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.
Normally, when you get a new message, or missed a call, Galaxy S6 will give you a notification in the notification panel. This alerts or reminds you that there are something new.
Most of the time, such notification messages are accompanied with the notification icon in the status bar. The LED, by default, will flash as well when the screen is off..
But the notification tone is played only once, by default, even if you don’t check the phone at all. Most Android phones are designed to work in this way.
Sometimes, you may want to be reminded that you have a new message or you need to do something until you read the message or check the item.
Samsung has a solution for this requirement for long time. In Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, if you want, you can be reminded again and again until you take the action. This is called Galaxy S6 notification reminder.
Galaxy S6 notification reminder allows you to get notified repeatedly until you read the message or check the items.
By default, Galaxy S6 notification reminder is turned off in almost all regions.
To use Galaxy S6 notification reminder, you may follow these steps.
You can access Galaxy S6 Settings in different ways:
Galaxy S6 notification reminder is put under Settings—Accessibility. This is different from previous generation phones.
As shown below, in Galaxy S6 Settings page, tap Accessibility.
By default, Galaxy S6 notification reminder is not enabled.
In Settings—Accessibility page, tap Notification reminder as shown above.
Now, you can enable Galaxy S6 notification reminder by drag the switch to right side. You can also just tap the switch and it will toggle between on and off.
Once the notification reminder is enabled, the switch should shown as green color in default Galaxy S6 theme. Of course, if you are using other Galaxy S6 themes, the color will be different.
You can configure Galaxy S6 notification reminder to meet you needs:
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Samsung just announced the plus-size sibling of Galaxy S6 edge: Galaxy S6 edge+ on August 13 (together with Galaxy Note 5).
Apparently, the sales of the duo (Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge) are not as good as expected as reported. Samsung need new flagship phones to get the market.
Will Galaxy S6 edge+ give Samsung a lift in poor sales?
This post will try to highlight new features of Galaxy S6 edge+ vs Galaxy S6 edge.
As suggested by its name, Galaxy S6 edge+ is really a plus-size sibling of Galaxy S6 edge.
The screen size of Galaxy S6 edge+ is 5.7″, which is significantly larger than the 5.1″ S6 edge.
The dimension of the Galaxy S6 edge+ is 6.08″ x 2.98″ x 0.27″; while Galaxy S6 edge only has a dimension of 5.59″x 2.76″ x 0.28″.
You will also feel Galaxy S6 edge+ is about 16% heavier (153g) than S6 edge (132g).
But for most owners, one-hand operation is not a big issue.
Edge screen is a signature feature in Galaxy S6 edge.
In addition to all features of the edge screen in Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ adds more features to the edge screen. Now you can add favorite apps to edge screen.
For existing Galaxy S6 edge owners, Samsung may bring this feature to your phone in future update.
Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge set the standard for smartphone cameras in 2015.
Although Galaxy S6 edge+ uses the identical camera sensors as Galaxy S6 edge, significant improvements in camera features can be spotted. These include:
Again, probably (no confirmation or guarantee from Samsung yet) these features will be added to Galaxy S6 edge in future update.… Read the rest
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Most the specifications in this post are accurate except
Samsung will announce the new Galaxy S6 on March 1.
Galaxy S6 is critical for Samsung in 2015. Nobody can deny it.
Will Galaxy S6 be the best Android phone in 2015?
Will Galaxy S6 help Samsung recover the lost market share in 2015?
We will soon get the answer after Galaxy S6 is announced and released.
But before that date, let’s explore the rumors on Galaxy S6 specifications.
Everyone knows Galaxy S6 will come with Android Lollipop 5.0.
There will be definitely no surprise on the OS and the version. Galaxy S6 will not be a Tizen phone, nor a Windows phone.
Galaxy S series always use Android. Samsung does not have the guts to change this in Galaxy S6. Of course, there is no reason for the change.
In the past, especially, in last two years, Samsung used Snapdragon processors on most flagship devices with 4G LTE.
This is mainly due to the obvious advantages of Qualcomm’s technology in LTE modem. Samsung does not have its own integrated LTE modem for Exynos processors.
But as Samsung is fighting not only against Apple, but also other Android device manufactures, e.g., HTC, LG, Sony, who are also using identical Qualcomm’s chips.
It is difficult for Samsung to offer some innovative features like Motorola’s touchless control (aka Moto Voice). Such features may require some customization for the processor. In the long run, Samsung has to use its own chips do provide some unique features.
