In this fast-paced and modern world, finding time for family bonding has become more challenging. But there’s a simple activity that can bring the family closer together wherever you gather. Something everyone loves and provides an opportunity for the whole family to escape their everyday routines into the silver screen.

The smell of fresh popcorn in the air, the anticipation of escaping into a riveting story… movies have the astonishing potential to build lasting memories and profound bonds among family members, from tear-jerking K-Dramas to action-packed blockbusters. If you have a playlist all picked out, all you need is a cinema setup for the best entertainment experience.

With developments in home entertainment technology, turning your living room or bedroom into a theatre is no longer a pipe dream! The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, with its enormous 14.6″ Super AMOLED display, will bring any scene to life.

What’s more, you can connect your Galaxy smartphone to the tablet with Smart View! From your smartphone, you can either go on duplicate mode on the tablet to watch your favourite movies more comfortably.

How to connect your Galaxy Smartphone to your Galaxy Tab with Smart View:

Step 1: Connect your Galaxy Tablet and Smartphone with the same network.

Step 2: Open your Galaxy Smartphone and swipe down to the Quick Setting Panel. After that, swipe to and tap the Smart View icon.

Step 3: Open your Galaxy Tablet and swipe down to the Quick Setting Panel. After that, swipe to and tap the Second Screen icon.

Step 4: Your Smartphones will now start searching for connected devices on the same Wi-Fi network.

Step 5: When you are done sharing your screen, you can tap the Second Screen icon on the Quick Setting Panel of your Tablet to disconnect it.

Let’s create your memorable experience with your family now! For more information on the Galaxy Tab S8 Series, please visit: https://www.samsung.com/my/tablets/galaxy-tab-s/

Register your interest today and get up to RM400

Are you ready to unfold the next Galaxy innovation? From now until 26 July 2023, register your interest at www.samsung.com/my/unpacked/ to receive first-hand updates and also up to RM400 Samsung e-vouchers[1] to pre-order the new Galaxy!

Join us on 26 July at 7:00PM Malaysian Time and be the first to see the new premium Galaxy innovations. The event will be streamed live on Samsung Malaysia’s YouTube, Official Website, Facebook, and Newsroom. Stay tuned for upcoming teasers, trailers, and news about Galaxy Unpacked 2023.

[1] The redemption of up to RM400 e-voucher is only available to pre-orders of the Next Galaxy devices by registered customers. The e-voucher amount may vary depending on device purchased. Multiple registration with different email addresses allowed. However, each ROI code is only applicable to one (1) Next Galaxy device purchase. Other terms and conditions apply.

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Even when it’s difficult to close an old chapter, change can bring new and better experiences in your life. The Galaxy Note series is loved by many, especially those who are constantly productive, on the go, and love to multitask. Those are big shoes to fill, but you will find a worthy successor in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, we promise!

It offers 5 years of security updates, 4 generations of Android OS updates, as well as Samsung’s One UI 5.1, the most customisable and feature-rich software version to date. Be quicker and more efficient throughout the working day with a more organised interface on the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

You can multitask efficiently on split screen mode in Edge Panel, which lets you run up to three apps at once. You can also run additional apps at the same time in pop-up view. Additionally, take productivity from the smartphone to another screen, with continuity across Galaxy devices. You can use a single mouse, keyboard or touchpad to drop text and images to your PC easily.

On the connected Galaxy ecosystem, you also have access to all devices connected to your smartphone. Use features that work with other devices, such as Quick Share, Smart View and Samsung DeX. You can also automatically switch your Buds from one device to another with Auto Switch for seamless inter-device operation.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra also brings back a Note fan favourite, the mightier-than-the-sword S Pen! Ditch the physical notebooks and make all your work documents, memos, and sketches more effortless and eco-friendly. Write or draw anything with precision, and touch-up your photos with better control using the S Pen.

Feel the powerful, stable performance with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4nm) under the hood. Much smoother and better optimised, you will get better reaction to complex tasks. Shift into high gear when you start gaming and soak in the incredibly vivid display, long-lasting battery life for hours of entertainment, amazing refresh rate and touch sampling rate.

From now until 28 May, customers who purchase any model will get the additional rebate up to RM1,000.

For eco-savvy consumers, you can also trade in and enjoy great savings with RM500 instant rebate! It’s time to upgrade to the Galaxy S23 Ultra: https://www.samsung.com/my/smartphones/galaxy-s23-ultra/buy/

In upcoming weeks, Samsung is excited to be bringing their latest One UI offering, One UI 5, to the millions of Galaxy users around the world with new features that offer everyone the freedom to choose their own mobile experience.

Read on for a closer look at what to expect from One UI 5[1].

