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Samsung Pay enables virtual Troika transit card system in Russia
On December 16, the Troika Virtual Card was officially launched – the result of a joint venture between VTB, Moscow Metro, Google, Samsung and MasterCard. Now the modern, convenient and fast one-touch payment method is available to all travelers of the capital’s transport – the popular transport card instantly on the smartphone.
Virtual Troika is a transport card whose problem and use is handled using a smartphone without the use of a plastic carrier. The card can be purchased at the Moscow Metro mobile application. VTB Bank issues and uploads a virtual troika to Google Pay or Samsung Pay mobile device wallet. The virtual version of the card can be used on metro, buses, trams, electric buses, MCC, MCD and monorail.
The process of paying for a trip with Virtual Troika is similar to paying with a bank card: bring your smartphone to Turnstile or Validator installed on Public Transport in Moscow and mark it with a special sticker about the possibility of accepting bank cards.
In this case, you do not need to unlock the phone by entering the password or using biometric data – the ticket will be counted automatically. All you have to do is choose Google Pay or Samsung Pay as the main method for contactless payments in your smartphone settings.
All the benefits of innovation can be appreciated by mobile device owners with the Android operating system installed and applications that have downloaded Google Pay or Samsung Pay with NFC. Details on how the service works are available here.
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Benchmark listing confirms Samsung will fuel the US Galaxy Z Flip 6 with a Snapdragon chipset. The device has benchmarked on Geekbench, scoring sizing points in single-core and multi-core tests. Interestingly, the Flip phone features 12GB of RAM, which is a big upgrade.
As spotted by CID/X, the US variant of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 will feature up to 12GB RAM and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy processor. While the listing doesn’t mention the phone’s marketing name, Samsung’s modeling strategy says SM-F741U is the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
Earlier, the same product surfaced on Geekbench’s graphics processing unit test. The device reached the same performance as the Galaxy S24 Ultra despite lacking such larger cooling tech. As far as the CPU performance is concerned, the Z Flip 6 scored:
- 1794 in single-core
- 4486 in multi-core
BREAKING‼️
US Galaxy Z Flip6 (SM-F741U) spotted on GeekBench with 12GB RAM
Single-core 1794
Multi-core 4486You saw it here first 😎😎 pic.twitter.com/kbG6w0k1wb
— CID (@theonecid) May 7, 2024
Samsung is expected to hold its next Unpacked event in Paris right before the 2024 Olympics kicks off. The tentative date is July 10, when the company will introduce Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Z Fold 6 Ultra. More products including the Watch 7 series and Galaxy Ring are expected.
As the company still has around two months to unveil, there will be further performance improvements. Global consumers might be disappointed as the Exynos is expected to power some units. It might harm some sales but Samsung has to do it to maintain the cost-cutting.
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Samsung detailed its May 2024 security update, rolling out to Galaxy devices in the next few weeks. The company revealed that 45 vulnerabilities in Galaxy phones and tablets will be addressed. This means the May firmware must be installed on your Galaxy device.
The May 2024 security update hasn’t started rolling out to Samsung Galaxy devices. This is due to the company’s One UI 6.1 rollout phases, which have taken place in certain markets over the past week. Galaxy S22’s rollout also been halted due to touchscreen failure issue.
Samsung disclosed May 2024 security patch includes fixes for 45 security vulnerabilities, with 33 being provided by Google. The company also divided the vulnerabilities into their category, citing 33 vulnerabilities as ‘Critical,’ while 26 are classified as ‘High’ in severity.
Critical: CVE-2023-28582, CVE-2024-23706, CVE-2024-23700
High: CVE-2024-0042, CVE-2024-20039, CVE-2024-20040, CVE-2024-21463, CVE-2023-33115, CVE-2023-33096, CVE-2023-33103, CVE-2023-33084, CVE-2023-33095, CVE-2023-33104, CVE-2023-33086, CVE-2023-33101, CVE-2023-33100, CVE-2023-33099, CVE-2024-21468, CVE-2024-21472, CVE-2024-0024, CVE-2024-0025, CVE-2024-23705, CVE-2024-23708, CVE-2024-0043, CVE-2024-23707, CVE-2024-23709, CVE-2024-23703, CVE-2024-23701, CVE-2024-23702
Moderate: CVE-2024-20021
The South Korean tech giant also provides 25 SVE items (listed below). SSI found in “Security software version”, SMR May-2024 Release 1 includes all patches from Samsung and Google. You can check the list of addressed SVE items below.
- SVE-2023-1778(CVE-2024-20866)
- Authentication bypass vulnerability in Setupwizard
- SVE-2023-2193(CVE-2024-20855)
- Improper access control vulnerability in multitasking framework
- SVE-2023-2265(CVE-2024-20856)
- Improper Authentication vulnerability in Secure Folder
- SVE-2024-0041(CVE-2024-20857)
- Improper access control vulnerability in CocktailBarService
- SVE-2024-0042(CVE-2024-20858)
- Improper access control vulnerability in CocktailBarService
- SVE-2024-0070(CVE-2024-20859)
- Improper access control vulnerability in FactoryCamera
- SVE-2024-0071(CVE-2024-20860)
- Improper export of android application components vulnerability in TelephonyUI
- SVE-2024-0092(CVE-2024-20861)
- Use after free vulnerability in SveService
- SVE-2024-0096(CVE-2024-20862)
- Out-of-bounds write in SveService
- SVE-2024-0185(CVE-2024-20863)
- Improper input validation vulnerability in SNAP in HAL
- SVE-2024-0234(CVE-2024-20865)
- Authentication bypass in bootloader
- SVE-2024-0357(CVE-2024-20864)
- Improper access control vulnerability in DarManagerService
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Android 15 entered the Public Beta testing phase on Pixel devices. Samsung will also adopt Android 15 for Galaxy devices, which will be available with One UI 7 later this year. Like all software development, Samsung’s One UI 7 will also launch a Beta Program.
One UI 7 Beta Program
Flagship Samsung devices will get early access to Android 15-based One UI 7 through the Beta Program. However, the Beta Program could be available in only 7 countries including the US. Mid-range and budget phones will start getting the major update around November this year.
One UI 7 Beta: When it’s coming?
Samsung is expected to launch its One UI 7 Beta in August this year. Android 15 Beta will expand to several Android flagships from different manufacturers by I/O 2024. However, the Galaxy maker won’t participate in Android’s native Beta activity.
As per Google’s roadmap, Android 15 Beta released in April, and Beta 2 will release in May followed by Beta 3 with Platform Stability in June and Beta 4 in July. Google Pixel phones are expected to get Stable Android 15 in late October this year.
One UI 7 Beta: Is your Galaxy eligible?
The Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra will receive One UI 7 Beta in the first phase. Later on, older flagships like Galaxy S23 and S22 series would join the party along with upcoming + current foldable phones. Some mid-rangers like Galaxy A55 and A35 could also be able to join Beta.
Beta Program is for a limited number of models, but Samsung conducts upgrade deployment on the largest scale internationally. This would begin around November, probably after Samsung holds this year’s Developer Conference event in October.
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