And Samsung has the necessary capacity: its own Exynos chips.
In the 60+ products that will use Snapdragon 810, Galaxy S6 is not listed. It is not an error.
So, it is almost certain Galaxy S6 will use it is own 64 bit, 14nm, Exynos 7420 processor, probably with LTE modem provided by Qualcomm.
Bye-bye Snapdragon 810.
Although Samsung started to manufacture 20nm 8Gb LPDDR4, Galaxy S6 will not use 8GB module for sure.
As a company striving to make profit, Samsung will probably offer 3GB RAM in Galaxy S6.… Read the rest
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Update 2: If you get new Samsung phone status icons or notification icons after applying Android Nougat for Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, and Galaxy S6 edge +, please check New Galaxy S7 status icons in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Nougat update page.
Update: Galaxy S7 (including Galaxy S7 edge) use almost identical notification icons and status icons as Galaxy S6. This guide also applies to Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.
Similar to other Android phones, on the top of Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 edge, you can find the transparent status bar (which is on the top of Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen) with some icons.
In the right side of the status bar, you can find status icons which indicate the status of the mobile network signal, WiFi connection, time, battery levels and many other system-level status.
In the left side of the status bar, you can find notification icons. These notification icons in Samsung phones usually associated with corresponding apps. Normally, you may also get a notification message associated with the notification icon.
If you want to know the meaning of these status icons and notification icons in Samsung Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) and other Samsung phones, this page is for you. Samsung phone icons (status, notification) are more or less universal.
As you may know, in different regions, the design of status icons may be different. Some carrier may add a few special icons for their special network features or services.
In addition, third-party apps normally use their own notifications icons.
So, if you find a status icon or notification icon that is not covered in this guide, don’t be panic. You may take a screenshot and share with the community in the comment box below so that the community can help you find the meaning of such a status icon or notification icon.
Sometimes, status icons and notification icons in Samsung Galaxy S6 and other Samsung phones are just referred to as “indicator icons“.
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge shares almost identical status icons and system notification icons as Galaxy S6, so this guide applies to both phones. In the text, we will just use the Samsung Galaxy S6.
Although it is not absolutely required, most Galaxy S6 phones are using SIM card issued by your carrier (see this page for SIM card guide for Galaxy S6). … Read the rest
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Download the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual for your Galaxy S6 edge. They are all in PDF format, so you can download and read them offline. We try to cover all local language versions of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual in this page.
For Galaxy S6, the official user manuals in many local languages are located ion this page.
For Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user manuals, they are located in this page.
If you want to read Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual online, please check our Galaxy S6 online manual page.
For detailed how-to guides on how to use Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6, please check our Galaxy S6 how-to guides page.
If you cannot find Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual in your language, please let us know in the comment box below. We will try to add and update this page as early as we can.
Please note, in different regions, there are some variations of Samsung Galaxy S6 edge. The bundled apps in different regions, or for different carriers, may be different. The local language version of Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual is usually for specific regions. For example, a simplified Chinese version of Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual for Chinese market is different from that for Southeast Asia or international market.
So, it is important to check both the language and the targeted market, if possible, when choosing the proper Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual.
To read the PDF version of these official Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual on PC, you can download the official and free Adobe PDF reader.
If you going to read the manual on your Galaxy S6 edge or other Android phones, you can install the official Adobe Acrobat PDF reader from Play store. Most office apps and Google Drive can also handle PDF files.
If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 edge User Manual for your Galaxy S6 edge, you can try this user guide.… 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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Although Android Lollipop 5.1 is not a major update to Lollipop 5.0, in addition to some under-the-hood improvements, we find some nice new features you should try.
Here are the top 6 new features you should try in Galaxy S6 Android Lollipop 5.1 update.
As mentioned in the top 6 defects of Galaxy S6, the new TouchWiz simply removed many useful features. Many Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners are not happy with this.
Once of the removed feature is app sorting in Galaxy S6 Apps screen (app drawer). If you read the comments of that page, you can find many S6 owners, especially long-term Galaxy phone users, are frustrated with this missing feature.
In the Galaxy S6 Android Lollipop 5.1 update, Samsung finally brought back this old feature. So, now you can sort apps in alphabet order.
Of course, you can also organize apps in Apps screen by creating app folders as detailed in this guide.
