Galaxy S6 guides offer how-to guides showing you how to use Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 edge+.
The contents are organised through various sections, as shown below.
Here is the list of most recent Galaxy S6 guides for Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+. The complete list of Galaxy S6 guides can be found in Galaxy S7 Guide.
Probably you already know you can use Google Now voice commands (“Open Camera” or “take a photo”) to launch the camera app. S Voice also has the similar capability.
But they can only launch the camera app, not take a photo.
Even worse, in Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 edge, “OK Google” detection from any screen was removed and the only way to use Google Now voice commands is to start the Google search app.
Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) camera app comes with voice control: you can shout some magic words (“Cheese“, “Smile“, “Capture“, “Shoot” or “Record video“) to take photos or record videos when your hands are busy or your hands cannot reach the shutter button on the screen.
This is Galaxy S6 camera voice control we are talking about in this guide.
Of course, Galaxy S6 camera voice control is not new. Samsung has this feature in their camera app for long time. For example, we even have a detailed guide on a similar feature for Galaxy Note 4.
By default, Galaxy S6 camera voice control is turned off in most regions.
In order to use your voice to take photos or record videos, you need enable Galaxy S6 camera voice control first.
You can start Galaxy S6 camera in many methods:
You can tap the Voice control as shown below to enable Galaxy S6 camera voice control if it is currently disabled.
If the switch is shown in green color (in the right side), it means Galaxy S6 camera voice control is enabled already. Tapping it to disable this Galaxy S6 camera feature.
When Galaxy S6 camera voice control is enabled, it will show the voice commands you can use in a pop up window as shown below.
Tap OK to close the pop out window.
Please note, there is no microphone icon in the camera preview window after the Galaxy S6 voice control is enabled.… Read the rest
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If you forget the password or PIN for your Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, or any other Samsung Galaxy phones, the only way to unlock the phone is using Samsung’s Find My Mobile. The latest guide can be found here.
Google Android Device Manager (Find My Device) can only lock or erase your phone with your Google account. It is not able to unlock your Android phone with a Google account any more.
Update: In most regions, you can use Google account to unlock Galaxy S6 again if you forget your PIN or password or backup password. The guide was added below (link to this part). Please notice the two requirements: internet connection and main Google account.
It is usually recommended to set up lock screen security for your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge if you have any concern on your personal data on the phone and possible loss of the phone.
As detailed in this page, there are different levels of security you can set for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
However, maybe suddenly, your password or fingerprint is not accepted by Galaxy S6 or S6 edge.
You are locked out of Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 edge.
Rebooting Galaxy S6 or S6 edge is useless. This is the purpose of the screen lock: if someone steals your galaxy S6, they cannot access your data on the phone if it is locked.
But if you are locked out of your own phone, it is hard for you to calm down. Most owners may blame the “stupid” lock screen policy.
Anyway, the stupid unlock policy is here to protect your data from unauthorized access.
There are a couple of ways to unlock Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge even when your password or fingerprint is not recognized:
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As you already know, Galaxy S6 or S6 edge is as powerful as some laptops. According to the calculation of Expert Exchange, Galaxy S6 has about 35 GFLOPS raw processing power, which is comparable to most middle range laptops.
This explains why many Galaxy S6 owners use the phone as pocket laptop to process documents, edit photos and perform other office duties.
When you have documents in Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, you may wonder whether you can print from Galaxy S6 and S6 edge directly.
The answer is yes. Google have this solution in Android for a few years already.
You can print from Galaxy S6 and S6 edge locally (to a printer in your local network) or through cloud.
In this guide we will discuss about printing to local printers. Google cloud printing will be discussed in a separate page.
What you need to print from Galaxy S6 and S6 edge include:
The first step to print from Galaxy S6 and S6 edge is to make sure the printer is ready. This means:
You need follow the printer setup guide to set the printer and connect it to the network.
In this guide, I suppose you use a Brother printer. For other brands, you can search Play store to find the corresponding print service plugins.
If you are using a Samsung printer, you may skip this step because Samsung printer plugin was pre-installed on Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
As shown below, when you search “brother printer”, two top results are returned under apps.
What you need is the second one “Brother Printer Service Plugin”. For other brands, you should also check for plugins, not standalone app.
Tap Brother Printer Service Plugin to enter app info page.… Read the rest
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Safe mode is an integrated, and usually hidden part in Android OS. It is a defense system of Android to prevent the device from messing up itself, usually due to third-party apps.
Most Android users probably never use Android safe mode because of the improvement in each version of Android. But sometimes, safe mode can solve your problem without modifying your settings or changing your files on the phone.
Some Android vendors may implement safe mode in a slightly different ways. So, in different Android devices, the way to access safe mode may be slightly different.
Samsung fully implemented Android safe mode in Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, similar to previous generation of Galaxy devices.
Samsung Galaxy S6 safe mode may be launched automatically if the system detects some miscreant apps or operations are trying to crash the system. But this happens very very rarely nowadays.
Samsung Galaxy S6 safe mode is a special state of your Galaxy S6: all third-party apps (apps that are installed by you, not pre-installed) are disabled. Some settings are also temporally rolled back to default settings in Samsung Galaxy S6 safe mode.
Samsung Galaxy S6 safe mode temporally turns off all user-installed apps. Only pre-installed apps are available in safe mode.
You will need Samsung Galaxy S6 safe mode:
To boot Samsung Galaxy S6 into safe mode, you may follow these steps:
If your Galaxy S6 is on now, you need power off the phone first.
Press and hold the power button for 2-4 seconds to get the power menu on the screen as shown below.
Tap Power off as shown below.
Tap POWER OFF in the confirmation window as shown below. This step is to avoid powering off Galaxy S6 accidentally.
This will turn off Galaxy S6.
After Samsung Galaxy S6 is turned off, it ‘s better to wait one or two minutes before proceeding to step 3.… Read the rest
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Taking photos for a moving object is always challenging. Galaxy S6 offers Galaxy S6 camera tracking AF (auto focus) for you to get better photos with moving objects.
Galaxy S6 camera tracking AF (auto focus) allows you to track and automatically focus on a selected subject, even when the subject is moving or when you change the shooting composition.
This feature can be found in some DSLR cameras, not commonly on smartphone cameras.
Basically, Galaxy S6 camera tracking AF (auto focus) is utilizing the fast auto focus feature in Galaxy S6 camera to track the motion of the object and adjust the focus accordingly.
By default, Galaxy S6 camera tracking AF (auto focus) is turned off in most regions. You need follow these steps to enable it before you can use the auto focus tracking.
You can start Galaxy S6 camera with any of the following 4 methods as detailed in this page:
Tapping gear icon in Galaxy S6 camera app interface as shown below.
Tap the switch to enable it.
Once it is enabled, the color of the switch will be changed to green.
If you cannot find the tracking AF option in the camera settings, very likely, the front camera is active. You need switch to rear camera.
In other words, Galaxy S6 camera tracking AF (auto focus) is for rear camera, not for front camera.
