What you need to know The Samsung Galaxy S25 series has the hardware to support satellite connectivity using Snapdragon Satellite. However, Samsung didn’t make a deal with a satellite provider directly, so it’s up to your carrier. Only Verizon customers can use a Galaxy S25 smartphone to ask for help in an emergency over satellite, … Read more
Last year, Google introduced several theft protection features for Android, including Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock and Remote Lock. Identity Check is the latest security feature that aims to prevent thieves from accessing your digital accounts in case of theft. The feature will require biometric authentication for certain device settings when you are not … Read more
If you just preordered one of the newest Samsung smartphones, the next thing on your agenda should be tracking down a Galaxy S25 case. Lucky for you, Best Buy has decided to quietly carve 50% off a wide selection of its Samsung-branded S25 cases and other accessories, with particular attention on the super-powered Galaxy S25 … Read more
What you need to know Google detailed an incoming update for the Pixel Watch Emergency SOS feature that adds a required confirmation by the user. Instead of dialing automatically, the new default will require users to press and hold the display to confirm that they need help. Google deployed a similar method to Android device’s … Read more
Galaxy Unpacked typically spends about 90% of its two-hour runtime on phones, cameras, and AI. This Wednesday, while I photographed the Galaxy S25 Edge and other show-floor demos in San Jose, my mind was fixated on the 10% — specifically, the easily missed segment where they talked about Samsung Health. The Galaxy S25 sounds powerful … Read more
Samsung delivered the hotly-anticipated Galaxy S25 phones this week, along with a couple of surprises – it resurrected the “Edge” branding and it is going back into VR (well, it’s XR now). We will start with the trio of phones, the Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra. Below we’ve linked all relevant info for … Read more
What you need to know An X tipster reportedly discovered a 3C Certification listing for Samsung’s recently teased Galaxy S25 Edge, a device believed to be the “Slim.” The listing states the phone could launch with a measly 3,900mAh battery with 25W charging. The “Slim” had a recent Geekbench leak, which detailed the SD 8 … Read more
What you need to know The Oppo Find N5 is confirmed to have impressive water-resistance capabilities, as it is both IPX8 and IPX9 certified. It’s possible that the Oppo Find N5 is rebadged as the OnePlus Open 2 in the U.S. Unfortunately, there may be no dust-resistance certifications for the Find N5. The upcoming Oppo … Read more
During Samsung Unpacked 2025, we heard that the Galaxy S25 series phones have a “custom” (sort of) Qualcomm Snapdragon chip to power its features. That’s pretty cool — we know Snapdragon chips perform well and we’ve seen what building an AI-tailored SoC allows in Google’s Pixel phones. The 3nm Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite paired … Read more
We’re looking ahead to Wear OS 6, the software that will underline the upcoming Pixel Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 8. There’s nothing official yet about the new Android wearable operating system. However, we’re fairly certain that Gemini and a major hardware upgrade will underpin some significant feature changes. And the recent Galaxy Unpacked gave … Read more