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Apple M5 chip begins production but it’s not the leap everyone expected

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Speaking of Apple’s chip lineup the first M5 chips entering mass production are reportedly the standard variant. The Pro, Max and Ultra variants will enter production shortly. M5 chips, especially the lower end variants, won’t be a major leap over the M4 chips. Even the M3 and M2 chips barely show their age after so many years.

Apple silicon was revolutionary for the business’s products. It completely transformed how efficient Apple’s devices were and made them formidable rivals to products from other major companies.

Since the M1 chip we’ve been seeing incremental upgrades and I doubt that will change with the M5. However it’s still going to be a step forward and any upcoming Apple devices using the M5 chips will be a worthy purchase in my opinion.

The next Apple silicon chip — the M5 — has reportedly already begun mass production and will soon be making its debut in the upcoming iPad Pro. While the M5 will obviously be more powerful than its predecessor it won’t be making the next gen leap everyone was expecting it [website]’s M5 chip is apparently still going to be made using TSMC’s () 3 nm process. The M3 and M4 chips were also manufactured at 3 nm albeit using less advanced processes. M5 chips will continue that trend in lieu of being made using TSMC’s 2 nm manufacturing [website] decision was probably made to keep overall costs down especially now with the threat of President Trump’s tariffs. The M5 chips will also use a newer assembly process that will allow more circuit layers to be stacked on top of each other. This will make for advanced efficiency despite the decision to stick with 3 nm chipset designs.However, also worth keeping in mind is that modern chip measurements aren’t exactly accurate . A long time ago chip measurements in nanometers stopped being about the size of elements in transistors and instead became more of a marketing term. So while Apple’s M5 chips may not be using the latest and greatest technologies they will still be a decent enough improvement over the M4 lineup.

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Samsung may have left the door open for Bluetooth S Pen on the Galaxy S25 Ultra

The S Pen included with the S25 Ultra does not require charging since it lacks Bluetooth capabilities like Air Actions and remote camera controls.

Samsung may have left the charging coil inside either as an oversight or as a backup plan in case it decided to launch a separate Bluetooth-enabled S Pen for the phone.

Samsung’s decision to strip Bluetooth functionality from the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen didn’t sit well with many customers, and now, there seems to be a bit more to the story. When the corporation launched the S25 series last month, it made it clear that the Ultra model’s built-in stylus would no longer support Bluetooth, meaning customers would lose out on elements like Air Actions and remote camera controls. To make matters worse, Samsung also confirmed that even if you bought a separate Bluetooth-enabled S Pen, the S25 Ultra simply wouldn’t support it.

That seemed to be the final word on the matter, but now, a teardown of the device has added another layer to the confusion. Tech YouTuber JerryRigEverything, known for dissecting gadgets layer by layer, discovered an unexpected component during their Galaxy S25 Ultra teardown.

At around the 2-minute, 45-second mark of the teardown, JerryRigEverything peels back the layers of the S25 Ultra and spots a familiar component — the same charging coil Samsung used in past Ultra models to power Bluetooth-enabled S Pens. The YouTuber questions its presence here, pointing out that the S Pen bundled with the S25 Ultra has no battery and no need for charging.

A lazy oversight or a smart plan B? There are a couple of ways to look at this. One possibility is that Samsung simply didn’t bother removing the charging coil, leaving it there despite deciding that the S Pen wouldn’t need it. However, that’s an odd choice, considering modern flagship smartphones are built with millimeter-level precision. Brands are always looking for ways to shave down costs and optimize internal space, yet here’s Samsung keeping an apparently useless part in the device. This is the same corporation that hasn’t upgraded battery capacity or charging speeds for its Ultra models in years, so leaving extra, non-functional hardware inside doesn’t quite add up.

Another theory is that Samsung was unsure how people would react to the removal of Bluetooth elements and left the charging coil as a contingency plan. If the backlash had been too severe, it might have had the option to release a separate Bluetooth-enabled S Pen that could take advantage of the existing charging hardware. However, now that Samsung has explicitly stated that the S25 Ultra won’t support any Bluetooth-powered S Pen, this theory doesn’t hold up quite as well.

