Recent content by MetalKore

I like your explanation of playing the "battery game". I think this is me lol. I'm not really a heavy user, and I always have some sort of charging method with me. Maybe all of the posts I see about battery life have made me paranoid about my own usage. I think I can stop obsessing over my...

What carrier?

It would be nice to win a code.

What you need to know about dark themes and battery savings | Android Central This is a decent article to read about black screens. Maybe it will give you some good info.

This is a decent article to read about black screens. Maybe it will give you some good info.

I have heard that there are a couple of issues with the AOD update. Samsung brings exclusive Galaxy Note7 feats to the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge | AndroidGuys

Ditto

I recently started using Greenify, and I am experiencing a similar issue. I am able to auto-hibernate apps, however, I do have to "re-hibernate" several times throughout the day.

I have seen a few apps in the Play Store that allow you to change icons - they basically add a 'Shortcut' to the home screen for the particular app. I used Awesome Icons. It worked for what I wanted it to do. I have recently started using ADW Launcher, so I don't have a need for it now...

Thank you for the tip!!!

I have switched from the S6 (AT&T G920A) to S7 Edge, but I would like to update the S6 to MM so that my wife can use it. It is currently on 5.1.1 but I do not have a SIM for it. The SIM card from wife's current phone will not work in the S6. Do I need to get a new SIM from AT&T to update the...

I believe this scenario happened to me last night. Took phone off of wireless charger before going to bed, and it was at 42%. Out of habit, I turn on Power Saving Mode at night and turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sync & location. Woke up this morning to a completely drained phone. This has NEVER...

This ^^ ironass Thank you for taking the time putting these posts together. This is why I originally came to this site & and joined the forums - Straightforward and helpful advice, information and news. I appreciate the members like ironass and many others, as well as all of the moderators...

When my phone is locked and I get a notification, it plays the notification tone and the LED lights up - But, nothing appears on my screen. This happens with AOD on and off. I have to press home key to actually see the notification on my lock screen. I thought that when you receive a...

I'm glad I use Google Photos, because the Smart Switch restore COMPLETELY screwed up the picture albums on my phone. Also, 90% of my contacts that had a picture now do not. My battery has been doing better for the past 2 days though.