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Samsung expanded the One UI 9 rollout to Galaxy tablets this week.
- Galaxy Tab S11 and Tab S11 Ultra are the first Galaxy tablets on stable One UI 9, starting in South Korea
- One UI 9 is based on Android 17
- Galaxy A55 got it globally, including AirDrop support via Quick Share
- Galaxy XCover 7 Pro is the first rugged XCover to get One UI 9
- October 2026 security patch hit 10+ devices, including Galaxy S26 FE and Galaxy Watch 9
Every device that moved this week is on our site.
ALT Samsung Galaxy Weekly Updates Roundup (October 26-November 1)
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Sam Altman met around 50 Samsung executives in South Korea and gave some of them OpenAI's Codex Micro Keyboard.
- Meeting held October 31 at Samsung's Human Resources Development Center in Yongin
- Codex Micro Keyboard costs $230 and is currently sold out
- 13 mechanical switches, a joystick, rotary dial, touch sensor, LED agent indicators
- Samsung signed a letter of intent with OpenAI in October 2025 on AI infrastructure, including memory chips for Stargate
What Samsung leadership discussed about AI and decision making, on our site.
ALT Sam Altman Meets 50 Samsung Execs, Gifts OpenAI’s Codex Keyboard
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Samsung has published Galaxy Fit 4 support pages across multiple regions.
- Model number listed as SM-R391
- Pages live in Italy, UK, Germany, France, Spain, India, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia
- US has no support page so far
- Three colors tipped: Black, Silver, Light Green
- Galaxy Fit 3 shipped in Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
- Software adds Find My Phone and support for up to 12 tiles
Country list and what the Fit 4 tracks, on our site.
ALT Galaxy Fit 4 Is Coming to These Countries in Three Colors
This is super cool!!
Samsung has filed a patent for app icons generated from a photo you choose.
- Spotted by Patentlyze in a newly published Samsung patent application
- Music app: the person shown wearing a headset
- Fitness app: the same face paired with a running pose
- Video streaming: a person holding popcorn, messaging: hands near the mouth
What the filing says about picking which apps get the treatment, on our site.
ALT Samsung Patent Shows a Fun New Way to Customize App Icons
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A new report says Samsung's Intelligent Eyewear could go on sale in mid-December.
- US and South Korea first, other markets after demand is assessed
- Slips from the previously reported November window
- Around 41 grams with standard lenses, no display
- Android XR on Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1, with Gemini
- Earlier report pegged US pricing at $349 to $499, still unconfirmed
Frame styles and colors from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker are on our site.
ALT Samsung’s Smart Glasses Could Go on Sale in December in the US and Korea
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Tipster kro says Samsung has started work on a large foldable tablet, a claim that follows earlier reports of multiple versions and test devices.
- 17-inch display when open
- folds down to an 8-inch device
- kro's update: "Samsung has already started"
- a single fold likely won't do it, multiple hinges like the Galaxy Z TriFold may be needed
- Galaxy Z Tab rumors also surfaced in 2022, 2023 and 2024 with no release
How Samsung folds 17 inches down to 8 is still the open question, and we dig into it on our site.
ALT Samsung Is Developing a 17-Inch Foldable Tablet That Shrinks to 8 Inches
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Samsung says the 2nm Exynos 2700 is in mass production and expects it to grow its chip market share.
- Samsung held 9% of the smartphone AP market by shipments in Q2 2026, up from 7% in Q1 2026 and 6% a year earlier
- Exynos 2700 production volume reportedly up 10% versus the Exynos 2600
- Expected in the Galaxy S27, S27+ and the new S27 Pro in South Korea and Europe
- Galaxy S27 Ultra chip choice still undecided
What that means for Ultra buyers, on our site.
ALT Samsung’s Exynos 2700 May Help It Capture a Bigger Market Share
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Google added document creation, preview and editing inside the Gemini app.
- Web supports Google Docs, Google Sheets, presentations, Markdown, TXT and code
- Mobile currently supports PDF preview and editing
- Highlight specific text to ask Gemini to rewrite or improve only that section
- Users can also edit the content manually instead of prompting for every change
- Example use: upload handwritten lecture notes, get a PDF study guide
What this means for your phone workflow, on our site.
ALT Gemini Makes Document Editing Easier with New Features
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Samsung has secured a new 2nm foundry order for cloud AI chips.
