Samsung Camera Assistant will support more Galaxy devices soon

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If you're looking for more control over Samsung's default Camera app, you might get help from Samsung's Camera Assistant app. It lets Galaxy S22 users tweak camera settings like turning off Auto HDR, prioritizing faster shutter speeds, disabling Auto lens switching, and more. Once the app exits its beta test, it's expected to come to more Galaxy devices. It's unclear when the app is exiting beta and what phones would support it. But we could speculate that recent flagships like the Galaxy Z Fold4, Flip4, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra may get the app given they have similar camera specs to the S22 series.

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LG's MoodUP refrigerator gets the Pantone Colour of the Year 2023 treatment

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LG's colour-changing refrigerator gets a refresh ahead of CES 2023. The tech company partnered with the Pantone Colour Institute to bring the 2023 colour to this appliance. With the addition of Viva Magenta, this ref now show 23 colours to suit your style. This four-door French Door model offers over 190,000 colour combinations.

You can switch up its look via the LG ThinQ app. Or you can turn it off altogether and let the Lux Grey and Lux White combination shine. LG plans to display this refresh to the LG InstaView MoodUp at its booth (#15501) in the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES 2023 from January 5 to 8.

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Google Contacts adds a 'Highlights' tab for favourites

First two: Old two-tab UI, Last two: With the new Highlights tab (Source: Android Police)

Google Contacts is getting refreshed to make it easier to reach the people you get in touch with the most. The app adds a new Highlights tab that brings up your favourite and recently searched contacts or those that you recently talked to. It's possible to clear your recent searches if you want. Google Contacts won't default to the Highlights tab, but it'll continue from the last tab you were on. This new feature is coming as a server-side update to all users via version 3.82.22 of the app.

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There might still be a Samsung Galaxy S22 FE in the works

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The missteps surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE's release might not have hampered Samsung's plans for releasing its successor. Reports are going around that Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S22 FE in 2023, and it'll be the new home for its Exynos chips. There have been previous reports saying Samsung was moving away from developing its chipsets for its flagship devices in favour of Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. That doesn't mean we wouldn't see it in its lower-tier devices, like the Galaxy S22 FE.

This rumoured device will reportedly run on an Exynos 2300 chip, which will supposedly also power the Fan Edition of the Galaxy Tab S8. The Galaxy S22 FE is expected to replace the Galaxy A74. It'll supposedly have a 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HM6 sensor. If the rumours are true, we won't see it launch alongside the Galaxy S23, which is for the best. Instead, it's expected to be one of the main products during the second Galaxy Unpacked event in 2023 (alongside the Tab S8 FE). 

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