U.S. regulators have recalled just over 10,000 Galaxy Note 4 batteries due to a risk of overheating that could cause burns or fires. Only handsets that were refurbished through AT&T’s insurance program and handled by FedEx Supply Chain are affected, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. It’s worrying that another Galaxy Note has been hit with a...
Samsung’s Note line, and in particular the batteries inside the smartphone, has been somewhat of a problem child for the South Korean company. First there was the Note 7 fiasco last year and now the Note 4 is being recalled for risk of overheating. Before you toss your Note smartphone out a window, it’s not as bad as you might think. About 10,000 Note 4 batteries are being recalled but...
T-Mobile has finally started rolling out Samsung’s latest Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 4, almost three months after it made its initial debut. The release, which weighs in at 1.5GB, brings a whole host of new features and improvements. Like any other Marshmallow upgrade, this one for the Galaxy Note 4 adds features like Doze for better battery life, Google Now on Tap for...
Samsung is often criticized for being too slow to release new Android security patches, but that's certainly not the case with its latest. The South Korean company is already rolling out June's release to its latest flagships. Samsung is starting the rollout on the Galaxy S7 edge, but it's thought the Galaxy S7 will soon follow — then older devices like the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy...
Samsung has finally brought its latest Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update to Galaxy Note Edge handsets in Europe. The release weighs in at 1.5GB, and it’s almost identical to the Marshmallow upgrade made for the Galaxy Note 4. In addition to the many improvements Samsung has made to its own TouchWiz UI, users can look forward to Google’s latest Android security update for May in this...
Samsung has begun rolling out its latest Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 4. The release is being made available to international versions of the device initially, but should be available to all soon. SamMobile reports that the release is currently being delivered to handsets with the N910C model number powered by an Exynos processor. Providing this rollout goes...
Samsung has begun rolling out Android's February security update for all of its recent flagships. The release is currently reaching unlocked units in most markets, and should be available to those branded by carriers soon. The updates are available for the Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 4, and Galaxy Note 5, according to SamMobile — and they're...
Verizon has finally given Galaxy Note 4 owners their Android 5.1.1 Lollipop upgrade, five months after the release was first rolled out to international models. The update fixes a whole bunch of bugs, improves stability, and lots more. Android 5.1.1 isn’t generally considered a major release, but given the many issues that previous versions have on the Galaxy Note 4, it’s one that many...
AT&T has begun rolling out Samsung’s latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge. The release weighs in at 693.32MB and comes six weeks after this update was made available to Note 4 owners internationally. AT&T is yet to publish any release notes for this update, but according to users who have already received it, it brings noticeable...
Samsung has begun rolling out its latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop software for the Galaxy Note 4. The update brings significant performance improvements and security fixes, but users will have to wait longer for a Stagefright patch. Users in Poland, with the SM-N910C variant of the Galaxy Note 4, are seeing the update first — but providing Samsung doesn’t run into any problems, it will...