Please note, the setting for Galaxy S6 camera tracking AF (auto focus) is persistent. If you want to disable it, you must manually disable it through the same procedure. Rebooting the phone will not change this setting.… Read the rest
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Galaxy S6 has an incredible camera. It is actually hailed as the best smartphone camera in 2015.
The new camera app is easy to use, yet with almost all features you need.
When you need take some special photos, you can always use different camera modes in Galaxy S6, including the Pro mode, together with other options.
If you find the 10 pre-installed Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes are not sufficient, you can always download and install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes from Galaxy Apps. All of them are free (currently).
To download and install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes, please follow these steps.
You can start Galaxy S6 camera by tapping the Camera app icon in the favorite tray in Galaxy S6 home screen.
You can also use Galaxy S6 camera quick launch as detailed in this guide.
Please note, you can launch Galaxy S6 camera app without unlocking the phone with quick launch or using the camera shortcut in Galaxy S6 lock screen.
You can find the pre-installed Galaxy S6 camera modes for the rear camera. Please check this guide on how to use and when to use pre-installed Galaxy S6 camera modes.
To download and install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes, you need tap Download as shown below.
After tapping the Download, you will be directed to a hidden page of Galaxy apps.
You cannot access this page directly in Galaxy apps. You must access it from the Download link in Camera app.
Please note, although a Samsung account is NOT required to install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes, it is better to create a Samsung account or add one to Galaxy S6. Samsung account is needed if you want to unlock Galaxy S6 through Find My Mobile (see this guide on how to unlock Galaxy S6 using FMM) when you forget the lock screen password or fingerprint is not recognized.
In the list of available additional Galaxy S6 camera modes, you can find many interesting ones. Some were pre-installed in old Galaxy devices. Samsung now moved them to Galaxy apps for Galaxy S6 owners who really need them. In this way, the Camera app becomes more agile and faster.
You can tap any of these additional Galaxy S6 camera modes to read the details of each mode.… Read the rest
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Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound serves as a notification sound when a photo is taken. This is very common in almost all current smartphones (not just Android phones) in which a physical shutter button is not available.
Without the Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound, some users may get confused whether the on-screen button is registered.
As most Galaxy S6 owners turned off the picture review, there is no immediate feedback on whether the photo is taken or not if the shutter sound is silenced.
But Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound can be disturbing or embarrassing when you want to take photos in a quiet environment, e.g., in a library or a museum. Or you want to silently film the activities in the office or during a meeting.
In such scenarios, you may want to silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound.
Camera app in Galaxy S6 camera or Galaxy S6 edge does NOT have the options to turn on or turn off Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound.
Actually, Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound is controlled by Galaxy S6 sound mode.
As detailed in this guide, Galaxy S6 has 3 sound modes: sound, vibrate and mute. Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound is activated only in sound mode.
In other words, you can silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound by entering vibrate mode or mute mode. Once your phone is in either vibrate or mute mode, the camera shutter sound will be silenced.
There are several different methods to silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound.
This method works only when Galaxy S6 camera app is not active. When Camera app is active, the volume button may be assigned other functions to control Galaxy S6 camera as detailed in this guide.
So, before launching Galaxy S6 camera app, you can press and hold volume down button (you may check Galaxy S6 layout or Galaxy S6 edge layout for the location of volume down buttons) to enter vibrate mode. In this mode, you essentially silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound.
When pressing volume down button, volume level will be shown on the screen as shown below.
Once the volume level decreases to minimum (slider in leftmost), Galaxy S6 enters vibrate mode automatically. This will silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound immediately.… Read the rest
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Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) has the best smartphone camera you can find in 2015. Galaxy S6 camera is not only fast to focus, fast to launch (quick launch), but also fast to take photos.
When you want to take photos continuously for any critical moments, you can use Galaxy S6 camera burst mode.
Galaxy S6 camera burst mode allows you to take up to 30 photos (in about 3-4 seconds) continuously in one shot. You can choose the best photos later or manage individual photos.
Galaxy S6 camera burst mode is most useful when:
Please note, Galaxy S6 camera burst mode is NOT good for fast moving objects. You may try Sports mode (please follow this guide to install Sports mode for Galaxy S6 camera).
If you follow this Galaxy S6 camera modes guide, you will find there is no burst mode for galaxy S6 camera.
You cannot download and install Galaxy S6 camera burst mode either.
So, where is Galaxy S6 camera burst mode?
Burst mode is always enabled on Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge). It is NOT necessary to enable or choose it.
To use Galaxy S6 camera burst mode, you just press and hold the on-screen shutter button in Camera app.
Galaxy S6 will stop taking photos when either:
Of course, you can use the burst mode again immediately 30 photos were taken.
If you didn’t silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound, you should hear the shutter sound when photos are being taken.
Photos taken with Galaxy S6 camera burst mode can be managed as a group or as individuals in Gallery app.
However, if you are using other apps, or copy the photos to other devices, you have to treat them as individual photos.
By default, in Gallery app, burst mode photos are shown as a group as shown below.
The icon illustrated in green circle indicates this is a group of photos taken with Galaxy S6 camera burst mode.… Read the rest
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As mentioned in top 10 new features in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+, Samsung made significant changes on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6.
Many Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners are very confused on these changes. And some changes are really absurd.
This guide will try to explain to you all changes on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 in Android Marshmallow update.
After applying Android Marshmallow update, fingerprint is no longer a standalone method to unlock Galaxy S6. In other words, fingerprint requires you to set up another lock screen security.
You need set lock screen security type to PIN/pattern/password if you want to use fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge or Galaxy S6 edge+.
Before the Marshmallow update, using fingerprint is mutually exclusive with all other security types: none/swipe/pattern/PIN/password.
So, this is a major change on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6. And it is a major change on lock screen security hierarchy.
Just after you finished the Marshmallow update, if you were using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 before the update, you will be prompted to update security policy for fingerprints as shown below.
It details the changes on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 in Android Marshmallow update.
You can tap Next as shown below to finish the setup.
As mentioned, if you want to continue to use fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6, you need setup the main lock screen security type as patter, or PIN, or password as shown below.
Before applying Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+, you must setup a backup password for your fingerprint.
When you fingerprint is not recognized for whatever reasons, you can use the backup password. Whenever fingerprint can be used, you can use the backup password.
This is convenient if you can remember the backup password. Of course, there are sizable Galaxy S6 owners forget the backup password because it is seldom used. But when you need the backup password, a big problem comes: you are locked out of your phone! You may check this guide (and comments) on what you can do if your fingerprint is not accepted and you forget the backup password.
Now, in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+, fingerprint is backed up by pattern/PIN/password.… Read the rest
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With more and more features in Android phones, and many apps with various functions available in Google Play store and Galaxy Apps, you may install a lot of apps in your Galaxy S6.
To access these apps quickly without going through Galaxy S6 Apps screen, you need put these apps on the home screen.
