Recent content by bthornton84

Posting here because I'm not sure if this is a Spotify issue or GS8 issue... but basically I've been having a bunch of annoyances with Spotify that seemed to start a couple of months ago: Music skips (almost like a scratched CD) out of nowhere. Happens regardless of if I'm on Wifi, and...

I got one off Amazon on sale for around $90. I really wanted to like it, but I ended up returning it because: 1. The phone wouldn't physically seat/connect with my case on. I have one of the thinnest cases Spigen makes, so they obviously weren't considering cases when making this thing. That...

Figured it out: From Galaxy Apps, search for "SamsungPay UK" and then install that.

So I've read that Samsung Pay has finally been released in the UK. I've had my Galaxy S7 (G930F) with UK firmware in a drawer for the past few weeks while I've been using a Galaxy S7 Edge I bought. When I powered up the GS7 today, it installed a bunch of updates and one of them was SamsungPay UK...

I'm on the fence about getting an S8 and I think I'm in a possible minority of people who is very sensitive to device lag. If you had/have a Snapdragon S7/S7e and don't think it lags at all, you might want to skip this post. :) But if you're familiar with (and sensitive to) the lag present in...

Hey all. So I have an extra T-mobile Galaxy S7 Edge that I bought off of Craigslist. It's not my daily driver (turns out I like the regular S7 I already have) and I want to get the most value out of this phone to recoup what I paid. I'm on T-mobile and I want the S8. My question: Should I sell...

Cool I hope so; think I'll hold on to my unlocked/international and see. And yeah it sucks to have to wait so long for a feature you already have the hardware for, but at least you get otherwise superior phones in the UK. :) I much prefer the consistent, silky-smooth performance of the Exynos...

I'm running a SM-G930F Galaxy S7 on T-Mobile in the US with the UK firmware loaded. I know Samsung Pay isn't available on this device because Samsung Pay hasn't been released in the UK. However, based on what I'm reading, it should be available in the UK "sometime in 2017", at which time...

I agree: I also don't know anybody who cares what the subject of a text thread is (considering it changes constantly)--so why force me to see it? Similarly, everybody I know DOES care about the content of the most recent text message--so why not show that? I don't care if it's a group message or...

I've been using S7 (non edge) since the day it was released. On a whim, I picked up a used S7 Edge off of Craigslist about a month ago to see if I would like it better. My observations: The Edge looks cooler. I think this is the main reason it outsells the S7. I prefer to look at the larger...

My Galaxy S7 SM-G930F got the Nougat update and I'm loving it so far. And as someone who couldn't stand TouchWiz, I'm finally starting to jump off of the "stock Google everything" bandwagon and actually prefer the clean/unified look of the Grace UX apps that come with the S7. So I decided to...

I'm not even 100% certain that Bluetooth alone is the cause of the battery drain. But whenever battery life is bad, Bluetooth has been on since the phone was off the charger. Is there any way to find out what app (s) are using Bluetooth? Posted via the Android Central App

When my Galaxy S7 (VZW) is working correctly, I’m really pleased with the battery life. I charge it overnight every night, take it off the charger in the morning, and my only expectation is that it be able to make it through the day without having to charge until the next night. No games, no...

Well I broke down and did a factory reset on my phone and my battery life has recovered back to normal; I can make it through a full day of normal usage and still have 30% by bedtime. Incidentally, I've since paired my Fitbit again and have not noticed the drain. Bluetooth usage is much less...

Hey all. I've got a Galaxy S7 which I have been overall very pleased with in the battery life department (not an easy thing to do for a guy coming from a Droid Turbo). However, after pairing my new Fitbit Charge with it yesterday, my battery life has tanked. For example, whereas I usually have...