Use Your Phone Your Way

One UI 5 represents Samsung’s most personalized mobile experience yet, designed to give people greater options for tailoring their devices exactly how they’d like — and this begins with communication.

The new Bixby Text Call[2] feature allows users to communicate in the manner that is most convenient to them. With Bixby Text Call, you can answer phone calls simply by typing a message. Samsung’s intelligent platform Bixby converts the text to audio and shares it directly with the caller on the line on your behalf, and shows you what the caller is saying by converting their voice to text. This feature is perfect for those moments when you need to communicate but can’t necessarily be heard, such as when on a busy train or at a noisy concert. With this feature, you can take your calls in any environment without being disruptive or missing a beat.

Match Your Phone to Your Lifestyle

What you need from your device can change throughout the day. The features you utilize for your morning routine to get you up and active might not be the same as what keeps you focused during the working day. With the Routines, you can trigger a sequence of actions on your device based on your activities, and with One UI 5’s Modes, you can create customized settings for different parts of your life from sleeping and relaxing to exercising and driving.

For example, while you’re exercising, your priority might be to mute notifications in order to stay in the zone and play music. Alternatively, when it’s time for bed, turning off sounds and turning on Dark mode can help you wind down.

One UI 5 also offers a fresh, new look and feel that makes the user experience more welcoming and seamless. From bolder, simpler app icons to a streamlined color scheme, Samsung has paid attention to the intricate details for a more engaging mobile experience.

Samsung also refined the notifications in One UI 5 to be more intuitive, making them effortless to read at a glance as well as offering more defined answer and decline buttons when receiving a call through the redesigned pop-up call display.

Beyond overall design aspects, personalization and the ability to express oneself is also a key part of everyone’s mobile experience. In order to take this to the next level, One UI 5 now supports easy and diverse customization directly within the lock screen. With just a few taps, you can trim a video to transform your most memorable moments into a moving tribute on your phone. You can make this lock screen feel even more customized by changing the wallpaper, clock style, and notification pop-ups all from one screen.

A Mobile Experience Built Around You

In addition to providing you with options to curate a customized look and feel for your device, One UI 5 also offers new features that help you get things done more efficiently. For example, widgets in One UI 5 come with exciting new options and the ability to keep your Home screen neat and tidy with new Stacked widgets. This new feature lets you drag and drop widgets on top of each other and swipe left or right to quickly and easily scroll through each one, to free up space on your Home screen and use it more efficiently.

In order to help further streamline mobile tasks and activities, One UI 5 also comes with new Smart suggestions for widgets. Based on your usage patterns and the context of your mobile activity, Smart suggestions automatically suggest apps and actions that make the mobile experience even more deeply personalized.

You can easily extract text from images and paste it into a note. Whether it’s quickly capturing event details from a poster you want to send to a friend, or easily saving a phone number from a business card, One UI 5 makes it easier than ever to be productive with smart text extraction.

Furthermore, you can also control all the devices connected to your smartphone in the new Connected devices menu, where you’ll be able to access all features that work with other devices such as Quick Share, Smart View and Samsung DeX. You also now get easy access to the Auto switch Buds menu, which lets you automatically switch your Buds from one device to another for more seamless inter-device operation.

Convenient Security and Peace of Mind

Samsung understands that there is no privacy without security, so in One UI 5, these two settings have been brought together in one clear, easy-to-navigate dashboard, making it easier than ever for you to keep your device protected and your sensitive information private.

This new Security and privacy dashboard has been designed to be as simple as possible to make quick and easy to understand your device’s status. With one quick glance, you can get a quick overview of your device’s security and find suggestions and warnings depending on the status.

To make sure your private information stays private, One UI 5 also features a new notification on the Share Panel[3] that warns you if you’re about to unwittingly share a photo that contains potentially sensitive information such as an image of your credit or debit card, driver’s license, Social Security card or passport.

Built for Galaxy Users, by Galaxy Users

Samsung has worked hard over the last few months to make sure One UI 5 provides our best mobile experience yet, and in order to make sure these changes resonated with real users, Samsung received feedback from the thousands of Galaxy users participating in our One UI Beta program.

The One UI Beta Program ensures that Samsung delivers mobile experiences that truly meet the needs of Galaxy users. Through this program, participants can get early access to the interface and share their feedback to help create the best experience possible. This year saw Samsung open up its Open Beta program for One UI 5 earlier than ever before to ensure everyone had access to the exciting new user interface as soon as possible.

Subsequently, the feedback received during this process has shaped the upcoming One UI 5 experience in more ways than one. From small details, such as smoother gestures for refined look and feel, to whole features, users informed the development journey. Users noted that the Security Dashboard was a much-valued feature, setting the stage for additional updates that give people greater control over their privacy, and feedback also showed that the new Bixby Text Call feature was seen as incredibly useful for answering calls in challenging environments. As a result, this feature is set to support English early 2023.

