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The latest update for the Galaxy Note 20 series in the US is currently available to unlocked units. Rolling out with firmware version N98*U1UES3FVJ1 it brings the November SMR (Security Maintenance Release) and nothing else. The update is widely available for unlocked units, with users on Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, Xfinity Mobile, and several other networks already getting it (via). Users with a carrier-locked Galaxy Note 20 or Galaxy Note 20 Ultra should also soon get the latest software release....

The August SMR for the carrier-locked Galaxy S10 units in the US comes with firmware version G97*USQU6IVH2. According to SamMobile, who first reported this rollout, users on T-Mobile or Sprint networks should be receiving the update over the air (OTA). The update should also make it into devices on other carrier networks in the coming days. Samsung has yet to release the September SMR. So the August patch is the latest available for Galaxy smartphones and tablets....

Galaxy S22+ teardown Galaxy S22+ teardown The Galaxy S22+ features a glass back that comes off easily on applying some heat and prying with a pry tool. There aren’t any cables attached to the back panel. You can also similarly remove the aluminum camera hump as well as the tiny circular glass pieces that cover the camera lenses. Once the back panel is off, we have 19 screws holding everything together....

The US-bound Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Flip 5G are currently receiving the One UI 4.1 update on unlocked units. The new firmware versions for the two clamshell folding phones from 2020 are F700U1UEU4GVC4 and F707U1UEU2FVC4. The OTA (over the air) update is currently available on T-Mobile’s network (including Sprint) but should soon reach other networks as well. The carrier-locked Galaxy Z Flip and Flip 5G units should also soon pick up the One UI 4....

Android smartphones come pre-loaded with Google Discover. The service sits to the left of your home screen, as well as inside Search and Chrome, though the latter is a slightly different implementation of the feature. It serves as a content discovery platform. Google tracks your online activities to show you web articles, YouTube videos, Shorts, and other content based on your interests (search history). You can manually curate your interests by adding or removing topics....