Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

frozenfrozen · 12-06-2017 02:18PM

when in the name of fook are we getting samsung pay? None of my cards are supported by android pay either at the moment. When I was getting the phone all this was just waiting around the corner to be released, by the time it comes out I'll be replacing the phone

kmart6 · 13-06-2017 03:17PM

Creeping Death wrote: »

Yeah, still waiting here. Ordered on the 14th of May.

Was planning on sending an email later actually.

Plus another item I bought at the same time as an impulse buy after seeing it on the pigsback site. Coming from a different company, but also not arrived yet.

Emailed them yesterday and was told they'd sent out another since the first one didn't arrive.

OldMrBrennan83 · 13-06-2017 03:37PM

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frozenfrozen · 13-06-2017 03:40PM

I thought you could load non-contactless cards even onto samsung pay? So it doesn't matter if the terminal is contactless or not even..

Creeping Death · 13-06-2017 05:56PM

kmart6 wrote: »

Emailed them yesterday and was told they'd sent out another since the first one didn't arrive.

Did you email Pigsback, or the actual company?

I never got around to it in the end, so need to contact them now really.

sentient_6 · 13-06-2017 06:56PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

So it doesn't matter if the terminal is contactless or not even..

Ah think you're getting a bit mixed up here sorry

frozenfrozen · 13-06-2017 07:05PM

sentient_6 wrote: »

Ah think you're getting a bit mixed up here sorry

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00043865/

What is MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission)?
Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) is a technology that emits a magnetic signal that mimics the magnetic strip on a traditional payment card. MST sends a magnetic signal from your device to the payment terminal's card reader (to emulate swiping a physical card without having to upgrade the terminal’s software or hardware). MST technology is accepted at nearly all payment terminals with a card reader. Some payment terminals may require software updates. Simply select a card from Samsung Pay, and transmit the payment information by moving your device within an inch of the payment terminal. Your transaction and payment information will be kept private and secure with the use of tokenization. MST is more secure than using a traditional payment card and is as secure as paying with Near Field Communication (NFC).

sentient_6 · 13-06-2017 07:24PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00043865/

:pac:

frozenfrozen · 13-06-2017 09:15PM

boils my piss this feature which is paid or and in our phones can not be turned on even though it could literally work in any country in the world with any card with any card reader

krustydoyle · 14-06-2017 08:48AM

Got an update on Vodafone yesterday.. About 350mb.. Probably way behind everyone else

kmart6 · 14-06-2017 09:27AM

Creeping Death wrote: »

Did you email Pigsback, or the actual company?

I never got around to it in the end, so need to contact them now really.

Contacted them through Pigsback as it seems to be the only way. Got a response almost immediately.

kmart6 · 14-06-2017 09:34AM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

boils my piss this feature which is paid or and in our phones can not be turned on even though it could literally work in any country in the world with any card with any card reader

What makes you say it isn't 'turned on'? Works on my phone, maybe the cards you are trying to add are not supported by the financial institution.

frozenfrozen · 14-06-2017 09:47AM

kmart6 wrote: »

What makes you say it isn't 'turned on'? Works on my phone, maybe the cards you are trying to add are not supported by the financial institution.

I should be able to add anything with a magnetic stripe... since that's what the hardware is capable of

kmart6 · 14-06-2017 10:02AM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I should be able to add anything with a magnetic stripe... since that's what the hardware is capable of

Not necessarily. Financial institutions are not going to let anybody add their cards without having secure systems in place on their end and also without having signed up to the service with Samsung/Google.

Creeping Death · 14-06-2017 02:47PM

kmart6 wrote: »

Contacted them through Pigsback as it seems to be the only way. Got a response almost immediately.

Thanks, yeah for some reason I thought the company contact details were there too, but no.

I sent a message to them last night and got a response an hour ago.
They're sending a replacement out to me now too.

frozenfrozen · 14-06-2017 02:49PM

kmart6 wrote: »

Not necessarily. Financial institutions are not going to let anybody add their cards without having secure systems in place on their end and also without having signed up to the service with Samsung/Google.

Are you trying to tell me its turn on or that it shouldn't be allowed? Make up your mind lol

kmart6 · 16-06-2017 01:37PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Are you trying to tell me its turn on or that it shouldn't be allowed? Make up your mind lol

What?

You seem to think that just because they technology is within the phone this means you should be able to add whatever card you want, that is not how it works at all.

frozenfrozen · 16-06-2017 03:50PM

What makes you say it isn't 'turned on'? Works on my phone, maybe the cards you are trying to add are not supported by the financial institution.

