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Samsung Battery Swelling: Everything you need to know
A few days back, a popular YouTuber initiated a debate over the battery swelling of older Samsung phones. Through his video, he pointed out that some of the old Samsung smartphones’ batteries had been swelled to the level where the back panel popped to a distance.
Tech YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss has shown multiple Samsung phones that have battery swelling problems. Further, reports and feedback from more YouTubers and consumers have started to pop up on the web through different social media platforms.
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We saw videos and images of Samsung phones with a swelled battery like a balloon, which lifted the rear panel of the handset significantly above. Well, the affected devices are said to ship to Samsung and the engineers are investigating the reasons behind this scenario.
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According to GalaxyClub, their team has tested around 60 Samsung smartphones including mid-range and flagships. The blog didn’t find any of their unit affected by swollen batteries, which is just the opposite of the claim of the Mrwhosetheboss video.
In addition, SamMobile folks also tested their Galaxy devices collection, which concluded with the same result of a nil unit with swollen battery. The blog further added that some of the aging Galaxy phones were kept with fully discharged batteries, which could have worked as a safeguard.
Official reply:
After receiving three Galaxy phones with swelled batteries, Samsung replied to Mrwhosetheboss that the company is aware of this matter and is looking into further technical assessments. Samsung encourages customers with questions regarding their Samsung device to contact their local Customer Service representative.”
Conclusion:
We also have a plenty good collection of Samsung products, but we never noticed any of the device’s batteries had been swelled. On a further note, we use smartphones for detailed feature explainers as well as exploring software changes by keeping phones at a regular room temperature.
Have you checked your Samsung phone’s battery? Let us know your feedback regarding the aging battery via SammyFans’ social media handles.
3 basic things to boost up battery life:
- Turn display off by pressing the power button when the device is not in use.
- Set ‘Screen timeout’ to a short interval.
- The brighter the screen, the higher the contrast ratio, which leads to higher battery consumption.
- Extend battery life by using a dark-tone wallpaper or theme
Samsung’s latest foldable phones come with Google Messages by default. The company has now revealed the reason behind this move on Galaxy devices. Samsung says Google Messages replaced Messages to foster RCS adoption.
According to AndroidAuthority, a source explained Samsung’s decision to switch to Google Messages as the default messaging app. The recently released Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 come with Google Messages with RCS enabled by default.
Looks like promoting Google Messages on Galaxy devices will boost RCS adoption. Samsung Messages isn’t already installed on newer phones. However, one’s stopping you from getting it on your Galaxy from the Galaxy Store.
While many apps support the RCS feature, Google Messages offer the best user experience. Making it a default messaging app is an effort to boost the adoption of RCS tech. Apple is also preparing to bring RCS chat functionality to iMessage for iPhones.
What Samsung source said:
- Even if messaging apps follow the RCS standard, the availability may be limited depending on which app the other party uses. That’s why we decided to make Google Messages the common messaging platform, allowing Galaxy users to communicate more freely. This also enables a messaging app to respond to changes of the RCS standard more quickly and efficiently.
Previously, Samsung devices launched in the US came with two messaging apps. This time, the company has removed the Samsung Messages. During the first setup, users are notified that Google Messages is the default messaging application.
Samsung SmartThings gained the international standard ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. The company has officially announced this major development in its global connected living platform.
SmartThings received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security management systems. Certification reiterates that the SmartThings Cloud operates per international standards.
To be certified, a company has to meet the standard across a total of 123 detailed items, including policies for information security, access control for information assets, and incident response.
SmartThings receiving the ISO 27001 certification is the result of our sustained focus on the protection of information in a hyper-connected world with exponentially increasing intelligence.
Seungbum Choi, Executive Vice President and Head of Device Platform Center at Samsung Electronics said “this is just another step in our drive to fortify the platform’s security. We will continue to find new ways to ensure that SmartThings’ personalized services are provided even more safely.”
BSI Prez says that they have recognized that the operation capability and security level of Samsung SmartThings is excellent. It will further boost trust in the SmartThings platform and strengthen business competitiveness.
ISO 27001 is the leading global standard for ISMSs and was established by the International Organization for Standardization. It provides companies with guidance to manage the risks to information assets systematically and achieve information protection goals.
Samsung Health app integrated the Dr.diary (Doctor Diary) glycated hemoglobin feature. The blood sugar management platform announced the launch of its glycated hemoglobin estimation functionality on Samsung’s Health application.
According to ETNews, Dr.diary announced the integration of a glycated hemoglobin level feature in Samsung Health. Galaxy users will now be able to check the estimated glycated hemoglobin level provided by Doctor Diary.
To activate the feature, Health app users will have to permit certain conditions of data in the Blood Sugar service. It is worth noting that glycated hemoglobin is a key figure for diabetes diagnosis, which users will find worth using in the Health app.
Established in 2017, Dr.diary is a blood sugar management platform. It analyzes and predicts the changes in glycated hemoglobin using its own algorithm. Earlier this year, the firm secured a patent for “glycated hemoglobin estimation based on blood sugar data table.”
Song Je-yoon, CEO of Doctor Diary, said, “With our predicted glycated hemoglobin level prediction algorithm being installed in Samsung Health, more people will be able to recognize their glycated hemoglobin level and manage their health more efficiently.”
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a standardized numerical value of the percentage of hemoglobin, such as hemoglobin, which has been glycated by glucose. Glycated hemoglobin reflects the average blood sugar level over the past 2-3 months.
Samsung Health (with Wear OS Galaxy Watch) users can conveniently check their estimated glycated hemoglobin level within the app and use this information to manage their blood sugar levels through diet and exercise.