Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-03-2016 08:48PM

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spider_pig · 23-03-2016 09:45PM

Hi im just wondering If everyone's cell standby is topping the list on the battery usage? Or have I a problem? It's really annoying me at this stage iv seen videos where it's shown at 3% and such but mine is always in the mid 20's. Is this normal? Or how would I fix it
Thanks

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-03-2016 09:50PM

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GustavoFring · 24-03-2016 08:14AM

Quick one, where's the best place to pick an S7 or S7 edge up in a bricks and mortar store? CPW? Need to get a phone ASAP so will need to buy PAYG or sim free. I'm on Eir but could get anything I get unlocked. Is there any network doing a better price than the others?

Heisenberg1 · 24-03-2016 10:04AM

spider_pig wrote: »

Hi im just wondering If everyone's cell standby is topping the list on the battery usage? Or have I a problem? It's really annoying me at this stage iv seen videos where it's shown at 3% and such but mine is always in the mid 20's. Is this normal? Or how would I fix it
Thanks

Mine is showing 8% of usage. But I've no idea how to minimise this.

Clareman · 24-03-2016 10:17AM

Has anyone tried connecting to the BMW connected drive functionality? I can get the phone calls working but nothing else (first world problems)

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-03-2016 10:28AM

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Clareman · 24-03-2016 10:33AM

Patww79 wrote: »

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I want to get around to streaming everything, Tesco Mobile isn't the best for that but I'm thinking Vodafone could be better which is what I've the S7 on

jones · 24-03-2016 10:34AM

I have the Gold S6 edge and i have to say when upgrading to S7 edge i'll probably go gold again. The black does look well but there's something extra classy about the gold. Plus i don't think it shows the fingerprints marks as much as the black

5star02707 · 24-03-2016 10:36AM

spider_pig wrote: »

Hi im just wondering If everyone's cell standby is topping the list on the battery usage? Or have I a problem? It's really annoying me at this stage iv seen videos where it's shown at 3% and such but mine is always in the mid 20's. Is this normal? Or how would I fix it
Thanks

do you have reporting on? i did this and it saved me a couple of % on the battery

Google:
- Go to Settings > Device > Applications > Google (you'll need to swipe the list up, it's at the bottom)
- Touch Menu More (3 dots in top right corner) > Select Usage & diagnostics > turn it off
Samsung:
- Go to Settings > Personal > Privacy and Safety > Report diagnostic info > OFF

for other tips you can go look through here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/how-experiencing-android-battery-drain-t3327730

seklly · 24-03-2016 12:38PM

I've had light enough usage this week as busy with work, about an hour of screen on time per day, WiFi on all the time. Last charged Monday evening.

The battery has just hit 20% after 62 hours 20 minutes, the estimate says another 9 hours left, good going! (Screen has been on for 3 hours 17 minutes).

Mc Love · 24-03-2016 12:49PM

Is there a smaller sim for this? I got mine off Amazon and tried putting the sim card from the OPO into this and it's too big. The Micro SD card fit in its slot though.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-03-2016 01:20PM

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Flaccus · 24-03-2016 03:56PM

Collecting my S7 Edge the weekend.

It's on vodafone so will likely have some bloat plus that awful vf protect software.

Anyway, is it better to flash to BTU firmware and if so, will I still get updates ?

Thanks

Clareman · 24-03-2016 04:02PM

Flaccus wrote: »

Collecting my S7 Edge the weekend.

It's on vodafone so will likely have some bloat plus that awful vf protect software.

Anyway, is it better to flash to BTU firmware and if so, will I still get updates ?

Thanks

I haven't noticed any problems with the bloatware, I don't know if I'd be risking the warranty on such an expensive brand new phone just for a few apps.

GustavoFring · 24-03-2016 04:08PM

Clareman wrote: »

I haven't noticed any problems with the bloatware, I don't know if I'd be risking the warranty on such an expensive brand new phone just for a few apps.

Flashing it via Odin won't lose warranty. There's no root required.

Picked mine up sim free today, pretty snappy compared to the Note 4, went for the standard one as I wouldn't fancy replacing the edges screen. Got it in Argos in the end as the phone shops wouldn't sell it PAYG.

