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I got it this morning too, and it's documented on Verizon's site: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.anrdoezrs.net%2Flinks%2F100048248%2Ftype%2Fdlg%2Fsid%2FUUacUvbUpU5826723%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.verizon.com%2Fsupport%2Fsamsung-galaxy-s7-edge-update%2F&token=JYE-eJw1 It...

Tell that to the makers of the "Sleep as android" and other sleep cycle tracking apps; they recommend putting the phone on your mattress so the accelerometers on the phone can pick up movement and track your sleep cycles.

Count me as another person happy with the Nougat upgrade. My only complaint is that Samsung replaced the Google dialer with their own -- I wish we had the one on the Pixel that shows a red background and "suspected spam caller" when the scammers and robocallers are ringing. But that's just a...

If you are on Verizon, you have to go into settings -> advanced calling. Then activate advanced calling (if it isn't already activated), and go into advanced calling and turn it on. That switches the phone to use voice-over-LTE. If the phone is using CDMA calling, you'll lose the ability to...

Re: Battery life still poor after factory reset It looks like your cell reception is very low. That will take its toll on your battery.

I know it's not really an answer to your question, but have you tried using Waze instead of Google Maps? It has lots of different voice options, including about half a dozen UK ones. Personally I prefer Waze to Google Maps anyway, thank to its crowdsourced reports of police activity, potholes...

From what I understand, there is a flag encoded into the magnetic stripe of every credit and debit card that tells the terminal whether the card has a chip. That's why if you try to swipe your physical card on most chip enabled terminals, it will ask you to insert the card instead. But when...

Has anybody else had problems with membership cards since the latest Samsung Pay update? I have no problem paying for purchases, but scanning membership cards hasn't worked at the two stores I've tried since updating to the latest version.

HD calling does not decrement your data plan at all, regardless of whether it goes through an extender or is carried over the regular cellular infrastructure. HD voice is billed as a voice call even though it is carried on the network as LTE data. Read #7 under "Basics and benefits" here...

When the phone first came out, the answer was no, but a software update enabled that functionality, and now it works fine.

Re: System Update Looks like the release notes are up on the VZW site for the new software, MMB29M.G935VVRU2APG5: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Software Update | Verizon Wireless

I don't know for certain, but suspect that it's just like the Verizon wireless service through Straight Talk, and you most likely won't receive over-the-air updates. That's not a major issue since you can use the Verizon software update assistant to upgrade it over the USB cable. Other issues...

I also have an S7 Edge on Straight Talk/Verizon. While I am generally happy due to the cost savings (which are substantial for a person who only has one phone), I have to disagree that there are no issues. First, you won't get Verizon over-the-air updates. If you want to keep your phone...