Based on user feedback, “Circle and Search” will display “No relevant content matching your search has been found.” Users report that although this error can be temporarily solved by resetting the phone, the problem will reappear after using it for a period of time.

Later, another user reported that he had encountered the same problem and found that it was caused by a Google application update. Affected users can visit the Play Store and downgrade to the previous version of the Google application, and the prompt will no longer pop up. The screenshots as follows:

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Chips are one of the largest cost inputs for Samsung’s mobile division, and if Qualcomm raises prices, Samsung will have no choice but to accept their offer. It is reported that the price of Qualcomm chips is quite high, and Samsung seems to be hoping to use Exynos chips in more Galaxy devices starting this year to reduce costs.

A recent report suggests that Samsung has reduced its use of Exynos chips in Galaxy devices. Only 13 million Exynos chip devices were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2023, down 48% year-on-year. Samsung’s revenue from smartphone chips also fell 44% during the same period. Since Exynos chips are mainly used in Galaxy devices, this suggests that the sales decline is mainly due to Samsung purchasing more Qualcomm chips for high-end devices, while also using MediaTek chips in some low-end phones.

According to data in Samsung Electronics’ 2023 business report, the company’s mobile division spent US$8.87 billion (Note: currently about 63.864 billion RMB) in 2023 to purchase mobile chips. The department spent 3.1% more on this last year compared with 2022. The price of mobile chips has “increased approximately 30%” compared to last year, the report said.

According to Pulsenews, Samsung is planning to increase the use of Exynos chips in Galaxy devices from 2024, which will help reduce procurement costs. Samsung will also invest in making Exynos chips more competitive to address user concerns about their performance and power efficiency.

We’ve already seen some signs of a shift, with Samsung including the Exynos 2400 chip in the Galaxy S24 series, and rumors suggest the Galaxy S25 series might even use only Exynos chips. The new Galaxy A35 and A55 also use Exynos chips, and Samsung also plans to replace MediaTek chips in its lower-end lineup with its own chips.

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Note: From left to right: Global, United States, South Korea, Western Europe and other markets
According to the report, sales of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series in the local market surged by 22% compared with the previous generation; in Western Europe, sales surged by 28% due to strong pre-orders in the United Kingdom, Germany and France; sales in the United States also surged by 28%. An increase of 14%.

The most expensive S24 Ultra model accounted for 52% of sales, followed by the Galaxy S24 at 27% and the Galaxy S24 Plus at 21%.

Launched in January this year, the Galaxy S24 series is Samsung Electronics’ first smartphone to feature on-device artificial intelligence, with real-time phone translation capabilities and better camera performance.

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The Samsung S24 series broke the record of 1.09 million units of the S23 series, which was less than the 1.38 million units of the Galaxy Note 10 series, but the pre-order period for the latter was 11 days, and the S24 series was higher in terms of average daily sales.

It is noticed that in terms of sales proportion of each model, S24 Ultra accounts for 60%, S24+ accounts for 21%, and S24 accounts for 19%; S24 Ultra titanium black color, S24+ and S24 marble gray color are the most popular.

It is understood that the Samsung S24 series released the Chinese version yesterday, priced from 5,499 RMB.

The upgrade plan is: purchasing S24+ 12GB+256GB can be upgraded to 12GB+512GB for free; purchasing S24 Ultra 12GB+256GB can be upgraded to 12GB+512GB for free.

Galaxy S24 Ultra

 12GB+256GB priced at 9699 RMB

 12GB+512GB priced at 10,699 RMB

 12GB+1TB priced at 12,699 RMB

Galaxy S24+

 12GB+256GB priced at 6999 RMB

 12GB+512GB priced at 7999 RMB

Galaxy S24

 8GB+256GB priced at 5,499 RMB

 12GB+256GB priced at 5,999 RMB

 8GB+512GB priced at 6,499 RMB

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Source Mishaal Rahman recently tweeted that Samsung has also introduced SDR dimming (SDR dimming) function for the Galaxy S24 series mobile phones, which dynamically adjusts standard dynamic range (SDR) and high dynamic range (HDR) elements to improve the quality of mixed content. viewing experience.