Heisenberg1 · 24-03-2016 04:44PM

Why do the carriers insist on putting bloatware on the phones? I've never heard of it before is this just an android feature? I've always had an iPhone so I've never seen it.

5star02707 · 24-03-2016 04:46PM

Flaccus wrote: »

Collecting my S7 Edge the weekend.

It's on vodafone so will likely have some bloat plus that awful vf protect software.

Anyway, is it better to flash to BTU firmware and if so, will I still get updates ?

Thanks

you can flash BTU only if it's not locked to vodafone network. make sure it is sim free / unlocked before flashing BTU on it.

here's an example
http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12650
read greenman's reply for further info

Flaccus · 24-03-2016 05:16PM

5star02707 wrote: »

you can flash BTU only if it's not locked to vodafone network. make sure it is sim free / unlocked before flashing BTU on it.

here's an example
http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12650
read greenman's reply for further info

Yep. I unlocked my S6 last year and flashed to BTU but didn't keep it long enough to find out if I got updates quickly. Thanks.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-03-2016 05:19PM

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Flaccus · 24-03-2016 05:22PM

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

Why do the carriers insist on putting bloatware on the phones? I've never heard of it before is this just an android feature? I've always had an iPhone so I've never seen it.

In such a fragmented market they want to differentiate themselves from the others. Vodafone have their own suite of apps for messaging, security, email etc.. And they usually add some "productivity apps". On the S6, MS Office came free but you also got Facebook and a few other apps (Dropbox, Twitter etc..) which you could not uninstall only disable. If you don't need them then you should be given the option of uninstalling. Otherwise it's bloat. And even the Samsung official firmware I downloaded later still had Office and Facebook and still uninstallable. No such crap with Apple because they don't allow the carriers to nonce around with their OS.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-03-2016 05:25PM

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Flaccus · 24-03-2016 06:01PM

Because I didn't pre-order and basically went in and did an upgrade today I had to pay for the Gear VR.

However, I got the Gear VR and an Otterbox Symmetry for 60 euro. Not bad I suppose.

Just charging the phone now. Looking up the inevitable list of crap services I will need to disable.
I assume samsung voice or whatever it's called is still pants and google is still the way to go ?

Also, on the S6 edge if you wanted to get a bubble notification on the edge when someone send you a text message you had to stick with samsungs native messaging app. Is this still the case ?

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-03-2016 06:11PM

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Flaccus · 24-03-2016 06:55PM

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I agree. LOL.

spider_pig · 24-03-2016 08:47PM

I think i found the answer to my question about cell standby being so high in the 20's causing battery drain, it could be the same for anyone else
having this issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/battery-problems-try-replacing-sim-card-t1780533

It sounds exactly that which is causing it for me, the guy in the shop took a Stanley blade to my sim to make it fit so it might not be a snug fit in the phone to function properly

oceanclub · 24-03-2016 09:10PM

Can anyone who bought an S7 here tell me if their phone has the "Alarm Tone" dialog as normal? Say, if you change the alarm tone (or indeed other tones such as notifications, etc) you see a dialog box like the following:

http://recomhub.com/blog/how-to-set-edit-and-delete-alarm-clock-on-galaxy-s7-and-galaxy-s7-edge/

Instead I just a "Choose path" URL, with only _one_ sound file available.

I'm not sure why mine differs from all the online help I've seen.

P.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-03-2016 09:18PM

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Keith186 · 24-03-2016 09:41PM

spider_pig wrote: »

I think i found the answer to my question about cell standby being so high in the 20's causing battery drain, it could be the same for anyone else
having this issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/battery-problems-try-replacing-sim-card-t1780533

It sounds exactly that which is causing it for me, the guy in the shop took a Stanley blade to my sim to make it fit so it might not be a snug fit in the phone to function properly

Possible it could be that alright, the other thing to consider is if you are in a poor reception area Cell Standby would use more power too.

oceanclub · 24-03-2016 10:30PM

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That is bizarre - mind saying who you bought it thru? (Mine is via Three).

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Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

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