Samsung Galaxy S8 Archives - Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/tag/samsung-galaxy-s8/ Pure Android Passion Tue, 04 May 2021 23:18:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://androidkenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-ak_ico-32x32.png Samsung Galaxy S8 Archives - Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/tag/samsung-galaxy-s8/ 32 32 123899007 Samsung bids farewell to the Galaxy S8 by dropping software updates https://androidkenya.com/2021/05/samsung-software-updates-chopping-board/ https://androidkenya.com/2021/05/samsung-software-updates-chopping-board/#respond Wed, 05 May 2021 06:15:55 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=15668 If you are still holding onto your Galaxy S8 or S8+ then now is probably the time to start thinking of how you are going to ditch it for something new from Samsung, as the Koreans would want you to, or another brand, depending on how things are working out for you and where your […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2021/05/samsung-software-updates-chopping-board/feed/ 0 15668 Updates for Samsung Galaxy S8 deprioritized, moved to quarterly updates https://androidkenya.com/2020/05/galaxy-s8-security-updates/ https://androidkenya.com/2020/05/galaxy-s8-security-updates/#comments Tue, 05 May 2020 15:10:24 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=12967 Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series is the latest and greatest device range from the company. However, given the flagship status of devices in Samsung’s Galaxy S series, its predecessors have remained a priority to the company even as it introduces newer devices. While that is so, the usual realignment at the top has to take place […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2020/05/galaxy-s8-security-updates/feed/ 1 12967 [Update: It’s live in Kenya] July security update for Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ already rolling out in some countries https://androidkenya.com/2019/07/july-security-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s8-and-s8-already-rolling-out-in-some-countries/ https://androidkenya.com/2019/07/july-security-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s8-and-s8-already-rolling-out-in-some-countries/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:30:08 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=9887 Update: July 23, 2019: Three weeks later, July 2019 security update is now rolling out in Kenya. It’s worth noting that the latest update combines security patches for June and July into one. The changelog should be the same as other countries, details of which are covered in the original article that continues below. Samsung isn’t […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2019/07/july-security-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s8-and-s8-already-rolling-out-in-some-countries/feed/ 0 9887 May security patches for Galaxy S8 and S8+ released with improved camera stability https://androidkenya.com/2019/06/may-security-patches-for-galaxy-s8-and-s8-released-with-improved-camera-stability/ https://androidkenya.com/2019/06/may-security-patches-for-galaxy-s8-and-s8-released-with-improved-camera-stability/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:32:36 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=9785 Over a month ago, owners of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in Europe received an update that installed May 2019 security patches and earlier this month, the same region received another May update, this time carrying stability improvements to the camera. It’s possible that the initial build had some bugs that needed a quick fix, […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2019/06/may-security-patches-for-galaxy-s8-and-s8-released-with-improved-camera-stability/feed/ 0 9785 Safaricom VoLTE ready phones https://androidkenya.com/2019/06/safaricom-volte-ready-phones/ https://androidkenya.com/2019/06/safaricom-volte-ready-phones/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2019 07:19:45 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=9761 Safaricom has just unveiled VoLTE, a product that’s aimed at the millions who already enjoy the company’s speedy 4G LTE network across the country. The feature will allow users of the network to place HD-quality voice and video calls over the internet, which is something that only JTL’s Faiba 4G has been offering in the […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2019/06/safaricom-volte-ready-phones/feed/ 0 9761 Latest Galaxy S8 and S8+ updates improve camera stability and April patches https://androidkenya.com/2019/05/latest-galaxy-s8-and-s8-updates-improve-camera-stability-and-april-patches/ Wed, 29 May 2019 08:06:07 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=9381 A couple or so weeks after the first Galaxy S8 and S8+ handsets got their updates to April 2019 security patch level, Samsung is now seeding a similar update to the Kenyan variants of the S8 duo. The firmware version is the same as the rest of the globe using models SM-G950F and SM-G955F for […]

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]]> 9381 These are the devices that Samsung will be updating to Android Oreo https://androidkenya.com/2018/02/samsung-android-oreo-update-roadmap/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:06:26 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=4061 The recent botched update of Samsung’s 2017 flagship duo, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ brought to fore something we have known for ages: many years down the line, Samsung still sucks at this whole updates business. Getting updates way late is like a feature that is part of the package when you purchase […]

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]]> 4061 Deal: Samsung is offering a free wireless charger for every Galaxy Note 8, S8 or S8+ purchase https://androidkenya.com/2018/01/deal-samsung-offering-free-wireless-charger-every-galaxy-note-8-s8-s8-purchase/ Tue, 02 Jan 2018 08:51:02 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=3720 Samsung Mobile Kenya is running a cool offer where anyone who buys a Galaxy Note 8, S8 or S8+ will get a free wireless charger. In April 2017, Samsung opened pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ here in Kenya. At the time, the company said that the first 2000 customers to pre-order the phone will […]

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]]> 3720 Samsung is beginning to get serious about Bixby https://androidkenya.com/2017/11/samsung-beginning-get-serious-bixby/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:08:00 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=3435 Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8+. In addition to debuting with a completely changed design when compared to previous Sammy phones, the S8 pair was also accompanied by another newbie – the AI-powered digital assistant dubbed Samsung Bixby. There’s no denying that Samsung Bixby is a helpful and futuristic addition to […]

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]]> 3435 Enter Masoko’s Black Friday craze: The best Android smartphones for, well, 1 bob https://androidkenya.com/2017/11/masoko-black-friday-deals/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 04:30:42 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=3355 Safaricom’s e-commerce platform Masoko (more about it later), which opened to the public just a week ago, has a big Black Friday sale going on starting from 9AM all the way to 6PM. In-between, at least one of the below-mentioned devices (as well as others that are not highlighted here) will be on sale for […]

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