- Chips built on Samsung's 2nm Gate-All-Around process
- Taiwanese design firm Faraday is handling the ASIC design for a US client
- Client originally planned 4nm, then moved to 2nm GAA over performance, power efficiency and product lifecycle
- Faraday's NRE contract with the client is worth tens of millions of dollars
- Faraday joined Samsung's SAFE ecosystem back in 2018
Samsung's own order value and production volume are still unknown. More on our site.
ALT Samsung Wins a New 2nm Foundry Order for Cloud AI Chips Through Faraday
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Anker's 621 MagGo magnetic power bank is discounted on Amazon for Prime members.
- $29.99, down from the $42.99 list price
- $13 off, about 30%
- 5,000mAh capacity, 7.5W wireless charging
- 4.13 x 2.62 x 0.45 inches, 4.41 ounces, two-year warranty
- Box includes a 23.6-inch USB-C to USB-C cable
What Galaxy owners need before it will stick, on our site.
ALT Save 30% on Anker’s 621 MagGo Magnetic Power Bank
Our new Samsung stock wallpaper repository is now open on the site!
We launched a free Samsung wallpaper gallery on SammyGuru.
- 740 official stock wallpapers
- 153 Galaxy phones and tablets covered
- Goes back to the Galaxy S3, up to the S26 Ultra
- Galaxy S10 5G has the most at 19, original Galaxy Fold next with 17
Find your old phone's page and see which ones we have.
ALT Download 740 Official Samsung Wallpapers From Galaxy S3 to S26 Ultra!
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Samsung has started rolling out the October 2026 security patch to the Galaxy Watch 9.
- Firmware build AZJ3, around 230MB
- Live in Korea first, wider rollout expected in the coming days
- Bluetooth 40mm and 44mm only, LTE models still waiting
- Runs Wear OS 7 based One UI 9 Watch
- Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 (47mm, LTE only) expected to follow
What the patch fixes, and when your region gets it, on our site.
ALT Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 Gets October 2026 Security Update
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Samsung will give a Galaxy Z Flip 8 to every athlete at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
- Around 2,700 athletes competing across 25 sports
- Dakar, Senegal, October 31 to November 13
- First Olympic sporting event held in Africa
- Z Flip 8 used for the Olympic Victory Selfie at medal ceremonies
What the deal means for Samsung's Olympic partnership, on our site.
ALT Galaxy Z Flip 8 Will Be the Official Phone for Youth Olympic Athletes
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We went through the Galaxy Fit 4 Manager app ahead of launch.
- Galaxy Fit 4 is Samsung's first fitness tracker in nearly 3 years
- Find My Phone lets the band ring your paired phone
- Supports up to 12 tiles on the tracker
- Watch face assets measure 258 x 428 pixels
- Color references: Black, Silver, Light Green
The health features we found are on our site.
ALT Exclusive: Galaxy Fit 4 Manager Teardown Reveals New Features
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Samsung discussed its 2027 flagship plans on its Q3 2026 earnings call.
- Galaxy S27 Pro and S27 Ultra get a redesigned rectangular camera slab
- Four flagships planned: S27, S27+, S27 Pro, S27 Ultra
- S27 Pro brings Ultra-like specs in a smaller body, no S Pen
- Another TriFold phone is in the pipeline
- New 200MP camera sensors are in development
What each S27 model gives up is the part worth watching. More on our site.
ALT Samsung Teases Galaxy S27 Redesign and Next-Gen TriFold Plans
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Google is opening its Connected Apps Platform so developers can plug services into Gemini and Search.
- Limited developer preview, US-based developers only
- 50+ connected apps already live across Gemini and Search
- Adobe, Experian, Localiza and Peloton are in Gemini, Search coming soon
- Calm is planned for both platforms, no rollout date given
- Integrations built with cloud-hosted MCP servers or Android AppFunctions APIs
Which apps are on the list, and when wider regions get access, on our site.
ALT Google Opens Gemini and Search to More Third-Party Apps
Video is live! A Samsung user's perspective on Z Fold 8 vs iPhone Duo + what Apple got right.
New video on my personal channel! I tested the @geekompc A5 Mini PC (2027) and it handled 95% of my daily workload for a few weeks! Very impressive performance considering the tiny footprint.