You may also put a lot of widgets on the home screen as well to access some info quickly without opening the app.
So, the home screen is really cluttered. It becomes a pain to find an app on the home screen.
How to solve this problem? You can use app folders to keep your Galaxy S6 home screen well organized.
Using app folders in Galaxy S6 home screen can help you:
Please note, creating app folders in Galaxy S6 home screen is not an option in home screen editing mode. You can only create app folders:
To create app folders in Galaxy S6 home screen, you may follow these steps.
For example, you want to create a folder for the Email app and Play Store app.… Read the rest
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps screen is sometimes referred as app drawer, or app tray or app list. All of the apps, including pre-installed apps, and apps installed by the user, are all displayed in Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps page as icons.
When an app is uninstalled or disabled, it will disappear from the Galaxy S6 Apps screen.
Please note, app icons in Samsung Galaxy Apps page is different from those in Galaxy S6 home screen. The app icons in Galaxy S6 home screen are actually shortcuts to app icons in Galaxy S6 Apps screen.
When you remove an app from home screen, only the shortcut is removed. The corresponding app icon in Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps screen will not be affected.
But when you uninstall/disable apps from Galaxy S6, the corresponding app icons in both Galaxy S6 home screen and Apps screen are removed automatically.
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has an identical apps screen, so this guide applies to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge as well, although, in the page, only Galaxy S6 is used.
To access Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps screen, you can tap the Apps icon (16 white dots in 4×4) in the favorite apps area in Galaxy S6 home screen.
You can customize favorite apps in Galaxy S6 home screen as shown in this page, but you cannot remove the the Apps icon.
Once in Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps screen, you can switch to other panels by swiping to the left or right (see this page on Galaxy S6 touchscreen gestures), or selecting a screen indicator at the bottom of the screen.
If you are a long-term Galaxy device user, you will notice one missing feature of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps screen: you cannot cycle through panels when you reach the first or last panel. Samsung purposely disabled this for no reasons. Same happened to Galaxy S6 home screen panels.
There is no empty panel of Samsung Galaxy S6 Apps screen. If there is no apps on a panel, the panel will not be displayed.
But empty spots are allowed in all (not just the last) panels. In other words, it is not necessary to fill all spots in a Galaxy S6 Apps screen panel .
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When you get your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, there are some apps installed by Samsung and local distributors.
The pre-installed apps fall into one of the three categories:
For all pre-installed apps, you cannot uninstall them, including the bloatware apps. This is the major reason why these greedy companies are willing to pay Samsung or carriers or distributors to pre-install their apps on your phone.
Even if you don’t like them, you cannot uninstall these apps (unless you root Galaxy S6). This is a security setting in Android so that you will not uninstall an essential app inadvertently.
But you can disable such bloatware apps.
For apps which you installed from Google Play store, or Galaxy Apps, or Amazon App store for Android, or any other sources, you can always uninstall them.
So, the difference between disable apps and uninstall apps on Galaxy S6 is:
To disable apps on Galaxy S6, there are many methods. You need one of them.
In this guide, I will show you 3 different methods and I assume you want to disable the pre-installed OneNote app from Microsoft.
To disable apps on Galaxy S6 in the edit mode of Galaxy S6 apps screen, you may follow these steps.
You need tap the Apps icon (16 dots) in Galaxy S6 home screen to enter apps screen.
All the apps with UI, including pre-installed apps, are listed in Galaxy S6 apps screen.
Tap EDIT in top right as shown below to enter edit mode of the apps screen.
Tap the “–” sign in the top right of OneNote as shown above.… Read the rest
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Samsung Galaxy S6 brings the best smartphone camera in 2015. The Galaxy S6 camera is fast and easy to use. It outperforms all other smartphone cameras, including iPhone 6 Plus, in most scenarios, especially in low-light conditions.
You can even double tap the Home button to launch the camera at any time, even when your Galaxy S6 is locked. We illustrated this quick launch feature in this page.
Most Galaxy S6 or S6 edge owners just use Auto mode to get outstanding photos in most cases.
But Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge give you even more controls and options.
In this guide, we will show you the meaning of various Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes, when you should use them and how to use them, and how to download additional Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes.
You can imagine Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes are actually pre-defined templates for you to take special photos under certain scenarios.
By default, for the main (rear) camera (see Galaxy S6 device layout), there are 7 -pre-installed Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes:
For the front camera, there are 4 pre-installed Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes:
In addition to these 11 pre-installed Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes, you can also download and install more camera modes from Galaxy Apps for your Galaxy S6. You may follow this guide to add more Galaxy S6 camera modes for your S6 or S6 edge.
Please note, the camera (hardware) and camera app in Galaxy S6 are identical to Galaxy S6 edge camera. Although Galaxy S6 is often used in this guide, this guide equally applies to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge camera.
Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes for front camera and rear (main) camera are different. Some modes, e.g., selfie mode, are for front camera only as mentioned above.
The Galaxy S6 camera Auto mode actually is a combination of several modes in some old Galaxy devices.… Read the rest
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We will compare Samsung Galaxy S6 against Galaxy S6 edge, and against many other popular phones (LG G4, HTC One M9. iPhone 6 plus….) in this Galaxy S6 buyer guide.
If you already own a Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, you will find information on how to get the best value-for-money accessories.
We will introduce you some high quality and yet affordable accessories to match your expectations in the Galaxy S6 buyer guide.
This Galaxy S6 buyer guide page is dedicated to help you make better decision when buying Galaxy S6 (or S6 edge) and when buying Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) accessories.
We will update this Galaxy S6 buyer guide page regularly to add more buyer guides. So, if you cannot find the guide now, you can leave a comment in the comment box below. We will try to answer your questions or add the guide.
You should always understand your budget and your needs when buying a phone or buying accessories for Galaxy S6. This Galaxy S6 buyer guide will try to cover as broad range of products as possible so that you can find the a solution suitable for you.
As mentioned, this is a live Galaxy S6 buyer guide page: more and more Samsung Galaxy S6 buyer guides will be added after we finish the extensive testing or comparison.
If you have any questions on buying a smartphone or buying accessories for your Galaxy S6 (or S6 edge), please leave them in the comment box below.… Read the rest
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You probably already know you can launch Galaxy S6 camera quicker than any other smartphone owners by double pressing the Home button, thanks to the quick launch feature in Galaxy S6 camera.
When taking photos, in addition to tapping the on-screen shutter button, you can also use your voice to control Galaxy S6 camera, or use your gesture to take selfies on Galaxy S6.
Now, there are even one more method to take photos on Galaxy S6: pressing the volume key.
Of course, the volume key can also be configured to record videos on Galaxy S6 or to zoom in and out the camera.
Please note, use volume key to control Galaxy S6 camera is not new. Most old Galaxy devices and many other Android phones also have this feature. But many owners are not aware of it and therefore seldom use it.
By default, you can use volume key to control Galaxy S6 camera out of the box.
The default function of the volume key in Galaxy S6 camera is to take photos. But you can change or configure it to record video or zoom the view.
