SAMSUNG GALAXY S10 Posts on XDA

August 2020 security update rolls out for Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S20, and more Samsung phones

August 2020 security update rolls out for Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S20, and more Samsung phones

August 3, 2020
It’s the first Monday of a new month, which means it’s time for a new round of Android security updates from Google. The search giant on Monday published the latest Android Security Bulletin and Pixel Update Bulletin for August 2020. The update is rolling out now for Google Pixel devices, of course, but several Samsung...
Samsung Galaxy S10 family receives new updates with August 2020 security patches

Samsung Galaxy S10 family receives new updates with August 2020 security patches

July 30, 2020
Besides Google's generic Android Security Bulletin (ASB), several major OEMs like Samsung maintain their own version of security bulletins. If you take a look at the Android section of Samsung's Mobile Security portal, you can get a clear idea about all the disclosed security vulnerabilities affecting closed-source vendor components, the underlying Linux kernel in Android,...
T-Mobile shuts down Sprint’s legacy 5G network

T-Mobile shuts down Sprint’s legacy 5G network

July 2, 2020
Sprint and T-Mobile continue to shift things around as part of their merger that went through earlier this year. As expected, T-Mobile is now shutting down Sprint's 5G network. T-Mobile started this process back in April and has been refarming Sprint's 2.5GHz spectrum to augment its own 5G network. We knew this day was coming and...
Samsung rolls out the July 2020 security update to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy A50

Samsung rolls out the July 2020 security update to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy A50

June 30, 2020
Samsung recently pushed out the July 2020 security patches to its flagship Galaxy S20 series. This early security patch release was possible since Google notifies Android Partners about the Android framework and Linux kernel issues listed in a particular Android Security Bulletin (ASB) at least 30 days before the public release. Now three more devices...
Samsung rolls out the June 2020 security update to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy Note 10

Samsung rolls out the June 2020 security update to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy Note 10

June 1, 2020
At the end of April, Samsung rolled out the May 2020 Android security patch update to a bunch of its phones, including its flagship Galaxy S20 lineup. That came shortly before Google published the May 2020 Android Security Bulletin (ASB) and rolled out the patches to the Pixel family of phones. In case you're wondering...
Samsung brings the May 2020 security update to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy A50

Samsung brings the May 2020 security update to the Galaxy S10, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy A50

May 4, 2020
Google rolled out the May 2020 security patches today, but Samsung had already rolled out the patches for this month to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy Fold, and the Galaxy Note 10 lineup. The company has now added three more devices to that roster, as the foldable Galaxy Z Flip and the entire Galaxy S10 family...
Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 update with the Galaxy S20 features will roll out in the U.S. tomorrow

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 update with the Galaxy S20 features will roll out in the U.S. tomorrow

April 2, 2020
Samsung was notorious for slow updates in the past. They would take forever to get updates released and even longer to roll them out to devices. While this is still the case for some phones like the Galaxy Fold, it isn't the case for their flagship S and Note series of phones. Those devices have...
Samsung is bringing Galaxy S20 software features to the Galaxy S10/Note 10 with One UI 2.1

Samsung is bringing Galaxy S20 software features to the Galaxy S10/Note 10 with One UI 2.1

March 25, 2020
The One UI skin from Samsung is largely regarded as a user-friendly user interface, especially after considering its predecessors, i.e. TouchWiz and Samsung Experience. The latest iteration of this Android 10-based skin is One UI 2.1, which can be found on the Galaxy Z Flip and the Galaxy S20 series of phones. While Samsung is...
Samsung will bring One UI 2.1 to the Galaxy Note 10, S10, Note 9, and S9

Samsung will bring One UI 2.1 to the Galaxy Note 10, S10, Note 9, and S9

March 12, 2020
Samsung launched its flagship S20 series early last month, offering some impressive hardware specifications. These included the 100x Space Zoom camera on the S20 Ultra, the 108MP primary shooter with Nona Binning, and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. On the software front, the devices rolled out with One UI 2.1 based on Android 10...
Samsung Galaxy S10 series gets a $150+ price drop after Galaxy S20 launch

Samsung Galaxy S10 series gets a $150+ price drop after Galaxy S20 launch

February 11, 2020
Today has been all about the new Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Z Flip. Rightly so, as these devices will kick off Samsung's flagship push in 2020. While the bump in name from Galaxy S10 to Galaxy S20 seems big, they're not monumentally different. In fact, any of the Galaxy S10 smartphones are still...
[Update: Galaxy S10 5G] Stable Android 10 (One UI 2.0) begins rolling out to the Galaxy S10 in the US

[Update: Galaxy S10 5G] Stable Android 10 (One UI 2.0) begins rolling out to the Galaxy S10 in the US

January 30, 2020
Samsung kicked off the One UI 2 beta (Android 10) for the Galaxy S10 series back in October. Late last month, the stable update started rolling out to beta testers in Germany. Today, the company has started rolling out the stable version of One UI 2 to Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e beta testers one...
[Update 3: Rolling out for 5 more phones] PlayGalaxy Link lets you stream PC games to your Samsung Galaxy smartphone

[Update 3: Rolling out for 5 more phones] PlayGalaxy Link lets you stream PC games to your Samsung Galaxy smartphone

December 18, 2019
During the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch, there was one feature that flew under the radar because of how packed the event was: PlayGalaxy Link. This feature lets you stream games from your computer to your phone. It's a really great service, especially as we head into the era of 5G connectivity when apps need...