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Samsung confirms August 10 Unpacked event date with ‘mysterious’ puzzle

In a trio of images posted on its official Twitter account, Samsung Mobile appears to have confirmed the date of its next Unpacked event as August 10, 2022.

The first image presents a grid of letters, numbers and symbols, while the second shows the same grid replaced by colored circles. Match the signs with the colors and you can decode the third image’s message as 081022 — aka August 10, 2022.

That date matches a recent leak from Evan Blass, who posted an image from Samsung that also suggests a launch as early as August 10.

The coded message (which can be seen at the beginning of this story) is accompanied by a rhetorical question: “When will something bigger arrive?” Here’s a combination of the three images laying out the puzzle’s solution.

The two initial images are combined to provide a solution for the third (seen here below the two grids). Image: Samsung / Composite by The Verge

As for what we’ll actually see at the event? Rumors are currently pointing to the announcement of Samsung’s next generation of foldable and smartwatches.

There will reportedly be a Galaxy Fold 4 and a Galaxy Flip 4 (apparent designs for both of which have already been posted online), as well as a Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro. Samsung has yet to officially confirm the launch date in non-cryptic form, but this “puzzle” seems pretty clear.