To configure volume key to control Galaxy S6 camera, you may follow these steps.
You can start Galaxy S6 camera with one of the following 4 methods:
Tap Settings icon (gear icon) as shown below to access Galaxy S6 Camera settings.
Under Galaxy S6 Camera settings, you can find the current function assigned to volume key as shown below.
Tap this field to change current function for volume key as shown below.
You can configure the volume key function as:
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Samsung Galaxy S6 touchscreen responses to your finger input. It understands your finger input through gestures.
These touchscreen gestures are actually almost universal on all Android devices. So this guide applies not only to Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, but also many other Android devices.
This guide also shows you how to properly use and maintain your Galaxy S6 touchscreen.
Tapping gesture means you tap the screen with one finger, and you tap it once (as shown below). This is the basic gesture on almost all smartphones and tablets.
You will use this Galaxy S6 touchscreen tapping gesture, when you want to to open an app, to select a menu item, to press an on-screen button, or to enter a character using the keyboard on the screen.
Of course, sometimes, you may accidentally tap the screen.
Dragging gesture means you tap an object with one finger, without releasing your finger, then move the finger to another location on the screen as shown above.
For example, when you want to move an item, tap, hold and drag it to the target position.
Do not confuse the dragging gesture with swiping. Dragging gesture always has an object and the target location.
Tapping and holding gesture means you tapping an object or just the screen with one finger, without releasing your finger for more than 2 seconds (as shown below).
In Galaxy S6 touchscreen, tapping and holding gesture is mainly for you to access available options of the object or the screen.
For example, in Chrome browser, tapping and holding a link should give you some options to open the link or copy the link.
Double tapping gesture means you tap the object twice quickly, usually within 2 seconds as shown above.
In Galaxy S6 touchscreen, you can use double tapping gesture to zoom in a picture or a webpage. Use the double tapping gesture again to return,
Spreading gesture means you put two fingers in the screen, then moving them apart as shown below.
Spreading gesture for Galaxy S6 touchscreen is mainly zoom in the screen. The support of spreading gesture depends on the app. Maps, browser and gallery apps app support this gesture.
Pinching gesture is the opposite of spreading as shown above.… Read the rest
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Galaxy S6 wallpapers (and S6 edge wallpapers as well) are quite impressive on the most (in 2015) beautiful QHD display.
But you may want to change Galaxy S6 wallpapers to something more personal or just something different.
This is not a problem.
Galaxy S6 and S6 edge is more customizable than previous generation phones (e.g., Galaxy S5 or Galaxy S4). This guide will show you how to change the “look” of your Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.
Although Galaxy S6 is used in the text, this guide equally applies to Galaxy S6 edge.
Once of the most welcomed new features in Galaxy S6 is the Galaxy S6 themes.
As detailed in this guide, you can download and install Galaxy S6 themes to get a totally new look of the phone.
One advantage of Galaxy S6 themes over any other customization options available is that a few apps including Phone, Message, Contacts can also be customized with the theme.
So, changing Galaxy S6 wallpapers with Galaxy S6 themes is just very small portion of the customization. You also get new icons, new home screen, new lock screen, new quick settings panel and new notification panels panel.
After applying new Galaxy S6 themes, you can further change Galaxy S6 wallpapers if you want.
If you haven’t tried Galaxy S6 themes, you should follow this guide to try it first.
You will not be disappointed.
If you are not satisfied with the in-stock Galaxy S6 wallpapers, or you want to change Galaxy S6 wallpapers in Galaxy S6 themes, you can always do it easily.
To change Galaxy S6 wallpapers, please follow these steps.
You can return to Galaxy S6 home screen in many ways. For example:
Please note, it is NOT necessary to return to the Home panel of the home screen. You can return to any of the home screen pages.
Tap and hold (see this guide on using Galaxy S6 touch screen) any empty area (where there are no app icons or widgets) on the home screen.… Read the rest
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If you just updated your mobile phone to Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, you may notice there is no night mode for Galaxy S6 camera as illustrated in Galaxy S6 camera modes guide.
If you try to follow this guide to install night mode, you will also notice there is no night mode for you to install.
Does it mean Galaxy S6 or S6 edge cannot take good photos in night or low-light conditions? Or did Samsung forget to add night mode in Galaxy S6?
Of course, not.
Galaxy S6 and S6 edge can take better photos than most other smartphones you can get in 2015 including iPhone 6 Plus, in both normal and low-light conditions.
The short answer is Galaxy S6 camera night mode is automatic.
In other words, when you choose Auto mode in Galaxy S6 camera, night mode will kick in automatically when certain conditions are met.
Therefore, it is not necessary to manually enable/disable Galaxy S6 camera night mode.
It sounds great.
If low-light condition is detected, you will noticed the night mode icon as shown below.
Once you see the Galaxy S6 camera night mode icon appears, it means Galaxy S6 will automatically apply some special settings which you find in most smartphone’s night mode, e.g., using longer exposure time than the camera normally does when there is plenty of available light.
When taking photos in Galaxy S6 camera night mode, the exposure time will be longer. This means you need hold Galaxy S6 or S6 edge as sturdy as possible. Otherwise, you will get blurred photos in Galaxy S6 camera night mode.
Samsung camera app was often criticized for cluttered interface. A lot of new smartphone users find it is confusing because there are so many options.
Even seasoned users may have problems to get the optimum settings to take nice photos.
So, apparently, Samsung is trying to simplify the camera app so that most users can take incredible photos without fiddling around the options or settings.
People just need a smartphone camera that just works.
The new camera app in Galaxy S6 does achieve this. Most Galaxy S6 users now can just fire the camera (you can even launch the camera app faster than any other smartphone users) and take very nice photos. … Read the rest
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Galaxy S6 is one of the most important Android phones in 2015.
For Samsung, this device will determine the fate of Galaxy S devices. Samsung gained sufficient momentum from Galaxy S2 and S3, These two devices made Samsung the king of Android phones. Unfortunately, the feature overloaded Galaxy S4, and slightly simplified Galaxy S5 did not get the expected acceptance by consumers. Galaxy S5, still the most popular Android phone, missed the sales forecast about 40%.
Will Galaxy S6 turn the wheel of fortune for Samsung in 2015?
For Android, 2015 is a a year of Android Lollipop against iOS 8. Most reviewers believe that Android Lollipop marks an era: iOS is playing catch-up.
Will Google further enhance its leadership in mobile OS in 2015?
Consumers, you and me, will give the verdict.
The community will bring you:
You can find most valuable info on Galaxy S6 and discuss the gadget with other Galaxy S6 owners or potential owners.
This is a community for Galaxy S6 owners or anyone who is interested in this flagship Android phone.
The logo for this community is simple: S6 highlights the focus of the community. In the bottom right, a Gadget Guide Online (G2O) logo highlights this community is part of the parent community of GadgetGuideOnline.com.