Stay tuned to learn more about One UI 5 and how you can make your mobile experience[4] exactly the way it should be — uniquely yours.

Devices Eligible for One UI Update:

[1] Available functions may vary depending on the device, country, region, carrier and the version of One UI.

[2] Bixby Text Call is now available in Korean with One UI 4.1.1, and English version is planned for early 2023 via a One UI software update.

[3] Enhanced photo share feature is available only when system language is set in English (US) or Korean. In the case of ID, availability may vary depending on language.

[4] Description of items above is based on improvements made in the current version compared to the previous versions.

With the ‘Mobile View’[1] [2] feature available in a range of its latest TV offerings, Samsung Electronics has made all of these use cases possible with just a touch, and without the need for additional connections. As we see the border between mobile and television platforms being removed, Newsroom dived deeper into the ‘Tap View’, ‘Multi View’, ‘My Album’ and ‘Smart View’

‘Tap View’ ­– A Mobile Screen as Big as Your TV

In the past, trying to view a smartphone video on a bigger screen at home often required you to navigate a host of complicated settings and additional components. But now, Samsung has introduced the ‘Tap View’ feature, which allows you to enjoy mobile content on a large screen by simply tapping your smartphone on the edge of the TV. With Tap View, you can even enjoy content on a big screen without having to connect to Wi-Fi or data networks. To prevent devices from sustaining damage, you should not tap hard, but rather gently touch the top or side of the TV with your phone.

For those who want not just a bigger screen but also bigger sound, the new ‘Tap Sound’ feature embedded in latest Samsung soundbars[3] is the answer. By lightly tapping your smartphone on the soundbar, you can quickly and conveniently enjoy richer sound quality, making the feature perfect for environments such as outdoor parties with loved ones.

To activate the Tap View and Tap Sound features, launch the SmartThings app on your smartphone and select the menu icon in the top left corner, where you can turn on Tap View and Tap Sound. From there, simply tap your smartphone on either the TV or the soundbar to enter a whole new world of sound.

‘Multi View’ – Powering Multi-Tasking With Two Screens on One TV

According to a Samsung survey, 92% of respondents say they enjoy using other devices while they are watching TV, with most users doing things like consuming other content or browsing social media. Thus, the ‘Multi View’ feature was introduced to allow you to display your smartphone screen on your television, and then divide your TV display into multiple screens so that you can keep using the TV as well. This allows you to view all of your content on one screen, making it easier to divide your attention without missing anything.

‘Music Wall’ – Ramp up the Excitement of Your Events

What better way to enhance the sensory experience of listening to your favorite music than enjoying it visualized with vivid colors with the ‘Music Wall’ feature. When using Bluetooth to play music from your smartphone on your TV, this feature creates a visual spectrum that mirrors the ambiance of the music on your television screen.

‘My Album’ – Sharing Memories Through Photos

Another feature available when using Mobile View is ‘My Album.’ With 2020 models of Samsung TVs, uploading and displaying photos on your TV has become quicker and easier. Whereas before displaying pictures on your television required you to access the SmartThings app and go through a series of steps, now pictures can be exported directly from the Gallery app. Simply select the pictures you want to see on your TV, press ‘Share’ and select ‘View pictures on TV,’ and watch your photos spring to life on your television before your eyes. For users with multiple TVs, a preferred television for viewing photos can be selected.

In outdoor settings where people gather together and take group pictures, the auto gallery and slide show features make taking and displaying high-quality photos easier too. In cases where individual images have different aspect ratios, these features automatically adjust the photo layouts and play them in a series on your TV. The number of art filters has also been increased from three to a maximum of fifteen, allowing for a wider range of effects to ensure you find the one that best matches your shot.

‘Smart View’ – Connecting Your Smartphone and TV

Another way to display a range of mobile content on your TV is through the use of ‘Smart View’. Samsung mobile devices can be wirelessly connected to Samsung smart TVs or Chromecast devices, allowing users to enjoy photos, videos, presentations, and games on their televisions.

First, swipe down from the top of the smartphone screen twice to open the ‘Quick Setup’ panel. From there, press the Smart View icon to select the device you prefer to connect to and immediately enjoy mobile content on your television.

[1] All of the ‘Mobile View’ features except for ‘Tap View’ are available on Android OS and iOS-based smartphones. The Tap View feature is only available on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

[2] Only available from 2020 QLED TVs, Outdoor TV, select TU series and Lifestyle TVs

[3] HW-Q950T, HW-Q900T, HW-Q800T, HW-Q70T, HW-Q60T, HW-S60T, HW-S40T, HW-LST70T