Note: SDR dimming is a software-based technology that selectively adjusts the brightness of SDR elements displayed on an HDR screen.

For example, the notification shade or app interface in an HDR video can be subtly dimmed, while the video itself maintains full HDR brightness and contrast.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 leverages Android 14’s new system APIs to identify and adjust the brightness of individual pixels in display content. This approach allows for a more precise and subtle dimming effect compared to previous methods of simply reducing overall screen brightness.

SDR dimming is a technology that dims SDR elements while maintaining HDR highlights; it creates a more visually balanced and consistent viewing experience. In addition, by selectively dimming pixels, SDR dimming can also slightly reduce power consumption when mixed content is played back.

In low-light environments, the low brightness of non-HDR elements reduces eye strain while improving the clarity of text and other user interface elements.

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Circle to Search captures what’s currently on your screen (including videos) and lets you circle specific parts of it to focus your Google Lens searches.

On Samsung devices, three-button navigation is still the default, and you can launch Circle to Search by long-pressing the Home button.

This feature allows users to search for any image, video or text on the screen by circling, highlighting, doodling or clicking without taking a screenshot and quickly obtain the information they need.

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The corner notes of the press releases compiled are as follows:

 Galaxy AI features will be available for free on supported Samsung Galaxy devices until the end of 2025.

Foreign media AndroidCentral believes that although this does not mean that users must pay for Galaxy AI functions in two years, the existence of such a corner mark proves that Samsung has made some additional assumptions about the future, so it may be difficult for users to purchase Galaxy S24 series phones now. Get “lifetime access” to Samsung Galaxy AI.

▲ Picture source Samsung Galaxy AI official press release

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Samsung said that after enabling Super HDR technology, the number of colors in the picture is 64 times that before it was not enabled, making the videos captured smoother and more vivid.

It is learned from relevant reports that Super HDR technology uses algorithm optimization functions to optimize the color contrast of bright and dark points to provide more realistic effects, analyze the movement and noise patterns of the subject, and make the video clearer.

Samsung also said it will open Super HDR technology to mainstream applications, meaning that the technology will not only be limited to the Samsung Gallery app, but will also appear on Instagram, and the brightness, color and contrast range will be more realistic.

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The trailer did not reveal many details, only mentioning that the Galaxy Ring will provide health tracking functions and use AI technology. It looks like a ring with many clearly visible sensors on the inside, but the specific price and launch date were not disclosed.

It is noticed that Galaxy Ring has been exposed many times before. Samsung registered the trademark as early as early 2023. Information about the device was also recently found in a Samsung app, confirming that it will be launched in 2024.

With today’s teaser, we can expect to hear more about the Galaxy Ring when the new foldable phones are released later this year, perhaps in the summer.

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It is noticed that the Galaxy S24 series’ screen-to-screen display is no longer limited to displaying clocks and notification icons, and now supports wallpapers and widgets for the first time. This means that when you lock the screen, the phone wallpaper will automatically dim and continue to display information from widgets, such as the usual clock, music player and notification icons. The wallpaper also displays cool animation effects when the screen is turned on/off.

However, currently only some widgets are suitable for the screen display, and most of them come from Samsung’s own applications, including calendar (schedule), clock (upcoming alarm), reminder (today’s reminder), Samsung Health (daily activities) ), system (battery status) and weather (air quality, chance of rain, current temperature, moon phase, sunrise/sunset times and UV rays). Of course, users can choose to enable or disable the wallpaper and widget functions of the screen display according to their preferences.

This rest-screen display upgrade benefits from a new generation of OLED panels that support an ultra-low 1Hz refresh rate. Such a low refresh rate can significantly reduce power consumption during the rest-screen display, thereby ensuring that battery life is not significantly affected.

Although Samsung pioneered the always-screen display function as early as 2016 on the Galaxy S7, the pace of updates has not been fast since then. On the contrary, Apple was the first to introduce the wallpaper and widgets function of the screen display in the 2022 iPhone 14 Pro. Now, Samsung has finally caught up and brought users a more personalized and practical screen-display experience.

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