If you have any questions on Galaxy S6 or want to discuss about Galaxy S6, you can leave comments in the comment box below.
You can also contact us through contact us page.… Read the rest
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Update 1: Added section How to solve “Unable to show notifications” problem for edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge?
When Galaxy Note 4 was announced, a variant of Galaxy Note 4 edge was introduced with one edge screen on the right side. However, the reception of Galaxy Note 4 edge was mixed.
But this does not deter Samsung’s experimentation of edges on new smartphones. This is still a feature which standard Android cannot provide.
Galaxy S6 edge now comes with 2 edge screens on both sides. The edge screen on galaxy S6 is now an integrated part of the main display. This is different from that in Galaxy Note 4 edge. Some fancy features were also removed.
On each side of Galaxy S6 edge, you can find the screen is curved to warp the phone (see this page on Galaxy S6 edge layout). Samsung assigned some special features for the curved part of the screen, and named it as edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge.
Although there are two edge screens on Galaxy S6 (right and left), you can use only one of them at any time. The left edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge is mainly for left-handed users.
You can use the edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge to:
As Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has two 2 edges screens on both sides, you need set the right side or left side to be activated as edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge.
You can choose the edge location based on your preference and experiment it. Normally, right-handed owners may prefer right side, and left-handed owners prefer left side.
You can set or change edge location in Settings — Edge screen — Edge screen position, then select a side.
You can select items for providing notifications on the edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge through the color lighting and the colored tabs.
You can set notification items for edge screen on Galaxy S6 edge through Settings — Edge screen — Select notifications, and then select items.
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Update: Added one section on device protection on Android Lollipop 5.1. You will be asked to verify the ownership using your Google account after factory data reset.
Factory data reset is a feature in Android devices. It allows you to erase all your data and settings so that the device returns to the original factory state.
Galaxy S6 and S6 edge fully support factory data reset, i.e., you can clean your Galaxy S6 and S6 edge with factory data reset.
When your settings are erased, the default settings, or factory settings, will be applied until you set up the phone again.
All apps, except pre-installed apps, are removed as well once you perform a factory data reset on Galaxy S6 or S6 edge.
So, it is extremely important to backup your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge before resetting the phone. Please read this guide on how to backup Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
If you think you never need reset Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, you are very likely wrong.
In the following scenarios, you very likely have to reset Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge:
The purposes to reset Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge include:
There are many ways to reset Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.… Read the rest
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are the most beautiful smartphone Samsung has ever designed and manufactured.
The unibody metal design with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 in the back and front makes it standing out among 2015 flagship smartphones.
The curved edge screen in S6 edge makes it very unique, although some may complain on the usability and reduced strength due to the edge screens.
Samsung Galaxy S6 also boosts the performance through their own Exynos SoC, and new storage technology.
The camera in Galaxy S6 is fast and can take decent photos in auto mode.
But if you check the phone carefully, you will easily find the many Samsung Galaxy S6 defects that prevent it from being a great smartphone.
In this post, I share with you the top 6 Samsung Galaxy S6 defects based on my knowledge and hands-on experience.
I would list this as the No.1 Samsung Galaxy S6 defect.
I know many may disagree.
iPhone never has a removable battery.
HTC does not offer removable battery in recent years.
Recent Nexus devices do not have removable battery. T
he list can be very long.
Removable battery still matters for Samsung Galaxy S6 for those:
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If you want to download the PDF version of Samsung Galaxy S6 user manual in your own language, you can find them in this page.
For detailed Galaxy S6 how-to guides, please check this page.
You can use the following links to navigate through Galaxy S6 online user manual.
This is a live page. New pages will be added regularly.
Get to know your Galaxy S6 layout and the functions of all Galaxy S6 buttons, the location of Galaxy S6 SIM card slot, the location of the cameras, microphones, antennas….Read on to know your Galaxy S6 layout in detail. For Galaxy S6 edge layout, please read next entry.
Edge screen is the unique feature of Galaxy S6 edge. It is now integrated part (different from Galaxy Note 4 Edge) of the touch screen. In this page, you will learn everything about the settings and usage of Galaxy S6 edge screen. Read on….
In addition to taking screenshots with Galaxy S6 motions and gestures, you can also use Galaxy S6 motions and gestures to make calls without launching the dialing pad, silence Galaxy S6 ringtones and notification tones by turning over the phone, or get alerted on unread notifications when picking up the phone.
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Using a Samsung Galaxy S6 case or not can be a tough decision for many Galaxy S6 owners.
You probably bought Galaxy S6 because of its excellent exterior design and build material. Using a Samsung Galaxy S6 case may change the look and feel of your phone. A case or cover also add some weight to your Galaxy S6.
But you may concern about possible damages when you drop the phone, or bump the phone into some hard objects, although the Gorilla glass 4 in the back panel and the screen actually is quite strong and touch.
If you plan to sell your Galaxy S6 after one or two years, you may concern about resale value due to small scratches on the phone body, especially on the metal frame, which is actually the weakest part.
You may need a Samsung Galaxy S6 case for your shiny Galaxy S6 if:
The main purpose of Galaxy S6 case is to protect your Galaxy S6 from scratches or even drops. Some well-designed Galaxy S6 cases may even make the phone look better.
Please note, no matter how slim the Samsung Galaxy S6 case is, it will add some weight to the phone. And the case may make your Galaxy S6 look bulky most of the time.
First, there is no best Samsung Galaxy S6 case.
It all depends on your expectations and your taste, and sometimes your budget.
Instead of attempting to find the best Samsung Galaxy S6 case, you should try to find one that is suitable for you.
The criteria you may consider include:
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The Galaxy S6 Smart Manager provides an overview of the status of your device’s battery, storage, RAM, and system security.
You can also automatically optimize the device with one tap of your finger
Please note, part of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Smart Manager actually is actually from Clean Master, a popular Android app in mass, but infamous in the geek world.
There are 4 components in Galaxy S6 Smart Manager:
You can find Galaxy S6 Smart Manager in Apps screen.
Tap Smart Manager as shown below in apps screen will open the app.
For Galaxy S6 Smart Manager, my recommendation for you is to use only 2 (two features): battery and storage.
You should NEVER use RAM or Clean All as shown below. It unlikely helps your Galaxy S6.
As mentioned, the battery feature in Galaxy S6 Smart Manager is only a link to Settings— Battery.
It allows you to check the remaining battery power and time to use Galaxy S6. If needed, you can conserve battery power by activating power saving features and closing apps
consuming an excessive amount of battery power.
The usage time left shows the time remaining before the battery power runs out. Usage time left may vary depending on your Galaxy S6 settings and operating
conditions. It is very inaccurate.
When the phone is being charged, it will show estimated remaining charging time.… Read the rest
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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is the first smartphone with two curved display edges. Some people feel it is better than Galaxy S6 when holding it in hands. Some may dislike it and choose the conventional Samsung Galaxy S6.
