Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France, on July 10th at 9 AM ET is quickly approaching. The firm isn’t holding back when it comes to at least a few of the topics it discusses; the announcement video’s graphic makes no secret of foldables, and the caption of the film teases that “Galaxy AI is here.” Both the website and YouTube offer live streaming for you to watch.

Beyond folding phones and pre-announcement gadget reservation discounts, there will be more to the occasion. That’s taken care of because Samsung usually announces new Galaxy phones at its second Galaxy Unpacked event early in the year, but we may also learn about other things, including

Galaxy Ring

Samsung’s January Galaxy Ring announcement was essentially a tease, but during Mobile World Congress in February, the firm allowed reporters to get hands-on time with a prototype, revealing colors and ring sizes as well as some information on the type of data its sensors will collect.

As of right now, there are reports stating that it will cost approximately $300 or $350 and that Samsung might launch a health and fitness subscription in addition to it. Other than that and the battery capacities disclosed by FCC testing records, not much information about the Galaxy Ring has leaked out of Samsung’s offices.

Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 from Samsung

There have already been many leaks regarding the Galaxy Z foldables. Even though it still uses the same 4,400mAh battery as its predecessor, the Z Fold 6 appears to be getting a redesigned, more squared-off appearance, noticeably brighter panels, and a somewhat longer battery life.

Even though the clamshell of Flip 6 may not have changed much from the previous iteration, some significant changes are anticipated. In addition to having a brightness bump akin to that of the Fold 6, the phone is rumored to come with a significantly brighter screen, a vapor chamber cooling mechanism, and a 3,790mAh or 4,000mAh battery. Instead of an OLED panel, the secondary screen could use an IPS panel.

It is anticipated that both phones will include a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and be slimmer and lighter.

Galaxy AI

Samsung was among the first to hop on the artificial intelligence bandwagon, and a number of its Galaxy AI capabilities are now or soon to be accessible for a wide range of Galaxy phones and devices, not just the newest and finest. As of right now, Galaxy AI is packed with standard artificial intelligence features, such as Google’s Circle to Search and on-device, in-call text and voice translations, photo and video editing, and so forth. This is the company’s opportunity to differentiate itself a little.

Samsung Galaxy Watch

It is likely that Samsung will discuss its upcoming lineup of Galaxy Watches. While Samsung has already shown the low-cost Galaxy Watch FE, rumors so far point to more of the same for the standard Watch 7. However, this might also mean the unveiling of a massive smartwatch known as the Galaxy Watch 7 “Ultra.”

With its squircle frame and circular watch face, the Watch 7 Ultra appears to be a bigger, badder watch. The company’s response to the Apple Watch Ultra appears to be the hefty watch depicted in leaked drawings. In fact, a third button that might serve the same purpose as Apple’s Action Button is visible. It could not be compatible with your previous Galaxy Watch bands since it even seems to have a Samsung version of Apple’s exclusive slide-in watchband connector.

Fresh Galaxy Earbuds

The Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra isn’t the only device that appears to be drawing inspiration from Apple’s designs. According to rumors, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 clearly resemble Apple’s third-generation AirPods, but with angular stems rather than spherical ones and accents of blue and orange at the tips. “Pro” variants have a matte gray finish and a somewhat distinct appearance. It appears that those are currently in retail shop rooms because someone on Reddit claimed to have previously paid $250 for a pair of those at a Walmart in the US.

Realme plans to shortly introduce the Realme 13 Pro series, a next-generation mid-range device line, in China. Later this month, the company has confirmed that the new smartphone series will launch in China. This was announced at the AI Imaging Media preview event that was recently conducted in Bangkok.

Through the Realme India account on social networking platform X, the company has also begun to tease the Realme 13 Pro series (previously Twitter). This implies that the Chinese manufacturer of smartphones intends to introduce these devices in India in the next months.

