Samsung is a large Korean multinational company which spans industries such as television sets, shipbuilding, semiconductors (like memory and processors), in addition to phones and tablets. Samsung is the largest Android device manufacturer worldwide, though they’re also the primary support of another mobile operating system, Tizen, and previously invested in an OS called Bada.
Samsung is the largest Android device developer worldwide
Samsung was founded in 1938 as a trading company, and didn't get into electronics until the late 60s. Oh-Hyun Kwon is the CEO of Samsung Electronics. Samsung's first Android smartphone was the Galaxy, released in 2009, and their first Android tablet was the Galaxy Tab was announced in 2010.
Traditionally, Samsung's Android user interface has been something called TouchWiz, which included a wide array of Samsung-made apps and customizations. For example, there are fitness tools, note-taking apps, news readers, multi-window viewing, and lots more.
Samsung has had to go through a number of patent litigations with Apple, and was found by California court to be infringing on some Apple patents in 2012. These include technologies for voice search, slide-to-unlock, data synchronization, and others.
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A packed Samsung leak talks foldable storage, Galaxy Watch 8 Classic colors
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Interactive AI should be more optional. Instead, it's being forced on us
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Samsung, Glance AI pair to bring an all-new shopping experience to Galaxy users
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Samsung is about to start deleting old, unused accounts in July
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Samsung is actually carving $1,000 OFF the Galaxy Z Fold 6 this week — why wait for Prime Day?
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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is getting Qi2.1, but don't get too excited
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Will the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 support Qi2 wireless charging?
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Will the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 be waterproof?
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Other than Gemini Samsung is reportedly in talks with Perplexity AI to integrate its AI assistant and search features into Galaxy devices, potentially replacing Gemini and enhancing Bixby.
The Galaxy S25 Edge punches its durability test ticket, and the results stun
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Which Samsung Galaxy S25 model should you buy?
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The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra might have a sweet battery upgrade in the works
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