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Samsung expands SmartThings Hub capabilities to more Galaxy products during 2022
Samsung SmartThings is an official Samsung application, allowing users to control and monitor their home environment through a smartphone. Today, at CES 2022, the service has announced that it is expanding SmartThings Hub capabilities to more Samsung devices.
The list includes select 2022 Samsung Smart TVs, Smart Monitors, and Family Hub refrigerators. This inclusion of SmartThings Hub software permits seamless connectivity and control, thereby, igniting Samsung products into the command center of the modern home.
With Samsung SmartThings, users can easily convert their home into a smart home by providing new entry points for connected living across millions of homes. Consumers are more pleasing to adopt connected experiences in their homes that lead to explosive growth and large-scale industry adoption.
As reported by the 2021 Connectivity and Mobile Trends Survey issued by Deloitte, U.S. Families have an average of 25 connected devices. Also, the buyers are highly prioritizing ease of use, interoperability, and cost savings when making a purchase decision.
Mark Benson, Head of Product and Engineering at Samsung SmartThings said –
“Historically, consumers relied on dedicated hubs to connect each of their devices. By integrating SmartThings Hub technology into select Samsung products, we are eliminating a barrier to entry and streamlining the entire process to enable consumers to create the connected home of their dreams.”
As many devices are already compatible with the rich ecosystem of SmartThings’, along with future support for the groundbreaking smart home interoperability standard, SmartThings is on the cusp of creating a unified connected home experience.
Moreover, the integration of SmartThings Hub empowers users to get the most out of their Samsung devices by taking advantage of various smart home communication protocols. Along with Matter, the built-in software will support connection over Wi-Fi or Ethernet to enable communication among a wide range of smart devices. In addition, the connectivity for Zigbee devices is also possible through USB accessories.
Jaeyeon Jung, Vice President at Samsung Electronics and Head of SmartThings said –
“SmartThings’ mission has always been to create experiences that can make people’s lives better. To bring this mission to life, we have doubled down on enhancing SmartThings technology and this is the next step in Samsung’s vision to make all homes connected.” “With the breadth of the Samsung portfolio and the open, versatile and flexible platform offered by SmartThings, we are uniquely positioned to deliver on the increasing demand for connected home devices that has been building since the start of the pandemic.”
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Samsung has kicked off the March 2023 update for the Reminder app, which carries version 12.4.03.8. The latest update adds new features to the app to provide a better experience.
March 2023 update for the Samsung Reminder app brings the Edit category button to More options. Now, you can edit the category of the Reminders easily.
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In addition, the update also added a View details button to check notification details separately on the lock screen where notification details are set to be hidden. Whenever a notification arrives, you can click on the View Details option to check the details of that reminder, which are usually hidden on the lock screen.
Apart from this, the company also fixes common Samsung Reminders issues that users were facing in the previous update. The latest update is available on Galaxy Store, which weighs 24.74 MB package.
Through Galaxy Store, you can install the latest update by tapping the Updates option under the Menu of the app. We recommend users download the latest update to enjoy the new features of the Reminder app on their Galaxy smartphone.
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The update is compatible with Galaxy devices running Android 13-based One UI 5.1 or One UI 5.0. It is an initial rollout so it may take some hours/days to reach all eligible Galaxy devices.
Samsung Reminder 12.4.02.600 update now available for One UI devices
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy and One UI 5.1 software deliver an exceptional experience on the Galaxy S23 flagships. One UI 5.1 is the smoothest Android skin of Samsung, but scrolling the Galaxy Store app is the worst experience, for some Galaxy S23 users.
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According to reports, the display refresh rate drops below 60Hz while scrolling in Galaxy Store on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series. This reduced refresh rate destroys the pro-grade user experience, which is available on other, even third-party applications.
When you scroll the screen in Galaxy Store, you would face stutter (a low refresh rate) on all Galaxy S23 smartphone models. Even, you might head toward system Settings to ensure whether your phone running on Adaptive motion smoothness or not.
It’s worth mentioning that the low refresh rate support for Galaxy Store feels like budget phone usage to the S23 consumers. And probably, it might not be an S23-limited issue, as Samsung’s own app distribution platform doesn’t feel smooth on more Galaxy phones too.
There are also talks that the recent firmware update destroyed Galaxy Store’s scrolling smoothness on the Galaxy S23 series. Anyway, Samsung must look into the matter and re-optimize the Galaxy Store for the latest flagship, custom chipset, and the new One UI 5.1 software.
If you are facing the same issue on your Galaxy S23 phone, try clearing the Galaxy Store cache and user data once, followed by a reboot. It should somehow make the experience better, and as a temporary solution, we suggest you access Galaxy Store only for One UI app updates, as everything is already available on Play Store.
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Google Play Store received this month’s first update on March 2nd. Now, Google started to release version 34.9.11 update to the Play Store app market as part of the 5th release in March 2023.
As always, there’s no changelog for the Google Play Store version 34.9.11 update. However, the company may have added under-the-hood improvements in order to enhance your experience while discovering apps, games and other stuff along with refined download and install functions.
How to update Play Store officially:
- Open Google Play Store app, hit the Profiles icon to expand the options
- Tap the 2nd last option entitled “Settings” followed by “About”
- You’ve reached the destination, finally hit “Update Play Store”
Google Play Store update usually gets downloaded in the background as soon as the release becomes available on your device. When you restart your phone, the installation begins and concludes quickly so you can have the latest version of the app market.
Not recommended | You can also sideload the latest version before its public release via APKMirror.