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Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
“Google did not request that Samsung create their Auto Blocker feature.”

That’s according to Google’s head of Android security, David Kleidermacher, who is publicly pushing back on the claims made by Epic Games in its new lawsuit against Google and Samsung.

Earlier, Samsung said it plans to “vigorously contest Epic Game’s baseless claims.”

That’s why Google offers its own safety features such as Google Play Protect, which checks for harmful apps on a user’s device, regardless of where the app was downloaded. Android device makers are free to innovate and design additional safety features for their devices. To make this about access to a game is deliberately misleading; this is about user safety. And Epic’s lawsuit puts their corporate interests above user protections.
Screenshot: @daveksecure (X)
Umar Shakir
Umar Shakir
Korea’s corporate trifecta.

Hyundai and Kia are working on a next-generation infotainment system and have brought Samsung in as a strategic partner as the automakers venture further into smartphone connectivity and in-car apps. Using Samsung’s SmartThings app to find your missing (or stolen!) car is but one feature envisioned.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Samsung and TSMC have reportedly discussed building AI chip “megafactories” in the UAE.

We’ve heard rumors about AI chip manufacturing projects in the Middle East linked to OpenAI Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

Now, the WSJ says Samsung and TSMC execs have visited the United Arab Emirates “recently,” discussing projects worth up to $100 billion despite concerns about water sources and building up local engineering talent.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Blackmagic’s free Camera app is now available on Samsung’s folding phones.

When it launched on Android in June, the app only supported the Samsung Galaxy S23, S24, and the Google Pixel 7/8 lineups. Compatibility with OnePlus and Xiaomi phones running Android 13 was added later, but Blackmagic has released another update adding features like recording timecode, plus support for the Samsung Galaxy Flip 5/6 and Fold 5/6 phones.

The interface of the Blackmagic Camera app running on the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s inner screen.
The Blackmagic Camera app’s interface fills the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s inner display.
Photo: Liam James / The Verge
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
You’re going to need a Samsung account to use the Galaxy Store.

The requirement will kick in on September 25th, SamMobile reports.

Mia Sato
Mia Sato
Samsung targets Gen Z fashion lovers.

Wildly popular fashion designer Sandy Liang designed a Galaxy Z Flip 6 phone case and sent the device to influencers during New York Fashion Week.

Flip phones are experiencing something of a tech Renaissance among young people. This collaboration hits on the nostalgia and trendy aesthetics — but will it make anyone ditch their iPhone?

Wes Davis
Wes Davis
More phones should come in pastels.

“Phones should be colorful” is a hill I and others at The Verge will die on. A Samsung Galaxy S24 FE leak from Android Headlines purports to show four colors that Samsung will release the phone in, and just look at this green! We do love a green phone.

The outlet also published renders in yellow, blue, and black colors.

A render showing the Galaxy S24 FE in a light, pastel green.
Love a colorful phone.
Image: Android Headlines
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Samsung is putting a ring on your smart home.

An upcoming Galaxy Ring and SmartThings integration enables the smart ring to trigger smart home automations.

A giant super-sized model of the wearable was at IFA this week to demo how your home can respond to biometric signals.

It showed the ring sensing the wearer had fallen asleep or woken up and then starting a sleep routine or a good morning routine. Now that’s an effortless interface.

This super-sized Galaxy Ring demoed a new integration coming to SmartThings that can trigger smart devices like this connected air purifier and robot vacuum based on biometrics.
This super-sized Galaxy Ring demoed a new integration coming to SmartThings that can trigger smart devices like this connected air purifier and robot vacuum based on biometrics.
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Chris Welch
Chris Welch
Honor goes on a cringe offensive against Samsung.

I’m old enough to remember Samsung’s advertising blitz against Apple back in the days when a lot of people still waited in lines for the latest iPhone. Some of those were funny.

But finding random people named Sam Sung to hype up your folding phone? Pretty weak, Honor. Tech companies have seriously lost their fastball when it comes to this stuff.

A screenshot of Honor’s press release.