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Custom ROM brings One UI 5.0 and Android 13 to Galaxy S9 and Note 9

Samsung may have forgotten about the Galaxy S9 and Note 9, but third-party ROM developers certainly have not with the duo now able to run One UI 5.0 and Android 13 thanks to unofficial support. One UI 5.0 is Samsung’s Android 13 build and, at least officially, while it’s available for a long list of handsets, the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 are not able to grab the operating system upgrade. Support…
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Google Messages removed Assistant but might replace it with ‘Spotlights’

In recent months, Android’s Messages app quietly lost its Google Assistant integration. However, Google Messages might be replacing that functionality with something called “Spotlights.” About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of…
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Google hosting Search and AI event next week

Google has announced that it’s hosting a Search and AI event on Wednesday, February 8. It comes as the company is gearing up to combat ChatGPT and other AI competitors. Google says it’s “reimagining how people search for, explore and interact with information, making…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is official with 200MP camera and bespoke Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is finally official and it may be the least obvious upgrade in the history of Samsung flagship phones. That’s to say that it looks almost identical to the Galaxy S22 Ultra but it actually isn’t. The most obvious difference is the color – the Galaxy S23 Ultra ships in three new colors – Green, Lavender, and Cream join the Phantom Black of…
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Here is the Samsung Galaxy S23 series pricing breakdown

You have probably heard the word “inflation” more often than you would have liked over the last few months. It has affected the prices of many things – and premium goodies like Samsung’s latest flagships are no exception. At least not everywhere. In the US and Canada you can get the Samsung Galaxy S23 for the same dollar amount that you would have paid for an S22 last year. The Galaxy S23+…
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