Recent content by br0adband

Actual retail movies and TV shows tend to use the industry standard audio levels so it's going to sound lower - YouTube videos more often than not have excessively boosted audio levels by default because most people just don't know how to mix things properly or use those audio level standards to...

While it might not help because I don't know if you have the Developer Options enabled, if you do and you go scroll down the list near the bottom you'll find an entry called "Simulate color space" and it has a few options, one of them is Monochromacy which is black and white/greyscale - I can't...

When mine updated it came from the Galaxy Apps store by Samsung, not the traditional software update buried in the Settings. In fact, I've made multiple attempts to update (to get the latest security patches, etc) and so far I'm still using the August security patches as it always tells me "Your...

Duh, I'm getting old, I forgot all about those issues with the original production models and some instances where the water-resistance was compromised. Now I have to wonder how mine might handle that if it ever gets dunked (not that it will anytime soon since I do live in a desert). I had the...

Can I ask why you're apparently using your 3rd Active? I don't know so I'm curious as to what caused or prompted you to - I'm assuming this here - return two of them and then give the Active a 3rd go?

Well, the Galaxy S7 Active has Always On Display by default - it was the first Galaxy device to have that actually, the Note 7 came out after the GS7A did and has it but the Active had it first. And yes, what Samsung is attempting to do is backport some of the features of the Active and the...

The issue faced by that article writer and GS7A owner is not the same as what's happening with the Note 7 devices - there's a big big difference between the battery cell expanding because of the electrolyte converting to gas and not being able to escape the containment (hence "bloating" and...

Register the device with Samsung if you haven't already, then wait a day or two and then start up an online chat and explain the situation. The support rep should be able to get you to the right department but I can't say what that is precisely. I had some issues with my Galaxy S4 Active a few...

Re: Replacement LCD and screen? The Galaxy S7 Active does not have an LCD - it's a Super AMOLED panel. Yes we understand what you're talking about but even so, being accurate with the technology and the hardware would probably help you along the way. The Galaxy S7 Active has only been on the...

There's a thread about this already, literally the one made just before yours so, in the future why not read the past day's posts before creating a new thread 'cause most forums including this one really don't like multiple threads on the same topic. ;) And technically no, it didn't explode...

As an S7 Active owner myself now I'm worried because it's just a bit too coincidental. Has anyone else ever heard of any Active (S4, S5, S6, now the S7) having such problems? I know in this case it could be related to wireless charging as stated but even so, I guess we may never know for sure...

The physical buttons on the Active series do not light up, never have in my experience (I've owned them all, the GS4A, GS5A, GS6A, and now the GS7A). Having them say it's a carrier decision is a bit ridiculous considering the Actives are only sold by AT&T so, that makes no sense at all except to...

Made a post over at XDA about my own experience with the GS7A I just acquired a little over a week ago, can't say it's typical usage by any means but it's typical for me so, if you're interested you can catch the post here: Battery life, simply amazing... | Samsung Galaxy S7 Active As stated...

Can someone that has applied this update post the relevant info (build number, firmware number - the last update from August 26th is PH1, etc)? A screenshot of the About phone screen maybe? Just curious, can't find any info at AT&T's website but that's not really surprising considering how...