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  1. Android News

    T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S6 is receiving the November security update

    T-Mobile has started rolling out the November Android security update to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. This update will arrive as an OTA so it may take some time before it appears on your device.
  2. Dan NY

    Help SMS Notifications Not Showing on Lock Screen, and is Enabled

    Greetings, About a month ago, my phone started posting generic notifications regarding incoming SMS messages. Screenshot attached. It was around the time the OS prompted me to set up a Smart Lock location. I have gone under Application - Messages - Settings - Notifications are ON. I have gone...
  3. Android News

    Deal: The Straight Talk Galaxy S6 is available for $249 from Walmart

    Walmart currently is selling the Samsung Galaxy 6 for just $249 with free shipping. This device is compatible with Straight Talk's services.
  4. G

    How to transfer music files.

    Bought an old CD last week and wanting to copy to my Galaxy6. The files are CDA and although I've transfered to the above they don't appear to play. I've read somewhere that they don't contain any music files only where to find them ? The CD is only Wurlitzer Organ music so its not as though I...
    • gwd
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    • samsung galaxy s6
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    • Forum: Smartphones
  5. M

    GPS coordinates

    When I take a photo of a certain location my phone doesn't show the GPS coordinates. All it shows is a Google map of the area and no coordinates. Any idea how to show the coordinates please. Thanks Cheers Marybrook.
  6. Android News

    Samsung may be testing Android 7.0 on the Galaxy S6, too

    It's known that Samsung is preparing an upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge users. New benchmarks are showing older phones running with the software, too, with the Samsung Galaxy S6 being spotted with such software on both GFXBench and GeekBench. This is on guarantee...
    • Android News
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    • android 7.0 nougat android nougat ota updates samsung samsung galaxy s6
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  7. fullbloodedmut

    no response on bottom lower screen

    ok my phone has a crack along the right side of the screen,everything works but the lower bottom of the screen,i hd to do a factory rset and now on the setup screen after i hook up to wifi i cant hit the next button to move on.i now theres a way to do it by computer but ive been away from the...
  8. ThePastaThief

    Help Recover Data from Download Mode (broken screen)

    Recently broke the screen on my s6 and went through the wringer trying to get it repaired. After a few days in and out of the shop the screen is still broken, and now I just want to get my music, photos, videos, etc off the phone so I can transfer them to a new one. The problem: My pc is only...
  9. ckbeme

    Help Backup & Restore Manager

    The app is com.wssnps. I have to watch my data usage closely. This app seems to run most of the time and it uses data even when WiFi is on. All I can find is it was installed May 2016 and a com.samsung.... app runs along with the app. I can't open the Samsung app that is the launch of the app...
  10. D

    Help Galaxy s6 bricked, unresponsive, IRREPLACEABLE photos

    Let me start by saying I'm sorry that this is long, but I'm trying to be as detailed as possible. I'm in a bit of a panic, as I've tried everything I have found so far online, aside from downloading some sort of 3rd party software or a taking it to a shop. I have a perfect condition (never...
    • Desperate Dad
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    • android android marshmallow brick galaxy samsung galaxy s6
    • Replies: 9
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  11. Android News

    Samsung begins development of Android Nougat for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

    Samsung has already started development of the Android Nougat update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, but it's unlikely that the update will be released before the end of 2016.
    • Android News
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    • Forum: Tech News
  12. Android News

    Walmart Black Friday deals include cheap phones, tablets and Google's Chromecast 2

    Walmart is looking tp please eager shoppers on Black Friday. The retailer has published its list of deeply discounted products which includes a $249 Samsung Galaxy S6 on Straight Talk, Verizon’s $39 Galaxy J3 or AT&T GoPhone’s $49 Huawei Ascend XT. There's also a $99 Lenovo Tab 3 10.1 and...
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    • black friday chromecast 2 deals samsung galaxy j3 samsung galaxy s6 walmart
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  13. evlwhtguy

    Text screen too small

    Love my s6 phone, and I really love texting. It is fabulous for business as you can text someone who is in a meeting...and they can get it....much better than an e-mail or a call or message. My problem is that the screen with the message is too small. Even when dictating, you can't see much of...
  14. T

    Issues syncing hotmail to android device

    All my Hotmail accounts were synced to my Samsung Galaxy 6s however I wiped it out in error.... now I'm trying to sync them again and I'm having issues. I chose the Microsoft Exchange however on the bottom there are supposed to be 2 options.... Manual Setup and Next....my options are Manual...
  15. Franz Edler

    Notification icon 4G vs. 4G+

    Does anyone know the difference between the icon "4G" and "4G+" in the notification bar?
  16. G

    Help Texting auto predict issue

    When texting with auto predict on after the latest update on 9/27/16, certain letters won't appear correctly on the screen and may appear as a different letter or symbol like this "(ejjo "(supposed to say "hello"). Is there a fix for this? ***Samsung Galaxy S6***
    • GMoney791
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  17. G

    Help "Auto Predict" Issue

    And changing them to random characters or is doubling up on letters and not allowing you to fix it (. Turning off auto predict was the only fix. I miss it tho...this just happened after the latest update on 9/27/16 ****Galaxy S6***
    • GMoney790
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  18. A

    ALARM WILL NOT TURN OFF

    hI MY SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 THE ALARM WILL NOT SWITCH OFF AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE RESET PROCEDURE TO WORK NOTHING HAPPENS , AND THE ALARM IS A SOFT BUZZING,
  19. C

    Messaging question

    When my wife trys to send me a pic with a text message 99% of the time the pics fail to send Thought it was a signal issue but has tried all over the place and they still dont always go thru Any Ideas?
  20. Martyn27

    Phone charging slowly - cannot connect to PC - faulty connector?

    I noticed the other day my phone is charging at 1/5 the speed it used to. I used to get fast charging but for some reason a full charge normally takes 4-5 hours. I tried different wires/sockets and still no joy. I have double checked to make sure fast charging is enabled too. I contacted 3...
  21. Palves

    Help Samsung S6 screen blinks (black with x in the corner) and makes sound

    Hi, Since a few days ago my S6 will randomly flash a black screen in one white x in the bottom left cornet plays a sound and again with a white x in the bottom right and then goes back to normal... I did a factory reset and it keeps doing it. Thanks in advance
  22. R

    Help My phone screen isn't working (Galaxy S6)

    Hey, i dropped my phone and it showed few grey lines after two months my phone screen just doesnt turn on (But light that show phone is charged up is working) (Sorry for bad english)
    • RytisDouble
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    • android samsung galaxy s6 screen
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  23. V

    Video Position Reversed

    Hello. I have a S6 Active and for quite some time now I've been having problems with the video. When I record the video holding the phone sideways it rotates as normal. However, when I go to watch the video, the video will only go full screen (16:9) when holding the phone vertical. If I hold the...
  24. Y

    Help Abnormal factory reset

    Anyone know how to get past this?
  25. N

    Game mode

    How do I turn this off? The only place I can find anything on it is under application manager and it will let me force stop it, but it turns itself back on automatically. It won't let me disable it. It's making me miss phone calls when I'm in applications. I don't want it to switch. I can't...
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