S Finder and Quick connect are quite useful if you get used to them. This is probably why Samsung put them in the premium location (notification panel) in Galaxy S6 (actually in previous Galaxy devices as well, for example, in Galaxy Note 4, and Galaxy S5) and made them irremovable.
But not all Galaxy S6 owners like them. They want to remove S Finder and Quick Connect from notification panel.
Of course, they cannot. And they complained.
Samsung listened. In Galaxy S6 Android Lollipop 5.1 update, you can enable/disable these two controversial features in Quick Settings.
Galaxy S6 battery life is usually in par with Galaxy S5, although galaxy S6 and S6 edge has fore more pixels in display and faster CPUs.
But battery drain is always a problem for all Android devices. Galaxy S6 fast charging may alleviate the problem a bit.
Most of the battery drain actually is caused by third-party apps running in background.
In Galaxy S6, abnormal battery usage can be reported in Settings—Battery.
Now, Samsung moved a step further. … Read the rest
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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has a bigger screen (5.7″) as you definitely know. But you may be not aware of some new features in Galaxy S6 edge+.
Apps edge is one of the unique features in Galaxy S6 edge+. This feature adds more functions to the existing edge screen in Galaxy S6 edge.
This guide will show you how to use apps edge in Galaxy S6 edge+. As apps edge is a a feature under edge screen, you may check this edge screen guide if you are new to edge screen.
Galaxy S6 edge+ apps edge lets you quickly launch frequently used apps from the edge screen.
You can put some favorite apps in the apps edge so that you can launch them without navigating to home screen (if you have added the apps to home screen) or navigating to apps screen.
This feature, if used properly, can significantly increase you productivity on the phone with the help of the edge screen.
Please note:
In most regions, galaxy S6 edge+ apps edge is not enabled.
To use this feature, you need go to Settings — Edge screen — Apps edge. Then tap the switch to activate it.
You can access Galaxy S6 edge+ settings in different ways:
To access Galaxy S6 edge+ apps edge, you may follow these steps.
Please note, you can switch between apps edge and people edge by swiping left or right.… 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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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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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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For official Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user manuals in your own languages (user guide, in PDF), they are located in this page.
Please check Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide for more on new features in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+.… Read the rest
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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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Update 1: Added section 5, How to restore missing icons in Galaxy S6 quick settings panel?
If you find some icons or buttons are missing from the quick settings panel, please follow this section (section 5) to restore the missing icons in quick settings panel.
Similar to other Android phones, Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings can be found in the notification panel.
Samsung Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings in the notification panel allow you to quickly toggle on/off some commonly used features without digging further in the settings page.
Android Lollipop even make quick settings interactive. But Samsung Galaxy S6 did not adopt this implementation. This is one of the Galaxy S6 defects: non-genuine Android Lollipop.
So, Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings is more similar to the old quick settings in Galaxy S5 and in Galaxy Note 4 than that in Android Lollipop.
In the top of Setting app (page), Samsung also have a quick settings section where you can put up to 9 items for you to access these settings quickly.
To access Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons, you can swipe down from top of the screen (i.e., status bar).
As shown below, in the second row of the Galaxy S6 notification panel, you can find 5 Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons. 5 other buttons can be accessed by flicking to left as shown below.
This area is called highlight box for quick settings buttons.
For these 10 Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons in the highlight box, you can:
Samsung Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons do not support other interactions.
Besides these 10 Galaxy S6 quick settings buttons, Galaxy S6 also offers many other quick settings buttons in the notification panel. And you can re-arrange the locations of these Galaxy S6 quick setting buttons.… Read the rest
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Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+ not only brought a new lock screen, and changes on using fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6, Samsung also made significant changes on waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen.
To prevent brute force attack on your lock screen security (for example, when your phone is stolen), Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 substantially extended the waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen.
This will help you protect your personal and private data. At least one more security layer is added.
So, this is actually a security measure for owners of Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+.
As shown in the table below, after 14 failed attempts, you have to wait 60 mins before you can try again in Android Marshmallow update.
This will prevent the thief from guessing your lock screen security continuously.
