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One Simple Setting Can Block Most Scam Texts. Are You Using It?

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and ...
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Epic Sues Samsung Over OneUI’s ‘Auto Blocker’ Setting

Epic is suing Samsung, saying its phones’ UI is built to restrict competition, namely the Epic Games Store. Samsung’s latest OneUI update, 6.1.1, was built on Android 14 and blocked app sideloading by ...
Android Authority

PSA: New Samsung phones block sideloading by default. Here's how to re-enable it

Auto Blocker is enabled by default on Galaxy devices released with One UI 6.1.1, which includes Samsung’s latest foldables. The feature automatically blocks the installation of apps from unauthorized ...
Android Authority

One UI 8.5 might just make Auto Blocker convenient enough for enthusiasts (APK teardown)

Samsung is testing a new setting in One UI 8.5 that allows temporarily disabling the Auto Blocker feature. Users can choose to allow Auto Blocker to automatically re-enable itself after 30 minutes of ...