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How to fix the missing OEM Unlock button on the Samsung Galaxy S9/S8/Note 8

How to fix the missing OEM Unlock button on the Samsung Galaxy S9/S8/Note 8

June 29, 2018
On any smartphone running Android 5.0 Lollipop and higher, you may find an option called 'OEM unlocking' in developer options. By toggling this option, you'll get the ability to unlock the bootloader on your device. Unlocking the bootloader lets you install a custom recovery such as TWRP, root your device to access system files, flash custom...
Galaxy S8 and S8+ Teardowns Show Extremely Similar Interiors, Interesting Details

Galaxy S8 and S8+ Teardowns Show Extremely Similar Interiors, Interesting Details

April 18, 2017
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are now available and shipping to their lucky new owners, and as review embargoes drop, we get to learn a lot about these new flagship devices. Samsung is often praised for its build quality (well, since the S6 anyway), and they go to great lengths to accomplish a solid construction chock-full...
Will Samsung Finally Put an End to their Long-Running Performance Woes?

Will Samsung Finally Put an End to their Long-Running Performance Woes?

April 6, 2017
Another year, another Galaxy S smartphone. We’re now a couple generations away from Samsung's new metal and glass re-imagination of their flagship smartphone line. The physical changes came with the S6 and along the way, TouchWiz was supposedly “lightened” significantly too. I specifically recall how in Samsung Unpacked 2015, the company made ambitious claims about real-world performance,...
[UPDATED WITH LIVE IMAGES] We Finally Get a Proper Galaxy S8 Leak

[UPDATED WITH LIVE IMAGES] We Finally Get a Proper Galaxy S8 Leak

February 28, 2017
We've been receiving bite-sized pieces of information about the Galaxy S8 for the past few months, with each new credible rumor and each new solid leak further enhancing our understanding of our new handset. Today we finally get a full look at the design courtesy of @evleaks himself. Evan Blass is the most reputable leaker in the...
Galaxy S8 Reportedly Shipping with IP68 Rating for Dust and Water Resistance

Galaxy S8 Reportedly Shipping with IP68 Rating for Dust and Water Resistance

January 13, 2017
The Korean news outlet The Investor has reported from multiple sources that the much-awaited successors of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the iPhone 7 Plus are both going to have an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. Applying an IP68-level of dust and water resistance to the presumed Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 means that both smartphones will be fully dust...