The ringtone bug is back, this time it’s on the Pixel 7 Pro The ringtone bug is back, this time it’s on the Pixel 7 Pro One of my colleagues bought the Pixel 7 Pro at launch, and he recently noticed this bug on the phone. He noticed that the Pixel 7 Pro started using a random notification sound as a ringtone. At that point, he switched it back to his ringtone of choice, and things were fine for a short period of time....

One of the employees reportedly raised the question regarding why the company is showing ads and promotions in its stock apps. The said employee probably worked in the customer service department and was having too many complaints about the ads interfering with the user experience. Well, that’s just a guess. The bigger picture here is the President’s response. According to the report, TM Roh explicitly confirmed that Samsung will gradually remove ads from all its stock apps with new updates in the coming weeks and months....

The stable One UI 4.0 update for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is rolling out with firmware version F916BXXS2FULE. The new release also bundles the December 2021 Android security patch. Though this month’s SMR (security maintenance release) brings fixes for plenty of vulnerabilities found in Android OS as well as Samsung’s One UI, it’s of little significance in front of the number of other goodies that are part and parcel of this update....

Samsung reveals its advanced semiconductor production roadmap Samsung reveals its advanced semiconductor production roadmap Samsung is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies. While its in-house Exynos smartphone processors have been infamous for poor thermal management and battery efficiency, the firm has a good reputation in most other semiconductor areas. It is the world’s outright largest manufacturer of memory chips. The company also operates a foundry business, manufacturing semiconductor chips for other firms....

Samsung talks about the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 design Samsung talks about the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 design The Galaxy Z Fold 4 sees a minor change in shape from the preceding model. It is now wider and shorter, making for a boxier design. This enables a wider outer screen, closer to a regular smartphone. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is pretty much identical to last year’s Flip, but Samsung has made the edges flatter....