 5G, Galaxy M17 5G, Galaxy M17e 5G
• Galaxy M33 5G, Galaxy M34 5G, Galaxy M35 5G, Galaxy M36 5G
• Galaxy M44 5G
• Galaxy M53 5G, Galaxy M54 5G, Galaxy M55 5G, Galaxy M55s 5G, Galaxy M56 5G

Galaxy M23 5G – present in March, absent in April

Galaxy F Series

• Galaxy F04, Galaxy F05, Galaxy F06 5G, Galaxy F07, Galaxy F70e 5G
• Galaxy F13, Galaxy F14, Galaxy F14 5G, Galaxy F15 5G, Galaxy F16 5G, Galaxy F17 5G
• Galaxy F34 5G, Galaxy F36 5G
• Galaxy F54 5G, Galaxy F55 5G, Galaxy F56 5G

Galaxy Tab S Series

• Galaxy Tab S11, Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
• Galaxy Tab S10+, Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S10 FE, Galaxy Tab S10 FE+, Galaxy Tab S10 Lite
• Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+, Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE+
• Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8+, Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
• Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)

Galaxy Tab A Series

• Galaxy Tab A11, Galaxy Tab A11+
• Galaxy Tab A9, Galaxy Tab A9+, Galaxy Tab A9+(2025)

Enterprise Models

• Galaxy A53 5G
• Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro, Galaxy Tab Active5
• Galaxy XCover5

Galaxy A53 5G – moved from Monthly > Enterprise Models to Quarterly > Enterprise Models

Related article:

• Don’t ignore April 2026 patch, Samsung reveals crucial details

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Samsung today shared the details of its April 2026 security patch. The full update includes 47 improvements for Galaxy devices. If you own a Snapdragon or MediaTek chip device, expect 4 fewer security improvements.

If you’re on a recent Galaxy flagship, this update closes off some genuinely uncomfortable attack paths, especially the kind that rely on brief physical access. Fourteen critical vulnerabilities from Google sit at the core of this SMR.

Several of them target core Android layers where privilege escalation and remote code execution can quietly expand the vulnerability surface.

April 2026 patch from Samsung includes fixes from the Android Security Bulletin alongside its own SVE stack and Samsung Semiconductor patches. Google handles the platform-level cracks, Samsung tightens the device-specific seams.

Android Security Bulletin

Google Patches for the following CVEs from Android Security Bulletin are applied in this Security Maintenance Release – April 2026 Package.

Critical – 14

CVE-2023-20713, CVE-2025-47392, CVE-2025-64505, CVE-2025-64720, CVE-2025-65018, CVE-2026-0039, CVE-2026-0040, CVE-2026-0041, CVE-2026-0042, CVE-2026-0043, CVE-2026-0044, CVE-2026-0049, CVE-2026-0052, CVE-2026-0080

High – 18

CVE-2025-22424, CVE-2025-22426, CVE-2025-48600, CVE-2025-48651(A-467762899), CVE-2026-0016, CVE-2026-0018, CVE-2026-0036, CVE-2026-0045, CVE-2026-0046, CVE-2026-0048, CVE-2026-0050, CVE-2026-0055, CVE-2026-0056, CVE-2026-0058, CVE-2026-0059, CVE-2026-0067, CVE-2026-0079, CVE-2026-21381

Moderate – 1

CVE-2026-20435

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Samsung Semiconductor patch

Samsung also patched four high-severity vulnerabilities tied to its semiconductor stack. Anything touching firmware or low-level hardware abstraction layers can undermine the entire security baseline if left exposed.

Samsung Semiconductor patch is also included in this Security Maintenance Release for the following CVEs:

High – 4

CVE-2025-52908, CVE-2025-52909, CVE-2025-54601, CVE-2025-54602

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Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Samsung’s own Vulnerabilities and Exposures reveal a pattern. Several flaws revolve around physical access abuse and privilege misuse.

The company has confirmed that most of these SVEs affect devices running Android 14, 15, and even early Android 16 builds.

Samsung Mobile provides 10 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) items described below:

High

SVE-2025-2188(CVE-2026-21007)
Affected versions: Android 14, 15, 16

SVE-2025-2589(CVE-2026-21010)
Affected versions: Android 14, 15, 16

SVE-2026-0775(CVE-2026-21003)
Affected versions: Selected Android 14, 15, 16 devices

Moderate

SVE-2025-1863(CVE-2026-21006)
Affected versions: Android 15

SVE-2025-2300(CVE-2026-21008)
Affected versions: Android 14, 15, 16

SVE-2025-2443(CVE-2026-21009)
Affected versions: Android 14, 15, 16

SVE-2026-0025(CVE-2026-21012)
Affected versions: Android 14, 15, 16

SVE-2026-0102(CVE-2026-21011)
Affected versions: Android 14, 15, 16

Samsung has started pushing its April 2026 Security Maintenance Release.