If auto factory reset is on, Galaxy S6 will wiped automatically after 15 failed attempts.
| Changes on waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen in Android Marshmallow update | |
|---|---|
| Accumulated failed attempts | Waiting Time |
| 1 to 4 | None |
| 5 | 30 Seconds |
| 6 to 9 | None |
| 10 | 1 Minute |
| 11 | 5 Minutes |
| 12 | 10 Minutes |
| 13 | 30 Minutes |
| 14 | 60 Minutes |
| 15 | When Auto factory reset is ON : Galaxy S6 will be wipe out. All your personal data and files will be removed. You cannot recover these files unless you have a backup somewhere else. When Auto factory reset is OFF: You have to wait 60 minutes for every attempt |
As a comparison, the table below is the existing waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen (with Android Lollipop).
You can find the waiting time is substantially (120 times, from 30 seconds to 60 minutes) increased in Android Marshmallow update.
Also, in most regions, auto factory reset is added to give you better protection for your personal data. Please follow this guide to decide whether you should enable it.
| Existing waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen with Android Lollipop | |
|---|---|
| Accumulated failed attempts | Waiting Time |
| 1 to 4 | None |
| 5 | 30 Seconds |
| 6 to 9 | None |
| 10 | 30 Seconds |
| 11 to 14 | None |
| 15 | 30 Seconds |
| 16 to 19 | None |
| 20 | 30 Seconds and move to screen to input backup pin |
| 21 ~ | Repeat the process of 16~19 and 20 |
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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.
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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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Samsung really wants you to take photos for yourself (selfie) with the incredible front camera in Galaxy S6.
But for most Galaxy S6 owners, one of the most common problems is to reach the shutter button when you are stretching your hands to take a selfie.
Of course, you can use voice control to take photos on Galaxy S6 or S6 edge as explained in this guide.
If you are shy, you may hesitate to use voice control in public area.
So, Samsung lets you use Galaxy S6 camera gesture control to take selfies easily.
When the front camera is activated, you can show your palm to the camera once you are ready. If your palm is detected, your selfie will be taken automatically after 2 seconds.
This is called Galaxy S6 camera gesture control.
In most regions, Galaxy S6 camera gesture control, by default, is not enabled.
To use this feature, you need enable Galaxy S6 camera gesture control in camera settings.
You can start Galaxy S6 camera with one of the following methods:
Galaxy S6 camera gesture control is a feature for front camera only (check this page for Galaxy S6 layout, or this page for Galaxy S6 edge layout). So, the settings appears only if you switch the camera to the front one.
You can tap the camera switch icon as shown below (1) to switch between front and rear cameras.
After switching the camera to the front camera, tap Settings icon(gear icon) as shown below (2).
Under Camera Settings, you can find the Gesture control as shown below.
Drag the switch to right to turn on this feature. The color should also change to green.
If you are using other Galaxy S6 themes (see this guide if you want to know how to use Galaxy S6 themes to customize Galaxy S6 appearance), the color may be different.
In case you don’t like gesture control, you can drag the switch to left side to turn this feature off.… 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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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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Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen is the starting point for accessing all features in Galaxy S6 (or Galaxy S6 edge). Once Galaxy S6 is rebooted (and unlocked), the first page you encounter is the home panel of home screen (as shown below).
You can always reach Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen (and the home panel) by pressing the Home button.
Please note Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge share the identical home screen. This guide also applies to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, although in the text, I use Galaxy S6.
Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen displays:
By default, Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen consists of several pages (called panels). To view other panels of Galaxy S6 home screen, swipe to the left or right, or tap one of the screen indicators at the bottom of the screen as shown below.
Please note, Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen does NOT support cycling through home screen panels. In other words, there is a start and a end of home screen panels when you swipe the home panels in one direction. In old Samsung Galaxy devices, for example in Samsung Galaxy S5, when you reach the right most panel, next panel will be the leftmost panel. This feature was removed in Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen.
You can customize Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen by adding, deleting, or rearranging home screen panels.
You can also set Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen wallpaper, add widgets to the home screen, change the themes of home screen, and set screen grid.
On Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen, tap and hold an empty area, or pinch your fingers together to access the available options as shown below. Please refer to the Galaxy S6 touchscreen page on these gestures.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 home screen options include:
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Android marshmallow
This post will highlight top 10 new features in Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+. The detailed how-to guides for these new features will be available in individual Galaxy S6 How-to guides page, and Galaxy S6 Android Marshmallow update guide page (new!!)
In Lollipop, you can set lock screen security as fingerprint.
This means you can unlock the phone with your fingerprint at any times. If your fingerprint is not recognized, you can use the backup password, which is setup when you register fingerprint.
