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Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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  • #3152
    pawrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭pawrick


    Phone just turned off for the 3rd time today at around the 50% mark! Each time i restart it it's back to around 0%. This is just crazy. I even factory reset it yesterday hoping that might help.


  • #3153
    BArra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,039 ✭✭✭BArra


    my wifi is disconnecting when i turn the screen off after a period of time

    have checked the usual things, and wifi sleep is not enabled, bluetooth scanning off

    anybody experiencing the same?


  • #3154
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    pawrick wrote: »
    Phone just turned off for the 3rd time today at around the 50% mark! Each time i restart it it's back to around 0%. This is just crazy. I even factory reset it yesterday hoping that might help.

    I've had that problem with an s6 it's common and it looks like it's not software related it's to do with the charging setup inside the phone even a battery changing wont fix it.


  • #3155
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,327 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    BArra wrote: »
    my wifi is disconnecting when i turn the screen off after a period of time

    have checked the usual things, and wifi sleep is not enabled, bluetooth scanning off

    anybody experiencing the same?

    Have you updated to Nougat?


  • #3156
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    Patww79 wrote: »
    My main recommendation would be that you don't need one. The screen holds up really well over time with nothing on it.

    If you really do want one, I found the Screenknight film one the best when I tried them when I first got the phone. You apply them wet so you don't get the bubbles and it makes it a lot easier to align.

    Edit - this is the video they link you to in the instructions.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgytRrIDHEw

    Got this after and as you said it fits like a glove pal it's perfect fit and no bubbles but one big Problem is the the screen glare and the grainy feel off it but maybe it's something I'll get used to.


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  • #3157
    rizzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Just got the s7 edge a few days ago after coming from an iPhone 7. Original plan was to get an S8 but I picked up a Samsung replacement (new) for less than half the price of an S8!

    Thought it was a no brainer as I can use this and wait for the s8 price to be down next year, if I wanted it then. Finding the adjustment back to Android easy enough.


    I ordered a curved glass screen protector but unfortunately it was making an awful clicking noise when I was using the phone and had to press down extra hard in some areas to hit the keys. I removed it soon after.

    So I bought a x2 pack of high quality TPU ones and an otterbox symmetry so I'm hoping these will work together when they arrive in post.

    Is that the general case - cover & plastic protector or else no cover & glass protector? Any good quality glass ones?


  • #3158
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    I've a very cheap clear skin cover on mine to avoid dents but to be honest I don't need it. The reason I do need it is because the phone is pretty slippy and it'll shoot out of my hand if using it with one hand


  • #3159
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,737 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Official Samsung fast charger for €4.99 (plus €2 shipping).
    You can get the plug plus USB cable for a tenner.

    https://www.pigsback.com/en-ie/offer/310427/handtec


  • #3160
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    Mr E wrote: »
    Official Samsung fast charger for €4.99 (plus €2 shipping).
    You can get the plug plus USB cable for a tenner.

    https://www.pigsback.com/en-ie/offer/310427/handtec

    Nice one - just purchased as the battery has gone to pot over last month. Used to get 30 hrs now only getting 18
    Fast charge will come in handy in kitchen when my main charger is up in bedroom


  • #3161
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    Really hate it but getting itchy fingers to flash a few different roms anyone found anything they like? I miss the multi user function i had in my s6.


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  • #3162
    WexIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭WexIan


    Help needed OS Services is using all my data, in the last 4 days it has used 1.5Gb and during the night it used 500Mb and I wasnt even using the phone. What is OS Service and how do I stop it. Thanks.


  • #3163
    JackieChang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭JackieChang


    WexIan wrote: »
    Help needed OS Services is using all my data, in the last 4 days it has used 1.5Gb and during the night it used 500Mb and I wasnt even using the phone. What is OS Service and how do I stop it. Thanks.

    Can you post a screenshot of your battery stats?


  • #3164
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,094 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anybody got recommendations for a good tempered glass screen protector for the S7? I bought one last year and it lasted about 7 months, but since then I've bought four separate ones of varying quality from poor to really poor. At €15 a time. I paid €15 for one yesterday and it's cracked today (and no, I'm not dropping them).

    I'm going to go on Amazon now and buy something but does anybody have any idea what is the strongest of these screen protectors/what should I be looking for?


  • #3165
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,016 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    what brands have your tried?


  • #3166
    WexIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭WexIan


    JackieChang wrote: »
    Can you post a screenshot of your battery stats?

    Thanks I am using Middle Power saving mode


  • #3167
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,094 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Renata Billions Loganberry wrote: »
    what brands have your tried?