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Samsung projected an operating profit of 57.2 trillion won ($37.92 billion) for Q1 2026. Revenue is expected to reach 133 trillion won for the quarter, a 68 percent jump year over year.

That’s more than the South Korean chipmaker earned across all of 2025, and it’s nearly triple the previous record quarterly profit of 20 trillion won, set just three months ago.

While analysts expected 40.6 trillion won, Samsung blew past that by a margin that should embarrass forecasters.

Samsung’s chip division did the heavy lifting, generating an estimated 54 trillion won in operating profit, which is 95 percent of the company’s total target; everything else is basically noise.

Data center buildouts have been draining the world’s memory supply for months now, pulling chips away from phones and PCs and game consoles, and tightening supply enough that contract DRAM prices shot up roughly 50% in Q1 alone.

The company’s Mobile Business posted a 4 trillion won profit despite pressure on component costs. Meanwhile, rising memory and materials costs, compounded by Middle East supply chain friction, will squeeze margins in Q2.

“As customers anticipated further increases, actual contract prices came in higher, leading to the beat,” said Kim Sunwoo, senior analyst at Meritz Securities. Straightforward.

Samsung went from a 6.69 trillion won operating profit one year ago to 57.2 trillion won today. The AI gold rush isn’t coming, but it already ran through Samsung’s books.

Full quarterly results drop on April 30.

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Users of the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra are getting the April 2026 security update. This development comes a little after the company expanded the Galaxy S26 lineup’s April update to Europe, India, and the US.

Samsung’s April 2026 security update is available for the Galaxy S25 series in South Korea. The patch details are yet to be released by Samsung. Expansion outside Korea would take some time, just like the Galaxy S26 series.

Users can identify the update through the PDA build version BZCH. The update weighs around 550 megabytes and the content seems familiar. The changelog has nothing specific about the fixes apart from a newer security patch.

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Update – Galaxy S25 Edge

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge has also started grabbing the April 2026 security update. Initially available in South Korea, the BZCH would soon be available in the Global markets.

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Just recently, Samsung confirmed the rollout of Galaxy S26’s features to the Galaxy S25 series. The updates would come as part of One UI 8.5. However, the company hasn’t disclosed when the public rollout will begin.

AI-powered Call Screening is the most important Galaxy S26 feature confirmed to arrive on the Galaxy S25 series. Samsung also confirmed “useful enhancements” for last year’s flagships as part of the One UI 8.5 upgrade.

One UI 8.5 Beta is also underway in six countries. If you’re on Beta, it’s not the firmware update for your device; you will get the 9th Beta. It appears only when your Galaxy phone is running the Android 16-based One UI 8.

If you are not a Beta Program participant, you will get the BZCH build. Check for updates manually through Settings > Software update > Download and install.

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Buried inside One UI 9 firmware files for a device carrying the model number SM-F971B, what appears to be the Galaxy Z Wide Fold has revealed its most critical spec: a 4:3 aspect ratio inner display.

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 carries an inner display with roughly a 1.11:1 aspect ratio. It’s always been the defining quirk of Samsung’s book-style foldables, a shape that feels neither like a phone nor fully like a tablet.

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Update – One UI animation

A new leak shows off One UI animations from the possible software of the Galaxy Z Wide Fold phone, via Android Authority.

Galaxy Z Wide Fold – One UI animation@AndroidAuth pic.twitter.com/GGeNNDAVbz

— Samsung Software Update – One UI 9 #OneUI9 (@SamsungSWUpdate) April 7, 2026

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Original story as follows

The Wide Fold blows past that geometry entirely, via SamMobile. Anyone who’s watched a video on an iPad knows exactly what that feels like in the hand, and Samsung appears to be chasing that sensation in folding form.

The name of the Samsung Galaxy Z Wide Fold makes considerably more sense than it did six months ago. The Wide Fold’s 4:3 ratio also aligns it more closely with the Galaxy Z TriFold, Samsung’s three-panel device.

That’s either a deliberate design language choice across the premium foldable lineup, or it’s a signal that Samsung is trying to unify the visual experience when unfolded, regardless of how many hinges are involved.

Samsung has dominated the book-fold market by default. But the rumored Apple foldable iPhone, expected later this year, is also reported to land somewhere around that same 4:3 display territory when open.

If that’s accurate, Samsung and Apple will be shipping nearly identical inner-screen geometries in the same calendar year.

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