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Samsung Pay could become paid service to take on Apple Pay in Korea
Earlier we have come to know that Apple to planning to release Apple Pay in South Korea. This will become a competitor to Samsung Pay, which doesn’t have any rival in the home country for years. Now to take on Apple Pay, it seems like Samsung could turn Samsung Pay into a paid service.
According to a recent information from Business Korea, the financial authorities say that Apple Pay fees of 0.1 percent to 0.15 percent can not only be charged to consumers and stores but also credit card companies.
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The report suggets that both Samsung and Apple are looking to impose payment fees on them. On the other side, many other payment services in the country, such as Naver Pay and Kakao Pay will also follow the suit as a new profit model.
It is worth mentioning that Samsung has not said any word on the matter, so we can not clearly say if the company will actually make Samsung Pay a paid service on not. However, if this is true, the company should soon declare it.
Moreover, Samsung’s payment service is currently the largest digital card payment service in South Korea. It was originally introduced in August 2015 and is now a family of over 16 million customers. Whereas, its cumulative payment is 182 trillion won or more.
Samsung Pay supports both magnetic secure transmission and NFC for safe payment. It is offering a free service to customers since its launch. The only fee it charges is the service initiation.
Revealing the information, an industry source said, “Samsung Electronics has run the free service in order to increase and retain Galaxy smartphone users, but Apple Pay is changing the market and Samsung Electronics may consider charging.”
Samsung continues to enhance the user experience by updating apps’s functions and fixing issues. May 2024 is going on and the Korean tech giant is rolling out a new update for Samsung Accessory Service with version 3.1.96.50315.
The new version delivers an improved performance by addressing previously reported minor bugs. These fixes enhance the overall stability and reliability of the app.
In addition, the update some enhance several functions within the app to ensure a smoother and more efficient interaction for users who pair their Samsung devices with various accessories.
The Accessory Service of Samsung offers a stable environment in which you can use a variety of features by connecting accessories to your mobile device. It makes using accessories with your mobile device efficient and convenient via manager apps.
Samsung advises Galaxy users of the Accessory Service app to download and install the May 2024 update to benefit from the enhanced functions and bug fixes. The update is available through the Galaxy Store with an installation package of 12.14MB and is compatible with a wide range of Galaxy devices.
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Following the recent update to the Samsung Theme Park Good Lock module, several Galaxy users have encountered an issue where icons for key applications like the clock, calendar, and settings disappear. This problem has left users disappointed, especially since they were hoping for improvements with the new update.
Previously, there was a different problem where icons did not display correctly. The hope was that this would improve with the new update. Unfortunately, the situation has worsened as it is causing inconvenience for those using the app.
A community moderator has responded to user issues that the company is aware of the app icons visibility issue, and is planning to fix it in future updates of the Samsung Theme Park app.
However, the moderator also stated that to solve the problem of the app icon background color, which is different from the previous version, the app’s software would need to be updated. This means that users will have to wait longer for this particular fix.
The community moderator has not shared any timeline for this update, Samsung will release the new Theme Park update soon.
“The issue where the live icon is not visible when applying a theme created by a theme park will be corrected by the team in charge and will be improved through updates to the theme park app.
However, please note that the phenomenon in which the app icon background color in the previous apk method is different from the current app icon color requires a S/W app update, so it is expected that it will take time to improve,” said the community moderator.
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Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X app is getting a new update with version 2.0.89 for One UI devices. This update is available on the Galaxy Store with an installation package size of 181.2 MB, which brings improvements over the previous version.
Users can look forward to enhanced functionality, as the update enhances some features within the app. These enhancements are expected to boost the app’s overall performance. Also, the Korean tech has addressed various issues reported by users in the previous versions.
The most noticeable thing about this update is the refresh icons, spotted by tipster @theonecid. With this update, Samsung has introduced a set of updated icons that are visually appealing.
Users of eligible Galaxy devices can install the latest Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X update via Galaxy Store >> Menu >> Updates. Also, you can download the update directly from the third-party app source link mentioned here.
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