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Samsung Expands Self-Repair Program with Foldables & Home Entertainment!
Samsung is expanding its self-repairing program with more models, product categories, and parts available to enable a wider variety of repairs. For your information, the repair program of Samsung has been running for a long time. It was started back in August 2022, but it has limited this program to some limited devices. But now it has expanded the program and included foldable devices as well.
Now the Samsung self-repairing program also supports fourteen Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Tab S9 series, Galaxy Book 2 series, and more. Apart from these devices, the program now also includes some home-based devices, such as the Feestyle 2nd Gen projector.
On the account of expansion, Samsung officials stated, “We know that consumers want reliable and convenient repair options to keep their devices up and running. This expansion is one more way Samsung is showing its continued commitment to provide our customers with choice,”
Mark Williams, Vice President of Customer Care at Samsung Electronics America.
“For those who want to take repairs into their own hands, we’re supplying them with more options for a wider array of products to extend the life of the products they love.”
“Encompass has been a trusted distributor of Samsung OEM replacement parts for many years, and this expansion to new product categories will play a critical role in continuing to empower Samsung customers to easily repair equipment and extend the life cycle of their products,” said
Robert Coolidge, President and CEO of Encompass Supply Chain Solutions
“Samsung’s self-repair program aligns with Encompass’ goal to improve the accessibility of mission-critical parts for customers while reducing waste and enabling significant cost savings.”
What is a self-repair program?
With the self-repairing program, the company provides solutions regarding how consumers can easily repair their devices. For instance, on a phone or tablet, users can fix the speakers, SIM tray, side key, as well as the single display assemblies, back glass, and charging ports. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Book owners will be able to replay the left and right speakers and fans. In this program, consumers will also get low-cost tool kits that come with a bundle of parts, or they can also purchase them separately.
What’s the motive of this self-repair program?
With this self-repairing program, Samsung aims to decrease e-waste, and to do that, the company has provided consumers with a solution on how they can fix their device issues related to hardware. Along with the social cause, the program also aims to provide users with more content and quality service at home.
Samsung Self Repair Program Support Galaxy Device List
Smartphones
- Galaxy Z Fold5
- Galaxy Z Flip5
- Galaxy S23 Series – S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, S23 FE
- Galaxy S22 Series – S22, S22+, S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S21 Series – S21, S21+, S21 Ultra
- Galaxy S20 Series – S20, S20+, S20 Ultra
Tablets
- Galaxy Tab S9 series – S9, S9+, S9 Ultra, S9 FE, S9 FE+
- Galaxy Tab S7+
PCs
- Galaxy Book2 Pro 15″
- Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15″
- Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 5G 13.3”
- Galaxy Book Pro 15″
- Galaxy Book Pro 360 15”
TV (2023 Models)
- 77″ Class OLED S90C TV
- 98” Class Samsung Neo QLED 8K QN990C TV
- 75” Class The Frame – Disney100 Edition
- 65″ Class The Frame – Disney100 Edition
- 55″ Class The Frame – Disney100 Edition
- 85” Class The Terrace Full Sun Samsung Neo QLED 4K LST9C
Projector (2023 Models)
- Freestyle Gen 2 with Gaming Hub
Monitor (2023 Models)
- 27″ ViewFinity S9 5K Monitor
- 34″ ViewFinity S65UC Ultra-WQHD 100Hz AMD FreeSync™ HDR10 Curved Monitor
- 34″ ViewFinity S65VC Ultra-WQHD 100Hz AMD FreeSync™ HDR10 Curved Monitor
- 57″ Odyssey Neo G9 Dual 4K UHD Quantum Mini-LED 240Hz 1ms HDR 1000 Curved Gaming Monitor
- 27″ M80C Smart Monitor 4K UHD (white)
- 27″ M80C Smart Monitor 4K UHD (pink)
- 27″ M80C Smart Monitor 4K UHD (green)
- 27″ M70C Smart Monitor 4K UHD (white)
- 27” Odyssey G55C Gaming QHD LED Monitor
Soundbar (2023 Models)
- HW-A445 2.1ch Sound bar with Dolby & DTS Audio (HW-A445)
- Ultra-slim 3.1.2ch. Wireless Dolby ATMOS Soundbar + Bezel w/ Q-Symphony (HW-S80CB)
- 5.1ch. Wireless Dolby ATMOS Soundbar w/ Q-Symphony (HW-S68CB)
- Sound Tower 210W Bi-directional High Power Audio w/ Built-in Battery (MX-ST5CB)
Samsung has released the Galaxy Enhance-X’s new update. The company doesn’t attach any specific changelog for the application; therefore, it looks like a standard improvement update, but after the installation, we got to know about some new changes in editing sections. Let’s take a deeper look.
Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X: new changes
Samsung has rolled out the new update for the Enhance-X with version number 2.0.89. With the latest version, users will get some new interface changes, including a new redesign of the editing suggestions and a new set of icons.
When you open a picture or video in the Galaxy Enhance-X, it automatically analyzes the content with its AI and suggests to you a set of options that you can use to easily edit. Despite the redesign of these options, the series of suggestions has not introduced any additional innovation.
Along with the icon changes, the company has also changed the order of them. The company has moved the ‘Fix lens distortion’ option from the section that offers the option of real test adjustment image or cropping to the secure related faces.
Installation
To get the advantages of fresh changes, you can check for the latest update. To do that, just go to the Galaxy Store and check for the list of updates. If you find the Galaxy Enhance-X new update available, tap on the update icon to get it on your device.
WhatsApp is one of the popular social media giants that is commonly used worldwide; however, at the same time that WhatsApp became popular gradually, several social media applications arrived, but they didn’t survive in the market. WhatsApp, with its convenient features, has a strong consumer base and is successful in providing better services. However, users who use the beta application sometimes get issues, like recently encountered annoying bug issues while opening the documents.
According to the reports, several users have faced an issue where they are unable to download the document file. Specifically, when they tap on the download button, it reacts as if the application is out of network and shows a pop-up message that says, “The download was unable to complete. Please try again later.” It is worth noticing that the issue only appears for beta testers. So a stable user will not get any trouble from this issue.
Usually, this type of pop-up message appears when you are not connected to the proper network. But according to the information, several beta testers are facing this issue while on a strong network. Most probably, it might be some server-side problem with interpreting the stable network.
However, WhatsApp has resolved the issue with the latest update, version 2.24.10.15. So if you are also facing the same issue, then try to update the application to the latest version. To do that, go to the Google Play Store, then search for WhatsApp, and tap on the update button.
Google already made the Android 15 Beta 1.2 available to download for Pixel owners and is gradually but actively moving towards the stable version. The stable version of Android 15 could offer more access to third-party developers for Digital Wellbeing tools.
A few years ago, Google introduced its Digital Wellbeing application in 2019, this helps users balance their digital lives by tracking how much time they spend on each application. It includes various tools such as Dashboard, App timers, and more.
Third-party developers have been limited in how they can use the digital wellbeing tools, but that may be changing with Android 15. For now, third-party applications can only make Do Not Disturb schedules using Android’s Digital Wellbeing APIs, but in the scenarios where Android 15 lands by the end of this year, they will get the power to more fully make use of the tools Google has been keeping to itself.
Particularly, third-party applications will be permitted to make changes to the screen, for instance, by turning off the Always On Display or authorizing Dark Mode. Granted, developers have acknowledged workarounds to enable those features, but now it appears that those functionalities will have official support, a report says.
If this report came true, then users would have a wider variety of applications to manage screen time and focus at their convenience, instead of relying simply on Google’s built-in tools. However, a few core functionalities; for instance, disabling touch and adjusting brightness will possibly remain restricted. It will be interesting to see the exact change in the stable version.