You were telling me it worked for you and my cards mustn't be supported. You are using android pay and not samsung pay. Which is what I was asking about.

kmart6 wrote: »

What?

You seem to think that just because they technology is within the phone this means you should be able to add whatever card you want, that is not how it works at all.

I don't really want to hear your opinion on the subject anyway; dismissive tone of your post is embarrassing.

kmart6 · 20-06-2017 10:14AM

Creeping Death wrote: »

Thanks, yeah for some reason I thought the company contact details were there too, but no.

I sent a message to them last night and got a response an hour ago.
They're sending a replacement out to me now too.

Arrived yesterday so not a bad wait time when they did send it.

qrx · 20-06-2017 10:46AM

Anyone know how to get rid of or disable "Enhanced Features". I get a notification 3-4 times a day asking me to update. If I try to update just to get rid of the notification it asks for permission to use my SMS, contacts and log voice calls. I do not want to give these permissions. I cannot see anywhere in the system anything called enhanced features so that I can disable or uninstall it. It looks like it is an app which I currently do not even have installed, but Samsung are insisting on forcing me to install it.

Any ideas?

kmart6 · 20-06-2017 11:07AM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

You were telling me it worked for you and my cards mustn't be supported. You are using android pay and not samsung pay. Which is what I was asking about.

No, I am using Samsung Pay.

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I don't really want to hear your opinion on the subject anyway; dismissive tone of your post is embarrassing.

That's a fantastic attitude to have on a discussion forum.

frozenfrozen · 20-06-2017 11:38AM

kmart6 wrote: »

That's a fantastic attitude to have on a discussion forum.

stop talking to me

qrx wrote: »

Anyone know how to get rid of or disable "Enhanced Features". I get a notification 3-4 times a day asking me to update. If I try to update just to get rid of the notification it asks for permission to use my SMS, contacts and log voice calls. I do not want to give these permissions. I cannot see anywhere in the system anything called enhanced features so that I can disable or uninstall it. It looks like it is an app which I currently do not even have installed, but Samsung are insisting on forcing me to install it.

Any ideas?

I've looked a few times to uninstall it too, the notification is really annoying at least once a day

20-06-2017 05:43PM

Skype just appeared on my S7 this afternoon. It was never there before. And I can't uninstall it, only disable it.

BionicRasher · 20-06-2017 08:19PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

when in the name of fook are we getting samsung pay? None of my cards are supported by android pay either at the moment. When I was getting the phone all this was just waiting around the corner to be released, by the time it comes out I'll be replacing the phone

Looks like it's not coming to Ireland anytime soon. Its not available in Google Play store so unless you get the APK then you can't get it on an Irish phone.
I contacted Samsung Ireland to ask when Samsung Pay would be available. Got this stock answer
"We're afraid Samsung Pay isn't available in Ireland at the moment. Do keep an eye out for any further information on our website and social channels."

tdonegan1990 · 20-06-2017 09:06PM

Anyone with an s7 on 7.1?

BArra · 21-06-2017 02:56AM

Im on BTU and still 7.0, is 7.1 released already on another firmware?

tdonegan1990 · 21-06-2017 08:57AM

BArra wrote: »

Im on BTU and still 7.0, is 7.1 released already on another firmware?

Yeah me 2. Im pretty sure v7.1.2 is available.

kmart6 · 21-06-2017 09:16AM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

stop talking to me

:rolleyes:

21-06-2017 06:45PM

I came across some dodgy link/website today and within seconds my phone started beebing. This has never, ever happened me before, and I got a note saying if I didn't install a certain product then my system would crash. Really annoying how this happened (I spent the day searching for diy material so can't think of where it came from).

Amid the brouhaha I downloaded an app called 'Super Lock', which was offered as the solution by what seemed to be Google itself. This only added to the trouble, so I deleted it pretty quickly.

I've two questions, therefore: did an anti-virus/malware product not come pre-installed on this S7? If so, what's it called?

What is the best free anti-virus/malware that I could download in Google Play? The Kaspersky Antivirus & Security free one was very basic. Anything more comprehensive? Thanks.

darragh o meara · 22-06-2017 04:03PM

Anyone got any good recommendations for a tempered glass screen protector? I got a Spigen one from Amazon but it's not fully sealed at the sides of the screen, pity cos Spigen stuff is generally pretty good.

Btw I have a non edge S7.

Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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