The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has just recalled 10,000+ Galaxy Note 4 handsets for issues related to the battery. If that sounds familiar then it's because of the fact that about year ago, something similar happened with the Galaxy Note 7. While this doesn't sound good for Samsung initially, a little more probe into the matter reveals that Samsung is actually not at fault for this one.
It seems that some AT&T refurbished Galaxy Note 4 smartphones contained batteries in them that are prone to overheating. As the batteries were not made or supplied by Samsung, they are off the hook for this one. In fact, the heating batteries are counterfeit units which made their way into some of the AT&T refurbished Galaxy Note 4 devices through unknown means. As of now, there have been no reports of fire, explosion, damage or injury.
The Galaxy Note 7 disaster has been one of Samsung's biggest messes recently, but they have come out of that much better than most people expected them to. Of course, the real test of the impact that the infamous handset had left on the minds of Samsung's customers will commence once the Galaxy Note 8 goes on sale next month.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
The Galaxy S7 has just started to receive the Security Maintenance Release from Samsung in Netherlands. However, we are pretty sure that by the time you are reading this, it has already started rolling out in a few other locations as well. Unlike the 600MB August security patch which the Galaxy S8 received just a few days ago in a number of regions, this one is a very slim 23MB OTA package. Nevertheless, it still contains fixes for all 50 of Android's security fixes for the month, along with 12 of Samsung's own.
Although the initial report concerned the Galaxy S7, more recent reports are indicating that the same update is also rolling out for the Galaxy S7 Edge, which is good news. In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, a post by SamMobile notified us that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in Netherlands is yet to receive the August security update, which is strange, given that it's usually the latest flagship handsets that get the latest updates before any other handsets.
Head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
New firmware updates for August 17, 2017 are here. Check out the list below to find the right one for your smartphone. However, we recommend checking out this tutorial on how to flash Android updates manually with ODIN 3 before proceeding.
We had heard that the Galaxy Note 8 was going to be launched in a brand new version of blue, but now we have had our first look at it, thanks to Evan Blass of @evleaks on Twitter. Unfortunately, the picture doesn't show us the back, which would have actually shown us more of the color than what we see here in the front facing render. Granted it isn't the best leak we have seen from @evleaks, but it still is something!
It looks like Samsung is sticking to its design choice from the Galaxy S8 and S8+, which shared the same black front bezels across all colors. This of course, contributes to us seeing even less of the Deep Sea Blue color in this picture. The S-Pen on the other hand is completely blue and quite visible.
The suspense is about to be over though, since Samsung will be unveiling the Note 8 next Wednesday, which is exactly a week from today. The August 23rd launch event will be a Samsung exclusive at New York City, but you probably knew that already by now.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
We always have the latest and greatest firmware updates from Samsung in our daily update list and although it was out of date for a few days, we are back in business again today! Check out the list and also the tutorial. Enjoy!
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