Folding phones are no longer a fad. But they have moving parts that regular smartphones lack, and the constant folding and unfolding could eventually lead to failure. For the last few days, the host of Korean YouTube channel Tech-it has been folding and unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 over and over and over, with the goal of doing 200,000 folds. …
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a native option for stock Android to flip the three-button navigation bar, a feature long requested by users switching from Samsung devices. This addresses a major pain point, as Samsung’s default navigation layout is the reverse of stock Android’s, forcing users to retrain their muscle memory. Evidence of the unreleased …
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Starting next week, the One UI 8 beta program will be available on the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 Samsung Electronics today announced the expansion of its ongoing One UI 8 beta program to additional Galaxy devices. The update sets the foundation for advanced multimodal capabilities to more Galaxy devices across various form factors, …
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Are you as worried as I am that Samsung might be focusing a little too much on the Galaxy S25’s Pro-branded sequel and the S25 Plus-replacing Galaxy S26 Edge model and not enough on the S25 Ultra’s potentially repetitive and decidedly boring follow-up effort? HP2 + F1.4 = ? No, that’s not a question from some game show designed to …
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Price points aside, you could say that Samsung’s smartphone portfolio is split between two main categories: foldable and rigid phones. Samsung recently rewarded patient foldable phone fans with the release of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7. However, the other camp will have to wait a few more months before Samsung unveils something new and exciting, such …
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Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A YouTuber is currently folding and unfolding the Galaxy Z Fold 7 live on YouTube. The phone has already survived over 100,000 folds. The goal of the YouTuber is to manually fold the device 200,000 times and see if it survives. A Korean tech YouTuber is currently putting the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 …
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Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A truck carrying 12,000 Galaxy phones, including 5,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 models, was stolen in London. The shipment was apparently worth almost $10 million, but it was insured. This also comes a few days after Samsung confirmed that its new phones broke pre-order records for Galaxy foldables. The Galaxy …
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You might think you know your Samsung Galaxy phone inside and out, but what if there were a few simple, yet incredibly powerful, adjustments that could change everything? I have spent countless hours navigating my Galaxy, and along the way, I picked up several expert-level tips that have fundamentally shifted how I use my phone. These tricks make everything from …
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Editor’s Desk (Image credit: Android Central) Android Central’s Editor’s Desk is a weekly column discussing the latest news, trends, and happenings in the Android and mobile tech space. Google is expected to launch the Pixel 10 Pro Fold in a few weeks at its upcoming Made By Google event, and there seems to be a lot more riding on the …
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Samsung claims the enhanced hinge and display technology used in the Galaxy Z Fold 7 would last up to 500,000 times of folding and unfolding, while a Korean YouTuber is testing the durability live, targeting 200,000 times. Samsung’s new foldable phone is breaking records in multiple markets. The thin and lightweight design backed by a big software advantage is pushing …
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