Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note8 update adds video lock screen support

If you thought the video lock screens on the Samsung Galaxy S9 were cool and you own one of the Galaxy S8/S8+ or Note8 devices, then you’re in luck. You get access to this feature with the new update. You just need to head over to the Backgrounds tab of Samsung themes to select a premade video wallpaper. If you want to use one of your own videos, just head to the Gallery app and tap on the three dots menu located on the top right corner and then choose “Set as background.” The latest update also brings with it the June security patch.

Source: GSMArena

Samsung Galaxy Note8 gets Android 8.0 Oreo

Samsung first brought Android 8.0 Oreo to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in early February. Now, there are reports that the latest Android update is coming to the Note8, starting out with users in France and possibly some other countries as well. The baseband version of the Note8’s Android 8.0 update (or Samsung Experience 9.0) is N950FXXU3CRC1 and it includes the March security patch. We don’t have the official Oreo update notes yet so we can’t say yet what new features you can expect to come to the Note8.

Source: Android Police

Samsung Galaxy Note8 and Galaxy S6 edge+ get security updates

Samsung has begun rolling out new updates to the older Galaxy S6 edge+ and its recent flagship the Galaxy Note8. The updates bring with them security fixes as well as other Android fixes for the month. The Galaxy Note8 update comes in at 707MB and is starting to hit devices in France. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S6 edge+ update is coming to units in Mexico with a build number of G928GUBU4CRA1.

Source: GSMArena

Samsung launches Galaxy Note8 PyeongChang 2018 Limited Edition smartphone

With Samsung being one of the major sponsors of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, the company saw it fit to provide the athletes as well as the IOC staff with personalized Galaxy Note8 devices. The company gave over 4,000 units and this PyeonChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition model features a shiny white back panel and a golden version of the five-ring Olympics logo at the back along with golden finish for the phone’s rim, buttons, and part of the S Pen. The phone comes preloaded with PyeongChang 2018 themed wallpapers and apps that are meant to “help cultivate the utmost Olympic Games experience.” Paralympians are also getting limited edition Galaxy Note8 but their phones will be coupled with cases that have the Paralympic Games logo.

Source: GSMArena