Some owners have problems with this arrangement: fingerprint is not recognized, and they don’t remember backup password. You can read all comments on this issue in this page.
One common cause of the issue is that owners tend to forget the backup password if it is not used for long time (although some may swear Galaxy S6 forgets it).
In Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 (S6 edge and S6 edge+), Samsung made the following changes on using fingerprint to unlock the phone:
Please refer to this guide on how to use fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+ after Android Marshmallow update.
After applying Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+, you can now customize the two app shortcuts in the bottom of the lock screen.
By default, they are Phone app and Camera app in the left and right side respectively.
For example, you can use quick lunch to start Camera app even when the screen is off. So, it is probably not necessary to put camera app there.
If you want, you can specify any apps on the phone to be used.… 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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Samsung Galaxy S6 user manual is for all Galaxy S6 owners: new or experienced.
For Samsung Galaxy S6 edge user manual, please check this page.
For Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ user manuals, they are located in this page.
Samsung made significant change in Galaxy S6, so even some long-time Galaxy phone users may get confused on how to use some features. The official Samsung Galaxy S6 user manual shows you how to use some features in Samsung Galaxy S6. It can save your time to visit the service center if you can follow the user guide.
This page is dedicated to official Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual in all languages! You can find the Samsung Galaxy user guide in your own language easily in this page.
All of the Galaxy S6 user manuals in this page are in PDF format (You can get Adobe PDF Reader here). You can download it (just choose save as) to your devices (PC, smartphone, tablet) to read it later or read it online in your browser now. It is up to you.
In different regions or countries, or even for different carriers in the same country, Galaxy S6 may offer slightly different features. Some carriers may bundle some special apps. So, please try to download and use the Galaxy S6 user manual for your region and for your Galaxy S6 model.
If you want to read the Galaxy S6 online user manual, please follow this page.
For Samsung Galaxy S6 how-to guides (with all detailed steps), please check our Galaxy S6 how-to guides page.
If you cannot find the user manual for your Galaxy S6 in your language, please let us know in the comment box below.
If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 User Manual for your Galaxy S6, you can try this user guide.
Download link (in PDF): Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual in English for International versions (SM-G920, Android Lollipop 5.0, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia)
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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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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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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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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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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 Quick connect allows you to search for nearby devices and quickly connect to them without going through the detailed Bluetooth or WiFi Direct settings. The connection can be through Bluetooth or WiFi direct (including screen mirroring through Miracast).
Actually, if you are a long-term Samsung Galaxy devices user, you probably noticed Quick connect in a few devices already, for example, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4. Unfortunately, many owners have no idea on how to use it.
Many smartphone users, especially new Android users, may have problems to connect two devices through Bluetooth or WiFi direct. Samsung Galaxy S6 Quick connect can make the job easier for many Galaxy S6 owners.
Please note, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge has the identical Quick connect. This guide applies to both Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, although in the text, I used Galaxy S6 only most of the time.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Quick connect is part of the notification panel. Actually, you can only access Samsung Galaxy S6 Quick connect from the notification panel.
To access Quick connect in Galaxy S6, you need swipe down (see this page on gestures on Galaxy S6 touchscreen) from the status bar (top of the screen, please see this page on status bar) with one finger to open notification panel.
If the other device does not support Quick connect, you need turn on Bluetooth or WiFi Direct on these devices manually.
If the other device supports Quick connect, you just need turn on Quick connect on that device. Quick connect will enable necessary settings automatically for you.
Swipe down from the status bar to open Galaxy S6 notification panel.
Tap Quick connect as shown below.
If you are using this feature for the first time, select a visibility option and tap TURN ON QUICK CONNECT as shown below.
For security reasons, you should set the visibility of Galaxy S6 as Only when Quick connect turned on, as shown below.
You can modify the Galaxy S6 visibility later by tapping Settings on top right.
You can also set the privacy for Samsung Galaxy S6 Quick connect as shown above so that Galaxy S6 is visible to contacts only.… Read the rest
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Flipboard Briefing on Galaxy S6 home screen is one dedicated page/panel (the leftmost) showing you latest articles in various categories based on your interest and configurations.
In a nutshell, it is a customized full-page widget of the Flipboard app.
Nobody knows why Samsung still insists on adding Flipboard Briefing in Galaxy S6 home screen. If it was just a normal re-sizable widget, I believe more people would have used it frequently.
