South Korean outlet ZDnet is now reporting that a whopping 1.02 million Samsung Galaxy S22 series units have been pre-ordered locally. That number is on pace for a new record with 300,000 units being booked on the first day of the campaign.
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 series launched back in 2017 actually managed 1.4 million pre-orders but accomplished so in an eleven-day pre-order period while the S22 series did so in just seven. The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 were also close to the 1 million pre-orders mark but failed to reach that record setting number last year.
Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 Ultra accounted for 60% of total pre-orders. The Korean news outlet suggest many long-time Galaxy Note users upgraded to the S22 Ultra. Open sales of the Galaxy S22 series in South Korea start tomorrow, February 25. It will be interesting to see how Samsung handles logistics and how that will affect shipping times.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 series officially hits store shelves tomorrow, but if you pre-ordered one, there's a good chance yours was already left on your doorstep. Of course, early adopters always run the risk of facing issues with their phones, and the S22 is no exception. Following reports of screen glitches, some users are noting problems connecting their devices to their car's dashboard display via Android Auto.
According to a tip from a reader and numerous reports on Reddit, Galaxy S22 Ultra owners are facing difficulties when connecting to their car's head unit. Both wired and wireless connections to OEM and third-party displays result in a black image. While touch input still functions, you can't actually see what's on the screen.
Those Reddit reports make it would like a fairly widespread issue, with one user with an early Galaxy S22+ unit mentioning his device also fails to load Android Auto correctly. Older Galaxy phones and other Android devices — including the Pixel 6 — are mentioned as functioning properly, seemingly ruling out other variables. Meanwhile, a thread on Samsung's own forums has counter-reports of people saying it works fine on their unit, so evidently, it's not affecting everyone.
A report on the Android Auto support forums has been marked as a duplicate, linking to a generic troubleshooting page for failed connections. Despite replies being disabled, it's still marked as a trending topic with nearly 100 upvotes as of publishing time. Samsung is yet to comment on this issue, but in the meantime, if you're affected by this issue, you can send feedback on the Android Auto app or make your voice heard in existing threads.
Arol is a tech journalist and contributor at Android Police. He has also worked as a news/feature writer at XDA-Developers and Pixel Spot. Currently a Pharmacy student, Arol has had a soft spot for everything tech-related since he was a child. When not writing, you'll either find him nose-deep into his textbooks or playing video games. Reach him at arol@androidpolice.com.
Samsung is usually pretty keen on security on its devices. However, a new report claims the Korean company has shipped over 100 million devices with a major security flaw.
Thankfully, the flaw has been fixed with a security update in August 2021. A following security patch was released in October of the same year and has further addressed the problem.
According to SamMobile, researchers at Tel Aviv University found that a couple of Galaxy S8, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S20, and Galaxy S21 models went to market with a security loophole. This loophole could have potentially allowed hackers to access personal information such as passwords. Read the full report of the researchers here.
The report states that the phones did not store their cryptography keys correctly. The flaw is connected to Samsung’s TrustZone OS (TZOS) which runs alongside Android for improved security on Samsung devices.
It is unknown as to how many if any people were affected by the security breach which was hidden before. We do hope Samsung and other phone brands do not make such a mistake again, as nowadays people are storing pretty sensitive information on their phones, including information about banking accounts, IDs, and credit cards.
Google has announced it will soon remove a feature of Chrome for Android that for years helped people cut down on their mobile data usage. Per 9to5Google, Chrome’s “Lite mode” will go away with the release of Chrome version M100 in late March. Lite mode was originally known as Data Saver when Google first introduced it on Android back in 2014.
In those days, many smartphone owners were on tiered data plans and risked extra charges if they went over their monthly allotment. And in some regions, mobile speeds were limited — so Lite mode helped pages load faster by compressing them. In 2015, Google added the option to block images entirely to use even less data.
But Google no longer sees much reason to keep the option around. Unlimited data plans are once again the norm, and the company claims that Chrome has continued to cut back on data usage with default settings.
“In recent years we’ve seen a decrease in cost for mobile data in many countries, and we’ve shipped many improvements to Chrome to further minimize data usage and improve web page loading,” the company wrote on a help page this week. “Although Lite mode is going away, we remain committed to ensuring Chrome can deliver a fast webpage loading experience on mobile.”
Chrome for Android version M100 will be released to the stable channel on March 29th, so Lite mode will remain available until then.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Series India Pre-Booking is now live, and interested customers can pre-order the newly launched Galaxy S22 models online. On Tuesday, the company conducted the pre-booking event on its live e-commerce platform that allowed the customers to get their hands on the Galaxy S22 Series. Customers who had pre-booked the Galaxy S22 models during the Unpacked event or till midnight on February 22 were offered the Galaxy Watch 4 worth Rs 26,999 at Rs 2,999. Now, regular pre-bookings of the Galaxy S22 series have begun in India via Amazon India and Samsung India's official website. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022: Galaxy S22 Series, Galaxy Tab S8 Series Launched; Check Details Here.
Customers who pre-book the Galaxy S22 Series will get Rs 5,000 instant cashback on HDFC Bank credit, debit cards EMI and credit card full swipe, up to Rs 31,000 via exchange deals, Galaxy Buds2 worth Rs 11,999 at Rs 999, up to Rs 16,000 on screen and back glass repair with accidental damage protection, no-cost EMI starting at Rs 6,019.81 and standard EMI starting at Rs 3,297.04 per month.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Photo Credits: Samsung)
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The Galaxy S22 comes with a 6.1-inch AMOLED display, whereas the S22 Plus sports a 6.6-inch screen. The S22 Ultra gets a 6.8-inch display. The Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus feature a 50MP triple rear camera setup. All models of the Galaxy S22 Series come powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Series (Photo Credits: Samsung)
Samsung Galaxy S22 is priced at Rs 72,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model and the 8GB + 256GB variant costs Rs 76,999. The Galaxy S22 Plus retails at Rs 84,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model, whereas the 8GB + 256GB costs Rs 88,999. On the other hand, the Galaxy S22 Ultra will be offered at Rs 1,09,999 for the 12GB + 256GB variant. The 12GB + 512GB model is priced at Rs 1,18,999.
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The Galaxy S21 FE still sits in a bit of a weird spot given its retail pricing, but it’s a solid phone all around as we concluded in our review last month. However, some Galaxy S21 FE buyers have found since the phone’s launch that the display has a tendency to struggle with its refresh rate from time to time.
Samsung equipped its $699 Galaxy S21 FE with a 6.4-inch display that features a 120Hz maximum refresh rate. However, it lacks the variable refresh rate support that Samsung’s flagship phones offer, which means the display can technically either show 120Hz or 60Hz, and nothing in between.
As discovered by some owners, though, the software seems to occasionally try to display a refresh rate lower than 60Hz, which leads to some laggy performance on the Galaxy S21 FE. The issue is described as causing “huge lag and stutters” in animations on the phone on one support forum thread which has amassed several reports of the behavior.
The folks over at SamMobile also report the same issue on an Exynos-powered Galaxy S21 FE, also noting a possible, though temporary, fix. Apparently, simply turning the screen off and back on again puts things back in working order. It’s currently unclear if this is a hardware-related issue or if it is something caused by software, but the latter seems more likely.
