THE highly-anticipated Android 15 is lastly rolling out to Google smartphones past the Pixel 9 collection.
This implies its solely a matter of time earlier than Samsung customers get to get pleasure from it too.
The tech big made the weird step of releasing a model new gadget, the Pixel 9 collection, with out the brand new working system loaded on it in August.
Android 15 is the largest replace of the subsequent 12 months, and is packed full of latest options, comparable to a brand new AI-powered Theft Detection Lock.
The brand new instrument mechanically locks a smartphone if it is snatched out of your fingers by a thief, that means they cannot raid your financial institution accounts whereas it is unlocked.
It’s a welcome addition as cellphone snatching instances rise within the UK, with greater than 200 handsets stolen day by day, or some 78,000 a yr.
However that is not the one safety function.
Malicious app blocking will act as an additional line of defence in opposition to scammers utilizing an overlay on an app icon to disguise it as one other, extra reliable, software.
The brand new working system additionally brings a digital camera improve in tow.
For images lovers, there’s low gentle increase and in-app digital camera controls which now work higher in low-light situations.
Third-party apps even have extra digital camera management, like extra exact flash management.
The official listing of supported gadgets has not but been printed by Samsung.
However the unofficial listing, decided by what number of updates every gadget has obtained up to now, is that this:
Galaxy S collection
Galaxy S24 UltraGalaxy S24+Galaxy S24Galaxy S23 UltraGalaxy S23+Galaxy S23Galaxy S23 FEGalaxy S22 UltraGalaxy S22+Galaxy S22Galaxy S21 FEGalaxy S21 UltraGalaxy S21+Galaxy S21
Galaxy Z collection
Galaxy Z Fold Particular EditionGalaxy Z Fold 6Galaxy Z Fold 5Galaxy Z Flip 6Galaxy Z Flip 5Galaxy Z Fold 4Galaxy Z Flip 4Galaxy Z Fold 3Galaxy Z Flip 3
Galaxy A collection
Galaxy A73Galaxy A55Galaxy A54Galaxy A53Galaxy A35Galaxy A34Galaxy A33Galaxy A25Galaxy A24Galaxy A23Galaxy A15 (LTE+5G)Galaxy A14 (LTE+5G)Galaxy A16 (LTE+5G)
Galaxy Tab collection
Galaxy Tab S10+Galaxy Tab S10 UltraGalaxy Tab S9 FE+Galaxy Tab S9 FEGalaxy Tab S9 Extremely (Wi-Fi/5G)Galaxy Tab S9+ (Wi-Fi/5G)Galaxy Tab S9 (Wi-Fi/5G)Galaxy Tab S8 Extremely (Wi-Fi/5G)Galaxy Tab S8+ (Wi-Fi/5G)Galaxy Tab S8 (Wi-Fi/5G)
Galaxy F collection
Galaxy F55Galaxy F54Galaxy F34Galaxy F15
Galaxy M collection
Galaxy M55sGalaxy M55Galaxy M54Galaxy M34Galaxy M53Galaxy M33Galaxy M15
Samsung charging tip – how one can cost finest
Here is Samsung’s official recommendation…
To get probably the most out of your smartphone’s battery, you will have to cost it correctly.
Most Smartphones have a lithium-ion battery that lives longer when charged frequently.
Not like the nickel batteries utilized in older telephones, lithium-ion batteries do finest when saved above a 50 p.c cost.
Repeatedly permitting the battery to empty totally could shorten its life and reduce its general capability.Â
If this occurs, you will have to cost the battery extra continuously and it might final just a few hours earlier than needing a cost, for instance.
Leaving the cellphone related to the charger (when the cellphone is totally charged) if you are utilizing it might decrease battery life should you do it repeatedly.