Now Brief is one of the most disappointing Samsung features I’ve used in years

by dbadmin | Mar 1, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy AI, Samsung Galaxy S25

As has been the case for the last few Samsung smartphone launches, the most interesting bits of the Galaxy S25 series have nothing to do with hardware. For Samsung, it’s all about software — specifically, AI software features. On the Galaxy S25, one of the biggest new...

Samsung’s inconsistent Galaxy AI content filter is causing some odd problems

by dbadmin | Feb 18, 2025 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy AI

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A Redditor spotted a strange inconsistency in the Galaxy AI content filter regarding skin color. In some examples, the AI indicated it was appropriate to describe skin color as white but not as black. Other online posters...

The Galaxy S25 knows me more deeply, and this is why I don’t mind trusting Samsung

by dbadmin | Feb 18, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy AI

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority When Samsung announced the Galaxy S25 series a few short weeks ago, the company unsurprisingly placed a heavy emphasis on AI. Unlike prior generations, however, Galaxy AI’s latest iteration is getting a personalized spin that...

I tried Samsung’s new Audio Eraser and I’m a little disappointed

by dbadmin | Feb 10, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy AI

I love Google’s Magic Eraser. I’ve been using it since its earliest days when it was happy to erase a person or an object, but it didn’t really know how to fill the space. Now, though, Magic Eraser has evolved to a point where it handles photos easily and is trying to...

The Galaxy S25 has new camera filters, but are they better than Apple’s Photographic Styles?

by dbadmin | Feb 9, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy AI, Samsung Galaxy S25

When Samsung announced that its Galaxy S25 series would be light on camera hardware changes, I wasn’t sure how to feel. No, there was nothing wrong with the cameras on the Galaxy S24 series, but it’s always tougher to get excited about a phone when you know it’s going...

Samsung’s Now Bar and Now Brief are the Google Now experience I’ve been missing

by dbadmin | Jan 29, 2025 | Features, Google, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy AI

I have fond memories of the card-based Google Now service from when it was introduced in 2012. As Google’s original assistant, I thought it would suddenly boost my smartphone to a new level, providing context-aware information when needed. It wasn’t perfect, but it...