Flipboard Briefing was not welcomed in Galaxy Note 4 and many owners are asking how to remove it on Galaxy Note 4. The older version of Flipboard Briefing is called My Magazine in Galaxy S5, which is equally unpopular.
Flipboard is an excellent magazine app and many Galaxy S6 owners like it. But if you force Galaxy S6 owners to use it as a fixed-page widget, many are not happy with it.
To make the situation worse in Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4, once Flipboard Briefing (or My Magazine in Galaxy S5) is enabled, you cannot scroll across it when you try to swipe the home screen panels in one direction. Luckily, in Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5, you can disable Flipboard Briefing (or My Magazine), and cycle through all home screen panels in both directions.
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has the identical Flipboard Briefing on the home screen, so this guide also applies to disable Flipboard Briefing on Galaxy S6 edge.
The good news on Flipboard Briefing on Galaxy S6 home screen is that you can disable it.
The bad news is that you still cannot cycle through the first panel or last panel of the Galaxy S6 home screen, even after you disable Flipboard Briefing on Galaxy S6 home screen.
This is the limitation (improvement??joking??) of the new and improved TouchWiz in Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge.
You can easily disable Flipboard Briefing on Galaxy S6 home screen by following these steps.
Tap and hold any empty area in the home screen to enter editing mode for Galaxy S6 home screen.
You can also use pinching gesture on home screen to enter editing mode.
As mentioned, Flipboard Briefing on Galaxy S6 home screen lies in the leftmost (first) panel.… Read the rest
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If you have any questions on using Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, you can navigate through the menu above. This search box offers an alternative way to search for solutions for any Galaxy S6 problems.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, like its predecessors, have two capacitive touch buttons in the left and right side of the home button.
As detailed in Galaxy S6 layout and Galaxy S6 edge layout, the left button is called Recent Apps key (also can be used as multi window button), and the right one is called Back key. You may check the detailed functions of these buttons keys in this page.
Once any of these two keys is touched, it lights up automatically for a short duration. This is a useful visual feedback.
But sometimes, you may:
In the predecessors of Galaxy S6, you can change such settings easily in the Settings. For example, in Galaxy Note 4, you have full control over this touch key light as shown in this page.
But in your Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, you will NOT be able to find this setting unless you bought your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge from AT&T.
Basically, only AT&T’s and have the touch key light settings.
In all other Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge models, Samsung removed the settings for Galaxy S6 touch key light duration. Of course, this means you then cannot turn off Galaxy S6 touch key light as well.
But don’t be panic. There is a free app that can do the job for you.
In Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, if you need adjust the Galaxy S6 touch key light duration, or want to turn on/off the touch key light, you can use a free app: Galaxy Button Lights.
In your Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, start Google Play store app.
Search Galaxy Button Lights as shown below.
Tap the Galaxy Button Lights app as shown below.
In the app details page, tap INSTALL as shown below to install the app.
Just like other Android apps, you need acknowledge permissions the app requires. For Galaxy Button Lights app, it requires no special permissions at all.… Read the rest
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Should you pay additional $100 for Galaxy S6 edge?
This buyer guide will show you Galaxy S6 vs Galaxy S6 edge and help you decide which one is for you.
Although Galaxy S6 edge has a slightly larger battery, the difference is marginal (2600mAh vs 2550mAh, less than 2% difference).
All other hardware specs (CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, camera, software..) are almost identical.
In other words, anything between the screen and the back cover is almost identical for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.
If someone tells you Galaxy S6 edge has better hardware or software, he is wrong.
For example, some reviewers “feel” the camera in Galaxy S6 edge can take better photos. This is very likely a delusion. If you take two pictures with S6 edge under same conditions with identical settings, some reviewers may still tell you one is taken with a better camera.
Always take reviews with a pinch of salt.
Samsung first tried the edge screen in Galaxy Note 4 edge. The reception is mixed. Some embrace additional features from the edge screen. While others are not impressed with these gimmicks in the tiny and isolated edge screen.
Most smartphone users now expect a simple, intuitive, style and functional phone.
Apparently Samsung got this message.
In Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, the bloatware was reduced significantly. Most useless or half-baked S features were removed from the new TouchWiz.
Although some old Galaxy owners may feel the simplification was overdone (see this post on the defects of Galaxy S6), most owners agree that Samsung is moving towards a right direction.
For the edge screen, Galaxy S6 also used a different approach from Galaxy Note 4 edge. The edge screen is now an integrated part of the main screen. The edge screen functions only when the main screen is locked.
