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Samsung is working on fast wireless charging up to 50W
Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S25 series on January 22 at the Unpacked 2025 event and some report claims that these new phones could bring fast charging up to 25W with the Qi2 standard. Now, a report suggests that Samsung is working on making high-speed 50W wireless charging mainstream.
Samsung has been on top of the smartphone world for a long time. However, its charging was always lagging behind some Chinese competitors. These shortcomings emerged due to a lack of sustainability and optimal product innovation. However, the Galaxy S25 will see major improvements.
Samsung S2MIW06 chip to support high-power wireless charging up to 50W
Samsung is now trying to make wireless charging faster for everyone by collaborating with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and developing Qi 2.2. Recently, the Korean tech firm introduced a new power management integrated chip (PMIC), the S2MIW06, and it manages wireless charging. The Samsung S2MIW06 chip allows for much faster wireless charging at up to 50W in receiver mode.
This latest power chip supports all Qi extensions to ensure better wireless charging experiences, including Baseline Power Profile (BPP), Extended Power Profile (EPP), and Magnetic Power Profile (MPP).
According to the blog post, Baseline Power Profile (BPP) supports up to 5W of wireless charging is the most basic profile and was first introduced with Qi v1.0 in 2010.
The Extended Power Profile (EPP) takes it up a notch to increase wireless charging up to 15W. EPP is used in most high-end Galaxy phones released over the past few years and adopts an appropriate hardware structure to enable higher-power charging, a fast-charging protocol, and a more precise debris detection algorithm.
Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) is required for the Qi2 standard (which is very important for precise alignment and efficient charging) and supports wireless charging up to 25W. It brings with it a magnetic alignment mechanism, which allows the phone to align perfectly with the wireless charger using strong magnets.
It’s worth noting that the MPP currently supports charging up to 25W, but Samsung’s new chip shows the potential to extend these limits to up to 50W wireless charging.
Samsung has been internally testing One UI 8 builds on several Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy A15 5G, Galaxy A55, Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S22 series, and more. Now, the Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A35 5G smartphone have joined the One UI 8 testing phase.
A new build for the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Galaxy A35 5G has been spotted, indicating that One UI 8 testing has begun. The build can be identified via A346BXXUAEYG3 and A356BXXU5CYG5, respectively.
The Poland variant of the Samsung Galaxy M34 is currently undergoing testing as its CSC code is PLS. This new build shows that the company is working on bringing One UI 8 to budget smartphones as well.
According to the tipster, the Samsung Galaxy A35 with One UI 8 has scored impressively on the benchmark, with a single-core score of 1027 and a multi-core score of 2507. These scores suggest the A35 will offer amazing performance to handle everyday tasks and multitask easily.
Currently, Samsung Galaxy S25 series users can enjoy these new features through the One UI 8 Beta Program. The company is also planning to release One UI 8 Beta 4 for this latest Galaxy S series phone. However, older Galaxy smartphones might not receive the One UI 8 Beta update.
Samsung began hyping its upcoming Galaxy S26 series key specs, including the display, battery, and other parameters. After the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 phones, Samsung seems to be working on the Galaxy S26 series. It looks like the device has already started surfing the internet. A new leak has shed light on the key specs of the Galaxy S26 series, including the display.
According to TheElec (via Jukanlosreve), Samsung is working on the three Galaxy S26 series models, including Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Plus, the company may not release the Galaxy S26 Plus. Moreover, the reports shared new insights on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Series display panel shape.
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As per the report, Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra may feature 6.27-inch, 6.66-inch, and 6.89-inch displays, respectively.
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Samsung Camera Assistant is a module powered by the Good Lock app that improves the camera experience on Galaxy devices. The app allows users to customize various camera settings, such as adding a 2x zoom button, increasing the shutter speed, and adjusting other features of the main camera, and save videos directly to external storage. In One UI 8, Samsung has introduced new features to the Camera Assistant app to let you take Motion Photo with a shutter sound.
Samsung has pushed a new update for the Camera Assistant Good Lock module, which brings new features and One UI 8 support. Users can identify the latest update through version 4.0.00.1.
With this new update, Motion Photos will have a shutter sound, giving users more control and adding a fun touch to taking photos.
The update also brings One UI 8 software, which offers a more refined and intuitive user experience. Additionally, the Korean tech giant has expanded camera assistant compatibility to include its latest foldable devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7.
For your information, let us tell you that Samsung is regularly working to make the Good Lock module compatible with One UI 8. Samsung is now bringing One UI 8 support for the Camera Assistant app, after Multistar and Display Assistant.
Once the update is officially released, the Camera Assistant app will be available on all eligible Galaxy smartphones. Samsung continues to extend support for this app to select Galaxy devices. However, some features may not be available on all models due to differences in hardware and software.
Support model:
- One UI 8.0 or higher : Flip7/Fold7
- One UI 7.0 or higher : S25/A56/M56/F56
- One UI 6.1 or higher : S24FE/S21FE/A55/M53/Quantum5/Fold6/Flip6
- One UI 6.0 or higher : S24/A73/A72/A54/A53/A52s/A52 5G/A52/M54/F54/Quantum 2
- One UI 5.1 or higher : S23/S23FE/S22/S21/S20/Note20/Fold5/Flip5/Fold4/Flip4/Fold3/Flip3/Fold2/Flip
The company is expected to update more Good Lock modules and plugins soon to support One UI 8. So if you use other suites from Good Lock, keep an eye out for new software updates.
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