Due to the curved edges in left and right side, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge layout is slightly different from that of Galaxy S6. For Galaxy S6 without curved edges, please check this page for the layout.
This page is for Samsung Galaxy S6 edge layout, not Samsung Galaxy S6 layout.
The front view of Galaxy S6 edge layout is illustrated below.
In the front of Galaxy S6 edge, you can find
In the bottom of Galaxy S6 edge, you can find:
In the right side of your Galaxy S6 edge, you can find:
The rear view of Galaxy S6 edge layout is illustrated as below.
In the back of Galaxy S6 edge, you can find:
The location of the GPS antenna, main antenna, wireless charging coil, and NFC antenna are also illustrated.
In the left side of Galaxy S6 edge, you can find the volume button (volume up and down)
In the top of Galaxy S6 edge, you can find:
After knowing the Galaxy S6 edge layout, you need pay attention to the location of antenna area. You should not cover the antenna area with your hands or other objects. This may cause connectivity problems or drain the battery in Galaxy S6 edge.
If you want to use a screen protector for Galaxy S6 edge, using a Samsung-approved screen protector is recommended. Unapproved screen protectors may cause the sensors to malfunction.
Unlike Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6 edge is NOT water resistant. So, you should not allow water to contact the Galaxy S6 edge touchscreen. The touchscreen may malfunction in humid conditions or when exposed to water. in most regions, water damage to Galaxy S6 edge is not covered by standard warranty.
If you have any questions on Galaxy S6 edge layout, please let us know in the comment box below.… Read the rest
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Galaxy S6 and S6 edge is a smartphone, although they offer the best smartphone camera you can find in 2015.
Making phone calls is still a basic feature for Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. This guide will show you how to use the Phone app to make phone calls (both voice calls and video calls) in Galaxy S6 and S6 edge.
To make phone calls on Galaxy S6, you need use the Phone app.
By default, the Phone app is in the favorite tray in home screen.
If you cannot find it in favorite tray, you can find it in the Galaxy S6 Apps screen.
Anyway, start the Phone app. There are a few items in the phone app interface as shown below:
To make phone calls on Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, you just input the number (or tap the contact), then tap phone icon (1)
If you set lock screen security to swipe, you can make phone calls from log screen directly by dragging the phone icon in the lock screen out of a circle as shown below.
However, if you have other lock screen security settings, you can only make emergency calls.
The emergency call can be made to people in your ICE group even when Galaxy S6 or S6 edge is locked. Please refer to this guide on how to make emergency calls.
To make video calls on Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge is similar to make voice calls. You just tap the camcorder icon (2)
Please note, Galaxy S6 video calls are different from those through Hangouts or Viber or FacetTime or some other apps.
Galaxy S6 video calls in phone app, if supported by your carrier, does NOT require internet connection. The call is connected directly through 3G network.… Read the rest
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You should never try your luck when you have anything valuable on your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge.
Like any electronic gadgets, you may lose the access to the data on your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge suddenly, for example, the phone is stolen, the phone dies, the phone is messed up and you need to reset it.
You should backup Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, and make sure the backup actually works.
Most Galaxy S6 or S6 edge owners are using the camera features very often, thanks to the great Galaxy S6 camera.
But did you backup Galaxy S6 photos?
Actually, it is deadly easy to backup Galaxy S6 Photos without installing any third-part apps. The pre-installed apps can do the job nicely, and automatically.
To backup Galaxy S6 Photos to the cloud automatically, you have two options:
You can actually enable both of them so that you have two copies of backup.
If you want to keep a copy of your photos on the PC, you can directly copy the photos in Galaxy S6 to the PC when you connect Galaxy S6 to the PC with a USB cable. Photos and videos taken with Galaxy S6 camera are in the folder of DCIM/Camera.
You can also use Samsung SmartSwitch on your PC to backup Galaxy S6, including photos. As detailed in this guide, in addition to transfer data between devices, the PC version of the SmartSwitch is also a backup software for Galaxy S6.
If you need keep your phone logs (call logs) for whatever reasons, you can let Galaxy S6 backup them to the cloud automatically.
Galaxy S6 introduced a new feature of backup to Samsung servers.
To backup Galaxy S6 to Samsung servers, you of course need to add a Samsung account to Galaxy S6. Actually, you should add a Samsung account to Galaxy S6. For example, when you are locked out by the lock screen on Galaxy S6, you can use Samsung account to unlock the phone.… Read the rest
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As in all Android devices, Samsung Galaxy S6 and galaxy S6 edge has a notification center where you can access all notifications, reminders and alerts.
But you can do more in Samsung Galaxy S6 notification panel. As Galaxy S6 edge notification panel is identical to that of Galaxy S6, this guide also applies to Galaxy S6 edge. For notifications on the edge screen, please check this guide.
As shown below, Samsung Galaxy S6 notification panel provides lots of functions of features.
It is surely not just for you to access notifications.
You can use Samsung Galaxy S6 notification panel to:
Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 notification panel is slightly different from previous Galaxy devices:
Samsung Galaxy S6 notification panel is also different from vanilla Android Lollipop as you can find in Nexus devices or Motorola Moto devices:
To access Samsung Galaxy S6 notification panel, you can swipe down (please refer to this guide on using gestures in Galaxy S6) from the status bar (i.e. top of the screen if status bar is hidden in some apps) at any time from any apps, home screen or apps screen, as shown below.
When you receive new notifications, such as messages or missed calls, indicator icons appear on the status bar in your Galaxy S6. To read the notifications, open the notification panel and read the details.
For the meaning of the notifications icons and status icons in Galaxy S6, please check this guide.… Read the rest
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The default Samsung Galaxy S6 ringtone can confuse you if some other people are also using the default ringtone.
Sometimes, you may want to know who is calling you based on the ringtone without check the screen.
Some Galaxy S6 owners may want to customize Samsung Galaxy S6 ringtone with own music files (or other audio files).
This guide will show you:
As the ringtone setting for Samsung Galaxy S6 is identical to that for Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, this guide also applies if you want to customize Galaxy S6 edge ringtone.
To set or change Samsung Galaxy S6 ringtone, you can go to Settings.
Tap Sounds and notifications as shown below.
Tap Ringtone as shown below. Please note, the current default ringtone is listed behind Ringtone.
If you have ES File explorer or other ringtone handling apps installed, you may get the options of choosing apps to handle your request.
For example, I installed ES File Explorer on the Galaxy S6, so I get the option of choosing ES File Explorer or Media storage.
Media storage option will allow you to select any pre-installed ringtones and any music files you put in the Ringtones folder.
Tap Media Storage.
Tap JUST ONCE a shown below
Now you can select any of these ringtones. It will become the new default Galaxy S6 ringtone.
In addition to the pre-installed ringtones, you can also use your own music files or any audio files as Samsung Galaxy S6 ringtone.
The music can be on your phone or on your PC.
In this section, we assume the music file to be added as Samsung Galaxy S6 ringtone is located in your phone. If the music file is located on your PC, please read next section.