Do you think Samsung should remove the S Pen from the Galaxy S Ultra line? 2639 votes Yes, I have no use for the S Pen 11 % No, the S Pen should stay 89 %.

The bigger question here is whether Samsung is slowly setting the stage to phase out the S Pen entirely. As Android Authority’s Scott argues, dropping the S Pen outright would have been met with massive backlash, but if Samsung gradually reduces its usefulness, it might be able to phase it out without too much outcry.

The S Pen has long been a hallmark of Samsung’s Ultra lineup, but its utility has waned as competitors prioritize battery life and faster charging. Ditching the stylus could free up space for upgrades like Qi2 wireless charging magnets or a larger battery — a trade-off many would welcome. Of course, this is all speculation at this point, but given how companies operate, it’s not an entirely far-fetched idea.

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One UI 7 unofficially makes its way to the ancient Galaxy S8

The custom ROM brings aspects like Circle to Search and Now Bar to the ancient device.

Installing a custom ROM is risky and not recommended for most customers, as it can potentially damage your phone.

One UI 7 is the latest revision to Samsung’s UX skin, but the business has been surprisingly lethargic in rolling out the revision to more phones. You can use One UI 7 only on the new Galaxy S25 series and the One UI 7 beta on the Galaxy S24 series. Samsung hasn’t even showcased when other phones in its lineup would receive the revision. Some clients are tired of the wait, and they’ve taken matters into their own hands and installed One UI 7 on the Galaxy S8…wait, what?

Redditor SaidBl1 has shared a video of One UI 7 running on a Galaxy S8, and it looks to be running okay on a phone that was launched seven years ago!

The user displays off the About phone section, reiterating that the phone is running One UI 7 based on Android 15. We are then shown the various capabilities of the new improvement, such as Circle to Search, the Quick Settings toggles, the new Now Bar manifesting as an active notification and on the lock screen, the new charging animation on the Now Bar, and a few online Galaxy AI capabilities. All of these are highlights of Samsung’s newest flagships, and seeing them on its flagship from 2017 is truly impressive.

So, what’s the catch here, you ask? The catch is that the user is running a custom ROM.

Even though Samsung offers some of the longest modification promises in the industry, going as high as seven major Android updates for its latest flagships, it cannot afford to keep updating all of its phones forever. The cut-off for receiving One UI 7 based on Android 15 is likely to be the Galaxy S21 series from 2021, which was launched with Android 11 and is promised at least four Android updates ([website], up to Android 15). The Galaxy S8 is simply too old to receive an official One UI 7 modification.

For such older devices, third-party hobbyist developers attempt to port the improvement from recent flagships. A developer did so for the Samsung Galaxy S8, too, but we could not locate their original post. Other enthusiasts have seemingly mirrored the download files and reposted the custom ROM. So, if you consider yourself an Android expert, you can install it on your Galaxy S8 at your own risk.

We do not recommend installing the custom ROM on your Galaxy S8. Custom ROMs are inherently risky to install, and they contain bugs. The list of bugs on this one includes a broken camera, flashlight, Face Unlock, Smart View, DeX, random reboots, and wonky behavior for Wi-Fi, hotspots, biometrics, and more. It’s clearly not meant to be installed on your daily driver, though we reckon very few people are using the Galaxy S8 as their primary phone these days. Given the age of the phone, I’m also not surprised how quickly the phone battery drains in the video.

Installing the custom ROM is also a fairly tricky matter. Again, if this is the first time you’ve heard the words “custom ROM,” you shouldn’t install it, as you’ll likely brick your phone because of the complicated installation process.

Still, I am very impressed that the hobbyist community is still keeping phones like the legendary Galaxy S8 alive — major props to the original developer for their One UI 7 porting effort. I hope individuals across more Samsung phones get to experience the new One UI 7 upgrade, officially or otherwise.

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