Another improvement on edge screen is you can use either left side or right side as edge screen. Left-handed owners will not complain about the location of edge screen as that in Note 4 Edge.… Read the rest
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The official Galaxy S6 user manual with Android Nougat update is now available in multiple languages.
Android Nougat update for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 edge+ has been available in more and more and more regions. This is probably the last major udpate (Marshmallow update is previous one) for Galaxy S6, S6 edge and S6 edge+ because Samsung typically releases 2 major Android updates for flagship phones.
The user guides in this page are for Galaxy S6 (without edge screen). The official user guide for Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 edge+ with Android Nougat update are available in this page.
The official Galaxy S6 user manual with Android Nougat update in this page is in PDF format (You can get Adobe PDF Reader here).
You can read these official Galaxy S6 user manuals with Android Nougat update by opening the link. As the user manual is quite long, you may consider to download and save a copy in your PC or phone. To download user manual for Galaxy S6 with Android Nougat update, you can tap and hold (i.e. long tap) the link, then choose to save as.
If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 User Manual with Android Nougat udpate for your Galaxy S6, you can try this user guide.
Download link (in PDF): Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual with Android Nougat update in English for International versions (Android Nougat 7.0, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia)
If your Samsung Galaxy S6 was not bought in Czech Republic, the features (especially the pre-installed apps) describe in this Czech language (čeština, český jazyk) version of Samsung Galaxy S6 user guide may be different from those in your Galaxy S6.… Read the rest
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It is almost certain that Samsung will announce Galaxy S6 on March 1, 2015, one day before Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015.
But you may wonder what the Samsung Galaxy S6 release date is. Or in other words, when can you get the Samsung Galaxy S6?
On March 1, 2015, Samsung will only announce the Galaxy S6. You cannot buy it on that day.
Samsung Galaxy S6 release date means you can buy the phone on that day. A smartphone usually is announced or launched (it is usually demoed as well in the event) before the release date. Of course, on a few occasions (usually for smaller players), the phone may be announced and released at the same day.
For Samsung, most flagship smartphones and tables are released about one month after they are announced. As a comparison, Apple, usually releases new iPhone or iPad about one week after the announcement.
The duration (waiting period) between the release date and announcement is more profound than what you may think.
In the technical and logistic aspect, a large-scale product release requires more staff to cope with the surge in sales. The stocking and dispatching to distributors is also a factor to be considered. Apple has full control of its sales channel in most regions. Samsung has to rely on distributors in some regions.
In the marketing aspect, if the duration is too long, people already forget the announcement and the excitement. If it is too short, the product will not be talked enough in the newspaper and social media. Apple usually has no issue with media coverage when a new iPhone or new iPad is announced because they have very limited new products each year.
On the contrary, Samsung has so many phones; they have to find a suitable time slot for each product. Normally, Galaxy S series phones are announced in February/March to catch the sales in summer. Galaxy Note devices are announced in September/October to catch the sales in the holiday season.
In short, you have to wait from a few weeks to a few months before you can get the Galaxy S6 depending on your region.… 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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Taking a screenshot on Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge is easy without using any third-party apps.
This Galaxy S6 how-to guide explains 3 native ways to take screenshots on Galaxy S6, shows you how to use smart capture to take a screenshot for pages larger than one screen and edit them instantly, Finally, your questions on taking and editing screenshots are answered.
You may think you will never take a screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6. But this is probably not true.
Whenever you want to or need show someone remotely the screen of Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, e.g.,
You will then find a screenshot on can solve all these issues.
Of course, if you need to share some eye-catching contents with your friends through MMS or social networks, a screenshot can be a better option.
If you share the article using sharing buttons on most websites, people need to open the browser to read it online.
Someone may think taking a screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 is too geeky or difficult.
Actually, it is very easy and simple, partially thanks to the home button in the Galaxy S6.
You do not need any apps to take a screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6. Actually most such apps require root.
In this guide, I will show you 3 different methods of taking a screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 without using any apps, or connecting to other devices.
In short, you can take screenshots on the phone directly without using any apps.
The three methods to take screenshots on Samsung Galaxy S6 are:
These three methods work identically on Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.
The first method for taking a screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 is to press and hold the Power button and Home button simultaneously.… Read the rest
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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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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:
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Enjoy your Galaxy S6, S6 edge or S6 edge+