To customize Samsung Galaxy S6 ringtone with your own music files on the phone, please go to Settings—Sounds and notifications—Ringtone. Similar to the steps in section 2, you need choose Media storage and JUST ONCE if you are given the options.… Read the rest
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You can even launch the Galaxy S6 camera app quicker (through quick launch) than any other smartphone users to capture important moments.
But if you want to get more from Galaxy S6 camera, you may tweak some settings of the camera app.
This Galaxy S6 camera guide page is a collection of how-to guides for using Galaxy S6 camera, and tips and tricks of using Galaxy S6 camera.
We will update this Galaxy S6 camera guide page regularly by adding more guides, tips and tricks. You can also ask any questions on using Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) camera here.
If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 camera guide you want, please let us know in the comment box below. We will try to add it as early as we can.
Please note, each Galaxy S6 camera guide page is in a individual page. You can bookmark this page to get the latest Galaxy S6 camera guide.
You can also subscribe to our Galaxy S6 Tips & Tricks Newsletter to get the latest update.
List of Galaxy S6 camera guide (all guides apply to Galaxy S6 edge as well):
You can launch Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) camera directly without unlocking the phone, without even turning on lock screen. Here is how to use Galaxy S6 camera quick launch.
There are 10 pre-install Galaxy S6 camera modes in Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Do you know when to use and how to use them? Please read this Galaxy S6 camera guide.
If the 10 pre-installed Galaxy S6 camera modes cannot meet your expectations, you can install more camera modes for your Galaxy S6 and S6 edge from Galaxy apps. Check this Galaxy S6 camera guide.
When you hands are not free to tap the shutter button, you can use your voice to control the camera. Just shout cheese or smile to take photos. Is not cool? and useful? This Galaxy S6 camera guide shows you how.
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Just like other Android devices, Samsung Galaxy S6 developer options are mainly for developers. Developers can test their apps in Galaxy S6 (and Galaxy S6 edge) under various simulated scenarios, for example, how the app performs under low memory situation.
Galaxy S6 developer options also provide some useful features for advanced Android users. For example, you may want to run some ADB commands on Galaxy S6, or take a lot of screenshots on Galaxy S6 (if you just take a few screenshots on Galaxy S6 directly, please follow this guide.), or control and animation speed, or record the Galaxy S6 screen.
Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 developer options are identical to those of Galaxy S6 edge. So this guide also applies to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge developer options.
Since Android Jelly Bean 4.2, the developer options have been hidden by default in all Android phones. The main purpose of hiding developer options is to avoid the accidental usage of these options. Some options, especially those for app testing, may adversely affect the performance of the phone.
So, when you get Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, the developer options are hidden. You need enable (un-hide) it first before you can use Galaxy S6 developer options.
Here are the steps you can follow to enable and access Galaxy S6 developer options.
After tapping build number two or more times, the notifications will be shown on the screen telling you the progress:
You are now X steps away from being a developer.
After tapping the build number 7 times, you will be notified you are a developer.
Now, Galaxy S6 developer options will be available in the Settings menu.
In the Settings menu, you can find the Developer options right above About device.
Tap Developer options.
In Developer options page, drag the switch to right to turn it on. The color should change to green as shown below.
For example, you want to turn on USB debugging on Galaxy S6. You can tap USB debugging as shown below. This will enable USB debugging for Galaxy S6.
Please note, most of the Galaxy S6 developer options are for app developers or Android hackers. … Read the rest
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Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode is identical to emergency mode in Samsung Galaxy S6 edge. So, this guide applies to Galaxy S6 edge as well although in text only Galaxy S6 is used.
Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode is intended to:
Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode also makes it easy to quickly make emergent calls, sound alarms and turn on the flashlight torch.
The estimated battery life will also be displayed on the simplified home screen so that you can make better decision in case of emergency.
When Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode is activated, some limitations are imposed on the phone, for example:
To turn on Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode, you can press and hold the Power button, and then tap Emergency mode as shown below.
The home screen under Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode is shown below. It is different from the normal Galaxy S6 home screen.
By default, there are 5 apps on the home screen under Samsung Galaxy S6 emergency mode:
In the bottom, it show the battery level, and estimated remaining usage time. This is just a rough estimation.
You can choose to add Maps or Facebook to the home screen by tapping the + icon as shown below. You are not allowed to add any other apps. Customization is not available.
In the top right of the home screen, you can find the MORE button (as shown above) to get more options.
Tap it to see the available options under Samsung Galaxy S6 emergence mode as shown below:
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Location tag on your photos can help you organize photos neatly. You can also recall the location, not just time, of the photo after many years.
The new Google Photos can also use location tag of the photos to create albums, stories and collections for you automatically.
Location tag for photos is simply a tag with GPS info embedded in the photo file.
Galaxy S6 camera can add location tag to photos automatically if you enable this Galaxy S6 camera feature.
In other words, the location info is saved in the photo file in your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge. When you copy the photo, or backup the photo, the location info will also copied automatically.
If location tag was added into a photo, when you check the details of the photo in Gallery app or Google Photos app, it will look like below respectively.
Please note, map is NOT embedded in the photo. Only the GPS info of latitude and longitude is saved in the file. The map is loaded by the apps on the fly. If your Galaxy S6 is not connected to internet, the map will not be shown or will be shown as an empty map.
Location tag in the photos will reveal the location where the photo was taken, not your home address or other personal info.
Of course, if you take photos at home or on the bed, such an address will be added through the location tag.
The main usage of location tag is for you to organize your photos. Sometimes, it can help you remember where the photo was taken.
Nowadays, taking photos is so easy. The result is that we have piles of photos. Location tag can help you sort them.
Privacy concern arises when you share some sensitive photos on the internet. You may want to share photos without revealing the location tag.
This is not a big issue. There are two solutions at least:
By default, location tag is disabled in Galaxy S6 camera. You need enable it in Galaxy S6 camera settings.… Read the rest
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Widgets in Galaxy S6 allow you to use specific app features in Galaxy S6 home screen without starting the app.
In Android, widgets are an essential aspect of home screen customization. They offer “at-a-glance” views of an app’s important data and functionality directly from home screen.
For example, you can use contact widgets to make calls or send messages directly from home screen without opening Phone app or Messaging app.
Some widgets can be resized to match Galaxy S6 home screen customization.
Please note, widgets are offered by apps. Some app developers may offer widgets for their apps. Some may not. So, it is up to the developer, not Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, to decide whether there are any widgets for a specific app.
Using widgets in Galaxy S6 and in Galaxy S6 edge is identical. This guide applies to both Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, and other Galaxy phones as well, although in the text, Galaxy S6 will be used most of the time.
By default, in Galaxy S6 home screen, there are a few widgets already. For example, Google search bar, and Galaxy Essentials.
When you install new apps to Galaxy S6, the corresponding widgets (if any) will NEVER be added to home screen automatically, although you can add new apps (icons) to home screen automatically.
