Samsung Galaxy S5 and several other devices get security fixes

A number of devices including the three-year-old Samsung Galaxy S5 is getting an August patch that address some security issues. For the Galaxy S5, it’s getting version G900FXXS1CQH1, which comes in at 75MB and has been coming to S5 units in Europe. The Galaxy S6 line on AT&T is getting the update too as version G890AUCS6DQH1 for the S6 active, G920AUCS6EQH1 for the S6, G925AUCS6EQH1 for the S6 edge, and G928AUCS4EQH1 for the S6 edge+.

A non-Samsung device is also getting the update, too. The Nexus 6 on AT&T is getting the August patch as version N6F27I.

Source: GSMArena

Android Lollipop release for Samsung Galaxy devices pushed to ‘early 2015’

If you’re using a Samsung Galaxy device and you’ve been waiting to get your hands on Android’s latest operating system, then you’re in for a bit more wait. Vincent Se Young Lee, a Reuters reporter based in Seoul, said Samsung has confirmed they plan to release Android Lollipop for their latest devices like Galaxy S5 LTE-A, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, and Galaxy Note 4 before early 2015. It is a rather vague timeline so you shouldn’t expect it to land on your new Galaxy smartphone/phablet any time soon.

Source: Ubergizmo

PayPal adds Samsung fingerprint support for Android app

PayPal is finally bringing fingerprint support for paying for goods to its Google Play Store app. This was previously available on Samsung Apps store. Now, users of the Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Alpha, and Galaxy Tab S can pay for online purchases by just swiping on the fingerprint scanner on their devices.

Source: Android Central

Internal shuffle eyed as Samsung Galaxy S5 sales slump

Things are not looking good for Samsung’s mobile business. A new report from The Wall Street Journal shows the company sold about 40% fewer Galaxy S5 units than expected. During the first three months on the market, the Galaxy S5 sold approximately 12 million units, which is four million units less than the 16 million Galaxy S4 units sold in the same amount of time last year. In China, sales were down by 50% from the Galaxy S4 during the first six months the device was sold.

Samsung has been facing some tough competition both in the high-end and low-end markets with Apple iPhone record sales and cheaper Android devices like those from Xiaomi. With these poor results, Samsung is reportedly considering replacing mobile chief J.K. Shin with home appliance and television division chief B.K. Yoon.

Source: The Wall Street Journal | Via: BGR