    I don't know. The guy in the shop has non-descript packages with no recognisable brand name, and they change each time. So the one I got last summer was very good, but the rest are not of 'merchantable quality', to use the legal terminology. The one two days ago was in black packaging and definitely did say 'tempered glass', but was cracked within a day (and it wasn't dropped).


  • #3168
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,016 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    It's difficult to get a good glass protector for the edge screens. I found it very hit and miss. Take a look at the reviews on amazon, it tells the same story.

    I had a zagg contour on mine but dropped it recently. I cannot justify the price again as I'll be upgrading soon. Going to get a ScreenKnight protector instead. It's not glass but reviews seem to be very good. 6 quit on amazon UK

    I wish Samsung would bring out a non-edge S8 plus.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    I don't know. The guy in the shop has non-descript packages with no recognisable brand name, and they change each time. So the one I got last summer was very good, but the rest are not of 'merchantable quality', to use the legal terminology. The one two days ago was in black packaging and definitely did say 'tempered glass', but was cracked within a day (and it wasn't dropped).


  • #3169
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Got a security update this morning, about 140Mb I think. I was still half asleep. Any idea what this was?


  • #3170
    Dave..M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Dave..M


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    Got a security update this morning, about 140Mb I think. I was still half asleep. Any idea what this was?

    Is this a trick question :)

    Presumably just an Android Patch update. My Vodafone S7 is still showing Feb so one is due but I'm hoping the next update also squashes some of the Nougat bugs, namely random restarts.


  • #3171
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,611 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #3172
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Dave..M wrote: »
    Is this a trick question :)

    Presumably just an Android Patch update. My Vodafone S7 is still showing Feb so one is due but I'm hoping the next update also squashes some of the Nougat bugs, namely random restarts.

    :D I know it was a security update but was it for anything specific :p
    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    No, haven't had anything in a while. Security patch is now 1 April 2017


  • #3173
    Dave..M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Dave..M


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    :D I know it was a security update but was it for anything specific :p



    No, haven't had anything in a while. Security patch is now 1 April 2017

    Mystery solved :D , who you with or is it BTU?


  • #3174
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Meteor. Seem to be a little behind


  • #3175
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,611 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    This post has been deleted.


  • #3176
    Dave..M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Dave..M


    Patww79 wrote: »
    Not too far behind, the April security for BTU only landed last week. Good stuff from Meteor.

    Aye, Vodafone still on Feb :-\


  • #3177
    Topbike77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 792 ✭✭✭Topbike77


    Mr E wrote: »
    Official Samsung fast charger for €4.99 (plus €2 shipping).
    You can get the plug plus USB cable for a tenner.

    https://www.pigsback.com/en-ie/offer/310427/handtec
    Has anyone bought this? Is it definitely genuine?


  • #3178
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,094 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ronan14 wrote: »
    Has anyone bought this? Is it definitely genuine?

    Just be aware that Samsung have now started to change all their USB phone chargers so even your 2016 S7 is outdated for/won't fit the USB charger that comes with, for instance, the 2017 USB charger for the Samsung A5, as I just discovered yesterday.


  • #3179
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,016 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    It is not just Samsung.
    Most manufacturers are moving to USB-C. With every new technology, there is a transition period. This transition has been in the works​ for years and is finally starting to pick up pace.
    The adapters are only a few Euro. Buy a handful. Problem solved.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Just be aware that Samsung have now started to change all their USB phone chargers so even your 2016 S7 is outdated for/won't fit the USB charger that comes with, for instance, the 2017 USB charger for the Samsung A5, as I just discovered yesterday.


  • #3180
    Creeping Death
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭Creeping Death


    Hi folks, I'm thinking of upgrading from the s5 to the s7 in a month or so, and have been checking prices.

    Most used S7's are around the 400e mark, yet some sellers on adverts, with great feedback, are selling NEW s7's in packaging for around 420-430.

    Are these phones legit do you think? Or could they be clones, or something like that?

    Thanks.


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  • #3181
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Creeping Death wrote: »
    Hi folks, I'm thinking of upgrading from the s5 to the s7 in a month or so, and have been checking prices.

    Most used S7's are around the 400e mark, yet some sellers on adverts, with great feedback, are selling NEW s7's in packaging for around 420-430.

    Are these phones legit do you think? Or could they be clones, or something like that?

    Thanks.

    Caveat Empor and all that. Had a friend who bought a new 1 from Adverts before, all grand for a month or 2 and then it got blocked. Some people sell them, then report them stolen.

    On another note, a colleague of mine is selling his S7 on adverts that he got replaced under insurance just a month ago after breaking his old one. He just bought the S8 last weekend so put his relatively new one up on Adverts, that I can attest to being genuine: https://www.adverts.ie/samsung/like-new-unlocked-samsung-galaxy-s7-with-extras/12920779


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