To add widgets to Galaxy S6 home screen, you can tap and hold (long tap) any blank area in the home screen to enter edit mode (aka home screen options) as shown below.
Tap Widgets as shown below.
You will then be directed to the widgets page. All available widgets in Galaxy S6 are listed as shown below.
You can swipe left or right to navigate. You can also use the panel indicator in the bottom to navigate as shown below.
For apps with 2 or more widgets, you can find a number badge next to it.
For example, in this guide, you want to add Google Now widgets to Galaxy S6 home screen.
So, tap the > button next to Google App as shown below.
2 available widgets is shown in a pop up window as shown above.
For Google app, one widget is Google search bar. 4×1 indicates its default size: the widget will occupy area with width of 4 app icons and height of one app icon.… Read the rest
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As you already learnt, you can use your palm to take screenshot on Galaxy S6. This is one example of Galaxy S6 motions and gestures.
Basically, Galaxy S6 allows you to control your phone with certain gestures and motions.
The accelerometer and gyroscope in Galaxy S6 is able to determine the orientation of the Galaxy S6 and motions. The front camera and proximity sensor is able to identify your gestures.
This is how Galaxy S6 motions and gestures work.
Actually, Galaxy S6 motions and gestures are not new. In previous generations of Galaxy devices, Samsung already introduced motions and gestures. But in Galaxy S6, this feature works better.
Galaxy S6 motions and gestures offers 4 different features:
When you are checking phone logs, or checking details of a contact, or reading a message, if you move the phone to your ear, Galaxy S6 will call the contact automatically. You don’t need to dial the number.
Samsung named this feature as direct call.
When you in contact page, if the contact has several numbers, the direct call will call the first one in the list.
Galaxy S6 can alert you by vibrating once if you have missed calls or new messages when you pick up the phone.
Smart alert may not work if the screen is turned on or if Galaxy S6 is not on a flat surface.
You can mute incoming calls or alarms on Galaxy S6 by putting your palm over the screen, or turn over the screen so that the screen is facing downwards.
Of course, this works when you are in sound mode. When it rings, you want to mute the ring. If you want to silence Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, please read this guide.
Please note, mute function of Galaxy S6 motions and gestures can only mute ringtones and alarm tones. It does not mute music or videos.
As discussed in how to take screenshot on Galaxy S6 page, swipe your palm over the screen (method 2) is one of the two methods available on Galaxy S6 and S6 edge to take a screenshot without using any apps.… Read the rest
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On August 13, Samsung launched the 5.7″ version of Galaxy S6 edge: Galaxy S6 edge+ (together with Galaxy Note 5). This page is a collection of official Samsung Galaxy edge+ user manual in all languages.
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user manual will help you use the Galaxy S6 edge+ properly and effectively, especially for Galaxy S6 edge+ owners who are not familiar with Samsung Galaxy devices.
All Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user manual is in PDF format. You can download and read on any devices: smartphone, tablet or PC with a PDF reader. You can also print them out if you still prefer the hard-copy.
If you own a Galaxy S6, you can find Galaxy S6 user manual here.
If you own a Galaxy S6 edge, you can find Galaxy S6 edge user manual here.
For all Galaxy S6 devices (S6, S6 edge, and S6 edge+) , you may also check our detailed Galaxy S6 how-to guides page and detailed Galaxy S6 online manual page to know and use your S6 better.
If you cannot find the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user manual in your language or for your S6 edge+ model, please let us know in the comments section below.
If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 edge+ User Manual for your Galaxy S6 edge+, you can try this user guide.
Download link (in PDF): Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ User Manual in English language for International versions (SM-G928, Android Lollipop 5.1, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia)
If your Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ was not bought from AT&T, the features (especially the pre-installed apps) describe in this AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user guide may be different from those in your Galaxy S6 edge+.… Read the rest
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When you look at Galaxy S6 home screen, you will notice the apps are always organized in rows and columns.
We usually call this as Galaxy S6 screen grid. Each app icon occupies one grid spot. Widgets use the grid as a reference for their sizes.
You cannot move apps to random locations in the home screen. When you try to move apps in Galaxy S6 home screen, they will have to snap to the nearest “grid”. If you try to move one app to another app, an app folder will be created.
When you add apps to Galaxy S6 home screen or add widgets to home screen, the apps or widgets also snap to the invisible “grid” automatically.
This makes your screen clean and neat.
But it also limits the number of apps or widgets you can put on the home screen page.
Of course, you can add more home screen pages for Galaxy S6 to create more spaces.
In Galaxy S6, Samsung gives you a bit more options: you can configure Galaxy S6 screen grid to 4×4, 4×5 or 5×5.
You can essentially change the app icon size in the Galaxy S6 home screen, because app icon size is always proportional to the size of the grid spot.
This is a new feature in Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. If you are using other Galaxy devices that are older than Galaxy S6, you cannot adjust screen grid.
Please note, some third-party launchers may offer such a feature.
By default, Galaxy S6 screen grid is 4×4. So, there are 16 spots in one home screen pages. The corresponding app icon size usually is quit large.
You can change the screen grid so that there are 20 or 25 grid spots for your apps and widgets. The size of app icons will surely be adjusted (smaller) accordingly.
To change Galaxy S6 screen grid, please follow these steps.
You can return to Galaxy S6 home screen in different ways.
Please note, it is NOT necessary to return to the Home panel of the home screen.… Read the rest
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Sometimes, unexpected sound or vibration from your Galaxy S6 may be annoying or embarrassing, e.g., when in an important meeting. This guide will show you how to silence Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge.
This guide works for both Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, although in the text, we often just use Galaxy S6.
Unlike other Android Lollipop devices, Samsung Galaxy S6 still uses the old 3 sound modes, instead of the new Android Lollipop notification and interruption system.
Some Galaxy S6 owners may like it; some may hate it.
The 3 sound modes are:
There are two ways to change the sound modes in Samsung Galaxy S6: from Settings or from Galaxy S6 Notification panel (quick settings).
In Settings—Sound and notifications, tap Sound mode as shown below.
Then you can choose from the three galaxy S6 sound modes: sound, vibrate or mute as shown below.
Another way to access and change Galaxy S6 sound mode is from Quick settings in the notification panel.
Swipe down from the top of the screen (status bar) to get notification panel. In the quick setting part, you can tap the icon as shown below to cycle through the 3 modes: Mute–>Sound–>Vibrate–>Mute.
By default, when you tap the screen, there is a tapping sound. Haptic feedback (vibrate) is also turned on by default in Samsung Galaxy S6.
You can silence these annoying tapping sound and haptic feedback without going into mute mode or vibrate mode.
In Settings—Sound and notifications, tap Ringtones and sounds. In the Ringtones and sounds page as shown below, you can drag the switch to left to silence the following sounds in Galaxy S6 individually:
Similarly, to turn off or silence the vibrate on Galaxy S6, you can go to Settings—Sound and notifications —Vibrations.… Read the rest
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Enjoy your Galaxy S6, S6 edge or S6 edge+