The teasers not only confirm the Realme 13 Pro series’ debut in India, but they also validate a few of the flagship features of the next smartphones. The following is a list of AI-powered camera enhancements that will be available with the Realme 13 Pro series:

Realme 13 Pro series: Verified information

Here are some teasers released by the firm to give you a taste of the upcoming Realme 13 Pro series:

It has been revealed by Realme that the Realme 13 Pro+ smartphones will have two back cameras. The periscope telephoto camera will be powered by a secondary 50MP Sony LYT-600 lens, which will enable 3x optical zoom for far-off objects. The primary sensor will be a 50MP Sony LYT-701 sensor, the first of its kind in the industry.

With HYPERIMAGE+, the company also plans to launch a novel method for smartphone photography. They describe this technology as the first of its kind—an AI photography architecture.

Three essential components will work together to make it function: the phone’s camera system’s superior optics, potent on-device AI image processing algorithms, and the extra processing capacity of cloud-based AI picture editing.

AI HyperRAW, one of the main AI algorithms, is intended to enhance the dynamic range and clarity of images. Thus, viewers can anticipate photographs that appear more realistic.

A number of cutting-edge AI capabilities created especially for portrait photography will also be available on the Realme 13 Pro series, such as AI Ultra Clarity for even more clarity in your pictures, AI Natural Skin Tone for authentic skin tones, and AI Pure Bokeh for gorgeous background blur.

Realme also emphasized that TÜV Rheinland, a testing organization, had certified the phone’s high-resolution camera. AI Group Enhance and AI Smart Removal are two further things that the business has alluded to. In the days ahead to the Realme 13 Pro+’s official launch later this month, further information is anticipated.

The communications protocol known as Rich Communication Services, or RCS, was created to take the place of the antiquated SMS and MMS. Together with additional benefits like read receipts, multimedia messaging, and typing indicators, it allows encrypted communication across devices. 2019 saw the rise of RCS as the main texting app for Android, while the most recent beta edition of iOS 18 from Apple includes support for it.

Despite being an industry standard, RCS does not support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in its current feature set (Universal Profile 2.4), which only encrypts data while it is in transit by default, utilizing TLS and IPsec. Although Google has previously addressed this problem by integrating its own E2EE implementation into Google Messages, a standardized encryption protocol is still required in light of Apple’s adoption of RCS and the continued efforts of third-party Android SMS apps to add compatibility.

Google promised to adopt Messaging Layer Security (MLS) last year in order to help meet this demand and give the emerging standard a head start. The Internet Engineering Task Force created MLS, an improved protocol (IETF). It guarantees encrypted communication in group and one-on-one chats between apps and platforms.

Assemble Debug, a code hunter, has now dug into the Google Messages app and found strings and flags pertaining to Messaging Layer Security (MLS), suggesting that the app may soon get it (via Android Authority). The functionality is still in development, and it’s unclear how Google Messages will include it.

Support for Messaging Layer Security (MLS) is ready in Google Messages.
Crucially, the strings hint at Google’s plan to use MLS as the default message security layer. This is an essential step toward a time when other messaging apps would use the same encryption standard, which might open the door to safe communication between services – provided that other apps adopt MLS as well. In any case, Google would establish Messages as a pioneer in this transition to an encrypted future that is still compatible by setting MLS as the default.

A black Pixel phone with a green and red Android symbol, Google Messages in dark mode, and a white background

The fact that Google has adopted MLS may potentially have an impact on Apple’s future plans to incorporate RCS into its Messages app, which houses iMessage. As things stand, group chats using E2EE are not supported by the company’s RCS implementation in iOS 18 Beta 2.

Google Messages uses a proprietary addition to the RCS Universal Profile standard to facilitate E2EE in group and solo chats. An industry standard like MLS may fill the void left by Apple’s doubtful decision to include this proprietary encryption in its Messages app.

Since it broke the habit of developing a new messaging app for every conceivable use-case, RCS has been Google’s favorite communications project, and it appears that its investments are now paying off. After nearly ten years of Google supporting the standard, the future of RCS messaging appears bright, with Apple joining the fold and a new encryption standard that may make it easier for other businesses to follow suit.